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at the time of the visit by the Council officers. The attack hasn’t frightened the active octagenarian but it will make him more aware, he said. He will also not walk Dottie, his Jack Russell, around town. “I wouldn’t walk my dog in this town on a lead because there’s too many pig dogs that escape every now and again. My dog would be just a victim.”
By SHARON BONTHUYS
Additional reporting by ANDREW TARRY, GOVERNMENT REPORTER
By SHARON BONTHUYS THE hardworking volunteers at the Narromine Men’s Shed returned from their end of year break to fi nd yet another lot of unwanted furniture dumped behind their premises. Several lounge chairs in poor condition, three mattresses, broken cabinetry and a broken portacot were dumped behind the premises over the new year. The dumped items impeded access to the rear of the Men’s Shed, the area where the volunteers do their repair and restoration work. Dumping has become a semi-regular occurrence at the site, which fronts Dandaloo Street in the central business district and backs onto the laneway behind. With CCTV out of action at the site and also on the neighbouring USMC building which overlooks the rear of the Men’s Shed, it is relatively easy for people to come and go in the laneway without being seen. The ongoing dumping frustrates Narromine Men’s Shed coordinator, John Edmunds. Continued page 5
A WAR of words has erupted about freely roaming dogs across the Narromine Shire in the wake of a vicious attack on an 86-year old Trangie resident last Saturday morning. The unprovoked attack on Graeme Doyle has placed the spotlight on an issue that concerned locals in Trangie and Narromine say is being ignored across the shire, and has intensified calls for better animal control. Graeme was walking in Trangie when a “small white terrier type dog” rushed out from a property and bit him on the left leg. “It f lew out from the house and went round behind me and got me from behind,” Graeme told the Narromine Star. Graeme said the dog owner came running from the house in her nightgown and grabbed the dog. “I said, ‘it got me’ and she said, ‘yeah I know, I saw that’ and took off inside. I haven’t seen her since.” No apology was issued, he said. Treated at the Trangie hospital, Graeme received a tetanus injection as a precaution and is now recovering at home. Two officers from the Nar-
Roaming dog issue fires up on social media
Graeme Doyle, 86, was bitten by a dog in Trangie on January 20. PHOTO: NARROMINE STAR.
romine Shire Council visited Graeme at home on Saturday after the attack was reported.
It is believed they then visited the dog owner. It is not known if the dog owner was home
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GRAEME Doyle’s attack is the fi nal straw for fed up Trangie residents who have been complaining to the Narromine Shire Council to take action for some time. A photo of Graeme’s deep, unsightly leg injury was posted to local social media and shocked residents from across the shire were quick to voice their concerns. But the serious incident has also highlighted the deep divide in the Trangie community on the roaming dog issue, in particular, as debate unfolded on different social media groups in the town.
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