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Western papers shine at Country Press NSW Inc. 2024 Awards THE 2024 Country Press NSW Annual Conference and Awards Dinner has been a resounding success, with 106 members, sponsors and guests attending the regional event in Dubbo from Thursday, October 17 to Friday, October 18. Several newspapers walked away from the event with prestigious awards to show for their efforts over the past year, including The Gilgandra Weekly. President Lucie Peart, of Gilgandra Newspapers, was re-elected unanimously at the annual general meeting to lead the organisation for an eighth term. She received a special award from the membership for her outstanding work over many years to rebuild Country Press NSW Inc. Also at the annual general meeting, Edward Higgins, Mid-West Media, was elected vice-president. Recently retired Narrabri publishers, Wanda and Ian Dunnet (The Courier) were also awarded the Conscientious Service to Country Newspapers.

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Report details Timbrebongie House care, complaint handling, and governance concerns By SHARON BONTHUYS A REPORT released earlier this week by the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commissioner has identified multiple alleged serious concerns at Narromine’s sole, non-profit aged care facility, Timbrebongie House. The report by the commissioner’s delegate, Therese Solomon, followed an unannounced visit to the facility and audit carried out on August 21-22, 2024, which identified Timbrebongie House was non-compliant in three areas of the aged care quality standards: f Standard 3: Personal care and clinical care; f Standard 6: Feedback and complaints; and f Standard 8: Organisational governance. Aged Care Quality and Safety Commissioner, Janet Anderson, told the Narromine Star that aged care providers are required by law to provide safe and quality care and services in accordance with the aged care quality standards. “Where the commission fi nds that a provider is non-compliant with their ob-

Timbrebongie House, Narromine. PHOTO: NARROMINE STAR. ligations, the provider is required to make improvements as soon as possible to rectify the non-compliance,” Ms Anderson said. “The commission closely monitors the provider to ensure that they take timely, successful action to address the identiﬁed shortcomings. This is the current status of Timbrebongie House,” the

commissioner added. Newly installed board chair at Timbrebongie House, Margie Collins, told the Narromine Star that the board is working hard to rectify the issues identiﬁed in the report, and that much had already been achieved. “We have already been working on this for weeks and weeks, and there have already

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Thursday, October 24, 2024 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR

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INSIDE THIS WEEK Political News & Opinion . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .10 Community News .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .14 Classroom News .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .16 Puzzles .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 18

Dubbo Rural Women’s event promotes social ties for isolated communities

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THE FORECAST Thursday, October 24 Min 14. Max 25. Possible shower. Possible rainfall: 0 to 1 mm. Chance of any rain: 40% Central West Slopes and Plains area: Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers on the northern slopes, slight chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the north. Light winds becoming southerly 15 to 20 km/h early in the morning then tending southwesterly 25 to 35 km/h in the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to between 10 and 17 with daytime temperatures reaching 22 to 29. Sun protection recommended from 9:10 am to 4:30 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 9 [Very High]

Event MC Jen McCutcheon with Rural Women’s Day founder Jackie Elliot, and guest speakers Emily Stanton (The Nyngan Hotel) and Camilla Herbig Rural Adversity Mental Health Program. PHOTO: THE GILGANDRA WEEKLY: LUCIE PEART. By SOPHIA MCCAUGHAN INTERNATIONAL Day of Rural Women, held this year on Tuesday, October 15, aims to highlight the role, conditions and lived experiences of women in rural areas worldwide, with an event in Dubbo last Saturday, celebrating this occasion. Australian-based non-proﬁt, “Rural Women’s Day” strives to connect, promote, and unite rural women across Australia and New Zealand, to come together and support each other with shared experiences about the highs and lows of living in rural and remote communities. With more than 2000 women from all parts of Australia attending Rural Women’s Day events across the country, the group also partnered with Western Rural Connect to hold a celebration in Dubbo on the weekend. At the event, local rural women heard from a panel comprising Emily Stanton, a young small business owner who earlier this year re-opened the historic Nyngan Hotel after years of major renovations. Friday, October 25 Min 8. Max 23. Mostly sunny. Chance of any rain: 0% Central West Slopes and Plains area: Mostly sunny. Winds south to southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h becoming light during the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 5 and 10 with daytime temperatures reaching the low to mid 20s. Sun protection recommended from 9:10 am to 4:30 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 9 [Very High] Saturday, October 26 Min 7. Max 25. Sunny. Chance of any rain: 0% Central West Slopes and Plains area: Mostly sunny. Light winds. Overnight temperatures fall-

Camilla Herbig, a member of the Rural Adversity Mental Health Program (RAMHP) and author of the helpful harvest-time manual, “Tractor Snacks”; along with Dubbo-based ABC reporter, Jen McCutcheon. Camilla told the event that rural communities are “beautiful”, but social isolation is a big risk amongst women living in rural and remote areas. “I think that rural connection is really fabulous, and I think we do it differently and do it well in rural areas,” Camilla said. “But sometimes, it is really challenging with rural isolation and if you can’t ﬁ nd your tribe, some people get really closed off by it, and it becomes really difficult,” she added. In that theme, Emily said that the reopening of the Nyngan Hotel has provided more opportunities for locals to connect with each other. “I think what we have done is create more reasons to be social in our community,” Emily believes. “They are probably more social than what they were, because they now have a nice venue to go to and

ing to between 4 and 9 with daytime temperatures reaching the low to high 20s. Sun protection recommended from 9:10 am to 4:30 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 9 [Very High] Sunday, October 27 Min 11. Max 28. Partly cloudy. Possible rainfall: 0 to 1 mm. Chance of any rain: 30% Monday, October 28 Min 13. Max 29. Partly cloudy. Possible rainfall: 0 to 1 mm. Chance of any rain: 30% Tuesday, October 29 Min 11. Max 27. Mostly sunny. Chance of any rain: 10%

I have seen that in the cost-of-living crisis,” she added. While the cost-of-living is lower in rural and remote communities, Jen said while there is a cost to socially connect with people in the community, it was something that was integral to her mental health. “Like just going for a coffee, every day is ﬁve dollars, but for me that is my human connection, and that’s the price to just say ‘hello’ to an adult, another human, and maybe bump into someone you know,” Jen said. Camilla said as the cost-of-living gets higher, it is all about getting creative with how we stay connected with each other. “I think we need to keep trying to ﬁ nd what we can do to be more social and being more connected,” she said. It is important to keep social connections when living in regional, rural and remote communities with data from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare revealing suicide was the ninth leading cause of death in outer regional areas and the seventh leading cause of death in remote areas between 2017 and 2021.

The week @ Trangie weather station

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NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Thursday, October 24, 2024 ADVERTORIAL

Frock up for the Cotton Cup marquee luncheon THINGS are a little different at this year’s Cotton Cup, with the Warren Jockey Club announcing a new partnership and launching an exciting new event. On Sunday, November 10, the Randwick of the West will host the inaugural all-inclusive Cotton Cup Marquee Luncheon, an elegant affair hosted in partnership with Wincott – Women in Cotton. Warren Jockey Club President Paul Smith said he was excited to be launching this premier new event for the Macquarie Valley, together with an organisation that supports rural cotton growing communities. Wincott is a volunteer organisation formed more than 20 years ago to support networking and learning opportunities for women in cotton growing communities. “With cotton one of the biggest industries in our region, we thought it only fitting that our new Cotton Cup event be launched with the local cotton industry. But the Marquee Luncheon is not just for the cotton community, it’s for everyone,” said Mr Smith. “We’re really passionate about building racing in Warren back up to its former glory. But we also wanted to add a touch of the Royal Randwick and Flemington flare for the punters too,” he added. “That flare comes in the form of our fi rst ever Cotton Cup Marquee Luncheon, a Melbourne Cup birdcage-influenced all-inclusive long luncheon. It’s set to be an unforgettable day fi lled with elegance, excitement, and entertainment, with some of the region’s top thoroughbreds competing for more than $250,000 in prize money,” Mr Smith said. Melinda Swift and Georgie Carrigan, local representatives from Wincott, said they were excited to be reigniting the conversations and events for Women in Cotton in the area with the launch of the Cotton Cup Marquee Luncheon. The ladies believe the event is a chance to recognise the important role women play in agriculture and rural communities, and a wonderful opportunity to bring the entire community together. Mr Smith said the club is promoting and sharing the stories of women who are working on

the land and contributing more broadly to the industry they love. “Women play a significant role in the Australian cotton industry, and rural communities. We see women leading a lot of different businesses; and if they’re not leading, they’re key support factors,” Mr Smith said. “Women are a vital thread in our communities and can be seen in a variety of roles from owners to on-farm positions driving machinery and tending to the crop, and other roles like agronomy, fi nance, accounting, marketing, ginning, and fashion. “The Marquee Luncheon is a fantastic opportunity for everyone across the district to come together, celebrate the role we all play in rural communities, and just enjoy an afternoon of fun in the spring sunshine,” he added. Guests will be treated to prime view of the track from the hillside, cooled marquee, drinks all afternoon from a private bar, a delightful sit-down lunch from renowned central west caterers Eat Your Greens, live music from Mudgee’s Teniele Thomson, guest speakers, race entry, goodie bags and more. A coach will also be running, with Marquee Luncheon guests offered free return transport from Dubbo, Narromine, Trangie, Nevertire and Warren. “If there is interest from other towns throughout the region, the Warren Jockey Club is also open to supporting some of the costs, so get a group together and reach out to us,” added Mr Smith. For the fi rst time in Warren, race-goers will also have access to delicious handcrafted cocktails by renowned mixologist Josephine’s Drinks. Fashion and style are always an important part of any race day, and this year the club is amping up their ‘best dressed’ competition. “Make sure you ‘frock up’ in your best spring racing attire for your chance to win a fantastic range of prizes,” said Mr Smith. Tickets for the inaugural Cotton Cup Marquee Luncheon are available now from 123Tix, and Warren Jockey Club membership can also be purchased from the same location with an exclusive discount on event tickets. See the advertisement for details.

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Armenian Nutmeg Cake By NARROMINE CWA THIS week, we’re pleased to bring you a recipe for a warm, spicy Armenian dessert cake. It’s deﬁ nitely aromatic, but not overly sweet. Let us know what you think. What you need… 2 cups firmly packed brown sugar 2 cups SR flour 4 oz butter 1 tsp bi-carb soda I cup milk

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1 beaten egg 1 tsp nutmeg chopped nuts What to do… Combine sugar and flour, rub in butter. Place half the ingredients into a springform tin, and press down firmly. Dissolve soda in milk, add egg and nutmeg. Mix into half-dry ingredients. Pour over mixture in cake tin and top with nuts. Bake at 180°C for one hour. Leave to stand in the tin for 15 minutes before tuning out. Did you like this recipe? Follow us on social media for this and so much more. The Narromine CWA has been going for over 100 years now, did you know?

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Thursday, October 24, 2024 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR

Western papers shine at Country Back row: Lucie Peart (Gilgandra Weekly), Sally Young (Dubbo Photo News), Nicholas Crocker (Gilgandra Weekly), Sharon Bontuys (Narromine Star). Front row: Beverly Fearne (Dubbo Photo News) and Sophia McCaughan (Narromine Star).

Minister for regional NSW Tara Moriarty, presenting the Country Press NSW Inc 2024 award for Best Small Newspaper to the Narromine Star team including co-publisher Lucie Peart, Sharon Bonthuys (also 2024 CPNSW Journalist of the Year), Zoe Rendall, Sophia McCaughan, Kayla Fowler, and co-publisher Tim Pankhurst. Fashion note: Ms Peart’s dress was made by Kate Banks of Gulargambone under her label by.Banks . It is a custom print of Ms Peart’s first editions of her newspape p p rs. PHOTOS: OS: BY COUNTRY PRESS NSW INC.

Wellington and District Leader’s Mark Griggs with CPNSW president Lucie Peart, who was given an special award by members for her service. From page 1 The awards dinner was held at Dubbo RSL Club. Guests were asked to dress in their best ‘Dub-Vegas’ attire, including colourful feather boas, and sparkling sequin dresses. At the awards dinner, the major guest of honour, minister for agriculture, regional NSW and western NSW, the Hon Tara Moriarty MLC, delivered an address on the NSW government’s commitment to the regional newspaper industry, to be delivered through a $3 million second package of the Regional Media Fund. Other invited guests attending the dinner were federal member for Parkes, Mark Coulton, National MLC Sam Farraway, Labor MLC Stephen Lawrence, National MLC Sarah Mitchell, and Jamie Chaffey (Country Mayors As-

sociation and Nationals candidate for Parkes). The 2024 Awards of Excellence, which received a 25 per cent increase in entries this year, was again the feature event for most attending newspapers. In the journalism section, The Gilgandra Weekly won Best Sports Story, while Sharon Bonthuys of the Narromine Star was 2024 Journalist of the Year (the second time she has won the senior category). The Narromine Star was also judged to be the Best Small Newspaper, a new category open to newspapers printing less than 700 copies per week. The Dubbo Photo News also took out the award for Best Free Newspaper.

Minister for regional NSW Tara Moriarty, presents the Country Press NSW Inc 2024 award for Journalist of the Year to Sharon Bonthuys.

2024 Country Press NSW Awards of Excellence Best Sports Photograph: Parkes Champion Post (winner), The Courier (runner-up). Best Human-Interest Photograph: Wellington and District Leader (winner), Riverine Grazier (runner-up). Best News Photograph: Wellington and District Leader (winner), Coonabarabran Times (runner-up). Best Front Page Under 700 Copies Weekly: Tumbarumba Times (winner), Grenfell Record (runner-up). Best Front Page Over 700 Copies Weekly: The Courier (winner), Riverine Grazier (runner-up). Best News Story: Riverine Grazier (winner), The Bugle

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Photo News (equal winners). Best Advertising Feature: Gunnedah Times (winner), Cobar Weekly (runner-up). Best New Advertising Product: Deniliquin Pastoral Times. Young Journalist of the Year: Lily Plass (winner), Cara Kemp (runner-up). Journalist of the Year: Sharon Bonthuys, Narromine Star (winner), Sam Woods, Gunnedah Times (runner-up). Best Paid Newspaper: Gunnedah Times (winner), Coonamble Times (runner-up). Best Small Publisher: Narromine Star (winner), Tumbarumba Times (runner-up). Best Free Newspaper: Dubbo Photo News (winner), Hunter River Times and The Bugle (equal runner-up).

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Press NSW Inc. 2024 Awards

Our sister paper, Dubbo Photo News, also won two awards on the night, one for advertising.

Dubbo MLC Stephen Lawrence, presenting the 2024 Country Press NSW Inc Award for Best Sports Story to Gilgandra Weekly’s Lucie Peart.

Squeaky Sound Box. Some of the action for the Dub-Vegas themed CPNSW awards dinner on October 18.

Rural Crime Matters By SOPHIA MCCAUGHAN LATEST rural crime and courts news from Narromine Shire and beyond, covers a wide range of issues. Below are updates on current court cases involving rural communities, highlighting local law enforcement efforts, criminal charges, and outcomes. With a particular focus on both local incidents and the broader region, our coverage aims to keep local community members up to date about crime prevention and legal developments.

Alleged driver behind Tomingley Crash has first appearance in court A MAN accused of causing a horror crash that killed four people recently is expected to plead not guilty. The accused, 23-year-old Jack Bowd, was on crutches when he appeared before Dubbo Local Court for the ﬁ rst time on Monday, October 21. Bowd was before Magistrate G Wilson where he sat in the public gallery surrounded by members of his family. Emergency services were

called to the Newell Highway near Tomingley after 9PM, to discover a ute and van had crashed on Friday September 27. 18-year-old Lochie Jacobs, 19-year-old Joey Urban from Molong who were passengers in the ute died at the scene. 57-year-old couple Sue and Graham Tait from Parkes who were travelling in their van also died on the scene. Bowd was the alleged driver of the ute and the sole survivor of the crash where he was taken to Dubbo Base Hospital for leg injuries. He was arrested the following Monday, September 30. Bowd is charged with four offences of dangerous driving occasioning death, two charges relating to seatbelt offences and four offences of negligent driving occasioning death. Bowd remains on bail and will next appear before the court on Thursday, December 19.

Alleged Narromine stabber still behind bars A MAN at the centre of an alleged fatal stabbing of a 16-year-old boy at Narromine

remains in custody as he faces a charge certiﬁcation (committal) hearing in front of Magistrate A Tang at Dubbo Local Court on Thursday, October 31 at 9:30am. The accused, 26-year-old Anthony Facchi has been charged with murder and did not make an application for bail when he last faced local court on Thursday, October 10. He remains behind bars. In April this year, emergency services were called to a home on Nymagee Street, Narromine at around 9pm where they arrived to ﬁ nd the teenage boy with stab injuries to his neck. The 16-year-old victim was treated at the scene by NSW Ambulance paramedics before being taken to Dubbo Regional Airport where died.

Beware! Fake Tradies in Dubbo and Narromine region ORANA Mid-Western Police District announced on social media that they have received reports of dodgy tradesmen offering to repair roofs and driveways in the Dubbo/Narromine region. Fake tradies, generally

travelling con-men, often target vulnerable people and ask for payment before the job is complete. Be suspicious of people who knock on your door or approach you while you are in the garden and offer to paint the house, work on your garden, cut trees, resurface driveways, or ﬁ x your roof. If you come across fake tradies in your area, record as much information as you can, such as their name, car number-plate, physical description, and report this information to Narromine Police Station. REMEMBER! If it is too good to be true, it probably is.

Operation Surge disrupts criminal activities in Bathurst, Orange, Dubbo, and Wellington POLICE concluded a high-visibility operation last week, aimed at proactively disrupting crime in several Western Region commands including Dubbo, Wellington, Bathurst and Orange. Operation Surge has been formed to target young offenders committing break and en-

ters and designed to target domestic and family violence offenders, fi rearm offences and more. The operation ran from Wednesday, October 16 to Friday, October 18, and involved a number of alleged offenders being arrested. Results from Operation Surge include: f Six Firearm Prohibition Order (FPO) searches f 34 bail-compliance checks f One unauthorised fi rearm seized f Seven prohibited weapons seized f 12 person searches f Eight people charged with 17 offences At about 2.20pm last Wednesday, police also executed a Firearms Prohibition Order (FPO) at an address on Meadowbank Drive, Dubbo. A 17-year-old boy was arrested at the scene and taken to Dubbo Police Station where he was charged with possessing an unauthorised fi rearm, possessing a prohibited drug, and breach of bail. The 17-year-old was granted conditional bail on Thursday, October 17 and will appear before a children’s court in early February.

Thursday, October 24, 2024 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR

Narromine AECG celebrates 20 years Kerrie Walden, Lizzie Harris, Kirsty Kelly and Shelly Bayliss at the 20th anniversary celebrations of the Narromine AECG last weekend. PHOTOS: NARROMINE STAR

By SHARON BONTHUYS PAST students were among the 80 people who gathered last weekend to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the Narromine Narromine Aboriginal Education Consultative Group (AECG). The hardworking volunteers who have driven the work of the Narromine AECG for the past two decades in the local Community celebrated their work and achievements with a gala dinner at the Narromine Golf Club on Saturday, October 19. It was a very special event for the Narromine AECG, which is just one small cog in a very big wheel of volunteers across NSW who provide advice on all matters relevant to education and training with the mandate

ABORIGINAL Languages Week started last Sunday, with communities, schools, and organisations around NSW celebrating languages and recognising their importance to Aboriginal culture and identity. The theme this year, ‘Languages Alive, Culture Thrives’, recognises that revitalising and sustaining languages will ensure they are maintained for future generations. This second annual Aboriginal Languages Week runs until 27 October, commemorating the anniversary of that legislation being enacted in 2017. The growth and strengthening of Aboriginal languages and culture is a key outcome for Closing the Gap, a national commitment to improve outcomes for Aboriginal people. “Aboriginal languages play a central role in strengthening our Cultural identity by connecting Aboriginal people to one another other, and to our ancestors and Country,” said Cathy Trindall, Deputy Chairperson, Aboriginal Languages Trust. Aboriginal Affairs and Treaty Minister David Harris agreed. “I am proud that NSW is the only State or Territory in Australia to enact legislation to recognise the importance of Aboriginal languages, and we continue to lead the way with the establishment of a dedicated week to shine the spotlight on this crucial element of Aboriginal culture,” Mr Harris said. “The NSW Government is strongly committed to supporting Aboriginal communities to reawaken and reclaim languages. “Language means everything to Aboriginal Communities who have kept their languages alive despite signiﬁcant barriers to ensure they are celebrated and preserved for the future,” he concluded.

The delicious celebratory cake.

The 20th anniversary celebrations in full swing. PHOTO: SUPPLIED. that this advice represents the Aboriginal Community viewpoint. This involves working closely with schools, education and training facilities in the area, as well as staff, families and students. Narromine is one of 20 local non-proﬁt AECGs in Western 1 Region, which itself is one of 20 regions that make up the wider NSW AECG. With President Crystal Donnelly unable to attend the special occasion, Narromine AECG Vice-president Kirsty Kelly, Secretary Shelly Bayliss, and Treasurer Lizzie Harris joined the President of Western 1 Region, Kerrie Walden, to talk to the Narromine Star about the anniversary. Ms Kelly, Ms Bayliss and Ms Harris have all been at the heart of the Narromine AECG

for the duration and are proud of what the group has achieved collectively in that time, supporting the AECG principles of respect, empowerment and self-determination. The process of collaborative consultation is integral to equal partnership and is fundamental to the achievement of equality, the NSW AECG states on its website. “Making Connections with the Community and developing an understanding of Aboriginal education is so important,” Ms Kelly said of the work the group does. “The NSW AECG has been the driving force for including language in schools, and our group has been part of that,” Ms Bayliss added. Ms Bayliss explained that if parents and carers are uncomfortable with approaching

Aboriginal Languages Week celebrates languages revitalisation

their child’s school, they can come to the AECG who will advocate for them or help them navigate local processes. Regional delegate Ms Walden said the work of the Narromine AECG was invaluable, providing solid foundations for Connecting Community to Country and leaving a legacy for local children. “There is over 60 years’ combined service in the Narromine AECG from Crystal, Shelly, Lizzie and Kirsty,” Ms Walden added. “The core group hasn’t changed,” she said. “It ’s been a pr iv i lege to ach ieve what we have w it h t h is sa me core g roup at t he cent re of it a l l,” Ms Bayl iss added. A deep friendship and respect has developed between the executive members over

time, which Ms Harris said was one of the key elements driving her personal volunteer work with the group. As well as a delicious meal and anniversary cake, the evening’s celebrations included a Welcome to Country, traditional dancing, speeches, and a pictorial display of the local group’s work across the decades. Elders and other special guests also attended the event, joined by some of the many students who beneﬁted from the group’s work locally. “Some of the kids [we have helped over the years] are coming back to celebrate with us tonight,” Ms Walden said. “It’s great to see the return of junior AECG members who are now grown up,” Ms Bayliss said.

NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Thursday, October 24, 2024

Report details Timbrebongie House care, complaint handling, and governance concerns

Timbrebongie House is the only aged care facility in Narromine and is highly valued by the local community. PHOTOS: NARROMINE STAR. From page 1

Report results THE assessment carried out during the audit in August included the unannounced site visit to the Narromine facility, observations undertaken at the facility, a review of documents, and interviews with staff, consumers and or their representatives, and others, according to the publicly available performance report which is available on the commission’s website. The report details a single concern against each of the standards, rendering the facility non-compliant against each standard. This has raised questions about the alleged management of the facility and care provided to the community’s most vulnerable elderly residents, which the report refers to as “consumers”. The October 10, 2024, report, made publicly available earlier this week, revealed a number of issues around inadequate personal and clinical care at Timbrebongie House. The facility’s complaints register recorded 12 complaints made during 2024 alone, with nine of those allegedly closed by the CEO with no details of action taken, and three remaining open. The facility also did not demonstrate effective organisation-wide governance systems across a number of areas, the report indicated. Timbrebongie House is a registered charity, and publicly available information on the Australian Charities and NotFor-Proﬁts Commission website shows the facility receives 69 per cent of its funding from government, more than 22 per cent from goods and services, and 7.5 per cent from investments.

Previous audit in 2023 TIMBREBONGIE House was previously audited by the commission between February 28, 2023 and March 2, 2023, with the subsequent performance report delivered on April 5, 2023. That report found the facility compliant with each of the standards above, but non-compliant against Standard 4: Services and Supports for Daily Living, and Standard 7: Human Resources, in the area of staff recruitment and training. Following that report, the commission re-accredited Timbrebongie House on April 5, 2023, until April 4, 2026.

Approaches for comment THE federal member for Parkes, Mark Coulton, has raised concerns on behalf of rural and remote residential aged care providers to the minister for aged care on numerous occasions, and he will continue to do so if any providers seek his assistance. “While the result of Timbrebongie House’s latest performance report is disappointing, I am hopeful the issues identified will be resolved by the Timbrebongie board and staff,” Mr Coulton said in a statement. “Timbrebongie House provides an invaluable service to the elderly of Narromine and surrounding communities; it would be a terrible loss for the region if Timbrebongie is not able to rectify these compliance deficiencies.” Narromine mayor, Cr Ewen Jones, also made the following statement after reading the publicly available Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission report on Timbrebongie House. “I am very shocked and disappointed to have read this report. I hope this situation is resolved as soon as possible.” After previously receiving inquiries from the community members with concerns about Timbrebongie House, the Narromine Star approached the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission last November, only to be told it could not provide information at that time, due to legislative restrictions on reporting. Following the release of the most recent performance report for Timbrebongie House this week, Aged Care Quality and Safety Commissioner, Janet Anderson, said “where a provider is slow, ineffective, or otherwise fails to achieve compliance or if we identify that the provider is placing residents at risk, we will take action”. “This can include shortening a period of accreditation, issuing a sanction or, as a final resort when risks are ongoing and unmitigated, revoking the provider’s approval to deliver government subsidised aged care,” Ms Anderson concluded. Timbrebongie House board chair Margie Collins told the Narromine Star the board was aware of some of these issues and would like to reassure the community that progress is being made against the report’s findings.

“We are working very hard with the staff to ensure that all the residents and their families feel supported and very well cared for. [Timbrebongie House] is a beautiful community facility,” Ms Collins said “It’s a very important facility that we have in Narromine that is community-based and run. The commission is very mindful of that as well and extremely supportive,” Ms Collins concluded.

What the report says Unpacking the issues THE nine-page performance report by the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission identiﬁed the following issues.

Personal and clinical care IN Standard 3, Timbrebongie House was found to be non-compliant against Requirement 3(3)(a) - Each consumer gets safe and effective personal care, clinical care, or both personal and clinical care, that: (i) is best practice; and (ii) is tailored to their needs; and (iii) optimises their health and well-being. “The service did not demonstrate that each consumer gets safe and effective personal care, clinical care, or both personal care and clinical care, that is best practice, is tailored to their needs, and optimises their health and wellbeing,” the report states. While this scenario did not apply to all residents at the facility, seven identiﬁed incidences were highlighted in the report including one consumer being left unattended for an extended period, consumers receiving incorrect meals placing them at the risk of harm, and a lack of comprehensive incident investigation.

Complaints and open disclosure IN Standard 6, Timbrebongie House was found to be non-compliant against Requirement 6 (3)(c) - Appropriate action is taken in response to complaints and an open disclosure process is used when things go wrong. The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care describes ‘open disclosure’ as “the open discussion of adverse events that

result in harm to a patient while receiving health care with the patient, their family and carers”. This includes an apology or expression of regret, an explanation of what happened, the opportunity for patients, family and carers to relate their experience, and discussion of potential consequences and actions taken to prevent recurrence, according to the organisation’s website. The Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission report found ﬁve out of six Timbrebongie House staff “did not demonstrate an understanding of open disclosure… [and] no training records were provided to demonstrate staff had received education related to open disclosure”. The report indicated 12 complaints had been recorded in the facility’s complaints register, with nine closed and three remaining open. However, it says: “the complaints register shows the majority of the complaints have been closed with a response action noting that the ‘CEO investigated’, however, there are no details of the actions taken, effectiveness of actions or satisfaction of the complainant with the action taken”. The commission’s assessment team examined three feedback and complaint forms submitted in 2024 and found the ‘our actions’ section pertaining to the facility’s response were blank, according to the report. When examining resident meeting minutes dated August 12, 2024, the assessment team reported “feedback from consumers stating they are not consistently treated with dignity and respect [and meal complaints were not] captured in the complaints register [or action taken]”.

Organisational governance IN Standard 8, Timbrebongie House was found to be non-compliant against Requirement 8 (3) (c) - Effective organisation wide governance systems relating to the following: i) information management; ii) continuous improvement; iii) ﬁ nancial governance; iv) workforce governance, including the assignment of clear responsibilities and accountabilities; v) regulatory compliance; vi) feedback and complaints.

The report found “the organisation did not demonstrate effective organisation-wide governance systems relating to information management, continuous improvement, workforce governance, regulatory compliance, and feedback and complaints”. For information management, care documentation did not consistently capture accurate information about consumers’ needs and preferences, and pain monitoring and other care was not always documented. Incident investigation, intervention assessments and policies and procedures not reflecting best practice did not demonstrate “thorough review”, the report said. Although some improvements have been made, “the service does not have systems in place to identify deficiencies in care and services and support the development and implementation of continuous improvement opportunities,” the report revealed. “Observations of management and staff interactions and interviews undertaken do not demonstrate that the organisation has sound workforce management strategies in place. “The organisation did not demonstrate a sound understanding of their regulatory compliance obligations specifically related to environmental restraint,” the report indicated. “When asked about approved provider responsibilities and the requirement to establish a consumer advisory body, the CEO stated they do not have a consumer advisory body as the service is not big enough,” the report concluded.

Facility’s response to audit

TIMBREBONGIE House acknowledged the fi ndings in its response to the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission on September 27, 2024. Among its responses was a commitment to include “a plan for continuous improvement containing actions to address the identified non-compliance” for all three standards. No timeframe was identified for this rectification to occur. Board chair Margie Collins told the Narromine Star that progress has been made against the commission’s report fi ndings.

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COUNCILCOLUMN ON PUBLIC EXHIBITION DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS DA2024/59 - Multi Dwelling Housing – 8 Manufactured Homes PAN – 471470 at 68 Mullah St, Trangie. Exhibition period 14 October 2024 – 28 October 2024 /QFKƂ ECVKQP &# – 5MW Solar PV power Generation plant with Battery Storage PAN – 475101 at 1570 Dandaloo Road, Narromine. Exhibition period 14 October 2024 – 28 October 2024 DA2024/48 – Subdivision Boundary Adjustment PAN – 443319 at Dubbo Burroway Road, Narromine. Exhibition period 17 October 2024 – 14 November 2024 These documents are available by visiting NSW Planning Portal website www.planningportal.nsw. gov.au/daexhibitions or can be viewed in person at Narromine Shire Council’s Customer Service & Payments Centre located at 118 Dandaloo St Narromine. To make a submission - All submissions must be made in writing and received during Ì i Ì w V>Ì «iÀ `° " i submissions can be completed via NSW Planning Portal website by visiting: www.planningportal.nsw. gov.au/daexhibitions

www.narromine.nsw.gov.au/council/ public-exhibition. PUBLIC EXHIBITION - ALCOHOLFREE ZONES (AFZ) BOUNDARY RENEWALS Narromine Shire Council plans to re-establish the Alcohol-Free Zones in Narromine and Trangie for 4 years, commencing November 2024 to November 2028. The AFZ boundaries are based on the 50km speed zones in both towns. Submissions will close Monday 25 Ûi LiÀ ÓäÓ{ >Ì {\ää « ] Ì w ` out more or to make a submission please visit www.narromine.nsw. gov.au/council/public-exhibition ROAD CLOSURE ADVICE MOMO ROAD Narromine Shire Council wishes to advise road users that Momo Road, TOMINGLEY will be closed Ì ÌÀ>vw V] >Ã Ü À Ì Ài i` >Ìi and improve the Tomingley Creek crossing will commence on 8 1EVQDGT Local access for vehicles will be maintained at all times for properties located either side of road closure however, there will be NO through-road access. À vÕÀÌ iÀ v À >Ì > ÌÀ>vw V conditions, incident and major events within the Narromine Shire } Ì ÜÜÜ° ÛiÌÀ>vw V°V É SERVICE NSW MOBILE VAN NARROMINE Service NSW Mobile will be visiting Narromine on Thursday 14 November 2024 from 9am - 4pm outside Narromine Men’s Shed.

PUBLIC EXHIBITION – COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY 2024 Narromine Shire Council’s Community Engagement Strategy 2024 is currently on Public Exhibition until 14 November 2024. This strategy outlines how Council will engage with the community in the development of its plans, policies, and programs. The 2024 Strategy also includes the Community Participation Plan, which details how Council engages the community on matters related to its Planning functions under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act (1979). View the document by visiting www.narromine. nsw.gov.au/council/public exhibition Submissions must be made in writing and addressed to the General Manager, Narromine Shire Council, PO Box 115, Narromine, NSW 2821 or via email at mail@narromine.nsw.gov. au, or through Council’s website at

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National Aerobatics Champions fly out of Narromine Competitor Jason Tang in front of his high performance light aircraft ready for competition.

A high performance aircraft used in the electrifying sport of aerobatics.

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A snapshot of the venue for the National Aerobatic Championships, Narrom ine Aero Club.

Over eight competitors won awards over six categories and two special trophies. Narromine Shire Deputy Mayor, Stacey Bohm, alongside the winners.

By SOPHIA MCCAUGHAN THE 2024 National Aerobatic Championships wrapped up on Friday, October 18, following days of wild, wet and erratic weather. NARROMINE Aero Club was the location of the final days of the Championships with rain delays on Wednesday brought competition to a complete standstill on Day Four of the week-long Championship event. Thankfully, on Day Five of the competition, pilots woke up to a beautiful, clear morning over the world-renowned Narromine airspace. After some low clouds blew through, the competitors had a jam-packed day of ﬂying and

managed to get through 41 fl ights across six categories. It was back-to-back competition fl ights up until the end of the day where the action was wrapped up with the four-minute freestyle category. Friday, October 18, marked the fi nal day of competition where they woke up to some light rain from high clouds. The most experienced pilots were up fi rst in the unlimited category, with three out of four competitors flying. Weather unfortunately put the competition schedule on hold for 90 minutes while they waited for a large shower to pass. The last unlimited competitor got airborne – with a competition schedule having no

time to take a break – heading straight into sportsman, followed by advanced and then finally intermediate. Unfortunately, entry and graduate competitors had to forfeit their last f light due to wind. It was an interesting day for competition flying with a big on-judge wind. Many competing pilots struggled to compete to the best of their abilities with the fi nal positions switching after the fi nal fl ight. The day ended with cleanup, score fi nalisation and then the presentation dinner. It was a great week of competition flying by all pilots competing in the championships with the Australian

Aerobatic Club giving great thanks to Narromine Aero Club for hosting the competition and to the local community of Narromine for their support throughout the weeklong competition.

Presentation Dinner and Final Results THE 2024 National Aerobatic Championships and perpetual trophy winners were presented with their awards by Narromine Shire Council, Deputy Mayor Stacey Bohm. f See the list below of winners of the awards and trophies. f National Aresti Champion – Paul Bennet f Four Minute Freestyle

Champion – Paul Bennet f Advanced Champion – Riley McDonald f Intermediate Champion – Stephen Robinson f Sportsman Champion – Scott Jarron f Graduate Champion – Andrew Clement f Entry Champion – Gen Economidis f Highest Overall Point Scorer – Stephen Robinson f Highest Overall First Time Sportsman and Best and Fairest – Samantha Boardman.

There are plenty of events coming up on the Narromine Aero Club and Narromine Gliding Club calendar throughout summer.

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

Toongi mine funding RESOURCES Minister, Madeleine King, was in Dubbo last week to announce $5 million in funding for Australian Strategic Minerals’ Toongi rare earth mine. The funding has been provided under the International Partnerships in Critical Minerals Program to fund up to 50 per cent of a study to fi nd more efficient ways of refi ning rare earths at its mine and processing plant. This is on top of a $6.5m grant provided to ASM last year by the Federal Government through the Critical Minerals Development Program to support mining, separation and refi ning for critical minerals at the Dubbo project. It was great to host Minister King for a tour of the Toongi mine and a briefi ng with Alkane Resources after I’d been encouraging her to visit for some time. The Toongi mine will not only bring hundreds of jobs to Dubbo but is globally significant due to the role it will play in the critical minerals supply chain.

Kevin Hogan in Dubbo and Gilgandra IT was wonderful to have Shadow Minister for Trade and Tourism, Kevin Hogan, join me and National Party candidate for Parkes, Jamie

AROUND UND THE ELECTORATE TORATE Comment nt by DUGALD D SAUNDERS, ERS, State Member ember for Dubbo bo CONGRATULATIONS to all the award winners and nominees for this year’s Country Press NSW Awards of Excellence. This year’s Awards saw a record number of 28 members entering the annual competition and the introduction of additional categories for small newspapers, editorial writing and sports coverage. A special mention to some

Federal Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton, feeding the giraffes at Taronga Western Plains Zoo last week. PHOTO: TARONGA WESTERN PLAINS ZOO Chaffey, in Dubbo and Gilgandra last week to visit some of our fantastic tourist attractions and meet with local exporters from the agriculture and mining sectors. We visited Taronga Western Plains Zoo, the Western Plains Cultural Centre and the Royal Flying Doctor Service Visitor Experience, giving Kevin and Jamie a taste of some of the great offerings for tourists in Dubbo. We also did a tour of the Toongi rare earth mine and Ahrens Silos in Gilgandra, visited Maverick Biosciences in Dubbo and met with other local exporters as well as Dubbo Regional and Gilgandra Shire councils, showcasing the diverse range of industries we have in this electorate.

of our locals who took out awards on the night. Wellington & District Leader, winners of Best Human-Interest Photo and Best News Photo. Dubbo Photo News took home Best Sports Coverage with awards to the dynamic duo of journalist Geoff Mann and photographer Mel Pocknall, Best Free Newspaper and tied winners of Best Print Advertisement. Last, but not least, the Narromine Star won Best Small Publisher and to top it off, journalist Sharon Bonthys was named the Journalist of the Year! We are very lucky to have some great publications in our electorate! Well done to all of you.

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Local Sporting Champions LAST week I had the pleasure of presenting certificates to some of the young athletes who received financial assistance to fulfill their sporting dreams. A total of 24 young sportspeople from across the electorate received grants of up to $750 to assist with the costs associated with participating in state, national and international sporting championships, under the Local Sporting Champions program. Congratulations to Will Cale (Narromine), Veniece Coorey (Broken Hill), Tully Pickering (Dubbo), Siarne Davis (Coonabarabran), Sarah McInerney (Gunnedah), Samantha Fiechtner (Walgett), Ruby Clayton

CROWN Reserves Improvement Fund grants are NOW OPEN! The Crown Reserves Improvement Fund (CRIF) supports Crown land managers (CLMs) by providing funding for repairs, maintenance and improvements on Crown reserves. The funding aims to beneﬁt the community, boost our economy and contribute to the cultural, sporting and recreational life of NSW. For more information, please visit their website. CONGRATULATIONS to Dubbo’s Mia Richardson who has just been appointed as a member of the NSW Youth Advisory Council following an extensive recruitment process that saw more than 301 applicants chosen for the twelve-member group.

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(Narrabri), Rowdy Laidlaw (Warialda), Riley Bond (Dubbo), Oli Chandler (Gilgandra), Molly Ramien (Gunnedah), Lily Henley (Ungarie), Joshua Brown (Narromine), Jonty Fowler (Narrabri), Jett Hope (Dubbo), Jack Deveson (Dubbo), Hugh McMullen (Gongolgon), Hannah Ryan (Dubbo), Evie Henley (Ungarie), Ethan Ward (Dubbo), Darcy Pollard (Dubbo), Anna-Rose Ward (Condobolin), Amelia Fiechtner (Walgett) and Alexis Whitton (Gunnedah) who each represented their school, state or country in their respective sporting endeavours. These grants made it possible for many of these athletes to be able to compete at a representative level, as it can be costly when travel-

The Youth Advisory Council is about putting the voices of young people front and centre when it comes to making decisions that will impact their future. Young people like Mia are the leaders of the future, and it is appropriate that Government listens to their opinions and advice on issues of importance to young people across the state.” Well done, Mia! MY Christmas card competition is open! There is nothing more iconic than a game of backyard cricket on Christmas Day, but what other sports can be played between early morning pressies and Chrissy lunch? I want to see the how the kids of the Dubbo Electorate

ling large distances for these sporting events.

Agriculture leadership program APPLICATIONS are currently open for the National Farmers’ Federation National Agriculture Leadership Program for young and emerging leaders in the ag sector. The program provides targeted activities and unique experiences in leadership, advocacy, and policy development, and includes an advocacy retreat, policy project and mentoring. I encourage anyone aged under 35 with a passion for agriculture and an interest in leadership to apply for this great opportunity.

get sporty on Christmas Day. Entry is open to all primary school students who reside in the Dubbo electorate, which includes the Narromine Shire, Dubbo, Wellington, Gulgong and Mudgee regions. The winning entry will receive a $200 gift voucher to the store of the student’s choice, second place will receive a $100 gift voucher, with a $50 voucher for third. All entries must be A4 in size with no cotton, glitter or anything stuck to the page, must not be folded, and the artist’s name, age and school should be clearly marked on the back of each entry. Entries can be sent via post to my eletorate ofﬁce by mid November. Until next time Dugald

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New reforms aim to turn up the volume on live entertainment across NSW Local Government

By SOPHIA MCCAUGHAN PEAK body for local government in NSW wants to work with the state Government to ensure recently announced “vibrancy reforms” work well for even our smallest communities. The vibrancy package aims to complement the Government’s plans to encourage more home-building by creating a better state to live in through ensuring local venues, events, and community life also ﬂourishes. The vibrancy reforms intend to cut through red-tape that has tipped the balance against live music and community life in favour of noise complaints designed to impose on culture and entertainment.

New Vibrancy Reforms THE second tranche of reforms include: f Tearing-up restrictions on licensed venues that include “no entertainment” clauses or dictate what genre of music or even how many musicians can play. f Ending the rule that prevents people living within ﬁve kilometres of a registered club from signing-in without ﬁ rst becoming a member. f Banning the restriction on outdoor dining approvals that prevented patrons from standing while drinking outside a licensed premises. f Expanding Special Entertainment Precinct (SEPs), which empower and support councils to balance competing needs in their communities.

PRESIDENT of Local Government NSW (LGNSW), Councillor Darriea Turley (AM) from Broken Hill, said that local government needed to be at the table when discussing the details and implementation of any reforms to ensure the balance between enhancing the cultural and economic vibrancy of communities and protecting the safety and amenity of neighbourhoods. “There can be marked differences between regional and metropolitan areas,” Cr Turley said. “LGNSW therefore, in general, supports ﬂexible arrangements which allow councils to opt-in, rather than blanket state-wide provisions,” she added. A $1 million grant program is also on offer to kickstart more SEPs designed to help councils establish cultural precincts, including support to engage staff or expert consultants to undertake strategic planning, sound standards, consultation and engagement. The program is expected to open for applications later this year.

Narromine Shire Council NARROMINE Star contacted Narromine Shire Council for their thoughts on the second round of vibrancy reforms. A council spokesperson indicated there will be a webinar on the reforms in mid-November to provide more information to Council.

New vibrancy reforms aim to revitalise the live music scene so as to bring back live music festivals such as Spilt Milk that have recently struggled in NSW due to Government red-tape.

Buzz Off! What to do if you spot a swarm in Narromine By SOPHIA MCCAUGHAN SPRING is off to a “buzzing” start, but as ﬂowers bloom and weather gets warmer, bee swarms are becoming increasingly common in the Narromine region. This swarming process is nothing unusual and is part of the natural reproductive life-cycle of honey-bee colonies. Experts explain that colonies are stimulated to swarm during spring when warmer weather together with an abundance of nectar pollen, creates ideal conditions for the colony to increase rapidly. The queen, together with some ﬁeld bees, then leaves the overcrowded hive and clusters on a nearby object, usually a small tree or shrub. The swarm will often remain for a day or two while scout bees (worker bees) search for a new home, or it may move completely to another location. While bee swarms are integral to keeping the honey bee population alive and are vital for rural ecosystems, they can be large and often scary to come across. Bee swarms may look aggressive and dangerous, but swarming bees are very docile and are not inclined to sting

Spring is off to a “buzzing” start, but as flowers bloom and weather gets warmer, bee swarms are becoming increasingly common in the Narromine region. PHOTO: AMATEUR BEEKEEPERS AUSTRALIA. provided they are left alone and a few common-sense precautions are taken. Deb Blinman from Orana Beekeepers told the Narromine Star that while some

people have experienced seeing more bee swarms, the association has not noticed an increase in bee swarm activity, probably due to the negative impact of

the recent nation-wide Varroa Mite outbreak. “Sadly, as Varroa Mite impacts this area over the next few years, the number of unmanaged hives (often in the

wild), are expected to rapidly decrease to very low numbers,” she said. “Within ﬁve to six years from when this pest invades our area, it is expected very few unmanaged hives will exist, dramatically reducing the number of swarms and the number of bees in the area.” While Deb makes this point, she explained to the Narromine Star that, if someone comes across a bee swarm, it is best to leave it alone. “Should members of the community come across a bee swarm that has not settled (maybe hanging off a tree), just leave it alone and it will move on in the next few days,” she said. “If it is safe to do so, beekeepers will come out to catch the swarm and remove it.” If you come across a bee swarm that has established itself in a building or undesirable location, Deb says a beekeeper must be called to the location to assess whether it is safe to remove the hive and how much damage to the structure it could cause. “Registered beekeepers interested in swarm collection, can be contacted through the Beekeeper Australia website or people wishing to collect swarms will sometimes advertise on social media,” Deb concluded.

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20,000 reasons to love Geoff and Sally Taylor, Roger Pagan, Sarah Dunbar and Sandra Pagan at Belgrove Street.

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Narelle Brabrook, Charlotte Ega n, Megan Stoneman and Cheryl Terr y.

The glorious gardens at Barnyard Prickle Farm. By SHARON BONTHUYS THE kind act of four Trangie residents opening their beautiful showpiece gardens to the public last Sunday has raised a staggering $20,000 for local school students. The Trangie Open Gardens initiative by the Trangie Central School (TCS) Parents and Citizens (P&C) Association mobilised the whole community and brought people in from all around to view some of the region’s most spectacular gardens. Participants went on a road trip to the properties of “Thornleigh”, seven kilometres west of Trangie, the “Barnyard Prickle Farm”, a stone’s throw south-west of town, “Gin Gin Station”, 11 kilometres east of Trangie, and the magical yard of a Belgrove Street residence in Trangie itself.

Trangie Central State School

FIRST point of call on the road trip/tour was Trangie Central State School, where participants could buy tickets if they didn’t already have them, obtain their event wristbands from the P&C, and purchase raffle tickets, food, and plants from a stand run by a hive of eager students. There was also a coffee van for those needing a pick-me-up before departing. Three generations of the same family were enjoying a coffee at the school when the Narromine Star stopped by for a chat. Bernadine Taylor, her daughter Sandra Steele, and

Mum, Elsie Lefebvre, had already visited three of the gardens and were preparing to head out to Gin Gin Station to see another family member, Jess Taylor, speak at the all-things-gardening Q&A panel in the early afternoon. “They are all very different gardens and very beautiful,” Mrs Taylor said. Mrs Steele said the event was very well-organised. “It’s really nice to see the kids involved selling raff le tickets and plants here,” she added. P&C member, Ally Ferguson, was staffing the welcome desk at the school and told the Narromine Star that more than 400 tickets for the event had been sold prior to the event, with a lot more bought on the day. “We’ve sold over 100 tickets already today. It’s been amazing,” she said. Ms Ferguson said the P&C was grateful to the Trangie Cancer Support Group — which had previously run Open Garden days in past years as part of its fundraising — for allowing the P&C to take on the concept to support the school. “We’ve taken it over from the Cancer Support Group who are no longer able to do it, and will donate a portion of funds raised to them,” Ms Ferguson explained.

Belgrove Street THIS journalist then pulled on her gum-booties and headed off to Belgrove Street for the ﬁ rst garden. After the rain of the previous week, the ground

was a little wet at the home of Diane Martin, so the boots were handy. What a sight! The garden was a haven of natural plants, trees, shrubs and colour. A large crowd was busy exploring the many parts of the beautiful garden when we visited. Geoff and Sally Taylor were a happy couple who travelled from Gulargambone and we also met Roger and Sandra Pagan from Gilgandra. “It’s lovely. What an incredible variety of plants,” Mrs Taylor commented.

Barnyard Prickle Farm WE later ran into the Pagans and Taylors at the rustic Barnyard Prickle Farm, belonging to Tanya Watson, where they marvelled at the outer shell of an old classic ute with an enormous cactus sprouting from the back tray. The farm also boasted a “metal garden” with many old garden implements and structures woven in around plants or holding them. Charlotte Egan and Megan Stoneman had travelled from Dubbo for the Trangie Open Gardens, and we snapped them with locals, Narelle Brabrook and Cheryl Terry at the farm. “We appreciate the hard work that has gone into making these gardens,” said Ms Egan, who was finishing the tour at the Barnyard Prickle Farm. “We went to Gin Gin ﬁ rst to beat the crowds,” she added with a laugh. “Charlotte’s boot is full of plants,” Ms Stoneman said.

Ms Brabrook said she thought the day was “pretty awesome.”

Thornleigh NEXT stop on the tour was Thornleigh, the home of Skye Rush where the area around the house was ringed by sweet viburnum hedge trees and the house itself framed by gorgeous white “iceberg” roses. Some 60 rose bushes are in place around the house, Mrs Rush told the Narromine Star. She had had a busy morning welcoming the many people visiting the property.

Gin Gin Station LAST stop on the tour was Gin Gin Station, home of Claire Austin, where the expansive lawns surrounding the house were ﬁ lled with visitors of all ages admiring the beautiful gardens. There were also a number of stalls selling plants and other items, which Q&A panel host, Emma Flinn, said did a roaring trade, especially after the panel discussion on gardening with Sue McCutcheon, Neroli Brennan, Sarah Curry, and Jess Taylor. The key messaging from the panel was that preparation is the most important thing when planning a garden. “Failing to prepare, is preparing to fail,” said soil scientist Neroli Brennan, indicating it is important to understand what type of soil people have at their homes and PH test kits can help them test their soil. Sue McCutcheon, part of the renowned Horti Ladies garden

designers and consultants, also encouraged planning before planting. “Assess your site, your soil, know where your weather is coming from, know where your views are [that you want to preserve]. There are lots of spatial things to consider,” Ms McCutcheon said of garden planning. Sarah Curry also advised the audience to think about what they wanted in a garden before making one. “Don’t just buy plants and shove them in. It pays dividends to prepare the site and, I have a really strict rule when I make gardens now,” said agronomist Ms Curry, indicating she now leaves her prepared garden sites for six months before planting anything. Avid gardener from Warren, Jess Taylor, encouraged people to ﬁ nd time for gardening. “We all think we have no time to garden. We can all ﬁ nd little pockets of time,” Mrs Taylor said. “These ladies all have great local knowledge,” Emma Flinn said of the panel with its soil, agronomy, and gardening expertise. “We were really lucky to get them here for our panel,” she added. Mrs Flinn “guestimated” that after expenses are considered, the Trangie Central School P&C would make more than $20,000 from the Open Gardens event, which may become a biennial event held every second year. “We weren’t expecting that result, but we’re so grateful,” she concluded.

Trangie preparing again to Shop ‘n Win By TERRIE MILGATE IT’S that time of year again when the Trangie Action Group (TAG) “Shop ‘n Win” Christmas competition begins. Trangie businesses are once more supporting the Shop ‘n Win event by donating gift vouchers and rafﬂes towards the prizes to be drawn at the TAG Christmas Party in mid-December.

The early evening event will this year be held at Trangie USMC with prizes drawn including gift vouchers for substantial amounts to be spent supporting local Trangie businesses. TAG has made things a bit easier and changed the process this year, eliminating the entry ticket. All you need to do now is put your name and telephone number clearly on

the reverse side of your receipt from the local Trangie businesses, and drop your entry into the boxes provided at locations around town. Conditions of the competition are printed on the sides of the boxes, so take note to avoid disappointment on the night. Receipts must be for a minimum purchase of $50, or you can staple multiple receipts together to make up

this total. So start collecting your shopping receipts from the Trangie businesses commencing from the ﬁ rst of next month, with entries not closing until the evening of the Christmas Party. The ﬁ rst draw will take place shortly after closing, and you must be at the event to win a prize. Other activities at the event include the ever-pop-

ular chocolate wheel with hams and prawns also to be won, multiple raffle draws, Santa and his helper, Pooka the Clown, and other activities to entertain the children. An ice-cream van and barbecue will also be available, with the USMC also open on the night. If you want more information on this iconic event, contact Trangie Action Group.

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Trangie’s Open Gardens The beautiful gardens at Belgrove Street, Trangie.

Bernadine Taylor, Sandra Steele and Elsie Lefebvre.

Action at Trangie Central State School.

Gilgandra visitors at Gin Gin, Lisa Scotti, Margie Stewart, Megan and Lulu O’Connor and Peta Morris.

Beautiful Gin Gin gardens.

Hanging out at Gin Gin.

Skye Rush at Thornleigh.

In Brief Around the traps… THE Narromine Star is again pleased to bring our readers the latest newsgrabs from around the shire and beyond. f The Garage Sale Trail is happening across two weekends in Narromine Shire next month. Check the Council website and social media for details. f Narromine Jets, so close to folding, have wasted no time with their new-look committee seeking coaching applications for the 2025 season for First and Reserve Grades, Youth League, and Ladies League Tag teams. See the club for more details. f The Venetian Carnival is coming in December, and Narromine Shire Council is seeking interested market stall holders and food vendors for the event. Contact Council for more details. f A trial program aimed at slashing teacher workloads and helping educators focus on classroom learning has been extended for two years

as the NSW Government rolls out the next tranche of the pilot project to more than 700 schools. The trial workload reduction program aims to permanently equip schools with new systems and engage hundreds of additional School Administrative and Support Staff (SASS) in public schools to improve systems and relieve teachers of administrative work. Not sure when we’ll see it in action locally. f The Combined Churches of Narromine are hosting a Harvest Festival Barbecue in early November at Dundas Park. Contact your local church for more details. f Last Saturday marked the 100th anniversary of the opening of Kinchela Boys Training Home in Kempsey, which was part of the Stolen Generation. The remaining 49 elderly KBH survivors commemorated this day at the site that caused them a life of pain, joining with their families, the Kempsey community, Indigenous and anti-slavery leaders, and MPs. The survivors are calling for the site to be turned

into a national centre for truth-telling and healing. f The Dead End Coffee Club meets again in Narromine in early November and will have a guest speaker. Local solicitor Brogan Walsh will talk about end-of-life paperwork including wills, power of attorney, and more. Free to attend. Follow DECC on social media for more info. f NSW Maritime advised Sydney’s beaches are safe to reopen, following an extensive clean up operation to remove thousands of dark balls that washed ashore. NSW Maritime Executive Director, Mark Hutchings, said that based on health advice, the substance was not highly toxic to humans, but the community is reminded to stay vigilant and wash their hands thoroughly if they touch the unusual items. f Having trouble settling your infants and toddlers to sleep? Tresillian will hold a Sleep and Settling Session at Trangie Library in mid-November. See Allison and the team at the Library for more info. f High school students

visiting from Bourke, Brewarrina, Binnaway, Cobar, Coonamble, Coonabarabran, Dubbo, Nyngan, Walgett, and Mudgee are expected to attend Regional Development Orana’s inaugural EnergyCo and ACEREZ Orana Youth Forum in Dubbo early next month. The forum will focus on jobs and careers in demand for the region and connect young people throughout the Orana with business, industry leaders, universities, and training providers. f Summer Springs (formerly Neverfail Dubbo) has started an exciting new chapter, with the independent, regionally-owned and operated Australian business transitioning to supplying its own brand of premium spring water to homes and businesses. This move highlights the company’s commitment to supporting local jobs and businesses across regional NSW from its facilities in Dubbo, Tamworth, and Armidale. f The Black Dog Institute is holding a free online advanced training course

on suicide prevention for health professionals next Wednesday. The blended learning workshop program combines online interactive sessions, case discussions, and self-directed learning modules and aims to increase skills and conﬁdence in taking a detailed suicide history and developing a collaborative management plan to increase the safety of those in distress. More information is available from the Institute or the Healthy Communities Foundation. f October is National Safe Work Month, a time to commit to building a safe and healthy workplace. SafeWork NSW is therefore urging employers to watch and learn how to better protect workers from pains, sprains, and strains associated with musculo-skeletal disorders with a new series of short online webinars. See the website for more info. f Don’t forget St Johns Parish School fete is on tomorrow afternoon in Trangie - support your local school students.

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Community News

Successful plant stall raises money for scripture

Growing things, Beryl Kent and Helen Woollams in front of some seasonal spring flowers at the Narromine Combined Churches plant stall last Thursday. PHOTOS: NARROMINE STAR.

Jacqui Hockings in front of a bouquet of native flowers straight from her garden at the Narromine Combined Churches plant stall. By BERYL KENT LAST Thurscday, Narromine Combined Churches held a fundraising plant stall to support the teaching of scripture (SRE) at Narromine High School. SRE has been an integral part of public school education for a long time, however, SRE is no longer mandatory, and is only available to students who choose to attend classes. Narromine Combined Churches therefore aims to ensure that

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SRE is available to all students who wish to attend, with the organisation holding several fundraisers throughout the year with all funds used to support its teaching at Narromine. The recent spring plant stall was a great success with over $1300 being raised with acknowledgement to the support of the community for making this fundraiser a success. The group will resume fundraising in mid-2025.

book of Lamentations, I thought I’d share this devotion instead. Sometimes it’s good to catch your breath, taking stock of the situation. In our busy lives we may face trials daily that can create challenges, cause doubt , even misrepresent God. King Solomon in his book of proverbs addresses this subject of having troubles in life. He says in Chapter 19 verse two , in the New Revised

Standard Version (NRSV): “desire without knowledge is not good, and one who moves too hurriedly misses the way.” He’s saying, at times, there can be a lack of clarity as to one’s path or objective. Here’s a story from American pastor Bob Gass that speaks to the second half of this proverb, about hurrying. “When I ﬁ rst moved to a new town, I called a man there, he was a wise spiritual friend. I asked him, what do I need to be spiritually healthy?

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or shine a light to others giving them love. “‘Understand this,’ Bob continued, ‘things will not settle down on their own. If we wait to get around to what matters in life, we won’t get to do what God wants us to do.’” Later in Proverbs 19, verse 23, Solomon sums it up as well. He says, “the fear of the Lord is life indeed; ﬁ lled with it, one rests secure, and suffers no harm.” ( NRSV) By PHILIP HAND

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“Best Ever”: Narromine Garden Club Rose Show’s most impressive entries

Some of the beautiful entries at the 2024 Narromine Garden Club Rose Show. PHOTO: NARROMINE GARDEN CLUB. By ANNE HARMER IT was a brilliant day at the Rose Show held by Narromine Garden Club last Friday, October 18. Major prize winners included the Rose Show Champion Arrangement, which went to Barbara Jackson, and Champion Rose, which went to Marie Powell. This year there were 143 entries

overall, with the one cut ﬂoribunda rose buds alone having almost 30 entries. Raffle prizes were donated by Hildred Oliver with the winning entry by Marj Kelly. Many entrants told the organisers that this was one of the best shows in years, with visitors looking forward to coming back next year.

Year Six Connect Day aims to bring students together ahead of high school By SOPHIA MCCAUGHAN AS the school year comes to an end, local Year Six students will be preparing to make their way into the unknown world of high school in 2025. While this life-changing move can prove daunting for students leaving primary school behind, a number of community members from Narromine and Trangie have come together to create an event which aims to connect students from neighbouring primary schools ahead of the big day. Year Six Connect Team Building Day is being held next Monday, October 28, at Peyton Oval in Narromine, where students from Trangie Central School, Narromine Public School, Narromine Christian School, St John’s Parish School, and St Augustine’s Parish School, will come together to get to

Off to high school! Year Six Connect Team Building Day is being held next week. PHOTO: SUPPLIED. know each other and form new friendships. The day will kick off at 11am where more than 75 Year Six students will participate in circuit games such as laser tag, league tag, hockey, and tee-ball, all of which aim to

teach vital skills to the primary school leavers such as communication, problem solving, leadership, and adaptability. Narromine Christian School Principal, Debbie Robertson, told the Narromine Star the Year Six Connect Day will

help foster a sense of community and belonging ahead of big changes for the students next year. “It encourages teamwork and collaboration with team mates that are essential skills for encouraging personal and academic growth,” Ms Robertson said. “Learning to connect and work with those outside of their immediate circle, helps to prepare students for university, their career and other social interactions they will face as they travel through their adult life,” she added. Over nine service clubs from Narromine and Trangie are sponsoring the event, with Narromine Rotary Club’s Jan Colmer telling the Narromine Star it was a “no-brainer” to help the event go ahead. “The program for bringing the Year Six students together, we believe, is a great initiative as the transition from Primary to High School can be very

daunting,” she said. “By bringing the students together they may have the opportunity to meet other students who are heading to the same high school, where they may also find that their concerns about high school are shared with others,” she added. Other groups and organisations supporting the event include the Narromine Junior Jets, Macquarie Yabbies Swim Club, Narromine Gorillas Rugby Union, the Country Women’s Association branches in Trangie and Narromine, Narromine Tennis Club, Narromine Christian School, Communities for Children, and the Narromine Shire Council. Members from Creative Community Concepts, Communities for Children, Narromine Shire Council, and some Year Six parents, will all help in the running of activities for the day.

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Classroom News

St Augustine’s says “thank you” to outgoing Principal Matheson

Shaking it off, dancers from the St Augustine’ss Dance Group at lly the recent Dolly Parton festival al with friends, famamily, and members of the St Augustine’s Parents and Friends Association. PHOTOS: SUPPLIED.

By ST AUGUSTINE’S PARISH SCHOOL S G GOODBYE to Principal Matheson. In early October, the llong-standing Principal of St A Augustine’s Parish School, Mrs R Renee Matheson, announced h her resignation. Mrs Matheson has been an a active member of the Wilcann nia-Forbes Diocese for many y years, beginning as a student a and then moving onto St Joseph’s P Parish School, Nyngan, where sshe began her teaching career. Mrs Matheson began as P Principal of St Augustine’s in 22017 where students and teache ers sing high levels of praise ffor her tireless work for the sschool community. Mrs Matheson has been on lleave this year and has formallly resigned from the Wilcannia-Forbes Diocese. n

St Augustine’s thanked Mrs Matheson for nearly a decade of hard work and all her contributions she has made to the school over her career.

Dance group shines at Dolly Festival ST Augustine’s dance group performed a dance to superstar Taylor Swift’s hit song, “Shake it Off ” as part of the recent Dolly Parton Festival. This group of students gave up their lunchtimes to practise under the guidance of Mrs McSweeney. St Augustine’s Parents and Friends association also held a very successful stall selling Dolly Hats with a lucky dip raffle attached. The school is grateful to Narromine Hardware for their generous donation of a Weber barbecue as the major prize.

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Narromine preschool celebrates Grandparents Day for young and young-at-heart By SOPHIA MCCAUGHAN IT was a great start to Monday morning for all those in attendance at Narromine Preschool’s Grandparents’ Day – the ﬁ rst held since the pandemic. This involved Nan and Pop and other family friends coming to see what amazing activities our smallest citizens get up to when they are in little school. The event was also a fantastic show of support for Narromine’s youngest community members, with more than 25 grandparents and others attending the activities. It was an exciting day for all the little kids involved as well, as they got to show off everything they have learnt across the past year. Narromine Preschool Director, Louise Simpson, told the Narromine Star this was the first event since before the COVID-19 lockdowns. “We want to re-introduce it and do it as an annual event. We haven’t had this event for a few years,” Ms Simpson said. “We need to be doing more community events, and the children are just so proud to show their grandparents their preschool room, special portfolio book, and introduce them to their friends,” she added. Ms Simpson said the day was all about the older generation interacting with our youngest Australians. “It is about connecting with our family and the community, and so it is lovely for the children to be able to share their preschool with their grandparents,” she expressed. “Some of those grandparents might not live in Narromine or Dubbo, and they have travelled to see their grandkids and where they attend preschool,” Ms Simpson concluded.

Colleen Brown and Julian Brown with their grandson, Judo Brown.

Grandparents of little Maggie Ann, Robyn and David Croft, and Robert and Edith Hunt, at Narromine Preschool’s Grandparents’ Day.

Kelly Thompson with Grace and Hayley.

Baby sheep, “Lamby” was a major attraction of the day with little Gemma (centre-left) showing-off her pet lamb to all her friends.

Shooting for the stars: Jazmin’s off to NASA Space Camp

Spencer set to shine in Sydney at renowned Pulse Alive festival

Reaching for the stars, Narromine’s Jazmin Wright (top-right) is one of five Australian students currently participating in NASA’s Space Camp in America. PHOTO: SUPPLIED. By NARROMINE HIGH SCHOOL NARROMINE may proudly one day boast of being home to our next space-exploring astronaut! Jazmin Wright — one of the 2025 School Captains at Narromine High School — is one of five students in Australia recently picked to attend the Honeywell Leadership Challenge Academy at the prestigious NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s) Space Camp in

the United States. As one of Narromine High’s NASCA (National Aboriginal Sporting Chance Academy) students, Jazmin had the opportunity to apply for the week-long program in a bid to encourage more Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women to pursue career pathways into STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics). The program at the US Space and Rocket Centre in Huntsville, Alabama, brings together teens from differ-

ent countries to experience activities in aerospace, astronautics, and to also develop leadership skills. The opportunity is funded through a new partnership between the National Aboriginal Sporting Chance Academy (NASCA) and the global Honeywell Leadership Challenge Academy. Jazmin will be away for the next two weeks, but we can’t wait to catch up with our latest “high-ﬂyer” when she returns to share her amazing stories!

On his way to Pulse Alive, Narromine High School’s Spencer Craft will play in the renowned Pulse Alive Show band next year. PHOTO: SUPPLIED. By NARROMINE HIGH SCHOOL IN the bright lights of the big city, Narromine High School’s Spencer Craft will be showing off his talent on the guitar as a member of the 2025 Pulse Alive Showband. P u lse A l ive is a la rge -sc a le event, prov id i ng h igh qua l it y oppor tu n it ies for students a nd teachers from NSW pub l ic schools i n Greater Sydney a nd r u ra l as wel l as re g iona l com mu n it ies.

Year eight student Spencer will be playing the guitar in the Pulse Alive Showband, and will have a very busy couple of months ahead of the showcase at the Ken Rosewall Arena in Sydney Olympic Park in late March. Showband rehearsals will begin in the ﬁ rst weekend of February in Sydney, and will continue all the way up to the performance in the following month. Well done Spencer, and we wish you luck with rehearsals and the show!

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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 nouns ending in ‘s’.

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Can you ﬁnd all the words listed? The leftover letters will spell out a secret message.

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NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Thursday, October 24, 2024

Narromine PUBLIC NOTICES TRANGIE LOCAL ABORIGINAL LAND COUNCIL

Classifieds MEMORIAM

POSITIONS VACANT

30 July, 1984 - 27 October, 2021

DATE: Tuesday, November 5, 2024 TIME: 10:30AM PLACE: 81 Dandaloo Street, Trangie AGENDA: 1. The election to fill vacancies on the board for the Trangie LALC. 2. Any other business placed on the agenda prior to the meeting opening.

1. Only voting members of the Trangie LALC may vote, nominate a person to stand for election, and stand for election to the Board, AND, 2. A voting member of the Trangie LALC must have attended at least two meetings of the Trangie LALC in the preceding 12 months as a voting member to vote, nominate a person to stand for election, or stand for election of the Board: 3. The Registrar of the Aboriginal Land Rights Act or their delegate is the returning officer for the election: 4. The returning officer shall conduct the election in accordance with the Aboriginal Land Rights Act and Regulations: 5. A person may be nominated for the position of board member of the Trangie LALC by, notice in writing received by the returning officer before or when nominations for the election are called for, or any voting member present at the meeting: 6. Any member of the Trangie LACL may obtain information about this election from the Chief Executive Officer. Authorised by: Karen Hubatka, Trangie LALC, CEO

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PLEASE NOTE: In regard to election for Board members:

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

DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION: 2024/48 PAN-443319 2477 DUBBO-BURROWAY RD, BURROWAY NSW 2821 LOT 1 DP1094243 & LOT 2 DP239516

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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GENEROCITY CHURCH, NARROMINE Sunday 10am; Connect Group Thurs 6pm

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

ST AUGUSTINE’S CATHOLIC CHURCH, NARROMINE Saturday, 5pm Sunday, 8am Narromine Star includes Church Service Notices as a community service. These are included at the editor’s discretion, when space is available. To have your church service details included here, please email the details to classifieds@narrominestar.com.au or call us at our Narromine office on 6889 1656.

The proposed development involves the subdivision of the site into two (2) lots for the purpose of primary production with one (1) lot having a dwelling entitlement (existing dwelling). Proposed Lot 101 is to have a lot size of 101 hectares and proposed Lot 102 an area of 8.069ha. (No new lots or dwelling entitlements to be created). The subdivision is nominated integrated development: Rural Fires Act 1997 s100B authorisation XQGHU VHFWLRQ % LQ UHVSHFW RI EXVK ¿UH VDIHW\ RI VXEGLYLVLRQ RI ODQG WKDW FRXOG ODZIXOO\ EH XVHG for residential purposes.

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Your Seven-Day TV Guide 6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Planet America. 10.30 Take 5 With Zan Rowe. 11.00 Fake Or Fortune? 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Miniseries: Nolly. 1.45 Plum. 2.50 Makers Of Modern Australia. Final. 3.50 Love Your Garden. 4.40 Grand Designs. 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. 6.30 Hard Quiz. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 Gardening Australia. 8.30 Miniseries: Nolly. 9.15 Fisk. 9.45 Question Everything. 10.20 Hard Quiz. 10.50 ABC Late News. 11.05 The Larkins. 12.45 Rage New Music. 5.00 Rage.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Sinister Sorority. 2.00 Catch Phrase. 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. 6.00 7News Local. 6.30 7News @ 6:30. 7.00 Better Homes And Gardens. 8.30 Growing Home With Jamie Durie. New. 9.30 Body In The Snow: The Murder Of Joanna Yeates. 12.00 GetOn Extra. 12.30 Taken. 2.30 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: The Story Of Love. (2022) 2.00 Pointless. 3.00 Tipping Point. 4.00 9News Afternoon. 4.30 Tipping Point Australia. 5.30 WIN News. 6.00 9News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 David Attenborough’s Planet Earth III. 8.40 MOVIE: Olympus Has Fallen. (2013) Gerard Butler, Morgan Freeman, Aaron Eckhart. 11.00 Race To The Melbourne Cup Carnival. 11.50 Tipping Point. 12.40 Pointless. 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 4.00 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. 4.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 7.30 Everyday Gourmet. 8.00 Loving Gluten Free. 8.30 Bold. 9.00 Drew Barrymore. 10.00 Judge Judy. 10.30 Sort Your Life Out. 11.30 Ent. Tonight. 12.00 Everyday Gourmet. Final. 12.30 Family Feud. 1.00 News. 2.00 Wheel Of Fortune. 2.30 Lingo. 3.30 10 News First: Afternoon. 4.00 Family Feud. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 5.00 10 News First. 6.00 Deal Or No Deal. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 Sort Your Life Out. 8.45 Have You Been Paying Attention? 9.45 To Be Advised. 10.45 10’s Late News. 11.10 The Project. 12.10 Late Programs.

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6.00 Morning Programs. 2.00 The Great Australian Doorstep. 2.30 Weekender. 3.00 DVine Living. 3.30 Left Off The Map. 4.00 Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Islands Of The Pacific. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 10.30 Late Programs.

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6.00 Morning Programs. 3.00 Bondi Vet. 4.00 First Dates UK. 5.00 Australia’s Got Talent. 6.15 MOVIE: The Next Karate Kid. (1994) 8.30 MOVIE: The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty. (2013) Ben Stiller, Kristen Wiig, Jon Daly. 10.45 MOVIE: The Aftermath. (2019) 1.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Home Shopping. 8.00 Healthy Homes. 8.30 Diagnosis Murder. 10.30 JAG. 12.30 Dr Phil. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 NCIS. 10.20 FBI. 12.15 Home Shopping. 2.15 Diagnosis Murder. 4.05 JAG.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.30 King Of Queens. 2.00 Becker. 2.30 Frasier. 3.30 Rules Of Engagement. 4.00 Everyday Gourmet. 4.30 King Of Queens. 5.00 Becker. 5.30 Frasier. 6.30 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Two And A Half Men. 10.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.20 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 2.00 ER. 2.45 Doctor Who. 4.05 Teenage Boss: Next Level. 4.35 MythBusters. 5.25 Merlin. 6.15 Car S.O.S. 7.00 My Family. 7.30 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 MOVIE: The Fabelmans. (2022) 10.55 ER. 11.35 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 6.05 Kangaroo Beach. 6.25 The Adventures Of Paddington. 7.05 Riley Rocket. 7.35 Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. 8.00 Scooby-Doo And Guess Who? 8.30 Mythbusters “There’s Your Problem!”. 8.55 Robot Wars. 9.55 Doctor Who. 10.55 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.30 America, Are You Ok? 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. 9.00 The World. 9.30 Close Of Business. 10.00 Late Programs.

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6.00 Morning Programs. 3.05 WorldWatch. 5.05 Monty Python’s Best Bits (Mostly) 5.40 The Casketeers. 6.10 Secret World Of Las Vegas. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Micallef’s Origin Odyssey. 9.35 Booze, Bets And Sex That Built America. 11.05 Late Programs.

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6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 House Of Wellness. 2.00 AFL Women’s. GWS v Fremantle. 4.00 Animal Rescue. 4.30 Bargain Hunt. 5.30 Cox Plate Day and Spring Champion Stakes Day. 6.00 Dog Patrol. 6.30 The Highland Vet. 7.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 Blokesworld. 1.30 Supercars C’ship. Gold Coast 500. Qualifying and support races. 3.30 Supercars C’ship. Gold Coast 500. Pre-race and race 21. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Storage Wars. 8.00 AFL Women’s. Essendon v Richmond. 10.15 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 Australia’s Got Talent. 2.20 Dancing With The Stars: All Stars. 4.00 MOVIE: A Hidden Life. (2019) 7.30 MOVIE: Yesterday. (2019) Himesh Patel. 10.00 MOVIE: The Guernsey Literary And Potato Peel Pie Society. (2018) 12.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.30 JAG. 3.30 On The Fly. 4.00 Reel Action. 4.30 Soccer. A-League Men. Round 2. Adelaide United v Central Coast Mariners. 7.00 Football Tonight. 7.35 Soccer. A-League Men. Round 2. Melbourne City v Melbourne Victory. 10.15 NCIS. 12.05 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 11.00 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. 11.30 Friends. 1.30 Frasier. 2.20 The Amazing Race Australia: Celebrity Edition. Final. 3.30 Becker. 4.00 Frasier. 5.00 To Be Advised. 6.00 The Big Bang Theory. 10.30 South Park. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.15 ER. 3.00 Penn & Teller. 3.40 Fresh Off The Boat. 4.05 Would I Lie To You? 4.35 MythBusters. 5.25 Merlin. 6.15 Car S.O.S. 7.00 Spicks And Specks. 7.30 Would I Lie To You? 8.00 QI. 8.30 Live At The Apollo. 9.20 The IT Crowd. 10.05 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 6.05 Interstellar Ella. 6.25 Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom. 7.05 Andy And The Band. 7.30 Teenage Boss: Next Level. 8.00 The Crystal Maze. 8.45 Fresh Off The Boat. 9.30 Speechless. 9.50 Officially Amazing. 10.20 Dragon Ball Super. 10.45 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. . 3.30 America, Are You Ok? 4.10 Planet America: Fireside Chat. 5.00 News. 5.30 Aust Story. 6.00 Evening News. 6.30 News: Queensland Votes. 7.00 Queensland Votes: Election Night Live. 9.00 Queensland Votes: Election Results Live. 10.30 Late Programs.

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6.00 Morning Programs. 2.10 Motorcycle Racing. FIM Superbike World C’ship. H’lights. 3.10 Jungletown. 4.00 WorldWatch. 6.00 The Future With Hannah Fry. 6.30 The Secret Genius Of Modern Life. 7.30 Impossible Engineering. 8.30 Crush: Itaewon Halloween Tragedy. 10.20 Late Programs.

6.00 Rage. 7.00 Weekend Breakfast. 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 Poh’s Kitchen. 2.45 Nigella’s Cook, Eat, Repeat. 3.15 Long Lost Family. 4.00 Restoration Australia. 5.00 Antiques Roadshow. 6.00 Grand Designs Australia. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Fisk. 8.30 Plum. 9.25 I Was Actually There. 10.00 You Can’t Ask That. 11.00 Miniseries: Marriage. 12.00 Fires. 12.50 Rage. 3.05 Late Programs.

6.00 NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. 12.00 Surf Patrol. 12.30 Motor Racing. Supercars Championship. Round 11. Gold Coast 500. Day 2. Qualifying and support races. 2.30 Motor Racing. Supercars Championship. Round 11. Gold Coast 500. Day 2. Pre-race and race 22. 5.30 Sydney Weekender. 6.00 Seven News. 7.00 The Voice. Final. 9.05 7NEWS Spotlight. 10.05 Crime Investigation Australia: Most Infamous. 11.30 Ant Middleton And Liam Payne: Straight Talking. 12.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Hello SA. 6.30 A Current Affair. 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Wide World Of Sports. 11.00 2023 Melbourne Cup Official Film. 11.30 Fishing Australia. 12.00 Drive TV. 12.30 The Pet Rescuers. 1.00 Rugby League. Pacific Championships. Women’s. Week 2. New Zealand v Australia. 3.30 Rugby League. Pacific Championships. Week 2. New Zealand v Australia. 6.00 9News Sunday. 7.00 The Block. 8.40 60 Minutes. 9.40 9News Late. 10.10 See No Evil. 11.10 The First 48. 12.00 Bondi Vet. 1.00 Fishing Australia. 1.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 8.30 Roads Less Travelled. 9.00 Loving Gluten Free. 9.30 Farm To Fork. 10.00 Drew Barrymore. 11.00 Taskmaster Australia. 12.00 Amazing Race Australia: Celebrity Edition. 1.00 Everyday Gourmet. 1.30 GCBC. 2.00 My Market Kitchen. 2.30 Basketball. NBL. Round 6. Sydney Kings v New Zealand Breakers. 4.30 Luxury Escapes. 5.00 10 News First. 6.00 The Sunday Project. 7.00 The Dog House Australia. 8.00 The Graham Norton Show. 9.10 FBI. Return. 10.10 FBI: International. 11.00 The Sunday Project. 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 FIFA World Cup Classic Matches. 11.30 Ageless Gardens. 12.00 APAC Weekly. 12.30 PBS Washington Week With The Atlantic. 1.00 Motor Racing. Hi-Tec Oils Super Series. Round 6. 5.00 Wonders Of Scotland. 5.30 Clash Of Titans. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 The Choice 2024: Harris Vs Trump. 9.45 The VP Choice: Vance Vs Walz. 10.50 Devil’s Confession: Lost Eichmann Tapes. 11.50 Geoff Dixon: Portraits Of Us. 1.25 24 Hours In Emergency. 2.20 Babies: Their Wonderful World. 4.30 Peer To Peer. 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 Al Jazeera News.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.00 South Aussie. 2.30 Escape To The Country. 3.30 The Great Australian Doorstep. 4.00 Escape To The Country. 5.00 AFLW Brisbane v Sydney. 7.00 Greatest Escapes To The Country. 7.45 Mrs Brown’s Boys. 8.30 The Thief, His Wife And The Canoe. 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 Red’s Fishing Adventures. 1.30 Cricket. Women’s BBL. Strikers v Heat. 5.00 Cricket. Women’s Big Bash League. Match 2. Melbourne Renegades v Sydney Sixers. 8.30 MOVIE: White House Down. (2013) Channing Tatum. 11.15 Late Programs.

6.00 Flushed. 7.00 It’s Academic. 8.30 Get Clever. 10.00 Holistic Living. 10.50 Farmer Wants A Wife. 12.30 Home And Away. 3.15 To Be Advised. 5.15 Wild Tokyo. 6.30 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. 1.00 What’s Up Down Under. 1.30 Diagnosis Murder. 2.25 Dessert Masters. 3.35 Destination Dessert. 4.00 IFISH. 4.30 Basketball. NBL. Round 6. Melbourne United v Cairns Taipans. 6.30 JAG. 7.30 NCIS. 10.20 Bull. 12.15 Late Programs.

6.00 Becker. 6.30 Frasier. 7.30 Neighbours. 9.30 Becker. 10.00 Frasier. 11.00 Family Feud. 1.00 The Middle. 3.30 Becker. 4.00 Frasier. 4.50 To Be Advised. 6.00 The Big Bang Theory. 8.30 Two And A Half Men. 11.00 South Park. 1.00 Home Shopping. 2.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.15 ER. 3.00 Penn & Teller. 3.40 Fresh Off The Boat. 4.05 Would I Lie To You? 4.35 MythBusters. 5.25 Merlin. 6.10 Car S.O.S. 7.00 Spicks And Specks. 7.30 Would I Lie To You? 8.00 QI. 8.30 The Assembly. 9.15 Take 5. 9.45 ER. 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 6.05 Interstellar Ella. 6.25 Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom. 7.05 Andy And The Band. 7.30 MOVIE: Hotel Transylvania: Transformania. (2022) 8.50 MOVIE: Nancy Drew And The Hidden Staircase. (2019) 10.15 Doctor Who. 11.35 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 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 Secret Science. 7.00 National News. 7.30 Insiders. 8.30 America, Are You Ok? 9.00 Nightly News. 9.30 Aust Story. 10.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.30 MOVIE: Murphy’s War. (1971) 3.40 MOVIE: The Secret Of Santa Vittoria. (1969) 6.30 M*A*S*H. 8.30 MOVIE: Under Siege 2. (1995) Steven Seagal, Eric Bogosian, Katherine Heigl. 10.30 Chicago Med. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 States Of Undress. 1.55 Jeopardy! 4.00 WorldWatch. 4.30 PBS Washington Week. 4.55 Scandinavian Star. 6.05 Big Zuu’s 12 Dishes In 12 Hours. 6.40 Mysteries From Above. 7.35 Abandoned Engineering. 8.30 Disaster Autopsy. 9.25 WWE Rivals. 10.20 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 Vera. 2.30 Creative Types With Virginia Trioli. 3.00 Poh’s Kitchen. 3.25 Love Your Garden. 4.15 Grand Designs. 5.00 Antiques Roadshow. 6.00 A Bite To Eat With Alice. New. 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. 10.35 ABC Late News. 10.50 The Business. 11.10 America, Are You Ok? 12.05 Planet America. 12.35 Late Programs.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 To Be Advised. 2.05 Catch Phrase. 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 My Kitchen Rules. 9.10 The Rookie. 10.10 S.W.A.T. 11.10 The Latest: Seven News. 11.40 Lopez Vs. Lopez. 12.40 Miniseries: Deadline Gallipoli. 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 The Block. 1.30 Getaway. 2.00 Pointless. 3.00 Tipping Point. 4.00 9News Afternoon. 4.30 Tipping Point Australia. 5.30 WIN News. 6.00 9News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 The Block. 8.40 Love Island Australia. Return. 9.55 Love Cheats. New. 11.00 9News Late. 11.30 The Brokenwood Mysteries. 1.05 Great Australian Detour. 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 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. 7.30 Everyday Gourmet. 8.00 Neighbours. 8.30 Bold. 9.00 Drew Barrymore. 10.00 Judge Judy. 10.30 To Be Advised. 11.30 Ent. Tonight. 12.00 Everyday Gourmet. 12.30 Family Feud. 1.00 News. 2.00 Wheel Of Fortune. 2.30 Lingo. 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 Dessert Masters. 8.40 Have You Been Paying Attention? 9.40 Sam Taunton: Rooster. 10.50 10’s Late News. 11.15 The Project. 12.10 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.00 Always Listening. 2.45 The Power Of Pop Choir. 3.40 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw. 4.10 Luke Nguyen’s India. 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Australia. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.35 Into The Amazon With Robson Green. 8.30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 9.25 Never Mind The Buzzcocks. 10.05 Have I Got News For You U.S. 10.55 SBS World News Late. 11.25 Exterior Night. 1.30 Pray For Blood. 3.20 Paddington Station 24/7. 4.10 Peer To Peer. 4.40 Bamay. 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.30 The Great Australian Doorstep. 2.00 Weekender. 2.30 Great Scenic Railway Journeys. 3.30 Left Off The Map. 4.00 Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Doc Martin. 8.30 Inspector Morse. 10.50 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.30 Rides Down Under. 2.30 Supercars C’ship. Gold Coast 500. 4.30 Talking W. 5.00 American Restoration. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Aussie Gold Hunters. 8.30 Outback Crystal Hunters. 9.30 Bamazon. 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.30 Back With The Ex. 12.00 Buffy The Vampire Slayer. 3.00 To Be Advised. 4.40 Glee. 5.30 The Goldbergs. 6.00 Modern Family. 6.25 First Dates UK. 7.30 Law & Order: Criminal Intent. 8.30 Law & Order: SVU. 10.30 Law & Order: LA. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Home Shopping. 8.00 Healthy Homes. 8.30 Escape Fishing With ET. 9.30 Tough Tested. 10.30 Diagnosis Murder. 11.30 JAG. 12.30 Dr Phil. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 NCIS. 9.25 FBI. 11.15 48 Hours. 12.15 Home Shopping. 2.15 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 Taskmaster Australia. 2.00 Becker. 2.30 Frasier. 3.30 Rules Of Engagement. 4.00 Everyday Gourmet. 4.30 King Of Queens. 5.00 Becker. 5.30 Frasier. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Two And A Half Men. 10.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.05 ER. 2.50 Doctor Who. 3.40 Fresh Off The Boat. 4.05 Would I Lie To You? 4.35 MythBusters. 5.25 Merlin. 6.10 Car S.O.S. 7.00 My Family. 7.30 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 9.15 MythBusters. 10.05 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 6.05 Kangaroo Beach. 6.25 The Adventures Of Paddington. 7.05 Riley Rocket. 7.35 Little Lunch. 7.50 Operation Ouch! 8.25 Matilda And The Ramsay Bunch. 9.00 Teenage Boss: Next Level. 9.30 Poh’s Kitchen. 9.55 Doctor Who. 10.45 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 7.30. 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 Iconic Australia. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: Lease Of Life. (1954) 5.30 Yorkshire Auction House. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Death In Paradise. 8.40 The Good Karma Hospital. 9.40 Agatha Raisin. 10.40 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.55 MOVIE: Still Standing. (2023) 3.20 WorldWatch. 5.35 Gone Fishing. 6.10 50 Years Of Mr Men & Little Miss. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Guns That Changed The Game. 9.30 Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend. 10.35 Late Programs.

NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Thursday, October 24, 2024

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 The Block. 1.00 Taronga: Who’s Who In The Zoo. 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 The Block. 8.40 Love Island Australia. 9.50 True Story With Hamish & Andy. 10.50 9News Late. 11.20 Transplant. 12.10 Tipping Point. 1.00 Our State On A Plate. 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 2.30 The Garden Gurus. 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 4.00 Late Programs.

6.00 The Talk. 7.00 Deal Or No Deal. 7.30 Everyday Gourmet. 8.00 Neighbours. 8.30 Bold. 9.00 Drew Barrymore. 10.00 Judge Judy. 10.30 To Be Advised. 11.30 Ent. Tonight. 12.00 Everyday Gourmet. 12.30 Family Feud. 1.00 News. 2.00 Wheel Of Fortune. 2.30 Lingo. 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 Taskmaster Australia. 8.40 The Cheap Seats. 9.40 Law & Order: SVU. 10.40 10’s Late News. 11.05 The Project. 12.05 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.00 Have I Got News For You U.S. 3.00 The Weekly Football Wrap. 3.40 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw. 4.10 Luke Nguyen’s India. 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Australia. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Shaun Micallef’s Origin Odyssey. 8.30 Stopping The Steal. 10.05 SBS World News Late. 10.35 Babylon Berlin. 12.25 Don’t Leave Me. 2.30 Australia Uncovered: Our African Roots. 3.30 Earth’s Natural Wonders. 4.25 Peer To Peer. 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 Creek To Coast. 2.30 My Greek Odyssey. 3.30 Left Off The Map. 4.00 Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Call The Midwife. 8.45 Inspector George Gently. 10.45 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.00 Outback Crystal Hunters. 3.00 Billy The Exterminator. 3.30 Cities Of The Underworld. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Restoration. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Outback Truckers. 9.30 Big Rig Bounty Hunters. 10.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Buffy The Vampire Slayer. 3.00 To Be Advised. 4.40 Glee. 5.30 The Goldbergs. 6.00 Modern Family. 6.25 First Dates UK. 8.35 MOVIE: Paul Blart: Mall Cop. (2009) Kevin James, Keir O’Donnell, Jayma Mays. 10.30 The Goldbergs. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Home Shopping. 8.00 Healthy Homes. 8.30 Diagnosis Murder. 10.30 JAG. 12.30 Dr Phil. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 NCIS. 9.25 FBI. 11.15 48 Hours. 12.15 Home Shopping. 2.15 Diagnosis Murder. 4.05 JAG.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 Two And A Half Men. 1.30 King Of Queens. 2.00 Becker. 2.30 Frasier. 3.30 Rules Of Engagement. 4.00 Friends. 4.30 King Of Queens. 5.00 Becker. 5.30 Frasier. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 Big Bang. 9.30 Two And A Half Men. 10.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.55 Doctor Who. 3.45 Fresh Off The Boat. 4.05 Would I Lie To You? 4.35 MythBusters. 5.25 Merlin. 6.10 Car S.O.S. 7.00 My Family. 7.30 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 9.15 Fisk. 9.40 Friday Night Dinner. 10.05 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 5.20 PJ Masks Power Heroes. 6.05 Kangaroo Beach. 6.25 The Adventures Of Paddington. 7.05 Riley Rocket. 7.35 Little Lunch. 7.50 Operation Ouch! 8.25 Deadly 60. 8.55 Whale With Steve Backshall. 9.45 Doctor Who. 10.35 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 3.00 News Afternoons. 4.00 Afternoon Briefing. 5.00 News With Joe O’Brien. 6.00 ABC News Hour. 7.00 National News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 ABC News Tonight. 8.45 The Business. 9.00 The World. 10.00 ABC Nightly News. 10.15 Four Corners. 11.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.50 Good Karma Hospital. 2.50 Antiques Roadshow. 3.20 MOVIE: The Bargee. (1964) 5.30 Yorkshire Auction House. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 New Tricks. 8.40 Shakespeare And Hathaway. 9.40 Whitstable Pearl. 10.40 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 Gaycation. 1.55 Motherboard. 2.20 Monty Python’s Best Bits (Mostly) 2.55 Kickin’ Back. 3.25 WorldWatch. 5.25 Gone Fishing. 6.00 Kim Yo Jong: The Red Princess. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Dark Side Of The ‘90s. 10.20 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 National Press Club Address. 1.35 Media Watch. 1.50 Anh’s Brush With Fame. 2.20 Space 22. 3.00 A Bite To Eat With Alice. 3.25 Love Your Garden. 4.15 Grand Designs. 5.00 Antiques Roadshow. 6.00 A Bite To Eat With Alice. 6.30 Hard Quiz. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Hard Quiz. 8.30 Question Everything. 9.05 Fisk. 9.30 Planet America. 10.05 Spicks And Specks. 10.35 ABC Late News. 10.50 The Business. 11.10 In Limbo. 11.40 Late Programs.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 To Be Advised. 1.35 Border Security: International. 2.05 Catch Phrase. 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 Lawrence Mooney: Embracing Your Limitations. 10.00 Australia: Now And Then. 11.00 The Latest: Seven News. 11.30 Chicago Fire. 12.30 Stan Lee’s Lucky Man. 1.30 Harry’s Practice. 2.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 The Block. 1.00 Paramedics. 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 The Block. 8.40 Listing Melbourne. 9.55 Britain’s Most Expensive Houses. 11.00 9News Late. 11.30 Law & Order: Organized Crime. 12.15 Tipping Point. 1.05 Hello SA. 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 2.30 Global Shop. 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. 4.30 Late Programs.

6.00 The Talk. 7.00 Deal Or No Deal. 7.30 Everyday Gourmet. 8.00 Neighbours. 8.30 Bold. 9.00 Drew Barrymore. 10.00 Judge Judy. 10.30 Taskmaster Australia. 11.30 Ent. Tonight. 12.00 Everyday Gourmet. 12.30 Family Feud. 1.00 News. 2.00 Wheel Of Fortune. 2.30 Lingo. 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 Shark Tank. 8.30 NCIS. Return. 9.30 NCIS: Origins. 10.30 10’s Late News. 10.55 The Project. 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.00 Secrets Of The Royal Palaces. 2.50 Scotland: Escape To The Wilderness. 3.40 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw. 4.10 Luke Nguyen’s India. 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Australia. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.35 Portillo’s Andalucia. 8.25 History’s Greatest Mysteries. New. 9.20 The Old Man. New. 10.30 SBS World News Late. 11.00 Carmen Curlers. 1.15 Romulus. 3.15 Paddington Station 24/7. 4.05 Peer To Peer. 4.35 Bamay. 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 Weekender. 2.30 Hornby: A Model Empire. 3.30 Left Off The Map. 4.00 Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Heartbeat. 8.45 The Inspector Lynley Mysteries. 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. 8.30 The Force: BTL. 9.30 World’s Wildest Police Videos. 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 MOVIE: Paul Blart: Mall Cop. (2009) 3.00 Jabba’s Movies. 3.30 Bondi Vet. 4.30 Glee. 5.30 The Goldbergs. 6.00 Modern Family. 6.25 First Dates UK. 8.35 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares. 9.35 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA. 11.35 Late Programs.

6.00 Home Shopping. 8.00 NBL Slam. 8.30 Diagnosis Murder. 10.30 JAG. 12.30 Dr Phil. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 NCIS: Origins. 8.30 FBI. 10.30 The Weekly Kick-Off. 11.00 NCIS. 12.50 Home Shopping. 2.20 Diagnosis Murder. 4.10 JAG.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.15 Big Boys. 2.10 ER. 2.55 Doctor Who. 3.45 Fresh Off The Boat. 4.05 Would I Lie To You? 4.35 MythBusters. 5.30 Merlin. 6.15 Car S.O.S. 7.00 My Family. 7.30 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 Big Boys. 9.20 Mother And Son. 9.50 ER. 10.35 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 4.15 Kiya And The Kimoja Heroes. 4.40 Peter Rabbit. 5.20 PJ Masks Power Heroes. 6.05 Kangaroo Beach. 6.25 The Adventures Of Paddington. 7.05 Riley Rocket. 7.35 Little Lunch. 7.50 Operation Ouch! 8.25 Doctor Who. 9.55 Merlin. 10.40 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.50 Explore. 2.05 Shakespeare And Hathaway. 3.05 Antiques Roadshow. 3.35 MOVIE: Confession. (1955) 5.30 Yorkshire Auction House. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 As Time Goes By. 8.40 Midsomer Murders. 10.40 Harry Wild. 11.40 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.35 Rhod Gilbert: Stand Up To Infertility. 2.45 Vegan Vigilantes. 3.00 The Weekly Football Wrap. 3.30 WorldWatch. 5.30 Gone Fishing. 6.05 The Matchmakers. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 MOVIE: Silverado. (1985) 11.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 Australian Story. 10.30 Back Roads. 11.00 Antiques Roadshow. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Grand Designs Australia. 2.00 Anh’s Brush With Fame. 2.30 Space 22. 3.00 A Bite To Eat With Alice. 3.30 Love Your Garden. 4.15 Grand Designs Revisited. 5.05 Antiques Roadshow. 6.00 A Bite To Eat With Alice. 6.30 Hard Quiz. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Grand Designs Australia. 9.00 Long Lost Family. 9.45 Fake Or Fortune? 10.45 ABC Late News. 11.00 The Business. 11.20 Take 5 With Zan Rowe. 11.50 Late Programs.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Deadly Rideshare. (2020) 2.00 Your Money & Your Life. 2.30 Border Security: International. 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. 6.00 7News Local. 6.30 7News @ 6:30. 7.00 Home And Away. 7.30 Highway Patrol. Return. 8.30 Australia’s Most Dangerous Prisoners. 9.30 Ron Iddles: The Good Cop. 10.35 The Latest: Seven News. 11.05 What The Killer Did Next. 12.05 Magnum P.I. 2.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 The Block. 1.00 Space Invaders. 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 RPA. 9.30 A+E After Dark. 10.30 9News Late. 11.00 Casualty 24/7. 11.50 Resident Alien. 12.40 Tipping Point. 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 2.30 Global Shop. 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. 4.30 A Current Affair. 5.00 Today Early News. 5.30 Today.

6.00 The Talk. 7.00 Deal Or No Deal. 7.30 Everyday Gourmet. 8.00 Neighbours. 8.30 Bold. 9.00 Drew Barrymore. 10.00 Judge Judy. 10.30 To Be Advised. 11.30 Ent. Tonight. 12.00 Everyday Gourmet. 12.30 Family Feud. 1.00 News. 2.00 Wheel Of Fortune. 2.30 Lingo. 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 Top Gear Australia. 8.50 MOVIE: Mission: Impossible II. (2000) Tom Cruise, Thandiwe Newton, Dougray Scott. 11.20 News. 11.45 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 PBS NewsHour. 2.00 Secrets Of The Royal Palaces. 2.50 Scotland: Escape To The Wilderness. 3.40 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw. 4.10 Luke Nguyen’s India. 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Australia. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. Return. 8.30 National Parks From Above. 9.25 Paris Has Fallen. 10.20 SBS World News Late. 10.50 Fallen. 12.35 Germinal. 3.35 Paddington Station 24/7. 4.25 Peer To Peer. 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 South Aussie. 2.30 Impossible Builds. 3.30 Left Off The Map. 4.00 Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Father Brown. 8.30 Miss Scarlet And The Duke. 10.50 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 Highway Patrol. 2.00 The Force: BTL. 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 WBBL. Thunder v Hurricanes. 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Buffy The Vampire Slayer. 3.00 Modern Family. 3.30 Bondi Vet. 4.30 Glee. 5.30 The Goldbergs. 6.00 Modern Family. 6.25 First Dates UK. 8.35 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares. 10.35 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA. 11.35 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.10 ER. 2.55 Doctor Who. 3.45 Fresh Off The Boat. 4.05 Would I Lie To You? 4.35 MythBusters. 5.30 Merlin. 6.10 Car S.O.S. 7.00 My Family. 7.30 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 Hard Quiz. 9.00 Question Everything. 9.35 Gruen. 10.10 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 5.20 PJ Masks Power Heroes. 5.35 Fireman Sam. 7.05 Andy And The Band. 7.35 Little Lunch Specials. 8.00 Operation Ouch! 8.20 The Wonderful World Of Puppies. 9.05 Teenage Boss: Next Level. 9.35 Doctor Who. 10.20 Merlin. 11.05 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 3.00 News. 4.00 Afternoon Briefing. 5.00 News With Joe O’Brien. 6.00 ABC News. 6.30 America, Are You Ok? 7.00 National News. 7.30 7.30. 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 As Time Goes By. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: Crooks In Cloisters. (1964) 5.30 Yorkshire Auction House. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Keeping Up Appearances. 8.40 Poirot. 10.55 Murdered By Morning. 11.55 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.15 Ice Cowboys. 3.00 The Wine Lovers’ Guide To Australia. 3.35 WorldWatch. 5.30 Gone Fishing. 6.05 The Matchmakers. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 America’s New Female Right. 9.40 The Amityville Horror. 10.25 Late Programs.

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Solutions

CROSSMATH

No. 160

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

Crossmath

No. 161

7 + 3 – 5 = + × × 9 × 1 – 8 = + × ÷ 6 + 4 ÷ 2 = = = = 22 12 20

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

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 To Be Advised. 1.40 Border Security: International. 2.10 Catch Phrase. 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 My Kitchen Rules. 9.05 Alert: Missing Persons Unit. 10.05 Behind Behani. 11.05 The Latest: Seven News. 11.35 Chicago Fire. 12.35 Your Money & Your Life. 1.05 Travel Oz. 2.00 Home Shopping. 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise 5am News. 5.30 Sunrise.

S P C R R O E V W E

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Tony Armstrong’s Extra-Ordinary Things. Final. 2.00 Anh’s Brush With Fame. 2.30 Space 22. 3.00 A Bite To Eat With Alice. 3.30 Love Your Garden. 4.15 Grand Designs. 5.00 Antiques Roadshow. 6.00 A Bite To Eat With Alice. 6.30 Hard Quiz. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Back Roads. 8.30 Take 5 With Zan Rowe. 9.00 Louis Theroux Interviews... 9.50 Anh’s Brush With Fame. 10.20 Kitchen Cabinet. 10.50 ABC Late News. 11.05 The Business. 11.25 Late Programs.

EDGEWORD REJOIN, REFINE, INVITE, NEGATE

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29

Your Seven-Day TV Guide

Thursday, October 24, 2024 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR

Sport GOLF CLUB NOTES

Busy week at Narromine and beyond for players

For the Annual Robert Handsaker Ford Business House Teams competition for 2024–25, Peter Gainsford, sponsor Robert Handasker, and Tim Gainsford. By NORMAN LEWIS

New event for golfers!

Last Saturday, Narromine Golfers were introduced to a new competition with a total of 16 players taking part in an “SBT-123” event with trophies supplied by Steve Barlow Transport. The tournament was played over 27 holes and was described as a “Modiﬁed Three-Person Foursome”, with the winning team comprising Bruce Fidock, Ron Gainsford, and Rob Williams, with a score of 104 nett.

Runners-up were Mick Purtell, Jason McPherson, and Steve Barlow on nett 113.5 for a novel event that was described by competitors as “as extremely enjoyable and interesting game of competition golf”. On Sunday, October 20, the game was a two-person Irish Stableford for a Club Trophy, in which 17 players participated. The winning team was Mitch Smith and Adam Davis, scoring 66 points with the runners-up were Henry Buttsworth and Ray Anning on 64 points. Rob Williams had a ﬁeld day in the extra events by winning

NARROMINE BOWLING CLUB NEWS

Annual tournament is on again in early November By JOHN EDWARDS FOR those who look forward to this major event on the local calendar, Narromine Bowling Club’s annual tournament is on again in early November. Social Bowls Results for recent matches are as follows. Thursday, October 17 involved 18 bowlers taking to the green: Game One: Wilkie, Greg, and Bruce P defeated T Reid, Neil and Buttsy by 27 to 16. Game Two: Neil, James and Frenchy defeated Cliffy, Carl and Danny by 15 to 12. Game Three: Tappy, Robbie C and Duane defeated Trumby, Sticker and Cranky by 18 to 16. The results show that Trumby was brought back to earth this week, after having a couple of straight wins. Winners on the day were Bruce and his team. Play on Sunday, October 20 involved 16 bowlers taking to the green: Game One: Wilkie, Mitch and Dave defeated Rossie, Jimmy Daley and Danny by 23 to 11. Game Two: Cliffy, Kath and Beaver defeated Noi, Carl and Adam by 17 to 13. Game Three: Sticker and Ray defeated Neil and Duane by 22 to 10.

Stephen Barlow, sponsor of Saturday’s event, a “Modified Three-Person Foursome”, with winning team captain, Robert Gainsford. PHOTOS: GREG KEARINES.

the nearest-the-pin on the Ninth and 17th holes as well as the long drive on the 11th.

Business House Competition Underway

NSW Sand Green Championships

THE Annual Robert Handsaker Ford Business House Teams competition for 2024–25 was also due to kick-off last Wednesday, however, like the Ladies Golf, no play went ahead due to terrible weather conditions. Which is a shame, as this event has been proved as a popular teams event to encourage new and old golfers on the course. The number of players in a team is unlimited, however, only the best six scores in

THE NSWGA Sand Green Championships were also played at Nyngan on the weekend of October 12–13. Narromine was represented by three players in the 36hole event, which attracted 130 players. For local players, Tony Harding was placed ﬁfth in the Championship singles event, while Rob Williams was second in the Veterans’ division.

Winners were Dave and team. In upcoming news, the Annual General Meeting (AGM) for Narromine Bowling Club will be held this Sunday. As mentioned, the annual bowls tournament for the Club is being held in early November. This will be a triples event and is open to the ﬁrst 24 teams to enter. Jokes of the week! So two Irishmen are traveling to Australia. Before they leave home, one of their dads gives them both a bit of advice: “You watch them Aussie cab drivers. They'll rob you blind. Don't you go paying them what they ask. You haggle.” At Sydney airport, the Irishmen catch a cab to their hotel. When they reach their destination, the cabbie says, “That'll be $20, lads.” “Oh no you don't! My dad warned me about you. You'll only be getting $15 from me,” says one of the men. “And you'll only be getting 15 from me too," adds the other. I was walking along a beach feeling sad and miserable when I came across a bottle. So I rubbed it and a genie popped out and said, “I’ll grant you one wish”.“I just want to be happy”, I said. Now I’m living in a forest with six dwarves and working in a mine. Until next week — have a good week and keep rolling!

each team go towards winning the prize.

Junior Golf Clinic THE Junior Clinic has shifted to Tuesday afternoons — see the club for more details.

Events Coming Up! THIS weekend we have an 18Hole Versus Par for trophies provided by AG-’N-Vet and a Four-Ball Aggregate with trophies by Steve Buckley and Craig Duff. That’s all for this week — see you at the 19th.

GERRIES GOLF NOTES

Summer Competition is now underway… By NORMAN LEWIS THE weekly Summer Golf Competition for the Gerries commenced last Saturday with overcast skies. Following rain on Friday, our ﬁ rst day proved a rather cool morning with a ﬁeld of 15 players in total. Six ladies hit off on the back nine, while nine men tackled the front nine. Winner of the ladies division was Wendy Jeffery, with a score of 17 points, while the runner-up was Gail White on 15. Vicki Tuck collected the last place prize (NAGA) with a score of nine points, and there was no winner of the Nearestthe-Pin (NTP) event.

Over on the front nine, David Hartog had an excellent round of 27 points to collect the major prize for the men, with Jamie Roberts runner-up on 24 points. Chris Harding took the day’s NAGA prize for the men with a score of 16, and, as with the ladies, there was no winner of the NTP. Despite the weather on Saturday, it was a good opening round for this year’s summer competition. This weekend, the ladies will hit off on the front nine, while the men will attack the back nine at the usual early morning time. That’s all for this week, see you at the 19th!

NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Thursday, October 24, 2024

RACING NG ORT REPORT By COLIN HODGES

Raced, Saturday, October 19 KYLIE Kennedy is the owner and trainer of the horse, her sister is the race club secretary, her mother tends the beautiful rose gardens, her father is a fellow trainer and her partner is the trackwork rider and racecourse curator so it was a popular result for the locals when Ready Made Doll won the feature race in front of a big crowd on Saturday at Narromine. Halfway down the straight there were several winning chances in the 1600 metres QUBE Agri Dandy Cup however with Georgina McDonnell in the saddle, Ready Made Doll ($21) came from last in the big ﬁeld with a powerful run down the outside to score by over a length from Cheeky Nugget (Olivia Dalton, $12) and Paciﬁc Warrior (Leeshelle Small, $7). Georgina McDonnell is riding in great form since moving back to Dubbo with another recent feature win being on Castlebar Road in the Crystal Sprint at Coonamble. Apprentice jockey Lauren Van Tijn who had ridden two winners prior to Saturday,

Ready Made Doll a popular local winner at Narromine doubled her career tally with a double, Brave Max and Loud, at Narromine. In the opening event, the leader Platinum Warrior (Kody Nestor, $2.10 favourite) was overhauled and beaten a head by the Jeremy Sylvester, Cessnock trained Brave Max (Lauren Van Tijn, $6.50) with Dervinia (Clayton Gallagher, $3) in third place. Clayton Gallagher later succumbed to an injury and Lauren Van Tijn became the replacement rider on the Peter Reynolds, Dubbo trained Loud in the 1100 metres Macquarie Valley Fuels Benchmark 58 Handicap. Darting through an opening near the inside, Loud ($4.40) won by a short neck from Gypsy Power (Zoe Hunt, $2.90 favourite) while Slush Fund (Kody Nestor, $4.20) ran on well for third. Before missing later rides due to injury, Clayton Gallagher won the 800 metres Three Rivers Machinery Case IH Benchmark 58 Handicap on the Brett Thompson, Gulgong trained Cumboogle. After taking the lead from Zequel, Cumboogle ($3.50) held off Can Do It (Cobi Vitler, $11) by a half-length with Zequel (Kody Nestor, $3.70) a long neck away third. First leg of a double for trainer Brett Thompson was Sorrento Palace ($2.40 fav.) which wore down Specula (Kody Nestor, $2.80) to win by a half

head with Brandywine (Georgina McDonnell, $15) third in the 1100 metres Narromine Hardware Maiden Plate. While Dubbo trainer Brett Robb was at Randwick on Saturday with Gallant Star, a strong finishing sixth in the $2,000,000 Kosciusko, he was represented at Narromine by Rothgate, the winner of the 1200 metres Narromine Shire-Shop Local Class One Handicap. Near last early, Rothgate (Kody Nestor, $3.40) swept around the ﬁeld before the home turn and won by a long neck from Hammering Away (Clayton Gallagher, $3.20 fav.) and Moon Zone (Georgina McDonnell, $5).

Ella Drew scores runaway win at Bathurst – raced Tuesday, October 15 ELLA Drew scored a runaway win aboard Parmenia after a daring front running ride last Tuesday (October 15) at Bathurst. Taken to the early lead by Drew, the Carlos Antonio, Muswellbrook trained Parmenia established a sizeable break on the f ield in the 110 0 metres Benchmark 50 Handicap. While rival jockeys hoped for the leader to weaken noticeably, such was not the case and Parmenia ($9) maintained

the tempo to win by over two lengths from the favourite Perfumist (Ashley Morgan, $1.90 to $1.85 ) and the well fancied Negation (Clayton Gallagher, $3). Formerly from the New Zealand South Island, Ella Drew moved to Australia 15 years ago and as a mature age apprentice began her race riding career this year. Ella Drew (34) has now ridden 17 winners and highlights have included winning the Barraba Cup on Hemsted for trainer Julia Presits and ﬁ nishing third on Vincenzo in the Coonamble Gold Cup for trainer Scott Singleton to who she is apprenticed. Another jockey forging a successful career in Australia is Heavelon Van Der Hoven, formerly from Namibia. Now attracting good opportunities from leading Sydney and Provincial stables, Van Der Hoven rode a winning double, Anaisa ($4.60) and Trapeze Legend ($1.90) at Orange for Annabel Neasham and Rob Archibald who operate a trainers partnership at Scone and Warwick Farm. Former successful jockey Pat Murphy also had a winning double as the trainer at Goulburn of The Right Rein and Prince Papa, both well ridden ridden by apprentice Rebecca Bronett Prag. Finishing strongly along the rails from near the tail of the ﬁeld, The Right Rein ($6.50)

defeated Crusheen Lass (Jaden Lloyd, $6.50 to $3.80 favourite) and Check Your Six (Clayton Gallagher, $5.50) in the 1800 metres Pink October at BTR Class One and Maiden Plate. Likewise, a patient ride by Rebecca Bronett Prag to bring Prince Papa ($4.60) from last to win the 1300 metres BM 58 Handicap from Geostorm (Robyn Freeman, $11) and Chesteray (Ella Drew, $4). Fresh from winning the Dubbo Gold Cup on Sneak Preview, jockey Kody Nestor combined with Dubbo trainer Brett Robb to win the 1200 metres Rich & Rumble Group Country Boosted Maiden Handicap with Star Intrigue. Owned by Paul and Bindi Frampton from Merriwa, Star Intrigue ($9.50) led all the way to win by over three lengths from Kuroshinzo (Ashley Morgan, $3.10 fav.) and the strong ﬁnishing Trust A Kitty (Siena Grima, $4.20 to $3.30) Hard to beat when he brings horses from his Hawkesbury stables, Brad Widdup won the 1400 metres Breast Cancer Awareness Month Maiden Plate with Dubai Dame ($3.30 fav.) ridden by Jaden Lloyd. The Bathurst Club is working hard to build up attendances and the well-appointed upstairs area proved popular on Tuesday. Next meeting at Bathurst is on Saturday, November 16.

New committee elected for Ladies Golf

Ladies Golf champs, Narromine foursome winners for 2024, from left, Gail White, Dale Harding, Jeanette O’Brien, Wendy Jeffery, Michelle Ashdown, and Vicky Gainesford. PHOTOS: SUPPLIED. By SOPHIA MCCAUGHAN AND DALE HARDING NARROMINE Ladies Golf held their annual general meeting (AGM) at Narromine Golf Club last Wednesday to elect a new executive committee ahead of 2025. After nominations, Dale Harding picked up the important position of President, with Marj Kelly taking up the role of Vice-President with Viv Halbisch as Treasurer. Secretary and Club Captain went to Vicky Gainsford, who was part of this year’s foursome champions, with Kim Handsaker and Jenny Fitzgerald taking the

positions as Vice-Captains. General committee members for 2025 include Wendy Jeffrey, Jeannie Ward, Judy Heckendorf, and Carol McCalman. Outgoing committee members were Robyn Jones and Betty Berryman, with the Ladies Golf acknowledging both Robyn and Betty for all their hard work during the season. Unfortunately, there is no Ladies Golf news in this week’s edition of the paper as wet, windy, and wild weather washed out the Stormy weather, as Ladies Golf enjoy a deligolf course, but members did en- cious lunch on a rainy day at the Narromine Golf Club. joy their weekly luncheon.

Not a total washout, Ladies Golf members enjoy a delicious lunch on a rainy day at the Narromine Golf Club.

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‘Ready Made Doll’ trained by Narromine local wins Dandy Cup Legendary race caller Colin Hodges made the trip to Narromine Racecourse to call the Dandy Cup.

Winner of the Dandy Cup ‘Ready Made Doll’ Left to right: Jockey Georgie McDonnel, Qube Agri Maddy Preston, Trainer Kylie Kennedy, Richard Jackson and Narromine Turf Club Secretary Tristan Penson. PHOTO: JANE MCMILLAN RACINGPHOTOGRAPHY.COM.AU

Race Three on Saturday, October 19 which saw Rothgate take away the win.

By SOPHIA MCCAUGHAN

AFTER a week of wet and wild weather, the Narromine sunshine pulled through to deliver spectacular conditions for the Qube Agri Dandy Cup. It was a brilliant day for all things horse racing with a big crowd gathering at Narromine Racecourse for one of the biggest events on the Narromine Turf Club’s calendar. The Dandy Cup was held on Saturday, October 19 and delivered a thrilling day of horse racing, with a range of standout performances and showstopping ﬁnishes across the six races. Here is a brief rundown of the winners and the key highlights of the day.

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Action shot of the races at an ideal Narromine Racecourse.

Fashions on the Field PEOPLE from near and far attended Narromine Racecourse to participate in this year’s Fashions on the Field. Congratulations to the winners and everyone who participated.

Race One: Narromine USMC Maiden Plate (1300m) IT was an exciting start to race day with an impressive close ﬁ nish in the Race 1 with Brave Max narrowly taking the Narromine USMC Maiden Plate. Trained by Jeremy Slyvester and ridden by jockey Lauren Van Tijn, Brave Max pushed to the very end to secure a wellearned victory for Jeremy and brilliant riding by Lauren.

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Race Two: Narromine Hardware Maiden Plate (1100m) IT was a similar result in the Narromine Hardware Maiden Plate where Sorrento Palace edged out the competition to pick up its win of the day. Trained by Brett Thompson and ridden by Ken Dunbar. Dunbar’s strategic ride led to Sorrento Palace just crossing the ﬁ nish line ﬁ rst, giving Thompson and his team reason to celebrate.

Race Three: Narromine Shire Shop Local Class 1 Handicap (1200m) IN the third race, Rothgate trained by Brett Robb and ridden by Kody Nestor emerged out of the pack victorious.

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Elegance meets sport with racing day style at its finest. PHOTOS: NARROMINE TURF CLUB. Rothgate demonstrated a ﬁne balance of speed and endurance, holding off the competition in the ﬁnal stretch to take the win.

Race Five: Qube Agri Narromine Dandy Cup Benchmark 50 Handicap (1600m)

Race Four: Three Rivers Machinery Case IH Benchmark 58 Handicap (800m)

THE big show saw Ready Made Doll claim the crown and delivered Narromine local trainer Kylie Kennedy with the big win of the day. Ridden by Georgie McDonnell, Ready Made Doll fought ﬁercely to win the feature race of the day.

THE 800m dash was won by Cumboogle, with Brett Thompson claiming his second win of the day. Jockey Clayton Gallager piloted Cumboogle with precision and guided the horse to a commanding win.

Race Six: Macquarie Valley Fuels Benchmark 50 Handicap (1100m) CLOSING out the day, ridden by Race One winner Lauren Van Tijn and trained by Peter Reynolds stormed to victory. In her second win of the day, Lauren added to her standout performances.

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