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Short-handed Jets scrape home against Boambshells in away win
Local country star, Jason, Farewell for ever-green to co-host Golden Guitars Steve; with great turn-up with Tania Kernaghan at send-off STORY: PAGE 4
STORY: PAGE 17
Fuel returns to Trangie (finally!)
STORY: PAGE 19
Lions Club celebrates 70th anniversary
By EMILY MIDDLETON THE people of Trangie have waited long enough for their service station to re-open and the good news is, it’s finally open. As of last Friday, Inland Petroleum’s temporary Trangie service station opened the bowsers, and the extra 70-kilometre round trip locals needed to make for fuel was over. The Ampol service station closed at the end of last year, however Inland Petroleum quickly announced that it would take over the site, and a temporary station would be put up. Residents were initially told they would only have to wait 10 days without a service station. Now, over 200 days later, residents fi nally have a temporary site. Inland Petroleum principal and owner Paul McCallum, explained in detail to the Narromine Star what caused such lengthy delays, and hopes the community can understand the depth of technicalities needed to be passed in order to re-open the site. He said that the section of land where the service station sits is part of a historical rail corridor, “that was quite wide for a rail corridor” and was owned by Transport for NSW.
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PHOTO: NARROMINE STAR.
By TOBIAS OSTINI THE Narromine Lions Club celebrated 70 years of community service on Saturday night (July 1). A dinner celebration was held at the Narromine USMC with the room decorated with balloons in Lions colours – blue and yellow. The club’s had officially cel-
ebrated its 70th anniversary with a cake at last month’s meeting, however Saturday night was a chance for the wider community to celebrate and show their appreciation for the club’s ongoing dedication to Narromine. Narromine Lions Club was formed on June 5, 1953. It was the 18th Lions Club formed in
the country and is the oldest club west of the Blue Mountains. At its formation in 1953 it was also the second largest club in size. As well as paying tribute to the club’s vast 70-year history on Saturday Narromine Lions also celebrated their more recent achievements and community service. A summary
of the past year’s donations and support provided includes many excellent causes, such as the Narromine Preschool, Meals on Wheels, the Royal Flying Doctors Service, Camp Licola, Timbrebongie House, Narromine Cancer Support Group and international Lions charities. Continued page 3
Trangie site now open!