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A great time spent with grandfriends at NPS

By NARROMINE PUBLIC SCHOOL

NARROMINE Public School hosted a very special morning of activities at their annual “Grandfriends and Harmony Day” celebrations recently.

The students were lucky enough to have so many wonderful Grandfriends visit the school to enjoy their showcase assembly, open classrooms, and morning tea.

“The students also spent time with their invited guests, and displayed their amazing skills and learning,” a School spokesperson said.

“A big thanks to the school community for supporting this day which means so much to the students,” they added.

Continued page 16 Kindergarten to Year Three students performing in a combined choir and dance group for their Grandfriends. PHOTO: NARROMINE PUBLIC SCHOOL.

Mark Coulton retiring at next federal poll LONG-SERVING Member for Parkes, the National Party’s Mark Coulton, announced earlier this week, that he is retiring.

“It is with mixed emotions, that I announce that I will

not be contesting the seat of Parkes at the next federal election,” the local representative and former minister revealed about the poll which needs to be held by September next year.

“It has been an incredible honour to represent the people of the Parkes electorate for more than 16 years, but the time has come for me to step aside,” he added.

Mr Coulton has held the

seat since November 2007 for The Nats, and regularly posts about his travels across the vast electorate on social media and via his website.

Created in 1984 and named after the seventh premier of

NSW — the ‘Father of Federation’ Sir Henry Parkes — the electorate sprawls across almost half of the state of NSW, with about 110,000 registered electors.

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THE FORECAST Thursday, March 28 Min 16. Max 31. Sunny. Chance of any rain: 0% Central West Slopes and Plains area: Sunny.

Light winds becoming east to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h in the late evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 11 and 18 with daytime temperatures reaching around 30.

Sun protection recommended from 10:00 am to 4:20 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 8 [Very High] Friday, March 29 Min 16. Max 31. Sunny. Chance of any rain: 0% Central West Slopes and Plains area: Sunny.

Winds easterly 15 to 25 km/h tending northeasterly during the morning then tending north-

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By SHARON BONTHUYS GREEN was the colour of choice as the good folk from the Narromine Lions Club donned a “touch of the Irish” and raised funds for sick children at their annual St Patrick’s Day Dinner.

The Catholic Church hall was awash with emerald green as the community service stalwarts and guests celebrated what has become a welcome and fun annual tradition in the club.

Attendees at last Wednesday’s east to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h during the day. Overnight temperatures falling to between 13 and 18 with daytime temperatures reaching around 30.

Sun protection recommended from 10:00 am to 4:20 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 8 [Very High] Saturday, March 30 Min 15. Max 31. Sunny. Chance of any rain: 5% Central West Slopes and Plains area: Sunny.

Winds east to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h becoming light during the day. Overnight temperatures falling to between 13 and 18 with daytime temperatures reaching around 30.

Sun protection recommended from 10:00 am to 4:10 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 7 [High]

event contributed about $160 worth of coins to create a “coin line” which measured several metres at the end of the night.

The funds from this event will now go towards the “Australian Lions’ Longest Coin Line” supporting children with cancer through the Childhood Cancer Research Foundation.

Narromine Lions have been told that more than 100 kilometres worth of coins had been contributed to the national initiative so far, to which the night’s funds would be added.

Attendees enjoyed a selection of

Sunday, March 31 Min 17. Max 30. Partly cloudy. Chance of any rain: 10% Monday, April 1 Min 16. Max 31. Possible shower. Possible rainfall: 0 to 1 mm. Chance of any rain: 40% Tuesday, April 2 Min 17. Max 27. Shower or two. Possible rainfall: 0 to 6 mm. Chance of any rain: 60%

hearty Irish offerings at the meal including beef and Guinness stew, lamb dingle pie, a chicken casserole, and an amazing selection of desserts, all of which were made by Club members. And yes, some guests did enjoy a Guinness or three!

The evening rounded-out with a game of trivia which featured some very challenging questions. The musical round had many teams humming tunes that were popular well before this journalist was born!

Good on you, Lions, and happy St Patrick’s Day, to be sure!

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“And they’re off !” Golden Fleece Race Meet and Long Luncheon

A fun day out for all, the Golden Fleece Long Luncheon is back again this year after a sell-out event in 2023.

By HARRIET GILMORE THE thrills, colour, and excitement of bush-racing is back again next month, when the Warren Jockey Club hosts their annual Golden Fleece race meet in April.

A “must-do” on the racing calendar for the “Randwick of the West”, the six race Sky2 event, is Warren’s only Saturday meet, with a big day of gallops and entertainment planned.

More than 200 local punters enjoyed last year’s Autumn sunshine for the meet, with a sellout crowd also for their inaugural Golden Fleece Long Luncheon.

“The Long Lunch is back again this year, bigger and better than ever,” Warren Jockey Club President, Matt Colwell said.

“We were thrilled with the success of the event last year,” he added.

This prestigious dining event, he explained, has become a central part of the race weekend. ”It was a sell-out for the luncheon, with overwhelmingly positive feedback.

“The Golden Fleece is our only Saturday race meet for the year, and I personally think it’s one of our

The Golden Fleece is one of Warren Jockey Club president’s favourite race days of the year.

best; the weather is usually perfect,” Matt believes Guests for the luncheon will enjoy a beautifully-catered meal from ‘Crooked Arrow’, drinks all afternoon from a private bar in the recently-revamped George Falkiner Lounge.

Best of all, the venue is air-conditioned throughout with prime viewing of the track fi nish line.

“Dubbo musician ‘Sugar Shane’ Riley will also be playing, keeping guests entertained between the races,” Matt revealed.

“There will be great prizes up for grabs for bestdressed punters, plus a courtesy bus will be running between town and the track,” he added.

The jockey club committee has been working hard the past few years to grow the club and cement its position as one of the Central West’s premier country tracks.

“Together with the Warren Shire Council, we’ve been working hard to keep the track in peak condition to help attract top bush horses, trainers, jockeys, and punters to Warren.

“Last year, reports from jockeys were extremely positive; they love coming to our track,” continued Matt.

The hard work is helping revive one of the great bush traditions, rural race meetings.

“Country races really are an institution and a big part of the social fabric of many towns throughout the area.

“They are a great social occasion and opportunity for locals from Warren and throughout the district to get together.”

Matt also acknowledged the importance of his dedicated volunteer committee as well sponsors, who help ensure bush racing can continue in Warren.

“It’s also really important that I acknowledge our sponsors, the Warren Services Club, MVC Couriers, Macquarie Rock and Sand, Warren IGA, Gordon Welsh and Gallagher Insurance, as well as the jockey club committee and volunteers.

“We are very lucky to have such an energetic and dedicated committee, and the continued support of local businesses, their ongoing support ensures we can keep racing,” Matt concluded.

Tickets for the Golden Fleece luncheon are on sale now.

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Racing at Warren is back for 2024, with the Jockey Club’s first and only Saturday meeting of the year, the Golden Fleece, on Saturday, April 20.

PHOTOS: HAYLEY ALTMANN.

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Around the traps…

HERE we are again, bringing you the news grabs from around the shire and beyond.

This week: f The aquatic centres in Narromine and Trangie will close down from today as the cooler weather sets in. They will reopen later in the year, so keep an eye on Narromine Shire social media for details. f The NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) and Local Land Services (LLS) have confi rmed two positive cases of tick fever (Babesia bovis) on cattle properties in northern NSW from samples supplied by LLS district veterinarians. NSW livestock producers are asked to remain on alert for signs of the disease; further info is available on the NSW DPI website. f Look-out, y’all! Dolly Parton Festival fans will have a new, improved life-size barbed-wire Dolly to admire this year, thanks to the creative efforts of local artisan, Greg McIntyre. Greg is putting the fi nishing touches to his latest creation and we’ll have a story about it very soon. f Western NSW Community Legal Centre can see female clients in Narromine on the fi rst Wednesday of each month until June 2024 for all types of legal matters, except criminal matters. Contact their office in Dubbo for an appointment and location details. f Grants, grants, grants…

there’s $200 million up for grabs in the “Play Our Way” program supporting women and girls’ participation in sport. See the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care website for info. Landcare Australia celebrates 35 years this year and also has a range of grants available. See their website for more details. Young people will be thrilled to hear the FRRR ABC Heywire Youth Innovation Grants program is now open for 2024. More info is available on the FRRR website. f Did you know that cats and dogs were responsible for 53 per cent, and livestock 22 per cent, of all injury hospitalisations related to contact with animals in 2021–22? The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare recently released a report describing patterns and trends in hospital admissions from contact with animals over a decade. f There’s still time for kidlets aged 6–12 to come and try rugby union at Cale Oval every Saturday until mid-April.

Follow the Narromine Gorillas on social media for more details. f The Three Rivers Regional Assembly 2024 Aboriginal Women’s Gathering will be held in June in Dubbo. Contact Dawn at REDIE for more info. f A simple way to reduce biosecurity risk is to ensure all footwear is disinfected thoroughly when entering and ex-

iting farms, Local Land Services (LLS) says. Check-out the latest newsletter in the excellent LLS Better Biosecurity Series for full details on how to set up a footbath station and use it. f Posties are dodging hazards daily, according to new data released by Australia Post. Over 81,000 hazards were logged in the last year with the “top five” being unrestrained or aggressive dogs, low-hanging trees and obstructive shrubbery, cracked footpaths, and uneven surfaces, letterboxes with sharp, jagged or rusted edges, and “blind” driveways and obstructively parked vehicles.

Are any of these a problem for posties at your place? f Young people aged 12–24 are invited to apply to join the 2025/2026 NSW Youth Advisory Council to advise the NSW Government on issues that are relevant to young people across the state. See the ACYP website for more info. f NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) and the CSIRO have jointly launched an Australian-fi rst digital tool on the DPI website called the NSW BioSMART (Biomass Spatial and Modular Assessment of Resources Tool).

This interactive, free online spatial tool allows users to determine potential biomass residue availability and biomass crops in NSW, and their potential use for a range of applications. Check out the DPI website for more info.

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Regional NSW to miss out on proposed power bill relief

By HARRIET GILMORE IN a blow to bush living, regional NSW residents and small businesses are set to miss out on the recently announced power bill relief.

The Australian Energy Regulator (AER) last week released its draft benchmark for electricity prices, known as the Default Market Offer (DMO), which revealed much of regional NSW could see an increase to their power bills while Sydney could see prices drop by up to almost 10 percent.

Narromine Shire residents could see their bills increase by almost one percent per year and small businesses 0.7 percent, while Sydney residents could see their prices drop by three percent and small business in Sydney could be down by 9.7 percent.

The proposed prices set out by the AER are subject to public consultation and stakeholder feedback, along with updated network and wholesale costs, with final prices set to be released in May. Chair of the AER, Clare Savage said that a range of costs are factored into this draft determination including wholesale and network costs, environmental and retail costs.

“We know that economic conditions have put pressure on many Australians and the increases in electricity prices over the last two years has made energy less affordable for many households. In light of this, the AER has, in this decision, placed increased weight on protecting consumers.

“While wholesale markets have stabilised since

their extreme peaks of 2022, this easing has been offset by the pressures we are observing in network prices. Poles and wires costs are a large component of retail prices, comprising around 40 percent of the price,” Ms Savage said.

Regulations require the AER to set a reasonable per-customer annual price, taking into account the costs of supply while also enabling retailers to make a reasonable profit.

Guided by the Government, the AER must balance the protection of customers while allowing retailers to make a “sufficient margin’.

This year, in the face of cost-of-living pressures, Ministers requested the AER to prioritise the protection of customers from unjustifiably high prices.

Ms Savage said she welcomed recent data showing retailers were dropping prices, with average discounts of between one and five percent available across most areas. Some of the most competition areas are offering discounted rates of up to 23 percent.

She said retailers are required to tell on you on the front page of your bill at least every 100 days if they can offer you a better deal, and encouraged people to shop around to ensure they are getting the best deal and check for concessions and rebates.

Bill relief is also currently offered by the Commonwealth and NSW Government.

“If you’re struggling to pay your bills, contact your retailer as soon as possible because under national energy laws they must assist you,” Ms Savage concluded.

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Narromine Garden Club news

Garden Club members Sandra Walker, Marj Kelly, Maureen Bootle, Pam Hamilton, and Kath Cross, enjoying Narromine Garden Club’s March meet held in the amazing garden of Amanda and Dean Adams. PHOTOS: CONTRIBUTED.

Carol Davison and Sandra Eglon.

By ANNIE HARMER NARROMINE Garden Club’s March meet was held in the amazing park-like garden of Amanda and Dean Adams.

The couple have been at Glen Haven Park for 17 years, and as the Garden Club also visited the site many years ago, we can appreciate how the garden had developed in this time.

The meeting was held on the well-established deck area surrounded by many varieties of palms, giving it a coastal look.

With 24 members present, we had some decisions to make on future coach trips which we will consolidate at our next meeting.

Sarah Shepherd and Leonie Crawford.

Local auction raises interest

By SHARON BONTHUYS AN auction of prime agricultural land with the potential for development right on the southern tip of Narromine is expected to garner significant interest when it takes place next Friday, according to agent Bill Gibbs from Trangie Livestock and Property.

The popular local stock and station agents are busy preparing for the auction, which will take place at the Narromine Golf Club on April 5.

“We have been contacted by a lot of interested parties already,” Mr Gibbs told the Narromine Star recently.

“It’s not often you get a block of that size becoming available so close to town.”

Coming with a three-bedroom home, a stock and domestic bore and 119-megalitre Zone 6 groundwater licence, the 68-hectare property in Jones Circuit has many uses and is ideally situated next to the Narromine Showground and Racecourse right on the edge of town.

With residential development already proceeding further along neighbouring Dappo Road, the current zoning of the Jones Circuit property may be of great interest to potential bidders.

AUCTION 2PM FRIDAY 5TH APRIL 2024 @ NARROMINE GOLF CLUB

36 JONES CIRCUIT, NARROMINE Approx. 169.9ac on the fringes of Narromine township with development potential A 3 bedroom home nestled on 68.76Ha with a Stock & Domestic bore and 119 megalitre Zone 6 Ground water licence. Property is fenced into 8 paddocks and watered by troughs, steel sheep & cattle yards, approx. 85% arable that is made up of red sandy loams. Shed with concrete floor and power along with 2 x shipping containers with vents. House is dated and has R/C A/C, kitchen, laundry & bathroom set within an established garden and fruit trees. Stock & Domestic Bore is equipped with a pressure pump that feeds the house and troughs.

Property is ideally located just minutes from town & next to the Narromine Showground & Racecourse. Property is also partially zoned for development into large residential blocks with the balance being zoned Farmland. Property offers great opportunity to have your own space to run some sheep & cattle or a few horses yet still have all the conveniences of town just minutes away.

INSPECTION BY APPOINTMENT ONLY Contact: Bill Gibbs – 0484 888 884 or Scott MacDougall – 0417 888 889

10 Dandaloo Street, Trangie, NSW

Phone: (02) 6888 8889 Email: office@trangielivestock.com.au

The property is partially zoned for residential development with the rest zoned as farmland.

“There’s great potential to subdivide this property for residential development, and it also has great irritation and agricultural potential,” he said.

Mr Gibbs and business partner Scott MacDougall are looking forward to the auction at the golf club and invite interested parties to contact Trangie Livestock and Property to register their interest.

It’s all in a day’s work for Mr Gibbs and Mr MacDougall, who took over the management of the Trangiebased stock and station agency and wool brokerage in 2012, continuing the strong tradition started decades ago by Angus McDonald. Real estate has been a key portfolio within the business for some time and they look forward to hosting the auction of this newly available prime real estate in Narromine.

Further information about the auction and the Jones Circuit property can be found in the advertisement on this page, together with contact details for Mr Gibbs and Mr MacDougall.

Happy bidding!

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Orana RDA on hunt for locals to drive regional growth

After new recruits, RDA Orana Chair, Brad Cam with RDA Orana CEO, Justine Campbell and State Member for Dubbo, Dugald Saunders. PHOTO: SUPPLIED. ARE you a local leader with a yen for innovation and growing our regional economy? Well then, Regional Development Australia (RDA) Orana, is after you!

The lead agency for businesses across the central west, the Orana RDA is on the hunt for passionate and forward-thinking individuals who want to play a part in the growth of country NSW. They are seeking applications from individuals with an interest in the future

growth and sustainability of the region to fill member vacancies on the Orana RDA’s board.

RDA Orana Chair, Brad Cam, said the Orana region facilitated development opportunities and investment for regional communities, and was seeking applications from business and community leaders who have a proven track-record of achieving meaningful outcomes in a complex environment.

“Now, more than ever, re-

gional Australia requires local leaders with the skills and knowledge to develop and coordinate strategies to address challenges facing their region and create opportunities for growth,” he said.

“If you want to advocate for your region, and have the vision, drive and enthusiasm to contribute to a team with the same passion, I encourage you to apply for board membership with RDA Orana,” he added.

Mr Cam said he encouraged women, First Nations Australians, people from diverse cultural backgrounds, and people with a disability, to apply for the positions available.

“The RDA Board facilitates investment in people, places, services, industries and local economies and works with stakeholders to support the delivery of the Australian Government’s strategic priorities,” he said.

“We are the only organisa-

tion in the region that has a helicopter view of the entire region, looking across all industries and all local government areas.

“If you would like to give something back to your community, and are interested in contributing to a committee of motivated regional locals who focus on driving economic development apply now,” Mr Cam concluded.

Applications are closing soon. See advertisement for full details.

CWA RECIPE OF THE WEEK

Simple cupcakes

By NARROMINE CWA CONTINUING on with our “simple recipe” theme of late, we’re delighted to bring to you this recipe for simple and easy to make cupcakes.

You only need six ingredients for this recipe, many of which will already be in your pantry or fridge, and we’re sure it’s one you’ll enjoy making with your loved ones.

Ingredients: 3 rounded tbsp butter 1/3 cup sugar 1 tsp vanilla essence

1 egg 1 cup self-raising flour 1/4 cup milk Method: Pre-heat your oven to 190 degrees Celsius, and line a tin or tray with patty pans.

Put all of the ingredients into a large bowl and mix well. Spoon the mixture into the patty pans, and cook for about 10 minutes or until golden and firm.

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NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Thursday, March 28, 2024

Narromine takes Museum volunteers meet part in level crossing trial Volunteers

Museum chair Mike Fenwick (standing) addresses the volunteers.

Chris Kelly (left) explains the cash register system.

The LED Augmented Stop Sign at the Dandaloo Road level crossing.

The LED Advance Warning Sign at the Old Backwater Road level crossing in Narromine. PHOTOS: NARROMINE STAR

Volunteers gathered at Narromine Aviation Museum on March 15.

PHOTOS: NARROMINE STAR.

By SHARON BONTHUYS TWO railway level crossings in Narromine are part of a trial involving new radar-activated LED (light-emitting diode) stop signs and advance warning signs designed to increase motorist awareness of the intersections and their associated risks.

The level crossing sites at Dandaloo Road and Old Backwater Road are involved in the Level Crossing Technology Trial, together with a site in the village of Bribbaree, 260 kilometres south of town.

The Dandaloo Road level crossing is trialling Augmented Stop Signs with LED light technology, while Old Backwater Road is trialling Advance Warning Signs with LED light technology.

The Augmented Stop Sign has LED red lights that are constantly illuminated in daylight to increase driver awareness of the stop sign at the level crossing.

The lights will flash if an approaching motorist does not slow down to prepare to stop at the level crossing. During the trial, the Augmented Stop Sign lights will only operate in daylight.

The Advance Warning Sign has orange “wig-wag” lights that will flash if an approaching motorist does not slow down to prepare to stop at the level crossing.

Drivers noticing CCTV cameras at the Narromine sites, should not be alarmed, as the cameras are only monitoring the performance of the site at each system.

The trial technology uses solar and battery power so as to provide reliability and resilience for the regional conditions.

The trials are part of a large statewide set of initiatives to try and improve level cross-

ing safety, Minister for Regional Transport and Roads, Jenny Aitchison explained.

Level crossings are mostly in regional, rural, and remote areas with crashes between trains and vehicles a major safety risk, evidenced by the 164 crashes that have occurred at level crossings between 2001 to 2021 which resulted in 16 fatalities and 26 serious injuries.

“Crashes at level crossings can have tragic outcomes, leaving families and communities devastated,” Ms Aitchison said.

“This rural trial harnesses technology to improve level crossing visibility for motorists with the aim to save lives,” she added.

The trials actually started in mid-2023, and will run through until mid-2025.

Lead agency for the tests, Transport for NSW, states on its website that the trials are: “designed to improve safety at railway level crossings by improving driver awareness of the level crossing and its stop sign, tackling a worldwide safety problem using cost-effective, off-grid [radar-activated] technologies.”

NSW has more than 1300 level crossings on public roads and almost 860 of them are controlled by a stop or give way sign.

The trial is one of the outcomes following a 21,000-strong petition being presented to the NSW Parliament in November 2021.

The petition called for all level crossings to be made safer, including making warning lights mandatory, following the deaths of two men at a remote passive level crossing just like the ones that exist in Narromine.

During the trial, the technology will be assessed to see whether it provides a safer, reliable and resilient solution to level crossing risks and if successful could be rolled out to additional sites in NSW.

Due to the Easter Long Weekend, the Narromine Star will be published on Friday instead of Thursday next week. Deadline is on Tuesday.

WE HOPE YOU HAVE A GREAT LONG WEEKEND!

By SHARON BONTHUYS ABOUT 20 Narromine Aviation Museum volunteers gathered earlier this month for a catchup, a chat, and to offer their insights on ways to improve the visitor experiences at the shire’s premier tourist attraction and Visitor Information Centre.

New museum chair, Mike Fenwick, welcomed the volunteers to the meeting and thanked them for their service.

He explained some of the technical elements of the museum, and sought feedback on the volunteers’ own experiences.

The crew also provided valuable feedback to the committee on their experiences with visitors, managing large groups, and working with the technology in the museum.

Like many organisations that are reliant on volunteers in the shire and beyond, the Museum could benefit from increased volunteer numbers, the meeting heard.

“We need more volunteers,” Mr Fenwick said, suggesting that newly-retired people might like to consider volunteering their time for a shift per month on a day of their choosing.

After the meeting, the volunteers were treated to a free meal in the Narromine Aero Club as thanks for their service.

For more information about volunteering at the Narromine Aviation Museum, check-out their website, follow them on social media, or pop down and have a chat!

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COUNCILCOLUMN

THURSDAY 28 March 2024

NEXT COUNCIL The next Ordinary Council meeting will be held Wednesday, April 10, 2024 at Council’s Chambers, commencing at 5.30 pm.

MEETING: PUBLIC NOTICE - UPGRADE OF DANDALOO STREET LEVEL CROSSING BY AUSTRALIAN RAIL TRACK CORPORATION (ARTC)

REQUEST FOR QUOTATION - DESIGN FOR ROAD CROSSING RFQ -33-2024 VIA TENDERLINK Narromine Shire Council is seeking requests for quotation to design suitable road crossing on Euromedah Road, Kookaburra Creek, Narromine (RFQ -33-2024) for further details please visit: portal.tenderlink.com/narromine/ alltenders/

Narromine Shire Council would like to inform all residents, businesses, and the travelling public that the Australia Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) is scheduled to commence upgrades on the level crossing located on Dandaloo Street, Narromine. The upgrade is set to commence on Monday, April 29, 2024.

INVITATION TO TENDER – MOMO ROAD CREEK CROSSING UPGRADE 26/2024 VIA TENDERLINK

This initiative aims to enhance safety measures and optimise the functionality of the level crossing, ensuring smoother ÌÀ>vw V y Ü v À L Ì «i`iÃÌÀ > Ã > ` motorists in the area. During the upgrade period, residents and businesses are advised to plan their travel routes accordingly. Temporary diversions and ÌÀ>vw V >` ÕÃÌ i ÌÃ Ü Li « i i Ìi` to facilitate the construction process. In coming weeks, ARTC will be consulting with affected businesses and residents throughout Narromine. For any inquiries À V ViÀ Ã Ài}>À` } Ì i «À iVÌ] please direct your queries to ARTC’s Enviroline at 1300 550 402 or via email at enviroline@artc.com.au

Tender for repair works to upgrade creek crossing. Further information and tender documents can be found by visiting: portal.tenderlink.com/narromine/ alltenders/ ROAD CLOSURES and ROAD SAFETY Up to date road closures and information is available on Council’s website, by phoning council or via social media channels. Motorists are reminded to proceed with caution on all roads. For information about Narromine Shire Council’s roads go to www.narromine. nsw.gov.au/residents/road-conditions Live updates, traveller information and personalised alerts for all NSW roads including Narromine Shire Council’s roads « i>Ãi Û Ã Ì ÜÜÜ° ÛiÌÀ>vw V°V É

PUBLIC NOTICE - TRANGIE WASTE DEPOT Narromine Shire Council announces a change in the weekend opening hours at Trangie Waste Depot, effective from March 9, 2024. The new Saturday and Sunday opening hours will be from 10 am until 2 pm. The Waste Depot will maintain its regular schedule every Wednesday and Friday from 8 am until Midday.

All motorists are reminded not to drive Ì À Õ} y `Ü>ÌiÀÃ > ` Ì `À Ûi Ì Ì i conditions of the road. Water that is covering roadways may be deeper and y Ü } v>ÃÌiÀ Ì > > Ì V «>Ìi` > `É À Ì i road may have suffered extensive damage hidden beneath the water. Flagrant and irresponsible disregard for this appeal could lead to prosecution to the full extent of the law. In life threatening situations call 000 (Triple Zero) for i iÀ}i VÞ i « y `Ã V> Ì i -7 SES on 132 500.

The Trangie weekly kerbside green, yellow, and red lidded bins service to town residents will continue without any changes. To provide more convenient waste disposal options, Narromine Shire Council is launching a free trial “click and collect” bulk rubbish removal system ëiV w V> Þ v À /À> } i Ì Ü Àià `i Ìð This trial period will run until July 26, 2024. From Monday, March 11, 2024, residents can book the delivery of a skip bin to their residence through the Õ V ° " Vi w i`] Õ V Ü «À «Ì Þ pick up the bin. Trangie residents interested in availing of this free service are encouraged to contact Narromine Shire Council at 6889 9999 to schedule the delivery of their bulk rubbish collection bin.

TAKING CARE AT ROADWORKS As there are numerous road improvement upgrades across the Shire, Council would like to remind motorists to prioritise their safety at roadworks.

Approach roadworks with caution, slow down, look for hazards and be prepared to stop. All motorists must obey the regulatory signs and designated speed limit at roadworks, look out for road Ü À iÀÃ > ` LiÞ Ã } > Ã vÀ ÌÀ>vw V controllers.

REGISTERING ANIMALS UNDER THE COMPANION ANIMALS ACT, 1998 Council is currently updating the records for all dogs on the NSW Companion Animal Register. Some residents may receive advice from Narromine Shire Council requesting to update their dog’s

ownership details on the NSW Companion Animal Register. Please make sure you complete the form or ask for assistance by visiting Council ‘s Customer Service and Payments Centre at 118 Dandaloo Street, Narromine or by phoning 6889 9999. Ownership details and registrations can also be managed by visiting www. petregistry.nsw.gov.au Thank you for your cooperation in ensuring the accurate registration of companion animals in our community.

SERVICE NSW in TRANGIE Service NSW Mobile Centre will be visiting Trangie on Thursday, March 28, 2024 from 9am - 12pm. Outside Trangie Library, 36 Dandaloo Street.

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES WITH COUNCIL There are a variety of career opportunities currently available.

Please visit Council’s website for further information www.narromine.nsw.gov.au/ council/employment SCHOOL HOLIDAY FUN Aussie FMX Trangie - Communities for Children Event Tuesday, April 16, 10am to 12pm @ Trangie Showground Pavilion Contact: Ann-Louise 0406 643 541 Free Event – Tickets www.123tix.com.au/ Aussie FMX Narromine – Communities for Children Event Tuesday, April 16, 3pm to 5pm @ Noel Powell Ovals Contact: Ann-Louise 0406 643 541 Free Event – Tickets www.123tix.com.au/ Movie Under the Stars Narromine – Uniting, CFC & Narromine Shire Council Wednesday, April 17, 5pm-6pm BBQ – 6pm Movie starts @ Payten Oval, Narromine Movie Under the Stars Narromine – Uniting, CFC & Narromine Shire Council Thursday, April 18, 5pm-6pm BBQ – 6pm Movie starts @ Trangie Showground +Pƃ CVCDNG 1DUVCENG %QWTUG s 6TCPIKG Monday, April 22, 10am – 12:30pm @ Burns Oval, Trangie +Pƃ CVCDNG 1DUVCENG %QWTUG 0CTTQOKPG Monday, April 22, 2pm – 4:30pm @ Narromine Sports Centre Narromine Colour Run Wednesday, April 24, 10am – 1pm @ Payten Oval Narromine Participants MUST register, head to Narromine Shire Council’s Facebook to w ` Ì i t EASTER TRADING HOURS Retail and hospitality businesses in the Narromine Shire are reminded to update Easter trading hours on their websites > ` Ã V > i` > « >Ìv À Ã v À Ì i Li iw Ì of local residents, tourists and travellers over this period.

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WHAT’S ON IN THE NARROMINE REGION Trangie & District Campdraft - March 29-31, 2024, Trangie Showground.

Tomingley Picnic Races – Saturday, April 27, 2024, Tomingley Racecourse. Narromine USMC Diggers Cup – Sunday, April 28, 2024, Narromine Racecourse.

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NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Thursday, March 28, 2024

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Thursday, March 28, 2024 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR

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

Bizarre biosecurity bill LAST week in Parliament, I spoke against Labor’s Biosecurity Protection Levy Bill, which proposes to charge farmers for the biosecurity costs of importing products to Australia.

To ask Australian farmers to pay for their competitors to bring products into the country, is outrageous, incredibly-concerning, and yet another attack on regional Australia and farmers.

The fact that legislation as important as this was debated in the Federation Chamber, and not in the House, is a clear indication of Labor’s contempt for our agriculture sector.

I will continue to fight this senseless new tax, because the short-term impact on farmers is great, but the longer-term impact of not having a biosecurity system in place that’s robust, paid for by the people who are introducing risks to this country, is greater.

Energy bills continue to rise under Labor LABOR was elected on a promise to reduce household electricity bills by $275 but, instead, households in the Parkes electorate have been hit with increases of up to $693 under the Albanese Government.

This is simply unaffordable for my constituents, who are already suffering under Labor’s out of control cost-of-living-crisis.

And while benchmark electricity prices are set to fall for households in broader Sydney and the Central Coast for the 2024-2025 period, there will be a 0.9 per cent increase for residents in regional NSW, as well as a 0.7 per cent increase for small businesses in the bush.

Climate Change and Energy Minister, Chris Bowen, is going around touting this as “good news” for Australian consumers, and yet households and small businesses in the Parkes electorate, will be worse off.

This just goes to show that, once again, regional Australia is forgotten by this city-centric Labor Government.

Youth crime a complex issue THE issue of youth crime has been putting towns across my electorate in the spotlight for

Federal Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton, spoke against the Biosecurity Protection Levy Bill in Parliament last week. all the wrong reasons over the past few weeks, so I felt compelled to weigh-in.

While I welcome any practical solutions that will reduce juvenile crime and make people feel safe in their homes, I worry that the NSW Government’s package will just endup being yet another band-aid approach that fails to address the underlying problem.

Until we address the fact that, all too often, small children are left in dangerous situations when they should be removed, nothing will change.

I strongly believe that the rights of the child should come before those of the adult and, if a child’s safety is at risk, intervention is needed.

There are many wonderful organisations in the Parkes electorate working to make a difference for our young people, and I commend them on what they’re doing. I believe education is the key to empowering our children to aspire to a better life, helping to break the cycle of intergenerational trauma and welfare dependency. I also think we need to

focus on more early intervention initiatives for children in preschool and early primary school. Often, by the time these children are in high school, it’s too late.

It’s a deeply complex and complicated issue that will not be fi xed overnight or by a bucketload of money. But the earlier we can intervene and ensure our children feel safe and loved and have access to a good education, the better the outcomes will be.

Mark Coulton retiring at next federal poll From page 1 “I’ve spent the past 16 years travelling hundreds of thousands of kilometres across my electorate, getting to know the strong and vibrant communities I represent,” Mr Coulton said in his announcement on Monday.

“It has been a great privilege and I’m extremely proud of everything we’ve been able to achieve over that time,” he said.

He added, however, that now was the time for some new blood in the party and for the region.

“It’s time for a fresh face to take-up the baton, and I’m looking forward to the members of The Nationals in the Parkes electorate, fi nding a suitable replacement who can continue to provide strong representation in Canberra.

“In the meantime, I will continue to proudly represent this wonderful electorate with the utmost enthusiasm until the next election,” Mr Coulton concluded.

Leader of the federal Nationals, David Littleproud, after the announcement, thanked Coulton for his decade-and-ahalf public duty.

“It is no easy feat to serve in parliament for 16 years: but Mark has served with the ut-

Robyn and Mark Coulton. PHOTO: MARK COULTON MP. most integrity and has been a trusted source of advice and guidance to those around him,” Mr Littleproud said.

“He has fought for better regional services and has served in the ministry in regional health, regional communication and local government, as well as assistant minister for trade, tourism and investment.

Mr Littleproud said Mr Coulton was a highly-respected member of parliament who served the Parkes electorate and his nation with enormous integrity and hard work.

“Mark is a strident advocate

for Inland Rail and the benefits it will deliver to his local communities, industries and regional Australia.”

Mr Littleproud added that Mr Coulton — who is also the National Party’s chief parliamentary whip — previously worked as a farmer and grazier, and his skills and experience had been invaluable to the issues facing regional Australians.

“Mark has covered his 393,413-square kilometre electorate with dedication, having also been the former mayor of Gwydir Shire Council,” Mr

Time to say goodbye, long-serving member for Parkes, Mark Coulton, recently announced he will not contest the next election and planned to retire at the 2025 poll. PHOTO: OFFICE OF MARK COULTON. Littleproud said.

“His real-world and real-life experience enabled him to stand up for the challenges regional communities face.”

In a profession known for sometimes abrasive personalities and outsized egos, Coulton had always remained a true country gentleman, Mr Littleproud said.

“While working hard, Mark

has had a smile on his face and been a pleasure to have on-board.

“He has served with conviction and never wavered in his beliefs.

“Our party and, indeed, our nation is better for having Mark Coulton on the team, and we thank him for his service,” Mr Littleproud concluded.

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NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Thursday, March 28, 2024

MESSAGE FROM DUTY MLC, DUBBO ELECTORATE By STEPHEN LAWRENCE

WELL, the year is f lying by, with Easter nearly here. The first parliamentary sitting week took place in February, followed by three weeks of Budget Estimates hearings, and another fortnight of parliament has just come to an end.

I have been busy of late with

AROUND UND THE TORATE ELECTORATE Comment nt by DUGALD D ERS, SAUNDERS, State Member ember for Dubbo bo ON Monday, Mark Coulton announced that he won’t be running again at the next Federal election.

I’ve known Mark from a couple of different perspectives.

Firstly, as a radio presenter, which started when he was first elected as the Member for the Parkes electorate in 2007… we spoke on-air pretty regularly for the next 11 years or so.

committee work, including an inquiry into the culling of feral horses in the Kosciuszko National Park and hearings in Wagga and Dubbo of the Joint Select Committee on Protecting Regional Water Utilities from Privatisation.

I want to let you know of some significant policy announcements the Government has recently made.

We will construct 100 new public preschools across the state. This will ensure access to high quality and affordable preschools in areas of particular need. Half will be in regional NSW. A key part of this policy, of which I am particularly proud, is that the locations for the

new centres have been chosen by an independent panel of experts on the basis of need.

We will commit $60 million to continue the successful Wellbeing and Health In-reach Nurse (WHIN) Coordinator program. Since the program started in 2018, more than 10,000 school students, in over 400 schools, have been supported by wellbeing nurses. In the electorate of Dubbo, nurses will cover Trangie Central School, Narromine High School, Narromine Public School, Dubbo College Delroy Campus, Dubbo West Public School, Dubbo North Public School, Dubbo Public School, Buninyong Public School, Orana Heights Public School, Wellington High School, and

Wellington Public School.

A key focus of ours is dealing with the cost-of-living crisis and some of the measures being undertaken include: f Private rental assistance through programs including Rent Choice, Advance Rent and Bond Loan to help eligible people get into or maintain a rental lease. f A $250 Pensioner Concession Rebate Scheme on ordinary council rates and charges. f A new program of $500 fee relief per child to help with the costs of three-year-olds in long day care at eligible preschools. f Increasing the Family Energy Rebate by 39 per cent to $250, from 1 July 2024. f Increasing the Seniors Energy Rebate by 25 per cent to

$250, from 1 July 2024.

And, secondly, when I was elected as the member for the Dubbo electorate.

‘Coulto’ welcomed me with open arms and is always available to talk about the many issues that affect both our regions.

We’ve continued to support each other and work well together since 2019.

He and Robyn have been absolute champions for regional areas, and I will miss their company at a range of events.

Mark would have to be one of the most decent people in Parliament…he’s a friend whose input has been incredible, and I know he’ll keep doing whatever he can for the regions in the future.

Well done, mate!

THE Minns Labor Government has FINALLY listened and supported a regional crime inquiry.

I have been calling for this for months now, and I sent a letter to the Premier last week, signed by all NSW Nationals MPs. It is well overdue, but this will allow our communities and every community across regional NSW to have their say and come forward with meaningful solutions to this escalating crisis.

If you or anyone you know has been affected, please visit www.regionalcrime.com.au to share your stories.

ly open the ALPA Young Auctioneers Competition. Thanks to all the agencies who support this we have a great pool of talent for the future.

Congratulations to NSW winner Darcy Howard from Forbes representing MCC Chudleigh Dobell…and runner-up Jaiden Burke from Wagga Wagga representing Nutrient Ag Solutions.

As the Shadow Minister for Agriculture, I was so proud to see Regional NSW products and producers shining in the spotlight!

A big shout out to Dubbo’s Little Big Dairy and their delicious double cream served with the CWA scones! Fun Fact- Did you know they serve over 40,000 scones each Easter Show all prepared and served by volunteers!

The last event of the weekend I attended was the announcement of the Ag Shows NSW Young Woman of the Year.

AT the end of last week, I spent a jam-packed few days at the Sydney Royal Easter Show!

I was honoured to official-

f Increasing the Low-Income Household Rebate and Medical Energy Rebate by 23 per cent to $350, from 1 July 2024.

f Free ambulance services for certain concession holders, with other exemptions including for people who are victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, or child abuse.

We are a government with a clear focus, spending money responsibly and ethically so we can provide support and improve our essential services.

Please get in touch if I can be of assistance or if you have suggestions for the new Labor government.

Congratulations to Taree Show Society young woman Domonique Wyse who won the title for 2024.

What an amazing afternoon with an incredible group of young women!

I was thrilled to be there with Eliza Whiteley and Alana Wade representing both Wellington and Gulgong Show Societies.

You are both inspiring young women and I was so proud to watch you both on this journey.

Until next time, Dugald

Action group approaches local government minister

By SHARON BONTHUYS LOCAL radio reported earlier this week that the Narromine Shire Positive Change Community Group (NSPCCG) has written to Local Government Minister, the Hon. Ron Hoenig MP, about the survey it conducted earlier this year where 83 per cent of respondents supported an administrator being appointed to the Narromine Shire.

The Local Government Minister (or their delegate) has powers under the Local Government Act to intervene in councils when they are “dysfunctional or failing to meet their legal obligations”.

The group’s survey generated 1,131 responses representing a total of 4,040 people. The shire’s population is approxi-

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The survey contained four questions, three of which related to the council and its governance. As well as the administrator question, respondents were asked if they were willing to share information with authorities and if the Office of Local Government (OLG) and Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) should conduct interviews with residents.

Some 89 per cent of respondents supported OLG/ ICAC interviewing residents but it is unknown how many residents were willing to speak to authorities.

The community action group formed in late 2023 following a proposal by Asia Pacific Waste Solutions Pty Ltd (APWS) to establish an

anaerobic digestion and gasification plant on a section of land at Narwonah, south of Narromine.

A question about that proposed development was also included in the survey, with 95 per cent of respondents rejecting the proposal. The group has also most recently expressed concerns about a subsequent and controversial proposal by the council to rezone part of the Narwonah land to E5 heavy industrial.

The Narromine Star contacted the NSPCCG for further information about its approach to Minister Hoenig and asked if approaches would be made to the OLG and ICAC as per the survey.

A spokesperson said the NSPCCG was “fulfi lling our responsibility to advocate on

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“The NSPCCG will continue to be a strong community advocate for transparency, openness, integrity and probity in Council’s activities, communicating these issues to all the relevant authorities including OLG, ICAC and LG Minister.”

The Narromine Star also contacted the Local Government Minister and the Narromine Shire Council for comment. A response from Minister Hoenig’s office was not received prior to publication.

Acting General Manager of Narromine Shire Council, Phil Johnston, said: “We are not aware of any issues that would call for elected officials

to be dismissed.

“Council continues to perform within or better than industry benchmarks set by the [OLG] and audited by the Audit Office.

“Narromine Shire would encourage community members that would like to be involved directly with council to consider nominating as a councillor in the local government elections in September this year.”

Mr Johnston also encouraged the community to work directly with the council to plan for future services and resources through the Integrated Planning and Reporting Process.

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Thursday, March 28, 2024 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR

Sustainable drinking water from the sun at Narromine Public School

Teachers use the technology in science lessons.

PHOTO: SOURCE GLOBAL.

The hydropanels in the grounds of the school.

By SHARON BONTHUYS WATER from the sun… sounds a bit ironic, when we know the sun actually evaporates water, but it has been proven possible, thanks to the success of a pilot program using solar technology to deliver sustainable drinking water to 10 drought-impacted schools in NSW. Narromine Public School was one of these chosen locations, which started in 2019 after more than 200 schools were identified in the State as “water-stressed”.

For the trial, the NSW Department of Education, partnered with SOURCE Global, a US-based company, which saw special renewable solar hydropanels installed in the grounds of Narromine Public School and connected to two nearby drinking “bubblers”.

“The best” YEAR Six School Captains, Aniyah Clarke and Mason Burns, and student leaders, Ally Gill and Archie Craft, were in Year

Mason Burns, Archie Craft, Ally Gill watch as Aniyah Clarke drinks from one of the special connected bubblers at Narromine Public School. PHOTOS: NARROMINE STAR.

Two when the panels were first installed at the school.

Four years on, as they complete their final year of primary school, the student leaders are huge advocates for the hydropanel-generated water which they describe as “the best” water they’ve ever tasted.

“The water is delicious,” declared Mason, who said it was pretty special that Narromine Public School had the opportunity to participate in the trial.

“It’s so sweet and tastes so nice. Better than the normal water,” added Ally.

One of the bubblers is located close to the netball courts, Aniyah said, meaning students didn’t have to travel far for water.

“The water is also very cold when it comes out,” Archie said, prompting a discussion about how the water could be so cold.

Principal Denise Toohey said the school was particularly fortunate to be selected for the trial and teachers had taken the opportunity to explore the technology further in science lessons

about force and solar power.

All students at Narromine Public School are told about the project and are encouraged to use the two connected bubblers.

“We encourage the children to use the bubblers to refill their water bottles during breaks,” Ms Toohey said. “They are very popular.”

How does it work?

SO how does the technology work and how does the water get so cold?

Earlier this week, the Narromine Star spoke to SOURCE Global’s Chief Revenue Officer, Rob Bartrop about the technology and the success of the program at the ten trial schools.

He said the hydropanels are like solar panels but don’t create energy.

“The panels have an advanced material which is able to absorb water from the atmosphere. So now we can access the quite vast reservoir of water in the atmosphere,” Mr Bartrop said.

“They essentially collect wa-

ter vapour from the atmosphere and use the hot air to convert it back into liquid form through a condensation process,” he added.

If you are close enough to the panels, you can actually see what looks like condensation collecting on the panels as part of this process.

Mr Bartrop explained that the water is produced at ambient temperature but the water is stored in a reservoir inside the panel.

“The array of 10 hydropanels [at Narromine Public School] has about 300 litres of storage capacity.

“That sits under the panel so often at night time it will be quite cool so when the kids come and fill up their water bottles they’re getting the benefit of overnight temperatures, similar to what you might have with a rainwater tank,” he said.

Looking to the future OF the trial program, Mr Bartrop said SOURCE Global has been thrilled with the results.

“The pilot has demonstrated that hydropanels are a reliable, high-quality and cost-effective way to provide water to schools in some of the remote parts of the State,” he added.

“Students, teachers, and parents have all been excited to have clean water at school — something that is taken for granted at schools in Sydney”.

It was identified more than a year ago that 47 NSW schools are still reliant on bottled water to be supplied, a matter raised at the NSW Country Labor Conference in Nowra last month, attended by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

“The Government now has the opportunity to make this technology available to [those] 47 schools,” Mr Bartrop said.

The Narromine Star contacted the NSW Department of Education for comment about the prospect of expanding the hydropanel technology into more regional schools, but did not receive a response prior to publication.

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NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Thursday, March 28, 2024

NSW government caves to pressure for regional crime inquiry

By SHARON BONTHUYS WITH relentless pressure from all sides to hold an inquiry into regional crime, the NSW government fi nally caved last week and established an inquiry.

The NSW Legislative Assembly’s Committee on Law and Safety adopted a new inquiry into community safety in regional and rural communities on March 20.

Committee Chair and MP for Mount Druitt, Mr Edmond Atalla, said the inquiry would investigate the drivers of youth crime in the regions and actions the NSW Government can take to improve community safety.

“Every person deserves to feel safe in their community, regardless of where they live,” Mr Atalla said.

“Over the past five years, NSW has experienced worrying increases in specific forms of regional crime, such as motor vehicle offences and break and enter offences.”

Regional crime rates higher NEW research from the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR) exploring crime patterns in regional NSW shows that in 2023, the rate of property crime in regional NSW was 59 per cent

higher than in Sydney and the rate of violent crime in regional NSW was 57 per cent higher than in Sydney.

Executive Director of BOCSAR, Jackie Fitzgerald, said: “A long standing feature of crime in NSW is that regional, rural, and remote locations tend to experience higher rates of crime than in the city.

The gap has grown over time.

“Within regional NSW, crime is also not evenly distributed and particular regional locations show crime rates are much higher than the state average. In 2023, rates of both violent and property crime were almost three times the NSW average in the Far West and Orana region,” Ms Fitzgerald said.

Focus on youth crime THE terms of reference for the inquiry appear to focus on youth crime, staffing and recidivism rates.

While youth crime certainly is of concern, there are also widespread issues with tackling criminal activity taking place on rural and remote properties in NSW. Crime Stoppers has spent more than $250,000 on merchandise encouraging landholders and farmers to report rural crime. (See our related article in this issue).

The inquiry announcement came just days before

the Minns Labor government notched up its fi rst year in office after winning the 2022 state election.

While the government has focused heavily on regional issues during its fi rst year, it steadfastly ignored calls by prominent organisations including the Country Mayors Association, Country Women’s Association (CWA) of NSW, NSW Farmers and the NSW Police Association, as well concerns by regional politicians and their communities to investigate rising rates of regional crime.

The Premier took a flying visit to Moree last month to meet with civic leaders, police, business owners, victims of crime, and others to discuss regional crime but still would not commit to an inquiry at that time. Nor did the Premier consult with Police Minister Yasmin Catley before his trip.

Following that visit, the Premier announced $13.4 million for a trial response program in Moree including a new youth bail accommodation and support service and additional judicial resources which the Member for Parkes Electorate, Mark Coulton MP, called a “band-aid solution that fails to address the underlying problem.”

“What is driving our children and teenagers to be out on the streets and turning to crime in the first place?” Mr Coulton said

Crime Stoppers ask farmers to report rural crime ON March 22, Crime Stoppers released a statement indicating “preventing rural crime is a priority” and that it had invested over $250,000 in a range of marketing material to assist farmers to encourage reporting and also to prevent crimes.

Merchandise being distributed to farmers and landowners across NSW includes “No trespassing” gate signs, keyrings, notebooks, magnets, and stickers featuring the Police Assistance Line (PAL) details for reporting crime.

This and other crime prevention strategies have been developed in consultation with the Crime Stoppers’ Rural Crime Advisory Group which includes representatives from the NSW Police Force, UNE Centre for Rural Criminology, NSW Farmers Association, Australian Livestock and Property Agents Association, Australian Food and Fibre, Livestock and Transporters Association, Livestock, Bulk and Rural Carriers Association, and the Country Women’s Association.

CEO of Crime Stoppers NSW, Mr Peter Price said it was difficult to build community resilience and infrastructure if police are in the dark about farm crime.

“Being a victim of crime and reporting the crime, matters. If police don’t know about the crime, they can’t do anything. The more information reported, the better equipped the police are to act to

prevent or solve a crime,” said Mr Price.

The State Rural Crime Coordinator of the NSW Police Rural Crime Prevention Team, Detective Chief Inspector (DCI) Cameron Whiteside, said under-reporting of rural crime continues to be a major problem in helping police prevent, disrupt, and respond to crime.

“We need a whole of community approach to reduce and solve crime in regional areas and there are some measures that individuals can do to help prevent crime from happening to them,” said DCI Whiteside.

Farmers are urged to accurately record livestock identification, remove keys from machinery, keep photos of valuable stock to assist with identifying them and install quality locking devices on your gates, sheds, and equipment.

“If you see or hear of anything you believed to be suspicious, such as a vehicle in an area that’s not meant to be there, or stock being moved late at night, we urge you to call Crime Stoppers or your local police.”

There are many different ways the community can report crime in their area including PAL, their local police station, Crime Stoppers and Triple Zero for emergencies.

Fact sheets with prevention measures for farmers can be found on the NSW Crime Stoppers website.

after the Moree announcement.

“I’m regularly talking to community leaders, elders, councillors and service providers and they will all tell you the same thing – that this issue stems from the home.

“Often these children are out on the streets at all hours of the night because for many of them, the streets are safer than their own home. It’s unimaginable to think about some of the atrocities our children are being subjected to or witnessing but it’s the grim reality for too many,” he said.

Too little, too late?

THE Premier also announced a further $12.9 million to fund broader regional crime prevention initiatives across affected communities, and flagged amendments to bail laws and a new offence for “posting and boasting” about criminal behaviour.

In a joint statement earlier this week, Premier Chris Minns and Tara Moriarty, Minister for Agriculture, Minister for Regional NSW and Minister for Western NSW indicated the government had been “addressing regional crime” by investing this money in reforms and initiatives to support community safety and wellbeing, particularly in regional NSW.” The inquiry will accept submissions from the public and other in-

terested parties until May 31. It is unknown at this time when public hearings may be held.

NSW Nationals Leader Dugald Saunders said the inquiry was an important step that will make room for a whole-of-government approach to the escalating crisis, but called for immediate action for other towns that are seeing similar issues to Moree.

“It’s clear a cookie-cutter approach won’t fi x things here and the government needs to give all communities a seat at the table to be able to come forward with solutions that are tailored to them,” Mr Saunders said.

Shadow Minister for Police, Paul Toole, said the inquiry announcement was “ripe with hypocrisy”.

“It’s a big turnaround from the embattled Police Minister’s previous claims that an inquiry would be a ‘waste of time’ and it took six months to get Chris Minns and his Police Minister to take action,” Mr Toole said.

“Given the amount of time it has taken to get started, I doubt we would see any results from the inquiry for another year. It brings little comfort to those who have already been a victim of crime and living in fear who need answers now.”

Further information is available on the inquiry webpage on the NSW Parliament website.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Dog attack concern DEAR Editor On reading about Mr Treseder’s terrifying encounter with two dogs in Meringo Street, I wanted to let you know that I, too, was attacked in a very similar way in Meringo Street East.

I had ridden up on my electric bike heading to River Drive and two dogs came out of a yard and chased me on my bike to the bypass road.

I continued on with my ride and returned several minutes later and the same two dogs came out from nowhere barking wildly.

I ignored them and then the bigger of the two grabbed me on my left thigh, leaving a good sized bite and bruising where the skin was broken.

I think my trousers saved me from more severe injuries as received by Mr Treseder. Irresponsible ownership is to blame, in my view.

My fear is that a small child on a bike or scooter will be next.

From a very nervous and concerned resident who is fearful to ride her preferred route.

Name supplied.

Post script: the author of this letter has also provided this information to the Narromine Shire Council.

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Easter messages from our local churches

Narromine Star reached out to local churches in the Shire to fi nd out what their special messages are for the community this Easter.

Here are the responses we had received, as of going to print this week.

The essential message of Easter EASTER is a time when most of us enjoy a few days off.

This Easter, could we take a few minutes to ask ourselves “Why?” — especially when very few of us think the message of Jesus, whose resurrection is celebrated at Easter is important.

While the Easter story has to include Jesus’s death on Good Friday (another holiday), the essential message of Easter, is His resurrection.

Many doubt that Jesus came back to life, but throughout history no one has reasonably been able to disprove it. Early Christians were murdered because they believed it to be true: would they have willingly died this way, knowing it was a lie?

Australian novelist, Kel Richards, states that the resurrection of Jesus is either true or untrue. If untrue, it’s unimportant. But it cannot be both true AND unimportant.

To accept this as a real event has huge questions for us: why He rose again; why He died as He did; how it affects us personally; what difference it makes to my place in the community; and what hope He offers to a world fi lled with despair.

Because if Jesus DID come back to life by His own power — surely the biggest thing anyone can do — then everything

else He said and did, must be taken seriously.

We who believe in His resurrection sincerely wish you all a wonderful Easter season, and encourage our whole community to know the hope that is found in the risen Jesus.

— David Taylor, Generocity Church, Narromine

The important commandments A PHARISEE who wanted to trap Jesus asked him which is the greatest commandment in the law.

According to Matthew 22:37– 40 in the Good News Bible, Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the greatest and the most important commandment.

“The second most important commandment is like it: ‘Love your neighbour as you love yourself.’ The whole Law of Moses and the teachings of the prophets, depend on these two commandments.”

God wants us to love him and our neighbours perfectly at all times, but none of us can really do this.

Because God loves us and wants us all to live eternally in heaven with him, he sent his son, Jesus, to take the punishment for us (John 3:16).

On a Friday, Jesus died the cruellest death imaginable, nailed to a cross. On the Sunday, he was restored to life, resurrected. This is what we celebrate at Easter.

Jesus’ resurrection is our guarantee that, even though our earthly bodies must eventually die, we too can be resurrected to eternal life.

Our message to the commu-

nity at Easter is to turn away from sin and accept God’s free gift of forgiveness leading to eternal life in heaven.

Imagine what the world could be like if we all perfectly loved our God and each other all the time. That would be heaven on earth.

— Alan Palmer, St Andrew’s Uniting Church, Trangie; Lynell Chalmers, St Andrew’s Uniting Church, Trangie; Ray Haigh, All Saints Anglican Church, Trangie.

Hope grounded in history EASTER. What a beautiful time of the year! The harsh heat of summer gives way to cooler mornings and warm afternoons, the leaves begin to turn as autumn colours emerge and, of course, chocolate is the thing on everyone’s lips.

However, for Christians, Easter is also the most important party of the year. This is when we celebrate the all-encompassing love of God for the world as seen in Jesus.

Such is His love for you and I and all of creation, that Jesus would enter into this world of hurt and brokenness, and give His life so that the powers of evil and death would do its worst on Him, breaking its power and rising to new life forever.

God cares about us and won’t give us up, even through death itself.

As we look at the world in 2024 we still see uncertainty, pain and strife. However, Easter gives us hope grounded in history.

There is a saying — “Everything will be okay in the end. If it’s not okay, it’s not

the end.” Whoever said this may not have been referring to Easter but, to me, it fits perfectly. Whatever 2024 holds for you — joys or sorrows — know that God cares, and trust in His hope to carry you through.

— The Reverend Tim Robinson, Narromine Uniting Church

Easter: A love story “FOR this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.” (John 3:16 NLT) Once upon a time, in a world shrouded in darkness and despair, there existed a profound love that surpassed all understanding. It was a love so pure, so boundless, that it could conquer even the deepest of sorrows.

At the heart of all this stood Jesus. Although Jesus was equal with God, Jesus became a humble man whose every word and action radiated compassion and kindness. Offering solace to the broken-hearted, healing to the sick, and hope to the hopeless, His love knew no bounds. He reached out to outcasts and the marginalised, bringing them into the warm embrace of acceptance and belonging.

But amidst the boundless love, there came a moment of staggering sacrifice. Jesus, driven by love, willingly surrendered his life so that others might live. He faced betrayal, agony, and ultimately death on a cross, all for the sake of love.

Yet, this wasn’t the conclusion of the story. On the third day, as the sun rose on a world still shrouded in grief, a miraculous event unfolded. The

tomb where Jesus had been laid was discovered empty. Jesus had risen from the dead and he appeared once again among his beloved friends and followers.

His resurrection wasn’t just a return to life: it was a triumph over death itself.

Through his resurrection, Jesus offered humanity the promise of redemption and eternal life, inviting all to partake in the boundless love that had conquered death.

Woven into this story of love is God’s mercy and grace, flowing endlessly like a river. Through his sacrifice, Jesus extends God’s mercy to all, offering forgiveness for sins both great and small. It is a forgiveness so profound that it is able to cleanse the darkest of souls, washing away guilt and shame.

This forgiveness brought forth the gift of salvation, a promise of eternal life and communion with the divine.

Through Jesus’ death and resurrection, the gates of heaven were swung wide open, welcoming all who believe in him.

The message of Easter is a story of love, forgiveness, mercy, and grace — offering hope to the hopeless and redemption to the lost. And all we have to do is believe it and embrace it. Believe that Jesus is the Son of God. Believe that He died for our sins and by His resurrection we can receive eternal life. To fi nd out more about how this is all possible, visit a local Christian Church this Easter.

— Arthur Woollams, Narromine Anglican Church

Doubledemerits this Easter

By SHARON BONTHUYS HEADING out on the roads this Easter?

Be mindful that double-demerits are in place from today, Thursday, March 28, across all of NSW and will run until midnight on Monday, April 1. This covers a five-day period where double-demerits on speeding and other offences will apply.

Motorists should also be mindful that as it is not school holidays yet, school zones will also be operational on Thursday, March 28 and additional penalties may apply for driving and parking infringements incurred in school zones on that day.

Double-demerits will apply to offences including speeding, illegal use of mobile phones, not wearing a seatbelt, and riding without a motorcycle helmet.

Narromine Star wishes everyone travelling on our roads a safe and infringement-free Easter.

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New biosecurity bill will hurt farmers: Coulton

Labor’s biosecurity protection levy will, in effect, force Australia’s primary producers to fund the biosecurity for foods imported by competitor nations, Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton, recently told Parliament.

LABOR’S biosecurity protection levy will, in effect, force Australia’s primary producers to fund the biosecurity for foods imported by

competitor nations, Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton, has said.

The bill for the levy was recently introduced into Parlia-

ment, in a move that Mr Coulton claims will increase the cost of living and hurt families and farmers in the Parkes electorate.

The Local Member spoke against the bill in Parliament last Wednesday, describing it as a “second-rate proposal” that just doesn’t make sense.

“Biosecurity for this country is paramount — it’s so important that we protect our borders to ensure that diseases, pests, and insects, do not come here and penetrate our fi rst-class agricultural sector,” Mr Coulton said.

“It only makes sense, that those that are importing products pay the price for biosecurity scrutiny,” he added.

He said that forcing our producers to fund the cost of biosecurity, made no fi nancial or ethical sense.

Farmers needed for regenerative cropping survey

“To ask Australian farmers to pay for the risk that their competitors are posing to their own industry, seems incredibly bizarre to me.

“Can you imagine the gall of a government, taxing their own farmers, to pay for foreigners to bring their products into the country?”

As the representative for the sixth largest agricultural electorate in Australia, Mr Coulton said he had grave concerns over what this bill would mean for local farmers and producers.

“This week, I have been talking to grain growers from all over Australia, from Western Australia right through to Moree in my electorate,” Mr Coulton said.

“I’ve also met with representatives from the wool industry, and have received

correspondence from numerous local agricultural bodies; they are all terribly concerned about what it’s going to cost them.”

The bill would also add another bureaucratic layer to an overburdened industry, he said.

“One of the concerns, is that the cost of putting in a framework for compliance, will actually exceed the income generated from that industry.

“The other issue around these levies, is that it appears that they will go into consolidated revenue, rather than going directly to where that money needs to be spent to protect our borders; it’s just another case of how this government really has contempt for regional Australia and farmers,” Mr Coulton concluded.

Rural Health Matters

Medical leaders discussing system-wide sector reform

Getting down to the nitty-gritty; Southern Cross University researchers are conducting a regenerative agriculture survey, and need 500 crop farmers to help them. PHOTO: SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY. ONE of our leading rural-based tertiary institutions, wants to pick the brains of local producers on innovative practices.

Southern Cross University (SCU) is searching for 500 crop farmers from across Australia to complete an online survey about regenerative agriculture and farming practices.

The survey has the support of the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) as part of a recently-announced regenerative agriculture project.

Growing interest in regenerative farming practices has seen many on the land pursue alternative solutions for challenges like soil erosion, soil water-holding capacity, landscape health, rising input costs, changing markets and consumer expectations.

“This survey aims to understand farmer goals and their alignment with practices in the regenerative agriculture toolkit,” SCU researcher Dr Hanabeth Luke — who is leading the survey component of the project — explained.

“We seek to gauge current perceptions of regenerative agriculture amidst diverse farming systems, this research will help establish the what, as well as the ‘why’ or ‘why not’, of regenera-

tive agriculture in Australian grain production,” she added.

The fi ndings will help build an enhanced understanding of grower goals and practices, as well as their perceptions of regenerative agriculture.

The SCU research team will then look to recruit 75 crop farmers for a broader, threeyear project to establish effective monitoring of the potential benefits or disadvantages of regenerative agriculture in Australian cropping systems across a range of agronomic, soil health, ecological, social, and economic indicators.

Regenerative agriculture techniques have gained popularity in recent years, yet a regulatory or widely-accepted definition remains elusive in Australia. The survey aims to enhance understanding of pertinent farming objectives and potential impacts on soil, land, and business management.

To ensure impartiality and independent scientific rigour throughout the various stages, GRDC has assembled a multi-disciplinary team from SCU’s Faculty of Science and Engineering comprising experts in soil health, agronomy, ecology, rural sociology, and natural capital accounting.

AUSTRALIAN Medical Association (AMA) and leaders from more than 50 of Australia’s medical colleges, associations, and societies, came together in Canberra on Monday to discuss the need for reform to the country’s health system .

AMA President, Professor Steve Robson, told the meeting that the Federal Government’s significant investments in health over the last year were very welcome, but there was more to be done.

“Today’s meeting provides an opportunity for col-

lege and association leaders to get together and discuss in detail the issues facing our health system, including in our public hospitals, the private health sector and with our workforce,” Prof Robson said.

“The immense knowledge and understanding of the health system that these leaders bring to discussions today can play a significant role in guiding future policy and reform to improve access and outcomes for our patients,” he added.

Problems in the system were ingrained, long-term,

with no obvious and easy solutions, Prof Robson said.

“We know that our public hospitals are in a log-jam, with patients waiting sometimes years just to see a specialist and get-on a waiting list for elective surgery, let alone the wait for surgery.

“Meanwhile, everyone, including Minister for Health and Aged Care Mark Butler, who will speak at the meeting, acknowledges the health workforce shortages facing the country, with access and lack of planning continuing to be a problem,” Prof Robson concluded.

Vaping legislation aims to protect young Australians INTRODUCTION of tough new laws into Federal Parliament last week to tackle the dangerous and growing habit of vaping, have been welcomed by the Australian Medical Association (AMA).

AMA President, Professor Steve Robson, urged all MPs to support the legislation which includes a ban on the domestic manufacture, supply, advertising, and commercial possession, of non-therapeutic vapes.

“The significant rise of vapes in recent years, is a catastrophic health concern, with children becoming addicted to nicotine and many young Australians moving on to cigarettes after vaping,” Prof Robson said.

He said the only way to stop this national health crisis, was to curb the retail sale of vapes and move to a prescription-only model, asking federal parliament to support these changes.

The AMA has long advocated for restrictions on vaping, especially as more evidence emerges about the serious health risks linked to vapes.

Substances commonly found in vapes include diacetyl (damages small passageways in the lungs), formaldehyde (contributes to lung and heart diseases), and acrolein (often used as a weed killer).

There is also strong evidence to show young people who vape are three times more likely to take up smoking.

“Big tobacco profits from the misery of

PHOTO: PIXABAY.

others and uses every trick in the book to hook kids on vapes,” Prof Robson said.

“Fruity flavours, bright packaging, false claims that vapes are nicotine-free and vaping shop fronts within walking distances of schools are all within big tobacco’s arsenal of tricks.

“This is marketing sleight of hand at its absolute worst, and tobacco companies won’t stop unless stringent legislation is put in place to prevent vaping from escalating into the next cigarette and smoking crisis,” he concluded.

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Classroom News Meet NHS’s 2024 Student Representative Council

By NARROMINE HIGH SCHOOL

EARLIER this term, the 2024 Student Representative Council (SRC) was formed with students from across Years 7–12 and the Year 12 School Leaders.

Led by Narromine High’s Student Support Officer, Miss Emily Nettle, the SRC meet weekly in the Library to work on their plans for school fundraisers and activities for the year.

The Committee is currently developing ideas for a Harmony Day celebration on Wednesday, April 10.

The 2024 Student Representative Council is comprised of students from these years: Year 7: Willow Brotherton, Heath Masters, Matt Smyth, Jade Moss, and Maddison Green.

Year 8: Kye Brotherton, Frances Anning, Hope Holston, and Annesia May. Year 9: Lucas Sharpe, Tyler Morrissey, and Alicia Holden.

Year 10: Kobey Sheedy, Skye Morrissey, Hayley Crowley, Angelo Landsborough, Mia Barnes, Jackson Turvey, Lukas McLachlan, and Tyrone Bender.

Year 11: Talin Horstman, Hannah Preston, Ellie Beahan, Caitlyn Slade, and Jasmin Wright.

Year 12: Tayte McNeill.

School Captains: Emily Edwards and Rheegan Carter.

Vice Captains: Jaydon Hocroft and Tairae Darcy.

Narromine High’s SRC meetings are held weekly in the Library to progress their activities for the year. PHOTO: NARROMINE HIGH SCHOOL.

A great time spent with grandfriends at NPS

Stella Harding sharing her learning with Wendy Harding.

Rubi and Jakiah Wakefield with Neena Blyton.

Nikki, Victor, Eadie, and Frank McCutcheon with Noa Elder and Nerida Barber.

Henry, Andrew and Heather McIntyre enjoying the open classrooms.

Ryder and Kayden Stirling sharing their classroom learning with their special guests.

Here are some amazing photos from the Grandfriends and Harmony Day celebrations at NPS recently.

Tilly and Lydia Barling with their grandparents Cath and Greg Barling.

Matilda and Mackenzie Lawrence with Cath

PHOTOS: NARROMINE PUBLIC SCHOOL. Walters.

Hamish Tuck enjoying the playground with his grandparents.

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NHS Jersey day raises funds for Yr 12 formal

Basketball throwing comp for students to participate in during recess and lunch.

Showing your colours! Narromine High School students and staff, were recently encouraged to come dressed in their favourite jerseys and guernseys for a gold coin donation.

By NARROMINE HIGH SCHOOL

A football passing competition.

NARROMINE High School students and staff were recently encouraged to come to school dressed in their favourite jerseys and guernseys for a gold coin donation, and all for a great cause.

The day also involved a football passing and basketball shooting competitions for students to participate in during recess and lunch.

All money raised throughout the day, is going towards funding this year’s Year 12 formal.

Past students’ career moves

By NARROMINE HIGH SCHOOL NARROMINE High was recently thrilled to see so many ex-students moving forwards in their careers and studies.

“This Term, we have been so pleased to see the following students commence post-school studies and apprenticeships,” a School spokesperson said: f Caitlin Cram has graduated from Narromine High School and commenced a Bachelor of Arts, with a major in Politics and a minor in Gender Studies at Macquarie University, Sydney. f Blake Tonkin has been awarded an apprenticeship with Short’s Electrical, Narromine. f Dane Burns has been awarded an apprenticeship with Essential Energy, Narromine. f Max McPherson has commenced an apprenticeship with McPherson’s Automotive, Narromine.

“Congratulations to all on these wonderful achievements!:” the spokesperson concluded.

Dane Burns has been awarded an apprenticeship with Essential Energy, Narromine.

Caitlin Cram has graduated from Narromine High School and commenced a Bachelor of Arts, with a major in Politics and a minor in Gender Studies at Macquarie University, Sydney.

Max McPherson has commenced an apprenticeship with McPherson’s Automotive, Narromine

Blake Tonkin has been awarded an apprenticeship with Short’s Electrical, Narromine.

PHOTOS: NARROMINE HIGH SCHOOL.

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NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Thursday, March 28, 2024

Narromine GARAGE SALE Massive house hold clearance!

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TRANGIE UNITING/ANGLICAN CHURCH Sundays 11am Easter Services: Good Friday 29/3 - 7am; Easter Sunday 31/3 - 11.am

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ST MARY’S ANGLICAN CHURCH, NARROMINE 10am Sundays and Tuesdays – morning prayer/praise Holy communion monthly – Sunday and Tuesday Good Friday Service - 10am Easter Sunday Service - 10am

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DANDALOO CHURCH Tyrie Road Dandaloo, first Sunday each month at 11.00 am. All welcome.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC EXHIBITION Under section 3.34(2) of the Environmental Planning & Assessment Act 1979, Council advises that a general amendment to Narromine Local Environmental Plan (LEP) 2011 is now on public exhibition.

The proposal aims to achieve the objectives of: • To amend heritage item listings in Schedule 5 to reference correct address and title details for local heritage items and update mapping to refer to the current title.

• To amend mapping to reflect recent dedication of land for recreation purposes.

• To amend mapping to reflect boundaries of recent subdivisions to avoid unintentional split zoned parcels.

The Planning Proposal is on public exhibition from March 28, 2024 to April 22, 2024. During this time the proposal may be inspected at the Narromine Shire Council Office at 124 Dandaloo Street, Narromine during normal office hours or on Councils website at www.narromine.nsw.gov.

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Thursday, March 28, 2024 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR

MONDAY, APRIL 1

SUNDAY, MARCH 31

SATURDAY, MARCH 30

FRIDAY, MARCH 29

Your Seven-Day TV Guide 6.00 Gardening Australia. 6.30 The Cook And The Chef. 7.00 News Breakfast. 9.35 Easter In Australia. 10.30 That Pacific Sports Show. 11.00 Antiques Roadshow.

12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 QI. 1.00 Silent Witness. 2.00 House Of Gods.

3.00 The Cook And The Chef. 3.25 To Be Advised. 5.10 Grand Designs. 6.00 Back Roads. 6.25 Hard Quiz. 7.00 ABC News At Easter. 7.30 Gardening Australia. 8.30 Happy Valley. 9.35 Hard Quiz. 10.05 The Weekly With Charlie Pickering. 10.35 QI. 11.05 ABC Late News. 11.25 Grand Designs. 12.15 Belgravia. 1.00 Rage.

6.00 Sunrise. 10.00 The Morning Show.

11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Don’t Sweat The Small Stuff: The Kristine Carlson Story. (2021) 2.00 Border Security: America’s Front Line.

2.30 Surveillance Oz. 3.00 The Chase.

4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. 6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Better Homes And Gardens. 8.30 MOVIE: The Butler. (2013) Forest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey, John Cusack. 11.15 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA. 12.15 Armchair Experts. 1.00 Get On Extra. 1.30 The Arrangement. 2.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 MOVIE: For The Love Of Chocolate. (2021) 2.00 Pointless.

3.00 Rugby League. NRL. Round 4. South Sydney Rabbitohs v Canterbury Bulldogs.

6.00 9News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Rugby League. NRL. Round 4. Brisbane Broncos v North Queensland Cowboys.

9.55 Golden Point. 10.45 MOVIE: Snitch.

(2013) Dwayne Johnson. 1.00 Tipping Point. 2.00 Pointless. 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 4.00 Postcards. 4.30 Global Shop. 5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 5.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 8.30 Neighbours. 9.00 The Bold And The Beautiful. 9.30 Deal Or No Deal. 10.00 Good Chef Bad Chef. 10.30 Judge Judy.

11.00 Dr Phil. 12.00 To Be Advised. 1.00 Entertainment Tonight. 1.30 My Market Kitchen. 2.00 Ready Steady Cook. 3.00 Good Chef Bad Chef. 3.30 Judge Judy.

4.00 The Bold And The Beautiful. 5.00 10 News First. 6.00 Deal Or No Deal. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 Ready Steady Cook.

8.30 The Graham Norton Show. 9.30 Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly Australia.

10.30 Fire Country. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Paul O’Grady: For The Love Of Dogs. 10.00 Wonderful World Of Baby Animals. 10.50 Mountain Vets. 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Mastermind Aust. 3.00 NITV News: Nula. 3.45 The Cook Up. 4.15 World’s Most Scenic Railway Journeys. 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers.

6.00 Mastermind Australia. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Mystery Of The Ark Of Covenant. 8.20 Japan: World’s Most Punctual Train. 10.10 Naples: Under The Volcanic Threat. 11.10 A French Case.

New. 12.10 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.30 Weekender. 3.00 Imagine Holidays Iconic Rail Journeys. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 The Yorkshire Steam Railway: All Aboard. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

3.00 Timbersports. 3.30 Cities Of The Underworld. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Restoration. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 MOVIE: Elysium. (2013) 9.45 MOVIE: Godzilla: King Of The Monsters. (2019) 12.25 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.35 Australian Idol. 3.30 Modern Family. 4.00 Britain’s Got Talent. 6.05 MOVIE: The Karate Kid Part III. (1989) 8.30 MOVIE: The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty. (2013) Ben Stiller, Kristen Wiig.

10.50 MOVIE: Strange Bedfellows. (2004) 12.50 Late Programs.

6.00 Home Shopping. 8.00 Healthy Homes Australia.

8.30 Ready Steady Cook. 9.30 Jake And The Fatman. 10.30 JAG. 12.30 Bull. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 Bull. 8.30 NCIS. 9.25 NCIS: Hawai’i. 11.15 Bull. 12.15 Home Shopping. 2.15 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

11.00 Becker. 12.00 Frasier.

1.00 The Big Bang Theory. 2.00 Two And A Half Men. 3.00 The King Of Queens.

4.00 Good Chef Bad Chef. 4.30 Becker.

5.30 Frasier. 6.30 The Big Bang Theory.

8.30 Two And A Half Men. 11.00 Frasier.

11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 4.20 Planet Lulin. 4.45 Operation Ouch! 5.00 Spooky Files. 5.25 Miraculous. 5.55 Still So Awkward. 6.25 MOVIE: Miraculous World: New York. (2020) 7.35 Kung Fu Panda.

8.00 Transformers: EarthSpark. 8.20 Dragon Ball Super. 9.10 Dwight In Shining Armour. 9.30 Phoenix Rise. 11.15 Close.

6.00 Kids’ Programs.

6.05 Kiya And The Kimoja Heroes. 6.40 Andy’s Global Adventures. 7.05 Karma’s World. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 MOVIE: The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2. (2012) 10.15 MOVIE: Amy. (2015) 12.20 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

4.00 News At Easter. 4.30 Foreign Corresp. 5.00 News At Easter. 5.30 Breakfast Couch. 6.00 News. 6.30 Secrets Of Sydney Harbour. 7.00 National News.

7.30 Best Of Stateline. 8.00 News Tonight.

8.30 Back Roads. 9.00 The World. 9.30 Close Of Business. 10.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

2.00 Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: Foreign Intrigue. (1956) 5.30 Yorkshire Auction House. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 David Attenborough’s Dynasties II. 8.40 MOVIE: Noah. (2014) Russell Crowe. 11.20 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

3.15 BBC News At Ten. 3.45 ABC World News Tonight With David Muir. 4.15 PBS News. 5.15 The Wine Lovers’ Guide To Australia. 5.50 The UnXplained.

6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats.

8.30 Hoarders. 9.20 Sex Tape Finland.

10.10 Late Programs.

6.00 Rage. 7.00 Weekend Breakfast.

9.00 Rage. 12.00 ABC News At Noon.

12.30 Death In Paradise. 1.30 Miniseries: Life After Life. 2.40 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery. 3.10 Extraordinary Escapes.

4.00 Universe With Brian Cox. Final. 5.00 Better Date Than Never. 5.30 Landline.

6.00 Australian Story.

6.30 Back Roads.

7.00 ABC News At Easter.

7.30 Miniseries: Life After Life.

8.30 Endeavour.

10.05 House Of Gods.

11.00 Happy Valley. 12.00 Rage.

6.00 NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise.

10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend.

12.00 Horse Racing. Stakes Day and Australian Cup. 5.00 Seven News At 5.

5.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. 6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line.

7.30 MOVIE: Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves. (1991) 10.30 MOVIE: The Book Of Eli. (2010) Denzel Washington, Gary Oldman, Mila Kunis. 12.50 The Arrangement. 2.00 Home Shopping. 4.00 Mystic. 5.00 House Of Wellness.

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 Today Extra: Saturday. 12.00 Great Australian Detour. 12.30 My Way. 1.00 Ageless.

1.30 Living On The Coast. 2.00 The Pet Rescuers. 2.30 Drive TV: EV3 Building The Future. 3.30 Renovate Or Rebuild.

4.30 The Garden Gurus. 5.00 9News First At Five. 5.30 Getaway. 6.00 9News Saturday. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Space Invaders. 8.30 MOVIE: Charlie And The Chocolate Factory. (2005) Johnny Depp, Freddie Highmore, David Kelly. 10.50 Hotel Chocolat: Inside The Chocolate Factory. 11.45 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 8.30 Farm To Fork. 9.00 Healthy Homes. 9.30 Food Trail: South Africa. 10.00 Ready Steady Cook. 11.00 I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! 12.30 Silvia’s Italian Masterclass.

1.00 All 4 Adventure. 2.00 Roads Less Travelled. 2.30 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. 3.00 What’s Up Down Under. 3.30 Good Chef Bad Chef. 4.00 My Market Kitchen. 4.30 Taste Of Australia With Hayden Quinn. 5.00 10 News First.

6.00 Ready Steady Cook. 7.00 The Dog House. 9.00 Ambulance UK. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.15 Love Your Home And Garden. 10.10 Vintage Voltage. 11.00 The Story Of Coffee. 12.00 WorldWatch.

1.00 Motor Racing. Bathurst 6 Hour.

Qualifying. 5.00 Hungry For More: Spain.

5.30 Elvis And The USS Arizona. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Britain’s Most Beautiful Road. 8.30 Royal Crisis: Countdown To Abdication. 9.30 From Paris To Rome With Bettany Hughes. 10.25 Those Who Stayed. Final. 11.10 Between Two Worlds.

12.05 Miniseries: True Colours. 1.55 MOVIE: The Father. (2020) 3.40 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 11.30 Get On Extra. 12.00 Escape To The Country. 1.00 House Of Wellness.

2.00 Escape To The Country. 5.00 Horse Racing. Stakes Day and Australian Cup. 6.00 Heathrow. 6.30 Bondi Vet. 7.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

1.30 Bossy’s Bucket List.

2.00 Rides Down Under: Workshop Wars.

3.00 Night Thunder. Austn Title H’lights.

4.00 Supercar Customiser: Yianni. 5.00 Storage Wars: NY. 5.30 Storage Wars.

6.00 Pawn Stars. 7.00 AFL. Port Adelaide v Melbourne. 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.15 Ultimate Tag. 2.10 Britain’s Got Talent. 4.10 Frogger. 5.10 MOVIE: Step.

(2017) 7.00 MOVIE: Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway. (2021) 8.50 MOVIE: Jojo Rabbit.

(2019) Roman Griffin Davis, Scarlett Johansson. 11.10 MOVIE: Disaster Movie.

(2008) 12.55 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

1.00 What’s Up Down Under. 2.00 JAG. 5.00 Escape Fishing With ET. 5.30 Bondi Rescue. 6.00 JAG. 7.00 Soccer. A-League Men. Round 22.

Sydney FC v Central Coast Mariners. 10.15 NCIS: Los Angeles. 11.10 NCIS. 12.05 Late Programs.

6.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 The King Of Queens. 8.00 Becker. 9.00 Neighbours. 11.00 Good Chef Bad Chef.

11.30 The King Of Queens. 12.30 To Be Advised. 4.00 Frasier. 5.00 Deal Or No Deal. 6.00 The Big Bang Theory. 10.30 Friends. 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 6.10 The Next Step. 6.30 Miraculous. 7.10 Are You Tougher Than Your Ancestors? 7.45 Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. 8.00 Kung Fu Panda. 8.20 Hotel Transylvania. 8.45 Almost Naked Animals. 9.10 The Athena.

9.35 Dwight In Shining Armour. 10.00 Phoenix Rise. 11.15 Close.

6.00 Kids’ Programs.

6.05 Kiya And The Kimoja Heroes. 6.40 Andy’s Global Adventures. 7.05 Riley Rocket. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 QI. 8.30 Melbourne Comedy Festival: The Gala. 10.35 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL. 11.05 MythBusters. 11.55 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

4.00 News. 4.30 Close Of Business. 5.00 News. 5.30 World This Week. 6.00 Evening News. 6.30 Aust Story.

7.00 National News. 7.30 Back Roads. 8.00 News Tonight. 8.15 Four Corners. 9.00 Nightly News. 9.30 Foreign Correspondent.

10.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

2.55 MOVIE: Run For The Sun. (1956) 5.00 Super Rugby Women’s.

Qld Reds v ACT Brumbies. 7.00 Rugby Union. Super Rugby Pacific. Qld Reds v ACT Brumbies. 9.30 Super Rugby Pacific Post-Match. 9.45 MOVIE: Rocky V. (1990) 11.50 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

3.15 BBC News At Ten. 3.45 ABC World News Tonight With David Muir. 4.15 PBS News. 5.20 The Wine Lovers’ Guide To Australia. 5.55 The Food That Built The World. 7.35 Impossible Engineering. 8.30 MOVIE: Constantine.

(2005) 10.40 Late Programs.

6.00 Rage. 7.00 Weekend Breakfast.

9.00 The Pope’s Easter Vigil. 10.30 The World This Week. 11.00 Compass. 11.30 Songs Of Praise. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Landline. 1.30 Gardening Australia. 2.30 Dream Gardens. 3.00 Nigella Bites. 3.30 The Cook And The Chef. 3.55 Grand Designs New Zealand.

4.45 Extraordinary Escapes. 5.35 A Grand Royal Design. 6.30 Compass. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 Death In Paradise. 8.30 House Of Gods. Final. 9.30 Happy Valley. 10.30 MOVIE: Misbehaviour. (2020) 12.15 Late Programs.

6.00 NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise.

10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend.

12.00 Surveillance Oz. 12.30 Border Security USA. 1.00 Border Security: International. 1.30 MOVIE: Suddenly 30.

(2004) 3.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. 4.00 Better Homes And Gardens. 5.00 Seven News At 5. 5.30 Sydney Weekender. 6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. 7.30 John Farnham: Finding The Voice. 9.30 What The Killer Did Next.

10.30 Quantum Leap. 11.30 Autopsy USA. 12.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Fishing Australia. 6.30 A Current Affair. 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Wide World Of Sports. 11.00 NRL Sunday Footy Show. 1.00 Fish Forever. 1.30 Drive TV. 2.00 Space Invaders. 3.00 Rugby League.

NRL. Round 4. New Zealand Warriors v Newcastle Knights. 6.00 9News Sunday.

7.00 Married At First Sight. 8.40 60 Minutes. 9.40 9News Late. 10.10 The First 48. Return. 11.10 Transplant. 12.00 Family Law. 1.00 World’s Greatest Engineering Icons. 2.00 Australia’s Top Ten Of Everything. 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 4.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 8.30 Freshly Picked With Simon Toohey. 9.00 10 Minute Kitchen. 9.30 My Market Kitchen.

10.00 Farm To Fork. 10.30 Pooches At Play. 11.00 Buy To Build. 11.30 Healthy Homes. 12.00 Roads Less Travelled. 12.30 To Be Advised. 1.30 Cook With Luke. 2.00 Pat Callinan’s 4x4 Adventures. 3.00 Taste Of Australia With Hayden Quinn. 3.30 Farm To Fork. 4.00 My Market Kitchen.

4.30 Good Chef Bad Chef. 5.00 10 News First. 6.30 The Sunday Project. 7.30 I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! 9.15 NCIS: Hawai’i. 10.15 FBI. 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.10 Love Your Home And Garden. 10.05 Vintage Voltage. 10.55 The Story Of Coffee. 11.25 My Unique B&B. New. 12.00 WorldWatch. 12.30 PBS Washington Week With The Atlantic. 1.00 Speedweek. 3.00 Figure Skating. ISU World C’ships. H’lights. 5.35 Secrets Of The Chocolate Factory: Inside Cadbury.

6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Easter Island Origins. 8.30 The Life And Deaths Of Christopher Lee. 10.00 Hindenburg: The Cover Up. 11.45 Massacre On Hadrian’s Wall. 12.35 The Chocolate Factory: Inside Cadbury Australia. 3.40 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.30 Harry’s Practice. 3.00 Feel Good Road Trips. 3.30 Animal Rescue.

4.00 The Yorkshire Vet. 5.00 I Escaped To The Country. 6.00 Imagine Holidays Iconic Rail Journeys. 6.30 Kath & Kim. 7.05 Vicar Of Dibley. 8.35 Endeavour.

10.35 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

1.00 Hook, Line And Sinker.

2.00 Al McGlashan’s Fish’n With Mates.

2.30 Step Outside. 3.00 Fishing Addiction.

4.00 Football. AFL. Richmond v Sydney.

7.00 Motorbike Cops. 7.30 Border Security. 8.30 MOVIE: Air Force One. (1997) 11.05 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.30 Yummy Mummies. 1.30 Holey Moley Australia. 3.00 Dancing With The Stars: All Stars. 4.30 To Be Advised. 5.30 Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly. 7.30 Law & Order: Criminal Intent. 8.30 Law & Order: SVU. 10.30 Law & Order. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

9.00 Snap Happy. 10.00 Deal Or No Deal. 11.00 Escape Fishing With ET. 11.30 Taste Of Australia: BBQ. 12.30 JAG. 2.30 Soccer. A-League Men. Round 22. Melbourne Victory v Perth Glory. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 NCIS. 11.15 NCIS: Los Angeles. 12.15 Late Programs.

6.00 The Middle. 8.00 To Be Advised. 11.00 The Big Bang Theory. 12.30 Ready Steady Cook.

1.30 The Middle. 2.30 So Help Me Todd.

4.30 Deal Or No Deal. 6.00 The Big Bang Theory. 8.30 Two And A Half Men. 10.00 South Park. 12.00 Home Shopping. 1.30 The Big Bang Theory. 2.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 5.40 School Of Rock. 6.05 The Next Step. 6.25 MOVIE: Miraculous World: Shanghai. 7.30 Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. 7.45 Kung Fu Panda. 8.05 Hotel Transylvania.

8.30 Almost Naked Animals. 8.55 The Athena. 9.20 Dwight In Shining Armour.

9.45 Phoenix Rise. 10.15 Rage. 11.20 Close.

6.00 Kids’ Programs.

6.05 Kiya And The Kimoja Heroes. 6.40 Andy’s Global Adventures. 7.05 Riley Rocket. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. Final. 8.00 QI. 8.30 Louis Theroux Interviews... 9.15 You Can’t Ask That. 9.45 Ragdoll. Final. 10.35 Death In Paradise. 11.35 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

3.00 News. 3.30 That Pacific Sports Show. 4.00 Landline. 5.00 News With Auslan. 5.30 News Regional.

6.00 Evening News. 6.30 Foreign Corresp.

7.00 National News. 7.30 The Cloud Under The Sea. 8.30 News Tonight. 9.00 Nightly News. 9.30 Aust Story. 10.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

12.30 MOVIE: Dangerous Voyage. (1954) 2.00 MOVIE: Our Man In Marrakesh. (1966) 4.00 MOVIE: The Vikings. (1958) 6.30 M*A*S*H. 8.30 MOVIE: The Expendables. (2010) Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham. 10.30 Chicago Med. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

11.30 Motor Racing.

Bathurst 6 Hour. 6.00 Abandoned Engineering. 7.55 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Tour of Flanders. Men’s race. 2.30 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Tour of Flanders.

Women’s race. 4.20 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera Newshour.

6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Landline. 11.05 A Grand Royal Design. 12.00 ABC News At Noon.

1.00 Vera. 2.30 To Be Advised. 4.10 Back Roads. 4.40 Grand Designs. 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. 6.30 Hard Quiz. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Australian Story. 8.30 Four Corners. 9.20 To Be Advised. 10.20 You Can’t Ask That. 10.50 ABC Late News. 11.05 The Weekly With Charlie Pickering. 11.35 You Can’t Ask That. 12.10 MOVIE: The Secret Garden.

(1993) 1.55 Long Lost Family. 2.40 Rage.

4.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Sunrise. 10.00 The Morning Show.

11.30 Athletics. Stawell Gift. Easter Monday session. 2.30 Border Security: America’s Front Line. 3.00 The Chase.

4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. 6.00 7News Local. 6.30 7News @ 6:30. 7.00 Home And Away. 7.30 Highway Patrol.

8.30 Ron Iddles: The Good Cop. 9.30 The Irrational. 10.30 The Latest: Seven News. 11.00 S.W.A.T. 12.00 MOVIE: Secrets In The Woods. (2020) 2.00 Home Shopping. 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise 5am News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 Married At First Sight. 1.30 To Be Advised. 2.00 Pointless.

3.00 Tipping Point. 4.00 9News Afternoon. 4.30 Tipping Point Australia.

5.30 WIN News. 6.00 9News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Married At First Sight.

9.00 My Wife, My Abuser. 10.00 100% Footy. 11.00 Kenan. 11.30 Court Cam. 12.00 Tipping Point. 1.00 Pointless. 2.00 Hello SA. 2.30 Global Shop. 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. 4.30 A Current Affair. 5.00 9News Early. 5.30 Today.

6.00 Morning Programs. 8.30 Good Chef Bad Chef. 9.00 The Bold And The Beautiful. 9.30 Deal Or No Deal. 10.00 Good Chef Bad Chef. 10.30 Judge Judy.

11.00 Dr Phil. 12.00 10 News First: Midday. 1.00 Entertainment Tonight.

1.15 To Be Advised. 3.00 Good Chef Bad Chef. 3.30 10 News First: Afternoon. 4.00 Neighbours. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 5.00 10 News First. 6.00 Deal Or No Deal. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! 9.00 FBI: Most Wanted. 11.00 The Project. 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.10 Paul O’Grady: For The Love Of Dogs. 10.10 Wonderful World Of Baby Animals. 11.00 Mountain Vets. 12.10 WorldWatch. 2.00 Ireland In Music. 3.00 Mastermind Australia.

3.45 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw. 4.15 World’s Most Scenic Railway Journeys.

5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Australia.

6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Finding Your Roots. 8.30 The 2010s. Final. 10.00 SBS World News Late. 10.30 Christian. 11.25 My Brilliant Friend. 2.40 Mastermind Australia. 3.40 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 Your Money & Your Life. 1.30 The Real Seachange. 2.00 Weekender.

2.30 My Impossible House. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country.

6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Doc Martin. 8.30 Foyle’s War. 10.35 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

1.30 Night Thunder. Austn Nationals. H’lights. 2.30 AFL Pre-Game.

3.00 Football. AFL. Hawthorn v Geelong.

6.00 American Restoration. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Outback Opal Hunters. 8.30 Adventure Gold Diggers. 9.30 Aussie Salvage Squad. 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.50 Australian Idol. 3.30 Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly. 4.30 Bondi Vet. 5.30 The Amazing Race. 6.30 Daredevils Make You Laugh Out Loud. 7.30 Law & Order: Criminal Intent. 8.30 Law & Order: SVU. 10.30 Law & Order: Trial By Jury.

11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Home Shopping. 8.00 Healthy Homes Australia.

8.30 All 4 Adventure. 9.30 iFish. 10.30 Deal Or No Deal. 11.30 JAG. 1.30 Bull. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 Bull. 8.30 NCIS. 10.20 NCIS: Los Angeles. 11.15 Evil. 12.15 Home Shopping. 2.15 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

1.15 The Middle. 2.05 Charmed. 3.00 The King Of Queens.

4.00 Good Chef Bad Chef. 4.30 Becker.

5.30 Frasier. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 The Big Bang Theory. 8.30 Two And A Half Men. 10.00 Rules Of Engagement. 11.00 Frasier. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 5.00 Spooky Files. 5.25 Miraculous. 5.45 Total DramaRama. 6.00 Hank Zipzer. 6.25 Miraculous. 6.45 MOVIE: Miraculous World: Paris. (2023) 7.40 Kung Fu Panda.

8.25 Almost Naked Animals. 8.50 The Athena. 9.15 Dwight In Shining Armour.

9.40 Phoenix Rise. 10.10 Rage. 11.15 Close.

6.00 Kids’ Programs.

6.05 Kiya And The Kimoja Heroes. 6.40 Andy’s Global Adventures. 7.05 Karma’s World. 7.30 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 MythBusters.

9.15 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces.

10.00 Louis Theroux: The Night In Question. 11.05 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

2.30 Price Of Progress: Indonesia’s Nickel Rush. 3.00 News. 4.00 News At Easter. 5.00 News. 5.30 Back Roads. 6.00 News Hour. 7.00 National News. 7.30 Secrets Of Sydney Harbour.

8.00 News Tonight. 8.30 Close Of Business.

9.00 The World. 10.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

1.50 Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman. 2.50 Antiques Roadshow. 3.20 MOVIE: The Bargee. (1964) 5.30 Yorkshire Auction House. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow.

7.30 Death In Paradise. 8.40 The Chelsea Detective. New. 10.40 Dalgliesh. 11.40 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

3.00 BBC News At Ten. 3.20 ABC World News Tonight. 3.50 ABC America This Week. 4.45 PBS News Weekend. 5.15 Wine Lovers’ Guide To Aust.

5.50 The UnXplained. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Taskmaster. 9.25 Ten Year Old Tom. 10.25 Late Programs.

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NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Thursday, March 28, 2024

FRIDAY, APRIL 5

THURSDAY, APRIL 4

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3

TUESDAY, APRIL 2

Your Seven-Day TV Guide 6.00 Morning Programs. 10.30 Kurt Fearnley’s One Plus One. 11.00 Antiques Roadshow. 12.00 ABC News At Noon.

1.00 Call The Midwife. 2.00 Anh’s Brush With Fame. 2.25 Back Roads. 2.55 Old People’s Home For 4 Year Olds. 3.55 Long Lost Family. 4.45 Grand Designs.

5.30 Antiques Roadshow. 6.30 Hard Quiz. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Back Roads. Final. 8.30 Better Date Than Never. Final. 9.05 Jeffrey Smart. 10.05 You Can’t Ask That. 10.35 ABC Late News.

10.50 The Business. 11.05 Four Corners.

11.50 Late Programs.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show.

11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Another Christmas Coincidence.

(2019) 2.00 Beat The Chasers UK. 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4.

5.00 The Chase Australia. 6.00 7News Local. 6.30 7News @ 6:30. 7.00 Home And Away. 7.30 World’s Most Extreme Airports. 9.00 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA. Final. 10.00 First Dates UK. 11.00 The Latest: Seven News. 11.30 Born To Kill? 12.30 Emerald City. 1.30 Harry’s Practice. 2.00 Home Shopping.

4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 Married At First Sight. 1.30 Getaway. 2.00 Pointless. 3.00 Tipping Point. 4.00 9News Afternoon.

4.30 Tipping Point Australia. 5.30 WIN News. 6.00 9News. 7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Gordon Ramsay’s Food Stars.

8.45 To Be Advised.

10.45 9News Late. 11.15 Family Law. Final.

12.05 Tipping Point. 1.05 Pointless. 2.00 Australia’s Top Ten Of Everything. 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. 4.30 A Current Affair.

5.00 9News Early. 5.30 Today.

6.00 Morning Programs. 9.00 The Bold And The Beautiful. 9.30 Deal Or No Deal.

10.00 Good Chef Bad Chef. 10.30 Judge Judy. 11.00 Dr Phil. 12.00 10 News First: Midday. 1.00 Entertainment Tonight.

1.30 To Be Advised. 3.00 Good Chef Bad Chef. 3.30 10 News First: Afternoon. 4.00 Neighbours. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 5.00 10 News First. 6.00 Deal Or No Deal. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! 9.00 NCIS. Return. 10.00 NCIS: Los Angeles.

Final. 11.00 The Project. 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Atypical Education. 10.00 Film Kids. 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Rebuilding NotreDame With Lucy Worsley. 3.10 Mastermind Australia. 3.45 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw. 4.15 World’s Most Scenic 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? Return. 8.30 Insight. 9.30 Dateline. 10.00 SBS World News Late. 10.30 The Murdochs: Empire Of Influence. 11.20 Faking Hitler. New. 12.15 Vise Le Coeur. 3.20 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 Creek To Coast. 2.30 Feel Good Road Trips. 3.00 My Impossible House. 4.00 Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Call The Midwife. 8.40 A Touch Of Frost. 10.55 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

2.00 Deep Water Salvage.

3.00 Billy The Exterminator. 3.30 Cities Of The Underworld. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Restoration. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Outback Truckers. 9.30 Ice Road Truckers. 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.05 Australian Idol. 2.40 Modern Family. 3.30 Daredevils Make You Laugh Out Loud. 4.30 Bondi Vet. 5.30 The Amazing Race. 6.30 Delinquents Make You Laugh Out Loud. 7.30 First Dates UK. 8.35 MOVIE: Downhill. (2020) 10.25 Late Programs.

6.00 Home Shopping.

8.00 Healthy Homes Australia. 8.30 Jake And The Fatman.

9.30 Diagnosis Murder. 11.30 JAG. 1.30 NCIS. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 Bull.

9.25 FBI. 12.15 Home Shopping. 2.15 Diagnosis Murder. 4.05 JAG.

6.00 Morning Programs.

1.00 King Of Queens. 2.00 Big Bang. 3.00 Rules Of Engagement.

4.00 Good Chef Bad Chef. 4.30 Becker.

5.30 Frasier. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 The Big Bang Theory. 8.30 Two And A Half Men. 10.00 Rules Of Engagement. 11.00 Frasier. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 5.45 Total DramaRama. 6.00 Hank Zipzer.

6.30 Operation Ouch! 7.00 Horrible Histories. 7.35 Kung Fu Panda. 8.10 Danger Mouse. 8.35 Camp Lakebottom.

8.50 The Athena. 9.15 Dwight In Shining Armour. 9.40 Phoenix Rise. 10.10 Rage.

11.15 Close.

6.00 Kids’ Programs.

6.05 Kiya And The Kimoja Heroes. 6.40 Andy’s Global Adventures. 7.05 Karma’s World. 7.30 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 9.15 Upstart Crow. 9.45 Double Parked. 10.10 Portlandia. 10.55 Would I Lie To You? 11.25 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

3.00 News. 4.00 Afternoon Briefing. 5.00 News With Joe O’Brien. 6.00 ABC News Hour. 7.00 National News. 7.30 ABC Evening News.

8.00 ABC News Tonight. 8.45 The Business. 9.00 The World. 10.00 Nightly News. 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

1.50 Explore. 2.05 Dr Quinn.

3.05 Antiques Roadshow. 3.35 MOVIE: I’ve Gotta Horse. (1965) 5.30 Yorkshire Auction House. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow.

7.30 New Tricks. 8.40 Agatha Christie’s Marple. 10.40 The Killer Nanny: Did She Do It? 11.40 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

3.00 BBC News At Ten. 3.30 ABC World News Tonight. 4.00 PBS News. 5.00 Wine Lovers’ Guide To Aust.

5.35 Secret World Of Autistic Women And Girls. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats.

8.30 Vikings: The Rise And Fall. 9.25 Dark Side Of Comedy. 10.20 Late Programs.

6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Four Corners. 10.50 Antiques Roadshow. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 National Press Club Address.

1.55 Anh’s Brush With Fame. 2.25 Back Roads. 2.55 Old People’s Home For 4 Year Olds. 3.55 Long Lost Family. 4.40 Grand Designs. 5.30 Antiques Roadshow.

6.30 Hard Quiz. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Hard Quiz. 8.30 The Weekly With Charlie Pickering. 9.05 Melbourne Comedy Festival: The Allstars Supershow.

Final. 11.05 ABC Late News. 11.20 The Business. 11.35 Late Programs.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show.

11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Hometown Killer. (2018) 2.00 Beat The Chasers UK. 3.00 The Chase.

4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. 6.00 7News Local. 6.30 7News @ 6:30. 7.00 Home And Away. 7.30 The 1% Club UK. 8.30 The Front Bar. 9.30 Unbelievable Moments Caught On Camera. 10.30 The Latest: Seven News.

11.00 Talking Footy. 12.00 Parenthood.

1.00 Travel Oz. 2.00 Home Shopping.

4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise 5am News.

5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 Gordon Ramsay’s Food Stars. 1.15 Ageless. 1.45 Talking Honey. 2.00 Pointless. 3.00 Tipping Point. 4.00 9News Afternoon. 4.30 Tipping Point Australia. 5.30 WIN News. 6.00 9News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Gordon Ramsay’s Food Stars. 9.10 Australian Crime Stories: The Investigators. 10.10 9News Late.

10.40 See No Evil. 11.40 The Equalizer.

12.30 Tipping Point. 1.20 Pointless. 2.10 Destination WA. 2.35 Global Shop. 3.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 8.30 Neighbours. 9.00 The Bold And The Beautiful. 9.30 Deal Or No Deal. 10.00 Good Chef Bad Chef. 10.30 Judge Judy.

11.00 Dr Phil. 12.00 10 News First: Midday. 1.00 Entertainment Tonight.

1.30 To Be Advised. 3.00 Good Chef Bad Chef. 3.30 10 News First: Afternoon. 4.00 Neighbours. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 5.00 10 News First. 6.00 Deal Or No Deal. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! 9.00 FBI: International. 11.00 The Project. 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Paul O’Grady: For The Love Of Dogs. 10.00 Wonderful World Of Baby Animals. 10.50 Mountain Vets. 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Dateline.

2.30 Insight. 3.45 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw. 4.15 World’s Most Scenic Railway Journeys. 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Australia. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Alone Australia. 8.30 Jimmy Carr’s I Literally Just Told You. 9.25 Miniseries: Litvinenko. 10.20 SBS World News Late. 10.50 Blinded. 11.45 The Wall: The Orchard. 3.05 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 Weekender. 2.30 My Impossible House.

3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Heartbeat. 8.45 Judge John Deed. 10.45 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

2.00 Barrett-Jackson: Revved Up. 3.00 Billy The Exterminator. 3.30 Cities Of The Underworld. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Restoration. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Highway Patrol. 8.30 The Force: BTL. 9.30 Highway Cops. 10.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

3.00 Modern Family. 3.30 Delinquents Make You Laugh Out Loud.

4.30 Bondi Vet. 5.30 The Amazing Race.

6.30 Builders Make You Laugh Out Loud. 7.30 First Dates UK. 8.35 Kitchen Nightmares. 9.35 Ramsay’s 24 Hours To Hell And Back. 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Home Shopping.

8.00 Healthy Homes Australia. 8.30 Jake And The Fatman.

9.30 Diagnosis Murder. 11.30 JAG. 1.30 NCIS. 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 NCIS: Hawai’i. 12.15 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

1.00 NBL Slam. 1.30 Big Bang. 2.00 So Help Me Todd. 3.00 Rules Of Engagement. 4.00 Good Chef Bad Chef. 4.30 Becker. 5.30 Frasier. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 The Big Bang Theory.

8.30 Two And A Half Men. 10.00 Rules Of Engagement. 11.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 5.45 Total DramaRama. 6.00 Hank Zipzer.

6.30 Operation Ouch! 7.00 Horrible Histories. 7.35 Kung Fu Panda. 8.10 Open Season: Call Of Nature. 8.35 Camp Lakebottom. 8.50 The Athena. 9.15 Dwight In Shining Armour. 9.40 Phoenix Rise. 10.15 Rage. 11.20 Close.

6.00 Kids’ Programs.

6.05 Kiya And The Kimoja Heroes. 6.40 Andy’s Global Adventures. 7.05 Karma’s World. 7.30 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 Death In Paradise. 9.30 The Beast Must Die. 11.00 Close To Me. 11.50 Would I Lie To You? 12.20 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

3.00 News. 4.00 Afternoon Briefing. 5.00 News With Joe O’Brien. 6.00 ABC News Hour. 7.00 National News. 7.30 ABC Evening News.

8.00 ABC News Tonight. 8.45 The Business. 9.00 The World. 10.00 Nightly News. 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

1.50 Explore. 2.05 Dr Quinn.

3.10 Antiques Roadshow. 3.40 MOVIE: Hell Is A City. (1960) 5.30 Yorkshire Auction House. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow.

7.30 As Time Goes By. 8.40 Midsomer Murders. 10.40 Forensics: Catching The Killer. 11.40 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

3.15 BBC News At Ten. 3.45 ABC World News Tonight. 4.15 PBS News. 5.15 Wine Lovers’ Guide To Aust.

5.50 The UnXplained. 6.40 Jeopardy!

7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Jackie Chan: Building An Icon. 9.35 New Wave: Dare To Be Different. 11.25 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 Australian Story. 10.30 Compass. 11.00 Antiques Roadshow. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Big Deal. 1.55 Anh’s Brush With Fame. 2.25 Back Roads. 2.55 Old People’s Home For 4 Year Olds. 3.55 Long Lost Family. 4.40 Grand Designs. 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. 6.30 Hard Quiz.

7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Foreign Correspondent. 8.30 Grand Designs New Zealand. 9.20 Antiques Roadshow. 10.20 Better Date Than Never. 10.45 ABC Late News. 11.00 The Business. 11.20 Love On The Spectrum. 12.20 Late Programs.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show.

11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Murder, She Baked: A Chocolate Chip Cookie Mystery. (2015) 2.00 Beat The Chasers UK. 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. 6.00 7News Local. 6.30 7News @ 6:30. 7.00 Home And Away. 7.30 Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly. 8.30 America’s Got Talent: Fantasy League. 10.30 The Latest: Seven News. 11.00 The Amazing Race. 12.30 Fortitude. 1.30 Medical Emergency. 2.00 Home Shopping. 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 Gordon Ramsay’s Food Stars. 1.30 My Way. 2.00 Pointless.

3.00 Tipping Point. 4.00 9News Afternoon. 4.30 Tipping Point Australia.

5.30 WIN News. 6.00 9News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Rugby League. NRL. Round 5. Melbourne Storm v Brisbane Broncos. 9.55 Thursday Night Knock Off. 10.40 9News Late. 11.10 Law & Order: Organized Crime. 12.00 A+E After Dark. 1.00 Tipping Point. 2.00 Getaway.

2.30 Global Shop. 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 4.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 9.00 The Bold And The Beautiful. 9.30 Deal Or No Deal.

10.00 Good Chef Bad Chef. 10.30 Judge Judy. 11.00 Dr Phil. 12.00 10 News First: Midday. 1.00 Entertainment Tonight.

1.30 To Be Advised. 3.00 Good Chef Bad Chef. 3.30 10 News First: Afternoon.

4.00 Neighbours. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 5.00 10 News First. 6.00 Deal Or No Deal. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!

8.30 Gogglebox Australia. 9.30 Law & Order: SVU. 10.30 Blue Bloods. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.20 Paul O’Grady: For The Love Of Dogs. 10.20 Puppy Secrets: The First Six Months. 11.20 Mountain Vets. 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Alone Australia. 3.00 Mastermind Aust. 3.45 The Cook Up. 4.15 World’s Most Scenic Railway Journeys. 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Australia. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Rebuilding Notre Dame Cathedral Part 2.

8.30 Stanley Tucci: Searching For Italy.

9.20 The Vanishing Triangle. 10.10 SBS World News Late. 10.40 Illegals. 11.50 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 Escape 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 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Father Brown. 8.30 The Coroner. 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

2.00 Close Encounters Down Under. 3.00 Billy The Exterminator. 3.30 Cities Of The Underworld. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Restoration. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.00 AFL. Adelaide v Melbourne. 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.20 Australian Idol. 3.00 Modern Family. 3.30 Builders Make You Laugh Out Loud. 4.30 Bondi Vet. 5.30 The Amazing Race. 6.30 Drivers Make You Laugh Out Loud. 7.30 Ramsay’s 24 Hours To Hell And Back. 9.30 The Amazing Race. 11.00 9-1-1: Lone Star. 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

8.30 Jake And The Fatman.

9.30 Diagnosis Murder. 11.30 JAG. 1.30 NCIS. 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 Evil. 11.15 Diagnosis Murder. 12.15 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

11.00 Becker. 12.00 Frasier.

1.00 Friends. 2.00 The Big Bang Theory.

3.00 Rules Of Engagement. 4.00 Good Chef Bad Chef. 4.30 Becker. 5.30 Frasier.

6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 The Big Bang Theory. 8.30 Two And A Half Men. 11.00 Frasier. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 5.45 Total DramaRama. 6.00 Hank Zipzer.

6.30 Operation Ouch! 7.00 Horrible Histories. 7.35 Kung Fu Panda. 8.10 Open Season: Call Of Nature. 8.35 Camp Lakebottom. 8.50 The Athena. 9.15 Dwight In Shining Armour. 9.40 Phoenix Rise. 10.15 Rage. 11.20 Close.

6.00 Kids’ Programs.

6.05 Kiya And The Kimoja Heroes. 6.40 Andy’s Global Adventures. 7.05 Karma’s World. 7.30 Would I Lie To You? 8.35 Hard Quiz. 9.05 Gruen. 9.40 The Weekly With Charlie Pickering. 10.10 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 10.55 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

3.00 News. 4.00 Afternoon Briefing. 5.00 News With Joe O’Brien. 6.00 ABC News Hour. 7.00 National News. 7.30 ABC Evening News.

8.00 ABC News Tonight. 8.45 The Business. 9.00 The World. 10.00 Nightly News. 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

1.50 Explore. 2.05 Dr Quinn.

3.05 Antiques Roadshow. 3.35 MOVIE: Raising The Wind. (1961) 5.30 Yorkshire Auction House. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow.

7.30 RBT. 8.30 Australia Behind Bars. 9.30 World’s Most Dangerous Prisoners. 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

3.10 BBC News At Ten. 3.40 ABC World News Tonight With David Muir. 4.10 PBS News. 5.15 The Wine Lovers’ Guide To Australia. 5.50 The UnXplained. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Curse Of Oak Island. 10.10 Late Programs.

6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 To Be Advised. 10.30 That Pacific Sports Show. 11.00 Antiques Roadshow. 12.00 ABC News At Noon.

1.00 Silent Witness. 2.00 House Of Gods. Final. 2.55 Old People’s Home For 4 Year Olds. 3.55 Long Lost Family. 4.40 Grand Designs. 5.30 Antiques Roadshow.

6.30 Hard Quiz. 7.00 ABC News. 7.35 Gardening Australia. 8.35 Happy Valley.

9.35 Hard Quiz. 10.05 The Weekly With Charlie Pickering. 10.35 QI. 11.10 ABC Late News. 11.25 Grand Designs. 12.10 Belgravia. Final. 1.00 Rage.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show.

11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Mommy Group Murder. (2018) Helena Mattsson. 2.00 Beat The Chasers UK. 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. 6.00 7News Local. 6.30 7News @ 6:30.

7.00 Better Homes And Gardens.

8.30 MOVIE: The Bone Collector. (1999) Denzel Washington.

11.00 To Be Advised. 12.00 The Arrangement. 2.00 Home Shopping.

4.00 Million Dollar Minute. 5.00 NBC Today.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 MOVIE: Scented With Love. (2022) 2.00 Pointless. 3.00 Tipping Point. 4.00 9News Afternoon.

4.30 Tipping Point Australia. 5.30 WIN News. 6.00 9News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Rugby League. NRL. Round 5.

Newcastle Knights v St George Illawarra Dragons. 9.55 Golden Point. 10.45 MOVIE: Out Of Time. (2003) Denzel Washington. 12.55 Tipping Point. 1.55 Pointless. 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping.

4.00 Postcards. 4.30 Global Shop. 5.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 Good Chef Bad Chef. 10.30 Judge Judy. 11.00 Dr Phil. 12.00 10 News First: Midday.

1.00 Entertainment Tonight. 1.30 Judge Judy. 2.00 Ready Steady Cook. 3.00 Good Chef Bad Chef. 3.30 10 News First: Afternoon. 4.00 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 5.00 10 News First. 6.00 Deal Or No Deal. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 Ready Steady Cook. 8.30 The Graham Norton Show. 9.30 Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly Australia. 10.30 Fire Country. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.20 Paul O’Grady: For The Love Of Dogs. 10.20 Puppy Secrets: The First Six Months. 11.20 Mountain Vets. 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Mastermind Aust. 3.00 NITV News: Nula.

3.40 The Cook Up. 4.10 World’s Most Scenic River Journeys. 5.05 Jeopardy!

5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Australia. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.35 Ancient Egypt By Train. 8.30 Michael Palin: Into Iraq. 9.25 Secrets Of The Lost Liners. 10.15 SBS World News Late. 10.45 A French Case. 11.45 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.30 Weekender. 3.00 Imagine Holidays Iconic Rail Journeys. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 The Yorkshire Steam Railway: All Aboard. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

3.00 Timbersports. 3.30 Cities Of The Underworld. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Restoration. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 AFL: Friday Night Countdown. 8.00 AFL. Port Adelaide v Essendon. 11.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.10 Australian Idol. 2.45 Modern Family. 3.45 The Goldbergs. 4.15 Britain’s Got Talent. 6.15 MOVIE: The Next Karate Kid. (1994) 8.30 MOVIE: Charlie’s Angels.

(2019) Kristen Stewart, Naomi Scott. 11.00 MOVIE: Da Kath & Kim Code. (2005) 1.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

8.30 Ready Steady Cook.

9.30 Diagnosis Murder. 11.30 JAG. 1.30 NCIS. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 Bull.

8.30 NCIS. 9.25 NCIS: Hawai’i. 11.15 Diagnosis Murder. 12.15 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

11.00 Becker. 12.00 Frasier.

1.00 The Middle. 2.00 The Big Bang Theory. 3.00 The King Of Queens. 4.00 Good Chef Bad Chef. 4.30 Becker. 5.30 Frasier. 6.30 The Big Bang Theory. 8.30 Two And A Half Men. 11.00 Frasier. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 5.00 Lagging.

5.25 Miraculous. 5.45 Total DramaRama. 6.00 Hank Zipzer. 6.30 Operation Ouch! 7.00 Horrible Histories.

7.35 Kung Fu Panda. 8.00 Transformers: EarthSpark. 8.20 Dragon Ball Super. 9.10 Dwight In Shining Armour. 9.35 Phoenix Rise. 11.15 Close.

6.00 Kids’ Programs.

6.05 Kiya And The Kimoja Heroes. 6.40 Andy’s Global Adventures. 7.05 Karma’s World. 7.30 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 MOVIE: Taxi Driver. (1976) 10.25 MOVIE: If Beale Street Could Talk. (2018) 12.20 Would I Lie To You? 1.20 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

3.00 News. 4.00 Afternoon Briefing. 5.00 News With Joe O’Brien. 6.00 News Hour. 7.00 National News. 7.35 ABC Evening News. 8.00 ABC News Tonight. 8.30 Back Roads. Final.

9.00 The World. 9.30 Close Of Business.

10.00 Nightly News. 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

2.00 Dr Quinn. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: Brothers In Law. (1957) 5.30 Yorkshire Auction House. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow.

7.30 David Attenborough’s Dynasties II. 8.40 MOVIE: Kong: Skull Island. (2017) 10.55 Casualty 24/7. 11.55 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

3.10 BBC News At Ten. 3.40 ABC World News Tonight With David Muir. 4.10 PBS News. 5.15 The Wine Lovers’ Guide To Australia. 5.50 The UnXplained. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Hoarders. 9.25 Sex Tape Finland. 10.20 Late Programs.

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Thursday, March 28, 2024 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR

Smyth’s injury concerns ease; Country undefeated at Women’s League titles IN great news for a local sports star, it has been confi rmed that Narromine’s Rebecca Smyth has escaped serious injury while captaining NSW Country at the 2024 National Women’s Rugby League Championships on the Gold Coast.

Competing at UAA Park, Smyth had to be transported by ambulance to hospital during the latter stages of NSW Country’s 14-nil win against Australian Defence Force on Friday, March 22.

Hearing a crack and having had neck problems before, Smyth was resigned to serious injury but, thankfully, the news is now much better.

Scans showed that Smyth suffered soft tissue and ligament damage to her neck, and will be on light duties for at least six weeks.

However, she was back at

work on Monday, and will continue to train with Narromine’s League Tag side, and should be able to play some part in the Castlereagh League season later this year.

Despite her injury, it was a highly-positive event for Smyth and the NSW Country team as they blitzed all opponents at the national titles.

NSW Country beat Papua New Guinea 22-nil last Thursday, before completing another shut-out against South Australia (44-nil) without Smyth on Saturday.

This qualified NSW Country to play the New Zealand side, Ahi Ka Aotearoa, in the maroon-and-golds’ fi nal match of the tournament on Sunday, with NSW Country winning a thriller, 18-12.

Despite winning all four matches they played, NSW

Public consultation set for Dubbo during compulsory land acquisition review

By SHARON BONTHUYS A PUBLIC consultation session will be held in Dubbo next week as part of a NSW Government review that is seeking to improve compulsory land acquisition processes for communities impacted

by State infrastructure or other public projects.

The Dubbo event is one of several in-person consultations being held in regional NSW between now and early May. Other sessions are slated for Nowra, Singleton, Coffs Harbour, Armidale, Parramatta, and Wagga Wagga.

For those unable to attend the Dubbo meeting, two online sessions will also take place in April.

Led by the Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure, the review follows a joint parliamentary inquiry into land acquisition for major transport projects, Lands and Property Minister, Steve Kamper said.

“Compulsory acquisitions are necessary at times to allow State infrastructure and other public projects to proceed for the benefit of the wider community, such as schools, roads, water, and electricity infrastructure projects,” Mr Kamper said.

“However, there are opportunities to improve processes which are being explored by this review to help landowners negotiate more effectively on their compensation.

“We want to put people in the best position to understand their legal rights and ensure there are consistent and transparent acquisition processes across government,” he added.

The Land Acquisition Review is being asked to “consider a whole-of-government approach to acquisitions, including processes undertaken by agencies when acquiring land, roles and responsibilities, and how best to ensure consistent acquisitions under the Land Acquisition (Just Terms Compensation) Act 1991.”

The review will also “consider potential legislative changes and improvements to acquisition processes to strike the right balance between the rights of landowners and the benefits of essential public infrastructure such as trains, roads and renewable energy projects.”

Country could not finish as tournament champions due to the structure of the competition.

This year, the tournament was brought forward from May to March to better allow NRLW clubs to scout for talent to join their squads.

Last year witnessed the introduction of a new structure and format with no fi nals played, with the focus being on development.

There were also two US athletes taking part following their selection at the NRL Combine recently held in Las Vegas.

This tournament’s major purpose is talent identification with player managers and NRLW staff in attendance to scout prospects.

Smyth said that NSW Country Head Coach, Melissa Spero — who has also coached the

Australian Schoolgirls side — was the ultimate professional.

Support staff also included Dubbo’s Brooke Mallison as Team Manager.

Smyth, who has played in Rugby Union World Cups, said this tournament had a great vibe with players from opposing teams interacting throughout the event.

“I loved it,” Smyth said of the experience.

“We (NSW Country) clicked on-and-off the field, and also enjoyed interacting with the other teams; it was a brilliant tournament!”

Other teams included eventual winners NSW City Women, Fiji, Northern Territory, Queensland Sapphires, Victoria, Western Australia, and the First Nations Gems.

NSW Country featured nine players from the Western Rams

Open Women’s representative side that recently won the Country Championships.

Other Western Rams representatives to earn country selection, included Alahna Ryan, Carly Abbott, Sarah Colman, Alicia Earsman, Xanthe Booth, Danielle Plummer, Lily Baker, and Tiana Anderson.

Smyth said her major role as leader, was ensuring her players believed in themselves.

“Physically, everyone has the ability,” she said.

“The big thing was that psychological and mental support, and helping them through the experience of being watched (by scouts) and enjoying the tournament; the girls all did an excellent job.”

Smyth said she intends to spend time with her four children as she recovers.

Plibersek plays politics with Macquarie Valley: mayors and co LOCAL mayors and other water-user stakeholders recently criticised the Federal Government after confirmation that “over-recovered water” from the system was not going back to the producers.

This follows the announcement last week by the Federal Water Minister, Tanya Plibersek, that the excess flow in the Macquarie Valley, will go towards the 450GL “Additional Environmental Water Recovery” program.

“Over-recovered water” involves the Federal Government purchasing more river flow from the Macquarie Valley, than was needed for Murray Darling Basin Plan targets.

The Macquarie Valley — which includes the townships of Dubbo, Wellington, Narromine, Trangie, Warren, and Cobar, as well as many smaller villages — has been the subject of over-recovery of water under the Murray-Darling Basin Plan since 2014.

Macquarie River Food and Fibre (MRFF) Executive Officer, Michael Drum, described the decision to use the over-recovered water towards the 450GL targets, as a political decision by the Minister. “[She] has shown complete ignorance to the approximately $1 billion of economic damage our communities have suffered from over-recovery so far,” Mr Drum said.

According to data from WaterNSW, only 11 per cent of all flows between 2011 and 2023, has been used commercially and towns have received a paltry one per cent.

“The Macquarie Valley is well below its Sustainable Diversion Limit (SDL), with 88 per cent of all water, going to the environment over the last decade or so.

“That’s over 33 Sydney Harbours to the environment, and more specifically the Macquarie

Marshes, and adjacent private land holdings,” Mr Drum said A total of 40GL of water has been over-recovered in the Macquarie Valley, which is the equivalent of 16,000 Olympic swimming pools.

This equates to approximately $90 million per annum of lost production just at the farm gate, let alone the flow on impacts to Macquarie communities, Mr Drum said.

Federal Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton, said that Ms Plibersek’s plan is all about appeasing the inner-city left, with complete disregard for the impact it will have on the communities who rely on that water.

“Water is the lifeblood that employs people, provides prosperity and is the very reason these communities are there,” Mr Coulton said.

“We’re now seeing advertisements on TV saying this Government is going to stop the rivers from ever drying again,” he added.

He said that efforts to stop the rivers going dry, misunderstood the eco-cycle of western NSW. “They are ephemeral rivers, and have been since time began.

“But that’s the sort of blind ignorance and misinformation, we are seeing from the Government on this.”

Mr Coulton has joined MRFF and the mayors of Warren and Narromine Shires to call on the Federal Government to immediately engage with key stakeholders in the Macquarie Valley to commence the process of returning the over-recovered water to the valley as intended under the Murray Darling Basin Plan water recovery process.

“Why should our small communities unfairly shoulder the burden for other valleys in the Murray Darling Basin that have not contributed their fair share to the Plan?” Warren Shire Council Mayor, Council-

(L-R) Narromine Shire Mayor Craig Davies, Macquarie River Food and Fibre Executive Officer Michael Drum, MRFF Chair Stewart Dentson, and Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton.

lor Milton Quigley asked.

Narromine Shire Mayor, Cr Craig Davies agreed, saying that the bush was paying the price for the unjustified concerns of city voters.

“Why should our town’s economic and social viability be put further at risk than could be reasonably expected?” Cr Davies said.

“Why is a job in Warren or Narromine worth less than one somewhere else?” he added He said that original Basin Plan set equitable targets based on sound socioeconomic tests, which are now being ignored.

“Retention or repurposing over-recovered water from the Macquarie by the Federal Government, fails those tests on all measures.

“The inequity of this situation must be resolved immediately to stop the decade-long economic hardship felt by our communities,” Cr Davies concluded.

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NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Thursday, March 28, 2024

Sport RACING NG REPORT ORT

By COLIN HODGES ZARA Lewis had ridden a combined total of 42 winners at professional and picnic meetings however until Saturday, March 23 at Tullibigeal had not won a cup race.

That changed when Gilgandra-based Lewis won the 1600 metres Dunk Insurance and Frampton Flat Feedlot Tullibigeal Picnic Cup on the Mont Waters, Tumbarumba. trained Namarari, an outsider in the field of eight.

Western Racing Report Aiming for a hat-trick after recent wins at Dederang in Victoria and Berrigan, the Dan McCarthy, Wangaratta, trained Basso Caruso and Namarari shared the lead from the outset.

Namarari (Zara Lewis, $18) edged ahead in the fi nal strides to win by a long neck from Basso Caruso (Catherine Masters, $3.50) with a half head to the late closing Valadyium (Izzy Neale, $6).

After his four-win haul the previous week at Ardlethan, Leandro Ribeiro rode another four winners at Tullibigeal including a double for Dub-

CRACKAJACK’S COLUMN: NARROMINE BOWLING CLUB NEWS

Ben Clark A Grade Singles Champion for 2023/24

By JOHN EDWARDS PLAYED in showery conditions on Saturday, the A-Grade Singles Final witnessed Ben Clark overcome Henry Buttsworth in a terrific game of bowls by 25-20.

Both players were feeling their way early through the game, getting used to the pace of the green, and keeping the scores fairly even.

This was until Henry shot out to a 19-12 lead and looked to go on with it, just as Ben found another gear and came home strong to get the win.

The standard of bowls in showery conditions was extraordinary, and kept the small crowd of onlookers in suspense.

The game was played in good spirits and congratulations went out to both players for putting on a good spectacle. “I must say President Kev did a great job marking, even though he tried to duck for cover out of the rain most of the game!” a spokesperson said.

Stay tuned to the notice board for the next upcoming championship events. it was good also to see all players available for our fi rst round of Pennants against Dubbo City in Dubbo on Sunday, April 7 with a team of: Duane Faro, Adam Jermyn, Robert French, Henry Buttsworth, Phil Harding, Alex Sambrook, James Daley, Rob Standford, Dave McNair, Kevin Rider, Ben Clarke, and John Edwards.

Social bowls will also be on all Thursday and Sunday mornings, so come and have a roll!

Until next week — Crackajack

GERRIES GOLF

Washed out again

By NORM LEWIS FOR the second week in a row, the Gerries weekly golf competitions were washed-out.

The girls and boys are looking for a game of golf, and I have been asked to inform all the Gerries golfers of the upcoming programme weather permitting.

That’s all for this week — see you at the 19th.

bo trainer Connie Greig, Individualist ($4) and Kalpana ($2 favourite).

Ribeiro kicked off the day by winning the 975 metres O’Connors and Elders Class B Handicap on King Tat for Narrandera trainer Anthony Craig.

Coming from last, King Tat swooped late to beat Warrior’s Spirit (Ricky Blewitt, $2 favourite) and Oh No Devon (Michael Gray, $2.60).

King Tat has been through a few stables and not lived up to expectations, being the offspring of outstanding mare Ta Ta Tatiana, winner of 15 races including the 2004 Group

Two Dane Ripper Quality at Eagle Farm (QLD) and the Wagga Wagga Town Plate when trained by Joe Cleary at Queanbeyan.

Backing up from racing at Wagga the previous day, the Scott Spackman trained Yet Tobe A Cod (Leandro Ribeiro, $2.60 fav.) took the lead from Jet Missile and Party Stop but was then headed by Stratum Fantasy in the 1200 metres Maiden Plate.

Under strong riding from Leandro Ribeiro, Yet Tobe A Cod ($2.60 fav.) fought back to beat Stratum Fantasy (Sebastian Galea, $2.60 fav.) by a long

head with Minnie Moke (Zara Lewis, $7) over two lengths away third.

First leg of a winning treble for trainer Connie Greig was Better Judgement in the 975 metres Picnic Sprint.

Well-ridden by Izzy Neale, Better Judgement ($2.60) wore down stablemate Have Mercy (Leandro Ribeiro, $2.50 fav.) for a half-length win with Japingka (Sebastian Galea, $3.60) in third place.

Tullibigeal is a very successful picnic club and attracted a big crowd.

GOLF CLUB NEWS

Business House comp close to end

By NORM LEWIS THE very popular Robert Handsaker Ford Business House competition is drawing to a close with the “Gerries” team still leading.

Last Wednesday’s round included a total of 61 players, despite the early rain. The winning team on the day was “Epiroc”, with a score of 17.5.

Individual winners on the day were Ron Green on 22, John Everett on 21, Thomas Powell on 21, Mardi Redmond on 21, and Tim Penson on 21.

The Nearest-the-Pin winners were, on the ninth, Alex Gordon; the 10th, Kale Bock; and the 17th, Tim Penson. Mitch Smith won the Straight Drive on the fi rst hole.

The fi nal round of this event was to played on Wednesday when the competition will be

decided. Results are in next week’s edition.

Next Wednesday, April 3, is the day for the Shootout and the Presentation evening.

Over the weekend, some other important Club events were also played.

On Saturday, a field of 19 players took part in the 18-Stroke Monthly Medal. Here there was a “battle royale” between Club Champion golfers, Rob Williams and Tony Mann. The winner of the March Monthly Medal was Rob with a score of nett 68, runner-up was Tony on nett 70; great golf from two top golfers!

The B-Grade Medal was also won by Steve Barlow on nett 71.The Nearest-the-Pin on the day, went to Chris Peter on the ninth, while Steve Barlow won the Long Drive on the fi rst.

Trophies for the day were supplied by Macquarie Clothing.

On Sunday, 14 players took part in the Four-Ball Aggregate event with trophies from Robert Handsaker Ford.

Winners were Henry Buttsworth and Mitch Smith with a score of 70. Runners-up were Kale Bock and Jason McPherson on 68.

The Nearest-the-Pin on the 17th went to Matt Brown, while Tony Mann won the Long Drive.

The Drawn Jackpot on the 10th hole, was won by Kale Bock — thanks for the drinks, “Bocky”!

In Vets Golf,.a small field of only five players were in for the Vets Nine-Hole event that was played in conjunction with the Medal round. The winner was Rob Williams on 33 1/2, from Tony Mann on 34.

That’s all for another week — Happy Easter to all. See you all at the 19th!

Lions to host kids’ fishing comp at Trangie

By SHARON BONTHUYS TRANGIE Lions Club is roaring into action this Easter Long Weekend as it hosts a free fishing competition for kids in the district.

To be held at the Middle Goan near the Trangie saleyards, the fishing competition will take place this Saturday morning.

Participants can expect to have a great time with the fishing, said Trangie Lions’ President, Dave Dugan.

“Everyone can just walk over there from town, and we’ll have a tent and a barbecue set-up,” Mr Dugan explained.

“We’ll have a few talks about doing fishing knots, how to throw their line, and what fish-

ing is all about. Then they can go fish,” he added.

The event starts mid-morning and will fi nish-up with a barbecue lunch, although keen fishers are welcome to stay-on and fish after it concludes.

Mr Dugan said they might expect anywhere between 40 and 50 children to participate in the event.

The children’s fishing comp is the fi rst event of the year for the rejuvenated Trangie Lions Club, back in action once again with a few more members.

Mr Dugan said the Lions Club aims to hold next year’s fi shing competition down at the Trangie (Gin Gin) Weir on the Macquarie River.

But for now, all eyes will be

on the Middle Goan this weekend, as local kids fish-up a storm, thanks to the Trangie Lions Club.

Mr Dugan extended his thanks to NSW Fisheries (Brett Smith) and the Macquarie Cotton Growers Association (Amanda Thomas and Nic Risely) for helping make the event possible.

“NSW Fisheries has put a lot of effort into it and given us a lot of information and supplied some giveaways, and the MCGA support has been fantastic,” Mr Dugan said.

Narromine Star will pop by and take some photos of the action from the fishing comp, and the hustle and bustle of the Trangie Campdraft in next week’s issue.

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Thursday, March 28, 2024 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR

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Regional competitors roll-up sleeves for Warren Triathlon Winner of the Ladies Individual Short Course, Maddie Marks with Ladies Second-Place-getter, Pip Bunting, and Winner of the Men’s Individual Short Course, Warren Hodgen.

Winners from the Men’s and Women’s Individual Long Course Sarah Spicer (second), Adam Mort (second), winner of the Men’s, Ben Pirie, Winner of the Ladies, Alison Ruskin Rowe, and Julian McDonald (third), with the the Warren Triathlon Long Course Individual event trophy. PHOTOS: SUPPLIED.

By HARRIET GILMORE STREETS of Warren were buzzing last Sunday with dozens of competitors pounding and peddling the pavements and the pool for the 16th annual Warren Triathlon.

More than 100 athletes from across the Central West ranging from six-year-olds up to 70; took part in the challenging swim, run, and cycle event.

One of the organisers of the Triathlon (and winner of the women’s long course) Alison Ruskin Rowe, said it was a fabulous day with perfect conditions and a great atmosphere.

“We loved welcoming around 100 competitors to Warren from around the region, including competitors from Dubbo, Mudgee, Coonamble, Walgett, Tottenham,

Winners of the Teams Long Course Rod Mildner (first), Angus O’Brien (first), Sally Ceeney (first), Trent Heckendorf (third), Sophia Heckendorf (third), Lisa Watt (third), Milton Quigley (second), Alex Druce (second) and Tess Van Lubeck (second) absent.

Winners of the Team Short Course Sophie O’Brien (first), Grace Walker (first), Sarah McRae (third), Winnie O’Brien (first), Millie Fisher (third), Paddy Bruce Paul Smith from Warren Rotary and Warren Shire (second), Jess McKay (third), Charlie Ruskin Rowe Council general manager Gary Woodman man the BBQ. (second) and Louis Welsh (second) absent.

Trangie, Dunedoo, Nyngan, and Narromine,” Alison said.

“Congratulations to all the participants, there was amazing effort and sportsmanship shown by everyone… a huge ‘thank-you’ to everyone involved,” she added.

In good news for the local Club, it was a clean sweep for Warren in the “Mini” girl’s event, which included a 100-metre swim, two-kilometre cycle, and 900-metre run, with Winnie O’Brien in fi rst place followed by her sister, Edith, and Adalyn McAlary coming-in third.

Drew Medcalf from Tottenham, won the “Mini” boys, followed by Edward Heckendorf (Trangie) and Lachie Watt (Narromine).

The Short Course, which included a 200-metre swim, 14-kilometre cycle, and 1.8-kilometre run, could be

run in teams or individually.

Individual winner of the Men’s Short Course, was Warren Hogden from Dunnedoo; while Warren’s Maddie Marks won the ladies event, followed

by Pip Bunting from Budgee Budgee (Mudgee area) in second-place.

The top three teams in the Short Course were all from Warren, including Grace Walker, Sophie O’Brien, and Winnie O’Brien, with Charlie Ruskin Rowe, Paddy Bruce, and Louis Welsh in second.

Third place was taken by the team of Jess McKay, Sarah McRae, and Millie Fisher.

The Long Course featured a 400-metre swim, 21-kilometre cycle, and 4.5-kilometre run with event organiser, Alison Ruskin Rowe, winner of the Individual Female Long Course, followed by Sarah Spicer from Nyngan.

Ben Pirie (Budgee Budgee) won the Male Individual Long Course, with Adam Mort (Mudgee) in second, and Julian McDonald (Nyngan) in third.

Winner of the Teams Long Course, was Warren’s Angus O’Brien, Rod Mildner, and Sally Ceeney, followed by a second team from Warren featuring Tessa Van Lubeck, Alex Druce, and Mayor Milton Quigley, with Sophia and Trent Heckendorf, and Lisa Watt from Narromine and Trangie, in third.

Alison said the committee is already looking forward to the 17th annual event next year: “when the muscles recover,” she joked.

“We are incredibly grateful for the tremendous support from the Warren Shire Council and to Wendy Haywood and

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“Thank-you also to our volunteers for their hard work and ongoing dedication, as well as the Warren Rotary for hosting the barbecue.

“Finally, a special thank you to our spectators for the encouragement you provided, it was much needed, and for supporting this community event,” Alison concluded.

Alison and the Warren Triathlon committee wished to thank their sponsors for their support: Western Farm Machinery: New and Used Farm Machinery, Warren Pharmacy, Macquarie Toyota, Narromine Physiotherapy and Sports Injury Clinic, and the Louis Dreyfus Company.