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Medallions of Thanks THE Narromine subbranch of the Returned and Services League (RSL) recently presented World War II Medallions of Thanks to three shire residents who are either surviving veterans, or related to those who served with great honour.

We thank the RSL for sharing these stories with the community, and to the individuals and their loved ones who are recognised for their service to our country.

Lest We Forget.

By SHARON BONTHUYS HORSE racing enthusiasts will be in heaven this weekend as the Narromine Shire hosts two huge days of racing in different locations.

The highly anticipated Alkane Tomingley Picnic Races are fi rst out the gate this Saturday on what has been described by organisers as a “brilliant” track.

The tiny hamlet in the shire’s south comes alive every year for the major sporting and social event as the population temporarily swells for the popular race program at the local race track. Organisers expect about 1,200 people to attend the day.

Tomingley Race Club Secretary Ben Faber told the Narromine Star that many more horses will participate in this year’s six-race program, which is good news for the event as well as the punters.

“We’ve got more horses this year than we’ve had in the past four or five years, that I can see,” Mr Faber said.

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Centenarian Les McKinnon honoured at Trangie

By EDWARD (TED) DAVIES OAM, NARROMINE RSL SUB-BRANCH COMMEMORATING Anzac Day 2024, the Narromine Returned and Services League (RSL) Sub-Branch presented Sub-Branch member, Les McKinnon, with the World War II “Medallion of Thanks” last Wednesday.

This Medallion has been awarded to surviving WWII veterans by the Australian Government as a token of our country’s gratitude for their service. The medallion is around 50 millimetres in diameter and features a vivid red poppy on a silver background with the lettering “1939 –1945 Australia Remembers”.

The ceremony took place at the Trangie Multi-Purpose Centre (MPC) where a special morning tea had been organ-

Les McKinnon is presented with his medallion by RSL representatives, from left, Ted Davies, David Taylor, Neil Richardson, and Diane Beaumont. PHOTO: E. DAVIES OAM. ised by the staff.

Sub-Branch President, David Taylor, presented the medallion and spoke of Les’s service in WWII. In attendance with Mr Taylor were Sub-Branch executive members Diane Beaumont (Secretary), this author (Vice-Pres-

ident) and Neil Richardson (Committee). Les was quite chuffed to receive the medal and the attention.

Les McKinnon is now aged 102 and resides in the Trangie MPC along with his wife of 76 years, Pat. He joined the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF)

in early 1942 with his childhood friend Robert (Bobby) Newbigging. Sadly, Bobby was killed in a training accident at Wagga Wagga in December 1942 whilst learning to fly Tiger Moths.

Les did his initial training at Schoefield on the outskirts of Sydney and, during his wartime service, was posted to various RAAF bases in Australia including Darwin and Townsville.

He told us that in the Townsville and North Queensland area there were a very large number of military bases and in his own words, “literally millions of Yanks”. Les said they were generous with their time and equipment.

Whilst speaking with Les, he expressed his sorrow at his many friends who were killed or died from their injuries whilst serving in the military during WWII. He told us that when his friend Bobby Newbigging was killed, because of distance, his family were unable to attend the funeral or visit his grave.

For unknown reasons, Robert Newbigging is buried in the old Wagga Wagga cemetery, and while his headstone is of a Military War Graves white marble, he would typically have been buried in the Commonwealth War Graves section only 150 metres away.

With this in mind, Narromine RSL Sub-Branch has agreed to have a bronze plaque made featuring Bobby’s details.

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Thursday, April 25, 2024 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR

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THE FORECAST Thursday, April 25 Min 7. Max 21. Sunny. Chance of any rain: 0% Central West Slopes and Plains area: Sunny.

Patches of morning frost in the south. Winds southerly 20 to 30 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 3 and 11 with daytime temperatures reaching between 19 and 22.

Sun protection recommended from 9:40 am to 2:20 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 5 [Moderate] Friday, April 26 Min 6. Max 22. Sunny. Chance of any rain: 0% Central West Slopes and Plains area: Sunny.

Patches of morning frost in the south. Winds southerly 15 to 20 km/h becoming light during

The Medallion of Thanks, presented to several shire residents this month. PHOTOS: E DAVIES (OAM)

From page 1 This plaque will be affixed to one of the walls of the Narromine Commonwealth War Graves cemetery.

Lest We Forget.

Joan Hawley and Marj Cosgrove honoured in Narromine NARROMINE RSL Sub-Branch presented World War II “Thank you Medallions” to two residents of the local aged care facility, Timbrebongie House, last Friday.

The medallions were presented by Sub-Branch President, David Taylor, accompanied by Secretary Diane Beaumont and Vice-President Ted Davies.

The medallions have been made available by the Australian Government to surviving veterans or, in some cases, to their widows.

Below is the presentation speech: “We are here this morning to present World War II medallions to two the afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to between 3 and 8 with daytime temperatures reaching the low to mid 20s.

Sun protection recommended from 9:40 am to 2:20 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 5 [Moderate] Saturday, April 27 Min 9. Max 24. Sunny. Chance of any rain: 0% Central West Slopes and Plains area: Sunny.

Light winds becoming east to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h during the morning then becoming light during the day. Overnight temperatures falling to between 4 and 9 with daytime temperatures reaching the low to mid 20s.

Sun protection recommended from 9:40 am to 2:20 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 5

The poppy features on the medallion.

ladies on behalf of the Australian Government, as a ‘thank you’ for their service.

The first presentation is going to Mrs Joan Hawley. Joan is actually eligible for her medallion on two counts. Firstly, she is actually a WWII veteran in her own right.

She initially joined the Land Army because she was too young to join the military. Then, when she was old enough, she joined the Army and worked on repairing radios at Moorebank.

Secondly, Joan married Merven Hawley — officially— in March 1946.

During the War, Army regulations made it difficult to marry and, it seems, that they may have been already secretly married.

Merven served in New Guinea and reportedly was at times a forward scout and a machine gunner. Merven went on to be a shearer in civilian life.

It is the Narromine RSL SubBranch’s great pleasure to award Mrs Joan Hawley the WWII Medallion of Thanks on behalf of the peo-

[Moderate] Sunday, April 28 Min 11. Max 25. Partly cloudy. Chance of any rain: 0% Monday, April 29 Min 11. Max 25. Partly cloudy. Chance of any rain: 5% Tuesday, April 30 Min 10. Max 24. Partly cloudy. Chance of any rain: 10%

ple of Australia.

Our second presentation is to Mrs Marj Cosgrove. Marj is also eligible for her award on two counts. Firstly, Marj experienced the tragic loss of her brother who was killed flying in a bomber during World War II. He was only 19-years-old.

His bomber was shot down on a resupply mission from England to Malta, and all seven of the crew were lost.

And, secondly, Marj’s husband Len Cosgrove served in the Army and was captured in the fall of Singapore.

He was a Prisoner-of-War for three years, including being sent to the horrendous conditions of the Burma railway construction project. He was away for a total of five years.

Marj cared for her husband on his return from his years of captivity and nursed him back to health.

It is the Narromine RSL SubBranch’s great pleasure to also award Mrs Marj Cosgrove the World War II Medallion of Thanks on behalf of the people of Australia.”

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NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Thursday, April 25, 2024

The Cost of Living

Buying a house off the plan: What you need to know SUPPLY chain disruptions and rising material costs have sent a plethora of building companies bust across the country, leading many to wonder if buying off the plan is still safe.

Compare the Market’s Property Expert, Andrew Winter, says off the plan investments will always have a level of risk involved but there are ways to minimise this.

This comes as the NSW government has forecast around 138,550 new homes are to be built in Greater Sydney over the next five years.

The Queensland government also plans to deliver almost 900,000 new homes to the southeast corner by 2046, and the Victorian government has committed to building 2.24 million new homes by 2051.

“Right now, there aren’t enough homes to keep-up with growing populations in our capital cities [and elsewhere] — building more is the only answer,” Mr Winter said.

“Buying off the plan can be a fantastic and accessible way to get into the property market, and many fi rst-time buyers may be able to qualify for grants and stamp duty concessions, depending on the development,” he added.

Potential buyers might even have time between exchanging contracts and paying their deposit to save extra money prior to the completion of the purchase of the property, he said.

But buying off the plan also comes with unique risks. A total of 73,405 construction businesses ceased their operations in the 12 months to June 2023, according to figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

“If the builder goes broke, you may lose your deposit,” Mr Winter said.

“Another top concern is that the sunset clause may allow the builder to refund the deposit and terminate the contract if the building of the property is not completed by a certain date.”

There are other issues with this housing model, he revealed.

“There’s also a chance the fi nal build may not meet your expectations,” Mr Winter said.

“As you have not actually inspected the property you are buying based on the plans and specifications provided by the developer” he concluded.

While recent State law changes aim to protect off-the-plan land buyers from sunset clause terminations, units aren’t included.

Before buying off the plan, Mr Winter said everyone should be asking themselves: f Who are you buying from?

What’s the builder’s reputation?

How experienced are they in this type of work, and can they be trusted? Have a look at some of their completed projects and see if you’re happy with the fi nal product. f How would you feel if they needed to extend the construction period?

The rate an owner is entitled to claim from the builder per day of delay is usually provided for in the schedule of the contract, but it has to be genuine – it can’t be an outrageous figure. But if you aren’t com-

fortable with the possibility of your construction period being extended, an off-the-plan purchase might not be the move for you. f Will they follow up on work after the settlement if there are defects?

A contractor must repair any defects noticed at handover or within 12 months from when the work is finished. But after that, the cost can fall on the owner/s of the build, which is why it is imperative you check a builder’s previous work to make sure you know what you’re buying into.

Double demerits ‘til Sunday WITH the Anzac Day public holiday occurring as the NSW school holidays draw to a close this weekend, motorists have been reminded that double demerit points off their licences are in force until midnight, Sunday, April 28.

The double-demerit enforcement period began Wednesday, April 24, and will end at midnight this Sunday.

This means that higher fi nes and double demerit points will apply for a range of offences including speeding, not wearing a seatbelt, driving under the influence, or using a mobile phone while driving.

Shadow Minister for Police, Paul Toole, said that there will also be a focus on drink and drug testing as NSW Police an-

ticipate a very busy few days on the State’s roads.

“Many people like to enjoy themselves on Anzac Day by partaking in a game of two-up or sharing a beer with a mate, no matter your plans, there is no excuse for getting behind the wheel after drinking,” Mr Toole said.

“Make a ‘Plan B’, leave the car at home, and use public transport,” he added.

Speeding, fatigue, and drink and drug driving, remain the biggest killers on NSW roads, he said.

Mr Toole reminded drivers that NSW Police will be out in numbers over the long weekend, ensuring that if you do the wrong thing, you will more likely be caught.

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Thursday, April 25, 2024 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR

Rural Health Matters Look out, Easter Bunny fundraises for locusts about! Trangie Hospital Auxiliary

Local Lands Services are asking landholders to remain vigilant and report any activities of the serial pest immediately. PHOTO: LLS.

By HARRIET GILMORE PRODUCERS are being reminded of the importance of monitoring and reporting locusts after an increase in activity recently.

Central West Local Lands Services (LLS) have received a number of reports of Australian plague locusts in the area and urged the community to be on the look out for signs of their activity.

The Australian plague locust can be identified by the dark spots on the tips of their hind wings and distinctive red hindleg shanks.

This species is also one of three “notifiable locust species” under the Biosecurity Act 2015, which means landholders and managers are legally obligated to report any suspected occurrence or activity as these pest species can devastate crops and pastures, causing major environmental and agricultural damage.

LLS Biosecurity and Emergency Management Director, Andrew Mulligan, said his team had received multiple reports of plague locusts in the district, adding it was vital that producers be on the lookout and report sightings. “[LLS] staff can then conduct property visits or inspections, just to gain an understanding of what the locusts are up to and then also talk about methods of control options as well,” Mr Mulligan said.

“Most importantly, we are asking landholders to remain vigilant for signs of plague locusts, and then call the LLS to

report and ask for any advice and ideas for controls for this locust,” he added.

Early detection is the key for preventing widespread plague conditions, Mr Mulligan said.

“If landholders report early, we can supply them with control methods to prevent the pest from building up in high numbers so they don’t swarm and move on to other areas.

The sooner we get the re por ts, the sooner we can pre vent swarming activities,” he emphasised.

The current increase in activity is a normal occurrence for NSW, added Mr Mulligan, with the numbers at this stage not considered overly high in regard to the amount of reports and the amount of activity.

“But like all plague locust outbreaks, it’s just really important to keep an eye on the numbers building, whether you’re grazing or cropping,” he added.

Mr Mulligan suggests landholders who do notice evidence of these pests species on their land should make note of where they are congregating and laying their eggs so they can monitor that area during spring and summer when the eggs will be hatching.

If left unmanaged, locusts can cause major damage to vegetation, crops, pastures, home gardens, sporting fields and parks, LLS has warned. They can also swarm over large distances, leading to large economic losses for affected landholders, land managers, the community, and regional economies.

Hospital Auxilary members Kathleen Bennett (left) and Colleen Evans (right) accepting the donation from Easter Bunny Clarissa Gartside. PHOTO: KATHLEEN BENNETT.

By KATHLEEN BENNETT THE Easter Bunny was very generous again this year on his annual Easter weekend visit to the Trangie Caravan Park.

As they do each Easter, the Gartside Family, who run the caravan park, brought so much joy to the park visitors and local children and raised valuable funds for the Trangie Hospital Auxiliary in the process.

On what was a very hot

weekend, Mum Clarissa Gartside donned her Easter Bunny costume and posed for photos with caravan park guests and local children.

Daughter Alex ran raffles and conducted a guessing game competition to determine how many Easter eggs were in a container.

Many beautifully decorated Easter egg baskets were given as prizes for the various competitions held over the weekend, and all chil-

dren received a bag of lollies and an icecream.

The sum of $333 was raised by the family for our Trangie Hospital Auxiliary, whose primary function is to add to the comfort of the residents of our local hospital and Kurrajong Court.

The Auxiliary appreciates the efforts of the Gartside family and their guests and locals who supported this worthy cause.

Trangie Hospital Auxiliary attends Narromine meet

By KATHLEEN BENNETT THE 2024 United Hospital Auxiliaries (UHA) of NSW regional conference was held in Narromine. Each year, a different UHA group in the Orana Far West region hosts this important event.

This year, Trangie Hospital Auxiliary was represented by Pam Ferrari, Pam Clark and this author. We were delighted and honoured to meet the UHA NSW State President, Sally Cronberger, who was invited to chair the conference.

The day was a great opportunity to once

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NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Thursday, April 25, 2024

Rural Health Matters

Consultations continuing into Dubbo residential rehab centre WESTERN NSW Local Health District (WNSWLHD) has completed a round of open forum community consultations in the development of the proposed Dubbo Residential Rehabilitation Centre (DRRC).

Seven face-to-face and online sessions were held prior to Easter, giving neighbours of the proposed Spears Drive location, the broader Dubbo community, healthcare providers, and members of the Aboriginal community, an opportunity to engage with the project.

WNSWLHD Chief Executive, Mark Spittal, thanked community members who attended the sessions and pro-

vided their feedback, also reiterating the District’s commitment to continue working closely with key stakeholders as the project progresses.

“This is an incredibly important project for communities in the west of NSW, and there was certainly strong support for it reflected in these consultations,” Mr Spittal said.

“We know there will be a difference of opinion on aspects of the project, and the purpose of consultation is to make sure those views are heard and, wherever possible, addressed in how the project moves forward,” he added.

He said that a more detailed report of the consultations

was also being developed with the discussions opening up opportunities to explore alternative access points for the site, which will eventually be a part of the planned north-west urban release area.

“That’s something we can explore with Council as we develop the concept plans.”

Mr Spittal had announced in February 2023 that the health district had bought Lots 311 and 312 at Spears Drive, northwest Dubbo, as the site for the new rehab centre.

A key focus of the proposed centre is to create indoor and outdoor therapeutic spaces and systems for delivering services that provide safety and

security, and which also support the cultural, emotional, psychological, physical safety, empowerment, and transparency needs of people using the Centre, and the surrounding community, according to the project website.

“Bringing a development like this to fruition and making it a successful space for patients, staff and the community requires collaboration and input from a range of sources,” Mr Spittal said.

“There have already been several points of engagement with various interest groups and individuals, but these consultations were the fi rst open invitation for collaboration.”

In Brief

Around the traps…

HERE we are once again with the latest little news-grabs from around the Shire and beyond.

We’d really like to turn this into a more detailed “What’s On” column promoting local events, sporting, and community group activities, but need support to do that.

If any local business would like to sponsor this page and make this possible, please reach out to us here at the Narromine Star. f May The Fourth Be With You… and our wonderful emergency services workers who will gather at Payten Oval, Narromine, to celebrate Emergency Services Day. Bring the kids down to check out all the cool stuff our local services will have on display. f The Narromine Hospital Auxiliary will hold one of their famous street stalls in the CBD this Friday. Get down there before lunchtime and buy a cake or three, and support our local health service. f Got friends visiting? They might like to see the beautiful Wungunja Cultural Centre at Trangie, which is open daily. The WCC holds a large collection of Aboriginal artefacts sourced predominantly from Central West NSW and a collection of local Aboriginal family history. It also doubles as a Driver Reviver, did you know? f Rabobank is offering free two-module online fi nancial skills

workshops to primary producers next month, designed to help provide the skills essential to managing an agricultural enterprise. f Homes NSW team is coming to the Catholic Care Wilcannia-Forbes office Narromine in early June, and will be able to assist with new and current social housing applications, private rental information and more. f Dubbo’s Synapse peer support group for people with a brain injury, which is supported by the Dubbo Brain Injury Rehabilitation Program, will meet in early May. f The National Dementia Helpline can provide 24/7 support if you or a loved one have a diagnosis of dementia, mild cognitive impairment, or you’re concerned about changes to cognition. Call 1800 100 500. f Fancy a hike? The Dubbo Field Naturalist and Conservation Society is planning a field trip to the Burrendong Arboretum in late May. f Elders Community Giving Project supports rural, regional and remote communities. Applications for projects investing in people and regions, environmental consciousness, innovation, diversity and safety close in mid-May. f If you see smoke from the north next week, it’s another hazard reduction burn from NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service in the Pilliga State Conservation Area.

The 590-hectare burn started on

Tuesday and is expected to take four days. f Applications for the Councillor Pat Dixon Scholarship program, facilitated by Local Government NSW and honouring the fi rst Aboriginal woman elected as a councillor in NSW, close next week.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander councillors and staff are eligible to apply. f Calling all writers, poets and anyone in between who’s looking to develop their skills, meet other creatives, and sell their books.

The 10th annual Dubbo Writers’ Festival is happening in mid-September, organised by the Outback Writers’ Centre. f Compare the Market research suggests, on average, Aussies spend $193 per week on their grocery shop, down just one single dollar from the January 2023 figures. Is your weekly shopping costing more or less than this?

Drop us a line. f Last week in Cambridge, the United Kingdom, the new Lancet Commission on Breast Cancer released fi ndings and recommendations on improving breast cancer care globally. It found people living with metastatic breast cancer feel abandoned, isolated, alone, and might not receive appropriate care. Better data collection could drive significant improvements in patient care, outcomes, and emotional wellbeing, the Breast Cancer Network says.

Mr Spittal said concept designs will form the basis of further consultation before more detailed plans and specialist reports are submitted in a Development Application (DA) to the Dubbo Regional Council,” Mr Spittal said.

“The Council will then go through the usual process of exhibiting the DA and preparing the project for the Western Region Planning Panel,” Mr Spittal said.

“The Panel will have its own process for considering input from the community and will ultimately determine approval for the project,” he concluded.

Gulgong container deaths deemed ‘not suspicious’ A POST-MORTEM conducted on two bodies found in a shipping container at Gulgong last week has deemed the deaths “not suspicious” as investigations continue.

Around 11am on Saturday, April 13, emergency services were called to Goolma Road, Gulgong, about 30 kilometres north of Mudgee, following reports of concerns for welfare.

Officers attached to the Orana-Mid Western Police District subsequently located two bodies in a shipping container, and a crime scene was established and forensically examined.

Inquiries continue into the circumstances surrounding the incident and a report will be prepared for the information of the Coroner.

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Thursday, April 25, 2024 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR

ANZAC Day 2024

Special Anzac Day 2024 event at Zoo Memorial

Today, Thursday, April 25, the Cairn at Dubbo Zoo will, for the first time, feature a worked metal catafalque party of cut-out “soldiers” at its four corners, a project partly-driven by former vet, Andrew Livingston, who didn’t get to live to see its completion.

By DAVID DIXON AMONG local Anzac Day memorials, it’s certainly not the biggest and best-known in the golden west.

But today, Thursday, April 25, it will be the centre of a very special memorial event for a wonderful local man.

The Cairn at Dubbo Zoo will, this year for the first time, feature a worked metal catafalque party of cut-out “soldiers” at its four corners, a project partly-driven by former vet, Andrew Livingston, who didn’t get to live to see its completion.

The service at 11am today,

is a special tribute to not only Andrew, but all Australians who served their country in its time of need, John Gibson from Dubbo Community Men’s Shed said.

“The cairn was built about 30 years’ ago for the Zoo staff to recognise those who had served their country, it’s basically a pyramid made from local stone, John said.

“Last year we renovated the site , just cleaned it up, replaced some posts that had become rotten, and held a bit of a service out there on Anzac Day,” he added.

It was after this that John was inspired to create a spe-

cial tribute at the site, with help from locals, to replicate the four service men and women posted as a tradition at most Australian Anzac Day services.

“I had an idea to install a ‘Catafalque Party’ at the Cairn, and I thought the easiest way, would be with metal, so I approached Phil Goatcher at Steel Supplies in Boothenba Road, and they donated the sheet steel needed for the soldiers.

“Andrew organised the soldiers to be cut-out by David Stuart at Narromine High School, who also donated their time and expertise,” John said.

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A range of other groups also put their bit in to make the project a reality, John said.

“Once the soldiers were cutout approaches were made to the Davis family at Dubbo Powder Coating, who agreed to powder coat the soldiers at no charge, which is amazing, this whole project was done by the local community, and all I did was ask.

“Kathleen Oke, who is the Manager of Facilities and Asset Operations at Taronga Western Plains Zoo in Dubbo, was behind the project from the start, and thought it would be well-reviewed by the staff and visitors at the

Zoo,” he added.

Andrew’s recent passing will add both sadness and poignancy to the special ceremony on Anzac Day, he said.

“Sadly, since this project was completed our Shed Treasurer, Andrew Livingston, passed away due to a recurring brain tumour in February this year.

‘So, we are dedicating this project in memory of Andrew, a good man taken too young… with our condolences to Barbara and her two girls,” he concluded.

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NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Thursday, April 25, 2024

Girl Guides take to the skies above Narromine

By SHARON BONTHUYS

This Girl Guide learns how to check the fuel be- The Girl Guides receive a briefing before the fore flying, instructed by Grace Walker. flight component of the camp.

The visiting Girl Guides with flight instructors Dan Compton (middle, left), Grace Walker (middle right), and potential future Guide and pilot, Abigail Nash (centre). PHOTOS: NARROMINE STAR.

NARROMINE played host to a contingent of Girl Guides from across NSW, Victoria and the Australian Capital Territory who took part in a special aviation-themed camp held locally last weekend.

Saturday may have been cold and grey but it didn’t dampen the enthusiasm of the participants, aged between 13 and 27, who had travelled from Melbourne, Sydney, Canberra, Wollongong and Mudgee for the camp organised by licenced pilot, aerobatics expert and Girl Guide Leader Michelle “Miche” O’Hare.

Grace Walker from local aviation training school Flying With Grace and Dan Compton from Dubbo-based Wings Out West briefed the Guides and their leaders ahead of their trial introductory fl ights above Narromine in bright yellow Legend Cub aircraft. Fourteen of those who attended were flying at the camp.

The Guides learned how to carry out a physical pre-fl ight check of the aircraft, looking at a raft of things including tyres, the engine, and testing the fuel from various points in the fuselage.

Thirteen-year-old Guides Lily and Jessica from Warrimoo in the Blue Mountains were excited to be participating in the aviation camp.

“It’s really good to try different

things like this and get a sense of what the world is like from up there,” said Jessica.

Lily said her parents thought the camp would be “something different” and of great interest, and she was thankful to attend.

Proving that the activity was supported at the highest levels in the Guiding movement, among those participating in the camp were Emily Milton Smith, the State Commissioner of Girl Guides NSW, ACT and NT, and Deputy State Commissioner Shaylah McClymont.

“This is a really exciting thing to be able to have such a handson [outdoor] activity,” Ms Milton Smith told the Narromine Star.

Both Commissioners were looking forward to taking to the skies for their trial introductory flights.

The camp included a range of aviation-related ground activities for participants to complete around taking their fl ights, including mapping, weight and balance, weather and model aircraft exercises. Ms O’Hare and her mother Norma were managing the ground activities while Ms Walker and Mr Compton handled the fl ights.

Ms O’Hare encouraged the Girl Guides to enjoy the weekend and consider a future in aviation.

“There are lots of scholarships available,” she concluded.

Horse racing heaven this weekend in the shire From page 1 He expressed thanks to the businesses and organisations that have sponsored the event.

“Sponsorship has been really great this year. We’ve raised the most money that we’ve ever raised by far this year, which means we can do some capital works for next year.”

“Alkane is the major sponsor this year. They’ve given us $30,000 and then [more] for Fashions on the Field and some other things. We’re very grateful,” Mr Faber said.

Racegoers can expect a great day’s entertainment at the Tomingley track including free children’s entertainment, running races, and the sureto-be-hotly-contested Alkane Resources’ Fashions on the Field to fi nish of the day, Mr Faber said.

“We’ve also got live music this year and plenty of food and drink options,” he added.

Betting facilities will also be available.

Acknowledging that it’s very hard to keep small children clean and tidy for long at such an event, the Tiny Tots section of the Alkane Fashions on the Field has been brought forward to much earlier in the program, probably to the cheers of many families, Mr Faber said.

The traditional picnic races’ after-party will carry on the fun down the road at the Cross Roads Hotel and camping facilities are available in the area for those wishing to stay on.

Tickets to the Alkane Tomingley Picnic Races can be purchased online or at the gate, Mr Faber added.

On Sunday, racing shifts to Narromine for the Narromine USMC Diggers Cup, a seven-race program. Like Tomingley, the Narromine race track is in top shape and a great day of racing is expected.

“The track is looking phenomenal and is rated currently at a ‘good four’,” said Narromine Turf Club Committee Secretary, Emily Walsh earlier this week.

Organisers are looking forward to the day and have arranged plenty of entertainment for racegoers.

“We’ve got Shane Riley singing acoustically during the day and we have free kids’ entertainment including goodie bags, face painting and a jumping castle,” Ms Walsh said.

There are no Fashions on the Field at this Narromine race meet but Ms Walsh said it was something the committee would be looking at for future

PHOTO: NARROMINE STAR.

feature race meets.

There will be food and drink on offer at the races, and betting facilities will also be available.

“Our major race for the day is the Narromine USMC Diggers Cup,” she said.

Tickets to the event are available online or at the gate.

However, in a bonus for financial members of the United Services Memorial Club, USMC members will receive free entry to the event upon presentation of their current

membership card.

As the saying goes, “get your backside trackside” across the shire for these highly anticipated local community and social events happening this weekend.

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Thursday, April 25, 2024 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR

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THURSDAY 25 April 2024

NEXT COUNCIL The next Ordinary Council meeting will be held Wednesday, May 8, 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) 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.

This initiative aims to enhance safety measures and optimise the functionality of the level crossing, i ÃÕÀ } Ã Ì iÀ ÌÀ>vw V y Ü v À L Ì pedestrians and motorists in the area.

During the upgrade period, residents and businesses are advised to plan their travel routes accordingly. Temporary ` ÛiÀÃ Ã > ` ÌÀ>vw V >` ÕÃÌ i ÌÃ will be implemented to facilitate the construction process. In coming weeks, ARTC will be consulting with affected businesses and residents throughout Narromine. For any inquiries or 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

TRANGIE’S BULK RUBBISH REMOVAL REMINDER When utilising Trangie’s bulk rubbish removal system, please note the following items will NOT be accepted: mattresses, batteries, liquid waste and tyres. Kindly refrain from including these items to avoid any inconvenience.

Residents will be charged for improper disposal of such items.

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 please Û Ã Ì ÜÜÜ° ÛiÌÀ>vw V°V É 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 the road may have suffered extensive damage hidden beneath the water.

Flagrant and irresponsible disregard for this appeal could lead to prosecution to the full extent of the law. In life threatening situations call 000 (Triple <iÀ ® v À i iÀ}i VÞ i « y `Ã V> the NSW SES on 132 500.

PUBLIC NOTICE - TRANGIE WASTE DEPOT Narromine Shire Council announces a change in the weekend opening hours at Trangie Waste Depot, effective from 9 March 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.

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 ÃÞÃÌi ëiV w V> Þ v À /À> } i Ì Ü residents. This trial period will run until 26 July 2024. From Monday, 11 March 2024, residents can book the delivery of a skip bin to their residence through Ì i Õ V ° " Vi w i`] Õ V Ü promptly 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 workers and obey à } > à vÀ ÌÀ>vw V V ÌÀ iÀð 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 We would like to thank our residents for their cooperation in ensuring the accurate registration of companion animals in the community.

LIBRARY ACTIVITIES Monday 13 May 2024, Narromine LÀ>ÀÞ Ü ÃÌ čÕÃÌÀ> > VÀ i w VÌ novelist Chris Hammer from 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm. Make sure to register here: events.humanitix.com/author-talkchris-hammer-or-narromine-library Narromine & Trangie Libraries have activities for everyone throughout the Þi>À] ` ½Ì v À}iÌ Ì w ` ÕÌ Ü >̽à going on in your local library by visiting: www.mrl.nsw.gov.au/ NARROMINE EMERGENCY SERVICES DAY – SATURDAY 4 MAY 2024 Get ready to immerse yourself in the heart-pounding action with our Emergency Services! Narromine’s Emergency Services Day to be held on Saturday 4th May 2024 at Payten Oval from 10:00 am until 2:00 pm with information stalls including NSW Police, Fire and Rescue, Rural Fire Service, SES, Local Health Services. Coffee Van, Rotary Van, Icecream Van and Free Face Painting.

ANZAC DAY 2024 IN THE NARROMINE REGION Services are to be held across the Narromine Shire Council Local Government Area on ANZAC Day, Thursday 25 April 2024. In Narromine commencing at: 5:45 am Dawn Service at Narromine Cenotaph, followed by breakfast at Narromine USMC. 9:30am Commonwealth Graves Ceremony at Narromine Cemetery.

11:00 am Service at Narromine’s Cenotaph. The march for this Service assembles at 10:30 am at Narromine USMC. In Trangie commencing at: 5:45 am Dawn Service at Trangie Memorial Hall, followed by breakfast at Trangie USMC. 10:30 am Service at Trangie Memorial Hall.

A range of road closures will be in place at times, community members are encouraged to bring their own water, chair and hat to services.

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WHAT’S ON IN THE NARROMINE REGION Tomingley Picnic Races – Saturday 27th April 2024, Tomingley Racecourse.

Narromine USMC Diggers Cup – Sunday 28th April 2024, Narromine Racecourse.

Are you holding an event in the Narromine Region? Make sure you add it to the Narromine Region’s iÛi Ì V> i `>À] ÕÃÌ visit the website and enter the details www. narromineregion.com. au/calendar

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NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Thursday, April 25, 2024

A MESSAGE FROM NARROMINE ANGLICAN CHURCH Holiday season HOLIDAYS are a time to slow down a bit so that our weary minds and bodies can refresh and recharge themselves.

Making the best of these opportunities are important, not just to spend them on amusement. The meaning of the word amuse is interesting, it’s one of many ‘a ‘words.

One lacking in feeling for

something or someone is a-pathy; a-moral is to not use moral frameworks for living; an a-theist is to not believe in God; to be not thinking about what you are doing is to a-muse.

Holiday time can be a great encouragement if we use our God given gift of thought and conscience, to assess our surroundings and the impact they are having on us.

For example, there are so many electronic devices available to us today to help a-muse ourselves. But when our brain is switched on, careful and constant discernment and restraint can get foothold. If we keep on guard, a constructive headway can be made, for a positive recreation and resting time. Neglect or mismanagement of vaca-

tion time can be overcome by discipline and nurture.

As it is Anzac Day holidays as I am writing this, there is the usual time of reflection on who we are as a nation. Let’s also note what all the blessings and privileges are, that we have. And at what cost, these blessings and privileges have been won for us.

In January 2009, the Victoria Cross, a medal given in recognition of acts of bravery at war – was awarded for the first time in Australia for 40 years. The recipient was Mark Donaldson, an SAS soldier, for his acts of bravery in Afghanistan.

Donaldsons convoy came under fi re from Taliban militants, and he acted selflessly to help save his mates. Donaldson saw an Afghani interpreter alone and wounded. He

Gabby creates new career path with help from Wool Academy

ran across 80 metres of open ground under enemy fi re to carry the interpreter to safety. This act probably saved the man’s life.

When asked about his actions, Donaldson said,” I’m a soldier. It’s an instinct and it’s natural. I just saw him there, I went over there and got him, that was it. “Despite what he said, that is not natural behaviour for your average person. Granted, the average person rarely fi nds himself with that life and death decision, that Donaldson found himself with. However, it highlights the value placed of being selfless in our actions, self-denying in our conquest, and that it’s embraced at the highest level of honour.

Everything we enjoy here in Australia – the mild climate, the freedom to learn and

For Donaldsons example of giving yourself to others is also at the heart and purpose of God’s message to us.

Romans 8:32 says, “God did not spare even spare His own son for us but gave him up for us all.” So let’s reflect; on the willing, self-denying Son of God who saves, not unlike Donaldson with the Afghani interpreter; whilst we enjoy our blessings on holiday.

By PHILIP HAND

Taxi service to return to Narromine

By SHARON BONTHUYS

AFTER a decade working in shearing sheds in almost every role, an opportunity with Australia’s largest family wool broker, Quality Wool, has provided Coonamble’s Gabby Smith, with a gateway to travelling the country and developing new skills.

The 33-year-old local has been working with the business since January under its “Q-Academy” program, a new company initiative investing in the wool industry’s next generation.

Originally from Narromine and working primarily from the company’s Gulargambone depot and surrounding areas, Gabby has spent the past few months gaining an understanding of all aspects of the business.

She has enjoyed stints at the company’s 27,000-m2 show floor and wool store in Geelong, the bulk class operation in Port Adelaide, and visited various regional stores.

Prior to this, Gabby had spent much of the previous two decades working on farms and paid tribute to the late Willy Redington, who passed away in February, for helping her progression in the wool industry.

“I’d been in the sheds for 10 years as a presser, roustabout, and classer,” Gabby said.

“I met Willy in a shearing shed, and it was actually him who helped me get on with completing my wool classing ticket,” she added.

Gabby credited Mr Redington with opening the door to Quality Wool and the opportunities this has provided, including travel opportunities to observe the company’s national scope.

“Not long after I came on board, I [travelled to] Adelaide to spend time in the stores and at the head office there,” she said.

“I’ve also been to Geelong and to Melbourne to see the auction selling part of the wool process, which I loved,

work, the beautiful landscape, the bush and the beaches, the mountains and the meadows, the freedom of speech, all gifts from God’s gracious hand. Are we embracing these gifts with grateful hearts and thinking consciously about how best we can use them as He desires?

THREE months after it suddenly closed, Narromine’s local community taxi service is set to re-open soon, under new management.

The former owners of the taxi service, the Narromine United Services Memorial Club (USMC), announced late last week that the service would be re-started in the

near future by local businessman and Narromine Shire Councillor, Lachlan Roberts.

This is good news for residents and regular users of the service, which has been out of action since late January. No date has been given for the service to re-start at this stage.

The Narromine Star has approached Mr Roberts for comment.

Women’s Shed to host inaugural art and craft show

By SHARON BONTHUYS

Former Narromine resident Gabby Smith recently joined Quality Wool in a marketing role. PHOTO: QUALITY WOOL. I’ll soon head back to Victoria for another stint down there, and then over to Peak Hill, where I’ll be learning how to use the laser-scanning machine,” Abby enthused.

Quality Wool General Manager, Greg Pearce, said the company developed the Q-Academy to help fast-track knowledge transfer from highly-skilled and experienced wool professionals, through to the industry’s fu-

ture generations and leaders.

Six intensive workshops are held each year, blending advanced technical and commercial proficiency with the core values upon which the company’s teams operate, “[The workshops] help to further grow relationships with growers and enhance their productivity and profitability by making more out of every fleece,” Mr Pearce said.

CALLING all art-and-crafters!

Narromine Women’s Shed is hosting an “art and craft show” next week, and the ladies hope it will be the fi rst of many.

The idea for the show was suggested by Women’s Shed member Bette Thatcher, and if it proves to be a success, it will open the door to future shows being staged, said group spokesperson and treasurer, Leona Lodding.

Mrs Lodding said the show will be of interest to those art-and-crafters who would normally exhibit in the annual Narromine Show, as it will have a number of similar categories.

These include knitting, crochet, general gifts (such as bags, pot-holders and covered boxes), flower arrangements, and paper crafts including scrapbooking and cards. An open section will also take macrame, quilting and “other” craft exhibits.

The only requirement, Mrs

Lodding said, was that the work must be that of the exhibitor. It must be the person’s original work, and not made from a prepared kit.

In more good news for potential exhibitors, it’s free to enter items in the inaugural art and craft show. Exhibitors will also have the opportunity to sell their items once they have been judged, Mrs Lodding said.

“Any items people enter can have a ‘for sale’ sign put on them after they’ve been judged,” Mrs Lodding explained.

“If they would like to sell them, we just ask that the sellers donate 10 per cent of the sale to the Women’s Shed,” she added.

The gold coin to enter the Wesley Chapel to view the items on the day of the show will help the Women’s Shed continue their valuable work in the community.

“All our money goes to charity,” Mrs Lodding added.

For full details about the event, see classifieds.

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Thursday, April 25, 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

which were vital to improve safety and efficiency along the rail alignment.

In Gilgandra, we also caught up with the staff at Ahrens silo factory, which is a bustling business that employs about 30 locals, and is a great example of the scope of industries we have in the Parkes electorate.

Littleproud visits Dubbo and Gilgandra

Chance to reflect this Thursday

IT was a pleasure to have my Party Leader, David Littleproud, in the electorate last week. We spent Monday in Dubbo where we caught-up with Orana Salvos and Orana Support Service to hear about how cost-of-living pressures are impacting locals.

We also spoke to David Hayes at Dubbo City Toyota, about the Labor Government’s proposed Vehicle Efficiency Standard, and how it is going to impact his business and customers before calling into Orana Mall Pharmacy to discuss how they will be impacted by Labor’s 60-day dispensing policy.

The following day was spent in Gilgandra, where we met with Gilgandra Shire Council to discuss their concerns about the uncertainty surrounding the Inland Rail project and cuts to funding for important grade separations and road upgrades

THURSDAY is Anzac Day, one of the most important days on our national calendar. It’s an opportunity for all of us to pause, remember, and reflect on the confl icts that have gone before us and those that are still being battled in the world.

The harsh realities of war have once again been highlighted over the past six months with the horrors happening in Gaza. As we pay our respects to those Australians killed in war and honour our returned service men and women this week, I urge everyone to take a moment to think of the Israeli and Palestinian people who are caughtup in this terrible war.

Meanwhile, this year marks the 80th Anniversary of what many consider was the turning point of World War II — D-Day. Hundreds of Australians were on the ground as waves of Allied troops landed on the shores of Normandy to

AROUND UND THE ELECTORATE TORATE Comment nt by DUGALD D SAUNDERS, ERS, State Member ember for Dubbo bo LAST week’s announcement of a restructure to the Department of Regional NSW is yet another example of Chris Minns treating people from the regions as second-class citizens.

What is clear is that the new “NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development” will be coordinated from Sydney by the city-centric Premier, which is hard to believe given, during the elec-

tion campaign, he said: “I don’t pretend to have any expertise about regional New South Wales”.

We need to see some clarity around how these changes are going to help our farmers, fishers, or foresters, do what they do, each and every day.

Instead of providing any funding for the creation of this new Department, the Minns Labor Government has opted to drain the money left in the former Liberal and Nationals Government’s Regional Growth Fund.

The Regional Growth fund provided grants to improve local and regional services, promote economic development and social cohesion, and enhance the wellbeing of people living and working in regional NSW.

commence the liberation of Western Europe, while thousands more Australians were in the skies above providing vital air cover.

This year also marks significant anniversaries for our peace-keeping and humanitarian work in Rwanda and East Timor; and we celebrate the advancement of women through our defence force and the role they have played in securing our nation, our region and our values.

This Anzac Day, we remember and give thanks for the service of all those who have fought for our freedoms; and we give thanks for all those serving our country today.

To learn more about the Anzacs, please visit anzacportal. dva.gov.au

Federal Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton (centre), and the Leader of the Nationals, David Littleproud (right), met with Andrew Schier (left) at Ahrens silo factory in Gilgandra last week, a thriving local business.

Funding available for sporting champions A REMINDER to young athletes in the Parkes electorate, that the Local Sporting Championships Program is currently accepting applications.

Administered by the Australian Sports Commission, the program provides financial assistance for coaches, officials and competitors aged between 12–18 who are participating in state, national, or international sporting championships.

Successful applicants will receive $500 to $750 to contribute towards associated costs, including travel, ac-

commodation, uniforms and sporting equipment.

Most of the young sportspeople from the Parkes electorate who compete at a representative level have to travel large distances to participate which

This money is now being directed towards a restructure that will cause only angst for hundreds of regional workers and their families.

We already know Labor’s functional review has put more than 100 jobs on the chopping block and now Premier Minns needs to be upfront about how many more are on the way.

porary music, performance at significant music industry events, and artist managers representing artists to attend key music industry events and develop new markets.

Applications will be considered on a ‘fi rst-in, fi rst-served’ basis, and funds allocated until the budget is exhausted or the round closes, whichever comes fi rst.

ARE you a musician? Or do you know someone that is?

Applications for the Sound NSW Touring and Travel Fund are now open, offering quick response grants for domestic and international activity.

Funding can support domestic and international travel and accommodation costs for; tours by artists performing new and original contem-

NOMINATIONS for the 2024 NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards are now open.

The annual program recognises the incredible dedication, effort and community service of our state’s volunteers, volunteer leaders and volunteer teams.

The Awards program has grown to become one of the largest celebrations of volunteering in Australia. Last

can be very costly.

This money will greatly assist families to ensure their children can continue competing in the sport they love without worrying about the financial burden. year, more than 133,000 nominees from over 500 organisations were recognised at Regional and State Ceremonies.

If you know someone who deserves to be celebrated for their community service, nominate them before mid-June.

THERE has been an early surge of ‘flu cases so please take this as your reminder to book a flu vaccine.

‘Flu is a highly contagious respiratory illness caused by the influenza virus. Some people are eligible for a free ‘flu shot because they are at higher risk of severe illness from it. Join me and get the jab!

Have a chat with your GP, pharmacist or nurse about your ‘flu vaccine options.

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NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Thursday, April 25, 2024

MAYOR’S AYOR’S ESSAGE MESSAGE Comment mment by CR CRAIG DAVIES,, Narromine rromine re mayorr Shire

Water on everyone’s agenda at MDBA forum I HAD the privilege of being invited to attend the Murray Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) leaders’ forum in Sydney on April 16-17.

Attended by approximately 140 delegates from across the Murray Darling basin, Canberra, Adelaide, and Sydney, the forum was designed to further the relationships of the participants and identify areas of common ground.

This is never easy, when the

competing forces for water across the basin assemble with their own agendas.

I was invited in my dual roles as Mayor of Narromine and President of the Murray Darling Association.

The audience consisted of approximately 20 people representing agriculture and rural communities and the rest being either bureaucrats, public servants, Indigenous groups, academics or activists, many of whom have either no interest in rural communities nor any understanding of the importance of these communities.

Those of us focused largely on the communities we represent highlighted the imperative of communities being able to thrive and survive with adequate water.

To understand the situation with the carve up of water in the Macquarie River. For example, over the past decade, town water has account-

ed for two per cent of the total, while irrigation water for productive agriculture supporting over a thousand jobs, was 10 per cent, and the environment, 88 per cent, and still the Federal Government is clawing back more from these farming communities.

We all wish to see healthy rivers and a healthy environment, but the notion of just adding water simply doesn’t work. That was confi rmed by an ecologist at the forum, who admitted that since the fi rst buy-backs, there has been no confi rmed improvement in the environment.

Farmers have always been custodians of their land and the environment within, whilst actively pursuing farming activities. They are the environmentalists who maintain their land in as pristine condition as the weather will allow. These are the people who eradicate noxious weeds like Bathurst burrs and galvanized burrs.

Further to this, the point was made very clearly that, in the absence of water and the ability to irrigate, many of our rural communities would become welfare-dependent, businesses would close, social outcomes would be devastated, and towns would become unlivable.

The drought of 2017–19 shone a light on the prospects retail traders are confronted with during a diminished agricultural sector situation.

That the Federal Department of Agriculture is not party to the decision-making process is also a mystery, and highlights the lack of relevance this government sees in agriculture and rural communities.

Whilst there were clearly concerns from this forum, this is a growing understanding of the complexities of the Water Sharing Plan.

To ensure that some of these people get a closer view of agriculture and a deeper un-

derstanding of the impact of buybacks and water loss, I’ve invited an academic and also a senior water bureaucrat to our region in the coming months.

To see the cotton gins in full swing, and cotton being freighted across the valley along with the emerging winter crops of wheat and canola, will be very enlightening when added to the economic impact for our regions of this vital industry.

Why we are spending between $10–15 billion on a buyback of 450,000 megalitres of water, when the building of dams to hold the excess water in times of flood for the dry times, is not on any radar, is one of life’s little mysteries.

It highlights how out-oftouch the decision-makers on both sides of politics have become, when the Bureau of Meteorology is making their forecasts in times of climate change. Simply unbelievable and irrational.

Vandalised railway rolling stock in Narromine soon to be removed Vandalised rolling stock near the Qube silos in central Narromine.

A HAZMAT incident occurred at the site near the Qube silos in late March, and the tanker’s hatches have been observed open. PHOTOS: NARROMINE STAR. Vandalised rolling stock like this is set to be removed by ARTC.

The vandalised fence allows unauthorised access to the rail corridor.

By SHARON BONTHUYS THE vandalised railway rolling stock located just east of the Qube silos in central Narromine will be removed, a company spokesperson has told the Narromine Star.

The rolling stock, including an old carriage and a tanker cart, have sat on an unused railway siding several hundred metres from the silos for some time. They have been severely vandalised during this period and are now a visual eyesore.

A HAZMAT incident also occurred at the site late last month, with multiple agencies responding to clean up a diesel spillage.

Captain Lucas Walsh from Fire+Rescue Station 401 Narromine said his station crew attended the site with HAZMAT 280 on the afternoon of Saturday, March 23.

The units worked alongside crews from the Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) and the Environment Protection Authority until late that evening to clean up the site and minimise any potential impact to the environment, he said.

There was still a very strong smell of diesel present when the Narromine Star visited the site a few days’ later.

Of further concern, the Narromine Star has observed the hatches on the tanker

cart to be open at times, raising safety concerns about individuals possibly becoming trapped if a hatch closed on them while inside.

A spokesperson for Qube has confi rmed the rolling stock will be removed.

“We understand and share community concerns about the visual impact and potential safety issues associated with the unusable rolling stock currently stored near our facility in Narromine,” the spokesperson said.

“Regrettably, these assets have become a target for vandals and, a recent incident which caused a small amount of diesel to spill at the site is currently under police investi-

gation,” they added.

“Qube is currently putting in place arrangements for the unusable rolling stock to be removed and scrapped. In the meantime, we will consider whether there are any additional steps we can take to enhance safety and security,” the spokesperson concluded.

The site is just metres from a broken fence which allows unauthorised access to the ARTC-managed rail corridor.

This has created an “unoff icial” pedestrian crossing between Derribong Street in south Narromine and the Mitchell Highway in north Narromine.

The nearest official crossings for pedestrians are at

the level crossings at Manildra Street to the east of the site, and Dandaloo Street to the west.

A spokesperson for ARTC, has told the Narromine Star that, despite regular inspections and repairs, vandalism of the railway corridor fence continues.

“The fencing at this location was last inspected in December 2023, and it is regularly repaired,” the spokesperson said.

“However, vandals continue to damage the fencing,” they concluded.

ARTC encourages residents to report anti-social behaviour to the police.

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Thursday, April 25, 2024 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR

Community News Volunteers

Lions Club honours George Mack, as Hugh Bevan reflects

By SHARON BONTHUYS NARROMINE Lions Club member George Mack was honoured with a service award at the Club’s recent meeting, which also welcomed 2023 Premier’s Anzac Memorial Scholarship winner, Hugh Bevan, as a guest speaker.

Club President, Vicki Drew, presented Mr Mack with a “Monarch Chevron” award for 15 years’ service to Lions Australia.

Mr Mack has long been a valued member of the local community service club, which celebrated its 70th anniversary last July.

The wider Lions’ movement has in fact only been operating in Australia for just five years longer than the Narromine club.

The club also enjoyed hearing St Johns College student, Hugh Bevan, talk about his experiences visiting Singapore and Darwin last year with the special scholarship program.

Hugh was one of 20 students and three teachers with a shared passion for history who undertook an intensive study tour in late 2023, as part of the Premier’s Anzac Memorial Scholarship, visiting significant military and war memorial sites in Singapore and Darwin.

Narromine Lions Club President, Vicki Drew, presents George Mack with his Monarch Chevron award. PHOTOS: NARROMINE LIONS CLUB.

Guest speaker Hugh Bevan with Lions Club president, Vicki Drew.

Hugh was part of a group of 20 students and three teachers, who visited Singapore and Darwin as part of the 2023 Premier’s Anzac Memorial Scholarship program. PHOTO: NSW VETERANS AFFAIRS.

Paris by Night: Sandy’s set to bring some nostalgic “glam” back to Trangie

Coffee retailers, Dominic Bizzarri (left) and Dave Ferla (right) talk with Sandy Standford at The Studio

By SHARON BONTHUYS WITH Trangie once known as “Paris by Night” for its vibrant nightlife, a new venture by a shire businesswoman with a big vision, Sandy Stanford, is set to bring back a touch of nostalgic glamour to the town.

Ms Stanford has purchased two adjoining businesses, the Trangie Hotel and The Studio coffee and homewares store, and embarked on a grand plan that will eventually see the two businesses interlinked to provide “something different” for local residents and visitors.

This is a new challenge for Ms Stanford, who already

Come in and relax in the inviting lounge area of The Studio. PHOTOS: NARROMINE STAR.

owns the Little Rai of Sunshine early childhood centre in Narromine.

Part one of her vision has involved turning The Studio into a light and bright eatery and coffee shop, where people can take time out to catch up with friends over a great menu. Locals and visitors have already been flocking to the Dandaloo Street cafe since its grand opening on April 13.

Over time, however, further renovations to the back of the property and the neighbouring hotel building will develop the area into what Ms Stanford describes as having a “wine bar, cocktail feel”. Further work on

the bar and hotel accommodation will then follow.

“It’s going to be something different,” Ms Stanford said.

“I’m not looking to compete with local businesses, but to complement them,” she added.

When the project is fully completed, Ms Stanford hopes locals and visitors will embrace the new precinct, which may very well help restore the “Paris by Night” moniker to the town.

Supported by her two French staff, Emilie Anso and Clarisse Breal, Ms Stanford jokes that she’s already “halfway there” with these links to the romantic city on the Seine.

Sandy Standford (centre) with her staff Emilie Anso (left) and Clarisse Breal at The Studio, Trangie.

On the day the Narromine Star visited The Studio, State Manager Dave Ferla and Regional Manager Dominic Bizzarri from Toby’s Estate Coffee Roasters, were also in town checking out the new business that is selling their product locally.

“I think it’s amazing to see businesses like this thriving in the current climate,” Mr Bizzarri said.

Ms Stanford has worked hard to create a brand new look and feel for The Studio, with comfortable chairs to lounge in, a wrap-around lounge that invites people in to relax and catch up, and differ-

ent sized settings for patrons to enjoy their food and drinks alone or with others.

“It’s nice to see everyone enjoying the space. I wanted to create something that embraced what I like, and bring something of mine to this space,” Ms Stanford said.

The mum-of-two and busy businesswoman hopes her young daughters Rai, 13, and Miranda, 10, are proud of what she is achieving, as everything she does is for them.

“I’m building a legacy for them,” she concluded.

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NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Thursday, April 25, 2024

Barbara’s legacy art works raise funds for Trangie aged care

The art exhibition featuring prints of sketches by the late Barbara Latham was well-attended at Trangie.

PHOTOS: NARROMINE STAR.

Pat and Pam Ferrari enjoyed visiting the art exhibition.

Claire and Kim hard at work selling raffle tickets at the art exhibition.

Some of the artworks available for purchase at the art exhibition.

Items could be bought on the day.

By SHARON BONTHUYS LAST weekend an art exhibition at Trangie featuring prints of sketches by the late and exceptionally-talented Barbara Latham raised almost $2,000 for local aged care services.

Dozens of people attended the special exhibition on Sunday at Cafe 2823, many snapping up prints of Mrs Latham’s beautifully drawn central west scenes.

The 91-year-old resident passed away in 2023, leaving behind sketchbooks full of wonderful imagery that she drew while in care at Trangie’s aged care facility, Kurrajong Court.

Mrs Latham’s family turned the sketches into prints which they then framed and sold at the art exhibition, together with an artwork for a special Mother’s Day raffle.

Funds raised from this event and the raffle will support the

CWA RECIPE OF THE WEEK

Tomato relish

By NARROMINE CWA WHO doesn’t relish a good relish?

Great when added to sandwiches and curries, served with a cheese or paté platter, mixed with Greek yoghurt to make a dip, or pureed to use as a glaze on meat, dipping sauce or salad dressing — relishes have many uses in modern cooking and entertaining.

Our recipe this week is a good, old-fashioned tomato relish, which you can use immediately or bottle and seal for future use.

Ingredients: 1.5 kg ripe tomatoes 1 tbsp curry powder 2 tsps dry mustard 3/4 tsp pepper 3/4 tsp ground cloves 1 1/2 tbsp cornflour 1/4 tsp ground ginger 250g onion 3/4 tsp cinnamon

current and future residents of Kurrajong Court and the palliative care service at Trangie Multi-Purpose Centre.

Pam Ferrari was one of many locals who attended the exhibition.

“I knew Barbara, but didn’t know she was so talented,” Mrs Ferrari said.

“It’s lovely to see all this beautiful work, she was a quiet, lovely lady,” she added.

Knowing that the funds raised from the sale of Mrs

1 1/2 cups sugar 1 cup brown vinegar 1/4 cup salt 1/4 tsp nutmeg 1 1/2 tbsp water Method: Skin and roughly chop tomatoes and peel and finely chop the onion. Place together in a bowl with salt. Cover with water and leave to stand overnight.

Drain the water from the tomatoes and onions, and place in a large saucepan with the vinegar and bring to the boil.

Reduce the heat, add sugar and mix well until dissolved.

In a separate bowl, mix the curry powder, mustard, and cornflour to a smooth paste with the water. Add to the tomato mixture and stir until the mixture boils and thickens.

Boil gently, uncovered for approximately one hour.

Add the spices and mix well. Remove from the heat, and bottle in sterilised jars and seal.

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Beautiful artworks by the late Barbara Latham.

Latham’s prints will benefit Kurrajong Court residents and palliative care patients was particularly satisfying to Mrs Ferrari, who is heavily-involved with the Trangie Hospital Auxiliary.

“I’m a good friend of Trish [Phillips] and very pleased to be here to support this event honouring her mother,” she said.

Organiser Trish Phillips thanked those who attended the event and purchased art-

works and raffle tickets on the day, and others who supported the initiative by buying from afar.

“To date, we’ve raised almost $2,000 from the artworks and raffle,” Ms Phillips wrote on social media after the event.

“I know [Mum] would be humbled if she was here today, but I felt I needed to acknowledge what an amazing artist she was,” she added.

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Thursday, April 25, 2024 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR

Puzzles

Stronghold (4) Attacker (9) Related to childbirth (9) Auguries (5) Breastbone (7) Japanese dish (5) Combination into a whole (9) 9 Sapling (4) 14 Not seasonal (4-5) 16 Mountain danger (9) 17 Of Norway (9) 19 Of Finland (7) 22 Goat man (5) 23 Teams (5) 24 Lightly touch (4) 25 French for prize (4)

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Linen fibre (4) Huge statues (10) Holiday spots (7) 1970s band, –, Lake and Palmer (7) Bluetooth (8)

9-LETTER

Horse’s call (5) Chinese currency (4) Medications given to a patient (10) Synthetic (10) – and cons (4) Plant secretion (5)

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No. 225

Using the nine letters in the grid, how many words of four letters or more can you list?

The centre letter must be included and each letter may only be used once. No colloquial or foreign words. No capitalised nouns, apostrophes or plural words ending in “s”.

Today’s Aim: 16 words: Good

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No. 225

To solve a Sudoku puzzle, every number from 1 to 9 must appear in: each of the nine vertical columns, each of the nine horizontal rows and each of the nine 3 x 3 boxes. Remember, no number can occur more than once in any row, column or box.

EASY

1 4 2 7 6 2 8 5 3 9 4 6 2 1 2 5 9 8 3 4 5 7 2 1 9 7 4 8 1 9 3

8 LETTERS ABSENTEE ALLERGIC ARTISTIC ATTAINED

7 LETTERS ACCEDES MEMOIRS NITRATE ROOSTED STARKER TETHERS

TRIPE TROOP ULTRA UNCLE UNTIE VESTS WAITS

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1. Poppy Montgomery (pictured) starred in Without a Trace with which other Australian?

2. Plov is a rice dish otherwise known as what?

3. Who wrote the books that inspired the movie Die Hard?

6. The Shard was designed by which architect?

7. What is the main language spoken in Moldova?

8. Bob Barker hosted which US game show between 1972 and 2007?

9. Mont-Saint-Michel is located in which country?

4. Saint Kitts and Nevis is

10. Josh Gad voices which

located in which ocean?

character in the Frozen franchise?

5. Chidi Anagonye is a character from which sitcom?

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BACON BAGEL BEIRUTE BOSNA BUTTERBROT CARROZZA CEMITA CHEESE CHIMICHURRI CLUB CROQUE MADAME CUBAN FLUFFERNUTTER GYRO HAMBURGER

KATSU SANDO KEBAB MELT MORTADELLA OPEN FACED PAMBAZO PREGO PULLED PORK REUBEN SABICH SLIDER SPATLO VEGEMITE WRAP

SECRET MESSAGE: The best thing since sliced bread

WORD SEARCH

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NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Thursday, April 25, 2024

Narromine

Classifieds

AGM

TRADES & SERVICES

Narromine Cancer Support Group AGM Thursday, May 9 6:30 at the USMC Everyone who is interested in supporting this great charity is welcome.

AND COMMUNICATIONS

GARAGE SALE

DO YOU NEED A TWO-WAY RADIO OR MOBILE PHONE KIT?

DEALER

SHED Sale Ex Metal Engineer Saturday, April 27 138 Booth St Narromine Tools, chainsaws, steel, nuts and bolts, one press break, fire bucket, welder, motor bike camper 12 months rego, black sheeting.

Lots more.

Come and see.

WHAT’S ON? NARROMINE WOMEN’S SHED ART AND CRAFTS SHOW Friday, May 3, 10am - 3pm Entries close May 1 at 3pm Further information Leona Lodding 02 6889 4473

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Dead End Coffee Club Join Kaz ‘n Shaz for meaningful conversation about life/loss/death at the inaugural “Dead End Coffee Club”, Friday, May 3, 9.30am, Imperial Hotel cafe, Narromine.

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

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

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

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

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Thursday, April 25, 2024 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR

MONDAY, APRIL 29

SUNDAY, APRIL 28

SATURDAY, APRIL 27

FRIDAY, APRIL 26

Your Seven-Day TV Guide 6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 Planet America. 10.30 That Pacific Sports Show.

11.00 Antiques Roadshow. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Silent Witness. Final.

2.00 Queen Of Oz. 2.30 White Fever.

3.00 Muster Dogs. 3.55 Long Lost Family.

4.40 Grand Designs. 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. 6.30 Hard Quiz. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 Gardening Australia. 8.30 Silent Witness. Return. 9.30 Hard Quiz.

10.00 The Weekly With Charlie Pickering.

10.35 White Fever. 11.00 ABC Late News.

11.20 Shakespeare: Rise Of A Genius.

12.20 Late Programs.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show.

11.30 Golf. LIV Golf Adelaide. Day 1.

4.30 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: Robin Hood. (2010) Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett.

11.25 The 1% Club UK. 12.25 Celebrity Obsessed. 1.25 Medical Emergency. 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: A Royal In Paradise. (2023) 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 8.

Manly Sea Eagles v Parramatta Eels. 9.55 Golden Point. 10.40 MOVIE: The Jackal.

(1997) Bruce Willis, Richard Gere. 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. 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 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. 10.30 Fire Country. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.10 Paul O’Grady: For The Love Of Dogs. 10.10 Susan Calman’s Grand Day Out. 11.00 The Art Of France.

12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Mastermind Aust. 3.00 NITV News: Nula. 3.40 The Cook Up. 4.10 Dambusters With Dan Snow. 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 JFK: The Home Movie That Changed The World. 9.25 Secrets Of The Lost Liners. 10.20 SBS World News Late.

10.50 A French Case. 11.45 L’Opera. 2.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.30 Weekender. 3.00 Imagine Holidays Iconic Rail Journeys. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Medical Emergency. 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.

2.00 Billy The Exterminator.

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. 7.00 AFL: Friday Night Countdown. 7.20 AFL. Port Adelaide v St Kilda. 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.20 Australian Idol. 3.30 Modern Family. 4.00 The Real Dirty Dancing. 5.20 Starstruck. 6.35 MOVIE: Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween. (2018) 8.30 MOVIE: Signs. (2002) Mel Gibson, Joaquin Phoenix. 10.50 MOVIE: Only The Brave.

(2017) 1.40 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

8.30 Ready Steady Cook.

9.30 Diagnosis Murder. 11.30 JAG. 1.30 Star Trek: Voyager. 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 48 Hours. 12.15 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

10.00 So Help Me Todd.

11.00 Becker. 12.00 Frasier. 1.00 Friends.

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 Born To Spy. 5.25 Miraculous. 5.45 Total DramaRama. 6.00 School Of Rock.

6.30 Operation Ouch! 7.00 Horrible Histories. 7.35 Kung Fu Panda. 8.00 Hotel Transylvania. 8.20 Dragon Ball Super.

9.10 Find Me In Paris. 9.35 Supernatural Academy. 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? Final. 8.30 MOVIE: City Of Angels. (1998) 10.20 Would I Lie To You? 11.20 QI. 11.55 Close To Me. 12.40 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

3.00 News. 4.00 Afternoon Briefing. 5.00 News. 6.00 News Hour. 7.00 National News. 7.30 Evening News. 8.00 Planet America: Fireside Chat. 8.45 ABC News Tonight.

9.00 The World. 9.30 Close Of Business.

10.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

1.10 The Young And The Restless. 2.05 Dr Quinn. 3.10 Antiques Roadshow. 3.40 MOVIE: So Little Time.

(1952) 5.30 Escape To The Farm With Kate Humble. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Take Me Home. 8.30 MOVIE: Dunkirk.

(2017) 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. . 2.30 Over The Black Dot. 3.20 BBC News At Ten. 3.50 ABC World News Tonight With David Muir.

4.20 PBS News. 5.20 Shortland St. 5.50 Curse Of Oak Island. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Hoarders. 9.25 Hi, This Is My Penis. 10.20 Late Programs.

6.00 Rage. 7.00 Weekend Breakfast. 9.00 Rage. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Call The Midwife. 1.30 Murder In Provence.

Final. 3.00 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. 4.00 Brian Cox’s Adventures In Space And Time. Final.

4.50 Creative Types With Virginia Trioli.

5.20 Landline.

5.50 Australian Story.

6.20 Back Roads.

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 Father Brown. Return.

9.00 Miniseries: The Suspect.

10.40 A Life In Ten Pictures. 11.30 Rage.

6.00 NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise.

10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend.

11.30 Golf. LIV Golf Adelaide. Day 2. 4.30 Border Security: International. 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: The Mummy: Tomb Of The Dragon Emperor. (2008) Brendan Fraser, Maria Bello, Jet Li. 9.40 MOVIE: Blade Runner 2049. (2017) Ryan Gosling, Harrison Ford, Ana De Armas.

12.55 Celebrity Obsessed. 2.00 Home Shopping. 4.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Destination WA. 12.30 Explore TV: Portugal & Spain. 1.00 Ageless. 1.30 Explore. 1.45 Innovation Nation. 2.45 LEGO Masters Australia Vs Rest Of The World. 4.00 Saltimbanco To Luzia: 25 Years Of Cirque Du Soleil In Australia.

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 Jeopardy! Australia. 8.30 MOVIE: Midway. (2019) Woody Harrelson, Patrick Wilson. 11.10 MOVIE: Valkyrie. (2008) 1.20 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 7.00 Camper Deals. 7.30 Escape Fishing With ET. 8.00 10 Minute Kitchen. 8.30 Exploring Off The Grid. 9.00 Food Trail: South Africa. 9.30 To Be Advised. 12.15 Farm To Fork. 12.30 Silvia’s Italian Masterclass. Final. 1.00 Ready Steady Cook. 2.00 Buy To Build.

2.30 Good Chef Bad Chef. 3.00 What’s Up Down Under. 3.30 All 4 Adventure. 4.30 Taste Of Australia: BBQ. 5.00 10 News First. 6.00 Ready Steady Cook. 7.00 The Dog House. 8.00 Ambulance UK. 10.30 So Help Me Todd. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Ageless Gardens.

10.00 Vintage Voltage. 10.50 My Unique B&B. 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Motorcycle Racing. FIM Superbike World C’ship.

H’lights. 3.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour.

Liège–Bastogne–Liège. Women’s race.

H’lights. 3.30 Cycling. UCI World Tour.

Liège–Bastogne–Liège. Men’s race.

H’lights. 4.30 Roman Megastructures.

5.30 Untold Arctic Wars. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Arthur: A Life With The Royal Family. 8.30 Nick Knowles Into Death Valley. 9.25 Miniseries: The Boleyns: A Scandalous Family. 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 5.00 Bargain Hunt. 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. 1.00 Blokesworld. 1.30 Taste Buds With Dane Swan. 2.00 Rides Down Under: Workshop Wars. 3.00 Night Thunder. Krikke Boys Shootout. H’lights. 4.00 Hustle & Tow. 5.00 Counting Cars. 5.30 Storage Wars.

6.00 Pawn Stars. 7.00 AFL. Fremantle v Western Bulldogs. 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

1.05 The Real Dirty Dancing.

2.35 Starstruck. 3.45 The Goldbergs.

4.35 Jabba’s School Holiday Movie Special. 5.05 MOVIE: Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween. (2018) 7.00 MOVIE: Phenomenon. (1996) 9.30 MOVIE: Tully.

(2018) 11.35 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

1.00 What’s Up Down Under. 2.00 JAG. 4.00 Escape Fishing.

4.30 Soccer. A-League Men. Newcastle Jets v Central Coast Mariners. 7.20 Soccer.

A-League Men. Round 26. Melbourne Victory v Western Sydney Wanderers.

10.15 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

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. 3.45 Becker.

4.10 Frasier. 5.00 Deal Or No Deal. 6.00 The Big Bang Theory. 10.30 Friends. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 5.45 School Of Rock. 6.05 The Next Step. 6.30 Operation Ouch! Ouch! Awards. 7.00 Mythbusters “There’s Your Problem!”. 7.45 Kung Fu Panda. 8.20 Open Season: Call Of Nature. 8.45 Dodo. 9.00 Amelia Parker.

9.20 Find Me In Paris. 9.45 Supernatural Academy. 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 Would I Lie To You? 8.00 QI. 8.30 Live At The Apollo. 9.20 Whose Line Is It Anyway?

10.05 MythBusters. 10.55 Portlandia. 11.35 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

4.00 News. 4.15 Planet America: Fireside Chat. 5.00 News. 5.30 World This Week. 6.00 Evening News.

6.30 Aust Story. 7.00 National News.

7.30 The Pacific. 8.00 News Tonight. 8.15 Four Corners. 9.00 Nightly News. 9.30 Stateline. 10.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

2.15 MOVIE: 633 Squadron.

(1964) 4.20 MOVIE: Dunkirk. (1958) 7.00 Rugby Union. Super Rugby Pacific. Round 10. Queensland Reds v Blues. 9.30 Super Rugby Pacific Post-Match. 9.45 MOVIE: Blown Away. (1994) 12.10 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

3.05 BBC News At Ten. 3.35 ABC World News Tonight With David Muir. 4.00 PBS News. 5.00 Woman. 5.25 Shortland St. 5.55 The Food That Built The World. 7.35 Impossible Engineering. 8.30 Jazz Fest: A New Orleans Story. 10.15 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 9.00 Insiders.

10.00 Offsiders. 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. Final. 3.00 Forever Summer With Nigella. 3.25 The Cook And The Chef. 3.55 Martin Clunes: Islands Of Australia. 4.45 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. 6.30 Compass. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 Call The Midwife. 8.30 After The Party. New. 9.20 The Luminaries. New. 10.15 Shetland. 11.15 Savage River. 12.10 Late Programs.

6.00 NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise.

10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend.

11.30 Golf. LIV Golf Adelaide. Day 3. 4.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line.

5.00 Seven News At 5. 5.30 Sydney Weekender. 6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Farmer Wants A Wife.

8.30 7NEWS Spotlight.

9.30 The Latest: Seven News. 10.00 Code 1: Minute By Minute. 11.00 Quantum Leap.

12.00 MOVIE: Jesse Stone: Benefit Of The Doubt. (2012) 2.00 Home Shopping. 3.30 Million Dollar Minute. 4.00 NBC Today.

5.00 Sunrise 5am News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Hello SA. 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 David Attenborough’s Green Planet. 3.00 Rugby League. NRL. Round 8. Canberra Raiders v Cronulla Sharks. 6.00 9News Sunday. 7.00 LEGO Masters Australia Vs Rest Of The World. 8.40 60 Minutes.

9.40 9News Late. 10.10 The First 48. 11.10 Transplant. 12.00 David Attenborough’s Green Planet. 1.00 World’s Greatest Natural Icons. 2.00 Australia’s Top Ten Of Everything. 3.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 8.30 Freshly Picked With Simon Toohey. 9.00 Pooches At Play. 9.30 Buy To Build. 10.00 Healthy Homes. 10.30 Farm To Fork. 11.00 Pat Callinan’s 4x4 Adventures. 12.00 To Be Advised. 1.10 Farm To Fork. 1.30 Cook With Luke. 2.00 Destination Dessert.

2.30 Hungry. 3.00 Taste Of Australia With Hayden Quinn. 3.30 My Market Kitchen.

4.00 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. 4.30 Good Chef Bad Chef. 5.00 10 News First. 6.30 The Sunday Project.

7.30 MasterChef Australia. 9.00 FBI. 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Ageless Gardens.

10.00 Vintage Voltage. 10.50 My Unique B&B. 12.00 WorldWatch. 12.30 PBS Washington Week With The Atlantic.

1.00 Motorcycle Racing. Austn Superbike C’ship. 4.00 Gymnastics. FIG Artistic Apparatus World Cup. H’lights. 5.30 Untold Arctic Wars. 6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Ancient Builders Of The Amazon.

8.30 Egypt: The Treasure Of The Sacred Bulls. 9.35 King Tut: Allies And Enemies.

10.35 Yorkshire Ripper: The Secret Murders. 11.30 Death Of A Dynasty. 12.25 Secrets Of Playboy. 2.55 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

1.00 The Surgery Ship. 2.00 South Aussie With Cosi. 2.30 Medical Emergency. 3.00 The Yorkshire Vet. 5.00 Escape To The Country. 6.00 Imagine Holidays Iconic Rail Journeys. 6.30 Kath & Kim. 7.05 The Vicar Of Dibley. 8.30 Endeavour. 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

1.00 ITM Fishing. 1.30 Al McGlashan’s Fish’n With Mates. 2.00 Fishy Business. 2.30 Step Outside. 3.00 Fishing Addiction. 4.00 Football. AFL. Hawthorn v Sydney. 7.00 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. 8.30 MOVIE: The Bourne Ultimatum. (2007) 10.50 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

12.45 Yummy Mummies. 1.45 Dancing With The Stars: All Stars. 3.25 To Be Advised. 5.00 The Goldbergs. 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 Roads Less Travelled.

10.00 Deal Or No Deal. 11.00 Escape Fishing With ET. 11.30 JAG. 1.30 Exploring Off The Grid. 2.00 What’s Up Down Under.

2.30 Soccer. A-League Men. Round 26.

Sydney FC v Perth Glory. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 NCIS. 12.15 Late Programs.

6.00 Charmed. 7.00 The Big Bang Theory. 8.30 To Be Advised. 11.00 The Middle. 12.30 Ready Steady Cook. 1.30 The Big Bang Theory.

3.30 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 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 7.00 Mythbusters “There’s Your Problem!”. 7.30 Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. 7.45 Kung Fu Panda. 8.20 Open Season: Call Of Nature. 8.45 Dodo.

9.00 Amelia Parker. 9.20 Find Me In Paris.

9.45 Supernatural Academy. 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 Riley Rocket. 7.30 Would I Lie To You? 8.00 QI. 8.30 Louis Theroux Interviews... 9.20 You Can’t Ask That. 9.50 The Beast Must Die. 10.40 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

2.00 News. 2.30 Aust Story. 3.00 News. 3.30 Offsiders. 4.00 Landline. 5.00 News With Auslan. 5.30 News Regional. 6.00 Evening News. 6.30 Stateline. 7.00 National News. 7.30 Insiders.

8.30 News Tonight. 9.00 Nightly News.

9.30 Aust Story. 10.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

12.30 The Avengers. 1.45 MOVIE: They Who Dare. (1954) 4.00 MOVIE: The Bridge At Remagen. (1969) 6.30 MOVIE: M*A*S*H: Goodbye, Farewell And Amen. (1983) 9.00 MOVIE: Battle Of Britain. (1969) Laurence Olivier, Michael Caine. 11.45 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

3.35 The Bee Whisperer.

4.35 ABC World News Tonight With David Muir. 5.05 PBS Washington Week With The Atlantic. 5.35 Shortland St. 6.05 Monty Python’s Best Bits (Mostly) 6.40 Abandoned Engineering. 8.30 Elon Musk’s Twitter Takeover. 10.40 Late Programs.

6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Landline. 11.00 Antiques Roadshow. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 MOVIE: They Shall Not Grow Old. (2018) 2.50 Muster Dogs. 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 Australian Story. 8.30 Four Corners. 9.15 Media Watch. 9.35 Q+A. Return. 10.35 ABC Late News. 10.50 The Business. 11.10 The Weekly With Charlie Pickering. 11.40 Planet America. 12.15 Grand Designs. 1.00 Long Lost Family. 1.50 Late Programs.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show.

11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 To Be Advised. 1.30 Surveillance Oz. 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 Farmer Wants A Wife.

9.00 9-1-1.

10.00 S.W.A.T. 11.00 The Latest: Seven News. 11.30 The Clown And The Candyman. 12.30 Grand Crew. 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 LEGO Masters Australia Vs Rest Of The World. 1.45 Explore. 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 LEGO Masters Australia Vs Rest Of The World. 8.45 Paramedics. 9.45 100% Footy. 10.45 9News Late. 11.15 La Brea.

12.05 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 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 8.30 Silvia’s Italian Masterclass. 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 MasterChef Australia. 8.40 FBI: Most Wanted. 10.30 10’s Late News. New. 11.00 The Project. 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.20 Paul O’Grady: For The Love Of Dogs. 10.20 Susan Calman’s Grand Day Out. 11.10 The Art Of France.

12.10 WorldWatch. 2.10 Heritage Rescue.

3.05 Mastermind Aust. 3.40 The Cook Up. 4.10 Dambusters With Dan Snow. 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers.

6.00 Mastermind Australia. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.35 Tony Robinson’s Marvellous Machines. New. 8.25 Secrets Of The Tower Of London. 9.20 24 Hours In Emergency. 10.15 SBS World News Late.

10.45 Christian. 11.55 My Brilliant Friend.

3.15 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 Hornby: A Model Empire. 2.00 Weekender. 2.30 My Greek Odyssey. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Medical Emergency.

4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Doc Martin. 8.30 Foyle’s War. 10.40 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

2.30 Supercars Support 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 Opal Hunters. 8.30 Adventure Gold Diggers. 9.30 Aussie Salvage Squad.

10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 3.00 Modern Family. 3.30 To Be Advised. 5.00 The Amazing Race. 6.30 Toddlers Make You Laugh Out Loud. 7.30 Law & Order: Criminal Intent. 8.30 Law & Order: SVU. 10.30 Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Home Shopping. 8.00 Pooches At Play. 8.30 All 4 Adventure. 9.30 iFish. 10.30 Deal Or No Deal. 11.30 JAG. 1.30 Bondi Rescue. 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 NCIS. 12.15 Home Shopping. 2.15 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

1.00 Taskmaster Australia.

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 The Neighborhood. Return. 11.00 Frasier.

11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 5.45 Total DramaRama. 6.00 School Of Rock.

6.30 Operation Ouch! 7.00 Horrible Histories. 7.35 Kung Fu Panda. 8.10 Open Season: Call Of Nature. 8.35 Summer Memories. 8.50 Amelia Parker. 9.10 Find Me In Paris. 9.35 Supernatural Academy.

10.10 Rage. 11.15 Close.

6.00 Kids’ Programs.

6.40 Andy’s Global Adventures. 7.05 Karma’s World. 7.30 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 MythBusters.

9.20 George Clarke’s Adventures In Americana. 10.10 Louis Theroux: Return To The Most Hated Family. 11.10 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.

1.55 Dr Quinn. 2.55 Saltimbanco To Luzia: 25 Years Of Cirque Du Soleil. 3.25 MOVIE: Heart Of The Matter. (1953) 5.30 Escape To The Farm With Kate Humble. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Death In Paradise. 8.40 Harry Wild. 10.40 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

3.25 ABC World News Tonight With David Muir. 3.55 ABC America This Week. 4.50 PBS News Weekend. 5.20 Shortland St. 5.50 Curse Of Oak Island. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Taskmaster. 9.25 Faithless. 10.25 Late Programs.

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NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Thursday, April 25, 2024

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 LEGO Masters Australia Vs Rest Of The World. 1.15 Getaway. 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 LEGO Masters Australia Vs Rest Of The World. 8.45 Clarkson’s Farm. 9.45 Opal Hunters: Red Dirt Road Trip. 10.45 9News Late. 11.15 Chicago Med. 12.05 Tipping Point. 1.00 Pointless. 2.00 Australia’s Top Ten Of Everything. 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. 1.20 Judge Judy. 1.50 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 MasterChef Australia. 8.40 To Be Advised. 9.40 NCIS. 10.30 10’s Late News.

11.00 The Project. 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Paul O’Grady: For The Love Of Dogs. 10.00 Outta Town Adventures. Return. 11.00 Secret Cities.

12.00 WorldWatch. 2.05 Heritage Rescue.

3.05 Living Black. 3.35 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw. 4.10 Dambusters With Dan Snow. 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Australia.

6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Great British Railway Journeys. 8.30 Insight. 9.30 Dateline. 10.00 SBS World News Late.

10.30 Living Black. 11.05 The Murdochs: Empire Of Influence. 11.55 Faking Hitler.

12.50 Reyka. 3.50 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 Creek To Coast. 2.30 Impossible Builds.

3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Medical Emergency. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Call The Midwife. 8.30 A Touch Of Frost. 10.40 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

2.00 Frozen Gold. 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. 8.30 Aussie Truck Rehab. 9.30 Mega Mechanics. 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 3.00 Modern Family. 3.30 To Be Advised. 5.00 The Amazing Race. 6.30 Disobedient Dogs Make You Laugh Out Loud. 7.30 First Dates UK. 8.35 MOVIE: Stripes. (1981) Bill Murray, Harold Ramis.

10.50 First Dates Australia. 11.55 Late Programs.

6.00 Home Shopping.

8.00 Pooches At Play. 8.30 Diagnosis Murder. 10.30 JAG. 12.30 FBI. 1.30 NCIS. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman.

3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 Bull. 9.25 FBI. 11.15 48 Hours. 12.15 Home Shopping. 2.15 Diagnosis Murder.

4.05 JAG.

6.00 Morning Programs.

1.00 The Middle. 2.00 King Of Queens. 3.00 So Help Me Todd. 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 Impractical Jokers. Return. 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 5.45 Total DramaRama. 6.00 School Of Rock.

6.30 Operation Ouch! 7.00 Horrible Histories. 7.35 Kung Fu Panda. 8.10 Open Season: Call Of Nature. 8.35 Summer Memories. 8.50 Amelia Parker. 9.10 Find Me In Paris. 9.35 Supernatural Academy.

10.10 Rage. 11.15 Close.

6.00 Kids’ Programs.

6.40 Andy’s Global Adventures. 7.05 Karma’s World. 7.30 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 White Fever.

9.00 Upstart Crow. 10.00 Portlandia.

10.45 Would I Lie To You? 11.45 MOVIE: City Of Angels. (1998) 1.35 Everything’s Gonna Be Okay. Final. 1.55 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.

2.00 Dr Quinn. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: Elizabeth Of Ladymead. (1948) 5.30 Escape To The Farm With Kate Humble.

6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 New Tricks. 8.40 Agatha Christie’s Marple.

10.40 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 Shortland St. 5.50 Curse Of Oak Island. 6.40 Jeopardy!

7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Travel Man. 9.30 The Great Amazon Heist. 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Four Corners. 10.45 Q+A. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 National Press Club Address. 1.35 Media Watch. 1.55 Anh’s Brush With Fame. 2.30 Back Roads. 3.00 Muster Dogs. 3.55 Long Lost Family. 4.40 Grand Designs. 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. 6.25 Hard Quiz. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Hard Quiz.

8.30 The Weekly With Charlie Pickering.

9.05 White Fever. 9.30 QI. 10.05 Planet America. 10.35 ABC Late News. 10.50 The Business. 11.05 The Luminaries. 12.00 Superwog. 12.25 Late Programs.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show.

11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 To Be Advised. 1.30 Surveillance Oz. 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 LEGO Masters Australia Vs Rest Of The World. 1.15 Ageless. 1.45 Garden Gurus Moments.

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 RBT. 8.30 The Texas Cheerleader Murder Plot. 10.30 9News Late. 11.00 See No Evil. 12.00 The Equalizer. 12.50 Tipping Point. 1.40 Pointless. 2.30 Global Shop. 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. 4.30 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 10 News First: Midday.

1.00 Entertainment Tonight. 1.20 Judge Judy. 1.50 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 MasterChef Australia. 8.45 FBI: International. 10.30 10’s Late News. 11.00 The Project. 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Paul O’Grady: For The Love Of Dogs. 10.00 Outta Town Adventures. 11.00 Secret Cities.

12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Dateline. 2.30 Insight. 3.40 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw. 4.10 The Great Fire Of London. 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers.

6.00 Mastermind Australia. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Alone Australia. 8.35 Swift Street. 9.40 Putin And The West: The Next Chapter. 10.40 SBS World News Late. 11.15 You Shall Not Lie. 12.10 Hidden Assets. 3.05 Employable Me (USA) 3.55 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 Weekender. 2.30 The Yorkshire Steam Railway: All Aboard. 3.30 Harry’s Practice.

4.00 Medical Emergency. 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.

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. 8.00 The Force: BTL. 8.30 World’s Wildest Police Videos. 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 3.00 First Dates Australia. 4.10 Bondi Vet. 5.00 The Amazing Race. 6.30 Holidays Make You Laugh Out Loud. 7.30 First Dates UK. 8.35 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares. 9.35 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA. 10.35 Late Programs.

6.00 Home Shopping.

8.00 Pooches At Play. 8.30 Diagnosis Murder. 10.30 JAG. 12.30 FBI. 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 Home Shopping. 2.15 Diagnosis Murder. 4.05 JAG.

6.00 Morning Programs.

1.00 Big Bang. 2.00 Impractical Jokers. 2.30 Rules Of Engagement. 3.00 Dr Phil. 4.00 GCBC. 4.30 Becker. 5.30 Frasier. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 The Big Bang Theory.

8.30 Two And A Half Men. 10.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 5.45 Total DramaRama. 6.00 School Of Rock.

6.30 Operation Ouch! 7.00 Horrible Histories. 7.35 Kung Fu Panda. 8.10 Open Season: Call Of Nature. 8.35 Summer Memories. 8.50 Amelia Parker. 9.10 Find Me In Paris. 9.35 Supernatural Academy.

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 To Be Advised.

10.10 The Beast Must Die. Final. 11.00 Close To Me. Final. 11.50 Would I Lie To You? 12.50 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: The Maggie. (1954) 5.30 Escape To The Farm With Kate Humble. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 As Time Goes By. 8.40 Midsomer Murders. 10.40 Angel Of Vengeance. 11.40 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

2.00 Outsider: World’s Weirdest Films. 2.30 Abandoned. 3.25 BBC News At Ten. 3.55 ABC World News Tonight With David Muir. 4.20 PBS News. 5.20 Shortland St. 5.50 Curse Of Oak Island.

6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 I Get Knocked Down. 10.10 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 This is Going To Be Big. 1.55 Anh’s Brush With Fame. 2.25 QI. 2.55 Muster Dogs. 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 Martin Clunes: Islands Of Australia.

9.20 Antiques Roadshow. 10.20 Dream Gardens. 10.50 ABC Late News. 11.05 The Business. 11.20 Love On The Spectrum.

12.15 Late Programs.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show.

11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: A Family’s Secret. (2022) 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.

Final. 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 Sunrise 5am News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 MOVIE: Love, Fashion, Repeat. (2022) 2.00 Pointless. 3.00 Tipping Point. 4.00 9News Afternoon. 5.00 Tipping Point Australia. 6.00 9News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Rugby League. NRL. Round 9. South Sydney Rabbitohs v Penrith Panthers. 9.45 Thursday Night Knock Off. 10.30 9News Late. 11.00 Law & Order: Organized Crime. 11.50 The First 48. 12.40 Tipping Point. 1.35 Pointless.

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. 1.15 Judge Judy. 1.45 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 Jamie’s Air-Fryer Meals.

8.30 Law & Order: SVU. Return. 9.30 To Be Advised. 10.30 10’s Late News. 11.00 The Project. 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Paul O’Grady: For The Love Of Dogs. 10.00 Outta Town Adventures. 11.00 Secret Cities. 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Alone Australia. 3.00 Mastermind Aust. 3.40 The Cook Up. 4.10 The Great Fire Of London. 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers.

6.00 Mastermind Australia. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.35 Treasures Of Arabia.

8.30 Bettany Hughes Treasures Western Turkey. 9.25 Blue Lights. 10.30 SBS World News Late. 11.00 Illegals. 12.00 Miniseries: The Long Call. 1.50 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 South Aussie With Cosi. 2.30 Air Crash Investigations. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Medical Emergency. 4.30 Better Homes.

5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Father Brown. 8.30 Shetland.

11.00 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 Football. AFL. Adelaide v Port Adelaide.

10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 3.00 Holidays Make You Laugh Out Loud. 4.00 Bondi Vet. 5.00 The Amazing Race. 6.30 Cutest Puppies Make You Laugh Out Loud. 7.30 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA. 8.30 Ramsay’s 24 Hours To Hell And Back. 9.30 The Amazing Race.

11.00 The Mentor. 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

8.30 Diagnosis Murder.

10.30 JAG. 12.30 FBI. 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 48 Hours.

12.15 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

1.00 Big Bang. 2.00 Impractical Jokers. 2.30 Rules Of Engagement. 3.00 Dr Phil. 4.00 GCBC. 4.30 Becker. 5.30 Frasier. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 The Big Bang Theory.

8.30 Two And A Half Men. 10.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 5.45 Total DramaRama. 6.00 School Of Rock.

6.30 Operation Ouch! 7.00 Horrible Histories. 7.35 Kung Fu Panda. 8.10 Open Season: Call Of Nature. 8.35 Summer Memories. 8.50 Amelia Parker. 9.10 Find Me In Paris. 9.35 Supernatural Academy.

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 Hard Quiz. 9.00 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: Brighton Rock. (1948) 5.30 Escape To The Farm With Kate Humble. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 To Be Advised. 9.30 World’s Most Dangerous Prisoners. 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

2.20 American Runestone: A Viking Mystery. 3.20 BBC News At Ten. 3.50 ABC World News Tonight With David Muir. 4.20 PBS News. 5.20 Shortland St. 5.50 Curse Of Oak Island. 6.40 Jeopardy!

7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Forbidden History. 10.20 Late Programs.

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WEDNESDAY, MAY 1

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show.

11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 To Be Advised. 1.30 Surveillance Oz. 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 Farmer Wants A Wife. 9.00 Miniseries: The Marlow Murder Club. 10.00 Code Blue: The Killing Of June Fox-Roberts.

11.00 The Latest: Seven News. 11.30 Born To Kill? 12.30 Gold Digger. 2.00 Home Shopping. 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise 5am News. 5.30 Sunrise.

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THURSDAY, MAY 2

6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Foreign Correspondent.

10.30 The Pacific. 11.00 Antiques Roadshow. 12.00 ABC News At Noon.

1.00 After The Party. 2.00 Anh’s Brush With Fame. 2.30 Back Roads. 3.00 Muster Dogs. 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 This is Going To Be Big. 9.00 Creative Types With Virginia Trioli. 9.30 The Whiteley Art Scandal. 10.30 ABC Late News. 10.45 The Business. 11.00 Four Corners. 11.45 Q+A. 12.50 Late Programs.

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18

Thursday, April 25, 2024 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR

Sport Easter McCutcheon and Ashdown win the tournament Wednesday rounds attracts big bowling contingent to Trangie LADIES GOLF

By DALE HARDING

WE had a great roll up at golf on Wednesday, when we played a Stableford event to qualify for the Western Districts Golf Association’s Finals Day which will be held in September.

A total of 10 ladies played the 18 holes with Sue McCutcheon bagging the trophy on a countback from Betty Berryman, both with 34 Stableford points. The trophy was donated by Vicky Gainsford with other qualifiers for the fi nals being Ms Gainsford on 31, Linda Hutchinson on 32, Gail White on 32, and Jenny Fitzgerald on 31.

A total of 12 ladies also played nine holes with the best score being 20 stableford points for Deb Fairbairn on a countback from Mardi Remond.

Grade balls were also won by Viv Halbisch on 16 points on a countback from Anne Harmer, and Maida O’Mally on 13 points on a countback from Marj Kelly.

Nearest-the-pins (NTP) were won

by Jenny Fitzgerald, Jenny Ward and Deb Fairbairn, with the drawn card won by Peta Ferrari.

On Saturday, the 18-hole players were unable to compete in the fi rst round of the monthly medal because of an upgrade to the 12th

CRACKAJACK’S COLUMN

GOLF CLUB NOTES

Narromine proved too strong for Parkes Railway in Pennants

By JOHN EDWARDS NARROMINE travelled to Parkes on Sunday to take on the Railway side in the third round of Pennants and came away convincing winners 64-48.

Although we don’t have a chance of making the playoffs, there are still three games left, and we could do some damage to the other teams in the running, starting with Dubbo City this Sunday on our “dung hill”, which will be a lot different to their synthetic surface.

Good luck to Duane Faro and Robert French who are off to Cabramatta on Monday to contest the Champion of Champion Pairs. I know

green, which was out-of-action, so we played a Stableford event. The winner was Michelle Ashdown who scored 34 points.

The nine-hole players contested the fi rst round of the Monthly Medal with Maida O’Mally the winner with 44 nett. Vicki Gainsford won both NTPs, while the drawn card was won by Carol McCalman.

This weekend, the 18-hole players are playing the fi rst round of the monthly medal and the nine-hole players are in a Stroke event for a trophy donated by Peta Ferrari.

— Hope to see you on the golf course!

they will do the club proud.

In other news, Thursday social bowls have had a start-time change. Find out more at the club.

In Sunday morning social bowls, Buttsy’s mob beat Cranky’s mob in a close game 16-15 in triples.

Sticker and Westy also beat Neil and Mitch in another close game 14-12 in pairs.

A bit of humour…

A bunch of Irishmen turn up at the Olympics with a truck full of wooden posts and barbed wire. An Olympic official asks Paddy, “What are they for?”

Paddy replies, “We’re the Fencing Team”.

Until next week — good bowling and Crack-a-jack!

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Ace for Williams with holein-one

By NORM LEWIS CLUB Champion Rob Williams recorded a “golfer’s dream” holein-one in the Shootout Stableford event on Sunday at the Narromine course.

He scored his ace on the par three 10th hole during Sunday’s competition with congratulations to Rob on this major achievement.

The Club competition on Sunday attracted a field of 20 players in what was was a big day as, besides the ace for Williams, the winner of the day’s event was Ray Anning who scored 43 stableford points, a par round!

Ray told me after the event he has been playing golf for a long time, but this was the fi rst time he has had a par round. Well done, Ray, however, I am sure the handicapper may have something to say about this round.

Runner-up in the event was Steve Squires with 38 points.

Nearest-the-Pin (NTP) events went to Dan Curran on the third and Rob Williams on the 17th (he must like these par three’s).

The Long Drive on the fourth went to Doug Potter with a hole-in-one and a par round. A pretty good afternoon at the Golf Club.

On Saturday, only a small field of 10 players took to the course for the Narromine Hardware 4BBB event.

Winners were Tom Hogan and Craig Duff with a score of 42 points. Second place went to Tony Mann and Duane Faro-Mann on 41 points while Bruce Mitchell took out the NTP events on the ninth and 10th holes. In other results, Craig Duff won the Long Drive and Tom Hogan took-out the drawn jackpot on the 18th hole.

To start the weekend, there was the Annual Charity Golf Day on Friday conducted by the staff of Essential Energy. It was a fun day which attracted a field of 94 players and, I am told, it was a highly-successful day which raised a total of $8,000 for their chosen charity.

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

Winners are grinners at the Trangie Easter Tournament: Gary Pearson, Adam McIntosh, and Blake McIntosh. PHOTO: SKYE BARBER

Busy on the bowling green at the Easter Tournament. PHOTO: KATHLEEN BENNETT.

By KATHLEEN BENNETT A WONDERFUL bowls weekend was held over the Easter long weekend at Trangie.

The local bowls club welcomed visiting players from Muswellbrook, Lawn Park, Singleton, Dubbo, Goodooga, Baulkham Hills, St John Park, Port Macquarie, Central Coast, Parkes, Nyngan, and Narromine to a special competition and a great time.

Beginning on Thursday evening with a delicious seafood supper, some 12 seafood trays were drawn, starting off what was a cracking long weekend.

Friday afternoon offered social bowls, sponsored by Wade Day Shearing, and the event was won by Waylon Cochrane, George Jackson and Ted Gibbs.

On Friday night, the Calcutta was run with spirited bidding as people supported their favourite players. The top “favourite” team was Adam McIntosh, Blake McIntosh, and Gary Pearson.

Saturday may have dawned hot, but everyone enjoyed a cooked breakfast to get them off on the right foot for the start of play, and a great Chinese lunch by Jason and Lee Lee followed.

Sunday morning was also hot, but another delicious breakfast cooked by Geoff Swain was enjoyed by all, before the start of play. Geoff also cooked the barbecue lunch for players.

Great bowls were played over the weekend, and a big thanks went out to all who made it such a special event.

The overall winning team for the weekend was the side who emerged as the Calcutta favourite, Adam, Blake, and Gary.

19

NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Thursday, April 25, 2024

RACING NG ORT REPORT

By COLIN HODGES

Raced at Warren Saturday, April 20 APPRENTICE jockey Siena Grima who won her fi rst race on the Ridge Wilson-trained Jakat at Deepwater in January, produced an outstanding ride on outsider Flying Banjo to win the 1000 metres MVC Couriers Benchmark 50 Handicap for Tamworth trainer Stephen Dixon on Saturday at Warren.

D’Arpano looked likely to win when taking the lead from the other $2.80 equal favourite So Extra halfway down the home straight however Flying Banjo was fi nishing well from midfield.

Siena Grima drove Flying Banjo ($21) along the inside rail to win by a half neck from D’Arpano (Shannen Llewellyn) with So Extra over two lengths back in third place.

Apprenticed to Mel O’Gorman at Tamworth, Siena Grima has now ridden four winners during her relatively short career.

Another young rider achieving success is Shannen Llewellyn who is apprenticed to Brett Robb at Dubbo and she

Western Racing Report has now ridden eight winners after a double on the Robbtrained Miss Italiana and Beaconsfield Joy at Warren.

Leading throughout, Miss Italiana ($2 favourite) crossed the line three lengths clear of Yachtie (Andrew Banks, $5) and Oojay Capow (Mitch Stapleford, $6) in the 1400 metres Gallagher Insurance Maiden Plate.

In the following race, the 1200 metres Warren IGA Maiden Plate, Beaconsfield Joy ($1.75 favourite) was headed at the top of the straight but fought back to beat Kiss The Outcast (Shayleigh Ingelse, $3.40) with The Hoff (Zoe Hunt, $10) fi nishing third.

On a day where apprentices shone, Zoe Hunt rode a good race to win the 1200 metres Macquarie Valley Rock and Sand Benchmark 50 Handicap on the Clint Lundholm, Dubbo trained My Oddette.

Quickly away, My Oddette ($3.50) then took a nice position close to the lead and finished best to account for stablemate Bupkis (Wendy Peel, $15) and the leader Bijara (Shannen Llewellyn, $3.30 fav.).

Completing the apprentices’ bonanza at Warren, Emma Ly rode her 25th winner when taking out the 1400 metres Warren Services Club Benchmark 50 Handicap on the Ma-

ree Hopkins, Cowra-trained Mystic Flame.

Coming from fi fth on the home turn in the big field, Mystic Flame ($4.60 equal favourite) in a three-way photo fi nish beat the Clint Lundholm trained stablemates Sin City Belle (Zoe Hunt, $8) and Hallowed Star (Jake Pracey-Holmes, $8).

Preventing a clean sweep by the apprentices, Jake Pracey-Holmes had won the opening race, the 1600 metres Gordon Welsh P/L Class One and Maiden Plate on the Peter Sinclair, Moree-trained A Bit Bazarre ($9) which led all the way to score by over two lengths from Paziah (Andrew Banks, $5.50) and Another Gift (Kelsey Lenton, $5.50).

Raced at Orange – Friday, April 19 RIDDEN with great vigour by former South African jockey Keagan Latham, the Richard and Will Freedman, Rosehill trained Piraeus, on Friday, won the 2100 metres Ophir Hotel-Big Dance Eligibility- Orange Gold Cup. Marsabit, a surprise leader from the outset, had a slender advantage over Blue Guitar and Vincenzo when heads turned for home while Piraeus under heavy pressure from

the 700 metres was commencing to respond to Latham’s strong riding.

Gathering momentum, the $1.75 favourite Piraeus eventually won by almost a length from the strong fi nishing, Roy McCabe, Bathurst trained Our Orator (Will Stanley, $9) with Marsabit (Quayd Krogh, $14) holding on for third ahead of Blue Guitar.

Keagan Latham considers Piraeus as a horse with a lot of ability which should have won more races by now, but is a “bit of a thinker” when the serious work begins.

Making up a treble for Keagan Latham were the Rob Potter, Canberra-trained Snippety Star ($1.65 favourite) in the 1290 metres Robin Hood Hotel Country Boosted Maiden Showcase Plate and the Ciaron Maher trained Up To Mischief ($1.90 favourite) in the 1310 metres Diggermate Orange Benchmark 66 Showcase Handicap.

Trained at Hawkesbury

by Brad Widdup and owned by former Picnic jockey and trainer Charlie Britt, Akaka Falls defeated a field of speedsters in the 1000 metres Winning Edge Presentations Cup Day Showcase Sprint.

Near last early, Akaka Falls (Zac Waddick, $5) took the lead before the home turn and held on to beat Smokeshow (Ashley

Morgan, $7) and Brief Statement (Grant Buckley, $3.40).

The consistent Brief Statement is trained at Orange by Alison Smith who had other good results for stable clients with second placings to D’Oro Choice and Eilrahc and a third placing with Vaquero.

On a day where city and provincial stables won several races, Parkes trainer Sharon Jeffries won the 1000 metres Central West Power Construction Benchmark 58 Showcase Handicap with Destiny’s Bounty.

Owned by Jim Connors and partners from Parkes, Destiny’s Bounty ($7.50) well ridden by apprentice Shane Wilkes, tracked the leaders to the home turn then sprinted to victory over Dagon (Ashley Morgan, $3.10 fav.) and Nonshalaant (Courtney Ferris, $4.40).

Competing a very successful season, Orange attracted the best cup day crowd over recent years and there was a record crowd and record bidding at the Cup Eve Calcutta held at the Robin Hood Hotel.

Due to the cold climate and often wet weather, the Orange races traditionally go in to recess over late autumn and winter with the new season to commence in October.

Lachie’s off to Sydney with Win for “Maso”in Western Plains rugby GERRIES GOLF

weekly comp

By NORMAN LEWIS

LAST Wednesday, a field of 11 players participated in the weekly Gerries Golf Competition. The weather was fi ne and the course in excellent condition following the recent rain, with the scores reflecting this.

Brian “Maso” Masling continued his good form from the Business House event to return a score of 25 points to take the major prize. Second place went to Vince Ferrari, only one point behind on 24.

Two players, Mal Fraser and Phil White, were close behind on 23 points but did not get mentioned in the winning list. The Nearestthe-Pin event was not won, so the Jackpot kitty must be building nicely.

Bob Fletcher won the NAGA prize with a round of 15, it’s good to see “Fletch” back on the course.

The weekly comp was played on Wednesday, April 24, with the results to appear in next week’s edition of the Narromine Star.

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

By SHARON BONTHUYS NARROMINE Junior Gorillas player Lachie Watt is off to Sydney next month, following his recent selection in a 20-player Under-12s Western Plains rugby union squad.

The squad of talented pre-teens will play a curtain-raiser to the NSW Waratahs versus ACT Brumbies Super Rugby match in Sydney next month, before backing up the next day to play The Shore School.

It’s an exciting opportunity for the soon-to-be 12-year-old St Augustine’s student, who has been a member of the Narromine Junior Gorillas for seven years. It’s also not Lachie’s fi rst time around the block, having made this team previously, and he has also played representative cricket, league, and union locally.

“I’m pretty excited to play in front of 15,000 people,” Lachie said.

The curtain-raiser at the Waratahs-Brumbies match will be an eight-minute game during the half-time break, he said. To prepare for the game, he’s working hard on his conditioning.

“I’ve got a lot of fitness drills, and I’ll do a bit of tackling drills at home,” he said.

Watching rugby games on television is also on Lachie’s agenda, studying how the players work on the field, and when they move into new positions. The diehard Waratahs’ fan hopes his team will emerge victorious at the Sydney game.

Lachie said he plays a “number eight” or “f lanker” role usually, which, this journalist is sure rugby enthusiasts will know, involves something to do with scrums and scoring!

The Western Plains Under-12s squad features 10 players from Gulargambone, three from Walgett, and two each from Bourke, Coonamble, the Macquarie Emus, and Lachie from Narromine.

Lachie knows most of the Western Plains Under-12s squad, which features Kleon Reid, Kahlil Welsh, Hayne O’Hara, Ryder Larkin, Slater Peters, George Macrae, Akiro Baker, Reggie Leonard, Mahki Turnbull, Bradley Turnbull (Gulargambone); Jeb Peirce, Jack Old (Bourke); Wes Willock, Max Scheib (Coonamble); Ollie Whitely, Patrick Brua (Macquarie Emus); Jack Schiller, Jake Day, and Jack Timmins (Walgett).

To make the squad, Lachie travelled to Coonamble to try out for the team.

“It was really fun, and good to meet different kids and play on different fields,” he said.

The St Augustine’s senior student will head away to boarding school in Sydney next year, and no doubt enjoy the many opportunities that will provide in rugby union and other sports while he completes his high school education.

For now, we wish the Western Plains Under-12 squad all the very best for their games in Sydney next month.

Narromine Junior Gorilla, Lachie Watt, is heading to Sydney with the Western Plains Under-12 squad to play an exhibition match at a major seniors game.

PHOTO: NARROMINE STAR.

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Christie and Hood Castlereagh League set to kick off Saturday followed up with a 6-0 win over the Narromine Jets, before going on to play another well performing team on the day, the Baradine Magpies, in the final.

Any thought of this just being a pre-season trial soon dissipated as the two teams tore into each other in what was a bruising affair.

The Kangaroos ultimately ran out 12-4 winners to cap off what was a great day for the Club. The result will give their players and supporters a major morale boost and belief that they will be a force in this year’s competition.

Equally so, the youthful and never-say-die Baradine side and their supporters would have to be enthused about their side’s prospects in the coming season.

The competition proper begins this Saturday.

Castlereagh Rugby League

By BRYSON LUFF

ROUND One of the 2024 Christie and Hood Castlereagh League competition kicks off this Saturday with some great matches on offer.

Last year’s Premiers, the Gulgong Terriers, will have their depth fully tested when they travel to Baradine to lineup against a Magpie outfit that is loaded with youthful exuberance and who love nothing better than playing in front of their very vocal home crowd.

The Terriers have reportedly lost a number of players from their Premiership-winning team of 2023, and they can expect a warm reception to “Magpie Land” from the black-and-whites who will be out to back up the good form that secured them a berth in the Castlereagh Knock Out final last Saturday.

The Cobar Roosters will be playing host to the Narromine Jets in all three grades with the First Grade game in particular presenting itself as an entertaining and even battle between two well performed outfits.

The Coolah Kangaroos will be back in action on their home turf this Saturday when they will be entertaining the Gilgandra Panthers in First Grade and the Binnaway Bombshells in League Tag. The Kangaroos First Grade side made a statement last Saturday when they went through their three knockout games undefeated, the question being, whether they can sustain a winning effort for the lengthier competition match.

The Roo’s success last Saturday should ensure a jam-

Winning a game and losing a game, the Narromine Jets had a good prelude to the 2024 season.

PHOTO: NARROMINE JETS.

packed Bowen Oval and the Panthers can look forward to a torrid examination across the paddock.

There will also be two League Tag games at Coolah with Gilgandra and Dunedoo playing at 12 noon followed by Coolah up against Binnaway.

Coonabarabran is the venue for the fi nal Round One game with the Unicorns laying down the red carpet for their arch-rivals, the Coonamble Bears.

Coonabarabran v Coonamble

Round One, Sat. April 27

By BRYSON LUFF

Cobar v Narromine Baradine v Gulgong

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Gilgandra v Dunedoo (LLT at Coolah 12 noon)

Coolah collect KO crown in Castlereagh comeback!

THE re-formed Coolah Kangaroos could not have started their return to the Castlereagh League competition any better

than they did last Saturday.

The rejuvenated Kangas took out the 2024 Christie and Hood Castlereagh League Knockout competition, which was staged on their home ground.

Wintery conditions did little to deter a good crowd witnessing the action at Coolah’s Bowen Oval, and the hometown supporters would have been well pleased with their side’s performances.

This began with an emphatic 20-0 victory over the reigning premiers and Clayton Cup holders, the Gulgong Bull Terriers, in the fi rst game of the day.

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Complete 2024 Christie and Hood Castlereagh League Knock Out Scores Preliminary round: Coolah 20 defeated Gulgong 0, Narromine 8 defeated Coonabarabran 0, Coonamble 12 defeated Gilgandra 6, Baradine 8 drew with Cobar 8 (Baradine declared winner by being the fi rst-scorer).

Consolation semis: Gulgong 6 defeated Coonabarabran 0, Cobar 18 defeated Gilgandra 6.

Consolation fi nal: Cobar 14 defeated Gulgong 0.

Knock-out semis: Coolah 6 defeated Narromine 0, Baradine 16 defeated Coonamble 0 Knock-out Final: Coolah Kangaroos 12 (Chanse Burgess, Casey Burgess tries, Hugh Wesley 2 goals) defeated Baradine Magpies 4 (Tallis McEwen-Welsh try).