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Trangie CWA launches new coworking space By SHARON BONTHUYS THE Trangie Country Women’s Association (CWA) formally launched its beautiful new co-working space on December 11, ushering in an exciting new era for the revered community service organisation and the local community. Jodie Harrison, Minister for Women, Minister for Seniors, and Minister for the Prevention of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault, joined Trangie CWA’s longest serving member, Mrs Jessie Quigley OAM, to cut the ribbon launching the new facility at the Derribong Street premises. CWA of NSW State President Joy Beames and CEO Danica Leys attended the event, as well as Member for the Dubbo Electorate, Dugald Saunders, Narromine Shire Mayor, Cr Craig Davies, and president of the CWA Far Western Group, Ruth Hando. The Trangie CWA facility is the last of four collaborative work spaces created as part of a $400,000 grant from the NSW Government’s ‘Investing in Women’ program. The Narromine Star will have a comprehensive review of the opening in next week’s issue.

Narwonah project “unlawful” but loophole exists, says Greens MLC By SHARON BONTHUYS A GREENS NSW Upper House member who is an environmental and planning law expert told a packed public meeting in Narromine earlier this week that thermal energy-from-waste projects like the one proposed for Narwonah are “unlawful” in NSW – but there’s a legal loophole allowing exemptions. Sue Higginson MLC, a former CEO of the Environmental Defenders Office, Australia’s leading public interest environmental law centre, told those attending the meeting at the USMC convened by the newly formed Narromine Shire Positive Change Community Group (NSPCCG) that an amendment to legislation last year makes it possible for projects like this to be approved in NSW. “They are prohibited developments around the state everywhere and the only reason we are entertaining any of them in NSW is an exemption from the prohibition. We have the Protection of the Environment Operations Act [1997] and that regulates environmental harm. “But under a regulation that was introduced only last year, the Protection of the Environment Operations (General) Amendment (Thermal En-

Greens Upper House member Sue Higginson MLC addresses the public meeting on December 12. PHOTO: NARROMINE STAR.

ergy from Waste) Regulation 2022, this regulation prohibits waste-to-energy plants but provides some exemptions from this prohibition.

ant waste incinerator and associated infrastructure” are a class of development that has been determined to be very serious.

Ms Higginson said developments like the Narwonah one, which she described as “a gi-

“So serious that we prohibit it and we will allow it only in very certain circumstanc-

es. At the moment we don’t have any. “Why are they unlawful? Because they are dangerous, harmful, toxic and noxious projects,” she said. Continued page 2

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Some of the types of waste that could end up at Narwonah if the proposal proceeds. PHOTOS: NARROMINE STAR. From page 1 She indicated some current proposals that fall under the legal exemption from the prohibition include a proposed project near her home in the Richmond Valley, Northern Rivers, projects proposed for Lithgow and Goulburn, and an “activation precinct” in Parkes. Ms Higginson also confirmed that the final say on the proposed project doesn’t rest with the Narromine Shire Council, which has faced a growing community backlash for considering the proposal by Asia Pacific Waste Solutions Pty Ltd (APWS). With the project estimated to cost $1.8 billion on completion, it is likely to be deemed a State-Signiﬁcant Development (SSD). Narromine Shire Mayor, Cr Craig Davies, said as much at the community engagement sessions organised by APWS late last month. Approval for this type of project will come from the highest levels in the NSW government. “It will ultimately be the Planning Minister or under delegation the Independent Planning Commission who is a decision maker in NSW. That’s how these projects normally go. Then the EPA [Environment Protection Friday, December 15 Min 20. Max 38. Sunny. Chance of any rain: 5% Central West Slopes and Plains area: Sunny morning. The chance of a thunderstorm on the northern slopes in the morning and afternoon. Light winds becoming west to southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h during the day then becoming light during the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 16 and 22 with daytime temperatures reaching 34 to 39. Sun protection recommended from 8:40 am to 5:20 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 12 [Extreme] Saturday, December 16 Min 19. Max 35. Sunny. Chance of any rain: 0% Central West Slopes and Plains area: Sunny.

Authority] will have to license the facility,” Ms Higginson said. “What we know in NSW is that [when these higher-level SSD decisions are made], the EPA has to grant a pollution licence - sorry, they’re [now] called environment protection licences.” Ms Higginson told the meeting that she felt the proponents had a “massive hill to climb and the power is in your hands right now to make it not [just] a tick and ﬂ ick [exercise].” “With this project [the proponent is] really starting from behind. If you don’t want this project you’re in a much better position right now than my community of the Richmond Valley. They’re already identiﬁed in all these documents. This project here is not in there yet. You’re all going to have to really speak up,” she said. She encouraged community members to let their elected representatives at all levels know what they think. “I don’t think people realise how powerful the act of communicating to your elected representatives really is. You should never underestimate your power to communicate directly.”

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NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Thursday, December 14, 2023

Council answers questions about Narwonah proposal By ANDREW TARRY NARROMINE Shire Council and in particular, the Mayor, Cr Craig Davies, and the elected Councillors, have come under ﬁ re from critics of the proposal by Asia Paciﬁc Waste Services Ltd (APWS) to build a Renewable Energy and Circular Chemicals facility. At the community engagement sessions on November 28-29, many questions were directed to Cr Davies both as mayor and in his role with the Murray Darling Association, with accusations made that council had been keeping the proposal secret from the community. The Narromine Star asked the following questions to General Manager, Jane Redden, after the community engagement sessions were held. We would have liked to have published these responses with our Narwonah stories last week, but simply ran out of time and space. Are you able to advise when Council was first approached by APWS with the proposal?

Council were first approached about the concept in 2020. Were any scientific documents presented to Council at the time this first arose to explain what was proposed to take place on the site or to back the claims about what would take place on the site, so this could be considered by Council in the decision-making process? The proponent provided a high-level overview of the proposal to Councillors at a workshop in March 2023. Council’s decision-making involved consideration of the option to sell a portion of its land. Technical documents are developed as part of the Development Application and Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) stage – see below.

evidence that the proposed project is a “done deal”. How does Council respond to that view? In April 2023, Council considered a report to determine whether Council should obtain a market valuation for the western portion of land. Council subsequently considered the valuation at its meeting held in August, 2023 and resolved that an option agreement for the sale of 230 hectares of land be developed, that the option be entered into for the sale of the property by the later of within three months of the Council resolution or 28 days of the transaction between Council and ARTC [Australian Rail Track Corporation] being completed. The option to purchase has not been entered into and Council’s resolution has lapsed.

Council agreed to sell 230 hectares of land at Craigie Lea Lane to APWS in a confidential session of the August 2023 [Council meeting, reported in the meeting] minutes for $8870 per hectare (ex-GST). Some community members have said this is

At what stage does Council generally alert the community about projects – particularly state-significant projects – that may be proposed for the shire? Council is not the consent authority for State Significant Development and is not respon-

sible for alerting the community about State Significant Development (SSD). SSD is determined at a State level by the Department of Planning. The Department of Planning will issue a SEARs (Secretary’s Environmental Assessment Requirements) within 28 days of receiving an electronic application for the proposed development. The project must be informed by consultation, including relevant government agencies, infrastructure and service providers, special interest groups, affected landowners, business, and the community. (This was the purpose of the community consultation sessions held recently) The proponent must document the consultation process and demonstrate how the project has responded to the consultation. The proponent will then prepare a development application and Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). The Department will review the EIS in consultation with relevant agencies. When the documentation is agreed to by the Department, lodgement can

Dubbo summit to look at circular economy and sustainability

Justine Campbell. PHOTO: RDA ORANA.

By SHARON BONTHUYS THE circular economy and sustainability will be discussed at a summit early next year in Dubbo organised by Regional Development Australia (RDA) Orana. To be held at the zoo in late February, the RDA Orana Inland Growth Summit will feature a session topic to “investigate the tools to link regenerative economic and environmental development with social equity through a

circular economy,” according to a statement issued on December 12. This session invites summit delegates to “hear about the work being undertaken in this space and the beneﬁts to grow prosperity, jobs and resilience while cutting greenhouse gas emissions, waste, and pollution.” The two-day summit will highlight “projects and initiatives that are driving greater economic growth, industry collaboration, research and innovation and increased public and private investment.” “Regional development is more than just economics and the Inland Growth Summit aims to showcase the work being undertaken by thought leaders whose innovative ideas inﬂuence and guide people, places, communities and the environment,” RDA Orana CEO Justine Campbell said in the

December 12 statement. The Narromine Star approached Ms Campbell for comment about the proposed summit session topic in light of community concerns about Asia Paciﬁc Waste Solutions’ proposal to establish a Renewable Energy and Circular Chemicals facility at Narwonah. “The recent Orana Outlook Forum provided insights into the future of our region, looking at the challenges and opportunities for the year ahead, coming together to focus on innovations that are occurring and how they will impact the future of the region,” Ms Campbell said. “The forum presented an overview on transport, agriculture, tourism, new energy, social and environmental issues as well as a regional economic outlook, inﬂuencing our region now and into the coming years. It

also had Lisa McLean, Managing Director and CEO of Circular Australia, speak.” Ms McLean will speak at the summit. According to the Circular Australia website, Ms McLean is a “circular economy and zero-carbon business transformation leader. She has been successfully advising industry and governments in developing new policy frameworks and regulations that bring about market change to enable the circular zero-carbon economy over the past 14 years. “This work has covered the energy, water, waste and mobility sectors in the UK and Australia.” The Narromine Star has been invited to attend the summit session on circular economics and sustainability next February. Further information about the summit can be obtained from RDA Orana.

occur. The Department will then exhibit the SSD development application on its website for at least 30 days. Public exhibition also involves advertisement, written notice to the Council, notice to owners of affected landowners etc. Following this process, the Department will assess the application. The assessment report is made available on the Department’s website and is referred to the NSW Independent Planning Commission) for determination. Is there anything you wish to say about the APWS proposal or Council’s actions to date, or any other messaging [for the community]? Council’s actions to date involve consideration of sale of the land and assistance with the community consultation process. Council’s role is to ensure that the community are extensively consulted and this was the first stage in that process. Council staff will provide advice in response to requests from the Department.

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Thursday, December 14, 2023 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR

Hurry for Narwonah proponent last harvest plans to ball tickets return in 2024 By SHARON BONTHUYS

Some of the Western Rural Connect team caught up with Dugald Saunders MP this week - Sara McCarthy, Keiley Noble, Maddy Preston and Dugald Saunders. PHOTO: DUBBO ELECTORATE.

By SHARON BONTHUYS THE last available tickets for the highly anticipated Harvest Cut Out Ball on New Year’s Eve in Narromine are now on sale and going fast, according to the organisers, Western Rural Connect. If you haven’t secured your tickets by this Sunday, you’ll miss out on what is shaping up to be the social event of the year. Just 18 sleeps away now, the ball is being organised by the newest non-proﬁt group to

RURAL REVIVE By RENEE HORSTMAN

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form in the region to encourage and enhance social connections within small rural communities and industries. Helmed by an impressive team of young, involved and passionate professionals, Western Rural Connect have a great evening planned for the post-harvest celebration and to ring in the new year. Some of the team caught up with the Member for Dubbo Electorate, Dugald Saunders MP, during his visit to town earlier this week. ‘It was great to catch up

with the group and hear about the plans for the Harvest Cut Out Ball. Sadly, I can’t attend this year, but the initiatives being put in place by this dynamic group are inspiring and I can’t wait to hear how it all goes!’ Mr Saunders said. Further details about the ball and how to get your tickets can be found on the social media pages for Western Rural Connect.

ONE of the big criticisms of the community engagement sessions held late last month in Narromine on the proposed Narwonah Renewable Energy and Circular Chemicals facility was that the proponents did not present speciﬁc technical information about the project. The Director of Asia Pacific Waste Solutions Pty Ltd (APWS), Mr Tracy Dignum, has indicated that he will return to Narromine next year and talk further with the community about the Narwonah proposal. “We will present a very detailed case at a later date with all the technology behind it,” Mr Dignum told the Narromine Star on December 12. A timeframe for this visit is not yet known. “[Gathering] this information takes time. Just to do some of the studies – it can take six months to do the background work and make sure it’s all correct. “We w i l l come back w it h i n for mat ion a nd t he h ighest accred it at ion.”

Mr Dignum is also willing to sit down with a representative from the Narromine Shire Positive Change Community Group for a frank discussion. “I don’t want to see a community divided over something that I personally believe will bring so much benefit. “The fact it has been stated [by critics that the proposal] is a ‘toxic waste dump’ – where’s that coming from?” Mr Dignum also expressed concern about some of the comments that have been directed to the Narromine Shire councillors and in particular, the mayor, Cr Craig Davies. “I’m happy to wear the heat that some want to put on us, the proponents of the project, but I would not want to see other people in the community vilified. “My concern really is for council, council staff and the mayor in particular. “I would not want to see them cop any flak because they’ve done nothing wrong at all. They’ve followed procedure, and we have been talking to them for a long time. All we’ve done is come with a proposal.”

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NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Thursday, December 14, 2023

Locals share views at public meeting

PHOTO: ANN-LOUISE STONESTREET.

By SHARON BONTHUYS THE fi rst public meeting to discuss the proposed Narwonah Renewable Energy and Circular Chemicals facility was held at the Narromine USMC on December 12. Convened by the Narromine Shire Positive Change Community Group (NSPCCG), the well-attended public meeting gave community members the opportunity to speak and to ask questions of the speakers, Sue Higginson MLC, Topsoil Organics director Dan Nicholson, and Bruce Maynard. All speakers agreed that our society and the world at large has a problem with waste and how to deal with it. Lyn Jablonski, who resigned from council in June 2023 after almost seven years as an elected representative, asked Ms Higginson what the alternatives are to the proponent Asia Pacific Waste Solutions’ Pty Ltd (APWS) proposal for dealing with waste. “There are plenty of ways of moving to that circular economy. There’s innovation happening and we need to bring it on,” Ms Higginson said, referencing Mr Nicholson’s agricultural composting business at Forbes. “We’ve seen significant failures, reliance on the easy fi xes, and we’ve tried to ship our problems offshore. We’ve got

PHOTOS: NARROMINE STAR.

to get a circular economy and we know we can do it.” Gai Wilson quoted from the introduction to the Narromine Shire Council’s publicly available Community Participation Plan which states “community participation throughout the planning system is not only your right but is essential to delivering better and improved planning outcomes for the residents.” “Living in the Narromine Shire is so special and we need to maintain that and we certainly don’t want this business,” Ms Wilson said. Lewis Lydon asked about international companies walking away from these types of waste projects because they could not meet their objectives or control emissions, and were not economically viable. “How can Narromine trust people to come in and give world’s best practice and no emissions for our children and grandchildren? The costs versus energy beneﬁts are not there,” he said. Ms Higginson said overseas businesses are walking away from these types of projects, some of which were designed for heating in cold climates. “There is an appeal here because there is money to be made in waste. We’re not quite seeing that pathway or the colour of that money but there’s excitement about that.”

Andrew Tarry, a journalist from the Gilgandra Weekly who lives in Narromine, asked Sue Higginson about what could be done about the timeframes around the environmental impact statement (EIS) process to empower communities to become more involved. The EIS process may involve reviewing thousands of pages of documents on public exhibition within a short timeframe, which is daunting for many people. “It’s a real failing of our system. You get these enormous projects that are going to have lifelong impacts on you, your community and the environment and you get 28 days to comment on them. It is something I have raised over years and years. Once you get to the environmental assessment [stage], it’s very hard to turn a project around,” Ms Higginson said. Several audience members encouraged those attending to stand for council at the next election. Former councillor Bob Barnett also said he would like to see a petition presented to the council to show that the community does not support the project. Ewen Jones was one of three current Narromine Shire councillors who attended the public meeting. Deputy Mayor, Cr Dawn Collins, and Cr Lachlan Roberts also attended. Cr Jones had also attended

the community engagement session on November 29 and he told the meeting he had spent 29 years working in local government during his career. “I’ve come here tonight with an open mind to hear all the facts. One of the things that hasn’t been mentioned is that the offer on the land for this project has expired so it’s off the table at this point in time.” This announcement was greeted with applause. Cr Jones referenced the “ill feeling” between Mr Maynard and Cr Davies which was evident from comments made by both in recent radio interviews. “I don’t think it’s a good thing that [this ill feeling] is coming into this conversation. That’s a personal thing and I don’t know what it’s about, but let that go if you can.” He referenced a recent council decision involving a controversial private motorcycle track and indicated he had voted no to the development based on the facts presented to council. “That’s why I’m here tonight, to get more information on this proposed project.” A survey was distributed at the meeting which will also be circulated in the community via letterbox drop and also available online, Mr Maynard said. The survey references two issues, one involving the Narwonah project, a single ques-

tion asking if residents are for/ neutral/against the proposal, and the other asking participants if they are interested in sharing information with authorities about “issues of concern” with the Narromine Shire Council. The points about “Narromine Shire governance” ask if “the Office of Local Government and Independent Commission Against Corruption [should] conduct interviews” with local residents, and “should an administrator be appointed immediately to Narromine Shire?” Cr Jones said he felt the survey question asking if an administrator should be appointed to council was “a bit overboard.” “There are eight councillors, we all have our own brains, we all make our own decisions and we’re not being forced into any decision. I make my decisions [based] on facts.” At the end of the meeting, Mr Maynard asked for a show of hands to get an indication of support for the project. In the packed room, no hands raised in support of the project, many raised in opposition to the project, and some community members abstained. The Narromine Star understands that the NSPCCG may propose holding further public meetings about the proposed project.

Pharmacies issue new COVID vaccine By SHARON BONTHUYS WITH COVID-19 still lurking in Australia, the Pharmacy Guild of Australia (PGA) announced earlier this week the newest vaccine targeting the current Omicron variant is now available in pharmacies. Approved by the Therapeutic Goods Administration in October, the new vaccine is targeting the virus currently circulating among the population, said PGA national president, Professor Trent Twomey. “With COVID-19 cases on the rise, it is important that anyone who is due for their vaccination does so as soon as they can at their local community pharmacy,” he said. The new vaccines are manufactured by Pfizer and Moderna. Pfizer has two formulations – one for patients aged five to 12 years, and one for patients aged 12 years and over. Moderna’s vaccine is for patients aged 12 years and over.

Professor Twomey said that the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) doesn’t recommend those who are not yet due for their vaccination get an additional booster just because of the arrival of the new vaccine. “The advice remains that you must wait six months from your last jab to get your next booster shot and older vaccinations still provide protection against the severest of symptoms,” he said. Narromine Pharmacy already has the new COVID-19 vaccine in stock now and staff encourage locals in the recognised priority groups to book in for their vaccination, which is free. “It’s very important to have the vaccine before Christmas, before everyone starts travelling. Immunity takes time to build,” said pharmacist Sara McCarthy. Priority groups include over 75s, 18-65s with health conditions, and adults who have not been vaccinated since Feb-

ruary 2023 or who have never been vaccinated against COVID-19. Sara said residents can book online for their vaccination at Narromine Pharmacy, or visit the store to arrange in person with one of the staff. The Trangie Pharmacy is also gearing up to provide the new vaccine to priority groups in the local community and expects its supply to arrive in the next several days, said pharmacist Colin Best. Colin encourages locals who would like to have the vaccine to contact the pharmacy for further information and to book in for their vaccination. Professor Twomey said Australia’s community pharmacies delivered during the pandemic and continue to deliver for patients today. “We’ve administered more than 11 million vaccinations since the pandemic, so my advice is if you need a vaccination, think pharmacy first,” he said.

Sara McCarthy and Meg Horan from Narromine Pharmacy.

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Court caravan serves last cuppas for 2023 By SHARON BONTHUYS THE last cuppas for 2023 were served at the court caravan in Narromine last week as the local court convened for the ﬁ nal time this year. An initiative of the Narromine St Andrews Uniting Church, the court caravan provides a free cuppa on the first day of court sessions every month. Volunteers from the church take turns in providing the service each month from the tiny silver caravan which is parked outside the entrance to the Narromine court. On the day the Narromine Star stopped by, the day was already quite warm and the mercury was climbing. This didn’t deter volunteers Jeff Anderson and Jack Cooper from preparing the cuppas without the comfort of air conditioning or even a fan. That’s dedication! The court caravan volunteers will now enjoy a break over Christmas and new year, and start it all again next February, when court services will resume.

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THE NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) continues to remind pesticide users to spray responsibly following a challenging season last summer which saw hundreds of hectares of crops wiped out by pesticide spray drift. Several targeted compliance campaigns by the EPA have resulted in nearly 130 advisory letters issued in recent months, reminding pesticide users of their obligations under the law. The EPA also launched a targeted social media campaign in October which will run until early January, raising awareness of the conditions that can cause spray drift and the impacts it can have. The organisation has also engaged with farmers on safe pesticide use at a number of agricultural field days, offering no-consequence record checks. Earlier this month the EPA was carrying out checks in the north coast Coffs Harbour/Ballina areas and last month were in the northwest slopes region around Moree and Narrabri. NSW EPA Executive Director Regulatory Practice and Services Steve Beaman said pesticides have a place in agriculture, but if they aren’t used responsibly, users can face strong regulatory action. “The EPA [has been] travelling to agricultural regions across the state this year to talk to farmers and agronomists and hear their concerns about people misusing pesti-

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Council reception for FAI World Championship Gliding Team Leads

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IT’S just two sleeps until Trangie’s Christmas Party and the event’s hardworking organisers, the Trangie Action Group (TAG), invite you to join the fun, let down your hair and celebrate the end of the year this Saturday. The Trangie Bowls Club is the venue for this year’s event and there is something for everyone said TAG spokesperson, Terrie Milgate. Final entries into the town’s popular “Shop ‘n Win” draw close early in the night, and the prizes will be drawn during the Christmas Party. ON December 7, the Narromine Shire Council held an official welcome reception at Soul Food Depot for team leaders at the 37th Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) World Gliding Championships currently underway at Narromine Aerodrome. Some 40 official guests were welcomed to the event by the Narromine Mayor, Cr Craig Davies, and FAI Competition Director, Michael Durrant. It was acknowledged that the Narromine region skies have perfect thermal ﬂying conditions, with no airspace restrictions and ﬁ rst-class aerodrome facilities, and a welcoming and supportive local community to boot. Cr Davies said “This in-

ternational competition running from December 2 to 16 is home to 80 high performance glider pilots from 21 nations. “The pilots are racing all over central western NSW skies for periods of three to ﬁve hours each day covering distances from 300 to 500 kilometres. There are also 50 volunteers to help cover all aspects of the competition.” The Narromine Gliding Club won the right to host the world championships during a competitive bid to host the event. Beryl Hartley, Deputy Competition Director and Narromine Gliding Club officer, and holder of the prestigious FAI Paul Tissandier Diploma, has played a key role in attracting this prestig-

ious competition to Australia. Funding from Destination NSW has assisted the Narromine Gliding Club to host and promote the world championships. The competition wraps up this weekend. Until then, spectators are able to follow the action from the comfort of home by visiting tracking.livegliding.com/, or by visiting the Narromine Aerodrome to watch launches and landings every race day. The world championships will conclude with a farewell dinner on Friday, and a closing ceremony and spectacular aerobatic display by the legendary Paul Bennet on Saturday morning at the aerodrome. All are welcome to attend the closing ceremony on Saturday.

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Calls for vigilance as the first crops hit by spray drift this season COTTON Australia (CA) has said that over 1,000 hectares of cotton crops have been impacted by spray drift in New South Wales, and that growers, agronomists and industry leaders are fearful that a perfect storm may result in significant damage unless all those spraying do the right thing. Agronomist Emma Ayliffe from Summit Ag in Griffith has visited three farms between Lake Cargelligo and Condobolin in central west NSW, reviewing three separate incidents ranging from minor to severe damage. “Some of the crops have been hit hard but the positive is that it’s only early days and they may recover, avoiding a total loss. We were hit hard last season, and we are all sick of it. It’s got to stop. We can’t afford a repeat of the damage and if everyone uses the tools and resources available, this can all be avoided.” There have also been reports from Griffith and near Moree with CA regional managers concerned that conditions may lead to an escalation of damage and reports. The reports, combined with the recent rains boosting weed growth, indicate spraying activity is about to ramp up signiﬁcantly.

WAND spray hazard identiﬁcation towers were up and running, stretching from Emerald in Queensland to the Victorian border. Over 2,000 cotton and grain growers and spray operators have registered to use WAND towers to identify, in real time, whether a hazardous inversion is present helping their decision to spray, or more importantly, when not to spray. SataCrop can map all crop types, including cotton, grains and tree crops, CA has said. Growers log in and plot the location of ﬁelds they have planted with different crops each season allowing others to review the site when planning spray applications to see the location of potentially sensitive neighbouring crops. PHOTO: EPA.

CA Policy Officer Doug McCollum said there is a perfect storm brewing, and everyone needs to take extra precautions given the extreme conditions. “With hot conditions, growers might be tempted to delay spraying during the day to avoid evaporation and instead spray at night. Unfortunately

for growers, the inversion conditions are mostly prevalent during night time and that could lead to unintended drift over a large area.” Mr McCollum urged all those spraying their crops to fully utilise the full complement of tools, including Weather and Networked Data (WAND) towers and SataCrop

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“It’s fantastic having these tools and this year if people use them, remain vigilant around spray and wind conditions, and strictly adhere to the instructions on the label then we can avoid tens of millions worth of damage,” Mr McCollum said. “The vast majority are doing the right thing and those who ﬂagrantly break the rules can expect to be caught.”

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A vibrant Venetian Carnival wows crowds

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By SHARON BONTHUYS HATS off to the organisers of last week’s Venetian Carnival Community Christmas Party in Narromine – it was fantastic. The stiﬂ ing heat of the midweek afternoon may have deterred a few people from attending but as it cooled down, more and more people ventured onto Cale Oval. With everything contained within the oval space, there was lots to see and do at the Venetian Carnival. The giant inﬂatables and miniature train ride provided great entertainment for the kidlets, while the adults tried their hand at the chocolate wheel and dog races run by the volunteers from the Narromine Lions Club and Narromine Rotary Club, who also doubled up as food providers. Visitors had a wide variety of food to choose from and market stalls to browse. First time stall holder Katie Cohen was blown away with the response to her handmade soy candles. “I’ve almost sold out of all

my candles,” she said when the Narromine Star stopped by, also pleased with the strong sales of homemade relish by Robyn Newman at her stall. Another stallholder was Able Services, which provides valuable skill building training and activities for local National Disability Insurance Scheme participants. Their stall showcased the hard work of the young participants who have made resin boards, cutting boards and serving boards for sale. Also on show was a magniﬁcent mosaic-style bar made by the Able Services team from crushing up concrete tiles, which the team hopes to sell. “This was inspired by local lady Nicole Gillette who started doing a mosaic with Able Services founder Jarrod Wheelhouse,” said coordinator Dave Short. “The bar has room for two bar fridges behind it and the top is made from camphor laurel, sanded and oiled,” he said. Anyone interested in picking up a unique addition to their

entertainment space should get in touch with Dave at Able Services and make an offer. The local emergency services were out in force at the carnival, promoting their valuable services while handing out free water to help keep the effects of the heat at bay. Fire and Rescue Station 401 Narromine, the State Emergency Service and the Narromine Rescue Squad VRA Rescue NSW all had their vehicles on display and information stands. If you’re looking for ways to help your community, these services are all seeking new members. The Narromine Rescue Squad was also providing ﬁrst aid services at the event. The Ambulance Service of NSW also delivered some special passengers under lights and bell ringing - the Jolly Bearded Man In Red, Santa, and his ‘hELFer’, who were mobbed on arrival for their gift bags of lollies. Congratulations to the organisers and sponsors for providing a magniﬁcent community event – the Narromine

Shire Council, Communities For Children, the Narromine USMC, CatholicCare Wilcannia Forbes, Narromine PreSchool, Job Link Plus, and Narromine Community Skills Project Inc. Special shout out to Kaitlin Butcher from Narromine Shire Council and Ann-Louise Stonestreet from Communities for Children.

Why is it called a “Venetian Carnival”? IF you’re new to town and wondered about the name, the 2023 Venetian Carnival is the modern day re-imagining of an event that started many moons ago by the now-defunct Apex Club. Ewen Jones is a former Apex Club president and service director whose role it was to organise the annual event, which was the community service organisation’s main fundraising event of the year. He is pleased to see the Venetian Carnival continue to be held in Narromine.

Ewen said the carnival used to be held at the local pool, its name inspired by the north-eastern Italian city of Venice, capital of the Veneto region, which is built on over 100 islands in a lagoon in the Adriatic Sea.

“It became too big for the pool so we moved it to Tom Perry Park. That became too small so then we went to Dundas Park. Now, Cale Oval,” Ewen said.

“Money raised in the early days used to go to support the local Ambulance station.”

The Apex Club folded some time ago but the memories remain of the many good things the organisation did for the local community while it operated.

Ewen and other former Apex Club members are pleased to know that something their organisation started for the community so long ago is continuing to provide entertainment and support local charities and small businesses in the present day.

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NEXT COUNCIL There is no meeting in January. MEETING: The next Ordinary Council meeting will be held Wednesday, February 14, 2024 at Council’s Chambers, commencing at 5.30 pm.

AUSTRALIA DAY 2024 NOMINATE NOW Council is reminding all residents to acknowledge the wonderful contributions that individuals and groups make to the wider community. 2024 Australia Day Awards are open and nomination forms are available from Council’s website www.narromine.nsw.gov.au/community/ australia-day-awards

including the carport. The verandah is additional. The building consists of one >À}i À ] ÌÜ vwViÃ > ` > Ì iÌ° The building is offered as is. It will require renovation once relocated and development approval may be required for installation. The site is to be leveled and cleared of debris once removed. The transportable building to be removed within one month of purchase. All costs associated with the removal will be for the purchaser.

COUNCIL CHRISTMAS CLOSURE 2023 Please be advised that Narromine Shire Council Customer Service and Payments Centre and Chambers will close for business at 4:30pm on Tuesday, December 19, 2023 and re open at 8.30am Wednesday, January 3, 2023. During this period, requests for emergency and essential services may be lodged with Council by telephoning 02 6889 9999.

If you wish to inspect the structure prior to submitting your expression of interest, or have any questions about the process, please contact Council’s Waste and Facilities Manager on 6889 9999. Expressions of Interest should include: • Purchase price (including GST). • Strategy to be used to safely remove the transportable building from its current location. • Intended relocation details.

WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITIES All Waste Management Facilities are closed on Christmas Day. Tomingley Waste Transfer Station will be open on Tuesday, December 26, 2023 from 8:00 until 11:00 am. To check the opening hours of all facilities, visit: www.narromine.nsw.gov.au/residents/ waste management

Expressions of Interest should be >À i` V w`i Ì > > ` >``ÀiÃÃi` Ì Mrs Jane Redden, General Manager, Narromine Shire Council, 118 Dandaloo Street, Narromine, NSW, 2821 or emailed to mail@narromine.nsw.gov. au and will be received up to 5pm on Friday, January 12, 2024. Council reserves the right to accept or reject any expressions of interest at its discretion.

WASTE COLLECTION SCHEDULE The domestic waste pick-up schedule will remain the same for all residents during the Christmas and New Year period. For residents with a scheduled collection on Mondays Ã«iV wV> Þ Week B residents north of the Railway Line), the collection service will take place on Monday, December 25, 2023 (Christmas Day) and Monday, January 1, 2024 (New Year’s Day). Residents are advised to ensure that their rubbish bins are placed outside the night before collection day, residents should be prepared for an earlier pick up time. For more information about waste collection please visit: www.narromine.nsw.gov.au/residents/ waste-collection-days

TRANGIE TRUCK WASH IS CLOSED FOR UPGRADE Trangie Truck Wash is currently closed >Ã Õ V ` wiÃ Ì i v>V ÌÞ v À > safer work environment at the site. The Narromine Truck Wash facility on Gainsborough Road is available and open for use. RECYCLE USED & UNWANTED BATTERIES A Recycling Cabinet has recently been installed in Narromine Shire Council’s Customer Service and Payments Centre, to help residents dispose of used smoke detectors, household batteries, ink cartridges and mobile phones. Accepting household batteries – AA, AAA, AAAA, C, D, CR123, 23A, 9V (please tape terminals), printer cartridges, mobile phones, smoke detectors – hard wired and battery operated. It’s all part of a nationwide recycling scheme, turning old products into new.

EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST Council is seeking Expressions of Interest for the purchase and removal of a transportable building located at the Narromine Aerodrome. The transportable building is constructed on brick stumps. Its external dimensions are approximately 10.5m by 6.0m

WATER SAVING TIPS Narromine Shire Council would like to extend its thanks to residents that continue with their excellent water conservation habits. As we move into summer we will experience hotter and drier weather, Council reminds residents not to water lawns and gardens during the heat of the day. For further information about water saving tips please visit Council’s website: www.narromine.nsw.gov.au/ environment/water-saving handy-tips NSC WATER PORTAL IS NOW OPEN NSC Water, an online customer portal for properties and water customers who have had smart water meter devices installed at their property can now sign up to monitor water usage in real time. Sign up to the portal via: nscwater.narromine.nsw.gov.au/ For more information please visit: www. narromine.nsw.gov.au/residents/smartmeters VEHICLE SAFETY DURING HARVEST 2023 Council urges all motorists to be alert on roads and at rail level crossings over coming weeks and months with grain moving around the region via road and rail. RESPONSIBLE PET OWNERSHIP Council reminds all residents about responsible pet ownership and lifetime registration of your pet. Any resident wishing to register a dog or cat can do so at Council’s Customer Service and Payments Centre, 118 Dandaloo Street, Narromine between 8.30 am and 5.00 pm weekdays. Please have all necessary documentation including VÀ V « `iÌ> Ã] `iÃiÝ } ViÀÌ wV>Ìi] breeder’s card and/or pension card. Further information about responsible pet ownership can be found on Council’s website. NARROMINE TOWN FLOODPLAIN RISK MANAGEMENT STUDY Council is progressing with the next stage of its Narromine Town Floodplain Risk Management Study. Engineering consultant Stantec has been engaged by Council to undertake this work which involves a detailed feasibility and V Vi«Ì° / w ` ÕÌ Ài >L ÕÌ Ì i process please visit: www.narromine. nsw.gov.au/residents/narromine leveehave-your-say

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WHAT’S COMING UP IN THE NARROMINE REGION World Gliding Championships, December 2-16, 2023, Narromine Aerodrome Trangie Action Group (TAG) Xmas Party and Shop’n Win Draw December 16, 2023 Trangie Bowling Club, 6:00pm Narromine Combined Churches Christmas Carols, Sunday, December 17 at Uniting Church, Narromine starts with BBQ at 6:30pm $2 per person, carols commence at 7:30pm Narromine Region Events can be found and listed by anyone by visiting www.narromineregion. com.au/calendar Event Organisers are able to independently upload events to the Narromine Region website make sure you supply an image, short description and contact details. Events must comply with the Event Calendar Guidelines, for further details please visit: www.narromineregion.com.au/ event-support

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

Support for aged care in Broken Hill AFTER months of uncertainty, I’m pleased that Broken Hill’s sole aged care facility Southern Cross Care is set to receive $4.4 million in federal funding. I’ve been in discussion with representatives from Southern Cross Care and the office of the minister for aged care many times over recent months to stress the importance of this service to the people of Broken Hill. It’s my hope that this funding will assist Southern Cross Care to become sustainable into the long-term in spite of many stressors such as the stringent staffing requirements imposed by Labor on already stretched rural services.

Leesons win team of the year A BIG congratulations to Jamieson and Amanda Leeson of Dunedoo, and their teammates who were named ‘Team of the Year’ at the recent Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) Sport Performance Awards. They are the ﬁ rst para team to win this award, and have had a very successful 2023 with many awards accumulated over the course of the last 12 months in the sport of BC3 Boccia.

AROUND UND THE ELECTORATE TORATE Comment nt by DUGALD D SAUNDERS, ERS, State Member ember for Dubbo bo IT was great to spend time on Monday at Trangie CWA’s Co-Working Space! The space has been funded through a partnership with Women NSW’s Investing in Women Program, which aims to alleviate some of the challenges for people whose circumstances have changed in recent years, through collaboration with the Trangie CWA. The project includes the in-

Federal member for Parkes Mark Coulton with Jamieson and Amanda Leeson of Dunedoo. PHOTO: PARKES ELECTORATE.

Parliament is recalled PARLIAMENT was recalled to Canberra unexpectedly last week following the sad passing of Victorian MP Peta stallation of high-speed internet connections, security access systems, and office equipment. Now that this space is ofﬁcially open, the hall will be available to all members of the community to hire at an affordable rate, with many spaces available for all types of remote work and training. CWA halls have always been important hubs in country communities, so I’m very happy to see this addition to such an important place in Trangie. EXCITING times for the Rural Fire Service (RFS) with the opening of the Aviation Centre of Excellence. The $8.3million project was funded by the Coalition Government, and I was joined for

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supported a motion from the leader of the Nationals David Littleproud for greater safeguards around use of resources in the Great Artesian Basin. It’s important to protect our

SATURDAY saw the official opening of the Dubbo RSL Sub Branch officially open its drop-in centre located at 79 Bultje Street, Dubbo. The centre is run by some amazing volunteers and it’s all for veterans locally and from out of town to get assistance or just pop in for cuppa and chat. It is open Monday–Friday from 10am till 2pm for veterans and their families. THE weekend saw some really hot weather across NSW and the Dubbo electorate, and it looks set to continue. It’s important to remember to stay hydrated and try to keep cool, check in with family and friends who may be more at risk during hot weather and consider how the heat may impact planned daily activities

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Fire destroys shed God’s amazing love in Narromine transcends this life BRIAN’S BIBLE BITS

Fire gutted the shed on the unoccupied, overgrown property.

By SHARON BONTHUYS

POLICE, Fire and Ambulance crews attended a shed fi re at a suburban property in Manildra Street, Narromine, on the evening of Thursday, December 7. Firefighters arrived on site just after 6.00 pm to fi nd the large shed well alight, and had to contend with a narrow, overgrown block and a stiff breeze

PHOTO: NARROMINE STAR.

fanning the flames. The shed was the only structure on the land and was completely destroyed by the fi re, which fi refighters brought under control by about 7.00 pm. The shed is believed to have contained industrial items and equipment. Fire crews from Narromine and Trangie were joined by a HAZMAT van at the site. No injuries were reported.

“LOVE is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonour others, it is not self — seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.” (1 Corinthians 13: 4–7). People love to jabber about love, don’t they? On TV, you hear fans yelling, “I love you!” to a singing star. Friends say, “Love ya” instead of goodbye. But how many people do you think understand what the word, “love” really means? We know that God loves us. Our parents love us. Our spouses love us. We are supposed to love God, and try and love one another. But how does love work? Jesus said that “the greatest love of all, is to lay down your life for a friend” (John 15;13) He gave the greatest example of love in history. Most of us probably won’t get a chance to die for love. But there are many other ways we can truly love others — and it’s not as easy as saying, “I love you”, although that’s a good start. Paul’s words in 1 Corinthians, 13, tells us what love should look like. It seems impossible for us to love all people all the time, doesn’t it? That’s why we need Jesus’ help. If we ask, he will help us love God. If we ask, he will help us love others. Jesus’ love is always patient, kind, and truthful. His love always protects, trusts, hopes and preserves. His love is perfect! Another mystery for you: Death is the beginning. We will not all sleep, but we will all

be changed — in a ﬂash, in a twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed… “Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?” (1 Corinthians 15: 51–52, 55) The death of a loved one isn’t easy. The more we love someone, the more we grieve when he or she dies. But Paul wrote that this sadness is ours, not the person’s who died. Followers of Jesus who die are on their way to paradise and will be made whole in God. Death is not the end for them. It’s okay to miss people. It’s okay to be sad. But we can also be happy, because we know they are with God. When we accept Jesus’ invitation into God’s family, we no longer need to be afraid of death. Thanks to Jesus, it has no victory. Death has no sting. He defeated death and gives us new life. Death is just the beginning! This earthly life is purely practice. In Heaven, every follower of God who has died is healthy and happy. They are with millions of people who love Jesus too. And one day we will join them. PRAYER: “Loving Lord Jesus, your promises are good and true. Thank you for your love and your gift of eternal life. Thank you that I don’t need to be afraid of death. Thank you that I will live with you forever. Amen.” By THE REVEREND BRIAN SCHMALKUCHE, ANGLICAN DIOCESE OF BATHURST

NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Thursday, December 14, 2023

Community News

Toy run collects hundreds of toys

Tori Kearnes.

Everyone enjoyed a barbeque at the end of the ride.

Mark Beahan, Sharon Milnes, Ann-Louise Stonestreet, Dean Riley and Kerry Ellen.

Off they go!

By SHARON BONTHUYS A WHOPPING 420 toys were donated to an initiative designed to bring some festive cheer to children doing it tough in Narromine and surrounding areas. The donations were piled high in the back of a ute proudly on display at the Narromine Aerodrome Tourist Park at the end of a charity motorcycle ride and classic car parade on December 10. Narromine was the location chosen by the good folk from the Central West Riders (CWR) for their annual fundraising Toy Run ride in support of those less fortunate. Narromine Community Skills Project (NCSP) staff have been tasked with distributing the huge cache of donated toys. They have been busy

BBQ at the tourist park.

The Narromine Car Club.

A tray full of presents.

collecting the names of prospective gift recipients for several weeks in anticipation of the event. Ann-Louise Stonestreet from NCSP told the Narromine Star that some of the stories of loss and misfortune experienced by local families were heartbreaking. Families who have been or are experiencing homelessness, serious illness, the death of parents or carers, and other such misfortunes will be the ones to receive donated toys from the charity toy run. “We’ve got so many toys, we’ll also be able to help families doing it tough in nearby communities,” Ann-Louise said. She said that NCSP has been overwhelmed by the generosity of those participating in the toy run and do-

nating privately. “We are so grateful to everyone involved,” she said. Funds raised from associated raffles will also go towards supporting families in need through the work of NCSP. The Toy Run was originally planned for November 25 but fell victim to the bad weather that swept through the region in the lead up to the day, and was postponed. About 40 riders braved the heatwave to make the ride to Narromine on a sweltering Sunday. They enjoyed a cold drink at The Courthouse Hotel before joining the good folk from the Narromine Car Club in a “parade lap” around the town, ending up at the tourist park for a bikes ‘n barbecue lunch courtesy of the Narromine Christian School. CWR president Darrel Har-

Hailey Moi. PHOTOS: NARROMINE STAR.

vey said the club was thrilled to be able to do something so important for small communities like Narromine. He paid tribute to club member Mark Beahan, a Narromine resident, local businessman and also a member of the Narromine Car Club, who was instrumental in helping bring the event to town. “Mark helped do all the behind the scenes organisation for this toy run to Narromine and he also sponsored the event,” Darrel said. Mark’s Narromine Plumbing business was one of many that supported the event, including Listers Machinery Pty Ltd, the hotel and tourist park, and CatholicCare in Dubbo also accepted donated toys. As well as participating in the ride to the tourist park, the Narromine Car Club also

donated $500 to the initiative. Hayley Moi and Tori Kearns from Dubbo were two of the CWR riders participating in the Toy Run. Both learner riders, they were thrilled to be able to be part of something doing such good for the community. “I really enjoy the experience of being at these events,” Hayley said. “I like that I get to ride and participate in helping others,” Tori said. Congratulations to the Central West Riders for their incredible community mindedness, and to all the other clubs and organisations involved in making this event happen. You’ll be bringing a little bit of magic back into the lives of local kids doing it tough in our communities.

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Hospital auxiliary finishes year on a high

Narromine Coles’ store manager, Matthew Edwards (centre), with hospital auxilary members Mavis Leak, Daphne Johnson, Charmaine Treseder and Julie Davis.

By SHARON BONTHUYS THE Narromine Hospital Auxiliary has ﬁ nished the year on a high with its ﬁ nal fundraising stall held at the kiosk at Kierath’s shopping centre on December 8. The hard working auxiliary members braved the 40+ degree day in the middle of a heatwave to sell cakes, plants, books and other items that had

Warm smiles on an even warmer day from Narromine Hospital Auxiliary members Charmaine Treseder, Leonie MacDonald, Daphne Johnson, Julie Davis and Mavis Leak. PHOTOS: NARROMINE STAR.

been donated especially for the stall. Auxiliary president Daphne Johnson thanked the community for donating items to sell and paid tribute to the Narromine hospital catering team that always supports their stalls with delicious donations. “These scones and some of the cakes are from the hospital kitchen. They support us

so well. We’re very grateful,” Daphne said. Auxiliary member Charmaine Treseder told the Narromine Star that a local lady had brought in several jars of homemade relishes and lemon butter for the stall, identified only by the moniker “Aunty Rob”. The auxiliary also received a very special gift from Narromine Coles on the day.

Store manager Matthew Edwards presented the team with $1,370, the sum total of the money donated by community members at the collection points at each cash register for a period of time until October 2023. “We didn’t realise how much the hospital auxiliary did until we attended an open day. We’re very glad to direct the community donations to this

cause,” Matthew said.

We’ll have more about the Narromine Hospital Auxiliary’s fundraising efforts, including support from Tomingley Gold Operations Community Fund and the Western Rural Connect Harvest Cut Out Ball, in next week’s issue.

Women’s Shed donations support RFDS SG and Pink Ladies By LEONA LODDING

Averil Cox presents toiletry bags to Jane North on December 11. PHOTOS: L LODDING. Geraldine Cheshire accepts the cheque from Leona Lodding on December 7.

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TWO deserving community groups have recently beneﬁted from the hard work of the Narromine Community Women’s Shed Inc (NCWS). We travelled to Dubbo on December 7 to present a cheque for $500 to the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) of Dubbo Support Group Inc. This group helps raise funds to support their local activities on behalf of the RFDS. Geraldine Cheshire from the support group accepted the cheque and thanked NCWS for the donation. On December 11, we visited the Dubbo Base Hospital and donated several toiletry bags we had made to the Pink Ladies. We have been doing this for a little while now, after the Pink Ladies told us that some people arrive at hospital suddenly without bringing any items from home with them. The Pink Ladies have the toiletry items and we have been making and supplying the bags to hold the items. We donated about 20 toiletry bags on this occasion, following on from a previous donation of several bags just a few weeks ago. Averil Cox presented the bags to Jane North from the Pink Ladies, who thanked the NCWS for the donation. We would like to thank the community for supporting our activities this year, which helps us to help others. Happy new year from all of us to all of you.

NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Thursday, December 14, 2023

Classroom News Lions Club delivers Scripture teachers’ end of year show letters from Santa

Local scripture teachers Jenine Varady-Szabo, Sandra Edmunds, Graham Trevor, Gail Muldoon, Phil Hand and Judy Heckendorf. Absent: Rose Maunder. Educators Miss Joey (left) and Miss Mel (right) with (L-R) Sam Smyth, Beau Rybak, Isla Deveril, Pheobe Short, Lydia Barling, Jackson Swamy. PHOTOS: NARROMINE STAR.

John Pluck and puppeteer Josiah Clarke in action at NPS. PHOTOS: SANDRA EDMUNDS.

The children loved the puppet. By SHARON BONTHUYS

Miss Joey reads the letters to some of the children. By SHARON BONTHUYS OVER 100 Narromine preschoolers wrote to Santa this year and were very excited to receive and open the letters that the Man in Red wrote back to them. Aided by their caring educators at Narromine Preschool, the youngsters wrote letters to Santa a few weeks ago, letting him know what they might like for Christmas this year. The good folk at the Narromine Lions Club helped out a very busy Santa by ensuring

his responses could be delivered back to the children before the end of the preschool year and Christmas. The Narromine Star was present as some of the excited preschoolers opened their letters from Santa last week. Educators Miss Joey and Miss Mel then read the letters out to the children. Well done, Lions Club and Narromine Preschool, for helping spread the Christmas cheer to our youngest residents.

JOHN Pluck and puppeteer Josiah Clarke visited Narromine on December 5 to help the small band of local scripture teachers present their Christmas end of year show. John and Josiah are special religious education (SRE) teachers from Dubbo who volunteered their time to present to local students as part of the ongoing outreach by local scripture teachers from various faiths. “The children had a wonderful time. John encouraged them with lots of challenges, and many hands went up to be the ones chosen. There was lots of laughter at the puppet antics,”

said Sandra Edmunds, a scripture teacher from St Mary’s Anglican Church. “We were so pleased that John and Josiah could do this for us as we are very short of volunteers and our Christmas pageant is a big undertaking.” Ms Edmunds said the local scripture teachers go into the Narromine Public School every week to give a half hour scripture lesson to every class from kinder to year 6. Others in the group include Phil Hand, also from St Mary’s Anglican, Gail Muldoon, Graham Trevor and Jenine Varady-Szabo from the Narromine Baptist Church, Rose Maunder from Generocity Church, assisted by Judy Heckendorf.

“The material we use is God Space, a non-denominational publication. The Men’s Shed, Mudyigalang Many Hands Craft Group and the Narromine Car Club all make a donation every year to help pay for the books the children use, for which we are very thankful. “[We’re hoping] all those books have gone home with every child to share with family,” Sandra said. “We are always looking for new people to help with scripture. If you belong to a church and are interested in being trained to become part of the team, please contact one of the SRE teachers or someone from your church for more information.”

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Puzzles

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No. 206

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NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Thursday, December 14, 2023

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CLIVE KEITH GRIMSHAW Keith was born at Mudgee April 11, 1948 Keith lived at Glen Alice on a family farm and was educated at Glen Alice and Kandos High School and finished school at 15 years of age. Keith had 4 years in the electrical industry. In August 1967 Keith joined the New South Wales Police force, Keith was stationed at Liverpool and then Warren until late 1968. Keith was married 1970 and moved to Rylstone and in 1974. Keith helped to establish a Volunteer Rescue Association Rescue Squad for the community. Later on Keith went to Batlow and established another V.R.A. Rescue Squad where he received in 1985 A.M. Order of Australia Medal. Keith’s family would like to thank Keith moved to Narromine in 1989 and worked in Dubbo and Muswellbrook. all the ones that came to his In December 1999 Keith farewell, we truly appreciate your retired age 53 years. kindness. A special thank you to Keith worked as a ranger at the police, retired police and the Dubbo in 2008 for 3 years. V.R.A Rescue squad. What would we do without you. May he rest in peace.

FUNERAL NOTICE

Passed away December 9, 2023. Aged 95 Years Late of Narromine. Dearly loved husband of Nola. Loving father and father-in-law of David and Lisa, Sallie and Dennis, John and Camilla. Grandfather of Rhiannon and Hannah; Sam, Nick and Andrew; Max and Zac. Great grandfather of Charlie, Margot, Harry, Hattie and Layla. Russell’s funeral service will be held in the Uniting Church Narromine, commencing at 2.30pm Wednesday, December 20, 2023, followed by a private Cremation. Funeral arrangements are in the care of; The Abbey Funeral Home Dubbo 02 6881 8988.

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COMBINED CHURCHES CHRISTMAS CAROLS Sun, Dec 17, 6.30 pm (singing at 7.30pm) St Andrews Uniting Church grounds Bring chair, rug and water Sausage sizzle ($2)

CHURCH NOTICES NARROMINE BAPTIST CHURCH Klick (Children’s program) 9am Sunday Service 10:30am Sunday

CATHOLIC CHURCH, TRANGIE 1st & 3rd Sundays Mass 9.30am 2nd & 4th Sundays Mass 6pm (DLST) 5th Sunday Mass 9.30am Christmas Eve, 6pm

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Sundays 11am Christmas Eve Carols, 7pm in front of Irrigation Scheme office Monday, December 26, 7am Christmas Service

The benefits of working with us: - An opportunity to make a positive difference in the lives of people in the community. - Flexible work options. - Salary Packaging – package up to $15,900 per year tax free!

ST ANDREWS UNITING CHURCH Meryula Street, Narromine conducts worship from 9-10am every Sunday. All welcome. Christmas Eve, 9am, 5 pm Christmas Day, 9am

SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST 9.30am Saturday Sabbath School 10.45am Saturday Church service December 2, 6pm - Christmas carols and dinner Christmas Service Saturday, December 23, time TBA.

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

CATHOLIC CHURCH, NARROMINE Saturday, 6pm Sunday, 8am

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Combined Churches Carols On The Lawn: Sunday, December 17, Uniting Church lawn, Meryula Street, Narromine. Time: 6-30pm Barbecue ($2/sausage), Carols 7-30pm. Bring chair/rug to sit on and water. All Welcome

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Your Seven-Day TV Guide 6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 11.00 State Memorial Service For Barry Humphries. 12.15 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Vera. 2.30 Magical Land Of Oz. 3.30 One Plus One. 3.55 Parkinson In Australia. 5.00 Back Roads. 5.30 Hard Quiz. 6.00 The Drum. Final. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 Gardening Australia. Final. 8.30 Barry Humphries In His Own Words. 9.00 Midsomer Murders. 10.30 Question Everything. Final. 11.05 ABC Late News. Final. 11.20 Life. 12.20 Wakefield. 1.20 Rage.

6.00 Morning Programs. 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 Beach Cops. 12.30 Test Cricket: Pre-Game Show. 1.20 Cricket. First Test. Australia v Pakistan. Day 2. Morning session. 3.20 Test Cricket: The Lunch Break. 4.00 Cricket. First Test. Australia v Pakistan. Day 2. Afternoon session. 6.00 7News Local. 6.30 7News @ 6:30. 7.00 Cricket. First Test. Australia v Pakistan. Day 2. Late afternoon session. 9.00 MOVIE: Men In Black II. (2002) Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith. 10.45 MOVIE: Last Night In Soho. (2021) 1.15 Late Programs.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra Summer. 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Charming Christmas. (2016) 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 For The Love Of Pets. 8.30 MOVIE: Deck The Halls. (2006) Danny DeVito, Matthew Broderick, Kristin Davis. 10.25 MOVIE: Last Christmas. (2019) Emilia Clarke. 12.20 MOVIE: Charming Christmas. (2016) 2.00 Tipping Point. 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 4.00 Late Programs.

6.00 The Talk. 7.00 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. 7.30 Entertainment Tonight. 8.00 Farm To Fork. 8.30 Judge Judy. 9.00 The Bold And The Beautiful. 9.30 Neighbours. 10.00 Studio 10. 12.00 10 News First: Midday. 1.00 Dr Phil. 2.00 To Be Advised. 3.00 Entertainment Tonight. 3.30 Judge Judy. 4.00 Farm To Fork. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 5.00 10 News First. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 The Graham Norton Show. 9.30 To Be Advised. 11.30 Good Sam. 12.30 The Project. 1.30 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Legacy List With Matt Paxton. 10.00 Paddington Station 24/7. 10.50 Our Coast. 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.05 The Wonderful World Of Chocolate. 2.55 Mastermind Australia. 3.25 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw. 3.55 Great Continental Railway Journeys. 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Australia. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.35 Lost Treasures Of Egypt. 8.30 Lost Cities Of The Bible. 10.25 SBS World News Late. 10.55 Good People. Final. 11.50 L’Opera. 3.20 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. 4.20 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.00 I Escaped To The Country. 3.00 Animal SOS Australia. 3.30 The Zoo. 4.00 I Escaped To The Country. 5.00 Bargain Hunt. 6.00 Pie In The Sky. 7.00 Better Homes And Gardens Summer. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 3.00 Timbersports. 3.30 Extreme Ice Railroad. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Pickers. 6.00 Test Cricket: Tea Break. 6.20 First Test. Aust v Pakistan. Late afternoon session. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 MOVIE: Godzilla. (1998) 10.15 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.45 Farmer Wants A Wife. 3.15 The Goldbergs. 4.10 Jabba’s School Holiday Movie Special. 4.40 MOVIE: Playmobil: The Movie. (2019) 6.40 MOVIE: Hotel Transylvania 2. (2015) 8.30 MOVIE: Dangerous Minds. (1995) 10.35 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 9.30 Jake And The Fatman. 10.30 JAG. 12.30 Star Trek: Voyager. 1.30 MacGyver. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 Bull. 8.30 NCIS. 9.25 NCIS: Hawai’i. 10.20 NCIS: Los Angeles. 11.15 SEAL Team. 12.15 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 7.00 NBL Slam. 7.30 Becker. 8.30 Seinfeld. 10.00 The King Of Queens. 11.00 Frasier. 12.00 Becker. 1.00 Seinfeld. 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. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 5.00 Kung Fu Panda. 5.25 Miraculous. 5.45 Hotel Transylvania. 6.00 Hardball. 6.30 Operation Ouch! 6.45 Merlin. 7.35 MOVIE: Miraculous World: Paris. (2023) Cristina Valenzuela. 8.30 Good Game Spawn Point. 8.55 The Legend Of Korra. 9.45 Mimi On A Mission. 11.15 Close.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 6.30 Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom. 7.05 Gardening Australia Junior. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Would I Lie To You At Christmas? 8.30 MOVIE: I Still Know What You Did Last Summer. (1998) 10.10 Would I Lie To You? The Unseen Bits. 10.40 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.00 News Day. 3.00 News. 5.00 News With Joe O’Brien. 6.00 Evening News. 7.00 National News. 8.00 Planet America. Final. 8.45 ABC News Tonight. 9.00 ABC Nightly News. 9.30 The Business. 10.00 The World. 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.00 Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: The Brides Of Fu Manchu. (1966) 5.30 Saved & Remade. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 RBT. 8.30 MOVIE: Never Say Never Again. (1983) Sean Connery. 11.10 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 3.20 BBC News At Ten. 3.50 ABC World News Tonight With David Muir. 4.20 PBS News. 5.20 Shortland St. 5.50 Curse Of Oak Island. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Hoarders. 9.25 Sex Unlimited. 10.20 Late Programs.

6.00 Rage. 7.00 Weekend Breakfast. 9.00 Rage. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Midsomer Murders. 2.00 QI. 2.30 You Can’t Ask That. 3.00 The Durrells. 4.40 Landline Summer. 5.10 Joanna Lumley’s Britain. 5.55 Barry Humphries In His Own Words. 6.30 Poh’s Kitchen On The Road. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 All Creatures Great And Small. 8.20 Vera. 9.50 The Capture. 10.50 Prosecuting Evil. 12.15 Rage.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Be Our Guest! Behind The Scenes Of Beauty And The Beast: The Musical. 12.30 Test Cricket: Pre-Game Show. 1.20 Cricket. First Test. Australia v Pakistan. Day 3. Morning session. 3.20 Test Cricket: The Lunch Break. 4.00 Cricket. First Test. Australia v Pakistan. Day 3. Afternoon session. 6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Cricket. First Test. Australia v Pakistan. Day 3. Late afternoon session. 9.00 MOVIE: Men In Black 3. (2012) Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones. 11.10 MOVIE: Antlers. (2021) 1.20 Late Programs.

6.00 Hello SA. 6.30 A Current Affair. 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Today Extra Summer. 12.00 Surfing Australia TV. 12.30 Great Australian Detour. 1.00 Taronga: Who’s Who In The Zoo. 2.10 Family Drives. 3.10 MOVIE: Christmas Next Door. (2017) 5.00 News: First At Five. 5.30 Country House Hunters Australia. 6.00 Nine News Saturday. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 The Garden Hustle. 8.30 MOVIE: Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory. (1971) Gene Wilder, Peter Ostrum, Jack Albertson. 10.30 MOVIE: Patch Adams. (1998) 12.40 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 8.30 Farm To Fork. 9.00 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. 9.30 10 Minute Kitchen. 10.00 Studio 10: Saturday. 12.00 Luxury Escapes. 12.30 The Yes Experiment. 1.00 Taste Of Australia: BBQ. 1.30 Exploring Off The Grid. 2.00 Planet Shapers. 2.30 Good Chef Bad Chef. 3.00 Healthy Homes. 3.30 Luca’s Key Ingredient. 4.00 My Market Kitchen. 4.30 Farm To Fork. 5.00 10 News First. 6.00 Bondi Rescue. 6.30 Jamie Oliver: Cooking For Less. 7.30 The Dog House. 8.30 Ambulance. 11.00 CSI: Vegas. 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.05 Lap Of Luxury: Escapes Down Under. 10.05 Love Your Garden. 11.00 Rick Steves’ Europe. 12.00 WorldWatch. 1.00 Surf Life Saving. Iron Series Manly. 3.00 Sailing. Transat Jacques Vabre. H’lights. 4.00 Ethnic Business Awards. 6.00 Grand Tours Of Scotland’s Lochs. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Secrets Of Britain’s Historic Houses & Gardens. New. 8.40 Highclere: The Real Downton Abbey. 9.35 World’s Most Scenic Railway Journeys. 10.30 Secrets Of The Royal Palaces. 11.20 Rex In Rome. 12.20 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 6.00 Extreme Animal Transport. 6.30 The Yorkshire Vet In Autumn. 7.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 10.30 Carol Drinkwater’s Secret Provence. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 3.00 NDRC Nitro Funny Cars. 4.00 Secrets Of The Supercars. 5.00 Counting Cars. 5.30 Storage Wars. 6.00 First Test. Aust v Pakistan. 7.00 Storage Wars. 7.30 Air Crash Investigations: The Accident Files. 8.30 Marine Disasters. 9.30 Mighty Trains. 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 11.00 Behave Yourself. 12.00 Bringing Sexy Back. 1.15 Wife Swap Australia. 2.25 The Goldbergs. 2.50 Baking It. 3.50 Dodger. 4.50 MOVIE: The Smurfs. (2011) 7.00 MOVIE: Jumanji. (1995) 9.05 MOVIE: 21. (2008) Jim Sturgess, Kevin Spacey. 11.40 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Escape Fishing With ET. 12.30 Jake And The Fatman. 1.30 Luxury Escapes. 2.00 JAG. 5.00 Reel Action. 5.30 iFish. 6.00 JAG. 7.00 Soccer. A-League Men. Round 8. Melbourne Victory v Sydney FC. 10.15 NCIS. 11.10 SEAL Team. 12.05 Late Programs.

6.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 Seinfeld. 8.00 Becker. 9.00 Neighbours. 11.00 Farm To Fork. 11.30 Seinfeld. 12.00 The King Of Queens. 1.00 Becker. 2.00 The Bachelors Australia. 4.50 Seinfeld. 5.50 The Big Bang Theory. 10.00 Friends. 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 4.35 Mystery Lane. 4.55 Miraculous. 5.20 100 Things To Do Before High School. 5.45 The Next Step. 6.05 Miraculous. 6.30 Operation Ouch! 7.00 Horrible Histories. 7.35 Miraculous World: Shanghai. 8.30 Miraculous World: New York. 9.35 Robot Wars: Battle Of The Stars. 11.15 Close.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 5.55 Octonauts. 6.30 Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom. 7.05 Karma’s World. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 QI. 8.30 Live At The Apollo. 9.15 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 9.40 Melbourne Comedy Festival: The Gala. 10.40 Brian Johnson’s A Life On The Road. 11.25 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 3.00 News. 3.30 Breakfast Couch. 4.00 News. 4.30 The Business. 5.00 News. 5.30 World This Week. 6.00 Evening News. 6.30 Heywire. 7.00 National News. 7.30 The Pacific. 8.00 News Tonight. 8.30 Aust Story. 9.00 Nightly News. 9.15 Planet America. 10.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.10 Saved & Remade. 1.10 MOVIE: The Titfield Thunderbolt. (1953) 2.55 MOVIE: Beautiful Stranger. (1954) 4.50 MOVIE: The Barefoot Contessa. (1954) 7.30 MOVIE: Johnny English Reborn. (2011) 9.30 MOVIE: Octopussy. (1983) Roger Moore. 12.10 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.45 BBC News At Ten. 3.15 ABC World News Tonight. 3.45 PBS News. 4.45 Mastermind Aust. 5.50 American Runestone: A Viking Mystery. 6.45 The Toys That Built The World. 7.35 Impossible Engineering. 8.30 Love In Bright Landscapes. 10.25 Late Programs.

6.00 Rage. 7.00 Weekend Breakfast. 9.00 Pilgrimage: The Road Through Portugal. 10.00 Weird Australia. 10.30 The World This Week. 11.00 Compass. 11.30 Songs Of Praise. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Landline Summer. 1.00 You Can’t Ask That. 1.30 Call The Midwife. 3.00 All Creatures Great And Small. 3.45 Grand Designs. 4.30 Project Wild. 5.00 Nigella’s Christmas Table. 6.00 Antiques Roadshow. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 Living With Devils. 8.30 Vera. 10.00 We Hunt Together. 11.35 Attenborough And The Empire Of The Ants. 12.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.30 Test Cricket: Pre-Game Show. 1.20 Cricket. First Test. Australia v Pakistan. Day 4. Morning session. (Please note: alternative schedule may be shown due to changes to cricket coverage). 3.20 Test Cricket: The Lunch Break. 4.00 Cricket. First Test. Australia v Pakistan. Day 4. Afternoon session. 6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Cricket. First Test. Australia v Pakistan. Day 4. Late afternoon session. 9.00 MOVIE: Men In Black: International. (2019) Chris Hemsworth, Tessa Thompson. 11.15 7NEWS Spotlight. 12.15 Late Programs.

6.00 Fishing Australia. 6.30 A Current Affair. 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Golf. Jack Newton Celebrity Classic. Highlights. 11.00 Cross Court. 11.30 Iconic Australia. 12.30 Fishing Australia. 1.00 Drive TV. 1.30 The Pet Rescuers. 2.00 The Garden Hustle. 3.00 For The Love Of Pets. 4.00 Great Getaways. 5.00 News: First At Five. 5.30 RBT. 6.00 Nine News Sunday. 7.00 Christmas With Delta. 8.50 MOVIE: The Holiday. (2006) Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet, Jude Law. 11.20 MOVIE: An American Pickle. (2020) 12.50 Great Getaways. 1.50 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 8.00 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. 8.30 Freshly Picked With Simon Toohey. 9.00 Jamie Oliver: Cooking For Less. 10.00 Studio 10: Sunday. 12.00 The Bachelors Australia. 1.30 Farm To Fork. 2.00 Food Trail: South Africa. 2.30 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. 3.00 Cook With Luke. 3.30 Good Chef Bad Chef. 4.00 All 4 Adventure. 5.00 10 News First. 6.30 The Sunday Project. Final. 7.30 The Bachelors Australia. 8.40 NCIS: Hawai’i. 10.40 The Secrets She Keeps. 11.40 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.05 Lap Of Luxury: Escapes Down Under. 10.05 Love Your Garden. 11.00 Rick Steves’ Europe. 12.00 WorldWatch. 1.00 Surf Life Saving. Iron Series Manly. 3.00 Speedweek. 4.30 AusMoto Show. 5.00 Going Places. 5.30 The D-Day Superhero: Jack Kirby. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Nefertiti: The Raiders Of The Lost Tomb. 8.30 Rescuing The Nile’s Sunken Temple. 9.35 The Kim Dynasty: A Family Affair. 10.30 Autun: Rome’s Forgotten Sister. 11.30 Rodman: For Better Or Worse. 1.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.30 Animal SOS Australia. 3.00 Extreme Animal Transport. 3.30 The Yorkshire Vet In Autumn. 4.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 5.30 I Escaped To The Country. 6.30 Escape To The Country. 7.30 Slow Train Through Africa. 8.30 Call The Midwife. 11.05 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.30 Step Outside. 3.00 Fishing Addiction. 4.00 Pawn Stars. 5.00 Storage Wars: TX. 6.00 Test Cricket: Tea Break. 6.20 First Test. Aust v Pakistan. Late afternoon session. 7.00 Border Security. 8.30 MOVIE: Apocalypse Now. (1979) 11.40 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.15 Wife Swap Australia. 1.45 Black-ish. 2.15 The Amazing Race. 3.15 Crufts Dog Show. 4.15 MOVIE: Goodbye Christopher Robin. (2017) 6.30 Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly. 7.30 Law & Order: Criminal Intent. 10.30 Law & Order: LA. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 On The Fly. 1.30 What’s Up Down Under. 2.00 iFish. 2.30 JAG. 4.30 Soccer. A-League Men. Round 8. Melbourne City v Central Coast Mariners. 7.00 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 10.20 NCIS: Los Angeles. 11.15 FBI: International. 12.10 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 The Middle. 2.00 Basketball. NBL. Tasmania JackJumpers v Sydney Kings. 4.00 Basketball. NBL. Round 11. Brisbane Bullets v Cairns Taipans. 6.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.00 Two And A Half Men. 10.00 South Park. 11.00 Friends. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 5.15 100 Things To Do Before High School. 5.40 The Next Step. 6.05 Miraculous. 6.30 Operation Ouch! 7.00 Horrible Histories. 7.35 MOVIE: Hank Zipzer’s Christmas Catastrophe. (2016) Nick James. 9.05 Scream Street. 9.25 Robot Wars: Battle Of The Stars. 10.25 Rage. 11.30 Close.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 5.55 Octonauts. 6.30 The Adventures Of Paddington. 7.05 Karma’s World. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 QI. 8.30 Louis Theroux: Altered States. 9.30 You Can’t Ask That. 10.05 Doc Martin. 10.55 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 11.35 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 3.30 That Pacific Sports Show. 4.00 News. 4.30 News Regional. 5.00 News. 5.30 Project Wild. 6.00 Evening News. 6.30 India Now. 7.00 National News. 7.30 7.30: The Interviews. 8.00 News Tonight. 8.30 Aust Story. 9.00 Nightly News. 9.30 The Pacific. 10.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.25 MOVIE: Private’s Progress. (1956) 3.30 MOVIE: The Hallelujah Trail. (1965) 6.30 M*A*S*H. 8.30 MOVIE: A View To A Kill. (1985) Roger Moore, Christopher Walken, Tanya Roberts. 11.10 Madam Secretary. 12.10 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 4.20 France 24 English News. 4.50 Shortland St. 5.20 Kelly Clarkson: When Christmas Comes Around. 6.10 Kars & Stars. 6.40 The Buildings That Fought Hitler. 7.35 Abandoned Engineering. 8.30 A Very British Space Launch. 9.30 History’s Greatest Of All-Time. 10.20 Late Programs.

6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Dubboo: Life Of A Songman. 11.00 Antiques Roadshow. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Vera. 2.30 Barry Humphries In His Own Words. 3.00 Gardening Australia. 3.55 Back In Time For Dinner. 5.00 Back Roads. 5.25 Hard Quiz. 6.00 Great Australian Stuff. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 The Man Who Stole The Scream. 9.35 Bradman And Tendulkar. 10.35 MOVIE: Brock: Over The Top. (2020) 11.35 Yakka: Australia At Work. 12.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.30 Test Cricket: Pre-Game Show. 1.20 Cricket. First Test. Australia v Pakistan. Day 5. Morning session. (Please note: alternative schedule may be shown due to changes to cricket coverage). 3.20 Test Cricket: The Lunch Break. 4.00 Cricket. First Test. Australia v Pakistan. Day 5. Afternoon session. 6.00 7News Local. 6.30 7News @ 6:30. 7.00 Cricket. First Test. Australia v Pakistan. Day 5. Late afternoon session. 9.00 MOVIE: Morbius. (2022) Jared Leto, Matt Smith. 11.15 MOVIE: Winchester. (2018) 1.15 Late Programs.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra Summer. 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Crashing Through The Snow. (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 David Attenborough’s Planet Earth III. 8.40 Australian Crime Stories. 9.50 Vanished: The Disappearance Of Dolores McCrea. 10.50 Law & Order: Organized Crime. Return. 11.40 Kenan. 12.05 Tipping Point. 1.00 Pointless. 2.00 Hello SA. 2.30 Global Shop. 3.00 Late Programs.

6.00 The Talk. 7.00 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. 7.30 Entertainment Tonight. 8.00 Farm To Fork. 8.30 Good Chef Bad Chef. 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 The Bachelors Australia. 3.10 Entertainment Tonight. 3.30 Farm To Fork. 4.00 Neighbours. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 5.00 10 News First. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 The Bachelors Australia. 8.40 The Secrets She Keeps. Final. 9.40 FBI: Most Wanted. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.10 Legacy List With Matt Paxton. 10.10 Paddington Station 24/7. 11.00 Our Coast. 12.10 WorldWatch. 2.05 The Wonderful World Of Chocolate. 2.55 Mastermind Aust. 3.25 The Cook Up. 3.55 Great Continental Railway Journeys. 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Australia. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 London Zoo At Christmas. 8.30 Freddie Mercury Auction Special. 9.25 Big Ben Restored: The Grand Unveiling. 10.20 SBS World News Late. 10.50 My Brilliant Friend. 11.45 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 I Escaped To The Country. 2.00 Weekender. 2.30 Slow Train Through Africa. 3.30 Last Chance Learners. 4.00 Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 I Escaped To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Doc Martin. 8.30 Endeavour. 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 3.15 Extreme E. Copper X-Prix. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Pickers. 6.00 Test Cricket: Tea Break. 6.20 First Test. Aust v Pakistan. Late afternoon session. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Outback Opal Hunters. 8.30 Salvage Squad. 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 Yummy Mummies. 2.00 Farmer Wants A Wife. 3.30 Jabba’s School Holiday Movie Special. 4.00 Modern Family. 4.30 The Goldbergs. 5.00 Bondi Vet. 6.30 Puppy School. 7.30 Law & Order: Criminal Intent. 8.30 Law & Order. 9.30 Law & Order: LA. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Home Shopping. 8.00 Snap Happy. 8.30 All 4 Adventure. 9.30 Reel Action. 10.30 JAG. 12.30 Star Trek: Voyager. 1.30 MacGyver. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 Bull. 8.30 NCIS. 10.20 Blue Bloods. 11.15 SEAL Team. 12.15 Late Programs.

6.00 The Big Bang Theory. 10.00 The Middle. 11.00 Friends. 12.00 Charmed. 1.00 Friends. 3.00 The King Of Queens. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Seinfeld. 11.00 Frasier. 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 5.45 Hotel Transylvania. 6.00 Hardball. 6.30 Operation Ouch! 6.45 Merlin. 7.35 MOVIE: Ratburger. (2017) Talia Barnett. 8.45 Malory Towers. 9.10 The Dengineers. 9.40 School Of Rock. 10.00 Mythbusters “There’s Your Problem!”. 10.25 Rage. 11.30 Close.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 7.05 Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Would I Lie To You At Christmas? 8.30 MythBusters. 9.20 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. 10.10 Louis Theroux: Law And Disorder In Lagos. 11.10 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.00 News Day. 3.00 News. 5.00 News With Joe O’Brien. 6.00 Evening News. 7.00 National News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 ABC News Tonight. 8.30 Australian Story. 9.00 ABC Nightly News. 9.30 Foreign Correspondent. 10.00 The World. 11.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.50 Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman. 2.50 Antiques Roadshow. 3.20 MOVIE: Kind Hearts And Coronets. (1949) 5.30 Saved & Remade. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Death In Paradise. 8.40 MOVIE: The Living Daylights. (1987) Timothy Dalton. 11.20 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.40 Sidelined: Women In Basketball. 3.40 BBC News At Ten. 4.00 ABC World News Tonight. 4.25 ABC America This Week. 5.20 Shortland St. 5.50 Oak Island. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Taskmaster. 9.25 Sesame Street: 50 Years Of Sunny Days. 10.55 Late Programs.

NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Thursday, December 14, 2023

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra Summer. 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: A Song For Christmas. (2017) 2.00 Pointless. 3.00 Tipping Point. 4.00 Afternoon News. 4.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. 5.30 WIN News. 6.00 Nine News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Travel Guides. 8.30 MOVIE: Crocodile Dundee II. (1988) Paul Hogan, Linda Kozlowski, John Meillon. 10.45 New Amsterdam. 11.35 Kenan. 12.00 Tipping Point. 1.00 Pointless. 2.00 Australia’s Top Ten Of Everything. 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 4.00 Late Programs.

6.00 The Talk. 7.00 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. 7.30 Entertainment Tonight. 8.00 Farm To Fork. 8.30 Judge Judy. 9.00 The Bold And The Beautiful. 9.30 Neighbours. 10.00 Studio 10. 12.00 10 News First: Midday. 1.00 Dr Phil. 2.00 The Bachelors Australia. 3.10 Entertainment Tonight. 3.30 Farm To Fork. 4.00 Neighbours. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 5.00 10 News First. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 The Bachelors Australia. 9.10 NCIS. 10.10 NCIS: Los Angeles. 11.10 The Project. 12.10 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Legacy List With Matt Paxton. 10.05 Paddington Station 24/7. 10.55 Our Coast. 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.05 The Wonderful World Of Chocolate. 2.55 Mastermind Aust. 3.25 The Cook Up. 3.55 Great Continental Railway Journeys. 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Australia. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Who Do You Think You Are? 8.40 Britain’s Scenic Railways At Christmas. 9.35 Copenhagen: Europe’s Greatest Christmas Market. 10.30 SBS World News Late. 11.00 Das Boot. 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.00 Creek To Coast. 2.30 Cities Of The Underworld. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 I Escaped To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Rosemary & Thyme. 8.30 Inspector George Gently. 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.00 Motor MythBusters. 3.00 Billy The Exterminator. 3.30 Hustle & Tow. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Restoration. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Outback Truckers. 9.30 Heavy Tow Truckers Down Under. 10.30 Ice Road Truckers. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 Yummy Mummies. 2.00 Farmer Wants A Wife. 3.30 Modern Family. 4.30 The Goldbergs. 5.00 Bondi Vet. 6.30 First Dates Australia. 7.35 First Dates UK. 8.40 MOVIE: The Tourist. (2010) Johnny Depp, Angelina Jolie. 10.55 MOVIE: Blow. (2001) 1.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Home Shopping. 8.00 Snap Happy. 8.30 Dr Phil. 9.30 Diagnosis Murder. 11.30 Jake And The Fatman. 12.30 JAG. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 Bull. 9.25 FBI: International. 10.20 NCIS: Hawai’i. 11.15 48 Hours. 12.15 Home Shopping. 2.15 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 The Big Bang Theory. 1.30 Seinfeld. 3.00 The King Of Queens. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.20 Two And A Half Men. 10.10 Seinfeld. 11.10 Frasier. 11.35 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 5.45 Hotel Transylvania. 6.00 Hardball. 6.30 Operation Ouch! 6.45 Merlin. 7.35 MOVIE: Grandpa’s Great Escape. (2018) Tom Courtenay. 8.50 Malory Towers. 9.25 School Of Rock. 9.50 Mythbusters “There’s Your Problem!”. 10.15 Rage. 11.20 Close.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 5.55 Octonauts. 6.40 Octonauts. 7.05 Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 9.10 Ghosts. 9.45 Rosehaven. 10.10 Inside Portlandia. 10.35 Portlandia. 11.20 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.00 News Day. 3.00 News Afternoons. 5.00 News With Joe O’Brien. 6.00 Evening News. 7.00 National News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 ABC News Tonight. 8.30 Australian Story. 9.00 ABC Nightly News. 9.30 Compass. 10.00 The World. 11.00 News. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.50 Garden Gurus Moments. 2.05 Dr Quinn. 3.05 Antiques Roadshow. 3.35 MOVIE: Went The Day Well? (1942) 5.30 Saved & Remade. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 New Tricks. 8.40 MOVIE: Licence To Kill. (1989) 11.25 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 3.25 BBC News At Ten. 3.55 ABC World News Tonight With David Muir. 4.20 PBS News. 5.20 Shortland St. 5.50 Curse Of Oak Island. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Travel Man’s Greatest Trips. 9.25 Alone: The Skills Challenge. 10.15 Late Programs.

6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Magda’s Big National Health Check. 11.00 That Christmas. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Vera. 2.30 The Royal Variety Performance 2021. 4.30 Back In Time For Dinner. 5.30 Hard Quiz. 6.00 Great Australian Stuff. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Hard Quiz Battle Of The Influencers. 8.30 The Yearly With Charlie Pickering 2023. 9.30 Would I Lie To You? Final. 10.05 QI Christmas Special. 10.35 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 11.15 We Hunt Together. 12.00 Life. 1.05 Late Programs.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Maggie’s Christmas Miracle. (2017) Jill Wagner, Luke Macfarlane. 2.00 Border Security: International. 2.30 Surf 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 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 9. Perth Scorchers v Hobart Hurricanes. 11.00 The Amazing Race. Final. 12.30 Parenthood. 2.30 Home Shopping. 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra Summer. 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: A Dogwalker’s Christmas Tale. (2015) 2.00 Pointless. 3.00 Tipping Point. 4.00 Afternoon News. 4.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. 5.30 WIN News. 6.00 Nine News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Taronga: Who’s Who In The Zoo. 8.30 Clarkson’s Farm. 9.40 Police Rescue Australia. 10.40 Superpower. 1.00 Tipping Point. 2.00 Fishing Australia. 2.30 Global Shop. 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. 4.30 A Current Affair. 5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today.

6.00 The Talk. 7.00 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. 7.30 Entertainment Tonight. 8.00 Farm To Fork. 8.30 Judge Judy. 9.00 The Bold And The Beautiful. 9.30 Neighbours. 10.00 Studio 10. 12.00 10 News First: Midday. 1.00 Dr Phil. 2.00 The Bachelors Australia. 3.30 Farm To Fork. 4.00 Neighbours. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 5.00 10 News First. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 The Bachelors Australia. Final. 9.00 My Life Is Murder. 11.00 The Hunt For The Family Court Killer. 12.00 The Project. 1.00 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Legacy List With Matt Paxton. 10.05 Paddington Station 24/7. 10.55 Our Coast. 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.05 The Wonderful World Of Chocolate. 2.55 Mastermind Aust. 3.25 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw. 3.55 Great Continental Railway Journeys. 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Australia. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Gods Of Tennis. 8.30 Monster: The Mystery Of Loch Ness. 9.30 Fargo. 10.30 SBS World News Late. 11.00 COBRA. 11.50 Max Anger: With One Eye Open. 3.20 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 I Escaped To The Country. 2.00 Weekender. 2.30 Cities Of The Underworld. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 I Escaped To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Heartbeat. 8.45 Lewis. 10.45 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.00 Motor MythBusters. 3.00 Billy The Exterminator. 3.30 Hustle & Tow. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Restoration. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Highway Patrol. 8.30 The Force: Behind The Line. 9.30 Beach Cops. 10.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 Yummy Mummies. 2.00 Farmer Wants A Wife. 3.30 Modern Family. 4.30 The Goldbergs. 5.00 Bondi Vet. 6.30 First Dates Australia. 7.30 First Dates UK. 8.30 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA. 10.30 Ramsay’s Hotel Hell. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Home Shopping. 8.00 Snap Happy. 8.30 Dr Phil. 9.30 Diagnosis Murder. 11.30 Jake And The Fatman. 12.30 JAG. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 Bull. 8.30 NCIS. 9.25 Hawaii Five-0. 10.20 Evil. 12.15 Home Shopping. 2.15 Diagnosis Murder. 4.05 JAG.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 NBL Slam. 1.30 The Big Bang Theory. 2.00 Seinfeld. 3.00 The King Of Queens. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.20 Two And A Half Men. 10.10 Seinfeld. 11.10 Frasier. 11.35 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 5.45 Hotel Transylvania. 6.00 Hardball. 6.30 Operation Ouch! 6.45 Merlin. 7.35 MOVIE: Gangsta Granny. (2013) Julia McKenzie. 8.45 Roald Dahl’s Revolting Rhymes. 9.15 The Next Step. 9.40 School Of Rock. 10.00 Mythbusters “There’s Your Problem!”. 10.25 Rage. 11.30 Close.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 5.55 Octonauts. 6.40 Do, Re & Mi. 7.05 Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 Doc Martin. 9.20 Bay Of Fires. 10.20 Killing Eve. 11.00 Would I Lie To You At Christmas? Final. 11.35 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.00 News Day. 3.00 News Afternoons. 5.00 News With Joe O’Brien. 6.00 Evening News. 7.00 National News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 ABC News Tonight. 8.30 Australian Story. 9.00 ABC Nightly News. 9.30 The Pacific. 10.00 The World. 11.00 News. 11.25 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.00 Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: The Last Days Of Dolwyn. (1949) 5.30 Saved & Remade. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 As Time Goes By. 8.40 MOVIE: GoldenEye. (1995) Pierce Brosnan. 11.20 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 3.00 Lee Lin Chin’s Fashionista. 3.15 BBC News At Ten. 3.45 ABC World News Tonight With David Muir. 4.15 PBS News. 5.15 Shortland St. 5.45 Vs Arashi. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 MOVIE: 2001: A Space Odyssey. (1968) 11.05 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 The Pacific. 11.00 Christmas Sounds Better This Year. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Vera. 2.30 Hard Quiz Battle Of The Influencers. 3.00 Would I Lie To You? 3.30 Shaun The Sheep: The Flight Before Christmas. 4.00 Back In Time For Dinner. 5.00 Back Roads. 5.30 Hard Quiz. 6.00 Great Australian Stuff. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. Final. 8.00 Project Wild. 8.30 Grand Designs. 9.20 Lucy Worsley: Agatha Christie Mystery Queen. 10.20 You Can’t Ask That. 10.50 MOVIE: Whitney. (2018) 12.50 Late Programs.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Candy Cane Candidate. (2021) 2.00 Border Security: International. 2.30 Christmas With The Salvos. 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. 6.00 7News Local. 6.30 7News @ 6:30. 7.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 10. Melbourne Renegades v Brisbane Heat. 10.30 Seven’s Cricket: The Spin. 11.00 MOVIE: Cold Pursuit. (2019) Liam Neeson. 1.25 Black-ish. 2.00 Home Shopping. 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra Summer. 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Dancing Through Christmas. (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 Great Getaways. 8.30 RPA. 9.30 Children’s Hospital. 10.30 Chicago Med. 11.20 Emergency Call. 12.10 Tipping Point. 1.05 Pointless. 2.00 Drive TV. 2.30 Global Shop. 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. 4.30 A Current Affair. 5.00 Late Programs.

6.00 The Talk. 7.00 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. 7.30 Entertainment Tonight. 8.00 Farm To Fork. 8.30 Judge Judy. 9.00 The Bold And The Beautiful. 9.30 Neighbours. 10.00 Studio 10. 12.00 10 News First: Midday. 1.00 Dr Phil. 2.00 The Bachelors Australia. 3.30 Farm To Fork. 4.00 Neighbours. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 5.00 10 News First. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 Jamie’s Christmas Shortcuts. 8.30 Law & Order: SVU. 10.30 Blue Bloods. 11.30 The Project. 12.30 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.10 Legacy List With Matt Paxton. 10.15 Paddington Station 24/7. 11.05 Wonderful World Of Baby Animals. 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.05 The Wonderful World Of Chocolate. 2.55 Mastermind Aust. 3.25 The Cook Up. 3.55 Great Continental Railway Journeys. 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Australia. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Secret World Of Snacks. 8.30 Megabridges: Spanning The Void. 9.30 The Doll Factory. 11.30 SBS World News Late. 12.00 Mr Mercedes. 3.25 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 I Escaped To The Country. 2.00 South Aussie With Cosi. 2.30 My Greek Odyssey. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 I Escaped To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Father Brown. 8.30 Murdoch Mysteries. 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 3.00 Billy The Exterminator. 3.30 Hustle & Tow. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Restoration. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Family Guy. 8.00 American Dad! 8.30 MOVIE: The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy. (2005) 10.45 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 Yummy Mummies. 2.00 Farmer Wants A Wife. 3.30 Modern Family. 4.30 The Goldbergs. 5.00 Bondi Vet. 6.30 10 Years Younger In 10 Days. 7.30 First Dates UK. 8.30 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 8.30 Dr Phil. 9.30 Diagnosis Murder. 11.30 Jake And The Fatman. 12.30 JAG. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 Bull. 8.30 NCIS. 9.25 NCIS: New Orleans. 10.20 FBI: Most Wanted. 11.15 JAG. 12.15 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 11.00 Frasier. 12.00 Becker. 1.00 The Big Bang Theory. 2.00 Seinfeld. 3.00 The King Of Queens. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Seinfeld. 11.00 Frasier. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 5.45 Hotel Transylvania. 6.00 Hardball. 6.30 Operation Ouch! 6.45 Merlin. 7.35 MOVIE: Gangsta Granny Strikes Again! (2022) Griff Rhys Jones 8.35 Roald Dahl’s Revolting Rhymes. 9.05 The Next Step. 9.30 School Of Rock. 9.50 Mythbusters “There’s Your Problem!”. 10.15 Rage. 11.25 Close.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 6.40 Nella The Princess Knight. 7.05 Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Would I Lie To You At Christmas? 8.30 Hard Quiz Battle Of The Influencers. 9.00 Gruen. 9.40 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 10.20 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.00 News Day. 3.00 News Afternoons. 5.00 News With Joe O’Brien. 6.00 Evening News. 7.00 National News. 7.30 7.30. Final. 8.00 ABC News Tonight. 8.25 Australian Story. 9.00 ABC Nightly News. 9.30 China Tonight. 10.00 The World. 11.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.00 Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: Geordie. (1955) 5.30 Saved & Remade. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Keeping Up Appearances. 8.40 MOVIE: Tomorrow Never Dies. (1997) 11.05 Madam Secretary. 12.05 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.55 The War On Kids. 3.20 BBC News At Ten. 3.50 ABC World News Tonight With David Muir. 4.15 PBS News. 5.15 Shortland St. 5.45 Vs Arashi. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Beyond Oak Island. 10.10 Late Programs.

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No. 115

Solutions

Insert each number from 1 to 9 in the shaded squares to solve all the horizontal and vertical equations. Multiplication and division are performed before addition and subtraction.

+ +

× –

× ×

= 15 +

+ –

= 39 +

–

CROSSMATH

Place each of the tiles of letters into the blank jigsaw below to create four six-letter words going across and down.

Crossmath

× 1 = 15 + + 7 = 39 + – 2 = 6 = 10

No. 115

9 – 4 – 3 = 2

Insert the missing letters to make 10 words – five reading across the grid and five reading down.

Edgeword

6 + + 8 × × 5 + = 46

No. 115

5X5

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O N E D R I T Y A C H E T H E R E E R S

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Christmas In My Heart. (2021) Heather Hemmens, Luke MacFarlane. 2.00 Border Security: International. 2.30 Surf 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 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 8. Adelaide Strikers v Sydney Thunder. 11.00 The Endgame. 1.00 Bates Motel. 2.00 Home Shopping. 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

T A C O S

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21

6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Ask The Doctor. 10.30 Dream Gardens. 11.00 Living With Devils. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Vera. 4.00 Back In Time For Dinner. 5.00 Back Roads. 5.30 Hard Quiz. 6.00 Great Australian Stuff. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Take 5 With Zan Rowe: Songs Of Summer. 8.30 MOVIE: Whitney. (2018) Whitney Houston, Michael Houston, Cissy Houston. 10.30 MOVIE: Burlesque. (2010) Christina Aguilera. 12.25 Just Between Us. 1.25 Rage. 4.00 Kurt Fearnley’s One Plus One. 4.30 Late Programs.

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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19

Your Seven-Day TV Guide

Thursday, December 14, 2023 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR

Sport RACING NG REPORT ORT By COLIN HODGES BOTH with a Nyngan background, the now Dubbo-based trainer Brett Robb and jockey Clayton Gallagher, dominated the recent Alan Lloyd Memorial meeting at Narromine. Of the winning treble for Robb, Gallagher won on Rothgate and Rubi Air while apprentice Shayleigh Ingelse rode Wasted Days. The other

Narromine – raced Tuesday, December 5 leg of the Gallagher treble was the Kieren Hazelton, Gilgandra-trained Not Too Bad. Racegoers were treated to a magniﬁcent presentation of the Narromine racecourse by curator Ricky Blewitt and Not Too Bad took out the opening event, the 1600 metres Alan Lloyd Memorial Benchmark 58 Handicap.

An excellent ride by Clayton Gallagher saw the Brett Robbtrained Rothgate ($1.85 fav.) cross from the outside gate and enjoy a nice run close to the lead before beating Outback Crumpet (Mikayla Weir, $18) and Loch Anton Lady (Will Stanley, $3.50) in the 1300 metres CAD Contracting Country Boosted Maiden Plate.

Not Too Bad (Clayton Gallagher, $2.45 favourite) wore down Zounile (Zoe Hunt, $3.20) to win by a short neck with over three lengths to the third placed Foxy Baroness (Mikayla Weir, $4.80)

Clayton Gallagher completed his treble when bringing the Robb-trained Rubi Air ($4.60) from midﬁeld to win the 1100 metres Narromine Shire Council Class One Handicap in a photo ﬁnish from Destiny’s

Bounty (Will Stanley, $10) and Cumnock (Anna Roper, $6). Earlier, the Brett Robbtrained debut maker Wasted Days (Shayleigh Ingelse, $9) swooped on the outside to beat I’m Independent (Jake Pracey-Holmes, $1.60 to $1.50 fav.) and Swilken Bridge (Mathew Cahill, $31) in the 800 metres Narromine USMC Maiden Plate. Carrying the all-purple colours of Coonamble trainer Michael Denison, the sevenyear-old mare Owhata Crumpet ($31) was ridden a treat by Andrew Banks when gain-

GOLF CLUB NOTES

EXTREME hot weather over the past week, plus the in-house activities of end-of-year celebrations have no doubt affected the playing ﬁelds last weekend. For one, here were insufficient players for the Par event that was scheduled for Saturday. On Sunday, only 11 players turned up for golf, testifying to not only the heat, but also the good night enjoyed by many players at the Clubhouse for the Presentation of Championship Trophies and Christmas activities on the Saturday evening. The event on Sunday was an 18-Hole 4BBB event, and the winners were Craig Duff and James O’Connor with a score of 45 points. Runners up were Greg Barling and Steve Buckley on 43 points. The Nearest-the-Pin on the third went to James O’Connor, while Craig Duff won the Daily Long Drive event. The drawn

The other winners were the Jeremy Sylvester, Cessnock trained Olimba (Anna Roper, $3.10 equal fav.) in the 1100 metres Aqua West Maiden Handicap and the Mack Griffith, Mudgee trained Johnny Dash (Anna Roper, $6.50) in the 1100 metres Three Rivers Machinery Case IH Country Boosted Benchmark 66 Handicap.

GERRIES GOLF NOTES

Summer heat reduces golf fields: event off By NORM LEWIS

ing a rails run in the straight to win the 1300 metres QUBE Agri Benchmark 58 Handicap from the leader Boongarra Girl (Jake Pracey-Holmes, $4.60) and Hallowed Star (Ronald Simpson, $5).

jackpot birdie prize was not won. In better news, last Wednesday a very good field of 74 players took part in the Handsaker Ford Business House competition. Team winners on the day were “The Gerries” with a score of 20.142 points. Individual winners on the day were: Kelly McMahon on 25, Joe Richardson on 24, Col Shepherdson on 24, Matt Shepherdson on 24 and Matt Coen on 24. The Nearest-the-Pin winners were, on the ninth, Matt Shepherdson, the 10th, Jenny Ward and on the 17th, Greg O’Mally. The Long Drive winners were, on the 11th, Ben White, and the first, Arch Harding. On Saturday evening, members and guests gathered in the club house for the Annual Championship Trophy presentation, an evening meal, and the Christmas raffle. Prior to this on Saturday afternoon, the Club Annual General Meeting was held. At that meeting, the following

were elected to the Club Board of Directors who will run the Club for the ensuing year: President: Matt Gainsford. Vice President: Robert Burns. Secretary: Steve Buckley. Treasurer: Matt Brown. Captain: Alex Sambrook. Vice Captain: Mitchell Smith. Committee: Peter Gainsford, John Cleary, and Henry Buttsworth. Following the meeting and the evening meal, the Annual Christmas Raffle was held and the winners were: First, Tony Harding; second, Bev Wood; third, Steve Sambrook; fourth, Tony Harding; and ﬁ fth, Joe McCutcheon. In all, a very successful Christmas evening. Coming events include on Saturday December 16, and Individual Stableford and on Sunday, the Multiplier. Well, that’s all for another week — See you all at the 19th!

International night at the WGC

Hot course and cool scores as heat reduces fields By NORM LEWIS WITH the weather hot, hot, hot, a small ﬁeld of only 12 players took part in the weekly Gerries Golf Competition last Saturday. No doubt those players were glad to take advantage of the early start to avoid the current oppressive weather. In the Ladies event, ﬁve players faced the starter and we saw Marj Kelly record a top-score of 25 points to take the major prize. Two girls tied for second on 20 points, with Jeanette O’Brien taking the prize on a count-back from Vicki Gainsford. Dale Harding took the NAGA prize with 14 points. Over on the back nine, some seven men battled it out for the major prize, with the eventual winner, Col Shepherdson with 24 points. Col took the event on a count-back from Chris Harding, also on 24. Jamie Roberts took the Nearest-the-Pin event for the third week in a row, and collected two golf balls for his effort. Gus Smith took the NAGA with 16 points. It is also getting closer to Christmas, and no doubt Captain Terry will advise us of the programme over the holiday period in next week’s edition. This coming Saturday, the men will attack the front nine, while the Ladies play the back nine at the usual hitoff time of 9.30am. That’s it for this week — see you at the 19th!

NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Thursday, December 14, 2023

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Invite for all to end-of-year Chrissie celebrations today!

Running, jumping, and throwing: showcasing the Little Athletics Tiny Tot competitors, who have consistently shown enthusiasm and dedication in their athletic pursuits, much to the delight of their families and guardians. PHOTOS: NARROMINE LITTLE ATHLETICS.

By RENEE HORSTMAN LITTLE Athletics is delighted to invite all registered members to their end-of-year Christmas celebration, which is today! LA will have a range of exciting activities including water games, free ice-blocks and a delicious barbecue dinner. Note also that raffle tickets will be available for purchase for LA’s biggest-ever Christmas Hamper draw. The lucky winners of the six hampers will be announced towards the end of the evening, but keep an eye out on our Facebook page for updates in regards to weather conditions. So see you all there, as LA celebrates another fantastic year locally for young athletes, volunteers, and parents.

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