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Friday, April 28, 2023 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR

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THE FORECAST Friday, April 28 Min 12. Max 28. Partly cloudy. Possible rainfall: 0 to 1 mm. Chance of any rain: 30% Central West Slopes and Plains area: Partly cloudy. High chance of showers in the south, slight chance elsewhere. Winds north to northeasterly 20 to 30 km/h tending north to northwesterly 15 to 25 km/h in the early afternoon then becoming light in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 10 and 14 with daytime temperatures reaching 25 to 30.

Sun protection recommended from 9:50 am to 2:20 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 5 [Moderate] Saturday, April 29 Min 13. Max 19. Showers. Possible rainfall: 7 to 25

Battling rural blues with a new “Wellness” nurse

By LUKE WILLIAMS UNDER a new wellbeing initiative, Narromine Shire, is getting its own dedicated mental health and wellness nurse.

The “Mental Health and Wellness Nurse Program” is a local program targeting rural and remote communities which, statistics show, often suffer from poorer mental health services and worse outcomes, than metropolitan areas.

The program aims to provide greater access to community mental health nurses in these districts. It is being run by the Healthy Communities Foundation Australia, with funding from a Department of Health and Aged Care and Suicide Prevention Australia grant.

Andrew Gaddes, a mental health nurse and head of Health Community Foundation of Australia, told the Narromine Star, that the program aims to help people with mental health issues, with an emphasis on saving lives.

“We can provide psycho-

logical interventions,” he said simply of the new role.

“As nurse practitioners, we can diagnose and prescribe medication.

“Our focus is on suicide prevention and mental health. We are targeting areas like Narromine and Trangie, which lack services. We can provide virtual care, or we can visit people in their homes,” he said.

Mr. Gaddes, added that, often people in small communities, were concerned about talking to others about their community health.

“We are also here to tell people, if they feel ashamed, they really shouldn’t, because we all go through challenging situations in our lives,” he said.

“We are completely confidential, and it’s okay to ask for help. People don’t have to live in loneliness, isolation, and distress.

Help is out there, especially if you are having suicidal thoughts; come and talk to us or someone about it,” he said.

The project, involves local GPs or psychologists referring people to the program, after they have had a “mental health treatment plan” completed.

This is an assessment to determine if applicants meet the program’s criteria, with the mental health and wellness nurse then working to create a plan based on the applicant’s goals.

The mental health and wellness nurse will then coordinate with that person, their GP, their psychologist, and anyone else they would like to be involved in the plan to achieve these outcomes.

While there is confl icting data on happiness and mental illness in rural and regional Australia, the rate of self-harm and suicide does increase with remoteness.

Yet, people in rural areas, regularly score better than their city counterparts on indicators of life satisfaction and feelings of well-being.

This, believes the Alliance: “may be a testament

to the positive aspects of rural life, and the inter-connectedness of people living there.

“In rural areas, there are higher levels of civic participation, social cohesion, social capital, and volunteering and informal support networks, between neighbours, friends and the community,” the Alliance says.

Mr. Gaddes, however, told the Narromine Star, that certain factors precipitate suicidal thoughts and feelings, no matter where we live.

“It can be relationship breakdown, struggling with the cost-of-living, unemployment”, all of these things can weigh you down, he said.

“A lot of people don’t have somewhere safe to live or enough food. That can also increase your chances of feeling suicidal,” he concluded.

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Police after two for mini-crime spree NSW POLICE are seeking information in relation to a series of crimes apparently committed by two offenders on the morning of Friday, March 31.

In what appears to be a mini-crime spree, the pair are alleged to have committed an aggravated break-and-enter, stolen firearms offences, and theft and subsequent burning-out of a vehicle

in Narromine.

The break-and-enter, police say, happened on a property at Farrendale Road, Narromine.

Then, at about 4.30am it appears the two allegedly forced entry into a shed and stole rifles from a safe, as well as a Ford utility.

The Ford was later found burnt-out at about 8am on Burroway Road, Gin Gin. Officers attached to Or-

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ana Mid-Western Police District and Rural Crime Prevention Team, have commenced an investigation into the circumstances surrounding these incidents.

Police believe the pair were traveling in a white-coloured Mitsubishi Outlander with NSW registration plates “DG36MC” that itself had been stolen from a business on Craigie

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Lea Road, Narromine, the day prior.

Rural Crime Investigators are seeking information from the public and are interested in speaking to a male who was seen leaving the scene shortly before the vehicle was found alight.

If anyone has information, they can call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000, or Dubbo Police on 6883 1599.

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NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Friday, April 28, 2023

From Narromine to Uganda with love THE man behind a charity supported by 42 Narromine residents was in the town last week to meet the locals who support the Ugandan-based organisation he co-founded.

Life Charity Focus was established in 2015 jointly by Moses Gorie in Budaka, Uganda and the Carter Family, from Nyngan.

Schools, farmers, hairdressers and everyday mums and dads give money Life Charity Focus which runs two schools in Budaka – including one for special needs children Mr Gorie was sponsored by Dione Carter from Nyngan when was 8.

“When they fi rst sponsored me as a young boy I didn’t know what my future carried because this is a boy from a very poor family and a very primitive village” he told the Narromine Star “In my village I grew up not seeing anyone. I was the fi rst graduate of school in my community, and along the way I felt conviction in my heart that I could do something similar and help the community”.

Mrs Carter told the Narromine Star they paid Mr Gorie to go to a private school and they told him if he graduated from University they would fly him over to Australia.

When Mr Gorie finished his degree in public health in 2015 he made his way over to Nyngan where he discussed his ideas for starting a charity.

Life Charity Focus began.

It has now helped more than 2000 people through child sponsorship and the construction of the two schools.

Narromine donor Cathy Walsh was the fi rst in the town to start sponsoring a child through Life Charity Focus.

After seeing Dione Carter and her husband’s Jack’s social media posts, Mrs Walsh decided to begin a sponsorship.

“We sponsored a young man named Emmanuel. We were the fi rst in Narromine to spon-

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sor through the program. We picked Emmanuel because his father had been murdered be-

cause of their religion.”

She said that after they sponsored him and paid for

him to go to a private school they came to learn his home was falling apart and leaking

at the roof.

“He certainly didn’t complain. He was happy he had a home, so we asked how we would go about building them a home and got a new home built for him for about $5000.”

Mrs Walsh said it was particularly encouraging to see St Augustine’s School in Narromine also do work for the charity.

“When my children were at St Augustine’s, we did a shoe drive, we collected shoes, and boxed them all up and sent them over to Uganda. St Augustines cleaned out their library and gave them a heap of old books. My children also sent over chrome books.

“We get a lot of love back from Emmanuel” she explained “Every birthday of ours, we get a video or photo from Emmanuel. Saying ‘I love you so much’, ‘thankyou for everything you have done in my life, have a blessed birthday’.”

Mrs Walsh said that she saw a flow on effect from what she was doing, because 17-yearold Emmanuel will soon be old enough to have a career and provide for his family.

Dione Carter’s daughter Anna is now executive director of the charity and it was her idea to start the special needs school. She told the Narromine Star that everyone involved in the charity is a volunteer so there are no administration costs.

She considers Mr Gorie a brother and that’s how the sponsorship initially began because Anna and her sisters wanted a brother.

Mr Gorie said “sponsorship creates a relationship between a sponsor and a child.

You become like part of the family” he said.

“I am optimistic about children in my community having a future, they will be able to support themselves and their families – able to support their community.”

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Unravelling the mystery of rural dementia prevalence

By LUKE WILLIAMS

PEOPLE living in rural and regional areas, are three to five times more likely to develop dementia, than their city counterparts.

Researchers across Australia are now trying to fi nd-out why, in one of Dementia Australia Research Foundation’s 18 funded projects for the 2022 Grants Program that totals $2.4 million.

Senior Lecturer at the University of South Australia and grant recipient, Dr Ashleigh Smith told the Narromine Star that part of the reason that the condition could be higher in regional and rural areas, is that they have older populations, but she added that

this is likely to not be the only reason.

“Almost 40 per cent of latelife dementia, might be due to modifiable factors, like smoking, diabetes, social isolation, air pollution, and not enough exercise...(which) can increase the chances of getting diabetes,” she said.

Researchers want to get more specific with that information and work-out exactly what lifestyle factors in rural and regional areas, are driving the dementia disparity.

“We are trying to gather data from adults who don’t live in capital cities and see how these risk factors cluster in regional and rural data,” Dr Smith said.

She said that, with this data,

rural-based approaches, treatment, and reduction strategies, can be developed.

“People living in rural and regional communities, don’t want city-based solutions,” she said.

“By co-designing the toolkit with people living in rural and regional communities, we will ensure the toolkit is acceptable and aimed at extending healthy life and delaying dementia onset in Australians who live outside major cities,” she added.

Dr Alby Elias from The University of Melbourne will also lead a study examining whether intermittent fasting can reduce the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, thanks to a $75,000 Project Grant.

Intermittent fasting, or time-restricted eating involves not eating any food for periods of between 12 and 24 hours between meals. It has been shown to have several health benefits, including improved blood vessel health and reduced inflammation.

“Intermittent fasting also has a range of benefits for several health conditions, including obesity, arthritis, diabetes, and high blood pressure.

But, so far, no human studies have been conducted looking at fasting and Alzheimer’s disease,” Dr Elias said.

“Animal studies have demonstrated that intermittent fasting was associated with removal of the beta-amyloid protein from the brain,

the hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease.”

In the meantime, and as we await the results of these studies, there are several things we can do to prevent getting dementia.

“Stopping smoking is a really key behaviour that will reduce your risk of dementia,” Dr. Smith said.

“Eat foods that are high in leafy vegetables and fish and low in red meat, is protective against dementia.

“Engaging in your community and socially on a regular basis is really important, and engaging in physical activity is important to reduce your risk of dementia,” she concluded.

“Green tape” worsening rural housing crisis – Mayor Davies

By LUKE WILLIAMS

“GREEN tape” is killing building development in country towns, a local mayor believes.

“Restrictive, constraining, and bureaucratised” State planning laws, are hurting new housing development in rural communities, Narromine Shire Mayor, Councillor Craig Davies, has argued.

Cr Davies recently told the Narromine Star, that Shire towns urgently need workers to fi ll skills shortages but, that, as these workers are unlikely to be people moving from metropolitan areas, we need to look to migrants and refugees.

“The Narromine Shire could do with more than 100 people right now, just in agriculture,”

he said “I’ve also had conversations with the Philippines Ambassador to Australia, and we were talking about bringing 1000 Filipinos here over the course of 10 years,”.

But the problem is, that the shire simply doesn’t have enough housing, Cr Davies said.

“We need immigration here for the Shire to grow and to fi ll jobs.

But housing is a critical factor for all of us; we are not deemed to be big enough for major developments done by developers for property speculation projects, and we don’t have the skills to build dwellings,” he added.

Although the Federal Government has committed to

building 30,000 new dwellings over the next five years nationwide, industry heads and experts in the field, say this figure would need to be closer to 500,000 original dwellings, to fi ll the shortfall.

Cr Davies said, however, that part of the problem, is restrictive state-based regulation with both the NSW Planning and the Biodiversity Conservation acts, requiring developers to pay extra to offset potential environmental impacts.

“The Planning Act is so constrained, restricted, and bureaucratised, there are too many regulations in there” he said.

The Biodiversity Conservation Act passed by the NSW Coalition in 2016, he said, adds prohibitively high costs to

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He mentioned an example in Bourke, where a housing developer was asked to pay $460,000 each block of land it cleared, which meant the development no longer went ahead.

“What counts as ‘environmental impact’ in Bondi or Double Bay, isn’t the same thing in vast rural areas,” Cr Davies said.

He said that property developers had abandoned plans to build 7000 new houses in the area, because of the scheme.

His comments follow the recent election of the Minns Labor Government – an election where housing figured prominently.

Labor has promised to establish a new affordable and so-

cial housing delivery agency, increase the supply of affordable housing in the State, and streamline planning approval processes.

The Minns Government passed on Narromine Star’s request for comment to the Department of Planning and Environment.

A spokesperson for this department, said that it was currently reviewing the Biodiversity Conservation Act and the Biodiversity Offsets Scheme.

“The review includes a public consultation phase, which provides stakeholders with an opportunity to input into the review process” it said.

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“Four Ts” good, but Shire needs own doctor – Rural Health Commissioner

By LUKE WILLIAMS TOWNS sharing doctors is a reasonable stopgap emergency measure, but each community ultimately needs its own permanent appointment, a senior Federal Government health official believes.

Commonwealth Rural Health Commissioner, Dr Ruth Stewart, recently told the Narromine Star that, while having medicos serving districts collectively has been a success, it can never replace the oldstyle country doctor who is part of the fabric of the local area.

Since 2019, the Western NSW Local Health

District has been trialling a shared general practitioner (GP) service across Tottenham, Trundle, Tullamore, and Trangie (“the Four Ts”) following the closure of every private GP practice in these towns.

One of five pilot sites across Australia, the Four Ts is a fully-networked, single-employer model of “Rural Generalism” that is supported by the Collaborative Care Program, the NSW Rural Doctors Network, the Western NSW Primary Health Network, local councils, and community groups.

“I applaud the initiative, and consider it responsible for enabling

medical cover within the ‘4Ts’ to continue,” Dr Stewart said.

“If the ‘Four Ts’ communities had tried the ‘keep doing the same thing harder’ approach, I believe that they, like many communities that were once served by solo practitioners, would have lost any medical cover,” she added.

Dr. Stewart also described Four Ts as: “an excellent model” and commended the Western NSW LHD “for their vision in developing it”.

“However, I am very aware that communities want to have their own doctor permanently resident in the community,” the Commissioner said.

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With no obvious antidote to the rural doctor shortage, she said that creative solutions will be required.

“I am also aware that, in NSW at present, there is an under-supply of doctors who are prepared for such a role” she said.

“I have been following the work being done to increase the supply of rural generalist (RGs) doctors in rural NSW and, I think that more RGs, will mean that there are more doctors able and willing to work in rural and remote communities in NSW. “Developing a larger RG workforce takes time, however, and in the

meantime, the 4Ts project is a way to provide continuity of primary health care in four towns that might not otherwise have that”.

Dr Stewart recently met with Narromine Mayor, Councillor Craig Davies, who told her he was very concerned that he has had to enter negotiations each year with the Local Western NSW Health District about keeping the doctor in Trangie.

“He has served the shire very well,” Cr Davies said of the local rural generalist.

“So, it’s disappointing last year, he was offered a less-lucrative contract, which places his posi-

tions in the town in some jeopardy. This means a major raucous where we have to fight for him to stay in the town, basically,” he added.

Cr Davies said that, he had told Dr Stewart, that the situation was “unacceptable” and he did not want to repeat this again when the doctor’s contract is up for this year.

“It is so difficult to get a doctor past Dubbo, you go past Trangie, and I don’t know where you can get your next fulltime doctor.” he said.

“We need to make sure, we treat the doctors we have, well.” Cr Davies concluded.

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Putting together the powerpoint was a labour of love for the hardworking volunteers from the Narromine Local History Group, including Norma Meadley, Mary Morris, Sally Anderson, Shirley Alderton and Geoff Smith.

It was the subject of so much discussion at the centenary event on March 10 that the Narromine CWA decided to give the powerpoint a special screening and the library stepped in to make it happen.

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Easing housing crisis locally: 16 new Narromine dwellings by year’s end SIXTEEN new community housing dwellings, will be built in Narromine by the end of the year.

The residences, to be built and managed by Orana Housing Service, will consist of 10 one-bedroom dwellings and six two-bedroom dwellings.

Community housing is one of the three ways that social housing is provided in NSW, along with public housing and Aboriginal housing.

Community housing is that which is run by not-for-profit organisations.

Orana Housing Service CEO, Tina Reynolds, said the dwellings are needed because: “homelessness has become an issue around the State, and around the region.

“Interest rates are driving

it (homelessness), so-too, the lack of community and social housing – which has been driving-up the cost of rentals,” Ms Reynolds said.

“This development is, therefore, very much needed,” she added.

New figures show that nearly 123,000 people were without a home on Census Night 2021 – about 6000 more than at the previous Census in 2016.

The Census also showed that 56 per cent of those without a home, were women and children; 16 per cent were aged over 55; and 14 per cent were aged from 19–24.

Ms Reynolds said that Orana Housing Service, is currently supporting 42 adults and children who are homeless or atrisk of becoming homeless, in

Narromine Shire.

“We are just waiting for development approval from the Council,” she said of the 16 dwellings.

Narromine Shire Council General Manager, Jane Reddon, told the Narromine Star that Council is working with the proponents, to get the development approved.

“The development is in a planning assessment phase at the moment,” she said.

“However, we have been discussing the information required to progress the application with the proponent and their consultant team,” she added.

The 16 new places will provide a vital service for the Shire, she believes.

“There are several at-risk

members of the local community and so, the addition of this type of accommodation, will help to fi ll a need within the community,” she said.

“The Development Application (DA) process is ongoing, and has been through a community consultation phase, which will form part of the DA assessment,” she added.

The Narromine Star also understands that two other public housing dwellings in the district, will become available in the coming weeks after a period of restoration on the properties.

A statement from the NSW Land and Housing Corporation (LAHC) said: “LAHC owns 82 residential properties in the Narromine LGA, two of which are currently vacant.

“LAHC has completed vacant restoration works on both of the properties, which are now with the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) awaiting prospective tenants.”

Narromine Mayor, Councillor Craig Davies, told the Narromine Star that one way to ensure more housing was made available, is to transfer more public housing stock to community housing providers.

He said he was disappointed that the Department recently rejected an offer by accommodation provider, Housing Plus, to purchase close to 3000 public houses in the region.

Housing Plus declined to comment on this process saying it was “commercial in confidence”.

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Friday, April 28, 2023 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR

COUNCILCOLUMN THE BOB WEIR GRANDSTAND AT CALE OVAL The newly constructed Bob Weir À> `ÃÌ> ` >Ì > i "Û> Ü vwV > ly be opened to the community on Saturday 29 April 2023 by Member for Dubbo The Hon Dugald Saunders MP. The day coincides with a day of Rugby League featuring International Legends of League and the QUBE Agri Narromine Jets All Stars. Tickets for the day can be purchased via www.123tix.com.au or on the day, gate opens at 1:00 pm.

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COUNCIL’S ROADS MANAGEMENT STRATEGY - SURVEY Council is continuing to review its Draft Roads Management Strategy including the Roads Hierarchy and proposed levels of service for Council’s rural roads. Council is inviting the community, landholders and/or road users to complete a survey.

Proposed Road Closing under Section 38B Roads Act 1993 HW17 Newell Highway proposed deviation Council road realignments 56.3 km to 34.1 kms North of Parkes.

The information and data collected will assist Council to analyse information in respect to tonnage and vehicle movements along rural roads and help determine freight movements, future planning, funding, recording of current and future maintenance, renewal and upgrade works across the entire rural road network. Further information and a copy of the survey is available on line at: www.narromine.nsw.gov.au/council/ community-consultation NARROMINE SHIRE COUNCIL – PUBLIC NOTICE On 8th March 2023 Narromine Shire Council resolved that the land described as part lot DP 16/755131, DP 17/755131, DP 1/1198931, DP 232/755131, DP 233/755131 be classiwi` >Ã «iÀ>Ì > > ` v Ü } ÌÃ acquisition by Narromine Shire Council in accordance with Part 2, Division, Section 31 of the Local Government Act 1993. (2023/45). Note that this land will become operational to allow for the development of the Narromine Freight Exchange and Industrial Hub. Submissions regarding this resolution are welcomed by Friday 5 May 2023 and can be addressed to The General Manager, Narromine Shire Council PO Box 115 Narromine NSW 2821 eNOTICES - NARROMINE SHIRE COUNCIL RATES Ratepayers wishing to receive notices by email can now register for eNotices. This service allows ratepayers to view, pay and download rate and water notices. To register for this service please go to www.narromine.

BUSHFIRE INFORMATION REMINDER

NARROMINE’S ROTARY PARK BOAT RAMP Construction and improvement work have commenced at Narromine’s Rotary Park Boat Ramp. There is no access to launch a boat or other recreational vessels from this site until Ü À à >Ûi Lii w > Ãi`° / i à Ìi will be fenced off for safety during this time.

PUBLIC EXHIBITION - NARROMINE SHIRE COUNCIL

In pursuance of the provisions of the Roads Act 1993, notice is hereby given that Narromine Shire Council proposes to close parts of the Council public roads listed below.

• Part Newell Highway - approx 8.08km • Part Kyalite Road – approx 2.1km • Part Back Tomingley West Road – approx 0.78km: and • Part McNivens Lane – approx 0.12km For the purpose of the re-alignment of the Newell Highway near Tomingley.

7 Ì Ì i à } wV> Ì VÀi>Ãi Ûi}etation growth there is an increased risk of ITCUU ƂTGU. Landholders are asked to help reduce the risk of grass wÀià LÞ Ì> } ÃÌi«Ã Ì «ÀiÛi Ì wÀià vÀ ÃÌ>ÀÌ }° 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 CAREER OPPORTUNITIES– JOIN COUNCIL’S TEAM Narromine Shire Council is currently offering a variety of opportunities to grow, develop and progress your career, please visit Council’s website for more information www.narromine. nsw.gov.au/council/employment WHAT’S ON IN THE NARROMINE REGION The Narromine region plays host to a variety of fun and exciting events throughout the year including market days, aviation spectaculars, school holiday activities, library activities, agricultural show, country racing, community fundraisers and much more.

Have a look at the events calendar now at www.narromineregion.com.au/ calendar If you would like to promote an event, you can list it on this site as well.

INSTALLATION OF SMART WATER METERS

Upon closure of the road, council intends to transfer the land to an adjoining landowner. All interested persons are hereby invited to make submissions concerning the proposal to the General Manager, Narromine Shire Council, 124 Dandaloo Street, Narromine, within twenty eight (28) days of the date of this advertisement. Please note that under the provisions of the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009, such submissions may be referred to third parties for consideration. Once the submission period is completed, Narromine Shire Council will consider all duly made submissions before deciding whether to continue with the road closure proposal.

Narromine Shire Council is updating all water meters across the Shire and is currently installing smart meters.

The smart meters will allow council to better manage the Shire’s water network. Over coming months, Council will launch a customer portal where residents and businesses can monitor their water consumption for free which will help reduce any water wastage and bring down those bills.

For further information, please contact Andre Pretorius 02 6889 9999 or visit https://www.narromine.nsw.gov. au/council/public-exhibition

v > Ü>ÌiÀ L >Ã VÀi>Ãi` Ã } wcantly, residents and business owners can contact Council who can try and help identify where any high-water use is coming from or identify a leak using the smart meter data. Council can be contacted by phoning 6889 9999 or via email mail@narromine. nsw.gov.au Water rates notices are due by 31 May 2023.

Residents are encouraged to be water wise all year round and assist in reducing water wastage. For further information about water saving tips please visit Council’s website: https:// www.narromine.nsw.gov.au/environment/water-saving-handy-tips

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ROAD CLOSURES and ROAD SAFETY Up to date road closures and information is available on Council’s website, by phoning council or via social media channels. Motorists are reminded to proceed with caution on all roads. For information about Narromine Shire Council’s roads go to www.narromine.nsw.gov. au/residents/road-conditions Live updates, traveller information and personalised alerts for all -7 À >`Ã Û Ã Ì ÜÜÜ° ÛiÌÀ>vwV° com/ All motorists are reminded not Ì `À Ûi Ì À Õ} y `Ü>ÌiÀÃ and to drive to the conditions of the road. Water that is covering roadways may be `ii«iÀ > ` v>ÃÌiÀ y Ü } Ì > anticipated and/or the road may have suffered extensive damage hidden beneath the water. Flagrant and irresponsible disregard for this appeal could lead to prosecution to the full extent of the law. In life threatening situations call 000 (Triple Zero) for emergency help y `Ã V> Ì i -7 - - 132 500.

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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

Down the Track for good food I MET up with the young people at Down The Track in Lake Cargelligo early last week where they were working hard in the Trackin’ Good food van.

This food van is part of one of two streams offered by the Down The Track program, including hospitality and agriculture. Trackin’ Good gives young people an opportunity to build up their occupational skills in the hospitality sector, providing workplace experience and increasing employability.

It’s inspiring, it’s making a difference, and it’s a credit to Lana Masterson and the team at Down The Track as well as all of the young people who put their hand up to have a go and get involved. If you are in Lake Cargelligo keep an eye out for their food van and grab yourself a bite to eat!

Visits to men’s sheds IT’S always great to be able to drop in and visit men’s sheds in the Parkes electorate and see the good work they are doing. These volunteer-led groups bring men from their communities together to work on projects and get alongside each other, which is so important.

Thanks to the Copper City Men’s Shed and the Lake Cargelligo Men’s Shed for having a chat and showing me around recently.

If your local Men’s Shed or community group would like a visit from me, please give one of my offices a call or send me an email.

Youth Week 2023 NSW YOUTH Week 2023 takes place between April 20-30 and includes many activities for young people across the state, so keep an eye out for what may be available near you.

Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton meets members of the Down the Track Program in Lake Cargelligo at their Trackin’ Good food van.

Young people like Sophie Clark from Cobar are inspiring, and it was a pleasure to meet her last week. For someone so young she has already achieved many wonderful things and on Wednesday I caught up with her to discuss her experiences as one of 20 students from across NSW chosen to participate in the Rural Youth Ambassador Program for 2022.

This program encourages leadership potential in young

people and gives them opportunities to develop their skills and speak up about issues that matter to them.

My congratulations to Sophie Clark, I know that she has a bright future ahead of her, and so do many young people across the Parkes electorate.

Improvements for Lachlan and Western Regional Services

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IN Condobolin and surrounding areas, Lachlan and Western Regional Services Inc provides a broad range of services and support, so it was wonderful that they have been able to carry out a few crucial improvements to their facilities.

With $110,000 from the Australian government’s Future Drought Fund under the Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal (FRRR) this not-for-profit has been able to repair gutters, replace ceiling

tiles, cement part of their roof and revamp their stormwater harvesting.

It’s details like this that make a difference, and this initiative was designed to help agriculture-dependent communities enhance their preparedness for drought.

I appreciate the fantastic team at Lachlan and Western Regional Services having a chat to me last week about the ways they support people across this part of NSW.

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Community News Mini Quiche Ladies keeping fit in CWA RECIPE

Contributed by CWA NARROMINE Ingredients: Puff pastry 1 egg, lightly beaten 2 slices of ham, diced 1/4 cup of grated cheese 1/4 cup of cream Small onion, chopped Paprika

their “Golden Age”

Method: Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius. Use a cutter to curl your pastry. Place into patty tins.

In a large bowl, mix egg, cream, ham and onion.

Carefully place in pastry. Sprinkle it with paprika and cheese. Bake for 10-15 minutes or until golden brown.

Renee finds her passion; for wellness and massage

By LUKE WILLIAMS

GET away from the computer, switch-off your phone, and relax. This is the message from one woman who has recently made a career change, after she found a passion for wellness.

After a career in education, Renee Horstman has opened her own massage business in central Narromine.

She told the Narromine Star, that her “passion” for wellness began, when she moved into a role at Narromine High School that took into account family and student wellbeing.

“When looking at student behaviour and attendance, it showed me how important wellbeing and mental health is, in how we live our lives,” she said.

“I guess, this made me empathetic to the issues people were facing and, I just started a real passion for helping people with wellbeing.”

Ms Horstman then did some extra training before working part-time doing massage in the back of another practitioner’s store. “My work was well received,” she said proudly.

She then set about opening her own outlet, launching “Inner Sense”, which is opposite Coles, in mid-March.

“I love massage. I love what it can do for people. It’s not just about people pampering themselves,” she said.

“It’s about people taking their wellbeing seriously. People should make time for themselves. They should be kind to themselves, and look seriously at their mental health,” she added.

Massage, she explains, relieves anxiety and stress, can lower blood pressure, and improves circulation.

“Studies have shown, massage can also reduce your incidence of depression,” she said.

What she has found particularly interesting in her role is how people open up to her on a personal level.

“I guess it’s like hairdressing. We become a bit like counsellors.”

For those who can’t make it in for a massage at any time, Ms Horstman says: “just take some time for yourself, meditate, read a book, sit and have a cup of tea, put your phone on silent, have an in-depth face-to-face conversation with someone,” she concluded.

PHOTOS: SUPPLIED.

IT involves a circle of ladies forming-up at 8am on a Thursday in the multi-purpose indoor court at Narromine Sports Centre.

Gentle music starts, then the exercise and, soon enough – grins and laughter.

Some of these ladies have been coming to the fitness class for decades, and wouldn’t miss-it for the world.

“It’s a social thing; we come here for the coffee after,” participant Helen Woolfe explains.

“We come Tuesdays and Thursdays. Everybody tells me I’m good for my age, and I think it’s because I come here,” she added.

Several of these dozen or so ladies, are in their early eighties with one still working-out at 88. So, it’s hard not to feel welcome and even harder, not to feel inspired!

“The stretching is particularly good, it really limbers you up” Kerry Jarmaine said.

The coffee and the company might be the lure, but exercise for the over 55’s, is serious business.

The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, says that one in two (50 per cent) of those aged 65 and over – 47 per cent of men and 52 per

cent of women – were “insufficiently active”.

This is defi ned as, not participating in at least 30 minutes of physical activity per day, over five or more days, in the past week.

In 2018 it was estimated that 2.5 per cent of the total disease burden in Australia, could have been avoided, if all people were sufficiently active. Physical inactivity is linked to a range of diseases including Type Two diabetes, coronary heart diseases, bowel cancer, and even dementia.

Several barriers can prevent older people from exercising, often including discomfort and pain.

Some research suggests, that onehalf of older adults are inactive due to knee and back pain. In other cases, its heart conditions and lung disorders, that prevent exercise.

Christine Cooper has been running the early morning senior’s fitness group for more than 40 years.

This worthy volunteer, fi rst developed a passion for exercise in her twenties when playing squash.

“We do a lot of low-impact exercise here, so it doesn’t hurt people’s joints,” she explained.

“We do movements that stimulate

the brain and the body. It’s also a great social day out for people, and we all go for coffee afterward,” she added.

What she’s offering must be working, with a total of 112 people per month in Narromine attending her classes.

The Federal Health Department advises that, for those aged 65 years and over, it recommends at least 30 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity on most, preferably all, days.

“If you fi nd 30 minutes difficult right now, start with just 10 minutes once or twice a day. After two weeks, increase to 15 minutes twice a day,” the advisory says. “If you can do more than 30 minutes, you will get extra benefits”.

One of those extra benefits, said group participant Leni Cheng, is pain relief.

“I feel a lot better. My pain is far more tolerable now... as soon as I walk-in, I feel better,” Ms Cheng said.

“It gives a feeling of wellbeing, it’s just wonderful to do it with great people,” she concluded.

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Lockdown anxiety battle leads to fight-back on school truancy

By LUKE WILLIAMS SCHOOL attendance is dropping in Narromine, just as it is across the Western Plains and all over Australia.

The root of the problem, believes a local health care worker, is mental health, particularly anxiety.

“In the vast majority of cases, its related to mental health,” Carol Bailey, Senior Vocational Specialist at youth counselling service, Headspace, recently said.

“What we found last year, is that a lot of the kids having been at home during the COVID period, are fi nding it especially difficult to go back to school, because their anxiety has built for being at home for longer, and it’s harder to re-engage,” the Individual Placement Support officer said.

Analysis of State Government data by the Narromine Star, showed that the number of students, attending at least 80 per cent at the time at both Narromine High School and Narromine Christian School, has dropped. In 2019 at the Christian School, 60 per cent of students attended at least 80 per cent of the time; in 2021 this figure had risen to 70 per cent; but, by 2022, it had fallen to only 39 per cent. The school did, however, recover to some 57 per cent in Term Three of

last year.

For Narromine High School, their attendance rate of 57 per cent in 2019 slipped to 24 per cent in Term Three of last year.

This is a worrying national trend, with the Federal Parliament now investigating the issue through an inquiry into the: “national trend of school refusal”.

Public hearings were held across the country following dozens of public submissions with the Senate Committee due to report by Wednesday, June 21.

So far, the reasons for the trend aren’t entirely clear, even to those at the frontline the problem.

Narromine Christian School Principal, Cath Chapman, recently told the Narromine Star: “There is no clear-cut formula to what works and what doesn’t, in regards to improving student attendance, that we have found.

“I think the continual relaxing of COVID restrictions and isolation requirements throughout 2022, helped to improve our student attendance naturally,” she added.

“School attendance is something that all schools are continually working to improve and, if there was a recipe for success in this space, I am positive we would all use it.”

With schools puzzled on

how to deal with declining attendances, some have warned against the punitive responses of former times when police would attend family homes.

Dianne Giblin from The Australian Council of State School Organisations told the Senate Inquiry young people are not: “being deliberately obstructive”.

“There are multiple reasons for school avoidance, which can be complex and diverse,” she said.

“We can’t meet their needs for support...bullying, safety, PTSD, ADHD, ASD, are just some of the issues,” Ms Giblin said.

“The relevance of curriculum and the inability to meet the engagement of our 15- to 17-year-olds is relevant as is the pressure to achieve,” she said.

But Mrs Bailey said, Headspace has developed a program that seems to work.

“We negotiate with the school, and we start with getting them to go for one session a day,” she said.

“I pick them up, I talk to them about how they are feeling, and we talk about what is happening that day,” she added.

This incremental return method, combined with counselling, has had some success, she adds.

“We usually start with one session for a week, and we normally do one day... it’s a slow process, but we see them every day, so if anything has happened, we can get on top of that,” she said.

“We will talk to the schools, make any special arrangements, so pretty much, we just try to work-out what is happening and provide support.”

Mrs. Bailey acknowledged that the problem is “challenging for parents” and noted that part of the problem is: “that the students feel that they are behind, and they are not sure how they are going to catch-up.”

She said she has had cases where students have gone from going every day to not going for six months.

“We start-off by saying, ‘let’s go for a half day, and go from there’.

“I’ve had one student, who didn’t for nearly a year and went on to post-graduate study. So, it’s about exploring what they are feeling anxious about,” she said.

About one in 14 Australian teenagers, are so anxious, they are considered to have an anxiety disorder.

The COVID-19 lockdowns also led to a jump in social media use for most young people – and some believe that this may have compounded

the problem.

Mariah Stanley, who also works with students at Headspace in a more general case-worker role, says she has noticed a rising problem with anxiety in many teenagers over the past few years.

“Social media is making it worse for the most part,” she said.

“It creates high expectations about what their lives should look like, and then when their lives don’t live up to it, they start to feel bad about themselves,” she said.

“It’s important to encourage people to surround themselves with really positive family and friends”.

At the root of teenager anxiety, is often a lack of confidence, she says.

She said that it is all about how one feels, Ms Stanley said.

“Many of the students I see, simply don’t feel good about themselves, especially our young girls,” she said.

“They don’t feel good about their looks and their personalities. So, it’s making them realise they are beautiful, have great personalities, and can do great things with their life; they need to look after themselves and care about themselves,” she concluded.

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Seeing war from the stretcher carrier’s eyes

By LUKE WILLIAMS RON Jackson joined the Second World War in 1941. The Army posted Mr Jackson to the Middle East as a reinforcement. He was then sent along with his battalion, on a critical mission – to intercept the Japanese in New Guinea, who were taking hundreds of allied soldiers to war camps in Burma.

They were too late. So Mr Jackson went to work in the hot, wet highland jungles of New Guinea with the prospect of a Japanese sniper emerging from ferns or swamp at any moment.

“My job was to carry the stretcher,” he told the Narromine Star. “So I saw some terrible things. It wasn’t a good place to be, not at all.”

He said he saw many of his friends die in the war, with the majority of his battalion falling from malaria. He also caught the disease and had to go home for treatment before returning to New Guinea.

“His best memory of the war is coming home,” his son Alan Jackson said. “It was a very brutal war.”

Ron Jackson said his battalion mates would often talk amongst themselves about what they might do when they got home from war.

“Well, when we would all get together and say, what do you want to do when you get out of the Army, everyone seems to have an idea; all I wanted was to have a property, have a wife, and a family, which most of it come true. So I got the wife and family – that was the main thing.”

Mr Jackson lived for 53 years in Narromine. He worked for some years running a citrus farm which is now used for farming cotton. He lives in Newcastle and is 101-years-young.

“ANZAC Day is an important time of the year to remember those who have fallen,” he said.

Approximately 1300 Australians, 1000 Americans, and 6000 Japanese died in the New Guinea confl ict.

There are over 2000 Australian servicemen who remain unaccounted for in Papua New Guinea from WWII. “During the war itself, I guess being a young man, I never really thought about dying,” he said. “What I do know is that we were all breaking our necks to go and fight for our country. It’s not like that anymore.”

Young Ron Jackson. PHOTOS: SUPPLIED.

Ron Jackson.

From Narromine News to the Army

By LUKE WILLIAMS

Young Les KcKinnon. PHOTOS: SUPPLIED.

AT the outbreak of war in the Pacific, Les McKinnon was working as an apprentice at the Narromine News.

While his brother Trevor became an Air Force pilot, Les wanted to fi nish his training in journalism, but the powers-that-be decided otherwise, and so he joined the Australian Army.

Les spent two years training, before transferring to the Air Force for the remaining 18 or so months of the war. He was posted to 75th anti-aircraft at Mareeba, where his duty was to man the searchlights in case of aerial attacks.

This base had a large contingent of Australian and US servicemen. Les commented that the Americans had much more equipment than the Australians. He also says they were quite good fellows to get along with. Trevor later told him that during the Battle of the Coral Sea, there were about one million Australian and US service members situated between Cape York and Melbourne.

Les McKinnon, who is still alive and 101-years-old, didn’t do any overseas service, but an RSL Narromine spokesperson said “he is quite content with his role during the war, knowing that if required – and when the war ended, he was about to be posted to where confl ict was – he was prepared to go.

For Les, and for so many others who didn’t actually see action, even though the opportunity to serve didn’t arise, their willingness to serve counts just as much”.

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Touching tribute to the fallen

By LUKE WILLIAMS HUNDREDS of people lined the streets on a hot ANZAC Day to watch a grand street march and honour the sacrifices of our servicemen.

Following the march, the crowds gathered in Tom Perry Park as groups from across the community laid some beautiful wreaths in front of the cenotaph.

This reporter found it hard to keep back tears as one seven-year-old child and his father’s stood for a moment silence after laying the wreath at the memorial.

Many of the crowd seemed to be having a similar experience when school captains from our three schools read out the winning essays from students who were asked “What does ANZAC mean to you?”

Narromine RSL Sub-Branch Secretary Dianne Beaumont told the Narromine Star “The kids did a marvellous job. They were absolutely wonderful, very well-spoken”.

Mrs Beaumont said the speeches indicated a change in the way our culture deals with the experience of war “From generation to generation, the old generation never really talked about the way. They only used to talk about the war vaguely”.

“The children’s speeches were definitely the highlight” she said “I think many people had a tear in their eye”.

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NSW Fire & Rescue captain Ewen Jones.

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Sport

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Zouologist. PHOTOS: TRISTAN PENSON.

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A lovely rainbow after an afternoon shower.

Pat Scorse.

Diggers Cup.

Zouologist, Jockey Ben Looker and Trainer Philippe Vigoroux.

Jake Pracy-Holmes.

Jockey Jake Pracy-Holmes on board Sisters Pick trained by local trainer Wayne Collison.

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Focused on marketing lamb, sheep and cattle sourced from committed Co-operative members spread across a large geographic region of NSW. The business employs two field officers in a stock procurement role.

This is an exciting opportunity to undertake an administrative management role with TPLMC.

Key responsibilities of this role but not limited to: • Deliver exceptional service to existing and new members.

• Possess excellent communication skills to work with producers, processors and our field officers.

• Organisational and administrative skills in the logistics of marketing, transport, sales and purchases of livestock for our members.

• Computer skills incorporating the latest accounts programs.

• Ability to manage social media accounts and updates to our website.

Key requirements: • Ability to work independently.

• Flexibility to be able to adjust to changes or actions as they arise.

• Ability to work flexible hours if required.

• Excellent organizational and administrative management skills with a high attention to detail.

Benefits: Salary package $80,000 per annum which will include: - 11% Employer Superannuation Guarantee contribution.

- Four (4) weeks annual leave.

- 10 days sick leave annually.

- There may be an opportunity to work part of the time from home.

Enquiries and applications accompanied by CV and two references to: Julie Sawley 0427470205 tplmc@bigpond.net.au Applications for this position close at: 5pm on Thursday, May 25, 2023.

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SUNDAY, April 30

SATURDAY, April 29

FRIDAY, April 28

Your Seven-Day TV Guide ABC (2)

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Midsomer Murders. 2.30 QI. 3.00 Escape From The City. 4.00 Antiques Roadshow. 5.00 Anh’s Brush With Fame. 5.30 Hard Quiz. 6.00 The Drum. 7.00 ABC News.

7.30 Gardening Australia. 8.30 Traces. 9.20 Miniseries: Miss Fisher And The Crypt Of Tears. 10.10 Aunty Donna’s Coffee Cafe. 10.35 ABC Late News. 10.55 Close To Me. 11.45 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch.

9.10 Legacy List. 10.15 Paddington Station 24/7. 11.05 Icons. 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Mastermind Aust. 3.00 NITV News: Nula. 3.40 The Cook Up. 4.10 Royal Doctors: Treating the Monarchy. 5.05 Jeopardy!

5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Aust. 6.30 News. 7.35 Wrecks That Changed The World. Final. 8.30 Robson Green’s British Adventure. 9.25 Exploring Northern Ireland.

10.20 SBS News. 10.50 Late Programs.

ABC PLUS

6.00 (31) WorldWatch.

9.30 Shortland St. 11.00 Front Up. 12.00 Rise. 1.50 Rivals. 2.20 Nuts And Bolts. 2.50 Cyberwar. 3.20 WorldWatch. 5.15 Takeshi’s Castle Indonesia. 5.45 Joy Of Painting. 6.15 Forged In Fire. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Hoarders. 9.20 Sex Before The Internet. Final. 10.15 Stuck. 11.30 News. 12.25 United Shades Of America. 1.55 Point Blank: Gun Obsession. 2.50 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ (22) Programs. 6.05 Octonauts. 6.40 Ben And Holly. 7.05 Grace’s Amazing Machines. 7.30 Spicks And Specks.

8.00 Hard Quiz. 8.30 MOVIE: The Tracker.

(2002) David Gulpilil, Gary Sweet. 10.00 Doctor Who. 10.50 Silent Witness. 11.45 Killing Eve. 12.30 High Fidelity. Final. 1.00 Friday Night Dinner. 1.20 Louis Theroux: Miami Mega Jail.

2.25 Close. 5.05 Beep And Mort. 5.35 Kids’ Programs.

ABC ME (23)

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 2.10 Teenage Boss. 2.45 Dorg Van Dango. 3.10 Get Blake! 3.35 Dragons: Defenders Of Berk. 4.30 Summer Memories. 5.00 100% Wolf: Legend Of The Moonstone. 5.25 Miraculous. 6.00 Turn Up The Volume. 6.30 Operation Ouch! 7.00 Horrible Histories. 7.35 Cleopatra In Space.

8.00 Kung Fu Panda. 8.20 Good Game Spawn Point. 8.45 Voltron: Legendary Defender. 9.35 Dragon Ball Super. 10.20 Radiant. 11.10 Close.

ABC

SBS (3)

6.00 Sunrise.

9.00 The Morning Show. 11.30 Seven Morning News.

12.00 MOVIE: My Life As A Dead Girl. (2015) Cassandra Scerbo. 2.00 House Of Wellness.

3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. 6.00 7News Local.

6.30 7News @ 6:30.

7.00 Better Homes And Gardens.

8.30 MOVIE: Angels & Demons. (2009) 11.15 To Be Advised. 12.30 Home Shopping.

SBS VLND

6.00 Morning (62) Programs. 12.00 Better Homes And Gardens. 1.00 House Of Wellness. 2.00 Discover With RAA Travel.

2.30 Australia’s Amazing Homes. 3.30 RSPCA Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes And Gardens. 5.30 Escape To The Country.

6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Border Security: International. 8.30 Escape To The Country.

9.30 Impossible Builds. 10.30 Australia’s Amazing Homes. 11.30 Late Programs.

NEWS (24)

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

3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 Afternoon Briefing. 5.00 ABC News Hour. 6.00 ABC Evening News. 7.00 ABC National News. 8.00 India Now. 8.30 ABC News Tonight. 9.00 ABC Nightly News. 9.30 Close Of Business. 10.00 The World. 11.00 ABC Late News. 11.30 The Drum. 12.30 ABC Late News. 12.45 India Now. 1.15 Close Of Business. 1.45 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

1.30 Pawn Stars. 2.00 Close Encounters Down Under. 3.00 Timbersports. 3.30 Pawn Stars South Africa. 4.00 Pawn Stars UK. 4.30 Shipping Wars. 5.00 Storage Wars: Texas. 5.30 American Restoration. 6.00 American Pickers.

7.00 AFL: Friday Night Countdown. 7.30 Football. AFL. Round 7. St Kilda v Port Adelaide.

10.30 AFL Post-Game Show. 11.00 Armchair Experts. 12.00 Late Programs.

NEWS

6.00 Morning (64) Programs. 12.00 The Weekend Prospector. 12.30 Timbersports.

1.00 Blokesworld. 1.30 Cool Cars With Dermott And Elise. 2.00 Motor Racing. Night Thunder.

Krikke Boys Shootout. Highlights. 3.00 Rides Down Under: Workshop Wars. 4.00 Last Stop Garage. 4.30 Irish Pickers. 5.30 Storage Wars.

6.00 Pawn Stars. 6.30 AFL Pre-Game Show.

7.00 Football. AFL. Round 7. Melbourne v North Melbourne. 10.30 Late Programs.

SBS

6.00 Morning (6) Programs. 12.00 House Of Wellness. 1.00 MOVIE: Wild Wild West. (1999) 3.10 Motorbike Cops. 3.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. 4.00 Better Homes And Gardens. 5.00 Seven News At 5.

5.30 Sydney Weekender. 6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Farmer Wants A Wife. 8.30 7NEWS Spotlight. 9.30 The Latest: Seven News. 10.00 Born To Kill? 11.00 Quantum Leap. 12.00 Late Programs.

ABC ME

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

2.30 The Pacific. 3.00 ABC News. 3.30 India Now. 4.00 ABC News. 4.30 Close Of Business.

5.00 ABC News. 5.30 The World This Week.

6.00 ABC Evening News. 6.30 Australian Story. 7.00 ABC National News. 7.30 Foreign Correspondent. 8.00 ABC News Tonight. 8.15 Four Corners. 9.00 ABC Nightly News. 9.30 India Now. 10.00 Late Programs.

ABC

6.00 Morning (3) Programs. 11.00 The World From Above. 12.00 WorldWatch. 1.00 Motorcycle Racing. Australian Superbike C’ship.

Round 3. 4.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour. LiegeBastogne-Liege. Women’s race. H’lights. 4.30 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Liege-Bastogne-Liege.

Men’s race. Highlights. 5.30 Walking Wartime England. 6.30 News. 7.30 Secrets Of The SabreToothed Tiger. 8.30 The Andes Tragedy: 50 Years Later. 9.25 Late Programs.

ABC PLUS

6.00 WorldWatch.

9.30 Shortland Street. 11.00 Front Up. 12.05 The Curse Of Oak Island. 1.15 The Story Of. 2.05 Jeopardy! 3.45 WorldWatch. 4.10 Mastermind Australia. 6.40 Abandoned Engineering. 8.30 The Nine Lives Of Vince McMahon. 10.10 Drill Rap. 11.05 Over The Black Dot. 11.35 Yokayi Footy. 12.30 MOVIE: The Eight Hundred.

(2020) 3.10 The Wrestlers. 4.05 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera.

ABC ME (23)

6.00 Morning (24) Programs. 1.00 ABC News. 1.30 World This Week. 2.00 News.

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

5.30 ABC News Regional. 6.00 ABC Evening News. 6.30 India Now. 7.00 ABC National News. 7.30 Insiders. 8.30 ABC News Tonight.

9.00 ABC Nightly News. 9.30 Australian Story.

10.00 ABC Late News Weekend. 10.30 Foreign Correspondent. Final. 11.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 2.35 Operation Ouch! 3.35 Odd Squad. 4.00 Camp Lakebottom. 4.30 Lloyd Of The Flies. 4.55 Miraculous. 5.20 Mustangs FC. 5.45 The Inbestigators. 6.10 MaveriX. 6.35 Born To Spy. 7.00 72 Cutest Animals. 7.35 Cleopatra In Space. 8.00 Kung Fu Panda. 8.20 The Legend Of Korra. 8.45 The Rubbish World Of Dave Spud. 9.00 Dwight In Shining Armour. 9.20 The Athena. 9.50 Rage. 10.50 Close.

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6.00 Morning (62) Programs. 12.00 Horse Racing. SA Oaks Day, Queensland Guineas Day, Thoroughbred Club Race Day and Bookmakers Recognition Day. 5.00 Border Security: International. 5.30 RSPCA Animal Rescue. 6.00 Dog Patrol. 6.30 The Highland Vet. 7.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 9.30 I Escaped To The Country.

10.30 Secrets Of Beautiful Gardens. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 (31) WorldWatch.

9.30 Shortland Street. 11.00 Front Up. 12.00 Road To Eurovision 2020: The Winners. 2.10 Jeopardy! 2.35 WorldWatch. 3.30 PBS News.

4.30 MOVIE: Leave No Trace. (2018) 6.30 RocKwiz Salutes. 7.35 Impossible Engineering.

8.30 Seeking Fire. 10.05 The Artist’s View.

10.30 Planet A. Final. 11.25 Vikings. 1.15 MOVIE: Miles Ahead. (2015) 3.05 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera.

6.00 Kids’ (22) Programs.

6.40 Ben And Holly. 7.05 Grace’s Amazing Machines. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 You Can’t Ask That. 8.30 Louis Theroux Interviews...

9.15 Louis Theroux: Return To The Most Hated Family. 10.20 A Wild Year On Earth. 11.05 Vera.

12.35 Long Lost Family: What Happened Next.

Final. 1.25 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces.

2.10 Louis Theroux: Miami Mega Jail. 3.15 Close.

5.35 Kids’ 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 Britain’s Best Home Cook. 3.00 One Star To Five Star. 3.30 MOVIE: The Bridal Path. (1959) 5.30 Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman.

6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Escape To The Chateau. 8.30 MOVIE: This Is 40. (2012) Paul Rudd, Leslie Mann, Jason Segel. 11.10 MOVIE: Begin Again. (2013) 1.10 Late Programs.

SBS VLND

ABC PLUS (22)

6.00 Morning (2) Programs. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Landline. 1.30 Gardening Australia. 2.30 Prince Charles: Inside The Duchy Of Cornwall. 3.25 Miriam & Alan: Lost In Scotland. 4.15 Grand Designs New Zealand.

5.00 Art Works. 5.30 Antiques Roadshow.

6.30 Compass. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 Grand Designs. 8.20 Midsomer Murders. 9.50 Close To Me. Final. 10.40 MotherFatherSon. 11.40 Late Programs.

7TWO

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 The Morning Show. 12.00 To Be Advised. 1.30 Motorbike Cops. 2.00 Football. AFL. Round 7. Sydney v GWS Giants. 5.00 Seven News At 5. 5.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. 6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. 7.30 MOVIE: Men In Black II. (2002) Tommy Lee Jones. 9.15 MOVIE: Deadpool 2. (2018) Ryan Reynolds, Morena Baccarin. 11.40 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch.

9.00 J Schwanke’s Life In Bloom. 10.00 Britain’s Great Outdoors. 11.00 The World From Above. 12.00 WorldWatch.

2.00 Figure Skating. ISU World Synchronised C’ships. H’lights. 4.00 Motorcycle Racing. FIM Superbike World C’ship. Round 3. H’lights. 5.00 Going Places. 5.30 Walking Wartime England.

6.30 News. 7.30 The Wonders Of Europe. 8.30 Kensington Palace: Behind Closed Doors. 10.20 Lennon’s Last Weekend. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ (23) Programs. 3.05 Operation Ouch! 3.35 Odd Squad. 3.55 The Fairly Odd Parents. 4.30 Lloyd Of The Flies.

4.55 Miraculous. 5.20 Mustangs FC. 5.45 The Inbestigators. 6.10 ITCH. 6.35 Born To Spy. 7.00 72 Cutest Animals. 7.35 Cleopatra In Space.

8.00 Kung Fu Panda. 8.20 The Legend Of Korra. 8.45 The Rubbish World Of Dave Spud.

9.00 Dwight In Shining Armour. 9.20 The Athena. 10.55 Close.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Love, Game, Match. (2022) 1.45 Garden Gurus Moments.

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

5.30 WIN News. 6.00 Nine News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Rugby League. NRL. Round 9. Brisbane Broncos v South Sydney Rabbitohs.

9.55 Golden Point. 10.40 MOVIE: Beirut. (2018) 12.40 Tipping Point. 1.30 Late Programs.

SBS (3)

6.00 Rage. 7.00 (2) Weekend Breakfast.

9.00 Rage. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Traces. 1.15 Capital. 2.05 The Durrells. 3.05 Grand Designs. 3.55 Landline. 4.25 Scottish Vets Down Under. 4.50 The Dark Side Of The Universe. 5.50 Great Australian Stuff. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 The Royal Variety Performance 2022. 9.20 A Grand Royal Design. 10.15 Miniseries: Ridley Road. 11.15 Fires. 12.10 Rage.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 4.35 Go Jetters. 5.05 Rusty Rivets. 6.05 Octonauts.

6.40 Ben And Holly. 7.05 Grace’s Amazing Machines. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 8.20 Live At The Apollo.

9.10 Robot Wars. 10.10 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 10.55 The Set. 11.30 Doctor Who. 12.15 QI. 12.45 Would I Lie To You? 1.15 The Young Offenders.

1.55 Close. 5.05 Beep And Mort. 5.45 Kids’ Programs.

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6.00 Morning Programs. 9.00 Judge Judy. 9.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 10.00 Studio 10. 12.00 10 News First: Midday. 1.00 Dr Phil. 2.00 I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!

3.30 Judge Judy. 4.00 Good Chef Bad Chef.

4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 5.00 10 News First. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 Bondi Rescue.

8.30 Ambulance Australia. 9.30 Territory Cops. 10.30 Ambulance Australia. 11.30 Late Programs.

9GEM

6.00 Home (53) Shopping.

7.30 Infomercials. 8.00 Pooches At Play. 8.30 Exploring Off The Grid. 9.00 A-Leagues All Access. 9.30 Scorpion. 10.30 JAG. 12.30 NCIS. 2.30 Scorpion. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 Bull.

8.30 NCIS. 9.25 NCIS: Los Angeles.

10.20 Evil. 11.15 MacGyver. 12.15 Home Shopping. 2.15 Diagnosis Murder. 4.05 JAG.

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6.00 Kids’ Programs.

12.00 MOVIE: Despicable Me 2. (2013) 2.00 Full House. 2.30 3rd Rock. 3.30 Everybody Loves Raymond.

4.00 The Nanny. 5.00 Bewitched. 5.40 MOVIE: Zoom. (2006) 7.30 MOVIE: The Lego Movie.

(2014) 9.30 MOVIE: Central Intelligence. (2016) 11.40 Duncanville. 12.10 Love Island. 1.10 Below Deck Mediterranean. 2.00 Raymond. 2.30 Full House. 3.00 Bakugan: Geogan Rising. 3.30 Late Programs.

SEVEN (6)

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

12.00 Destination WA. 12.30 The Pet Rescuers.

1.00 Living Proof. 1.30 LEGO Masters: Grand Masters. 4.30 The Garden Gurus. 5.00 News: First At Five. 5.30 Getaway. 6.00 Nine News Saturday. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 MOVIE: Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban.

(2004) Daniel Radcliffe. 10.15 MOVIE: Conan The Destroyer. (1984) 12.05 Late Programs.

7TWO

6.00 Morning (81) Programs. 8.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.00 Helping Hands. 10.30 Edgar Wallace Mysteries. 11.50 My Favorite Martian. 12.20 MOVIE: Johnny You’re Wanted. (1956) 1.50 MOVIE: South Of Algiers. (1953) 3.45 MOVIE: Hawaii. (1966) 7.00 Rugby Union. Super Rugby Pacific. Round 10.

Queensland Reds v Western Force. 9.30 Super Rugby Pacific Post-Match. 9.45 MOVIE: Blown Away. (1994) Jeff Bridges. 12.15 Late Programs.

7MATE

6.00 Kids’ Programs.

(82) 1.30 MOVIE: Pokémon The Movie: Kyurem Vs The Sword Of Justice. (2012) 2.55 Motor Racing. Formula E Championship. Berlin ePrix. Race 1. Highlights.

4.00 Motor Racing. Formula E Championship.

Berlin ePrix. Race 2. Highlights. 5.00 About A Boy. 5.30 MOVIE: Smokey And The Bandit.

(1977) 7.30 MOVIE: Fast & Furious. (2009) 9.30 MOVIE: Fast Five. (2011) 12.00 Relatively Nat & Liv. 1.00 Dash Dolls. 2.00 Late Programs.

SEVEN

6.00 Drive TV. 6.30 (8) A Current Affair. 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Sports Sunday. 11.00 NRL Sunday Footy Show. 1.00 Bondi Lifeguard World Adventures. 1.30 LEGO Masters: Grand Masters. 3.00 Rugby League. NRL. Round 9.

St George Illawarra Dragons v Canterbury Bulldogs. 6.00 Nine News Sunday. 7.00 LEGO Masters: Grand Masters. 8.40 60 Minutes. 9.40 Nine News Late. 10.10 Australian Crime Stories.

11.10 The First 48. 12.00 Late Programs.

SBS VLND (31)

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Escape To The Country Revisits. 1.00 The Outdoor Room. 1.30 The Great Australian Doorstep. 2.00 South Aussie With Cosi. 2.30 Animal Rescue. 3.00 The Yorkshire Vet. 5.00 Escape To The Country Revisits. 6.00 Escape To The Country. 7.00 The Vicar Of Dibley. 8.00 Mrs Brown’s Boys. 9.10 Chris Tarrant’s Extreme Railways. 10.10 Billy Connolly’s Tracks Across America. 11.10 Late Programs.

NEWS

6.00 Morning (64) Programs. 12.00 The Fishing Show By AFN. 1.00 ITM Fishing.

Return. 1.30 Fish Of The Day. 2.00 Fish’n Mates.

2.30 Step Outside With Paul Burt. 3.00 Mark Berg’s Fishing Addiction. 4.00 Billion Dollar Wreck. 5.00 Aussie Lobster Men. 6.00 Border Security: International. 6.30 Border Security: America’s Front Line. 7.00 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. 8.30 MOVIE: Captain America: Civil War. (2016) 11.30 Late Programs.

TEN (5)

10 BOLD

10 PEACH (52)

6.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 Becker. 8.00 Seinfeld. 9.30 The King Of Queens. 10.30 The Middle. 11.30 Becker. 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 Two And A Half Men. 10.30 Charmed. 11.30 Frasier. 12.00 Home Shopping. 1.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 2.30 Late Programs.

NINE (8)

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! 1.30 Jamie Oliver: Together. 2.40 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. 3.00 What’s Up Down Under.

3.30 My Market Kitchen. 4.00 Farm To Fork.

4.30 Taste Of Australia With Hayden Quinn.

5.00 10 News First. 6.00 Bondi Rescue. 6.30 The Dog House. Return. 7.30 The Dog House Australia. 8.30 Blue Bloods. 9.30 CSI: Vegas.

10.30 NCIS: Hawai’i. 11.30 Late Programs.

9GEM

6.00 Home (53) Shopping.

7.00 Infomercials. 8.30 Home Shopping. 9.00 Destination Dessert. 10.00 Diagnosis Murder.

12.00 Escape Fishing With ET. 12.30 iFish.

1.00 Scorpion. 2.00 A-Leagues All Access.

2.30 Luxury Escapes. 3.00 JAG. 5.00 Escape Fishing With ET. 5.30 Reel Action. 6.00 JAG. 7.00 Soccer. A-League Men. Matchweek 26.

Melbourne Victory v Brisbane Roar. 10.15 SEAL Team. 11.10 Blue Bloods. 12.05 Late Programs.

9GO!

6.00 (52) The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 The King Of Queens. 8.00 Frasier. 9.00 Becker. 10.00 Friends. 11.30 The King Of Queens. 12.30 Frasier. 1.00 The Neighborhood. 2.00 The Big Bang Theory. 2.30 I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! 5.30 The Big Bang Theory.

10.15 Friends. 12.15 Home Shopping. 1.45 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 2.45 Late Programs.

NINE

6.00 Morning (5) Programs. 12.00 I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! 1.30 Bondi Rescue. 2.00 Luxury Escapes. 2.30 My Market Kitchen. 3.00 Pat Callinan’s 4x4 Adventures.

4.00 Farm To Fork. 4.30 Taste Of Australia With Hayden Quinn. 5.00 10 News First. 6.30 The Sunday Project. 7.30 I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! Final. 9.00 The Last Last Late Late Show Special. 10.00 NCIS: Hawai’i. 11.00 The Sunday Project. 12.00 Late Programs.

7TWO (62)

6.00 Morning Programs. 7.30 In Touch Ministries. 8.00 Beyond Today. 8.30 The Incredible Journey Presents. 9.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.00 The AFL Sunday Footy Show. 12.00 Getaway. 12.30 The Baron. 1.40 MOVIE: Agatha Christie’s The Mirror Crack’d.

(1980) 3.50 MOVIE: The Train. (1964) 6.30 M*A*S*H. 8.30 MOVIE: Saving Private Ryan.

(1998) Tom Hanks, Matt Damon, Edward Burns.

11.50 Late Programs.

7MATE

6.00 Kids’ Programs.

(82) 1.30 Galavant. 2.00 The Bradshaw Bunch. 3.00 Top Chef. 4.10 Dance Moms. 5.10 About A Boy. 5.50 MOVIE: Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over. (2003) 7.30 MOVIE: Wonder Woman. (2017) 10.15 MOVIE: Lucy.

(2014) 12.00 Top Chef. 1.10 Dance Moms. 2.00 The Bradshaw Bunch. 3.00 Power Rangers Dino Fury. 3.30 Beyblade Burst QuadStrike.

4.00 Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens. 4.30 Power Players.

4.50 Monkie Kid. 5.10 Late Programs.

TEN (5)

10 BOLD

10 PEACH

TEN

9GEM (81)

10 BOLD (53)

6.00 Morning Programs. 7.30 Key Of David. 8.00 Destination Dessert. 9.00 Pat Callinan’s 4x4 Adventures. 10.00 Escape Fishing With ET. 11.00 Exploring Off The Grid.

12.00 JAG. 1.00 Pooches At Play. 1.30 iFish.

2.00 What’s Up Down Under. 2.30 Waltzing Jimeoin. 3.00 Soccer. A-League Women. Grand final. 6.30 JAG. 7.30 NCIS. 10.20 MOVIE: The Matrix Revolutions. (2003) 12.55 Late Programs.

9GO!

6.00 (52) Friends.

7.30 The Middle. 8.30 The Big Bang Theory.

9.00 I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!

12.00 Friends. 3.30 The Middle.

5.00 The Neighborhood.

6.00 The Big Bang Theory.

9.00 Friends.

12.00 Home Shopping. 1.30 The Last Last Late Late Show Special. 2.30 Come Dance With Me. 4.30 Home Shopping.

10 PEACH

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NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Friday, April 28, 2023

TUESDAY, May 2

MONDAY, May 1

Your Seven-Day TV Guide ABC (2)

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 The China Century.

2.00 The Day Will And Kate Got Married.

3.00 Escape From The City. 4.00 Antiques Roadshow. 5.00 Anh’s Brush With Fame. 5.30 Hard Quiz. 6.00 The Drum. 7.00 ABC News.

7.30 7.30. 8.00 Australian Story. 8.30 Four Corners. 9.15 Media Watch. 9.35 Q+A. 10.35 India Now. 11.10 ABC Late News. 11.25 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch.

9.20 Legacy List. Final.

10.25 Paddington Station 24/7. 11.15 Icons. 12.10 WorldWatch. 1.00 Motor Racing. Hi-Tec Oils Super Series. Round 2. 4.00 WorldWatch. 4.35 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw. 5.05 Jeopardy!

5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Aust. 6.30 News. 7.35 The Secret Life Of Lighthouses. 8.30 My Name Is Reeva. 9.25 Race For The Sky. 10.25 SBS News. 11.00 Reyka.

12.00 Miss S. 3.45 Late Programs.

ABC PLUS

6.00 (31) WorldWatch.

9.30 Shortland St. 11.00 Front Up. 12.00 Curse Of Oak Island. 2.30 Insight. 3.30 WorldWatch.

5.15 Takeshi’s Castle Indonesia. 5.45 Joy Of Painting. 6.15 Forged In Fire. 7.05 Jeopardy!

7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Taskmaster. 10.25 Stacey Dooley: Kids Selling Drugs Online. 11.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Eschborn-Frankfurt.

103km. 1.30 South Park. 2.20 King Of The Road.

3.15 Late Programs.

ABC ME

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

7.30 7.30. 8.00 ABC News Tonight. 8.45 The Business. 9.00 ABC Nightly News. 9.30 Foreign Correspondent. 10.00 The World. 11.00 ABC Late News. 11.30 The Drum. 12.30 ABC News Overnight. 1.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (2) Programs. 12.00 News. 1.00 Shakespeare And Hathaway. 1.45 Gruen. 2.30 Back Roads. 3.00 Escape From The City. 4.00 Antiques Roadshow. 5.00 Anh’s Brush With Fame. 5.30 Hard Quiz. 6.00 The Drum. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Great Australian Stuff. 9.00 The Truth About Menopause With Myf Warhurst. 10.00 Stuff The British Stole. 10.30 ABC Late News. 10.45 The Business. 11.00 Late Programs.

ABC

6.00 WorldWatch.

(3) 9.10 Kill Off. 9.25 Make Me A Dealer. 10.15 Paddington Station 24/7.

11.05 Icons. 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Secrets To Civilisation. 3.00 Living Black. 3.30 The Cook Up. 4.00 Birth Of Empire: The East India Company. 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Australia. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Who Do You Think You Are? Return. 8.30 Insight. 9.30 Dateline. 10.00 SBS World News Late. 10.30 Late Programs.

ABC PLUS

6.00 (31) WorldWatch.

9.30 Shortland St. 11.00 Front Up. 12.00 Most Expensivest. 12.30 Curse Of Oak Island. 2.45 The Ice Cream Show. 3.15 WorldWatch. 5.15 Takeshi’s Castle Indonesia. 5.45 The Joy Of Painting With Bob Ross. 6.15 Forged In Fire.

7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 One Night In... 9.25 The Tara Brown Story. 10.25 Alone Australia. 11.25 Hoarders. 12.15 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ (22) Programs. 4.35 Do, Re & Mi. 5.05 Rusty Rivets. 6.05 Octonauts.

6.40 Ben And Holly. 7.05 Grace’s Amazing Machines. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 A Wild Year On Earth. Final. 8.50 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. 9.40 Long Lost Family: What Happened Next. 10.25 Portlandia. 11.10 Escape From The City. 12.10 Ghosts. 12.40 Louis Theroux Interviews... 1.25 Black Mirror. 2.30 Close. 5.45 Kids’ Programs.

6.00 Kids’ (23) Programs. 3.20 I, Elvis Riboldi. 3.35 Dragons: Defenders Of Berk.

3.55 The Beachbuds. 4.40 Scream Street. 5.00 100% Wolf: The Book Of Hath. 5.25 Miraculous.

6.00 School Of Rock. 6.30 Operation Ouch!

7.00 Horrible Histories. 7.35 Cleopatra In Space. 8.00 Kung Fu Panda. 8.20 The Legend Of Korra. 8.45 The Rubbish World Of Dave Spud. 9.00 Dwight In Shining Armour. 9.20 The Athena. 9.50 Rage. 10.50 Close.

6.00 Kids’ (22) Programs.

6.05 Octonauts. 6.40 Ben And Holly. 7.05 Grace’s Amazing Machines. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Would I Lie To You? 9.00 Ghosts.

9.30 Kevin Can F*** Himself. New. 11.05 Aunty Donna’s Coffee Cafe. 11.30 Fisk. Final. 12.00 Portlandia. 12.45 Friday Night Dinner. 1.10 The Young Offenders. Final. 1.40 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 3.05 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 3.30 Close.

5.35 Kids’ Programs.

ABC ME (23)

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 2.10 Teenage Boss. 2.45 Dorg Van Dango. 3.10 Get Blake! 3.35 Dragons: Defenders Of Berk. 4.40 Scream Street. 5.00 100% Wolf: The Book Of Hath. 5.25 Miraculous. 6.00 School Of Rock.

6.30 Operation Ouch! 7.00 Horrible Histories.

7.40 Cleopatra In Space. 8.05 Kung Fu Panda.

8.30 The Legend Of Korra. 8.50 The Rubbish World Of Dave Spud. 9.05 Find Me In Paris.

9.30 The Athena. 9.55 Rage. 10.55 Close.

WEDNESDAY, May 3

ABC

6.00 Morning (2) Programs. 12.00 News.

12.30 Press Club. 1.40 Media Watch. 1.55 Short Cuts To Glory. 2.30 Back Roads. 3.00 Escape From The City. 4.00 Antiques Roadshow. 5.00 Anh’s Brush With Fame. 5.30 Hard Quiz. 6.00 The Drum. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Hard Quiz. 8.30 The Weekly With Charlie Pickering. 9.05 Aunty Donna’s Coffee Cafe.

9.30 QI. 10.05 Staged. 10.30 ABC Late News.

10.45 The Business. 11.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Sunrise.

9.00 The Morning Show. 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 To Be Advised. 1.30 Charles: The Monarch And The Man. 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4.

5.00 The Chase Australia. 6.00 7News Local.

6.30 7News @ 6:30. 7.00 Home And Away. 7.30 Farmer Wants A Wife. 9.00 9-1-1. Return. 10.00 9-1-1: Lone Star. Return. 11.00 The Latest: Seven News. 11.30 10 Years Younger In 10 Days. 12.30 Home Shopping. 5.00 Late Programs.

SBS VLND

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

9.30 NBC Today. 10.30 Better Homes And Gardens. 1.00 Kochie’s Business Builders.

1.30 Dog Patrol. 2.00 Weekender. 2.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 3.30 RSPCA Animal Rescue.

4.30 Better Homes And Gardens. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Doc Martin. 8.30 Inspector Morse. 10.50 Air Crash Investigations. 11.50 Late Programs.

NEWS

6.00 Morning (64) Programs.

12.00 Border Security. 1.30 Rides Down Under: Workshop Wars. 2.30 Motor Racing. Supercars Championship. Round 3. Perth SuperSprint.

Day 1. Highlights. 3.30 Motor Racing. Supercars Championship. Round 3. Perth SuperSprint.

Day 2. Highlights. 4.30 Counting Cars. 5.30 American Restoration. 6.00 American Pickers.

7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Storage Wars. 8.30 MOVIE: U-571. (2000) 10.55 Late Programs.

SBS

6.00 Sunrise.

(6) 9.00 The Morning Show. 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 To Be Advised. 1.30 Motorbike Cops. 2.00 Criminal Confessions. 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. 6.00 7News Local. 6.30 7News @ 6:30. 7.00 Home And Away. 7.30 Cosentino: Decennium. 9.10 The Good Doctor. 11.10 The Latest: Seven News. 11.40 Crime Investigation Australia: Most Infamous. 2.00 Late Programs.

SBS VLND

7MATE

6.00 Kids’ Programs.

(82) 12.00 America’s Top Dog. 2.00 Full House. 2.30 3rd Rock. 3.30 Everybody Loves Raymond. 4.00 The Nanny.

5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 I Dream Of Jeannie. 6.00 That ’70s Show. 7.00 Young Sheldon. 7.30 RBT. 8.30 MOVIE: The Town. (2010) Ben Affleck.

11.00 Young Sheldon. 11.30 Duncanville. 12.00 Love Island. 1.10 Below Deck Mediterranean.

2.00 Raymond. 2.30 Full House. 3.00 Late Programs.

SEVEN

6.00 Today. 9.00 (8) Today Extra. 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 LEGO Masters: Grand Masters. 1.30 Getaway. 2.00 Pointless. 3.00 Tipping Point. 4.00 Afternoon News. 4.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. 5.30 WIN News. 6.00 Nine News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 LEGO Masters: Grand Masters. 8.50 David Attenborough’s Frozen Planet II. 10.00 Nine News Late. 10.30 Chicago Med. 11.25 Court Cam. 11.50 Suspect Number 1. 12.40 Late Programs.

7TWO

6.00 Morning (81) Programs. 9.30 Newstyle Direct. 10.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. 12.00 Days Of Our Lives. 12.55 The Young And The Restless. 1.50 Mend It For Money. 2.50 One Star To Five Star. 3.20 MOVIE: Fear Is The Key. (1972) 5.30 Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 New Tricks. 8.40 The Closer. 9.40 Rizzoli & Isles.

10.40 Major Crimes. 11.40 Late Programs.

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

9.30 NBC Today. 12.00 Better Homes And Gardens. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 Creek To Coast. 2.30 Air Crash Investigations.

3.30 RSPCA Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes And Gardens. 5.30 Escape To The Country.

6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Call The Midwife. 8.30 The Inspector Lynley Mysteries. 10.30 Mighty Ships. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 (31) WorldWatch.

9.30 Shortland Street. 11.00 Front Up. 12.00 Jeopardy! 3.20 WorldWatch. 4.15 PBS News.

5.15 Takeshi’s Castle Indonesia. 5.45 Joy Of Painting. 6.15 Forged In Fire. 7.05 Jeopardy!

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

10.10 Rites Of Passage. 11.00 The UnXplained.

12.40 F*ck, That’s Delicious. 1.30 WWE Legends. 3.05 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera.

6.00 (52) Friends.

8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Friends. 1.00 The Unicorn. 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. 1.30 Come Dance With Me. 3.30 The King Of Queens. 4.30 Home Shopping.

NINE

6.00 Morning (5) Programs. 8.00 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. 8.30 Entertainment Tonight. 9.00 Judge Judy. 9.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 10.00 Studio 10.

12.00 10 News First: Midday. 1.00 Dr Phil. 2.00 To Be Advised. 3.45 Entertainment Tonight.

4.00 Good Chef Bad Chef. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 5.00 10 News First. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 MasterChef Australia. 9.00 NCIS. 11.00 The Project. 12.00 Late Programs.

9GEM

6.00 Home (53) Shopping.

7.30 Infomercials. 8.00 Pooches At Play. 8.30 Exploring Off The Grid. 9.00 Escape Fishing With ET. 9.30 Scorpion. 10.30 JAG. 12.30 Bull.

2.30 Scorpion. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder.

5.30 JAG. 7.30 Bull.

9.25 CSI: Vegas.

10.20 48 Hours. 11.15 SEAL Team. 12.15 Home Shopping. 2.15 Diagnosis Murder. 4.05 JAG.

10 BOLD

10 PEACH (52)

TEN

9GEM (81)

6.00 Home Shopping.

7.30 Infomercials. 8.00 Pooches At Play. 8.30 Exploring Off The Grid. 9.00 Escape Fishing With ET. 9.30 Scorpion. 10.30 JAG. 12.30 Bull.

2.30 Scorpion. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 Bull. 8.30 NCIS. 9.25 Hawaii Five-0.

10.20 Blue Bloods. 11.15 In The Dark. 12.15 Home Shopping. 2.15 Diagnosis Murder. 4.05 JAG.

9GO!

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

8.00 Friends. 9.30 The King Of Queens. 10.30 The Unicorn. 11.30 The Big Bang Theory.

12.30 Frasier. 1.30 The Middle. 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. 11.00 Frasier. 12.00 Home Shopping. 1.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 2.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 Travel Guides. 1.00 RPA. 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 RBT. 8.30 Paramedics. 9.30 Embarrassing Bodies. 10.30 Nine News Late.

11.00 A+E After Dark. 11.50 The First 48. 12.40 Tipping Point. 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping.

2.30 Late Programs.

7TWO

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

11.30 My Favorite Martian. 12.00 Days Of Our Lives. 12.55 The Young And The Restless.

1.50 Explore. 2.05 Mend It For Money. 3.05 One Star To Five Star. 3.35 MOVIE: The Lady Killers. (1955) 5.30 Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman.

6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Keeping Up Appearances. 8.40 Poirot. 10.40 Silent Witness.

12.50 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Highway Patrol. 1.00 Surveillance Oz. 2.00 Hellfire Heroes. 3.00 Billy The Exterminator.

3.30 Pawn Stars Sth Africa. 4.00 Pawn Stars UK. 4.30 Cool Cars With Dermott And Elise. 5.00 Ultimate Rides. 5.30 American Restoration. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Air Crash Investigations. 8.30 Close Encounters Down Under. 9.30 Motor MythBusters. 10.30 Late Programs.

TEN

6.00 Morning (5) Programs. 8.30 Entertainment Tonight. 9.00 Judge Judy. 9.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 10.00 Studio 10. 12.00 10 News First: Midday. 1.00 Dr Phil.

2.00 To Be Advised. 3.30 Judge Judy. 4.00 Good Chef Bad Chef. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 5.00 10 News First. 6.30 The Project.

7.30 MasterChef Australia. 8.40 Law & Order: SVU. 9.40 Fire Country. 10.40 Bull. 11.30 Late Programs.

SEVEN (6)

7MATE (64)

10 PEACH

NINE

6.00 Kids’ Programs.

(82) 12.00 America’s Top Dog. 1.00 Raising Hope. 2.00 Full House. 2.30 3rd Rock. 3.30 Everybody Loves Raymond.

4.00 The Nanny. 5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 I Dream Of Jeannie. 6.00 That ’70s Show. 7.00 Young Sheldon. 7.30 MOVIE: Passengers. (2016) 9.45 MOVIE: V For Vendetta. (2005) 12.30 Love Island. 1.30 Young Sheldon. 2.00 Raymond.

2.30 Full House. 3.00 Bakugan: Geogan Rising.

3.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (62) Programs. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. 12.00 Better Homes And Gardens. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 South Aussie With Cosi. 2.30 Cities Of The Underworld. 3.30 RSPCA Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes And Gardens. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt.

7.30 Father Brown. 8.30 Murdoch Mysteries.

9.30 Kavanagh QC. 11.15 Murdoch Mysteries.

12.15 Late Programs.

10 BOLD

6.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 Becker. 8.00 Seinfeld. 9.30 The King Of Queens. 10.30 The Unicorn. 11.30 Becker. 12.30 Frasier. 1.30 Seinfeld. 3.00 The King Of Queens. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Mom. 10.20 Becker.

11.10 Frasier. 12.00 Home Shopping. 1.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 2.30 Late Programs.

7MATE

SBS VLND

TEN (5)

9GO! (82)

6.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping.

7.00 Creflo Dollar Ministries. 7.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. 12.00 Days Of Our Lives.

12.55 The Young And The Restless. 1.50 Mend It For Money. 2.50 One Star To Five Star. 3.20 MOVIE: I’m All Right Jack. (1959) 5.30 Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow.

7.30 As Time Goes By. 8.50 Midsomer Murders.

10.50 Law & Order. 11.50 Late Programs.

6.00 Sunrise.

9.00 The Morning Show. 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: The Good Mother. (2013) 2.00 Kochie’s Business Builders. 2.30 Border Security USA. 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. 6.00 7News Local. 6.30 7News @ 6:30. 7.00 Home And Away. 8.30 Britain’s Got Talent. 9.45 The Front Bar. 10.45 The Latest: Seven News. 11.15 Fantasy Island.

12.30 Home Shopping. 5.00 Late Programs.

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

7.30 7.30. 8.00 ABC News Tonight. 8.45 The Business. 9.00 ABC Nightly News. 9.30 The Pacific. 10.00 The World. 11.00 ABC Late News.

11.30 The Drum. 12.30 ABC News Overnight.

1.00 ABC Late News. 1.15 Late Programs.

9GO!

7TWO (62)

SBS (3)

NEWS (24)

6.00 Home (53) Shopping.

7.00 Infomercials. 8.00 Pooches At Play. 8.30 Exploring Off The Grid. 9.00 Escape Fishing With ET. 9.30 Reel Action. 10.30 JAG. 12.30 Bull.

2.30 Scorpion. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 Bull.

8.30 NCIS. 10.20 In The Dark.

11.15 Blue Bloods. 12.15 Home Shopping. 2.15 Diagnosis Murder. 4.05 JAG.

6.00 Today. 9.00 (8) Today Extra. 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 LEGO Masters: Grand Masters. 1.30 Destination WA. 2.00 Pointless.

3.00 Tipping Point. 4.00 Afternoon News. 4.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. 5.30 WIN News. 6.00 Nine News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Travel Guides. 8.30 MOVIE: Edge Of Tomorrow. (2014) Tom Cruise, Emily Blunt, Bill Paxton. 10.45 Nine News Late. 11.15 New Amsterdam. 12.05 Ordinary Joe. Final. 1.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (64) Programs. 12.00 Truck Night In America. 1.00 Aussie Salvage Squad. 2.00 Heavy Tow Truckers Down Under.

3.00 Billy The Exterminator. 3.30 Pawn Stars South Africa. 4.00 Pawn Stars UK. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 Storage Wars: Texas. 5.30 American Restoration. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Highway Patrol. 8.30 Motorbike Cops. 9.30 Beach Cops. 10.30 Surveillance Oz. 11.30 Late Programs.

ABC PLUS

9GEM

SEVEN

NEWS

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.10 Mother Tongue. 9.25 Make Me A Dealer. 10.15 Paddington Station 24/7. 11.05 Icons. 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.10 Secrets To Civilisation. 3.10 Mastermind Aust.

3.40 The Cook Up. 4.10 Scenic Coastal Walks.

5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers.

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Friday, April 28, 2023 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR

Sport

Arthritis sufferers swing their way to better health SWINGING a club on the fairways in the great outdoors, may have more health benefits than we realise.

A new ground-breaking international study has led researchers to conclude, that golf not only improves your mental and physical wellbeing generally, but is particularly beneficial to those with the chronic condition, osteoarthritis.

University of South Australia researcher, Dr Brad Stenner from the Alliance for Research in Exercise, Nutrition and Activity (ARENA), along with a team of academics from Australia and the United Kingdom, found that golfers with the degenerative condition, experience lower psychological distress and better general health, compared to the general population.

The fi ndings, reported in the Journal of Science and Medi-

cine in Sport, also indicated a number of positive health results for those without arthritis, playing the sport.

“The physical activity you get from playing golf, can contribute to your mental and physical health and wellbeing,” Dr Stenner told the Narromine Star.

“Latest research, shows the golf helps maintain physical activity, and it contributes lower levels of psychological distress and depression and anxiety,” he added.

It was a particularly good exercise for people with osteoarthritis: “because they are often unable to go the gym or play sports that might have a high-impact on the joints, particularly the hips,” Dr Stenner said.

“So, the physical activity in golf, has lower-impact on the joints, but still walking 8–10

kilometres. It’s a physical activity that people with osteoarthritis, can do”.

Osteoarthritis affects more than two million Australians who suffer joint pain and stiffness most commonly in their hands, neck, lower back, knees, or hips, contributing to a lower likelihood of meeting physical exercise guidelines.

Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis, the leading cause of chronic pain, and the second-most common cause of disability.

In a survey of 459 golfers with osteoarthritis, more than 90 per cent rated their health as “good”, “very good”, or “excellent”, compared to just 64 per cent of the general population with the condition.

Almost three times as many non-golfers (22 per cent ) reported “high” to “very high” levels of psychological distress

Good field of weekend golfers for Graham Walsh Memorial Contributed by NORM LEWIS LAST week was a top weekend for golfers on the Narromine course, with very good fields on all three days of competition.

The top field of the “weekend”, was on Friday, when a total of 95 players took part in the Three Gold Bars Charity Golf Day. This event was the Graham Walsh Memorial day, which attracted players from all around the west.

Those playing were greeted with a barbecue lunch, followed by a ninehole golf event, and then novelty items and an auction as part of the Charity Day. In all it was a great event, with thanks going to Kale Bock and his helpers, who conducted the Day with Kale later saying that a total in the vicinity of $16,000, was raised for local mental health charities.

On Saturday, a field of 29 attended for the 4BBB event and Round Two of the Annual Shoot-Out Competition. Winners on the day, were Emily Gainsford and Katie McCutcheon with 50 points.

Runners-Up were Bob Fletcher and Brian Masling with a card of 48 points with the nearest-the-pin prizes to Lenae Bock on the ninth, and Adam Davis on the 10th.

The Long Drive on the fi rst was also won by Davis with the drawn Jackpot hole the ninth for a prize won by Bob. On Sunday, the event was an Individual Irish Stableford with a field of 14 players. The winner was Robert Burns on 76 points from Tony Mann second on 74 points. The nearest-thepin prizes went to Rob Williams on the ninth and Alex Williams on the 10th. Tony Mann also won the Long Drive on the eight with the drawn Jackpot not won.

Coming events ON Saturday, April 29, is the 18-hole Par Plus, while on Sunday, April 30 is the Four-Ball Best Ball and the Dunedoo Open.

The Junior Clinic also resumes on Sunday, April 30 after the break for the school holidays starting from 9am.

That’s all for this week – see you at the 19th!

compared to golfers with osteoarthritis (eight per cent).

Dr Stenner, a lecturer and occupational therapist, says regular golfers are kept active, due to the amount of walking required, and the game also offers a range of other positive outcomes. ”There are also significant benefits to mental health and well-being,” he said.

“It’s really important to understand, that in a group of older adults, they have gone through significant life changes.

“Sometimes, people become more isolated in this period of their life, and maybe lose the social connection they had when they were working,” he added.

Dr Stenner, believes that golf, can provide a replacement set of social contacts, that people traditionally lose

when they leave the workforce.

“Playing golf enables them to make new friends, strengthen existing friendships, and foster a sense of belonging as part of the group.

“Socialisation is one of the most important things for wellbeing and lower risk of experiencing psychological distress and depression, and (it) positively contributes to overall health and well-being,” he added.

Dr Stenner believes that there is a growing body of evidence, that golf reduces the risk of many chronic conditions such as obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease, and that it may contribute to the management of all these illnesses.

Weekly Comp to King, with a count-back win Contributed by NORM LEWIS THE weekly Gerries Golf Competition was, this round, won by Ross King, who had tied with Brian Masling on 24 points, but was able to collect the major trophy on a count-back.

Bad luck “Maso”, but you saved your handicap!

In all, a total of 13 players took part in the weekly event played on the front nine of the Narromine course last Wednesday, with Mal McIntyre winning the nearest-the-pin event and, in doing so, taking the jackpot prize kitty of nine golf balls.

The winner of the NAGA was Mal Fraser, in an up-and-down each week for “Boof”.

Over to the Pool table, where Chris Harding and Norm Lewis played Graham Shaw and Bob Fletcher in the preliminary round.

This match saw Harding and Lewis advance to the fi nal with a convincing win. Their opponents in the fi nal, were Ross King and Terry Willis. This pair were well in front, until Willis had a shot at the black to win and, by mistake hit, one of their opponents’ balls. Fortunately, no damage was done as Ross was able to sink the black and win the match. Terry Willis and Ross King are Champs for the week, giving Ross a winning double on the day.

Mention must be made of the success of two of our regular Gerrie golfers, Ann Harmer and Ross King. Ann was the top female player of the year in the recent Business House competition, and Ross was the top Male player of the competition. Great wins to you both!

There will be no play for the Gerries this week, due to a Golf Club prior booking. The next Gerries comp will therefore be on Wednesday, May 3, with the hit-off on the back nine at 3pm.

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 Friday, April 28, 2023

RACING NG ORT REPORT

By COLIN HODGES BUILDING on a good record in central west feature races, Tara and Philippe Vigouroux who train in partnership at Hawkesbury, won the 1300 metres Narromine USMC Diggers Cup on Thursday, April 20 at Narromine with Zouoligist.

Runner-up to Hit The Target in the 2020 Soldiers Saddle at Bathurst, Zouoligist then won the 2021 Soldiers Saddle and the Vigouroux stable won the race again in

Zouoligist wins Narromine USMC Diggers Cup 2022 with Lemaire.

Ridden at Narromine by Ben Looker, Zouoligist ($6.50) led for home from Ferus and Foreign Brother and then staved off a challenge from Hit The Rim (Brooke Stower, $6) to win by a long neck with Deel Street (Ken Dunbar, $26) powering to the line from a long way back to fi nish third.

Ben Looker completed a double the next race on the Clint Lundholm, Dubbo trained Raging Rush which is raced by several committee members of Wellington Race Club.

Fifth in the Country Championship Qualifier at Coonamble two starts prior, Raging Rush ($3.80 to $2.90 favour-

ite) settled behind the leaders in the 1100 metres Three Rivers Machinery Class Three Handicap at Narromine and fi nished best to account for Gold Counter (Brooke Stower, $41) and Driving Force (Grant Buckley, $5).

Narromine trainer Wayne Collison who won with $15 chance Luckyimwithaimee at Warren recently, had another long odds winner Sister’s Pick at his home track in the 1100 metres CAD Contracting Maiden Plate.

Bred by Wally Prout from Gilgandra and raced by the winning trainers wife Robyn Douglas, Sister’s Pick led to the home turn where the fa-

vourite Din drew alongside.

Din (Chelsea Hillier, $2.40) veered wide and raced greenly while Sisters Pick (Jake Pracey-Holmes, $51) raced away to score by over two lengths with Pants On Fire (Ronald Simpson, $5) a head away third.

Jake Pracey-Holmes is riding in great form and the other legs of a treble, My Mirka ($15) for Mudgee trainer David Smith and the Michael Lunn, Dubbo trained Charlotting ($3.30 fav.) both led all the way.

Former Queensland galloper Mishani Vandal is going well for Dubbo trainer Cindy Monaghan with two recent wins including the 1300 metres QUBE Agri Country

Boosted Benchmark 50 Handicap at Narromine.

Well ridden by apprentice Ronald Simpson, Mishani Vandal ($10 to $5.50) came from midfield to win by over two lengths from Oh No Bro (Jake Pracey-Holmes, $12) and the leader Searchlight (Shayleigh Ingelse, $16).

Wyong trainer Damien Lane, formerly from Coonamble, helped punters get off to a good start when Jacky Dee (Patrick Scorse, $2.70 to $2.25 fav.) after sharing the lead won the 1100 metres Aqua West Maiden Plate from Vanoureuce (Ronald Simpson, $3.40) and Decaulette (Jake Pracey-Holmes, $7).

Diggers Cup winner - Zouologist trained by Philippe & Tara Vigouroux, Jockey Ben Looker and Narromine Turf Club Race Day Secretary Sarah Masonwells.

PHOTO: TRISTAN PENSON.

LADIES GOLF NEWS

Jeffery wins 18-hole event with Handsaker up in nine LAST Wednesday, a total of 14 lady golfers competed for a trophy donated by Marj Kelly.

The nine, nine-hole players competed on the front nine, with Kim Handsaker winning with 31 nett. The C-Grade winner was Carol McCalman with 34 nett with ball winners Jenny Ward on 32 nett and Judy Heckendorf on 34 nett.

Nearest-the-pin went to Marj Kelly with Wendy Jeffery winning the trophy for the 18-hole competition with 70 nett — congratulations Wendy for also becoming a great grandmother to Patrick Russ!

Dale Harding was the ball winner with 70 nett with nearest-the-pins won by Gail White and Betty Berryman.

On Saturday, the Ladies played the fi rst round of the monthly medal with the 18-hole winner Vicki Gainsford on 72 nett. In this comp, the ball winner was Betty Berryman on 75 nett.

Nine-hole winners were Anne Harmer on 36 nett; the C-Grade winner was Bev Woods on 38 nett (on a countback) from Maida O’Mally, who won a ball. Nearest-to-pins were Wendy Jeffery and Vicki Gainsford.

This Saturday, (April 29) the Ladies are playing a stroke event for a trophy donated by Pete Ferrari.

On Wednesday, May 3, is the Betty Green Memorial trophy with lunch kindly provided by Ron Green and his family. Hope to see you on the course!

Join the Pumarettes!

Warren’s ladies touch 7 footy team are seeking players for the 2023 season, with the first game kicking off on the 6th May against Bre/Bourke!

If you are over 16 years old, enjoy being active and like friendly competition this is a great opportunity to join a fun, energetic and social team! We welcome all ages, fitness levels and no previous footy experience is required.

Come along and meet the team at our training sessions, every Tuesday and Thursday evening from 6.30pm at the Victoria Oval!

For more information please contact Emma Ferguson on 0447 135 663.

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Friday, April 28, 2023 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR ISSN 2653-2948

SPORT

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Swanettes pip Narromine; and savour Skinner Cup win

Flying action from the exciting Dunedoo team, turning it on against Narromine in the final of the Christie and Hood Castlereagh League’s League Tag Knockout.

THE Dunedoo “Swanettes” League Tag side, are the inaugural champions of the Jessica Skinner Challenge Cup after pipping a plucky Narromine outfit in the fi nal.

The visiting girls came-up trumps, after they won the Christie and Hood Castlereagh League’s League Tag Knockout, that was played at Coonamble last Saturday.

The Swanettes, who have been one of the leading teams in recent years in the Castlereagh League Tag competition, served notice that they

Jessica Skinner, after whom the Jessica Skinner Challenge Cup is named, with the Dunedoo team who were the inaugural winners of the knock-out shield. PHOTOS: PETER SHERWOOD PHOTOGRAPHY.

will once again be right in the mix for premiership honours after they defeated Binnaway 14-4 in the preliminary round of the competition.

They then downed Cobar 26 to nil in the semi-fi nal, before turning it on in the second half of the fi nal against Narromine.

The Jets took an early six points to nil lead in the game, and still led six points to four at half-time, but the second stanza saw the Swanette’s speedsters gain the ascendency, racing in three unan-

swered tries to run out 20-6 winners.

In addition to winning the Castlereagh Knockout Shield, they also took home with them the Jessica Skinner Challenge Cup. This is the fi rst year that the Jessica Skinner Challenge Cup has been played for, and it was decided that the winners of the 2023 League Tag Knockout, would be the fi rst holders of the Cup. Ironically, the Swanette’s fi rst defence of the Cup, will be when they play Narromine

at Dunedoo in Round Six of the competition.

The Youth League round robin that was also played at Coonamble on Saturday, saw the Narromine Jets take home the Shield after they were undefeated in all their games.

League Tag Scores Preliminary Rounds Narromine 30 defeated Gilgandra 0, Coonamble and Baradine drew 10-all (Coonamble advanced due to being the first scorer), Dunedoo

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