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Finally! Trangie’s new servo will open within a fortnight By LUKE WILLIAMS IT’S been a long-running saga that has led to Trangie having no petrol station for months, but it looks set to be over within the coming weeks. Residents have been forced to drive a 70-kilometre round trip for petrol or rely on other locals for help for nearly half a year, after Ampol closed its doors with no explanation on December 4 last year. Initially, Government officials told residents they would have to wait just 10 days while a temporary site was put in place by new leaseholder Inland Petroleum.
However, negotiations between Transport for NSW, their contractor UGL Regional Linx, who owns the land, Inland Petroleum, and Narromine Shire Council, delayed the new construction. Narromine Star understands the main cause of the delays, came from Transport for NSW, as Inland Petroleum and Narromine Shire Council were pushing for an earlier start. Inland Petroleum Principal, Paul McCallum, told the Star, that all civil works had been completed for the temporary refuelling site, with fuel pumps, tanks, and line-work
electrics, having all been completed. He also said the canopy is also finished, and the refuelling area tank has been installed and is operational. Mr. McCallum said that now they were only waiting to replace their initially installed single-ULP storage tank with a two-compartment petrol tank. He said this is expected to arrive in Australia in two weeks. “Initially, a single-grade storage tank for ULP was installed,” he said. “In two weeks, a two-compartment petrol tank will arrive in the country and be transported to site,” he added.
He said that this short turnaround, followed what would have been another unacceptable delay. “The delivery date has been brought forward for this tank. It was initially going to be a four-month lead time,” he said. “Given we can have this tank in two weeks, I decided not to use the single-grade tank; the two-grade tank will give the option of either ULP or premium fuel,” he explained. Other final work, is now underway, he enthused. “Next week, we install the outdoor payment terminal on site, and the following week, the two-grade petrol tank.
“Calibration and wet-testing will then take place, and operations will commence within about two and a half weeks,” he said. He added that that the station, will have staff available for all operating hours. “When we open, staff will be on-hand to help people with the refuelling process, Monday to Friday.” Inland Petroleum also plan on installing a 24-hour outdoor payment terminal next week for card-users. Mr McCallum added that his company would also be installing a temporary convenience store in July.
Narromine’s Simone wins District Nurse of the Year By LUKE WILLIAMS WHEN Simone Purtell meets a new patient, she views her role from the point of view of a close loved-one. “I suppose I just think, ‘if it was my family member, how would I like them to be treated, if it was my mother or daughter?’,” she said. “I think of my own daughters, how I would like them to be treated, if they were in the hospital,” she adds. People in hospital, she explained, are often at
their most vulnerable, and that’s what makes her job so important. “I think being there for any patient, when they are at their lowest low, and for them to say, ‘I am so glad you are my nurse’, that makes my day. “I try always to have a smile and always be positive and always acknowledge the patient, no matter what they are going through, and just try to support them in whatever facet of illness or health that they are going through,” she told the Narromine Star.
Simone’s dedication and devotion to her caring craft, were recently recognised by her peers and supervisors. The Narromine Health Service employee was recently awarded the coveted Nurse of the Year at the Western NSW Local Health District’s (WNSWLHD) 2023 Nursing and Midwifery Awards. With more than 3500 peers in her profession in the region, she was supremely- amazed at her honour. “I was certainly sur-
prised,” Simone told the Narromine Star. “There are so many beautiful, hard-working nurses in the district, so to win, was a huge honour.” Simone herself grew-up in a family who worked in education on the outskirts of Dubbo, and said that someone observed to her one day that they thought she would make a great nurse. Continued page 2 Rachel (Simone) Purtell, winner of the 2023 Nurse of the Year Award. PHOTO: WNSWLHD.
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Thursday, May 18, 2023 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR
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THE FORECAST Thursday, May 18 Min 6. Max 17. Cloudy. Chance of any rain: 10% Central West Slopes and Plains area: Partly cloudy. Patches of morning frost on the southern plains. Slight chance of a shower on the southern slopes, near zero chance elsewhere. Light winds becoming southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h in the early afternoon then becoming light in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 1 and 6 with daytime temperatures reaching between 15 and 19. Sun protection recommended from 10:50 am to 1:10 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 3 [Moderate] Friday, May 19 Min 3. Max 17. Sunny. Chance of any rain: 0%
By LUKE WILLIAMS NARROMINE-TRANGIE branch of the NSW Farmers Association, is calling on the NSW Government to introduce harsher penalties for rural crime. The branch’s Annual General Meeting passed a motion stating: “That the NSW Government ensure that the full application of penalties for rural crime, particularly related to theft, trespass, and malicious damage be required of the Judiciary with a proper focus on the actions of repeat offenders. “This motion is urgent as there is little being done by the judiciary to deter the increase in rural crime,” it said. “While charges are being successfully prosecuted, the illegal actions are not being adequately penalized due to leniency in sentencing. This is sending a message that the fi nancial, emotional, and psy-
Peter Wilson chological impact of rural crime to both the farming and broader rural community is not significant.” Chair of the branch, Peter Wilson, told the Narromine Star the resolution came about, not just following a series of crimes, but what they perceived as an inadequate response from the judiciary. “We had one member
who had goods stolen from his farm by an offender who was already out on bail for a similar sort of offense,” Mr Wilson said. “Then after that, we heard he then had committed a third offense, while still on bail,” he added. He urged the Courts to do more to stamp out rural crime, and not treat it as inconsequential. “We also had a trespass case where the Magistrate ordered $1 compensation as if trespass didn’t matter because it happened on such a vast tract of land”. The Centre for Rural Criminology at the University of New England, recently launched a crime survey of farmers last year in NSW. It found that despite high levels of victimisation, farmers are reluctant to report farm crimes to the police. In particular, it reports that, only 66 per cent reported stock theft to the
police, while trespassing, illegal shooting, and hunting, were reported less than half the time. Many farmers in the survey cited a lack of confidence in the police. At the same time, around 70 per cent reported being “concerned” or “very concerned” about crime in their area. Mr. Wilson said that the roads between Narromine and Warren, were a “particular hotspot” for crime. “It seems to be a favourite place for criminals to drive-along and see if there is a vehicle or two they can steal, take on joyrides, and then burn them out,” he said. After further discussion, it was also resolved at the Narromine-Trangie branch AGM: “that the sentencing option for second repeat offenders, if not being sent to jail, is they be required to wear a tracking device to monitor their location.”
Simone wins District Nurse of the Year From page 1 “So, I went for it, and I just loved it,” she said. “I love looking after people. I love the whole community spirit; there is always something new. “Just caring for people, even at the end of their life, I think it’s a real privilege,” she said of her 26 years of nursing. She said one of the most rewarding and difficult moments came, when she nursed both her mother and father in the hospital as they passed. “I know not many people would see that as a privilege, but not many people get to be in that position – and that’s exactly what I saw in us, a great privilege to be there to say goodbye.” But she said those moments – those ultimate, final moments of mortality, are also the most challenging part of the job. “You not only get at-
tached to the patient, but you also get attached to the whole family, so, of course, the end is a tough time. “The hardest thing is getting attached to the patients and their whole families, and being there at the end it’s difficult; it’s difficult to say goodbye, it’s challenging to be with the family, but again I think it’s a privilege, it’s just tricky sometimes, especially when we have nursed them for some time,” she added. Meanwhile, another Narromine nurse, Grace Allen, was nominated for Leader of the Year with the WNSWLHD, and the Narromine Health Service was also nominated for Team of the Year. In a statement, WNSWLHD said that: “Grace is a strong asset to her role, and Narromine is incredibly fortunate to have her as our nurse manager. “Grace is dedicated and
Central West Slopes and Plains area: Mostly sunny. Patches of frost and the chance of fog in the morning, mainly in the south. Light winds becoming south to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h during the morning then becoming light during the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between minus 1 and 4 above zero with daytime temperatures reaching between 15 and 18. Sun protection recommended from 10:40 am to 1:20 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 3 [Moderate] Saturday, May 20 Min 2. Max 16. Partly cloudy. Chance of any rain: 5% Central West Slopes and Plains area: Partly cloudy. Patches of morning frost in the north.
hardworking. Grace is extremely organised and focused on continuously learning and developing best practices to manage routine activities both efficiently and effectively. Grace brings a positive high energy and a personal touch. “Grace has initiated multiple quality improvement initiatives over the years for managing our nursing department that thoroughly impressed all staff.” The local carer told the Narromine Star: “I think a good leader has to be adaptive and defi nitely flexible; there needs to be for future health to change. “I wanted to be a nurse; it combined a love of working with people with just really practical, hands-on skills,” she added. When she expressed her interest in nursing to her parents as a teenager, they suggested she work in a
Medium chance of showers on the southern slopes, near zero chance elsewhere. Light winds becoming southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h during the morning then becoming light during the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to around 2 with daytime temperatures reaching between 14 and 18. Sun protection recommended from 10:50 am to 1:10 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 3 [Moderate] Sunday, May 21 Min 3. Max 17. Partly cloudy. Chance of any rain: 5% Monday, May 22 Min 3. Max 19. Sunny. Chance of any rain: 0% Tuesday, May 23 Min 2. Max 18. Sunny. Chance of any rain: 5%
nursing home. “It was just beautiful, I loved it,” Grace said, looking forward to going to work each morning. “My love is working with people in a leadership role. I can identify areas where I can make changes and see that change happening. “I’ve enjoyed the highpaced, thinking on your feet, problem-solving role,” Grace said. Country nursing, she added, offers challenges different from large metropolitan facilities. “We are a small team. I think having a positive mindset is one of the most interesting parts of working in a small hospital. “The workforce is already a challenge. We strive to have new nurses so that we can grow them up from the ground-up,” Grace concluded.
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Warning! What’s good for the goose, is same for local drivers
Don’t be a goose, new signage warns of the new road hazard Wetlands on The McGrane Way, geese! PHOTOS: NARROMINE STAR By GINNI BROWN IF you have recently driven south from the Narromine township past the Wetlands on The McGrane Way, you may have noticed some new wildlife protection signage in place. The origin of these signs, is a great example of how community concerns have resulted in action by the Narromine Shire Council. A local resident, who wishes to remain anonymous, spoke to The Narromine Star about visiting the Council Office to express their worries. “I was very concerned for
the safety of both the geese and the motorists on that road” they explained. “Geese are quite arrogant, and don’t rush to move away from vehicles. On the fl ipside, they can do significant damage in fl ight to a windshield on a vehicle”. The resident said that they had used the road for many years, but that the geese had only become a problem since the Wetlands developments. They also said that the staff at the Shire were receptive to their concerns; and noted their suggestions which included reducing the speed limit.
Narromine man charged with 29 offences – Strike Force Dozer A NARROMINE man has been charged with a long line of offences as part of a continuing police investigation into property-related crime in rural areas throughout the state’s west. By “long-line of offences – we mean 29! In March this year, Strike Force Dozer was established by officers from the Orana Mid-Western Police District with the assistance of the Rural Crime Prevention Team to investigate rural property crime throughout the Narromine, Warren, Trangie, Nyngan and Cobar areas. As part of ongoing inquiries, officers attended an address on McNamara’s Lane, Narromine, last Thursday where they arrested a 23-year-old man. He was taken to Narromine Police Station and charged with 29 offences: f five times take and drive conveyance without consent of owner;
f five times damage property by fi re/explosion greater than $15,000; f four times steal motor vehicle; f three times enter building/land
with intent to commit indictable offence; f two times aggravated break and enter dwelling in company steal less than or equal to $60,000; f two times larceny value less than or equal to $2000; f two times contravene prohibition/ restriction in AVO (Domestic); f two times use, supply etc stolen fi rearm or fi rearm part; f Break and enter dwelling-house etc with intent (steal); f Accused person has committed serious indictable offence; f Larceny value greater than $5000 and less than or equal to $15,000 f Possess prohibited drug. The man is believed to be connected to four Nyngan men who have also been recently arrested and charged with rural crime offences. He was refused bail and appeared at Dubbo Local Court, where he was again refused bail to re-appear at the Narromine Local Court on Thursday, June 8.
“While the geese are migratory birds, it seems as if they have taken-up permanent residence at the wetlands” Narromine Shire Council General Manager, Jane Redden advised. “There were concerns raised by members of the public about the geese coming out of the wetlands and crossing and sitting on the road... [and] Council has provided signage to advise motorists about the geese” she added. We hope all residents take care in the area for their safety and the safety of the wildlife.
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Re-impose minimum service standards to protect bush banks, Gee
To curb the mass closure of bank branches in the bush, Member for Calare, Andrew Gee, is calling for the legislation of minimum service obligations for the banking sector in regional Australia. PHOTO: ANDREW GEE. IF banking deregulation in the 1980s hasn’t helped regional towns and small communities retain their baking services, maybe it’s time for reregulating minimum service standards, a Federal parlimentarian believes To curb the mass closure of bank branches in the bush, Member for Calare, Andrew Gee, is calling for the legislation of minimum service obligations for the banking sector in regional Australia. The call comes as ANZ Bank recently announced a record profit surge of 23 per cent to $3.8 billion in its latest half. Earlier this week, National Australia Bank recorded a 17 per cent jump in its six-month cash profit to $4.07 billion. Despite these astronomical profits, last month about a dozen bank branches in regional Australia were axed – includ-
ing ANZ branches at Lithgow, Mudgee and Parkes. These branches are the latest in a list of about 100 country bank branches which have been shut in the past six months. “Access to face-to-face banking is vital in the bush,” Mr Gee said. “For too long, the big banks have treated their hardworking and loyal regional customers like second-class citizens, steadily clearing out of main streets across country Australia, and leaving a trail of empty shopfronts in towns across the regions,” he added. Branches are far more important to country towns than in metropolitan areas, he believes. “By abandoning in-person banking in the bush, the banks are forcing an ever-growing number of customers to travel hundreds of clicks away to vis-
it a branch. “Every year, as more and more country branches are shut, the inequality in access to banking services widens between residents of regional Australia, and people who live in city areas,” Mr Gee said. He asked; why are the big banks, which provide an essential service, allowed to grossly neglect their customers who live in country areas? “Enough is enough. With the big banks showing no sign of slowing their retreat from regional Australia, the government must look at legislating minimum service obligations for banks – to stop the banks abandoning the bush. “Legislating minimum service obligations for banks would ensure that people living in regional areas have equality of access to banking services with their city cous-
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“For thousands of ANZ customers, their ‘local’ bank branch is now in a town more than 100 clicks away; ANZ customers in Mudgee face a 256-kilometre return trip, customers in Parkes are now forced to drive 232 kilometres return, and customers in Lithgow must make a 74-kilometre round trip to ANZ Katoomba to do their banking.
“Across our region, the Cabonne Shire no longer has a single stand-alone bank branch. Blayney, Molong, Portland, Cowra and Canowindra are struggling after branches ceased operating, while people in Gulgong, Wellington and Oberon are trying to make do with reduced service hours,” Mr Gee concluded.
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Spectacular Warren Chamber Music Festival a huge success
Rod Sandell with Annette and John Evans at the opening of the Warren Chamber Music Festival on Friday night. Performers receive a standing ovation at the conPHOTOS: WARREN STAR. clusion of the Warren Chamber Music Festival’s opening night on Friday at the Museum and Gallery.
Annette Bryant, Val Soulsby and Lea Leman attending Chamber Music Festival on Friday night.
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By HARRIET GILMORE THE Warren Chamber Music Festival (WCMF) was held over the weekend, offering the community an incredible musical experience usually only reserved for the city and big music halls. The three unique concerts in Warren and Collie, included performances by the world renowned Goldner String Quartet, celebrating their 29th concert season this year, as well as a selection of incredibly talented musicians including Peter Clark, Alexandra Partridge, Katie Yap, Anna Tomasyshyn, Collie’s very own Frances and Nick Evans and the spectacular SING Warren Choir. Almost 500 people attended the three concerts, with opening night held at the recently opened Warren Museum and Art Gallery, a performance in the CWA Hall in Collie on Saturday and the fi nal performance at the Catholic Church on Sunday. Many locals attended the events as well as many from afar, who travelled to the area
just for the festival, from places including Bathurst, Orange, Byron Bay, Caboolture QLD, Wagga Wagga, Nyngan, Coonamble, Gilgandra, and Dubbo. “The festival was a huge success in so many ways,” said artistic director of Warren Chamber Music Festival Frances Evans. “Each concert was breathtakingly beautiful. The Goldner String Quartet lived up to their international reputation by leaving audiences spellbound by their amazing connections with each other as musicians, and with the audience,” said Frances. A great delight for all involved in the festival was discovering the absolutely superb acoustics of the Warren Museum and Art Gallery in the opening concert of the festival on Friday. Violinist Peter Clark said during his preconcert address he believed the Museum was one of the best acoustic venues in NSW, after hearing the incredible sound during practice earlier in the day. Many of the 70 plus au-
dience who attended opening night agreed, with Mayor Milton Quigley saying the performance was absolutely incredible. Local vet Erica Kennedy said she was blown away by the show which sounded amazing in the space, while Val Soulsby said, “we are so lucky to have someone like Frances putting on such a high calibre performance in our little town.” Another great highlight of the weekend was local musician turned farmer Nick Evans performing two movements of the Weber Clarinet Quintet in the Collie CWA Hall concert on Saturday. After performing with energy and fi nesse the audience erupted into cheers and deafening clapping. His performance was truly moving and inspiring. We’ve had reports he’s already back to checking sheep and building fences! Sunday’s performance at the Catholic Church included the world premiere of a new work by Australian composer Fiona Loader, written specifically for the SING Warren choir,
string septet and piano for the WCMF. Composer Fiona Loader said “this piece was written to tell a story about the incredible grit and determination of the people of central and far west NSW rural areas who have endured so much adversity in recent years, and who have achieved incredible things despite the hardships of drought, floods, dust storms, mouse plagues and storms. The people of this land are truly inspiring, and the love of their own land is deeply touching.” Artistic director Frances Evan had many thanks to offer when speaking to us on Monday. “I must express deep thanks to Peter Clark who delivered two engaging and thoroughly enjoyable pre-concert chats. Everyone who attended was absorbed in mind, body, and soul! “I would like to thank committee members Rod Sandell, John Burke, Phil Leman, Marieanne Noonan and Nick Evans for their support and work leading up to, and during the
festival. We all contribute in different ways to make a magical weekend possible for our town. A special thanks goes to Audrey and Jeremy Weston, John and Sue Burke, and Sue and Gwere Green for hosting some of our esteemed guests with incredible warmth and generosity. The festival committee worked hard to make the musicians feel at home and welcome in our community. That certainly occurred. All the musicians expressed their joy in being involved in the festival,” said Frances. “Lastly, I’d like to thank the community for attending the concerts and showing deep appreciation for the musicians and their outstanding performances, expressed by no less than five standing ovations across the weekend,” said Frances. The WCMF, in just its second major event, is being recognised as one of the nation’s most unique and intimate rural chamber music festivals. The committee looks forward to curating the next festival, to be facilitated in 2025.
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NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Thursday, May 18, 2023
Speed zone change review now underway, for McGrane Way By LUKE WILLIAMS THERE’S nothing more frustrating for drivers, than constant speed limit changes, which requires them to spend more time looking at their speedometers, than the road. With this in mind, a speed zone review for The McGrane Way at Narromine is now underway as Council grapples with a brief stretch of road with four speed limit changes, over a short distance. Councillor Ewen Jones, told the Narromine Star, that the current situation, is that the speed level goes from 80km/h to 60 km/h, back up to 100 km/h, and then back-
down to 50 km/h. Council’s Transport Committee is, therefore, now discussing replacing the 60km/h and 100km/h speed limits, with a standard 80km/h speed limit. “Implementing these changes reduces the number of speed limit changes within a short length,” a Council minute on the issue said. A spokesperson for Transport NSW, also told the Narromine Star that: “a speed zone review for The McGrane Way at Narromine, is currently underway, and Transport for NSW continues working with Narromine Shire Council to keep Council up-to-date on
the progress.” Transport for NSW will also advise both Council and the community, if and when the speed limits along this section of road are changed. The changes, if made, will apply to the section along McGrane Way that runs through QUBE and Pioneer. A review has been undertaken to remove the 60km/h at QUBE and Pioneer and replace it with 80km/h from the railway crossing through to the town limits of 50km/h; this will remove the 100km/h heading north into Narromine. Transport for NSW also considered a proposal to increase the speed limit on the
Newell Highway at Tomingley from 50km/h to 6 km/h. However, following investigation, Transport NSW determined the change was not warranted. Narromine Shire Council and NSW Police supported the decision. In other transport developments, Transport for NSW has told Council it has no objection to installing boulders at the truck parking area adjacent to the Mitchell Highway west of Manildra Street. Director of Infrastructure and Engineering Services, Andre Pretorius, advised Council that the footpath will be extended from the grain facility to the truck parking area,
and that boulders will provide the best protection for pedestrians.
Council will also install boulders at the Golf Club area.
Meanwhile, Cr Jones requested improvements to the lighting at the pedestrian crossing in Dandaloo Street from the Post Office to the old ANZ bank building.
Essential Energy is currently installing LED lights in the area with Cr Pretorious asking them to consider the height of the trees in the vicinity of the pedestrian crossing before fi nishing the work.
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Thursday, May 18, 2023 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR
COUNCILCOLUMN EXTRA ORDINARY COUNCIL MEETING
THURSDAY 18 May 2023
An extra ordinary Council meeting will be held on Wednesday, 24 May 2023 at Council’s Chambers, commencing at 5.30 pm to consider Development Application 2022/36 and Council’s Quarterly Budget Review Report. The next Ordinary Council meeting will be held 9GFPGUFC[ ,WPG at Council’s Chambers, commencing at 5.30 pm.
DRAFT INTEGRATED PLANNING AND REPORTING DOCUMENTS 2023
The application includes the development and use of a private motorbike track to be used for training and personal recreation use. The track construction is from natural à w ® > ` V ÛiÀà > >Ài> v >««À Ý° 14,400m2.
Council at its ordinary meeting held 10 May 2023 adopted its Draft Integrated Planning and Reporting documents which are now on public exhibition for a period of 28 days. These documents can be found by visiting Narromine Shire Council’s website www.narromine.nsw.gov.au/council/publicexhibition Members of the public are invited to make comments on these Draft documents up until 5.00pm, Wednesday 8 June 2023.
All submissions must be in writing and must be addressed to the General Manager, Narromine Shire Council within the Ì wV>Ì «iÀ ` commencing on 10 May CPF ƂPKUJKPI ,WPG you may view the application and make a submission online via the NSW Planning Portal by searching: www.planningportal.nsw.gov.au/ daexhibitions
PUBLIC EXHIBITION – DEVELOMENT APPLICATION
PUBLIC EXHIBITION – VOLUNTARY PLANNING AGREEMENT
The following Development Applications are currently on public exhibition, further information can be found on Council’s website by visiting
Council resolved at its meeting held on 10 May 2023 to place the Draft Voluntary Planning Agreement between AH Investments Pty Ltd and Narromine Shire Council on Public Exhibition for a period of 28 days. The draft Agreement has been prepared under Part 7, Division 7.1, Subdivision 2 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979. The draft Planning Agreement and the accompanying Explanatory Note are now available for viewing and comment. The draft Agreement can be found on Council’s website, at the Trangie and Narromine Libraries and the BP service station in Tomingley.
www.narromine.nsw.gov.au/council/publicexhibition Development Application - Establishment of a Solar PV Power Generation Plant With Proposed Additional Battery Storage System. Council has received an application to modify the above Development Application No 2021/21. The development was approved by the Western Regional * > } *> i >à > ,i} > Þ - } wV> Ì Project 3 August 2021. The proposal included a no larger than 5MW grid-connected solar PV installation. The solar farm will be connected to Essential Energy’s network via a 22 kV distribution line running adjacent to the southern boundary of the site. The PV arrangement will continue to consist of approximately 147 ground mounted à } i >Ý Ã ÌÀ>V iÀð č ` wV>Ì Ì Ì i proposal has now been lodged to include a Battery Energy Storage System. This is visually comparable to a shipping container (10m long) and be able to store 4.95MW of electricity.
Submissions in regards to the Draft Planning Agreement will be received until 5pm on the 12th June 2022. Submissions should be sent to Mrs Jane Redden, General Manager, PO Box 115, Narromine NSW 2821. PUBLIC EXHIBITION – DRAFT WATER USAGE CHARGES CONCEALED LEAKS POLICY Council at its ordinary meeting held 10 May 2023, endorsed the Draft Water Usage Charges Concealed Leaks Policy be placed on public exhibition for a further 28-day period. Council will consider all submissions received during the public exhibition period «À À Ì Ì i w > >` «Ì v Ì i * VÞ° Written submissions must be received by 5.00 pm the document will be available for public comment until 5.00 pm, Wednesday 8th June 2023. The draft Policy is available for viewing on Council’s website at: www. narromine.nsw.gov.au/council/publicexhibition
All submissions must be in writing and must be addressed to the General Manager of Narromine Shire Council within the Ì wV>Ì «iÀ ` commencing on 8 May CPF ƂPKUJKPI /C[ you may view the application and make a submission online via the NSW Planning Portal: www. planningportal.nsw.gov.au/daexhibitions Further details of the proposal are available at Council’s Customer Service Centre 118 Dandaloo Street, Narromine. If you have any questions please contact Emma Yule, Manager Planning on (02) 6889 9999.
PUBLIC EXHIBITION - NARROMINE SHIRE COUNCIL
PUBLIC EXHIBITION – DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION
Proposed Road Closing Under Section 38B Roads Act 1993. Proposed compulsory acquisition of part Lot 57 DP 755119 – Tantitha Road. In pursuance of the provisions of the Roads Act 1993, notice is hereby given that Narromine Shire Council proposes to close part of the Council public road listed Tantitha Road - approx. 577m. Council proposes to proceed with the compulsory acquisition of the portion of Crown Land transecting part Lot 57 DP 755119, and the portion of Tantitha Rod adjacent to the east and north of Lot 57 DP
Development: Recreation Facility (outdoor) – Motorbike track (private) DA No: 2022/58 Property: 151 Old Backwater Road NARROMINE Lot: 6 DP: 251750. Council has received the above Development Application DA No: 2022/58 and you are now invited to inspect the details of the application. The subject development is V> `iÛi « i Ì > ` Ì wV>Ì Ã accordance with Council’s Development Control Plan 2011.
755119, for the essential public purpose of creating a Public Road in accordance with the requirements of the Land Acquisition (Just Terms Compensation) Act, 1991 and make application to the Minister and Governor for approval to acquire these portions of land by compulsory process under Section 177 (1) of the Roads Act 1993. Council, upon compulsory acquisition of the northern and eastern portions of former registered road adjacent to Lot 57 DP 755119, and in accordance Section 44 of the Roads Act 1993, gives this land to the Department of Primary Industries (Crown Lands) in compensation for acquisition of that portion of Crown Land transecting Lot 57 DP 755119. Council, upon compulsory acquisition of the transecting portion of Crown Land within Lot 57 DP 755119, by way of notice published in the Government Gazette, dedicate the land as a Public Road. 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 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. For further information, please contact Andre Pretorius 02 6889 9999 or visit Council’s website: www.narromine.nsw.gov. au/council/public-exhibition %#4''4 12214670+6+'5 s ,1+0 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 or follow Council’s Social Media page for updates.
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 à Ìi Õ Ì Ü À à >Ûi Lii w > Ãi`° / i à Ìi will be fenced off for safety during this time. 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.
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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 NSW roads visit www. ÛiÌÀ>vwV°V É 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 } than 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) v À i iÀ}i VÞ i « y `Ã call the NSW SES on 132 500.
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NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Thursday, May 18, 2023
Heat comes off farmland market, but property values are still rising By LUKE WILLIAMS AFTER several years of substantial increases in farmland value, the market appears to have “steadied,” according to the region’s rural property agents. Director of Ray White Dubbo, Brian Mcaneney, told the Narromine Star, that there had been a series of factors that have taken the heat out of the rural land market — interest rate rises, reasonably dry weather, and lower commodity prices.
“It’s often the case, that after a period of rises in market prices, the value starts to steady, and I believe we are heading into that period now,” he said. Jason Hartin from Schute Bell Badgery Lumb in Narromine, explained that, over 2021–22, farmland values saw “massive increases” but, by the end of 2022, this had slowed off the back of repeated interest rate rises. “I don’t think we will see an increase in land values, but we will see more sales,” he said.
“I don’t think prices will drop either, because we have more certainty around interest rates and commodity prices now,” he added. Across Australia, while prices may have stabilised, farmland price growth overall is still strong. The 2023 Rural Bank Australian Farmland Values Report, recorded a 20 per cent rise in growth for 2022, keeping pace with growth in 2021, and the fi rst time in the past 28 years, that growth of more than 15 per cent was re-
Get flu shot now, before the Winter onset strikes By LUKE WILLIAMS LOCAL medical experts are warning the community to get their influenza vaccinations, as the possibility of a severe flu season looms this Winter. General Manager of the Central Sector and Acting Director of Rural Health Service, Karen Harrison, told the Narromine Star, that now is the time to act. “We are about to hit Winter, and we have just seen across the Northern Hemisphere, a particularly-severe strain of flu that resulted in many hospitalisations and deaths,” she said. “Hospitals across Europe were absolutely punished across their winter for influenza, and many were pushed to full-capacity,” she added. Europe’s influenza epidemic was primarily driven by the flu and a strain called the Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). In a statement by the World Health Organisation (WHO) about the European experience, WHO said that the crisis is here now. “We are already seeing influenza viruses (A and B) circulating in different parts of the region,” they said. “While circulating among all age groups and particularly in children of school age, influenza A viruses usually cause severe disease mostly for older people and those with chronic conditions,” they added. According to the Australian Influenza Surveillance Report, it is too early to tell, though. “There is currently not enough information to comprehensively assess the potential severity of the 2023 influenza season at this time,” the Report stated. “In the year-to-date, of the 32,047 notifications of laboratory-confi rmed influenza, 32 influenza-associated deaths have been identified (since January). “Since seasonal surveillance commenced in April 2023, there have been 224 sentinel hospital admissions due to confi rmed influenza, of which 16 (seven per cent) were admitted directly to ICU.” The Government agency has confi rmed there have been 10,417 cases of influenza in NSW since January. Australia’s influenza levels were well down during the COVID epidemic, and now normal levels of influenza look set to return — albeit with a possibly stronger strain. Those who are aged 55 and over are particularly susceptible to hospitalisations. “If you are going to choose one vaccination please get vaccinated for influenza,” Ms Harrison told the Western Plains App. “It’s been a horrible season in Europe for older people with a combination of COVID, RSV, and influenza. Children under five are also at risk of dying from influenza”. “We had a drop off during COVID and then, after COVID, because they were washing their hands and using masks,” she said, “now is the time to get vaccinated,” shew concluded.
corded across all states and territories. Rural Bank Head of Agribusiness Development, Andrew Smith, said: “This is the ninth consecutive year that the national median price per hectare of Australian farmland has increased, lifting the 20-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) to 8.5 per cent and with the national median price rising by 167 per cent.” He added that farmland values maintained strong growth momentum in 2022 as the na-
tional median price per hectare increased by 20 per cent to $8506 per hectare.
He believes the key drivers of farmland values are set to remain in favour of demand exceeding supply through 2023, driving a 10th consecutive year of growth in the national median price per hectare.
“While growth in farmland values is still expected in 2023, this will likely be at a slower rate than the previous two years” Mr Smith concluded.
Narromine Health Centre, welcomes Medicare boost from Federal Budget NARROMINE Shire Family Health Centre has welcomed Federal Government Budget plans to boost funding for Medicare. Labor Treasurer, Jim Chalmers, announced a boost for bulk-billing rates for doctor visits and other incentives funded in the billions over the term of the Parliament. “The increased bulk-billing incentive, enhanced funding for allied health service employment in general practice, and increased spending on digital health, will also help the Narromine Shire Family Health Service remain operational and hopefully attract and retain more health practitioners to the area to sustain and enhance service delivery,” Spokesperson, Dr Neil McCarthy said. “There is still a lot of information needed about the budget and what areas will receive the incentives,” he added. General practitioners will be incentivised to bulkbill more of their patients through a tripling of the fee they receive for the service, at a cost to the Budget of $3.5bn over five years. Health Minister, Mark Butler, described the move as the largest increase to the bulk-billing incentive in the 40-year history of Medicare. The bulk-billing incentive
will benefit eligible people aged under 16, pensioners, and Commonwealth Concession Card holders. This comes as some Compare the Market research revealed nearly one in five Aussies have delayed a GP visit in the last three months due to rising cost of living pressures. Compare the Market’s Chris Ford said: “The budget increase is welcome news to some, but others may not think it’s enough of an incentive to revive the GP clinics that have phasedout bulk-billing. “Not every GP may start bulk-billing again, because of this as some have been saying they are struggling to keep-up the cost of running a practice,” Mr Ford said. In a statement, the Australian Medical Association said that not only would not only particularly benefit from the $3.5 billion allocated for the tripling of bulk billing incentives, but that from November, bulk-billing incentives for rural and regional areas will increase for the most common GP consultation items. “The government’s investment in general practice in the 2023–24 budget will make it a more attractive career path for medical students to choose the specialty whose existing workforce
is rapidly aging and shrinking,” they added. The National Rural Health Alliance, however, were not so optimistic. “While there are some modest measures included to improve healthcare access, this is not a Budget that will provide rural health improvements – which is disappointing,” Alliance Chief Executive Susanne Tegen, said. “We welcome the Government’s bulk-billing incentive, which is an Australia-wide initiative with some additional support for those GPs in remote regions who bulk-bill. “This incentive should assist clinicians with some of the additional costs that the tyranny of distance and the challenge of servicing remote Australia bring” Ms Tegen said. “However, the initiative still does not address the severe workforce shortage and subsequent long waiting lists for access to health services faced by rural Australians,” she added. The Alliance said in a statement, that it seeks to ensure that rural patients: “have access to affordable and flexible care delivered by their rural GPs.” “However, an adequate medical workforce is required for this to take place,” she concluded.
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Thursday, May 18, 2023 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR
Political News & Opinion COULTON’S ULTON’S CATCH TCH UP Comment ment by K COULTON, MARK Federal ral Member for Parkes arkes
Budget 2023–24 released THE federal Labor budget released on Tuesday, May 10, has confi rmed my fears that the Labor government has taken regional Australia and working Australians absolutely for granted. Labor has again demonstrated that they are quite willing to spend money taken out of regional Australia, but they aren’t willing to put it back in.
Far West students visit Canberra I HAD some fabulous visitors at Parliament House last Wednesday morning. A student group, all the way from the Broken Hill School Of The Air, as well as Tibooburra and White Cliffs, joined me to learn more about our government. These students were so curious and asked many questions – they are a tribute to their teachers and parents. I shared with them part of my story, which started in farming, and made the point to them that they too, could one day be a member of parliament – the future is theirs!
Meeting with the Isolated Children’s Parents’ Association LAST Wednesday afternoon, I met with the Isolated Children’s Parents’ Association (ICPA) of Australia to discuss the work they do in advocating for access to education for rural and remote students.
AROUND UND THE ELECTORATE TORATE Comment nt by DUGALD D SAUNDERS, ERS, State Member ember for Dubbo bo HONOUR to be sworn in, as new National’s leader Last week marked the opening of the 58th Parliament of New South Wales, and it was an honour to have been sworn in again as the member for
Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton speaks to school students from Broken Hill, Tibooburra and White Cliffs in Parliament House. PHOTO: PARKES ELECTORATE.
The ICPA has done much to ensure children and young people in isolated areas have the telecommunications and support the need to access educational materials and receive necessary schooling.
Pharmaceutical Society of Australia, expresses concerns
If a family is out droving, their kids still need to get their schoolwork done as they move across remote locations. The ICPA helps families like this – I commend the work they do
NATIONAL president of the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) Dr Fei Sim, met me in Canberra last week to raise concerns around recent changes to the Phar-
the Dubbo electorate! I am also privileged that the NSW Nationals’ party room has chosen me to lead the party. I’m thrilled to have by my side, deputy leader Bronnie Taylor, along with a team of passionate individuals, united in our goal to build strong and thriving communities throughout regional NSW. As we embark on this new chapter, I hold great confidence in the leadership of opposition leader, Mark Speakman, as well as Liberal Party deputy leader, Natalie Ward. I’m humbled by this oppor-
tunity to serve the people of NSW, and I look forward to working tirelessly towards our shared vision of a better future for all.
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increases in participation thanks to these vouchers — and know that, without them, many families won’t be able to afford sports registration, especially when they have more than one kid participating. What Labor must understand is that regional areas have a higher cost of living than the city — and these vouchers make a real difference for our families. If this program’s cut, what’s next? Show your support for the vouchers by signing our petition at the ‘save active kids’ website.
government to come clean on its regional infrastructure priorities, following the federal Labor government’s fi rst full budget. A $120 billion infrastructure delay by federal Labor, puts crucial projects at risk, like the Dungowan dam, Muswellbrook bypass, Merriwa to Willow Tree Road, and Newell Highway upgrades! I’m disappointed that NSW Labor refuses to address key questions about regional projects. Chris Minns and Labor have literally fallen at the fi rst hurdle! Until next time, Dugald
I’M calling on the NSW Labor
I continue to have concerns around the potentially-negative impacts of this change in the electorate of Parkes.
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NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Thursday, May 18, 2023
Reaching for the sky, with first sale at the Aerodrome Industrial Park By LUKE WILLIAMS IN what could be a good sign for Narromine Shire and the community, the fi rst lot has already been sold at Narromine Aerodrome’s ambitious aviation-related light industrial park. With hopes the development will create significant economic stimulus for the town as more lots go on the market, the fi rst sale has defi nitely been a success. This has involved Narromine Shire Council flogging approximately 2.1 hectares of part of Lot 72 DP 1271467, for $11,000 per hectare. On condition that the contract for the sale of the land is entered into prior to Wednesday, May 31, all costs in relation to the sale of the land, will be borne by the purchaser. The Narromine Aerodrome
is currently owned and operated by Narromine Council, and is used for both private business and recreation. The industrial park development project, is focused on creating an 8.695ha 22-lot industrial area within the Narromine Aerodrome located on the Mitchell Highway at Narromine. A total of 13 public access lots would be developed for a range of aviation-related businesses, with a further nine restricted air-side access lots to be developed for individual aircraft hangars by private owners and small charter operators. Council says it is: “determined to leverage this important asset by undertaking the Narromine Aerodrome Industrial Park Project. “This will see the construction of a light industrial park,
including hangar development, to capitalise on the Shire’s current Aerodrome and assist in positioning the region as an aviation hub.” General Manager, Jane Reddon, told the Narromine Star: “The aerodrome development is part of the Shire’s Economic Development Strategy, which encourages the development of employment lands. “Narromine enjoys the benefit of this established aerodrome that is utilised for general aviation, recreation, industry, and residential development”. The development is to be restricted to aerodrome-related developments, something that has become increasingly-common at country air-fields. “I understand that the idea is probably more than 20 years in development, and the original concept was borne from
community development meetings of the past,” Mrs Reddon said. “Industry must be aero-related, and encourages business such as air mechanic, hangarage, training, industry innovation,” she added. There are still a number of lots available on the estate that comprise about 6.5 ha of available development land. The lots are connected to water, sewer, power, and the NBN, and have a taxi-way to the back of each block that connects them to the runways. According to Council’s Economic Development Strategy, they are still seeking: “funding and support” for the area. This includes: a needs analysis for business attraction; working with State and Federal Governments to deliver key infrastructure needs: and Investigating options for short,
medium, and long-term development at the aerodrome. “Narromine Shire Council owns the land that can be purchased via local agents,” Mrs Reddon said. “Prices are listed,” she explained. Council says that, for anyone interested in the initiative, come and see us! “Shire staff are happy to talk to potential developers, or those interested in developing the land,” Mrs Reddon said. “The development encourages the construction of hangarage that can be utilised privately or rented-out,” she added. Council anticipates that most of the regional demand for the development, will come from the local market within the Narromine Shire.
Trangie Caravan Park, helps raise hundreds for Auxiliary By LUKE WILLIAMS PAM Ferrari, President of the Trangie Hospital Auxiliary, couldn’t hide her smile when she recently revealed fund-raising efforts of the Trangie Caravan Park. Alex Gartside from the Park, told the Narromine Star that, around Easter-time, the Park had organised photographs with the Easter Bunny and daily raffles which raised $301 for the town’s Hospital Auxiliary. “Everyone will probably need to need the hospital one day,” Alex said. “It always needs more beds and more nurses, so we were more than happy to help them out,” he added. Ms. Ferrari said that the Auxiliary was very-pleased
with the result. “The Trangie Hospital Auxiliary, wishes to thank the Trangie Caravan Park owners, Paul and Clarissa, for their generous Easter donation. “This donation was collected from visiting caravan park guests, and placed into a colourful paper mache Easter Egg, which Clarissa designed,” she said. Ms Ferrari explained the role of the Auxiliary as working to provide new equipment and to help provide facilities that made the hospital more comfortable for patients and visitors alike. She said the Auxiliary would likely use the money for Christmas gifts for the patients later in the year — and I guess that’s the reason she had that smile on her face!
Pics with the Easter Bunny at Trangie Caravan Park helped fund a recent donation of more than $300 to Trangie Hospital Auxiliary.
Narromine Hospital Auxiliary, is commended for $50,000 support By LUKE WILLIAMS GENEROSITY, gratitude, and a bunch of blue balloons, were all on full display on a sunny Autumn afternoon outside of the Narromine Hospital recently. A well-attended and, it must be said, well-catered for, Open Day and “ThankYou” event revealed the full extent of the Narromine Hospital Auxiliary support in recent years — an extraordinary $50,000! President of the Narromine Hospital Auxiliary, Daphne Johnson, said they had arranged the day to thank all their donors and supporters publicly. “Like myself, our auxiliary members are often overwhelmed by the support we get from our local businesses, clubs and community members,” she said. “We get donations of goods, cakes, plants, and craft items through which we generate funds by way of raffle and street stalls,” she added. Among those groups she mentioned were the Coles supermarket, Narromine Pharmacy, Macquarie Clothing, and the Narromine Bowling Club. “Recently, we’ve received two very
unexpected but generous donations — one of $900 from a group of men calling themselves ‘The Loose Group’ — and another donation of $1000 from the Trackmaster Caravan Club,” she said. Mrs Johnson also said that Alkane Tomingley Mines had donated $5000. In recent times, the auxiliary had raised $20,000 to buy an eye-slit lamp, syringe driver, patient chair, and bed alarm system (to detect falls), and a patient’s stroke chair. Karen Harrison, general manager central sector and acting director of Rural Health Service said she was extremely impressed by the work of the auxiliary. “It means many things that people previously had to travel to Dubbo for, they can now get in Narromine. “Take for instance, the eye-slit lamp, it’s often the case that miners and farmers get things in their eyes that need to be removed. So now we have one here in Narromine,” she said. “The Narromine Hospital Auxiliary must be commended for raising such a large amount of money over the past five years,” she told the Narromine Star.
Trangie Caravan Park helped raise a donation of more than $300 to Trangie Hospital Auxiliary with Pam Ferrari and Colleen Evans from the Auxiliary with the colourful paper mache Easter Egg that Paul and Clarissa Gartside from Trangie Caravan Park donated the money in.
Celebrating Mother’s Day, with McKeown’s in business together
By LUKE WILLIAMS NARROMINE-BORN and bred mother and daughter — Ashleigh and Debra McKeown — have forever been close. “She’s always been a rock to me,” Ashleigh told the Narromine Star. “She is not just a lovely, lovely woman. She is incredibly strong,” she added. They got a little closer last year, when Ashleigh decided to open her open businesses within Debra’s
Trenleigh’s fashion store in Dandaloo Street, Narromine. “I’ve always loved dogs, and so it made sense to open a little dog supplies business inside Mum’s shop,” she explained. That leaves plenty of time for a chat, she explained. “It’s usually about my brother or my partner,” Ashleigh laughs. She said the pair enjoyed a lovely Mother’s Day together, having lunch and laughs with the rest of the family.
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Federal budget wrap up – impact on our country communities By DAVID DIXON
Jobseeker increases, climate change, Medicare subsidies, and ‘The Voice’ FEDERAL Labor’s fi rst fullyear budget, with the theme of ‘Stronger Foundations for a Better Future’, has sought to reduce cost-of-living pressures on families. Using a once in 15-year surplus, treasurer Jim Chalmers, said that the budget is designed to assist Australians who are “under the pump” with assistance that includes: f Cost of living initiatives such as energy bill relief of up to $500 for households and $650 for small businesses; f Huge investment in Medicare, which will see the government spending $3.5 billion over five years to make it easier and cheaper to see a doctor tripling the bulk-billing incentive for common consultations with children under the age of 16, pensioners, and other commonwealth concession card-holders; f A $40-a-fortnight raise in JobSeeker and a 15 per cent boost to the maximum rate of rent assistance; f On the environment, a further $4 billion in Australia’s plan to become a “renewable energy superpower” to “unlock $10 billion in new investment in fi rmed renewable generation and storage by funding
the Capacity Investment Scheme’s initial auctions”; f Establishing Australia’s fi rst National Electric Vehicle Strategy to encourage takeup of electric vehicles and encourage greater use of cleaner, cheaper-to-run vehicles; f More than $1 billion in additional funding for biosecurity measures to protect Australia from invasive pests and diseases; f $15 billion to the National Reconstruction Fund to contribute to our transition to “net zero” carbon emissions through loans, guarantees, and equity investments to the private sector; f Implementing the Defence Strategic Review to set the agenda for reforms to the Australian Defence Force’s posture and structure; f Funding 300,000 more TAFE and vocational education training places to become fee-free with targeted support for apprentices; f Developing a Migration Strategy and boosting skilled migration; f A pay rise for aged care workers with an interim increase of 15 per cent to modern award minimum wages for many aged care workers; f Reforming the NDIS (National Disability Insurance Scheme) to better provide life-changing outcomes for people with disability; f Aligning the payment of superannuation and wages for all employees, so that employ-
ers will be required to pay their employees’ super at the same time they pay their wages. This will enable employees to track their entitlements to ensure they are being paid on time and in full; f Reducing the prevalence of vaping and smoking with stronger regulation and enforcement of e-cigarettes, including new controls on their importation, contents and packaging. and raising the tax on tobacco by five per cent each year for three years from September 1, and ensuring that loose-leaf tobacco is taxed equally to cigarettes; f Implementing the Uluru Statement with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice Referendum to attempt to instal a mandatory Indigenous “Voice” to parliament in our constitution.
Farmers’ concern – battered roads and reduced write-offs REDUCED asset write-offs and lack of infrastructure spending for country roads in the federal budget will impact our rural communities, national and state farmer groups have said. Peak bodies representing famers and transporters, have raised concerns about the lack of sufficient additional funding in the Federal Budget to address the perilous state of flood impacted rural roads. GrainGrowers, National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) and Australian Livestock and Rural Transporters Association (ALRTA) called for an emergency funding package of nearly $5.5 billion, a call the government answered with just $250 million in new funding. “Given the scale of the damage facing regional Australia, the road funding announced last night was a drop in the ocean in terms of what’s needed,” NFF CEO, Tony Mahar, said. “While we appreciate the financial constraints facing the government, the current state of the roads is driving up inflation and putting regional drivers at risk,” GrainGrowers chair Rhys Turton added. One of the key concerns for the groups was the lack of additional funding for the Roads to Recovery program which supports the construction and maintenance of the nation’s local road infrastructure assets, representing 87 per cent of the
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©Paul Dorin 2023. Mathew Munro said. With the 90-day review into the Infrastructure Investment Program underway, the organisations reiterated the importance of regional infrastructure. “Rural roads must not be left behind in Australia’s $120 billion infrastructure investment pipeline,” added Mr Turton. “We invite those making budget decisions in Canberra to come and drive these roads so they can see just what state they’re in,” concluded Mr Mahar. Meanwhile, the state’s peak agricultural advocacy organisation, joined other industry groups in calling for a “common sense extension” to the Instant Asset Write-Off because of supply chain delays. “Farmers and other businesses have placed orders for machinery or other equipment under the assumption they could use this scheme, only to fi nd supply delays will make them ineligible,” Justin Everitt from NSW Farmers, said. “This will leave them thousands of dollars out of pocket at the worst possible time for business with soaring inflation and costs. “The right and fair thing to do would be for the government to take these supply delays into account and allow businesses to claim the Instant Asset Write Off regardless of when they take delivery.” Under the changes announced by treasurer Jim Chalmers, the Instant Asset Write Off will end on June 30, meaning anyone who has not taken delivery of an order – regardless of when the order was placed or paid for – would have to depreciate the asset over many years. Some farmers had ordered expensive equipment such as tractors more than a year ago, Mr Everitt said, and were still waiting to take delivery. “This decision will leave farmers out of pocket if the government doesn’t do the right thing,” Mr Everitt said. “We’ve got this absurd situation where someone has paid for a tractor, but because the dealers can’t get it to them by June 30, the farmer will be left
fi nancially much worse-off,” Everitt said. “It’s not fair and if it’s not changed, we’ll see a lot more unnecessary pressure on a lot of businesses,” he concluded.
Biosecurity boost from producer levy a “new fresh food tax”, Nats WITH increased danger of exotic diseases such as footand-mouth and following the recent varroa mite outbreak at Port Newcastle, new biosecurity measures were a central component of the federal budget. While supporting the increased focus and spending, critics have labelled additional biosecurity levies on our producers tagged in the Budget as a: ”new fresh food tax on farmers”. Federal Nationals’ leader, David Littleproud, said the new tax will force farmers to pay for the biosecurity risk of their international competitors. “Labor’s budget measure is a new tax on farmers and food, meaning farmers will have to pass it onto consumers, resulting in higher grocery prices at the check-out,” Mr Littleproud said. “Why would any Australian government tax their own farmers, to pay for foreigners to bring their products into this country?” he said. The new tax to pay for the $845 million budget boost in spending on measures aimed at keeping-out pests and diseases, has also been criticised by National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) president, Fiona Simson. “We know that Australians are feeling the pinch of their weekly shop,” she said. “This budget ignores practical solutions that could have provided a double whammy of price relief for households and a stronger, more vibrant agriculture sector,” she added. The government though has said the “modest” biosecurity levy would only apply to farmers, fishers, and the forestry industry, as a way of funding a broader biosecurity import
levy consistent with our international trade law obligations. “We are locking-in higher and more certain biosecurity funding, along with a fair system to pay for it that shares the cost equitably between taxpayers, importers, parcel senders, international travellers and producers,” federal agriculture minister, Murray Watt, has said. The government will also use an increase to the Passenger Movement Charge to contribute to the cost of beefed-up biosecurity measures and will expand cost-recovery to include the biosecurity clearance of parcels and non-letter mail. Importers will also face increased fees and charges that are expected to take their total contribution to biosecurity costs to almost $350 million in 2024. The biosecurity levy on farmers, fishers and foresters is expected to raise $153 million over the three years from July 1, 2024, through a bill equivalent to 10 per cent of their industry-led agricultural levies.
Funding boost to doctor’s visits to support bulk-billing KEEPING-UP bulk billing rates for doctor visits, was the focus of a major $5.7 billion funding boost in the federal budget, with support from Australia’s largest non-government provider grouping of health, aged, and community care services. The new money will triple the bulk billing incentive and encourage bulk-billing for vulnerable populations, Catholic Health Australia has said. This investment, and other changes subsidising lengthier consultations, would encourage high-quality care for patients with complex needs through longer GP consultations, CHA’s director of health policy, Caitlin O’Dea, said. “This much needed boost to Medicare funding and primary care will directly benefit the most vulnerable patients in our communities including the elderly, those with chronic illnesses, and people with dis-
abilities,” Ms O’Dea said. “The extended GP consultations will allow for more comprehensive and personalised care, improving health outcomes for patients with complex needs.” The Australian government has also allocated $445.1m over five years to bolster the Workforce Incentive Program–Practice Stream, supporting practices in expanding multi-disciplinary teams
and employing more health professionals. “This funding boost not only benefits patients, it also supports GPs and other healthcare professionals by offering them more resources to provide high-quality care,” Ms O’Dea said. We are confident this change will contribute to a more sustainable and effective healthcare system in Australia. “We look forward to working closely with the Australian government to further enhance primary care services, ensuring better care for patients and a stronger healthcare system for all,” Ms O’Dea concluded.
Vaping ban to impact millions of users, with high compliance costs ONE of the most contentious policy announcements in the federal budget, is a future ban on the smoking-replacement use of “vaping” – use of an electronic device that simulates tobacco smoking with an atomiser, a battery, and a small tank, from which the user inhales nicotine-imbued vapour.
Almost a quarter of a billion dollars however, has now been tagged to stamp-out recreational vaping, so as to not create a new generation of nicotine addicts, including smokers. The measures, which will target packaging, importation, availability and contents, will seek to limit vaping to only that prescribed for “legitimate therapeutic use”. With a surge of vaping in the
young, especially schoolchildren, health minister, Mark Butler, has said that vapes were originally sold as a therapeutic product to help people quit smoking, not as a recreational product that targeted the young. However, critics say that forcing vapers to obtain regular doctors prescriptions for their recreational practice, will add hundreds of millions of dollars to our Medicare bills, at a time of a nationwide GP shortage. Smoking reduction campaigner, Dr Colin Mendelsohn, has said instead that a licensing system, as used in countries like the United Kingdom and New Zealand, is a better approach. “This would form a consumer model with licensed retail outlets selling vapes to adult smokers, and with severe penalties and loss of licence for sales to children. “This model has worked successfully in every other western country and has helped to substantially reduce smoking rates while effectively minimising access by young people,” he said.
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Community News
Far Western Group members represent at CWA state conference
Alex Gartsid from Trangie branch at her first CWA state conference, chatting with state president Joy Beames.
Ann Brennan, policy and procedure officer, rural crime with DCI Cameron Whiteside, state rural crime coordinator.
By PAT RILEY
THE inclement weather was no deterrent to the 400-plus women who attended the 101st state conference of the Country Women’s Association (CWA), which was held recently in Bathurst. The conference, attended by delegates and observers from all parts of the state, north to south and east to west, provided a forum for the discussion and debate of a number of issues relevant to regional, rural and remote Australians. The official party was piped into the hall by the Scotts All Saints Pipes and Drum Band
Some of the 400 plus delegates who attended the recent CWA state conference in Bathurst.
and a very warm Welcome to Country was extended to all visitors by Aunty Gloria Rogers, who wished for all, “the wisdom to live respectfully in our world”. Members were welcomed by state president, Joy Beames and from a distance, Her Excellency The Honourable Margaret Beazley AC KC apologised for her absence and declared the conference officially open. The harmonious voices of the Allegri Singers provided some entertainment before keynote speaker Shanna Whan, CEO, creator and founder of ‘Sober in the Bush’
and 2022 Australian of the Year Local Hero took to the stage to say that it is “always OK to say No…to a beer”. As a recovered alcoholic, Ms Whan is well qualified to speak about the scourge of alcoholism that she believes is fast reaching epidemic proportions in rural Australia. As guest speaker, Fiona Nash, regional education commissioner, spoke about the disparity between city and country education and the difficulty experienced by rural students when endeavoring to gain access to education opportunities. State rural crime coordina-
Lyn Newton wins CWA ‘Best Garment’ award By LUKE WILLIAMS NARROMINE resident and Country Women’s Association (CWA) member Lyn Newton won a ‘Best Garment’ award at the recent NSW CWA state conference, held in Bathurst. “It’s made entirely of cotton,” Mrs Newton told the Narromine Star “It took me about three months to make it”. Her creation won the state competition for ‘best garment made from commercial natural fibres’. “I like crocheting, so it doesn’t take me very long to do it. It’s just chain and stitch,” the 25-year resident of Narromine explained. “I googled ‘crochet patterns that are hard to do’. These patterns really stood out to me. They just really popped. I brought together three patterns to make this work,” she said. “I really am just a person who loves crafting.”
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tor, DCI Cameron Whiteside and policy and project officer, Ann Brennan spoke about the rising incidence of crime in the bush and delivered the message to “stay alert, be vigilant and report all crime.” The Royal Flying Doctor Service was represented by its CEO, Greg Sam who spoke about the challenges encountered while delivering quality care to remote areas in the face of a COVID-19 pandemic, and concluded with the assurance that, “no matter what the challenges, we will be there for the people of the bush”. During the course of the conference, a cheque for $36,500
was presented to professor Pradeep Tanwar to support research into ovarian cancer. During the business end of the conference a number of motions were put forward for debate. Some of the topics focused on healthcare, education, homelessness, communication, the environment, disaster management and transport. Successful motions will in time, be presented to the relevant authorities for further action and hopefully result in an acceptable outcome.
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Family loss as Kevin, Glenn McGrath’s father, has died KEVIN McGrath — the wellloved father of Aussie cricket legend, Glenn — has died following a battle with illness. “It is with a heavy heart, that we announce the passing of my beloved father-in-law, Kevin James McGrath,” Sara McGrath posted on social media on Wednesday. “He was a great dad, husband, grandfather, great grandfather, uncle and friend. He was compassionate, humble, caring, and certainly always there when you needed
him,” she said. “He was a man of the land, tough as they come, whose greatest pleasure was every day waking-up, looking forward to working on his wheat and sheep farm. “A gentleman in every way. When I arrived in Australia, knowing only one person, my husband and my father-in-law welcomed me with open arms and heart. He was the best father-in-law I could have ever wished for,” she added. Former Olympian, Kerri
Pottharst, also left a tribute for Mr McGrath Senior, on social media. “I’m so sorry to hear. Sending massive love and hugs to all the family,” the former gold medallist posted. Kevin McGrath raised his family on a farm at Narromine — where his son, Glenn, honed his craft to become a worldclass cricketer. McGrath Sr also worked in several tiny settlements outside Dubbo, notably at Eumungerie and Galgandra.
The nickname “Pigeon” was given to a barn on the family property — which later became the nickname of the legendary paceman. Seeking a career in cricket, Glenn McGrath moved to Sydney to play at grade level for Sutherland, before making his debut for NSW during the 1992/93 season. Test honours quickly followed with McGrath retiring in January of 2007 with 563 Test wickets to his name, putting him in the top half-dozen
greatest wicket-takers in Test history. However, family tragedy is not unknown to the champion cricketer, having established the McGrath Foundation in 2005 with his then-wife, Jane, who ultimately died of breast cancer in 2008. As a fundraiser for the charity, every Sydney new year’s Test is now labelled the “Pink Test” in her memory and to raises funds for individuals and their families experiencing breast cancer.
Firefighter for a day! Open house Dolly Parton and at Narromine, promoting safety picnic races boost from Tomingley Community Fund PHOTOS: NARROMINE FIRE & RESCUE.
THERE’S some good news for the Macquarie Picnic Races and Narromine Dolly Parton Festival, with the Tomingley Gold Operations (TGO) Community Fund Panel recipients recently revealed. As part of Alkane’s commitment to contribute to the communities in which they operate, TGO has pledged to contribute fi nancial support to local projects with the idea that they will outlive the life of the mine. Alkane has agreed to contribute $600,000 to the community until the end of 2032. Administered by a panel of Alkane and Narromine Shire Council representatives, the Tomingley Community Fund will support projects within Narromine Shire with the following objectives: Economic Development, Community Connectivity, Education, and Community Infrastructure. Narromine Shire Council has approved the allocation of funds from the TGO fund: f Narromine Dolly Parton Festival – Saturday Street Party — $10,000 f Macquarie Picnic Races — $10,000. f Tomingley Picnic Race Club — Prize Money $9000 and Steel for New Structure $2000 f Narromine Turf Club — Dandy Cup Race Meeting — $5,000 f Narromine Agricultural Show Society — Prize money for a range of agricultural competitions at the Annual Show — $4000. f Narromine Netball Club — Various Projects, Pre-season Gala Day, and Umpire Training — $1250. The grants comes as business operations for TGO are looking good; the mine has produced 16,641 ounces of gold in the third quarter in the 2023 fi nancial year, contributing to a total of 54,431 ounces in 2023 so far — at the upper end of their expectations.
By LUKE WILLIAMS LOCAL kids got to live their dream of being a fi reman for a day, with a safety message thrown in for good measure. Narromine Fire Station opened its doors last week for demonstrations, photo opportunities, and stirring fi re safety reminders, specifically for the coming winter. Saturday was Fire and Rescue NSW’s annual Open Day, with stations across the State opening their doors to the public. Visitors to the local station had the chance to meet fi refighters, see the highly-sophisticated fi refighting and rescue equipment in action, and take a peek inside both older and modern fire-trucks. Around 70 people turned-up at the Narromine station — with the kids defi nitely having the most fun — with that once in a life-time chance to use the fi re-hoses! “The kids had a great time with the hoses,” Narromine, Fire & Rescue (FRNSW) Station 401 Captain, Ewen Jones, told the Narromine Star. The next most popular activity, he said, was giving local children the chance to climb-up and sit in
the hi-tech vehicles. “The kids certainly get a kick out of getting in the trucks,” he said, “We also had a mini-truck they could also come and sit in.” But it wasn’t all fun and games — the annual Open Day also serves as an opportunity to inform the community about fi re safety. With the end of the NSW Bushfi re Season on April 30, the onset of winter provides new threats for fi res, he explained. “One cause of fi res during winter, is that people often fold up electric blankets, and this can cause short circuits,” Capt Jones said. “People also use dryers a lot more in the winter; lint build-up can cause a fi re by creating an elevated temperature in the drum,” he added. Capt Jones said those who have a fi replace in their homes, also should purchase a fi re-screen for protection, and ensure that woodpiles are at least one metre from the fi replace. Matches and lighters also need to be kept at least a metre away, he added, to avoid spontaneous combustion. “The other thing we told people, is to keep ‘looking while cooking’.
“People often get distracted when cooking, and that’s how house-fi res can often start,” he said. Capt Jones also urged locals to check electric and gas heaters before use; and examine all electrical cords for fraying and damage. No flammable items should also be put within a metre of any heater. “Overloading power-boards, and leaving candles unattended, are another big problem for fi res as well as leaving matches and lighters around kids. “Everyone should also have an escape plan mapped-out in case of a house-fi re, and at the very minimum, this should involve a rollcall,” he said. Having your electronic fi re and smoke detection equipment in working order, is also essential, he added. “I know a lot is said about smoke alarms, but the reason they are so important, is that if you have a fi re in your house, then the smoke will put you into a deeper sleep,” he explained. “So, these alarms needed to be regularly tested and batteries changed,” Capt Jones concluded.
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Classroom News
Polding Region trials in league and netball, for St Augustine’s Contributed by EDDIE IRONS
TRIALS for the Polding Region in both rugby league and netball, were attended in Tamworth recently by a number of St Augustine’s students. The Polding Region includes the Bathurst, Maitland/Newcastle, Broken Bay, Lismore, and Wilcannia/Forbes Catholic Church dioceses. St Augustine’s was represented by Eddie Irons in the U/12’s league and Jaxon Morrissey and Lachie Watt in the U/11’s league, with Lyla Mikulic playing in the netball trials. The competitors travelled to Tamworth on the Thursday before the trials to attend training and get to know their teammates, and were ready and raring to go for all games on the next day. In the league, the pupils played a total of five games of 15 minutes each. After these “round” games, they then played in a “possibles versus probables” match. From this, the selectors then picked 17 students to represent Polding at the State Championships League Trials. In netball, Lyla also played five round games, and then followed the same selection process. The School feels are lucky to have the opportunity to trial for these teams as the players all learnt new skills and improved their own game, with the bonus of meeting new people and making new friends.
Having fun while playing sport; these St Augustine’s students recently represented the school in the Polding Region trials in both rugby league and netball with Eddie Irons, Jaxon Morrissey, Lachie Watt, and Lyla Mikulic.
Great fun for everyone, at St Augustine’s Colour Run!
St Augustine’s students colour their world after their very-popular colour run; a fundraising event for the school’s Parents and Friends (P&F) association.
Contribued by WILLOW BROTHERTON IT was a colourful affair for a number of St Augustine’s students earlier this year after the completion of the annual school cross country. The pupils took-part in a
very-popular colour run as a fundraising event for the school’s Parents and Friends (P&F) association with every student participating. The students were showered with a spectrum of colours by their parents as they ran around an obstacle course,
with the parents seemingly enjoyed throwing the colours, a little too much! Mrs Matheson organised colourful sunglasses and sweat bands for everyone, so the pupils looked good and had lots of fun. Sam Rollinson and Josh
Driver (until Mrs Driver took over!) also loved spraying competitors with water as they ran past. With the P&F providing every student with a white t-shirt, St Augustine’s raised a total of $7590 with Braxton Hall the top fund-raiser with
$900 — a spectacular effort!
Every child had a smile on their smeared faces by the end, and it was the best way to end the school week.
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Grandfriends Day at Narromine Public
Enjoying a lovely morning tea Ross and Kerry Elder with granddaughter Noa and Nikki McCutcheon with Victor, Edie and Harry at Narromine Public School’s recent “Grandfriends Day”.
Jane and Ross Reid with their grandchildren Max, Amelia, Lydia and Barney at the Narromine Public School annual “Grandfriends Day”.
Cath and Greg Barling visiting the classroom with Matilda at Grandriends Day at Narromine Public School. STUDENTS of Narromine Public School recently hosted some of the special people in their lives at the annual “Grandfriends Day”. The students treated their guests to a performance followed by a shared morning tea and open classrooms.
Ava and Grace White with their grandparents Kym and Lindsay Edmunds and Marrilyn White.
Muriel Lowe and Norton Gill exploring the school with Ally after the performance for grandfriends Day at narromine Public School.
Special Mother’s Day event at Narromine Christian School
Contributed by GINNI BROWN NARROMINE Christian School welcomed families and friends to the campus recently, to help celebrate Mother’s Day. The morning was fi lled with lots of love and laughter, freshly-ground coffee, and homemade treats, with smiles all-round from students, teachers, and parents.
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Puzzles WORDFIT
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NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Thursday, May 18, 2023
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PROPOSED ROAD CLOSING UNDER SECTION 38B ROADS ACT 1993 PROPOSED COMPULSORY ACQUISITION OF PART LOT 57 DP 755119 – TANTITHA ROAD
In pursuance of the provisions of the Roads Act 1993, notice is hereby given that Narromine Shire Council proposes to close part of the Council public road listed below.
• Tantitha Road - approx. 577m Council proposes to proceed with the compulsory acquisition of the portion of Crown Land transecting part Lot 57 DP 755119, and the portion of Tantitha Rod adjacent to the east and north of Lot 57 DP 755119, for the essential public purpose of creating a Public Road in accordance with the requirements of the Land Acquisition (Just Terms Compensation) Act, 1991and make application to the Minister and Governor for approval to acquire these portions of land by compulsory process under Section 177 (1) of the Roads Act 1993. Council, upon compulsory acquisition of the northern and eastern portions of former registered road adjacent to Lot 57 DP 755119, and in accordance Section 44 of the Roads Act 1993, gives this land to the Department of Primary Industries (Crown Lands) in compensation for acquisition of that portion of Crown Land transecting Lot 57 DP 755119. Council, upon compulsory acquisition of the transecting portion of Crown Land within Lot 57 DP 755119, by way of notice published in the Government Gazette, dedicate the land as a Public Road. 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. For further information: Contact: Andre Pretorius Telephone: 02 6889 9999
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THURSDAY, May 18
Your Seven-Day TV Guide ABC TV (2)
6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 PBS News. 2.00 First Australians. 3.00 Mastermind Aust. 3.35 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw. 4.05 Jeopardy! 4.30 Letters And Numbers. 5.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Giro d’Italia. Stage 11. Highlights. 6.00 Mastermind Aust. 6.30 News. 7.35 The Murdochs: Empire Of Influence. 8.30 Miniseries: Safe Home. 10.25 SBS News. 10.55 Catch And Release. 11.50 Black Sands. 3.45 Late Programs.
ABC TV PLUS
6.00 Morning (31) Programs. 9.30 BBC News At Six. 10.00 Shortland St. 11.00 RocKwiz Salutes The Decades. 12.00 Jeopardy! 3.20 BBC News At Ten. 3.50 ABC World News Tonight With David Muir. 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 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Giro d’Italia. Stage 12. 1.35 WWE Legends. 3.10 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera.
6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 News. 1.00 Hard Quiz. 1.30 The Weekly With Charlie Pickering. 2.00 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL. 2.30 The Cook And The Chef. 3.00 Escape From The City. 4.00 Antiques Roadshow. 5.00 Back Roads. 5.30 Hard Quiz. 6.00 The Drum. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Folau. 9.00 Grand Designs New Zealand. 9.45 Griff’s Great Kiwi Road Trip. 10.35 Art Works. 11.05 Late Programs.
6.00 (22) Kids’ Programs. 6.40 Ben And Holly. 7.05 Grace’s Amazing Machines. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 QI. 8.30 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 9.15 Documentary Now! 9.35 Hard Quiz. 10.05 The Weekly. 10.40 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL. 11.10 Portlandia. 11.55 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 12.40 Doctor Who. 1.25 Would I Lie To You? 1.55 Louis Theroux: By Reason Of Insanity. 2.55 Live At The Apollo. 3.45 Close. 5.00 Kids’ Programs.
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6.00 Kids’ Programs. 2.50 Voltron: Legendary Defender. 3.10 Get Blake! 3.35 Dragons: Defenders Of Berk. 4.30 Summer Memories. 5.00 100% Wolf: The Book Of Hath. 5.25 Miraculous. 6.00 School Of Rock. 6.30 Operation Ouch! 7.00 Horrible Histories. 7.35 100 Things To Do Before High School. 8.00 Kung Fu Panda. 8.25 The Legend Of Korra. 8.45 Supernatural Academy. 9.10 Find Me In Paris. 9.35 The Athena. 10.05 Rage. 11.15 Close.
SBS (3)
6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: The Lost Wife Of Robert Durst. (2017) 2.00 Kochie’s Business Builders. 2.30 Border Patrol. 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. 9.55 The Front Bar. 10.55 The Latest: Seven News. 11.25 Fantasy Island. 12.30 Late Programs.
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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.
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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. 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 The Business. 1.30 Late Programs.
ABC TV
6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 PBS News. 2.00 Mastermind Aust. 3.00 NITV News: Nula. 3.35 The Cook Up. 4.05 Jeopardy! 4.30 Letters And Numbers. 5.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Giro d’Italia. Stage 12. Highlights. 6.00 Mastermind Aust. 6.30 News. 7.30 Building The Impossible. 8.30 Robson Green’s British Adventure. 9.25 Legends Of The Pharaohs. 10.20 SBS News. 10.50 Darkness: Those Who Kill. 11.45 Late Programs.
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6.00 Morning (31) Programs. 11.00 RocKwiz Salutes The Decades. 12.00 Curse Of Oak Island. 1.30 Rivals. 2.50 Cyberwar. 3.20 BBC News At Ten. 3.50 ABC World News Tonight With David Muir. 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 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Giro d’Italia. Stage 13. 1.35 News. 2.30 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera.
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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. 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.
ABC TV
6.00 Morning (3) Programs. 1.00 PBS News. 2.00 Gymnastics. FIG Rhythmic World Cup Series. Round 4. 4.10 Going Places. 4.40 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Giro d’Italia. Stage 13. Highlights. 5.40 Hitler’s American Battleground. 6.30 News. 7.35 Windsor Castle Fire: The Untold Story. 8.30 Westminster Abbey: Behind Closed Doors. New. 9.20 World’s Most Scenic River Journeys. 10.15 Britain’s Most Expensive Houses. 11.10 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning (2) Programs. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 The Messenger. 2.00 Monsters Or Medicine? 3.00 Escape From The City. 4.00 Antiques Roadshow. 5.00 Back Roads. 5.30 Hard Quiz. 6.00 The Drum. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 Gardening Australia. 8.30 Traces. Final. 9.20 Mayfair Witches. 10.00 Interview With The Vampire. 10.45 Aunty Donna’s Coffee Cafe. Final. 11.10 ABC Late News. 11.30 Late Programs. 6.00 Kids’ 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 Kids Are All Right. (2010) Annette Bening, Julianne Moore. 10.15 Documentary Now! 10.35 Portlandia. 11.20 Doctor Who. 12.05 Miniseries: The Teacher. 12.55 Killing Eve. 1.40 Brassic. 2.25 Friday Night Dinner. 2.55 Close. 5.05 Curious George. 5.35 Kids’ Programs. 6.00 Kids’ (23) Programs. 3.10 Get Blake! 3.25 I, Elvis Riboldi. 3.40 Art Ninja. 4.30 Summer Memories. 5.00 100% Wolf: The Book Of Hath. 5.25 Miraculous. 5.45 Total DramaRama. 6.00 Turn Up The Volume. 6.30 Operation Ouch! 7.00 Horrible Histories. 7.35 100 Things To Do Before High School. 8.00 Kung Fu Panda. 8.25 Good Game Spawn Point. 8.50 Voltron: Legendary Defender. 9.35 Dragon Ball Super. 10.20 Radiant. 11.15 Close. 6.00 Rage. 7.00 (2) Weekend Breakfast. 9.00 Rage. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Traces. Final. 1.15 Miniseries: The North Water. 2.15 The Durrells. 3.05 Grand Designs. 3.55 Landline. 4.25 Monsters Or Medicine? 5.20 Ningaloo Nyinggulu. 6.20 The ABC Of... 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 Sister Boniface Mysteries. 8.15 Miniseries: The North Water. 9.15 Ragdoll. 10.05 The Messenger. 10.55 Fires. 11.50 Rage.
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6.00 Morning (81) Programs. 7.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. 12.00 Days Of Our Lives. 12.55 The Young And The Restless. 2.00 Mend It For Money. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: The Queen Of Spades. (1949) 5.30 Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 RBT. 8.30 Paramedics. 9.30 Embarrassing Bodies. 10.30 Law & Order: SVU. 11.30 Late Programs.
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6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 Surveillance Oz Dashcam. 2.00 Jade Fever. 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 Air Crash Investigations. 8.30 MOVIE: Battleship. (2012) Taylor Kitsch, Alexander Skarsgård. 11.10 MOVIE: Dredd. (2012) 1.10 Late Programs. 6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: My Neighbor’s Secret. (2009) Nicholas Brendon. 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: Spider-Man: Homecoming. (2017) 11.25 To Be Advised. 12.30 Home Shopping.
SBS VLND
6.00 Morning (62) Programs. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. 12.00 Better Homes And Gardens. 1.00 House Of Wellness. 2.00 The Great Australian Doorstep. 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. 10.30 Impossible Builds. 11.30 Late Programs.
NEWS
6.00 Morning (64) Programs. 1.00 Air Crash Investigations. 2.00 Jade Fever. 3.00 Timbersports. 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 AFL: Friday Night Countdown. 7.30 Football. AFL. Round 10. Port Adelaide v Melbourne. 10.30 AFL Post-Game Show. 11.00 Armchair Experts. 12.00 Late Programs.
SBS
6.00 Morning (6) Programs. 12.00 Better Homes And Gardens. 1.00 Beach Cops. 1.30 Football. AFL. Round 10. North Melbourne v Sydney. 4.30 Border Patrol. 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: International. (2019) 9.45 MOVIE: Battle Los Angeles. (2011) Aaron Eckhart. 12.10 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Curse Of Oak Island. 12.45 Preserving Taste. 1.15 Jeopardy! 3.20 BBC News At Ten. 3.50 ABC World News Tonight With David Muir. 4.15 PBS News. 5.15 Mastermind Aust. 6.25 Monty Python’s Best Bits (Mostly) 7.00 Impossible Engineering. 7.55 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Giro d’Italia. Stage 14. 1.35 WWE Legends. 3.10 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera.
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6.00 Morning (24) Programs. 1.00 ABC News. 1.30 Breakfast Couch. 2.00 News. 2.30 Landline. 3.00 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.
6.00 Kids’ Programs. 12.10 MOVIE: Bruno & Boots: This Can’t Be Happening At Macdonald Hall. (2017) 1.40 Kids’ Programs. 4.55 Miraculous. 5.20 Mustangs FC. 5.45 The Inbestigators. 6.05 ITCH. 6.35 Born To Spy. 7.00 72 Cutest Animals. 7.35 100 Things To Do Before High School. 8.00 Kung Fu Panda. 8.25 The Legend Of Korra. 8.45 Supernatural Academy. 9.10 Find Me In Paris. 9.35 The Athena. 11.15 Close.
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 Rugby League. NRL. Round 12. Brisbane Broncos v Penrith Panthers. 9.45 Thursday Night Knock Off. 10.30 Nine News Late. 11.00 A+E After Dark. 12.00 The First 48. 1.00 Postcards. 1.30 Late Programs.
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6.00 (22) Kids’ Programs. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 8.25 Live At The Apollo. 9.10 The Stand Up Sketch Show. 9.35 Documentary Now! 9.55 The Stand Up Sketch Show. 10.20 Robot Wars. 11.20 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 12.05 In The Long Run. 12.25 Kevin Can F*** Himself. 1.50 Doctor Who. 2.35 Intelligence. 3.00 Would I Lie To You? 3.30 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 4.15 Close. 5.05 Kids’ Programs.
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6.00 Kids’ Programs. 12.00 Motor Racing. FIA World Endurance Championship. Round 3. 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps. Highlights. 1.00 Raising Hope. 2.00 Full House. 2.30 3rd Rock. 3.30 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 Survivor 44. 8.30 MOVIE: The Last Samurai. (2003) 11.25 Young Sheldon. 11.50 Love Island. 12.55 Late Programs.
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6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: A Love To Remember. (2021) 2.00 Pointless. 3.00 Tipping Point. 4.00 Afternoon News. 4.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. 5.30 WIN News. 6.00 Nine News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Rugby League. NRL. Round 12. South Sydney Rabbitohs v Parramatta Eels. 9.55 Golden Point. 10.40 MOVIE: Double Impact. (1991) 12.40 Tipping Point. 1.30 Late Programs.
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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 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: The Angry Silence. (1960) 5.30 Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Escape To The Chateau. 8.30 MOVIE: Casino Royale. (2006) Daniel Craig, Eva Green, Judi Dench. 11.25 Memory Lane. 12.45 Late Programs.
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6.00 Kids’ Programs. (82) 12.00 Motor Racing. SpeedSeries. Highlights. 2.00 Full House. 2.30 3rd Rock. 3.30 Everybody Loves Raymond. 4.00 The Nanny. 5.00 Kids’ Programs. 5.10 MOVIE: The Pink Panther 2. (2009) 7.00 MOVIE: Astro Boy. (2009) 8.45 MOVIE: The Dark Knight. (2008) Christian Bale. 11.45 The Emily Atack Show. 12.25 Love Island. 1.30 Below Deck Mediterranean. 2.30 Full House. 3.00 Late Programs.
SEVEN
6.00 Getaway. 6.30 (8) A Current Affair. 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Today Extra: Saturday. 12.00 Destination WA. 12.30 The Pet Rescuers. 1.00 The Summit. 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 Order Of The Phoenix. (2007) Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint. 10.15 MOVIE: Clash Of The Titans. (2010) Sam Worthington. 12.05 Late Programs.
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6.00 Home Shopping. 8.30 Travel Oz. 10.00 Three Wide No Cover. 11.00 House Of Wellness. 12.00 Horse Racing. XXXX Doomben Cup Day, Goodwood Race Day, VRC National Jockeys Trust Race Day and Rosehill Gardens Race Day. 5.00 Impossible Builds. 6.00 Escape To… 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.
NEWS
6.00 Morning (64) Programs. 12.30 Timbersports. 1.00 Blokesworld. 1.30 My Road To Adventure. 2.00 Motor Racing. 100th Alpine Rally of East Gippsland. 3.00 Rides Down Under: Workshop Wars. 4.00 Last Stop Garage. 4.30 Irish Pickers. 5.30 Storage Wars. 6.00 Pawn Stars. 7.00 AFL Pre-Game Show. 7.30 Football. AFL. Round 10. Essendon v Richmond. 10.30 AFL Post-Game Show. 11.00 MOVIE: The Postman. (1997) 3.00 Late Programs.
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6.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 Becker. 8.00 Friends. 9.30 The King Of Queens. 10.30 The Big Bang Theory. 11.30 Becker. 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. 9.30 Seinfeld. 11.00 Frasier. 12.00 Home Shopping. 1.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 2.30 Late Programs.
NINE (8)
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 MasterChef Australia. 3.10 Entertainment Tonight. 3.30 My Market Kitchen. 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 To Be Advised. 9.30 The Graham Norton Show. 11.30 Late Programs.
9GEM
Home (53) 6.00 Shopping. 7.30 Infomercials. 8.00 Buy To Build Australia. 8.30 Healthy Homes Australia. 9.00 A-Leagues All Access. 9.30 Jake And The Fatman. 10.30 JAG. 12.30 In The Dark. 1.30 Bull. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Bondi Rescue. 4.00 Diagnosis Murder. 6.00 JAG. 7.00 Soccer. A-League Men. Semi-final. Second leg. Melbourne City v Sydney FC. 10.15 Star Trek: Discovery. 11.15 48 Hours. 12.15 Late Programs.
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The (52) 6.00 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
6.00 Morning (5) Programs. 12.00 MasterChef Aust. 1.10 My Market Kitchen. 1.30 4x4 Adventures. 2.30 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. 3.00 What’s Up Down Under. 3.30 Good Chef Bad Chef. 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. 7.30 MOVIE: Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom. (1984) 9.55 To Be Advised. 11.00 NCIS. 12.00 Late Programs.
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6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 Helping Hands. 10.30 My Favorite Martian. 11.00 The Avengers. 12.10 MOVIE: The Story Of Gilbert And Sullivan. (1953) 2.20 MOVIE: Flight From Ashiya. (1964) 4.30 Rugby Union. Women’s International. Australia v Fiji. 7.00 Rugby Union. Super Rugby Pacific. Round 13. NSW Waratahs v Fijian Drua. 9.30 Super Rugby Pacific Post-Match. 9.45 MOVIE: Unbroken. (2014) Jack O’Connell. 12.25 Late Programs.
7MATE
6.00 Kids’ Programs. (82) 2.15 MOVIE: Pokémon The Movie: Diancie And The Cocoon Of Destruction. (2014) 3.45 Motor Racing. IndyCar Series. Round 5. Grand Prix of Indianapolis. Highlights. 4.55 About A Boy. 5.25 MOVIE: Galaxy Quest. (1999) 7.30 MOVIE: The Fate Of The Furious. (2017) 10.10 Fast & The Furious Greatest Moments: Refuelled. 11.10 Motor Racing. SpeedSeries. Highlights. 1.10 Late Programs.
TEN (5)
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9GEM (81)
6.00 Morning Programs. 8.30 Home Shopping. 9.00 Destination Dessert. 10.00 Diagnosis Murder. 12.00 Escape Fishing With ET. 12.30 iFish. 1.00 Jake And The Fatman. 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. Semi-final. Second leg. Central Coast Mariners v Adelaide United. 10.15 SEAL Team. 11.10 48 Hours. 12.05 Late Programs.
9GO!
(52) 6.00 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. 12.55 The Big Bang Theory. 1.20 The Middle. 2.10 To Be Advised. 6.00 The Big Bang Theory. 10.15 Friends. 12.15 Home Shopping. 1.45 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 2.45 Mom. 3.35 Charmed. 4.30 Home Shopping. 5.30 Infomercials.
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MONDAY, May 22
SUNDAY, May 21
Your Seven-Day TV Guide ABC TV (2)
6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 Speedweek. 3.00 Cycling. UCI ProSeries. Tour of Hungary. Highlights. 4.10 Going Places. 4.40 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Giro d’Italia. Stage 14. Highlights. 5.40 Hitler’s American Battleground. 6.30 News. 7.30 Secrets Of The Killer Mega Shark. 8.30 Tutankhamun: The Last Exhibition. 10.00 Patagonia. New. 10.50 Kenny Rogers: Biography. 12.20 Hunting Hitler’s U-Boats. 1.50 Late Programs.
6.00 (22) Kids’ Programs. 6.05 Octonauts. 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 Jonestown: Terror In The Jungle. 10.00 Louis Theroux: The City Addicted To Crystal Meth. 10.55 Vera. 12.25 David Attenborough’s Galapagos. 1.20 Long Lost Family: What Happened Next. 2.05 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. 3.10 Close. 5.35 Kids’ Programs.
ABC TV PLUS
6.00 Morning (31) Programs. 8.40 CBC The National. 9.30 Surf Life Saving. Australian Interstate Championships. 11.30 RocKwiz Salutes The Decades. 12.35 Curse Of Oak Island. 2.05 Jeopardy! 3.45 ABC World News Tonight With David Muir. 4.15 Mastermind Aust. 6.45 The Engineering That Built The World. 7.35 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Giro d’Italia. Stage 15. 1.35 The Wrestlers. 2.30 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera.
ABC ME
6.00 Morning (24) Programs. 1.00 ABC News. 1.30 World This Week. 2.00 News. 2.30 Aust Story. 3.00 ABC News. 3.30 Offsiders. 4.00 Landline. 5.00 ABC News With Auslan. 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 India Now. 11.00 Late Programs.
ABC TV
6.00 Morning (3) Programs. 1.00 Al Jazeera News Hour. 2.00 First Australians. 3.00 Mastermind Aust. 3.35 The Cook Up. 4.05 Jeopardy! 4.30 Letters And Numbers. 5.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Giro d’Italia. Stage 15. Highlights. 6.00 Mastermind Aust. 6.30 News. 7.35 Secrets Of The Tower Of London. 8.30 Rise Of The Nazis: The Downfall. 9.30 Reframed: Marilyn Monroe. 10.20 SBS News. 10.50 Reyka. 11.50 Late Programs.
ABC TV PLUS
6.00 Morning (31) Programs. 2.10 Insight. 3.10 BBC News At Ten. 3.30 ABC World News Tonight With David Muir. 3.55 ABC America This Week. 4.50 Takeshi’s Castle Indonesia. 5.20 The Joy Of Painting With Bob Ross. 5.50 Forged In Fire. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Taskmaster. 10.20 It’s Fine, I’m Fine. 11.10 Over The Black Dot. 11.40 Yokayi Footy. 12.35 King Of The Road. 1.30 Dynamo: Magician Impossible. 3.20 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Landline. 1.30 Gardening Australia. 2.30 Sister Boniface Mysteries. 3.15 Folau. 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 The Messenger. 9.15 MOVIE: Suffragette. (2015) Carey Mulligan, Helena Bonham Carter. 11.00 Interview With The Vampire. 11.40 Late Programs.
6.00 Kids’ (23) Programs. 2.30 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. 6.05 Gugu naGogo. 6.35 Born To Spy. 7.00 72 Cutest Animals. 7.35 100 Things To Do Before High School. 8.00 Kung Fu Panda. 8.25 The Legend Of Korra. 8.45 Supernatural Academy. 9.10 Find Me In Paris. 9.35 The Athena. 10.00 Rage. 11.00 Close.
6.00 Morning (2) Programs. 10.00 Landline. 11.00 Antiques Roadshow. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Marcella. 2.00 Parliament Question Time. 3.00 Escape From The City. 4.00 Antiques Roadshow. 5.00 Back Roads. 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 The Business. 11.40 Late Programs.
6.00 (22) Kids’ Programs. 6.40 The Adventures Of Paddington. 7.05 Grace’s Amazing Machines. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 David Attenborough’s Galapagos. 8.50 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. 9.40 Brian Cox’s Adventures In Space And Time. 10.30 Portlandia. 11.15 Jonestown: Terror In The Jungle. 12.45 Documentary Now! 1.45 Ghosts. 2.15 Black Mirror. 3.25 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 4.10 Close. 5.00 Kids’ Programs.
TUESDAY, May 23
6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 House Of Wellness. 1.00 South Aussie With Cosi And Friends. 2.15 Surveillance Oz. 2.30 Beach Cops. 3.00 Border Patrol. 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.
SBS VLND
6.00 Morning (62) Programs. 8.30 Home Shopping. 10.00 House Of Wellness. 11.00 NBC Today. 12.00 I Escaped To The Country. 1.00 The Surgery Ship. 2.00 South Aussie With Cosi. 2.30 Discover With RAA Travel. 3.00 The Yorkshire Vet. 5.00 I Escaped To The Country. 6.00 Escape To The Country. 7.00 The Vicar Of Dibley. 8.40 Mrs Brown’s Boys. 10.05 Billy Connolly: My Absolute Pleasure. 11.20 Miranda. 12.00 Late Programs.
NEWS
6.00 Morning (64) Programs. 1.00 ITM Fishing. 1.30 Fishy Business. Return. 2.00 Al McGlashan’s Fish’n With Mates. 2.30 Step Outside With Paul Burt. 3.00 Mark Berg’s Fishing Addiction. 4.00 Creek To Coast. 4.30 Football. AFL. Round 10. GWS Giants v St Kilda. 7.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. 8.30 MOVIE: Men In Black. (1997) Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith. 10.30 MOVIE: The Predator. (2018) 12.45 Late Programs.
SBS
6.00 Sunrise. (6) 9.00 The Morning Show. 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 To Be Advised. 1.30 Border Patrol. 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 Blow Up. 9.00 9-1-1. 10.00 9-1-1: Lone Star. 11.00 The Latest: Seven News. 11.30 The Blacklist. Return. 12.30 Home Shopping. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.
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ABC ME (23)
6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 2.00 Parliament Question Time. 3.15 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 Late Programs.
ABC TV
6.00 Morning (3) Programs. 1.00 PBS News. 2.05 First Australians. 3.05 Living Black. 3.45 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw. 4.15 Scenic Coastal Walks With Kate Humble. 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Aust. 6.30 News. 7.30 Who Do You Think You Are? 8.30 Insight. 9.30 Dateline. 10.00 SBS News. 10.30 Living Black. 11.00 Manayek. Final. 11.55 Hope. 1.05 Tell Me Who I Am. 3.50 Late Programs.
6.00 Kids’ Programs. 2.35 Dorg Van Dango. 2.50 Voltron: Legendary Defender. 3.10 Get Blake! 3.35 Art Ninja. 4.30 Summer Memories. 5.00 100% Wolf: The Book Of Hath. 5.25 Miraculous. 6.00 First Day. 6.30 Operation Ouch! 7.00 Horrible Histories. 7.35 100 Things To Do Before High School. 8.00 Kung Fu Panda. 8.25 The Legend Of Korra. 8.45 Supernatural Academy. 9.10 Find Me In Paris. 9.35 The Athena. 10.00 Rage. 11.05 Close.
6.00 Morning (2) Programs. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Shakespeare And Hathaway. 2.00 Parliament Question Time. 3.00 Escape From The City. 4.00 Antiques Roadshow. 5.00 Back Roads. 5.30 Hard Quiz. 6.00 The Drum. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 The ABC Of... 8.30 Ningaloo Nyinggulu. 9.30 The Homes That Built Australia. 10.30 ABC Late News. 10.45 The Business. 11.00 Four Corners. 11.45 Late Programs.
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6.00 Kids’
Programs. 6.40 The Adventures Of Paddington. 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. 10.55 Aunty Donna’s Coffee Cafe. 11.25 Fisk. 11.55 Portlandia. 12.40 Intelligence. 1.05 QI. 1.35 Friday Night Dinner. 2.00 Brassic. 2.45 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 3.25 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 3.55 Close. 5.00 Kids’ Programs.
ABC ME
6.00 Kids’ (23) Programs. 2.50 Voltron: Legendary Defender. 3.10 Get Blake! 3.35 Art Ninja. 4.30 Summer Memories. 5.00 100% Wolf: The Book Of Hath. 5.25 Miraculous. 6.00 First Day. 6.30 Operation Ouch! 6.45 MythBusters Junior. 7.35 100 Things To Do Before High School. 8.05 Kung Fu Panda. 8.25 The Legend Of Korra. 8.50 Supernatural Academy. 9.10 Find Me In Paris. 9.40 Utopia Falls. 10.20 Rage. 11.25 Close.
6.00 Morning (81) Programs. 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 MOVIE: The Headless Ghost. (1958) 1.50 MOVIE: The Pink Panther Strikes Again. (1976) 3.50 MOVIE: Midway. (1976) 6.30 M*A*S*H. 8.30 MOVIE: Tears Of The Sun. (2003) Bruce Willis, Monica Bellucci, Cole Hauser. 11.00 Major Crimes. 12.00 Late Programs.
7MATE
6.00 Kids’ Programs. (82) 1.30 Galavant. 2.00 The Bradshaw Bunch. 3.00 Top Chef. 4.10 Dance Moms. 4.40 About A Boy. Final. 5.10 Kids’ Programs. 5.20 MOVIE: The Emoji Movie. (2017) 7.00 MOVIE: Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets. (2002) 10.15 MOVIE: Gods Of Egypt. (2016) 12.35 Top Chef. 1.45 Dance Moms. 2.10 The Bradshaw Bunch. 3.00 Power Rangers Dino Fury. 3.30 Beyblade Burst QuadStrike. 4.00 Late Programs.
SEVEN
6.00 Today. 9.00 (8) Today Extra. 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 The Summit. 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 The Summit. 9.00 RPA. 10.00 Nine News Late. 10.30 100% Footy. 11.30 The Equalizer. 12.20 Tipping Point. 1.10 Hello SA. 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 2.30 Late Programs.
7TWO
6.00 Morning (81) Programs. 9.30 Newstyle Direct. 10.00 Danoz Direct. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. 12.00 Days Of Our Lives. 12.55 The Young And The Restless. 1.50 Mend It For Money. 2.50 Antiques Roadshow. 3.20 MOVIE: S*P*Y*S. (1974) 5.30 Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Death In Paradise. 8.40 Poirot. 9.50 Law & Order: SVU. 10.50 Law & Order: Criminal Intent. 11.50 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning (62) Programs. 10.30 Better Homes And Gardens. 1.00 Kochie’s Business Builders. 1.30 Escape To… 2.00 Weekender. 2.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 3.30 Room For Improvement. 4.00 Medical Emergency. 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: Special Report. 11.50 Late Programs.
6.00 Sunrise. (6) 9.00 The Morning Show. 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 To Be Advised. 1.30 Border Patrol. 2.00 To Be Advised. 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 Blow Up. 8.35 The Rookie. 9.35 The Rookie: Feds. 10.35 The Latest: Seven News. 11.05 Crime Investigation Australia: Most Infamous. 12.05 S.W.A.T. 1.00 Late Programs.
9GO!
Friends. (52) 6.00 7.30 The Unicorn. 9.20 The Middle. 10.20 To Be Advised. 11.30 Friends. 3.30 The Unicorn. 5.30 The Middle. 6.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.00 Friends. 12.00 Home Shopping. 1.30 Come Dance With Me. 3.30 The Big Bang Theory. 4.30 Home Shopping.
NINE
6.00 Morning (5) 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 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 Have You Been Paying Attention? 9.40 Just For Laughs Australia. 10.10 FBI: Most Wanted. 12.00 Late Programs.
9GEM
Home (53) 6.00 Shopping. 7.00 Infomercials. 8.00 Buy To Build Australia. 8.30 Healthy Homes Australia. 9.00 Escape Fishing With ET. 9.30 Reel Action. 10.30 JAG. 12.30 In The Dark. 1.30 Bull. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 Bull. 8.30 NCIS. 10.20 In The Dark. 11.15 48 Hours. 12.15 Home Shopping. 2.15 Diagnosis Murder. 4.05 JAG.
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TEN
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6.00 Home Shopping. 7.30 Infomercials. 8.00 Buy To Build Australia. 8.30 Healthy Homes Australia. 9.00 Escape Fishing With ET. 9.30 Jake And The Fatman. 10.30 JAG. 12.30 In The Dark. 1.30 Bull. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 Bull. 8.30 NCIS. 9.25 FBI. 10.20 48 Hours. 11.15 SEAL Team. 12.15 Home Shopping. 2.15 Diagnosis Murder. 4.05 JAG.
9GO!
The (52) 6.00 Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 Becker. 8.00 Seinfeld. 9.30 The King Of Queens. 10.30 Frasier. 11.30 Becker. 12.30 The Big Bang Theory. 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.
6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 The Summit. 1.15 Mr Mayor. 1.45 Explore. 2.00 Pointless. 3.00 Tipping Point. 4.00 Afternoon News. 4.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. 5.30 WIN News. 6.00 Nine News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Travel Guides. 8.30 MOVIE: Vacation. (2015) Ed Helms, Christina Applegate, Chris Hemsworth. 10.30 Nine News Late. 11.00 New Amsterdam. 11.50 Council Of Dads. 12.40 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 New Tricks. 3.00 Explore. 3.15 Antiques Roadshow. 3.45 MOVIE: Blue Murder At St Trinian’s. (1957) 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 Morning Programs. 1.00 Aussie Salvage Squad. 2.00 Jade Fever. 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 Police Code Zero: Officer Under Attack. 9.30 Beach Cops. 10.30 Surveillance Oz Dashcam. 11.30 Late Programs.
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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. 3.10 Entertainment Tonight. 3.30 My Market Kitchen. 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 The Cheap Seats. 9.40 NCIS. 10.40 North Shore. 11.40 Late Programs.
6.00 Kids’ Programs. (82) 12.00 American Odyssey. New. 1.00 Raising Hope. 2.00 Full House. 2.30 3rd Rock. 3.30 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: Anchorman: The Legend Of Ron Burgundy. (2004) 9.30 MOVIE: The Hangover 2. (2011) 11.30 Young Sheldon. 12.00 Love Island. 1.00 Below Deck Mediterranean. 2.00 Raymond. 2.30 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning (62) Programs. 7.30 Room For Improvement. 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 Sydney Weekender. 2.30 Mighty Ships. 3.30 Room For Improvement. 4.00 Medical Emergency. 4.30 Better Homes And Gardens. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Heartbeat. 8.45 Foyle’s War. 10.55 Pie In The Sky. 11.55 Late Programs.
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6.00 Friends. 8.30 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Friends. 12.00 The Big Bang Theory. 1.00 Two And A Half Men. 2.00 The Unicorn. 2.30 The Middle. 3.00 The King Of Queens. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Seinfeld. 11.00 Frasier. 12.00 Home Shopping. 1.30 Charmed. 2.30 Come Dance With Me. 3.30 The King Of Queens. 4.30 Home Shopping.
6.00 Morning 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. 2.00 Mend It For Money. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: Our Man In Marrakesh. (1966) 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 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Am I A Serial Killer? (2019) 2.00 To Be Advised. 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 The 1% Club. 8.35 Accused. 10.35 The Latest: Seven News. 11.05 Crime Investigation Australia: Most Infamous. 12.30 Home Shopping. 5.00 Late Programs.
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Thursday, May 18, 2023 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR
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Slow start, as Rockets finally launch in 2023
Little rugby gorillas, that love their Banana Club!
PHOTO: SUPPLIED.
Contributed by GINNI BROWN AFTER a very slow start to the season with one washed-out round, and then a bye, the Narromine Under Nine Rockets, pictured with Coach Skye Morrissey, were pumped to take to the court at Dubbo over the weekend. The Under Nine’s play non-competitive netball, so scores aren’t kept, however, according to Team Manager, Heidi Pratten: “the girls showed a lot of great mid-court play in attack as well as defence; and this translated into lots of goals,” Well done, Rockets!
Good play for Pirates and Rebels at Dubbo soccer day
Lakeisha Hull and Pollyanna Maxwell from the Junior Gorillas. PHOTOS: SUPPLIED.
The Under Six Rebels, who are coached by Aimee Davies, Sawyer Sladek, Bodie Terry, Billy Fitzpatrick, Elsie Barclay, Alice McCutcheon, Ivey Davies
Contributed by GINNI BROWN Narromine Soccer Club Under Six Pirates who are coached by Sarah Hutchison, Huxley Bock, Theo Hutchison, Alfie Hitchcock, Charlotte Adams, and Libby Smith.
Contributed by GINNI BROWN
IT was congratulations to all the Narromine Soccer Club teams who played in Dubbo this week. All teams played really well, and the skills are beginning to build, especially in our Under Six teams, now that they have a few games experience. The Club also thanked their sponsors, CAD Contracting Co and P & S McCutcheon and Sons, for their support.
THEIR Narromine Junior Gorillas rugby club, and they love their bananas! Junior rugby union in Narromine, has seen a resurgence in the past two years, and in 2023, the club has 65 registered players. The new push has been spearheaded by former Waratahs player, Paddy McCutcheon, who is ably supported by a very keen group of parents. The Junior Gorillas have also started a new initiative this season to keep younger siblings entertained on Friday nights — the Banana Club.
This is a group of extremely keen Under Four players and super-patient Coach, Lakeisha Hull, who are learning the foundation skills of rugby and, of course, having fun. We asked Isabelle Harris (aged four) what she thought of the sessions. “Well, I want to be good at rugby like my Dad” she told us. “I also think this is really really, really fun”. The Gorillas have a combination of skills and drills nights, and away games against Warren, and Gilgandra as well as gala days during the winter season which is sure to keep them all busy.
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NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Thursday, May 18, 2023
RACING NG ORT REPORT By COLIN HODGES WINNER of the recent Bathurst Soldiers Saddle and then an abject failure when near last in the Mudgee Gooree Cup, Osman was back in best form on Sunday to win the $36,000 Parkes Services Club Parkes Cup. Taken to the early lead in the 1600 metres Cup by Kody Nestor, the Mack Griffith, Mudgee trained Osman ($2.50 favourite) was not seriously threatened in an emphatic three lengths win over Kipta-
nui (Nick Heywood, $4.20) and Sea Of Flames (Kath Bell-Pitomac, $15). First leg of a double for Kody Nestor was the Connie Greig, Dubbo trained Hemsted in the 1300 metres Coachman Hotel Punters Club Benchmark 58 Handicap. Reaching the lead from midfield, Hemsted ($26) won by a neck from the fast fi nishing Starlink (Wendy Peel, $6) with Planet Ex (Serg Lisnyy, $14) a handy third. Winner of the $50,000 Picnic Championship Final last year, Hemsted is owned by leading picnic jockey Leandro Ribeiro from Sydney and Tom Presits from Sweden. Peter Nestor, the uncle of Kody Nestor, is back as a trainer after a break of several years and has won two races in succession with speedy
Harding and Gillette win Fourball Championship Contributed by NORM LEWIS LAST weekend, the annual 4BBB Club Championship event was played under somewhat difficult conditions, including rain and cold winds. A field of 29 players took to the course for the opening 18 holes on Saturday, with Tony Harding and Steve Gillette fi nishing on-top of the leader-board with a scratch round of 43 Stableford points. In second place, were Tony Mann and Duane Faro-Mann on 39, followed by Craig Duff and Steve Buckley on 38, Alex Sambrook and Dan Coen on 36, and Alex and Rob Williams on 35. Drizzly rain and cold wind, was also the playing weather for the second and fi nal round of the comp on Sunday with 28 freezing players facing the starter. The overnight leaders Harding and Gillette, finished with a top score of 40 points which, added to their fi rst round score of 43, gave them a total of 83 points, or 11 under-par. This was enough to win the title by seven shots from the father-and-son combination of Alec and Rob Williams (35/41), for a total of 76, or four under par. Congratulations to all the winners, it was great to see such a roll-up for this important event and, thanks also to the Duff family for their support of the championships. Also, a perpetual trophy has been cast up for the event, the “Richard Duff Memorial Trophy” with this to be presented to the winners at the Annual Championship Presentation Night, to be held later in the year. Full results for the weekend events, were as follows: f 36-Hole 4BBB Championships winners — Tony Harding and Steve Gillette 43-40, total 83. Second-place, Alec and Rob Williams 35-41, total 76. f 36-Hole 4BBB Handicap winners — Blake and Ryan Richardson, 48-47, total 95. Second-place, Alex Sambrook and Dan Coen, 47-47, total 94. f First day Handicap winners — Blake and Ryan Richardson, 48. Second-place, Alex Sambrook and Dan Coen, 47. NTP, ninth, Tony Harding; 10th, Matt Gainsford; the Long Drive Jackpot was not won. The second day Handicap winners were Blake and Ryan Richardson on 46 (on a countback) B from Alex Sambrook and Dan Coen, also on 46. The NTP on the ninth was not won; on the 10th, Craig Duff; for the Long Drive on the fourth, Craig Duff; and, and the 11th, Blake Richardson. The Jackpot hole was not won. Congratulations to all the winners and thanks to all who supported the major trophy weekend. Coming events include, on Saturday, May 20, and 18-Hole Strokeplay Monthly Medal; a Veterans NineHole Strokeplay on the back will be also held in conjunction. Sunday will have a 4-Ball Aggregate shootout for Round Three with the Junior Clinic at 9am. Reminder to all players, nominations close on Sunday for the Club Match Play Championships with the entry sheet on the Noticeboard. That’s all for another week — see you all at the 19th!
mare Loving Angel. Clayton Gallagher was in the saddle again when Loving Angel after a five lengths win at Wellington went straight to the lead at Parkes and and justified the $2.05 favourite price when cruising home by over three lengths from East Harlem (Nick Heywood, $4.40) and Benyatta (Ken Dunbar, $16) in the 1000 metres Hankook Tyres BM 58 Handicap. Nick Heywood may have missed out in the Cup when second on Kiptanui however he was all class when winning four races at the meeting including the feature sprint, the 1200 metres Telescope Tyres and Batteries Satellite Handicap on Invincible Dash for Queanbeyan trainer Nick Olive. Forbes Jockey Club president Randall Grayson shares
ownership of Invincible Dash with associates and friends from the Stock And Station and livestock industries. Taking career prizemoney earnings to over $200,000, Invincible Dash (Nick Heywood, $13) burst through a late gap to gain a four way photo fi nish decision over Kateru (Shayleigh Ingelse, $17), Lady Shenanigans (Serg Lisnyy, $3.30) and Patrick May. A recent addition to the Daniel Stanley stable at Wellington, former Victorian galloper Strategic Charge won the 1400 metres Parkes Farm Centre Maiden Plate in good style. Parked behind the leaders by Nick Heywood, Strategic Charge ($8) joined in quickly and won by over two lengths from the strong fi nishing Raiding (Ronald Simpson, $13) and Lumin (Clayton Gallagh-
er, $2.80 fav.) The other winners for Nick Heywood were the Dean Mirfi n, Bathurst trained Ida’s Rules, $1.24 fav) in the 1000 metres D’Aquinos Maiden Handicap and Hello Jack ($2 to $1.85 fav.) trained at Goulburn by Scott Collings, in the 1200 metres Bob Skinner Painting and Decorating Class Two Plate. Backing up from beating a big field at Dubbo, the Roy McCabe, Bathurst trained Our Orator was again impressive when winning the 1600 metres McPhersons Parts and Services Class Two Handicap at Parkes. Well ridden by Tony Cavallo, Our Orator ($5.50 to $11) from near the tail of the field swept to a two and a quarter lengths win over Charlotting (Kody Nestor, $21) and Neidr Dawn (Andrew Banks, $9).
Great win for Ferrari at Gerries Golf Day Contributed by NORM LEWIS A RETURN to reasonable weather saw a good field of 12 golfers compete in the weekly Gerries competition at Narromine on Wednesday last. Regular competitor, Vince Ferrari, showed a great return to form with an excellent score of 26 points to win the weekly event. Vince won comfortably from Greg Kearines on 24 points, while out-of-form hacker, Mal Fraser took the NAGA prize on 11 points — there was no winner, once again, of the Nearest-the-Pin competition. Following the golf, there was a treat of nibbles and sandwiches from the fruit shop, which was enjoyed by all. Over to the Pool table where there was a prelim-
inary game between seasoned oldies, Terry Willis and Ross King, up against Chris Harding and Col Shepherdson. The oldies had a comfortable victory, and advanced to the fi nal against Greg Kearines and Bob Fletcher. This pairing, however, cleaned-up the “Oldies” to take victory and the title of “Pool Champs for the Week”. Well done to Bob and Greg. The weekly comp for the Gerries was also played on this Wednesday 17th on the back nine, with the results to appear in next week’s edition. A reminder, there will be a Veterans NineHole event on Saturday, in conjunction with the Monthly Medal competition. That’s all for this week — see you at the 19th!
BOWLS COLUMN
Semi-final this Saturday of Pairs Championships THE Major Minor Pairs Championships threwup some interesting results as usual and, for the record, Racardo Stanford and Kane Adams, defeated Arnold Gillespie and Des Lincoln. In other games, Robbie Standford and Dwayne Faro, proved just a tad too good for John Edwards and Paul Hilder: Ben Clark and Richard Hyde also got the nod over Ray Anthony and Bob Davis; and Mark Hilder and Henry Buttsworth advanced at the expense of Bruce Powyer and Danny Carnevale. So, this means that, next weekend may be a little tricky, as we need to play a catch-up game in the bottom half of the draw; before we can play the other semi-fi nal match. At this stage, then, “Plan A” will mean that Racardo Stanford and Kane Adams, will takeon Robbie Stanford and Dwayne Faro in the fi rst semi-fi nal on Saturday from 1.30pm. In the other game, Mark Hilder and Henry Buttsworth will play Kevin Rider and James Coen at 9.30am on Saturday, with the winning team then advancing to a semi-fi nal at 1.30pm against Ben Clark and Richard Hyde. However, we may have a hiccup but, rest-assured, all of those involved, will be consulted before any player sub or
forfeit, is put in place. “Gub Thorne Day” has now been set down for Saturday, August 19 and, again, the nomination sheet will be on the Club noticeboard with all the relevant conditions of play, costs, and more. Narromine Bowling Club will also be hosting a group of travelling bowlers from the ACT this Thursday. They will be in the restaurant, before joining with us on the greens for an afternoon of “fun and frivolity” with some 45 players attending. So, if you are available to join-in, please plonk your name down of the nomination sheet. This will be a mixed event, so Narromine lady bowlers should also feel free to be part of the show. And speaking of our ladies, a “Sungai Day” was held last Tuesday with pretty good numbers; let’s hope the weather was kind and the ladies had a great day. Social Bowls this week also saw a couple of hit-outs with Thursday’s winners Bruce Powyer and Des Lincoln, whilst Sunday saw Carl Moore, Kevin Heatrick, and Lionel Ayoub get the chocolates. Well that it for me this week, another week another Dragon loss. Yep, normal service has been resumed.
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Thursday, May 18, 2023 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR
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Swans, Roosters, and Terriers top the table in Castlereagh League
Classic in-and-under tackle by Gilgandra centre, Hayden Smith, as team-mates watch-on in the recent round two game (Gilgandra v Gulgong) in the 2023 Christie and Hood Castlereagh League competition. PHOTO: STEPHEN BASHAM. By BRYSON LUFF IT was a case of ”two from two” for the Dunedoo Swans, the Cobar Roosters, and the Gulgong Terriers, when they won their respective games against Coonabarabran, Baradine, and Gilgandra in last weekend’s Round Two of the 2023 Christie and Hood Castlereagh League competition. At Dunedoo’s Robertson Oval, the Swans continued their strong start to the season when they saw-off the Coonabarabran Unicorns 32-10 whilst, at Cobar, the home-side got over the Baradine Magpies by 26-12 and, at Gilgandra, the Terriers were too strong for the Panthers claiming a 34-8 victory. Joining those three on the winners list, were the Nar-
romine Jets who downed the Coonamble Bears by 54-26 in a high-scoring game to retain the Boronia Cup. This was the Jets’ second defence of The Cup, their third will come in Round Five when they are home to the Gilgandra Panthers, who they defeated late last year to claim the famous silverware. In what was their fi rst outing for the year, having had the bye in Round One, the Panthers, despite scoring fi rst, never really looked like threatening the visiting Terriers. However, the handling of both sides left a lot to be desired, with the home-side’s failure to retain possession being compounded by some ordinary defensive efforts at times as the Terriers raced in six tries to register a strong win.
The Panthers will be hoping that they are better for the run when they travel to “The Crater” next Saturday to mix it with the Binnaway Bombshells in a game where both teams will be going all-out to register their fi rst win of the season. Similarly, at Coonamble, the Bears will be looking to topple the Gulgong Terriers as they endeavour to claim maximum competition points to kickstart their 2023 campaign. The Baradine Magpies have shown in their two matches to date, that they are a competitive outfit and, while they have not yet won a game, their effort at Cobar last Saturday should give them plenty of heart as they go into their match against the Narromine Jets at Baradine this Saturday. While the Jets got up against Coonamble last weekend, they allowed the Bears to score six tries, and that number, on top of the eight that the Gulgong Terriers wracked-up against them in Round One, must be sounding some alarms in the Narromine camp. With an expected big Magpie home crowd in attendance, however, the Jets can expect a tough match. The match-of-the-round will be played at Cobar, when the Roosters are involved in another “Feathery Fight”, this time when they host the Dunedoo Swans. Both sides currently have a share of the lead on the competition ladder and this match presents itself as being an absolute beauty with a big audience expected to pack into Tom Knight Oval. On the League Tag front, the Narromine Jets continued on their winning way with an emphatic 60-10 win over Coonamble, this being the first time that they have had points scored against them in their three games
this far this season. The Cobar Roosterettes currently sit at the top of the competition table with 10 points, but they have played an extra game compared to both Narromine and the Dunedoo Swannettes, who both are one point adrift on the ladder. The Roosterettes downed Baradine 24-0 on Saturday but, it must be said, that the Magpiettes were playing their second game in three days after having beaten The Binnaway Bombshells on Thursday night 14-8. In a most remarkable turnaround the Gulgong Terriers, coming-off a 60-0 hiding the previous weekend, looked impressive as they beat the Gilgandra Pink Panthers 24-8 at Gilgandra to set-up what should be an interesting clash with Coonamble at Coonamble this Saturday.
Christie and Hood Castlereagh League, round two Results Youth League Narromine 50 (Charlie Bonham (three), Gus Clements, Zac Hignett, Jamari Clarke, Rory Miller Corn, Ashton Coleman, Dylan Ahsee, tries; Harry McPherson, six goals) defeated Binnaway 6 (Rueben Ruttley, try; Sonnybill Walker, goal). League Tag Baradine 14 (Savannah Carey (two), Zali Hyde, tries; Holly Arndell, goal) defeated Binnaway 8 (Kadisha Ayoub, Gemma Mitchell, tries). Narromine 60 (Jacana Powell (three), Lily Spackman (three), Beth Clarke (two), Millah Phillips, Emily Edwards, Talitha Chatfield, tries; Shian Chatfield (five), Shayana Naden (two), Lucy Dawson, goals) defeated Coonamble 10 (Imogen Pawley, Hannah O’Neill, tries; Tori Canham, goal).
Cobar 24 (Brianna Watson (four), Bridgette Negfeldt,tries; Watson two goals) defeated Baradine 0. Gulgong 24 (Melanie Ballard (two), Chloe Patrick, Olivia Kennedy, Olivia Holt, Laurissa Hay, tries) defeated Gilgandra 8 (Laura Jordan, two tries). Competition Ladder Cobar 10 (played 4, won 3, lost 1), Narromine 9 (3,3,0), Dunedoo 9 (3,3,0), Baradine 8 (4,2,2), Coonamble 8 (4,2,2), Gulgong 4 (2,1,1), Gilgandra 4 (4,0,4), Binnaway 4 (4,0,4). First Grade Narromine 54 (Tyler Beer (four), Doug Potter (three), Brad Pickering, Luke Thompson tries; Potter, nine goals) defeated Coonamble 26 (Kevin Thurston (two), Derek Robinson, Jack Kelly, Earl Greenaway, tries; Mitch Nalder, three goals). Dunedoo 32 (Jarrod Toole (two), Ben Thompson, Brian Bradshaw, Will Wood, Brad Beshmann, tries; Dan Lane, four goals) defeated Coonabarabran 10 (Andrew Harris, Tyson Farrell, tries; Nick Willoughby, goal). Cobar 26 (Tyler Coughlan (two), Ashley Davies, Jack Brown, Zane Taylor, tries; Thomas Plater, three goals) defeated Baradine 12 (Logan Dewson, Cameron Worrell, tries; Jesse McElhinney, two goals). Gulgong 34 (Brad James (two), Mitch McWhirter, Toby O’Leary, Will Hawkins, James Morrison, tries; James, five goals) defeated Gilgandra 8 (Tom Brisbane, Dev Bamblett tries). Competition Ladder Dunedoo 6, Gulgong 6, Cobar 6, Narromine 4, Coonabarabran 4, Binnaway 4, Gilgandra 4, Baradine 2, Coonamble 2. Round three draw Baradine v Narromine (League Tag kick off 1.45pm), Cobar v Dunedoo, Binnaway v Gilgandra, Coonamble v Gulgong, Coonabarabran - bye.