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MDBA continues ongoing consultation with rural communities over water policy reform

By SOPHIA MCCAUGHAN CONTINUING their consultation with rural communities over water policy reform, members of the Murray Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) visited the South Dubbo Weir fishway last Thursday.

The Narromine Star went along to this site visit where members from local, State, and Federal authorities came together to discuss how to improve the biodiversity of the Macquarie River and the larger Murray Darling Basin.

There were also discussions between authorities about water policy reform at the event. Talks also centred on collaborating with rural communities about how to best manage the Basin, while trying to take a holistic approach to its management to ensure that farmers and major stakeholders are not left behind.

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Pam’s Big Pink Brekky raises funds and shares an important message

“It’s great to see people mingling, eating, drinking and talking here today,” she added.

One of the special guests at the event was her niece, Julie McKinnery from Sydney, who has successfully run similar events at home, raising $100,000 over the past nine years and directly inspiring Ms Mitchell to follow suit.

The all-day breakfast, which started at 10am and went through until the early evening, attracted a sizeable crowd throughout the day.

The barbecue was managed by staff and participants from community-based charity, “Boys to the Bush”, while local musos Amity Gordon and Jacob Darren entertained. A host of donors and sponsors also contributed to the event, providing prizes for raffles and giveaways.

By SHARON BONTHUYS LOCALS donned their best pink outfits last Saturday to support Denise “Pam” Mitchell’s fi rst ever Big Pink Breakfast in Narromine — and to also embrace the event’s very important message about breast cancer awareness.

Ms Mitchell has already smashed her goal to raise $5000 from the inaugural allday event for breast cancer research, which turned her Algalah Street backyard into a sea of coral, rose, salmon, shell, blush, and every other shade of pink imaginable.

“I’ve gone way past that [goal],” a thankful Ms Mitchell told the Narromine Star.

At the time of writing, Ms Mitchell’s fundraising page on the National Breast Cancer Foundation website recorded that almost $11,000 had been raised from the event on Saturday, October 26.

“I’m just so grateful for all the support,” Ms Mitchell said.

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THE FORECAST Thursday, October 31 Min 11. Max 32. Partly cloudy. Possible rainfall: 0 to 1 mm. Chance of any rain: 30% Central West Slopes and Plains area: Mostly sunny morning. Slight chance of a shower in the afternoon and early evening. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and early evening.

Light winds becoming west to southwesterly 20 to 30 km/h in the middle of the day then tending south to southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 8 and 13 with daytime temperatures reaching 29 to 34.

Sun protection recommended from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 10 [Very

South Dubbo Weir Fishway is an initiative by OzFish and the Department of Primary Industries to promote biodiversity and fish migration through the Macquarie River. PHOTOS: NARROMINE STAR. are being heard,” he explained.

“Sometimes that will mean policy changes.”

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Narromine and its place in the Murray Darling Basin NARROMINE is a major player in the Murray Darling Basin, with the town and surrounding communities located in the Macquarie-Castlereagh catchment.

The Macquarie River rises in the Great Dividing Range near the central-west town of Bathurst, and flows north-west through foothills and slopes past Wellington and towards Dubbo.

The river then crosses alluvial plains passing Narromine and Warren to meet the Barwon River, upstream of Brewarrina.

The catchment covers about seven per cent of the Basin, and provides just over eight per cent of inflow of surface water for the Basin.

The catchment uses about four per cent of all surface water diverted, and 11 per cent of groundwater used in the Basin (excluding the confined aquifers of the Great Artesian Basin).

High] Friday, November 1 Min 12. Max 30. Sunny. Chance of any rain: 5% Central West Slopes and Plains area: Sunny.

Winds southerly 15 to 20 km/h tending southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h during the day then becoming light during the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 8 and 14 with daytime temperatures reaching 27 to 32.

Sun protection recommended from 9:00 am to 4:40 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 10 [Very High] Saturday, November 2 Min 12. Max 32. Sunny. Chance of any rain: 5% Central West Slopes and Plains area: Sunny.

Winds northeast to southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h

“We don’t have all the answers.”

THE Narromine Star spoke exclusively with chief executive of the MDBA, Andrew McConville, on Thursday, October 24, asking a range of questions, specifically how the MDBA is consulting with rural communities within the Narromine Shire.

“One of the biggest issues in Narromine, as it is to many rural communities, is really one of water security,” Mr McConville said.

“We want to understand some of the challenges that face the community, and how we can try and understand all those things and understand the impacts of water policy reform on communities,” he added.

In the midst of some major water policy reform across the country, it is important to listen and hear concerns from all stakeholders, including farmers and local residents, he said.

“We don’t have all the answers, but we can engage and make sure that when we are making policy changes, that the concerns of the community

becoming light during the day then becoming east to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h during the evening.

Overnight temperatures falling to between 7 and 14 with daytime temperatures reaching 29 to 34.

Sun protection recommended from 9:00 am to 4:40 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 9 [Very High] Sunday, November 3 Min 15. Max 37. Mostly sunny. Chance of any rain: 10% Monday, November 4 Min 22. Max 37. Partly cloudy. Chance of any rain: 20% Tuesday, November 5 Min 17. Max 35. Mostly sunny. Possible rainfall: 0 to 1 mm. Chance of any rain: 30%

South Dubbo Weir Fishway DUBBO representatives from the Department of Primary Industries (DPI) attending the event also explained what the South Dubbo Weir Fishway aims to do.

The Fishway was constructed in order to try and guide different species of fish through the Macquarie River and eventually direct them through the ebbs and flows of the river into the Murray Darling Basin.

The Fishway is designed to allow for big, small, and medium-sized fish as well as turtles, yabbies, shrimp, and even water rats, to pass through with ease and allow them to rest and stop for a feed in between sections of the fishway.

There are over 18 native fish species found in the Macquarie River with most of the fish species undertaking small-scale migrations, while some do also endeavour large-scale migrations. However, DPI said, it is vital for fish species’ long term survival to be able to migrate.

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NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Thursday, October 31, 2024

Fifth house fire in Narromine this year but no injuries reported

A house went up in flames on Friday on Tancred Street which took nearly two hours to extinguish.

By SOPHIA MCCAUGHAN HOUSE fi res have become a regular occurrence over the past several months in Narromine, with a fi fth property going up in flames last Friday, October 25.

Emergency services were fi rst notified of the fi re at about 12.49pm on Friday with crews from Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW), and NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) called to an already established blaze at the Tancred Street property.

Five fi re crews attended the scene from Narromine and Dubbo, a combined effort be-

tween the RFS and FRNSW. There were no injuries or deaths reported from the fi re and everyone in the house and surrounding residences managed to evacuate before the blaze took hold of the interior structure, FRNSW Dubbo Duty Commander, Chris Cusack, revealed.

Mr Cusack told the Narromine Star that it was a confronting scene at the property as the crews arrived.

“It was an intense situation for the fi rst arrival of crews, and a number of things to deal with but, through their good actions, were able to contain

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the fi re,” Mr Cusack said.

“The fi re was contained to the occupancy of the house, and the house has been severely damaged by the fi re,” he added.

Residents of other properties on Tancred Street and local community members told the Narromine Star at the time that it was an “amazing effort” by the local RFS to get out to the location so quickly following the FRNSW arrival.

Narromine Shire Mayor and retired fi refighter, Cr Ewen Jones, told the Narromine Star he saw the smoke and stopped to assist the fi refighters.

“I could see the house in Tancred Street was well alight and that there was only minimal crew at the scene [at the time], and asked if they would like me to help out,” Cr Jones recalled.

“I [also] phoned the Newcastle Fire Communications Centre to provide a situation report, advising them Essential Energy had isolated the power,” he added, taking up a hose and assisting until other fi re crews arrived.

NSW Ambulance Paramedics also attended the scene and treated the occupant of the house, a woman in her 80’s,

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NSW Police also attended the scene and told the Narromine Star their fire investigation unit will examine the fire.

The loss of the Tancred Street property comes after a string of housefi res in the community this year which destroyed two social housing and two vacant residences since June 2024. NSW Police are yet to release any more information about those other incidents, which are considered suspicious.

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Pharmacists warn to be asthma-ready as thunderstorms strike in late spring

By SOPHIA MCCAUGHAN DISTRICT doctors and pharmacists are warning the local community to take control of their asthma during late Spring, as we head into the stormy season.

Each year from around mid-October to mid-November, asthma and hayfever sufferers can be at greater risk of severe symptoms due to high pollen counts typical of the atmospheric conditions expected across the region over coming months.

Thunderstorm asthma events generally occur when there is a high concentration of “aeroallergens” present in the air, they explain.

This warning is particularly important for asthma and hayfever sufferers in Narromine district who, given the region’s usual high levels of rye grass pollen, should prepare an asthma plan.

Narromine Pharmacist,

A MESSAGE FROM NARROMINE ANGLICAN CHURCH Lamentations: 3 THE fi rst chapter in “Lamentations” uses the personal pronoun “she”, referring to the city of Jerusalem. The chapter is all about the city and the people in it.

The second chapter uses “He”, the person who caused the disaster. It’s about God.

Sarah McCarthy, told the Narromine Star that those at very high-risk of thunderstorm asthma, are people with diagnosed asthma, uncontrolled asthma, people with undiagnosed asthma and, in particular, people with seasonal allergies.

“It is all about controlling those conditions that we have and, if you aren’t controlling the condition,” Sarah explained.

“It is really important that you are getting on top of that and putting a plan in place,” she added.

For locals diagnosed with asthma, it is important to have a review of their asthma plan ahead of the stormy season.

“It is really important that they are using a preventer and, if they are not, to get started on that, so that they are controlling their asthma.

“Then also to have an asthma action plan in place, it is all about controlling the con-

dition, so it does not lead to an attack,” she said.

Western NSW and Far West Local Health District Public Health Physician, Dr Victor Carey, furthers Sarah’s calls for people who suffer from hayfever and asthma to stay alert.

“Where possible avoid being outside in the lead-up to, and during thunderstorms.

When it is windy and pollen is being blown around, the risk is likely to be greater,” Dr Carey said.

“Parents should be particularly vigilant in keeping kids and the elderly inside during storms, with windows and doors closed,” he added.

It is important, he explained, that in particular, children and the elderly, are managing their condition as summer weather forecasts point to an increase in severe storms this year.

This chapter, the third, is very personal and focuses on the writer himself, Jeremiah. People punished by their God for their disobedience (sin).

Surely that isn’t the Christian message that we all hear about in our church? That’s true, it isn’t, but we should remember two things: The trials, the misery, the brokenness of Judah, was all going on in “Pre-Christian” times. Five hundred and eighty seven years before the birth of Christ.

In these days, the Jewish church believed and taught that if anything bad happened to you such as illness, loss,

misfortune, even enemies conquering your country, that was God at work punishing you for sinning against him!

At that time, Jeremiah was lamenting and even questioning and complaining to God, about God’s actions affecting both the city of Jerusalem and himself. This emotional, graphic, disturbing description of their woes (‘what did we do to deserve this?’) continues until verse 21.

Then, just as if the prophet saw a sudden flash of light, he stopped in his ranting saying… “and yet… I call to mind” and then, in a sense, tries to sort out his understanding and acceptance of God’s actions.

Jeremiah was realising that

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Be “asthma-ready”; Narromine Pharmacist, Sarah McCarthy is warning the community to stay vigilant in late spring as the storm season starts. PHOTO: NARROMINE STAR.

God could have totally wiped out the Jewish nation, but instead he sent them to Babylon.

Jeremiah believed that God’s mercies were still there saying, “Your mercies are fresh every morning.”

In verses 21-41, the prophet practically endorses God’s actions ending with: 39 Why should the living complain when punished for their sins?

40 Let us examine our ways and test them and let us return to the Lord.

41 Let us lift up our hearts and our hands to God in heaven, and say: 42 “We have sinned and rebelled and you have not forgiven.”

The prophet then slips back

into reiterating the plight of Jerusalem and of them re-questioning God’s judgement and the consequences of Jerusalem’s sin. Turning his thoughts towards his enemies, fi nally asking God to curse them, with verse 66 saying: “Pursue them in anger and destroy them from under the heavens of the Lord.”

Whatever our problems are, we can always look towards God’s mercy. There is a basic difference between the way the world lives and the way people of God should live. The world lives by merit. (You get what you work for) in the Kingdom of Heaven. The basis of life is God’s mercy.

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NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Thursday, October 31, 2024

Pam’s Big Pink Brekky raises funds and shares an important message

Guests Simone, Kelly and Di at the Big Pink Breakfast.

Way to go! Pam Mitchell has raised almost $11,000 through her Big Pink Breakfast last Guest speakers Graeme Board and Donna weekend. PHOTOS: NARROMINE STAR. Falconer at the event.

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Survivor stories

Why they came

TWO breast cancer survivors shared their personal stories with those gathered at the event.

One was Pink Angels founder, Donna Falconer, who was diagnosed with a grade-two, stage-three breast cancer in 2009, aged 44. Some 15 years post-diagnosis, the healthy and happy Ms Falconer has become a tireless campaigner for women and men to become breast cancer-aware, taking her message Australia-wide in the famed — and recently retired — “Groovy Booby Bus”.

Ms Falconer thanked those who helped support her through the trying time of her diagnosis and treatment.

“A very special person that’s here with us today is Margie Collins, who was my breast care nurse,” Ms Falconer said.

“Her persistence saved my life.

One day I was sitting in the office and was a little short of breath and I couldn’t move. One of my friends rang Margie and said ‘I don’t think Donna’s well’, and Margie rang me up and made me promise to go to the hospital, which I did,” she explained.

“I didn’t leave there for eight days. I actually had blood clots in my lungs from the chemotherapy. So [Margie] saved my life and I’ll be forever grateful to her,” Ms Falconer added.

Graeme Board is one of the 200 men the National Breast Cancer Foundation says are diagnosed

ATTENDEES had different reasons for supporting the worthy event but everyone the Narromine Star spoke to said they were glad they came along. Many did wear pink.

“I’m supporting today because I’ve had breast cancer,” said guest Simone, attending with friends Kelly, Di, and Sally.

A family friend of Ms Mitchell, Kelly said she was very happy to attend Narromine’s fi rst ever Big Pink Breakfast.

“Pam has put a lot of effort into this day and I’m having a great time,” she commented.

Di said there was a simple reason for her attendance.

“I’m here to help raise funds and have a good time,” she said, a sentiment echoed by friend Sally.

Narromine Deputy Mayor, Cr Stacey Bohm, wore a bright pink and white dress to the event, while State Member for Dubbo, Dugald Saunders, also stopped by to show support for the cause, wearing a shellpink shirt in solidarity.

“I’m always pinking up for something,” he said, referencing his recent appearance at the Dolly Parton Festival with a pink cowboy hat and butterfly wings.

Mr Saunders said the Big Pink Breakfast was something unique for the region and deserved support.

Tabitha, Jo, Jaxon and Meg at the welcome desk at Pam’s Big Pink Breakfast.

Pam’s backyard was a sea of all shades of pink.

with breast cancer each year.

With his cancer identified in 2004, when he was aged 47, Mr Board said his diagnosis came about in quite bizarre circumstances.

“I got out of the shower and wiped my right breast and it was covered in blood. I had a haematoma behind my right nipple,” Mr Board said. It was believed the haematoma was caused by a rugby injury, he explained.

“Thank God for Dr Jock O’Connor, because he kept calling me back,” Mr Board added.

“They lifted the nipple and took the haematoma out, and he did some biopsies.”

Mr Board said a subsequent check of the sentinel lymph node found cancer.

“I wasn’t sick, I just bled because of a football accident,” he added.

In his journey with the disease, Mr Board underwent two mastectomies and three rounds of chemotherapy. His treatment ended in 2006 and he has enjoyed good health ever since, telling those gathered he hasn’t “had any worries with it”.

Now 67, Mr Board paid tribute to his wife and daughters for helping him through, as well as the medical and nursing professionals for their care.

“I was fortunate enough to meet some very good doctors, but like Donna, I’ve been very fortunate to have Margie [Col-

lins] in my life,” he concluded.

Please get checked AS October draws to a close, so does the annual Breast Cancer Awareness Month that reminds us all about the second most commonly diagnosed cancer in the country, according to the National Breast Cancer Foundation.

The beneficiary from the funds raised by Pam Mitchell’s Big Pink Breakfast features a sobering statistic on its website: nine people die every day from the insidious disease.

Research plays an important part in seeking a cure to help organisations like the foundation achieve its vision of “zero deaths from breast cancer.”

Queensland Health says on its website that “the tests for breast cancer in men are the same as those for women and include mammograms, breast ultrasound, and breast tissue biopsy.” Men should consult their doctors if concerned about their breast health.

BreastScreen NSW encourages women to undergo regular free breast screening, or having a mammogram, as part of healthy living.

“It’s important to screen even when you are healthy,” the agency says on its website, indicating women aged 50– 74 are invited to attend a free screening every two years and Aboriginal and Torres Strait

Donna Falconer, Dugald Saunders and Stacey Bohm enjoy the photo booth at the event.

Islander women are recommended to screen from age 40.

“Women in their 40s and over 75 are also welcome, but we recommend you speak with your doctor first,” the website states.

BreastScreen NSW encourages people of all ages to talk to their loved ones about the importance of regular breast screening, so that more women book an appointment when they are due.

“Be a friend. Tell a friend.

You just might save a life,” the website says.

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Delays from pavement works on Mitchell Highway near Narromine

By SOPHIA MCCAUGHAN MOTORISTS have been advised to expect traffic delays on the Mitchell Highway near Narromine due to essential pavement maintenance.

Road works began on Monday with crews undertaking three kilometres of pavement heavy-patching near Brummagen Road.

This important work is taking place from about 7am–5pm from Mondays to Fridays, and is expected to be completed within two weeks, subject to weather conditions.

To ensure the safety of both workers and road-users, changed traffic conditions will be in place during work hours and will remain in place until the work is

completed.

Motorists can expect to experience single-lane closures, intermittent stop/go traffic control, and a reduced speed limit of 40 km/h, during work hours.

Outside of work hours, the speed limit will be set at 60 km/h to facilitate a safer flow of traffic.

NSW Police reminds motor-

ists that road work speed limits are enforced and drivers who do not drive at the speed limit, risk being fi ned if they are caught speeding.

Motorists are urged to plan their journeys ahead of time and follow the instructions of traffic control personnel.

It is recommended to allow up to five extra minutes for

travel time during the maintenance period, but during peak-hours such as weekday mornings and evenings to allow up to 15 minutes for travel.

Transport NSW thanks the community for their patience while these essential repairs are made.

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Thursday, October 31, 2024 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR

Mia ready to use her voice at Youth Advisory Council

Mia Richardson was recently selected as a member of the NSW Government’s 2025 Youth Advisory Council.

By SOPHIA MCCAUGHAN MIA Richardson is a talented 14-year-old sportswoman who is passionate about Dubbo and surrounding rural communities, including those living in Narromine.

Mia is part of 12 young leaders from across the state who have been appointed to the 2025 Youth Advisory Council (YAC), highlighting the Advocate for Children and young people and the NSW government’s commitment to integrating the voices and experi-

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ences of children and young people into its initiatives.

The YAC meets regularly throughout the year and provides advice to the Minister for Youth and the Advocate for Children and Young People on issues, policies, and laws affecting children and youth in NSW. Mia told the Narromine Star that themes she will be focusing on include youth crime, social media, and mental health.

“I really want the government to listen to us young people about the issues that are

A Dubbo St John’s student, 14-year-old Mia Richardson, was recently appointed as a member of the NSW Government’s 2025 Youth Advisory Council. affecting young people in our community,” Mia said.

“I want our voices to be heard and our concerns to be listened to, I’ve been given this opportunity to use my voice,” she added.

Mia next year will be moving into Year 10 at St John’s College in Dubbo and has an already busy schedule.

She plays League Tag, Australian Rules Football, and also loves basketball, representing Country NSW at the State Championships earlier this year.

Mia told the Narromine Star she hopes to bring skills she has learned through playing sport to the table in order to elevate the voices of young people in the region.

“I want to be able to work well with other young people on the council, so we can work together to bring real change to children and young people in rural communities,” she said.

NSW Advocate for Children and Young People, Zoë Robinson, said she continues to support the initiative and impor-

tantly ensures that they are given the opportunities to influence policy making.

“I understand that young people want a say in policies, laws, and services that shape their lives, and this (YAC) is one way the government facilitates that voice,” Ms Robinson emphasised.

“We know that by inviting young people in decisions that impact them, we make the right decisions that will achieve outcomes where it matters most,” she concluded.

Narromine Garden Club News

Helen Henwood and Coral Jackson.

By ANNE HARMER ON Friday October 25, Narromine Garden Club gathered in the very manicured gardens of Larry and Sandra Walker.

The Garden Club gathered to see the remarkable grounds of Larry and Sandra with so much to see from the historical train carriage to a very large collection of care bears.

We then had a walk and a wander around the

gardens where we crossed over a Monet-like bridge and then into the extensive array of glorious house plants.

Thank you to Sandra for providing a deliA water feature at the cious afternoon tea which was very much apgardens of Sandra and preciated by all involved.

Larry Walker.

The raffle was won by Pam Fletcher.

We look forward to keeping the community Kath Cross with and hostess Sandra Walker pose for a photo at Sandra’s gardens. up-to-date with all things Garden Club-wise.

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NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Thursday, October 31, 2024

Australia’s Winter Crop Forecast 2024: yield bump but beware weather woes

By SOPHIA MCCAUGHAN AUSTRALIA is looking towards harvesting a “marginally larger” winter crop this season, despite significant weather challenges experienced in a number of key grain-growing regions throughout the year.

According to Rabobank’s 2024/25 Australian Winter Crop Forecast, the country is on track to produce an estimated total winter crop of 47.1 million tonnes, up one per cent (0.5 million tonnes) on the previous season.

However, in some sobering news, this total would be down by a significant 13 per cent on the rolling five-year average.

NSW production is forecast to increase by 30 per cent yearon-year and Western Australia, the nation’s largest grain exporting state, is tracking towards a harvest 19 per cent larger than last, despite a worryingly late start to its growing season.

A combination of lack of timely rainfall along with late frosts in some regions has, however, taken the edge off this year’s production prospects, with overall grain and oilseed production forecast to be down 43 per cent on the previous year in South Australia and 35 per cent in Victoria, two of the hardest-hit states according to the agribusiness banking specialist.

On the other hand, Queensland is set to be doing the heav-

on the previous year, albeit down eight per cent on the five-year average.

Combined, NSW, Queensland and Western Australia’s increased wheat production is expected to be 5.7 million tonnes, while production in Victoria and South Australia declined.

Unfortunately, due to unseasonal wet weather, total canola production is predicted to contract by 21 per cent (1.2 million tonnes) on last year’s harvest to 4.7 million tonnes (down 17 per cent on the fiveyear average).

“As expected at the beginning of the season, canola production is poised to be lower this year, not only because of the smaller cropping area planted to this crop, but also due to the weather setback,” Mr Pistoia explained.

iest lifting when it comes to production tallies, the report forecasts, with their grain and oilseed totals estimated to be up a record-breaking 107 per cent on the previous season.

RaboResearch analyst and report author, Vitor Pistoia, said that the projected small bump in total crop production in 2024/24 was poised to come mainly from wheat.

“While the wheat harvest is expected to be an improvement on last year, canola and barley production look set to be down year-on due to the combination of low rainfall and late fi rst which struck many crops at a critical period,” he said.

Weather woes may trim this season’s harvest yield MR Pistoia explained this winter cropping season had been a mixed bag, characterised by patchy rainfall and a warm winter and late frosts.

“This season’s start was variable across the country, while Queensland and the majority of NSW got going early on, large regions of Western Australia, Victoria and South Australia had to wait until early June to see seed germination,” he said.

Rainfall through the growing season was patchy and this was coupled with a widespread warmer winter.

Higher winter tempera-

NSW

Author of Rabobank’s 2024/25 Australian Winter Crop Forecast, Vitor Pistoia. Forecasts a NSW yield bump, but farmers should beware of the weather woes. PHOTO: SUPPLIED. tures of up to two degrees celsius above average depending on the region, boosted water evaporation at the same it prompted faster crop development the forecast reported.

Commodities THE Rabobank report estimates Australia’s 2024/25 wheat production to total approximately 27.6 million tonnes, an increase of six per cent (1.5 million tonnes)

THE state is projected to have 14.6 million tonnes of total winter crops heading to its harvest bins this season. According to Rabobank, growing conditions for winter crops had been good in the state until mid-September, except in some southern regions such as Albury.

“However, the mid-September fi rst events had impacted crops, particularly around areas including Forbes, Grenfell and Griffith, where there had been significant damage,” Mr Pistoia said.

Narromine’s Hymnfest hits the right notes in perfect harmony

By LEANNE HECKENDORF A wonderful, musical experience was enjoyed by all who attended Hymnfest 2024 at Narromine Seventh Day Adventist Church earlier this month.

Choral items were presented

by Dubbo Sing Australia, the Narromine Singers, and the Narromine Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Church Choir.

The various groups presented a variety of hymns and sacred songs that were appreciated by all. The sound achieved when all the groups sang together was simply heavenly!

A key highlight of the afternoon was when the Narromine SDA Choir Director involved everyone in a mock rehearsal session where sopranos, altos, tenors and basses each had to learn their part and sing the song “He Has Done Marvelous Things” all together.

The results obtained were delightfully fun, and, from the response of participants, is something that needs to be repeated.

Hymnfest in Narromine has been happening each year for over eight years now and features experienced singers, choirs and instrumental groups.

It is open for anyone in the community to present items or come along to listen.

A choir singing their hearts out during Narromine’s Hymnfest.

PHOTOS: LEANNE HECKENDORF.

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Thursday, October 31, 2024 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR

COUNCILCOLUMN

THURSDAY 31 October 2024

NEXT COUNCIL The next Ordinary Council Meeting will be held on 9GFPGUFC[ 0QXGODGT 2024 at Narromine Shire Council Chamers at 5:30 pm.

MEETING: ON PUBLIC EXHIBITION DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS

visit www.narromine.nsw.gov.au/council/ public-exhibition

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.

ROAD CLOSURE ADVICE - MOMO ROAD Narromine Shire Council wishes to advise road users that Momo Road, TOMINGLEY Ü Li V Ãi` Ì ÌÀ>vw V] as work to remediate and improve the Tomingley Creek crossing will commence on 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. For further v À >Ì > ÌÀ>vw V V ` Ì Ã] incident and major events within the >ÀÀ i - Ài } Ì ÜÜÜ° ÛiÌÀ>vw V° com/

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Service NSW Mobile will be visiting Narromine on Thursday 14 November 2024 from 9am - 4pm outside Narromine Men’s Shed.

GARAGE SALE TRAIL - NARROMINE SHIRE RESIDENTS

To make a submission - All submissions must be made in writing and received `ÕÀ } 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

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PUBLIC EXHIBITION – COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY 2024 Narromine Shire Council’s Community Engagement Strategy 2024 is currently on Public Exhibition until 14 November 2024.

PUBLIC NOTICE - DUNDAS PARK PUBLIC TOILETS

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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PUBLIC EXHIBITION - ALCOHOL-FREE ZONES (AFZ) BOUNDARY RENEWALS

ROAD WORKS - EUMUNGERIE ROAD Narromine Shire Council would like to advise the travelling public that heavy patching and sealing works will commence on Tuesday 29 October 2024 along Eumungerie Road. Council reminds all motorists to drive to the conditions when travelling on all roads and to be iÝÌÀ> V>ÕÌ ÕÃ Ü Ì >ÀÛiÃÌ ÌÀ>vw V

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2024-2025 SWIMMING SEASON The Narromine and Trangie Aquatic Centres are operated by LSA Venues.

Opening hours at 0CTTQOKPG #SWCVKE Centre: Monday - Friday 1pm – 6pm and Weekends 10am – 6pm 6TCPIKG #SWCVKE %GPVTG Monday - Friday 3pm – 6 pm and Weekends 10am – 6pm Make sure to follow Narromine Aquatic Centre and Trangie Aquatic Centre on social media. Opening hours can be variable due to weather conditions.

AGM - TRANGIE TRUCK & TRACTOR SHOW Trangie Truck & Tractor Show AGM will be held at the Trangie Golf Club on Monday 4 November at 7:00 pm. All community members are encouraged to attend and join a community driven organisation creating a vibrant biannual event for the Trangie community.

PUBLIC NOTES - RATES REMINDER Instalment Notices for the second rates ÃÌ> i Ì v Ì i ÓäÓ{ÉÓäÓx w > V > Þi>À have been issued and are due on Monday PF &GEGODGT ° / w ` ÕÌ Ài about rates and payment options visit: www.narromine.nsw.gov.au/residents/ council-rates. Or you can drop in to Council’s Customer Service & Payments Centre between 8:30am and 4:30 pm, Monday to Friday at 118 Dandaloo Street, Narromine.

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PUBLIC NOTICE - NARROMINE SPORTS & FITNESS CENTRE Narromine Shire Council has increased cleaning hours at the Narromine Sports and Fitness Centre, including a monthly deep clean. Council reminds all users and members to follow the helpful gym rules to maintain the hygiene, cleanliness and safety of the facility. For suggestions or feedback, please contact Council at mail@narromine.nsw.gov.au or call 6889 9999.

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VEHICLE SAFETY DURING HARVEST 2024

Council is reminding all road users to be extra cautious over coming weeks and months and to take extra care when driving around heavy vehicles and trucks. Council urges all motorists to be alert on roads and at rail level crossings during the grain harvest.

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NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Thursday, October 31, 2024

Submissions record for regional telco review INFORMED views of regional, rural, and remote Australians experiencing connectivity issues have been heard “loud and clear” with a record breaking number of submissions received for the Australian Government’s Regional Telecommunications Review.

The Regional Telecommunications Independent Review Committee published all non-confidential submissions last Friday, which the Committee is currently working through to deliver on its recommendations to the Government in the next few months.

The triennial review — held once every three years — plays a key role in reducing the digital divide between cities and regional Australia, with feedback from the public in previous reviews leading to policy initiatives and programs such as the Mobile Black Spot Program and the National Audit of Mobile Coverage.

A total of 3404 submissions were received for the current review, including 306 written

submissions. This is an increase of more than 400 per cent compared to 2021. The easily accessible online survey option — utilised for the fi rst time in a review — drove most of the submissions received, with a total of 3098 responses received from that option.

“We are paying great attention to these submissions and to the feedback we have received in our community consultations across the country,” Committee Chair, Alannah MacTiernan said.

“Together they are guiding the development of our recommendations to the Minister on how we believe we can improve telecommunication services in the bush, improving regional life and fostering regional development,” she added.

The Committee, also including Ian Kelly, Fiona Nash, Dr Jessa Rogers, and Kristy Sparrow, has in recent months undertaken face-to-face consultations and reviewed these submissions as it prepares to

Informed views of regional, rural, and remote Australians experiencing connectivity issues have been heard “loud and clear” with a record breaking number of submissions received for the Australian Government’s Regional Telecommunications Review.

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deliver the report and recommendations to the Minister for Communications, Michelle Rowland, who set the Terms of Reference of the Review in January this year.

The Committee’s advice to

Australia’s 3G Network shuts down for good

By SOPHIA MCCAUGHAN TELSTRA and Optus began switching off their 3G networks this week, a move set to impact some rural and remote residents.

The Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association (AMTA) is calling on all locals to “check their tech” to ensure that they stay connected post shutdown.

The transition is crucial, they say, as the now outdated 3G service makes way for the superior 4G and 5G networks that provide faster speeds and more reliable connectivity.

In July this year, however, the National Rural Health Alliance (NRHA) Chief Executive, Susi Tegan, gave evidence before the Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References hearing on the shutdown of the 3G mobile network.

At the hearing, she highlighted the concerns of rural communities who will be negatively impacted by the move.

“Low-quality connectivity outside of Australia’s cities is an ongoing issue. This is exacerbated by the 3G network shutdown for people living in rural areas,” she told the committee.

But despite warnings from multiple regional and rural communities, organisations and advocacy groups, the shutdown is going ahead with AMTA providing timely advice ahead of service ceasing on Monday.

Following the closure of Vodafone’s 3G network earlier this year, the complete phase out of all 3G services is now fast approaching.

This means that any devices relying on a 3G network connection, including some that default calls to the 3G network, will be unable to make calls, including emergency calls to Triple 0 on any Australian mobile network.

While these devices can make normal 4G voice calls, they cannot push emergency calls to 3G, and won’t be able to make an emergency call after the closure.

In addition to this, devices that have

been purchased overseas or from a retailer selling imported phones, might not be fully-supported once the 3G network shuts down.

Impacted devices may also include smartwatches, tablets, in-home personal emergency alarms, EFTPOS terminals, and fi re and security alarms.

Chief executive of AMTA, Louise Hyland, said that her organisation strongly recommends that consumers who need to upgrade their phones do so as soon as possible from a reputable Australia provider.

“It is crucial to confi rm if your device is compatible after the 3G networks close, or to contact their service provider right away,” she said.

How do I know my device is affected? f Texting ‘3’ to 3498 on any Australian network to check if their device is supported after 3G closures. f Getting in touch with their service provider to fi nd an upgrade solution that suits personal circumstances.

What about purchasing new devices?

IF you are purchasing a second-hand or refurbished phone, it is important that the device is purchased in Australia by an Australian seller. You should ask the seller if the device can: f Support all Australian mobile frequency bands, especially the 700Mhz band f Support 4G and 5G calling (VoLTE) f Support 4G and 5G (VoLTE) emergency calling.

Why are the networks closing?

THE transition from 3G networks is occurring globally and this is the next step following the closure of the 2G networks several years ago.

The 4G and 5G networks offer superior speed and capacity.

the government is expected to include recommendations that clearly reflect the needs of regional, rural and remote communities across Australia, such as measures to reduce the digital divide, improve lit-

eracy, connect communities during emergencies and disaster responses, and action to meet the unique needs of First Nations communities, ahead of delivering a report and recommendations to the Australian Government by December 31 this year.

“I’d like to thank everyone who has taken the time to have their say,” Ms MacTiernan said.

“Your input will help us shape the report and recommendations to the Australian Government going forward.”

Ms MacTiernan said she hoped the feedback from the current review will help Minister Rowland forge new paths for regional telecommunications policy in a time of rapid change and increased complexity.

Earlier this week, the 3G network was officially shut down across Australia by telecommunications market leaders, Telstra and Optus, impacting predominantly people living in remote areas.

In Brief Around the traps…

THE Narromine Star is pleased to bring you the latest newsgrabs from around the shire and beyond. f There’s another Men’s Breakfast happening in Narromine this weekend. Usual time and place, and it’s free. Zip, zilcho, nada to pay. Contact the Anglican Church for more details. f Generocity Church will hold another Community Kitchen, with side dishes of friendship and fellowship, tomorrow night in Narromine. Gold coin donation appreciated. f It’s nearly November, which means many men will abandon their razors for a month to raise funds for a good cause. “Movember” is all about raising awareness (and money) for mental health, suicide prevention, and fiding cures for prostate and testicular cancer. See the Movember website for more details. f Government and industry leaders came together at a roundtable meeting hosted by Regional Development Australia (RDA) Orana and Hunter regions in Dubbo this week to discuss the future of the Golden Highway.

The major road supports more than 2.5 million tonnes of freight moving in the road/rail corridor.

This volume is expected to reach an estimated 6.3 million tonnes over the next decade, due to the expansion in renewable energy and mining sectors. f The NSW Opposition is calling for the Parliamentary inquiry into community safety in regional and rural communities to be expanded, as the second round of hearings were held this week in Kempsey and Coffs Harbour. f The good news from the October parliamentary sitting period was the passing of Barwon MP Roy Butler’s Regional Communities (Consultation Standards) Bill through both houses of Parliament. The bill is designed to ensure that any Government agen-

cies, or other bodies working for the government, adhere to a prescribed standard of consultation, during the consultation phase of any project or program. That standard will be crafted by the Premier, tailored to local needs. f Barwon MP Roy Butler says that an inquiry is needed to gain a deeper understanding of how the Far West ended up without a redundancy plan for backup power following the recent natural disaster that took out power to an entire region, and the government needs to look for ways to safeguard the region against future blackouts. Mr Butler said the government has already instructed IPART to conduct an inquiry into how the Far West area had only one generator, but the broader impacts of this power outage disaster also need to be addressed. f With roaming cats the subject of heated debate on social media recently, a new parliamentary inquiry by the Legislative Council’s Animal Welfare Committee will look at how we can better manage and care for cats and cat populations in NSW. It will consider the effectiveness of cat containment policies, community education programs about caring for companion cats, the effectiveness of large scale desexing programs to reduce the number of homeless cats, and any impacts cats may be having on threatened native animals. Submissions close in late November and further info is available on the committee’s website. f The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) has released Australia’s State of the Forests Report: Synthesis 2023 this week. The five-yearly report covered all areas of Australia’s forests — public and private forests, forests managed for production and forests managed for conservation — and the full range of social, economic and environmental values.

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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

Littleproud visits Narromine IT was fantastic to welcome The leader of the Nationals, David Littleproud, back to the Parkes electorate last week.

Last Thursday, David joined the Nationals candidate for Parkes Jamie Chaffey and myself in Narromine to meet with members of Macquarie River Food and Fibre (MRFF), as well as other local supporters.

I’ve recently been contacted

by MRFF and others in the lower Macquarie region about the federal government’s review into the Macquarie Marshes’ conservation status.

There is a lot of uncertainly and very little information out there, so I have committed to taking the concerns raised with us back to Canberra.

The farmers and primary producers of the Parkes electorate are the backbone of this country - they should not be kept in the dark on matters that will affect them directly simply because the Labor government only cares about winning votes based on feel good ideology. During David’s visit, we also met with Narromine Shire Council to discuss the status of the Inland Rail and how the coalition’s housing strategy may help fulfi l council’s future plans.

Federal member for Parkes, Mark Coulton, with leader of The Nationals David Littleproud and Nationals candidate for Parkes Jamie Chaffey (centre, respectively), with members of Macquarie River Food and Fibre and supporters in Narromine. PHOTO: PARKES ELECTORATE.

Disaster declared in Far West DISASTER Recovery Funding Arrange-ments (DRFA) have now been activated to provide support to Far West NSW communities impacted by a severe storm cell earlier this month.

Under DRFA, the Australian government may fund up to 75 per cent of the government assistance available to individuals and communities.

The relevant state or territory government then decides which areas get assistance and the type of assistance available.

For more information about available assistance, visit Service NSW. nesses simply don’t go far enough.

The NSW Nationals will continue to fight for families and businesses in regional areas to ensure their needs aren’t forgotten during difficult times like these.

AROUND UND THE ELECTORATE TORATE Comment nt by DUGALD D ERS, SAUNDERS, ember State Member bo for Dubbo I’VE had a few questions in the past couple of weeks, so here’s the scoop... the “Legal Topics for Seniors Diary 2025” will be arriving at my office in December!

Every year, this diary is extremely popular and I hate to see anyone miss out, as I only receive a limited amount. Once they’ve arrived, you’re welcome to pop into the office to collect one.

If you’ll be away or can’t get into the office, pre-orders are available from mid-November if you would like to have one sent to you.

Please reach out to my office for further information.

Narromine Dolly Parton Festival organisers, being congratulated by Local Member, Dugald Saunders, on the success of this year’s event.

Narromine Star’s very-own Sharon Bonthuys, being congratulated by Local Member, Dugald Saunders, on winning the Country Press NSW Journalist of the Year award.

Year Eight Narromine High rocker, Spencer Croft, being congratulated by Local Member, Dugald Saunders, on being selected for next year’s Pulse Alive event.

PHOTOS: DUBBO ELECTORATE.

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CROWN Reserves Improvement Fund (CRIF) grants are now open until late November. The CRIF supports Crown land managers 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. This year there is a total of $10 million on offer with a focus on highly utilised reserves with projects that will have a significant community impact.

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YOU may have heard that I was kicked out of Question Time at NSW Parliament House last week, and yes, I was.

The room was heated when members of the Nationals were asking questions of the current Labor Government regarding help for families and businesses in Broken Hill.

While we welcome the overdue support announced by the Minns Labor Government, grants of $200 per household and $400 for busi-

I’D like to give a big shout out to Narromine’s Pam Mitchell for hosting a fantastic event, all in the name of charity.

Pam’s Big Pink Breakfast was held in Narromine last weekend to raise funds for National Breast Cancer Foundation Research.

Donna Falconer, who until recently was the fearless navigator of the Groovy Booby Bus, was a special guest at the event, and those in attendance were treated to an all-day breakfast with plenty of delicious treats, all while being entertained by DJ Cody Neve and musician Amity Gordon.

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Green light for the “bike track” kids to ride, but brakes on for Sunday

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By SOPHIA MCCAUGHAN THERE were few seats left in the public gallery for last Wednesday’s extraordinary Narromine Shire Council meeting for the newly-elected chamber.

The meeting was called following a modification application for the controversial Old

Backwater Road bike track.

The new proposal, however, did not involve any physical works or changes to earthworks approved for use on the private motorbike track.

The application sought only to modify two consent conditions, the fi rst being to amend the approved time-limit for the bike track to operate from for

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only the previous 12-month period, with the bike track subject to regular inspections.

The second amendment sought to allow for use of the bike track by the children of its owners, on Sundays and public holidays between the hours of 10–5pm.

Before the extraordinary council meeting, however, a public forum was held in which local resident, Chris Kelly, told Narromine Shire councillors and the public gallery, what she felt was the general opinion of residents within the area.

“It is petty, it is spiteful, it is bullying and it is shameful,” Ms Kelly said.

“For God’s sake, leave them alone, these kids are doing Narromine proud,” she added.

The Old Backwater Road bike track expected its operations to cease in November this year and, while the application to place an “unlimited” time period on the track was rejected, councillors did vote in favour of allowing it to operate for another four years; sub-

ject to a litany of conditions designed to limit dust and noise issues.

Ms Kelly told the public forum that dust and dirt should not be a problem locally, as there were many “mounds of dirt” across Narromine Shire.

“Council is pretty fond of mounds of dirt,” she said.

“Look at the tip, look at the wetlands, look at Cale Oval, they put a big lump of dirt,” she exclaimed.

Motions that were put forward by two councillors which would have allowed the track to be open from 9am each morning for about two hours, and then reopened between 3–6pm each evening to allow the children at the site to train properly, failed to get across the line.

The vote followed a backand-forth between councillors on possible times to allow children at the property to ride, eventually landing on the original approval of between 3–6pm with no permission to ride on Sundays and public holidays.

Harvest thanksgiving barbecue for farmers

With onset of the harvest season in central western NSW, Combined Churches of Narromine, is inviting local farmers to join them at Dundas Park this Sunday for a free thanksgiving barbecue. PHOTO: MEGAN WATSON ON UNSPLASH.

By SHARON BONTHUYS

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DEAR Editor, Congratulations, Narromine, you really did it this time.

The Dolly Festival was wonderful and my family and I had such a great weekend. We will be back next year.

Thank you to all the old friends that I met, you made us all so welcome.

Love and very best wishes to you all.

Lucy Cutler and Family, Caboolture, QLD.

WITH the onset of the harvest season in central western NSW, the Combined Churches of Narromine invite local farmers to join them at Dundas Park this Sunday for a free thanksgiving barbecue.

David Taylor from Generocity Church said that, while the event is primarily a thanksgiving lunch in anticipation of a great harvest, it is also an opportunity to express the community’s thanks to farmers generally.

“Without food, we don't eat, and that's the basic reason to be thankful in this way,” Mr Taylor told the Narromine Star.

The Combined Churches plan to cook up a storm for local farmers at the free event, which will follow the completion of most of the town’s Sunday morning worship services.

Arthur Woollams from St Mary’s Anglican Church is coordinating the event, and said he hopes to see around 80–90 people attending the thanksgiving barbecue.

“We would defi nitely like to see some farmers on Sunday,” he said.

“We don't have too many opportunities like this where we can come together and just give thanks for the food that we eat, the people that grow it, and the land that makes it possible,” Mr Woollams added.

With the event fast approaching, a letterbox drop is planned this week to notify farming families of the thanksgiving barbecue.

Attendees should bring a blanket or a chair to the barbecue, Mr Woollams added.

“Let’s hope it’s a great day,” he concluded.

During the debate, there were multiple verbal clashes between those councillors keen to amend some of the strict conditions that the bike track was subject to, and those opposed to any changes.

Councillors argued backand-forth over the approved hours of operation and how long the kids at the property can ride for, when and what time of day, and what weather conditions would be permissible for riding.

Comments could be heard in the public gallery during these heated discussions between councillors with some ratepayers visibly-frustrated over the “bike track fiasco” that has been ongoing since 2021.

Despite the amendment not going ahead to extend the hours of the bike track’s operation, the extension of their approval period will be welcome news for the property owners, who will now have use of the track guaranteed until at least November 2028.

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Water, rail and the regions as Nationals’ leader visits Narromine

Federal National Party Leader, David Littleproud, speaks with local landholders. PHOTO: MARANOA ELECTORATE.

Doug McKay with Nationals’ candidate for Parkes, Jamie Chaffey, at Soul Food Depot during a whistle-stop tour to Dubbo and Narromine last week.

PHOTO: NARROMINE STAR.

Federal Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton with Narromine Shire Council General Manager, Jane Redden and Deputy Mayor, Cr Stacey Bohm, Nationals’ candidate for Parkes, Jamie Chaffey and Nationals’ Federal Leader, David Littleproud. PHOTO: MARANOA ELECTORATE.

By SHARON BONTHUYS

WATER, rail and regional issues were high on the agenda during a whistle-stop tour to Narromine last week by Federal Nationals’ leader David Littleproud MP, who visited the region on a road trip with outgoing Federal Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton MP, and endorsed candidate to contest Parkes at the next election, Jamie Chaffey.

The group visited Narromine Shire Council fi rst up on Thursday, October 24, where they met with Narromine Council General Manager, Jane Redden, and newly-elected Deputy Mayor, Cr Stacey Bohm.

“Narromine is central to the Inland Rail. It’s the starting point for the 300-kilometre section through to Narrabri.”

Mr Coulton said.

“Narromine Shire Council have made considerable investments out there in the Narwonah region for infrastructure that would flow from the Inland Rail,” he explained, wanting to be brought up to speed on that during the visit.

Afterwards, they met with local landholders and com-

munity members at Soul Food Depot. The visit was prompted by concerns about Government policy impacting water and other elements of agriculture, particularly in the Macquarie Marshes area where, coincidentally, a meeting was held the previous evening in Warren by the Murray Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) team which was also touring the region.

None of the trio attended that meeting in Warren, although Narromine Star does have additional reporting on the MDBA visit in a separate article in this issue.

“We’ve been contacted by farmers in the lower Macquarie and the Macquarie Marshes area, about a review that the Federal Department of the Environment is putting on that floodplain and the marshes,” Mr Coulton explained.

“They tell me there’s been very little consultation, and they are concerned that ultimately it could lead to legislative changes that would have a detrimental effect as to the way they manage their properties out there,” he claimed.

The trio also sat down to talk with several local landholders

On a whistle-stop tour to Dubbo and Narromine last week, Federal Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton with Narromine resident Geoff Smith and Federal National Party Leader, David Littleproud. PHOTO: NARROMINE STAR.

at the venue, who expressed their views about the over-recovery of water, as well as the impacts of “Cultural Water” and economic water rights.

Mr Coulton also expressed concern that Federal funding for five projects in the Parkes electorate through the Growing Regions program had not yet f lown through to those areas.

“They’re significant projects right across my electorate, and it’s another sign of how this government is quite good on announcements, [but] not much good on follow-through and the practical management of government,” Mr Coulton said.

“So it’s important that I’ve got Jamie [Chaffey] with me today. He’s been very busy right across the electorate, knocking on doors and making himself known individually to people,” Mr Coulton concluded.

Mr Chaffey said so many primary producers rely on water for their economic stimulation, and he was aware that water buy-backs had concerned many people.

“Will we have water for the future?” he said.

Whether regional Australia

is being “left behind” is a common theme that has come up in the seven weeks Mr Chaffey has been on the road getting to know the Parkes electorate ahead of the Federal Election.

“We’re certainly not getting our fair share out here in Parkes,” Mr Chaffey concluded.

Mr Littleproud, the Queensland-based Federal Member for the seat of Maranoa, said he was visiting the region to hear the concerns of those involved in Australian agriculture.

“There has been a war waged on regional Australian agriculture and the resource sector, and particularly here in central west NSW,” he said.

Mr Littleproud blamed Federal Labor policies for driving these concerns.

“Whether it be the Regis Gold Mine at Blayney or now the right to farm effectively on the marshes in the Macquarie — Australian agriculture and your food security has been put at risk,” he added, describing the move as “economic vandalism”.

Visiting Narromine in the fi nal days before the Queensland State Election, Mr Littleproud told the Narromine

Star he was “quietly confident” that the LNP (Liberal Nationals Party) would do well in the election, a prediction that was fulfi lled with David Crisafulli leading the party to victory there after nine years in Opposition.

Like his Parkes Federal counterpart, Mr Littleproud oversees a huge electorate in Queensland spanning 729,000 square kilometres from the NSW, South Australian and Northern Territory borders east to Nanango and Warwick in the south and Alpha and Tambo in the state’s central north, and north to Winton.

The Nationals’ leader also said he felt the conservatives would also do well at the next Federal election for the House of Representatives, which must be held before September 27, 2025 at the very latest, assuming the Government runs its full-term. Elections are generally called well before they are constitutionally or legally necessary, according to the Australian Parliament website, with May next year, widely tipped for the next Federal poll.

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GrainCorp workers strike following management negotiations breakdown

By SOPHIA MCCAUGHAN GRAIN handlers at GrainCorp sites across NSW voted to stop work earlier this week as part of protected industrial action according to the Australian Workers Union (AWU).

Over 200 workers commenced their industrial action on Tuesday, October 29, and will be ongoing for one month with random one hour stoppages at grain handling sites throughout the state.

There are four GrainCorp facilities in the Narromine shire located in Tomingley West, Narromine, Trangie and Mungeribar, according to GrainCorp’s official website.

Harvesting of winter crops has already begun in western NSW which will begin to ramp up in the coming weeks.

Industrial Action Explained THE action began on Tuesday after negotiations by the Fair Work Commission with GrainCorp broke down last Friday, October 25.

In a media statement, the Australian Workers Union (AWU) said executives at the grain storage and handling company refused to “cough up” additional one per cent wage increases in the third year of the new agreement.

One per cent equates to approximately 30 cents per hour to grain handlers that will not kick in for another two years.

The workers across NSW have seen their pay go backwards in real terms over the last three years, the AWU says.

According to the AWU in 2021, 2022, and 2023 grain handlers received an annual increase of only two per cent a year, despite inflation steadily rising due to the COVID-19 pandemic, respectively meaning real wages have declined by seven and a half percent.

In negotiations over the three-year deal with GrainCorp, the AWU says the organisation offered annual increases of six per cent, five per cent and three per cent. In addition to this a $1000 sign-on bonus and AWU grain handlers want six per cent, five per cent and four per cent plus a $1000 signon bonus, a difference the union says of one percent.

Australian Workers Union Statement IN a media release, AWU NSW secretary Tony Callinan said the union understands that harvest is the busiest time of

year and while it is frustrating for farmers, it is even more frustrating for workers to be underpaid.

“We understand that harvest is a very busy time of the year for farmers, getting the grain off as soon as it is ready and safely stored is their number one priority,” he said.

“It should be GrainCorp’s top priority as well but obviously it isn’t.”

Mr Callinan said that GrainCorp’s refusal to budge on the extra one percent wage rise in year three of the new enterprise agreement was ridiculous, considering as AWU states that the chief-executive of the organisation is on $1 million per year in salary.

“For years GrainCorp has gotten away with offering one off payments and bonuses while keeping wages low and making hundreds of millions of dollars in profit, but the game is up,” he exclaimed.

“AWU members are prepared to fight for locked-in, guaranteed wage increases that keep up with inflation.”

GrainCorp statement IN a media statement provided to the Narromine Star, GrainCorp head of corporate affairs, Jess Simmons, said that GrainCorp returned to the Fair Work Commission on Friday, October 25, with hopes of reaching an agreement with the AWU and their delegates.

“We put forward an offer of 14 per cent over three years, an increase in the sign-on bonus to $1000 and back pay to July 1, 2024, however, this offer was not accepted,” she said.

“We feel this is a fair and generous offer that recognises the value of our people who sit at the heart of our operations.”

Ms Simmons went on to say it was disappointing that the AWU did not want to “seize the opportunity” to resolve the dispute, and decided to escalate the process towards protected industrial action.

“GrainCorp respects the rights of union members to take protected industrial action, and we are totally committed to achieving an agreement for our employees, which we will continue to work towards,” she explained.

Ms Simmons said GrainCorp is committed to focusing on minimising the impact of any industrial action on growers as our key customers, our business and the communities in which we operate.

Mungeribar Silo GrainCorp site located 16km west of Narromine and just under 20km east of Trangie.

Have your say on the MacquarieWambuul water security project

By SOPHIA MCCAUGHAN LOCAL communities across Western NSW are invited to have their say on the Macquarie-Wambuul Water Security Project which is looking at ways to future-proof water supply for the region.

The $9.35 million Final Business Case (FBC) is jointly funded by the NSW Government and the Australian Government’s National Water Grid Fund.

It aims to improve water security and reliability for towns in the Macquarie-Castlereagh catchment area as well as supporting the ongoing health of the river sys-

tem in particular for the Macquarie Marshes wetlands.

What is being proposed? f A REGIONAL pipeline connecting Dubbo to Nyngan and other towns to transfer water supply using some of Burrendong Dam’s flood mitigation storage to increase water supply f A new weir to potentially replace the existing Gin Gin Weir, located between Warren and Narromine to boost water security f Integrating ground and surface water to improve water security for Dubbo, Nyn-

gan and Cobar f Exploring how much water could be set aside in Burrendong Dam for dry periods.

The proposed solutions were identified and shortlisted in the Macquarie-Castlereagh Regional Water Strategy, which was completed last year and provides a roadmap for addressing the region’s water challenges over the next 20 to 40 years.

Community information sessions will be held in Warren and Dubbo in mid-November to give local communities and stakeholders a chance to provide their feedback on the options being considered.

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Community News

Branches gather for Dawne has the CWA’s Far Western 101 reasons to smile!

Group AGM

Attending the recent Annual General Meeting of the CWA Far Western Group, from left, outgoing President, Mrs Ruth Hando, with newly-appointed Group Secretary, Mrs Jeni Milligan. PHOTO: TRANGIE CWA.

Mrs Dawne MacDougall from Trangie celebrated her 101st Birthday last Saturday at the Trangie Bowling Club with friends and family.

PHOTO: SKYE TYRWHITT.

By PAT RILEY, TRANGIE CWA HELD recently at Cobar, the Country Women’s Association (CWA) Far Western Group Annual General Meeting saw all positions declared vacant, before Mrs Jill Roughly from the Barwon group took the chair to preside over the election of

office bearers.

All positions were filled, with some new faces elected and returning members re-elected. This is a very good sign for the Group, which covers a large region within the state.

The role of President was fi lled by Mrs Denise Townsend of Enngonia,

with Mrs Jeni Milligan from Nyngan branch elected to the position of Secretary. Mrs Pauline Serdity from the Warren branch accepted the position of Treasurer.

is spearheading the Shop Local campaign which covers the entire shire. This starts next Monday and runs through until mid-December, featuring a Late Night Shopping experience in early December.

Prizes will be drawn a few days after the Venetian Carnival in Narromine in mid-December.

In Trangie, a separate shopping event run by the Trangie Action Group will run concur-

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We’re even luckier in the shire now that two separate shopping-related campaigns run concurrently, offering locals twice as much incentive to spend their money in their communities.

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Australasian Comanche Club soars into Narromine for AGM Wonderful craft, the “Australasian Tribe of the International Comanche Club” were in Narromine last Saturday, for their annual general meeting. PHOTOS: NARROMINE STAR.

Sleek and beautiful aircraft belonging to members of the Australasian Tribe of the International Comanche Club, a classic model which stopped production in the early 1970s.

By SOPHIA MCCAUGHAN IT was a unique treat for locals and aircraft enthusiasts on a beautiful Spring Saturday last weekend, as a group of rare and sleek aircraft lined the runway at Narromine Aero Club.

This special event comprised the “Australasian Tribe of the Comanche Club” flying their wonderful planes into Narromine for their Annual General Meeting (AGM).

The Australasian “wing” of the International Comanche Society is an active group within the United States-based organisation whose objectives are “the safe and continued operation” of the famous Piper Comanche and Twin Comanche aircraft.

Out of its Lock Haven, Pennsylvania factory, the Piper Aircraft Corporation manufactured its Comanche line of piston singles (designated PA24s) and twins (designated as

PA-30s or PA-39s) between 1958 and 1972.

These aeroplanes turned out to be some of the more popular models ever built by Piper or any other general aviation manufacturer.

However, after the devastating early 1970’s floods following “Hurricane Agnes” — in which the Susquehanna River broke its banks and inundated the Lock Haven plan — production of the Comanches and Twin Comanches, was no

longer feasible, as the tooling and dyes for the aircraft were all destroyed in the deluge.

Member of the Australasian wing of the International Comanche Society, Manfred Melloh, told the Narromine Star that the club proudly lists some of the top aviators in Australia as members.

“Some of the best pilots are a part of the club, with a lot of these guys that have come down today are commercial pilots,” Manfred said.

He went on to add that, while membership had dropped at one stage, there is now a new generation keen to be involved with these amazing aircraft.

“Years ago, we used to have 70 on the register, what they call the ‘American Register’, but that’s now gone down to about 55, but now our membership is around 100,” Manfred said.

“We have more than 75 per cent of the owners’ membership,” he concluded.

Year Six Connect Day scores top marks with students and staff

By SOPHIA MCCAUGHAN EARLIER this week, students in their fi nal year of primary school from Trangie Central School, Narromine Public School, Narromine Christian School, St John’s Parish School and St Augustine’s Parish School came together at Peyton Park in Narromine to get to know each other before starting high school in 2025.

The day kicked off at 11am

on Monday, where more than 75 Year Six students participated in circuit games such as laser tag, league tag, hockey, tee-ball, and archery, all designed to teach the students how to strengthen their skills in communication, problem solving, leadership, and team-work.

Ann-Louise Stonestreet from Communities for Children Narromine, told Narromine Star it took a bit of organising, but she is hoping it

will become an annual event.

“We had eight weeks to organise the event ahead of Term Four, and it was a combined effort, thank you to all who helped out,” she said.

A number of local community groups in the region helped fund the day.

Narromine High School students were also present on the day, introducing themselves to the primary school leavers and cooking the barbecue for the kids’ lunch.

Year Six students from local primary schools enjoying a beautiful day in the sun during Connect Day on Monday, October 28. PHOTOS: NARROMINE STAR.

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Classroom News

Community spirit high at St John’s Parish School fete

By SOPHIA MCCAUGHAN

IT was all happening at St John’s Parish School, Trangie, for their school fete held on a beautiful afternoon last Friday.

The local community came together to check-out all the fun and frivolous activities and games on offer at the bi-annual fundraising event, which kicked off just after school fi nished at 4pm.

These fetes uniquely alternate between St John’s and Trangie Central School, offering residents and supporters the opportunity to contribute to both schools, with 2024 being St John’s turn to host the occasion.

Principal, Sharon Ferrari, told Narromine Star that it was great to see how many people came-out to support fundraising for the school.

“It’s all about the community, everyone com-

ing together, and about being a community and supporting each other,” Mrs Ferrari said.

Principal Ferrari, said the Parents and Friends Association (P&F) organised the festival with money raised going towards projects to help improve the school.

“It is to raise money to buy extra things for the students and to put money towards bigger projects at the school,” Mrs Ferrari explained.

“For example the P&F put a lot of money towards the new toilet block and at the moment, we are in the process of putting in sprinkler systems on our oval and doing up the undercover area for the children,” she concluded.

Students, family members, and friends, were able to indulge in a range of treats, including the DIY ice-cream sundae bar, face-painting, yabby racing ,and more, in what proved a great afternoon for all involved.

From lollies, home-made cakes, face-painting, the DIY ice-cream sundae bar, to yabby racing, teachers, students, parents and friends of St John’s Parish School, Trangie, last Friday enjoyed fun activities, special stalls, and more, with credit to everyone who helpedout and got involved. PHOTOS: NARROMINE STAR.

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New uniform options at Narromine High

By NARROMINE HIGH SCHOOL THE students at Narromine High School are looking extra f lash this term with the introduction of a school dress as a uniform option for Term 4 and beyond.

Thanks to the generous work of our P&C committee, the dresses have been a hit amongst the students.

If you’re wanting to refresh your child’s wardrobe, it is highly recommended that you place an order now with Macquarie clothing to ensure stock is ready for the 2025 school year.

Junior and senior polos, hoodie, jersey and jackets are available to purchase from Macquarie Clothing Narromine.

The dress and skirt are available to order through the Qkr! App. If you require support to buy uniforms, please contact the school to arrange a payment plan.

The uniform options for students are listed below:

Junior Students: Year 7-10 f NHS navy and yellow polo shirt f Navy blue shorts (must be acceptable length) f Navy blue track pants or navy dress pants f NHS navy hoodie, jersey or jacket f NHS checked dress f NHS navy skirt

Senior Students: Year 11-12 f NHS navy and white polo shirt f Navy blue shorts (must be acceptable length) f Navy blue track pants or navy dress pants f NHS navy hoodie, jersey or jacket f NHS navy skirt f NHS checked dress

Narromine High School students showing off their brand new uniforms for Term 4 and the 2025 school year.

PHOTO: SUPPLIED.

Narromine kids shine at State Athletic Championships

Charlie Matthews after his impressive high jump efforts. PHOTOS: SUPPLIED.

By NARROMINE PUBLIC SCHOOL

Narromine Public School student, Ava White with a big smile after hitting her personal best in the 800-metre and 1500-metre middle distance events at the NSW Primary School Sports Association (PSSA) Athletics Carnival in Sydney.

CONGRATULATIONS to Narromine Public School students, Ava White, Kobe Kilby, and Charlie Matthews, who all represented Western Schools Sports Association (WSSA) at the NSW Primary School Sports Association (PSSA) Athletics Carnival at Sydney Olympic Park in Homebush earlier this month.

In pleasing results, Kobe gave his all in the Junior Boys Discus, throwing an official personal best and fi nishing 10th in the State in

Future discus king, Kobe Kilby placed 10th overall for the whole of NSW. his age group.

Charlie Matthews competed in the 11-year-old Boys High Jump event, putting in a massive performance against some very tough competition.

Ava also ran her heart out in the Junior Girls 800-metre and 1500-metre middle distance events, producing personal best times in both races.

Their efforts at State level represented a huge personal achievement and Narromine Public School was very proud of their efforts.

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NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Thursday, October 31, 2024

Narromine PUBLIC NOTICES Annual General Meeting Trangie Truck and Tractor Show Inc Date: Monday, November 4, 2024 Time: 7:00pm Venue: Trangie Golf Club All community members are welcome to attend this meeting

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

TRANGIE UNITING/ANGLICAN CHURCH Sundays 11am

SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST 9.30am Saturday Sabbath School 10.45am Saturday Church service

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

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Thursday, October 31, 2024 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 4

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 3

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1

Your Seven-Day TV Guide 6.00 Morning Programs. 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. 2.55 A Bite To Eat With Alice. 3.25 Love Your Garden. 4.10 Grand Designs Revisited. 5.00 Antiques Roadshow.

6.00 A Bite To Eat With Alice. 6.30 Hard Quiz. 7.00 ABC News. 7.35 Gardening Australia. 8.35 Miniseries: Nolly. 9.25 Fisk.

9.50 Question Everything. 10.25 Hard Quiz. 10.55 ABC Late News. 11.10 Grand Designs Revisited. 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show.

11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: The Right Mom. (2021) 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.

9.30 The Disappearance Of Grace Millane. 11.30 My Kitchen Rules. 1.05 Travel Oz. 1.35 Harry’s Practice. 2.00 Home Shopping. 4.00 Million Dollar Minute. 5.00 NBC Today.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 MOVIE: For The Love Of Chocolate. (2021) 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: London Has Fallen. (2016) Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart, Alon Aboutboul. 10.40 Race To The Melbourne Cup Carnival. 11.40 Tipping Point. 12.30 Pointless. 1.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 8.30 Bold.

9.00 Drew Barrymore. 10.00 Judge Judy. 10.30 Sort Your Life Out. 11.45 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 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 Soccer. Joga Bonito Tour.

Ronaldinho XI v Cahill XI. 10.00 10’s Late News. 10.25 The Project. 11.25 Stephen Colbert. 12.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Secrets Of The Royal Palaces. 3.00 NITV News: Nula. 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 Lost Treasures Of Ancient Rome. 8.30 Castle Secrets. 9.25 Kennedy. New. 10.20 SBS World News Late. 10.50 The Lesson. New. 12.20 The Wall: Cover Your Tracks. 3.40 Paddington Station 24/7. 4.30 Peer To Peer. 5.00 Late Programs.

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 Martin Clunes: Islands Of The Pacific.

8.30 Escape To The Country. 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

1.00 Disasters At Sea. 3.00 Timbersports. 3.30 Cricket. Women’s Big Bash League. Match 4. Adelaide Strikers v Sydney Thunder. 7.00 Cricket. Women’s Big Bash League. Match 5. Sydney Sixers v Melbourne Stars. 10.30 MOVIE: Skyscraper. (2018) 12.35 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

10.30 Rebel Wilson’s Pooch Perfect. 12.00 Buffy The Vampire Slayer.

3.00 Bondi Vet. 3.55 First Dates UK. 4.55 Australia’s Got Talent. 6.20 MOVIE: Ron’s Gone Wrong. (2021) 8.30 MOVIE: Easy A. (2010) Emma Stone, Amanda Bynes, Penn Badgley. 10.30 MOVIE: The Favourite.

(2018) 1.05 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. 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 The King Of Queens. 2.00 Becker.

2.30 Frasier. 3.30 Rules Of Engagement.

4.00 Friends. 4.30 The 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. 11.00 Rules Of Engagement.

11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.10 ER. 2.55 Doctor Who. 3.40 Fresh Off The Boat. 4.05 Teenage Boss: Next Level. 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 MOVIE: Wag The Dog. (1997) Robert De Niro. 10.05 ER. 11.30 Rage. 12.30 Cucumber. 1.20 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 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. 10.40 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

2.30 America, Are You Ok? 3.00 News. 4.00 Afternoon Briefing. 5.00 ABC News With Joe O’Brien. 6.00 ABC News Hour. 7.00 ABC National News. 7.35 ABC Evening News. 8.00 Planet America: Fireside Chat. 9.00 The World. 9.30 Close Of Business. 10.00 ABC Nightly News.

10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

3.00 Antiques Roadshow.

3.30 MOVIE: Elizabeth Of Ladymead.

(1948) 5.30 Yorkshire Auction House.

6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Antiques Downunder. 8.30 MOVIE: Sleeping With The Enemy. (1991) Julia Roberts. 10.30 MOVIE: Suburbicon. (2017) 12.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

2.20 Tiny Beautiful Things. 2.50 Planet A. 3.30 WorldWatch.

5.30 Gone Fishing With Mortimer & Whitehouse. 6.05 The Matchmakers.

7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Shaun Micallef’s Origin Odyssey. 9.30 Brand Bollywood Downunder. 11.15 Late Programs.

6.00 Rage Charts. 7.00 Weekend Breakfast. 9.00 Rage. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Miniseries: The War Of The Worlds. 1.25 Grantchester. 2.15 Question Everything. 2.45 Spicks And Specks.

3.20 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery. 4.00 Dr Charles Perkins Oration 2024. 4.30 Boyer Lecture 2024: Professor Anna Goldsworthy. 5.00 Take 5 With Zan Rowe.

5.30 Landline. 6.00 Australian Story.

6.30 Back Roads. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 Grantchester. 8.20 Vera. 9.50 Plum. 10.45 Countdown To War. 11.30 Rage.

6.00 NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise.

10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend.

12.00 Horse Racing. Golden Eagle Day and Eagle Farm Raceday. 5.00 Seven News At 5. 5.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. 6.00 Seven News. 7.00 The Great Outdoors. 7.30 MOVIE: Independence Day. (1996) Will Smith, Bill Pullman, Jeff Goldblum. 10.25 MOVIE: The 6th Day. (2000) Arnold Schwarzenegger. 12.55 Taken. 2.00 Home Shopping. 4.00 Larry The Wonder Pup. 5.00 My Greek Odyssey.

6.00 Getaway. 6.30 A Current Affair.

7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Today Extra: Saturday. 11.30 Horse Racing. Melbourne Cup Carnival. Victoria Derby Day. 6.00 9News Saturday. 7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 MOVIE: No Time To Die. (2021) Daniel Craig, Rami Malek, Léa Seydoux.

10.45 MOVIE: No Escape. (2015) Owen Wilson. 12.35 Australia’s Top Ten Of Everything. 1.30 The Garden Gurus. 2.00 The Incredible Journey Presents. 2.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 4.30 Global Shop.

5.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 The Weekly Kick-Off. 10.30 Shark Tank.

11.30 Dessert Masters. 12.30 10 Minute Kitchen. 1.00 Silvia’s Italian Masterclass.

1.30 Dog Down Under. 2.00 Australia

By Design: Innovations. Final. 2.30 Buy To Build. 3.00 What’s Up Down Under.

4.00 My Market Kitchen. 4.30 Cook With Luke. 5.00 10 News First. 6.30 The Dog House. 7.30 The Dog House Australia.

8.30 Shark Tank. 9.30 The Cheap Seats.

10.30 Ambulance Australia. 11.45 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Figure Skating. ISU Figure Skating. Grand Prix 1. H’lights. 4.35 Ancient Egypt By Train. 5.30 Clash Of Titans. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Inside Windsor Castle. 8.25 The Cotswolds With Pam Ayres. 9.15 The World’s Most Beautiful Landscapes. 10.10 So Long, Marianne. 11.05 Paris Paris. 12.05 Hope.

2.10 Significant Other. 3.30 Paddington Station 24/7. 4.20 Peer To Peer. 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 Martin Clunes: Islands Of The Pacific. 2.00 Escape To The Country. 3.00 I Escaped To The Country. 4.00 Escape To The Country. 5.00 Horse Racing. Golden Eagle Day and Eagle Farm Raceday. 6.00 Dog Patrol. 6.30 The Highland Vet. 7.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.30 On Tour With Allan Border.

2.00 Rides Down Under: Workshop Wars.

3.00 Football. AFL Women’s. Week 10.

Sydney v West Coast. 5.00 Counting Cars. 6.00 Pawn Stars. 7.00 Football. AFL Women’s. Week 10. Carlton v Essendon.

9.15 MOVIE: The Mummy. (2017) Tom Cruise. 11.25 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 11.30 Australia’s Cheapest Weddings.

12.30 Australia’s Got Talent. 2.00 Wife Swap Australia. 3.30 Dancing With The Stars: All Stars. 5.00 MOVIE: City Slickers II. (1994) 7.30 MOVIE: Big Daddy. (1999) Adam Sandler. 9.25 MOVIE: The Bone Collector. (1999) Denzel Washington, Angelina Jolie. 11.50 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

2.00 Soccer. A-League Women. Central Coast Mariners v Sydney FC. 4.30 Soccer. A-League Men. Round 3.

Central Coast Mariners v Perth Glory. 7.00 Football Tonight. 7.35 Soccer. A-League Men. Round 3. Western Sydney Wanderers v Adelaide United. 10.00 NCIS. 11.50 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

9.30 Becker. 10.00 Rules Of Engagement. 10.30 The King Of Queens.

11.00 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. 11.30 Friends. 1.00 Impractical Jokers. 2.00 Frasier. 3.00 The King Of Queens. 3.30 Becker. 4.00 Frasier. 5.00 Shark Tank. 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: Fool Us. 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 Live At The Apollo. Final. 9.20 The IT Crowd. 10.10 ER. 11.35 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 5.20 PJ Masks Power Heroes.

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.

2.00 News. 2.30 Breakfast Couch. 3.00 ABC News. 3.30 America, Are You Ok? 4.10 Planet America: Fireside Chat. 5.00 News. 5.30 Asia News Week.

6.00 Evening News. 6.30 Aust Story. 7.00 National News. 7.30 Back Roads. 8.10 Four Corners. 9.10 Planet America: Fireside Chat. 10.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

1.00 MOVIE: Beach Party.

(1963) 3.00 Rugby League. Pacific Championships. Women’s. Week 3. 5.30 Rugby League. Pacific Championships.

Week 3. New Zealand v Tonga. 8.00 MOVIE: A Fistful Of Dynamite. (1971) James Coburn. 11.10 MOVIE: Barquero.

(1970) 1.20 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.15 Indian Space Dreams. 3.15 Jungletown. 4.05 WorldWatch. 6.05 The Future With Hannah Fry. 6.35 The Secret Genius Of Modern Life. 7.35 Impossible Engineering.

8.30 Great Australian Concerts: Finn/Kelly.

9.35 Great Australian Concerts: Icehouse.

10.40 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. 2.40 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. 9.55 You Can’t Ask That. 10.55 Miniseries: Marriage. 11.55 Late Programs.

6.00 NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise.

10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend.

12.00 Better Homes And Gardens. 1.00 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line.

1.30 Cricket. Women’s Big Bash League.

Match 13. Melbourne Renegades v Adelaide Strikers. 5.00 Seven News At 5. 5.30 Sydney Weekender. 6.00 Seven News. 7.00 7NEWS Spotlight. 8.00 Ego: The Michael Gudinski Story. 10.25 Crime Investigation Australia: Most Infamous.

11.50 Autopsy USA. 12.50 The Starter Wife. 2.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Hello SA. 6.30 A Current Affair. 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Wide World Of Sports. 11.00 Cross Court. 11.30 Fishing Australia. 12.00 Drive TV. 12.30 The Pet Rescuers. 1.00 Helloworld. Return. 1.30 Rugby League. Pacific Championships.

Women’s. Week 3. Papua New Guinea v New Zealand. 3.45 Rugby League.

Pacific Championships. Week 3. Papua New Guinea v Cook Islands. 6.00 9News Sunday. 7.00 The Block. 8.45 60 Minutes.

9.45 9News Late. 10.15 Trump: A Second Chance? 11.45 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 Drew Barrymore. 11.00 Taskmaster Australia.

12.00 Pooches At Play. 12.30 The Yes Experiment. 1.00 Everyday Gourmet.

1.30 GCBC. 2.00 Farm To Fork. 2.30 Basketball. NBL. Round 7. South East Melbourne Phoenix v Perth Wildcats.

4.30 Luxury Escapes. 5.00 10 News First. 6.00 The Sunday Project. 7.00 Dog House Australia: All Shapes And Sizes.

8.00 The Graham Norton Show. 9.10 FBI. 10.10 FBI: International. 11.00 The Sunday Project. 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 WorldWatch. 12.30 PBS Washington Week With The Atlantic. 1.00 Speedweek.

3.00 Figure Skating. ISU Figure Skating.

Grand Prix 2. H’lights. 5.30 Clash Of Titans. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 The Gunpowder Plot: Countdown To Treason.

9.20 Caral: Sacred City In The Andes.

10.20 Wuthering Harlots: Pride And Prostitution. 11.15 American Presidency With Bill Clinton. 4.15 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 With Cosi. 2.30 Great Australian Doorstep. 3.00 Escape To The Country. 4.00 The Highland Vet. 5.00 Escape To The Country. 6.00 Greatest Escapes To The Country. 6.45 Escape To The Country. 7.45 Mrs Brown’s Boys. 8.30 Miniseries: Manhunt: The Night Stalker. 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

2.00 Red’s Fishing Adventures. 2.30 Step Outside With Paul Burt. 3.00 Football. AFL Women’s. Week 10. Richmond v Hawthorn. 5.00 Football.

AFL Women’s. Week 10. Port Adelaide v GWS Giants. 7.00 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. 8.30 MOVIE: A Few Good Men. (1992) 11.25 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.10 My Asian Banquet. 10.40 Farmer Wants A Wife. 12.20 Behave Yourself. 1.30 Home And Away. 3.20 To Be Advised. 5.30 Gold Coast Ocean Rescue.

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.

10.30 Diagnosis Murder.

11.30 On The Fly. 12.00 Escape Fishing With ET. 12.30 What’s Up Down Under.

1.30 JAG. 2.30 Camper Deals. 3.00 Diagnosis Murder. 4.00 IFISH. 4.30 Basketball. NBL. Round 7. Sydney Kings v Tasmania JackJumpers. 6.30 JAG. 7.30 NCIS. 10.20 Bull. 12.10 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 Dessert Masters. 6.00 Friends. 7.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Two And A Half Men. 12.00 South Park.

2.00 Home Shopping. 3.00 Just For Laughs Montreal. 5.00 Home Shopping.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.15 ER. 3.00 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 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 The Assembly.

9.15 Take 5 With Zan Rowe. 9.45 ER. 11.10 Rage. 12.15 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 4.00 Grace’s Amazing Machines.

4.20 Odd Squad. 4.35 Little J And Big Cuz. 5.10 To Be Advised. 6.05 Interstellar Ella. 6.25 Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom.

7.05 Andy And The Band. 7.30 MOVIE: Cinderella. (2021) 9.20 Fresh Off The Boat.

10.00 Speechless. 10.20 Doctor Who. 11.10 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

2.00 ABC News. 2.30 Aust Story. 3.00 ABC News. 3.30 Offsiders.

4.00 Landline. 5.00 ABC 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 ABC Nightly News. 9.30 Australian Story. 10.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

10.00 The Avengers. 11.00 MOVIE: The Maggie. (1954) 1.00 MOVIE: How To Stuff A Wild Bikini. (1965) 3.00 MOVIE: It’s A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World.

(1963) 6.00 Getaway. 6.30 M*A*S*H. 8.30 MOVIE: The Fugitive. (1993) Harrison Ford, Tommy Lee Jones, Sela Ward. 11.10 Chicago Med. 12.05 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

4.00 WorldWatch. 4.30 PBS Washington Week With The Atlantic.

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 Tokyo Vice. Return.

11.40 Hoarders. 1.20 MOVIE: The Fighter.

(2010) 3.25 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Australia Remastered: Forces Of Nature. 2.00 Parliament Question Time. 3.00 A Bite To Eat With Alice. 3.30 Long Lost Family.

4.15 Grand Designs Revisited. Final. 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 Australian Story.

8.30 Four Corners. Final. 9.15 Media Watch. 9.35 Q+A. 10.35 Boyer Lecture 2024: Professor Anna Goldsworthy. 11.05 ABC Late News. 11.20 Late Programs.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show.

11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Malicious Motives. (2021) 2.00 Motorbike Cops. 2.15 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 Twisted Twins? 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. 9.00 America Decides. 10.00 Race To The Melbourne Cup Carnival.

11.00 9News Late. 11.30 Chicago Med. 12.15 Tipping Point. 1.05 Our State On A Plate. 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping.

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

6.00 Morning Programs. 8.30 Bold. 9.00 Drew Barrymore. 10.00 Judge Judy.

10.30 Dessert Masters. 11.40 Ent. Tonight.

12.00 Farm To Fork. Return. 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 Matlock. New. 9.40 Five Bedrooms. Return. 10.40 10’s Late News. 11.05 The Project. 12.05 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.10 WorldWatch. 2.00 Walkatjurra: Our Actions Will Never Stop. 3.40 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw. 4.10 Walking Wartime England. 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Australia. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.35 Into South America With Nick Knowles. 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. 11.00 SBS World News Late. 11.25 A Criminal Affair. 1.05 Pray For Blood. 2.45 Late Programs.

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 RSPCA Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes And Gardens. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Doc Martin. 8.30 Inspector Morse. 10.50 Murdoch Mysteries. 11.50 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

2.30 Motor Racing.

Supercars Support 3.30 Cities Of The Underworld. 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 Jade Fever. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Flushed. 7.00 It’s Academic. 8.30 Left Off The Map. 9.00 Home Shopping. 10.30 Rebel Wilson’s Pooch Perfect. 12.00 Buffy The Vampire Slayer. 2.55 To Be Advised. 4.30 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 Bones. 12.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Home Shopping. 8.00 What’s Up Down Under.

8.30 Escape Fishing With ET. 9.30 Tough Tested. 10.30 Diagnosis Murder. 11.30 JAG. 12.30 A Million Little Things. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.35 NCIS. 8.40 Matlock. New. 9.40 NCIS. 10.35 FBI. 12.25 Home Shopping. 1.55 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

1.00 Taskmaster Australia.

2.00 Becker. 2.30 Frasier. 3.30 Rules Of Engagement. 4.00 Friends. 4.30 The 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. 11.00 Rules Of Engagement. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

2.15 ER. 3.00 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 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 9.15 MythBusters. 10.05 ER. 11.30 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 Matilda And The Ramsay Bunch. 9.00 Teenage Boss: Next Level.

9.25 Poh’s Kitchen. 9.55 Doctor Who. 10.40 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

2.00 Parliament. 3.10 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 Afternoon Briefing. 5.00 ABC News With Joe O’Brien.

6.00 ABC News Hour. 7.00 ABC National News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 ABC News Tonight.

8.45 The Business. 9.00 The World. 10.00 ABC Nightly News. 10.30 America, Are You Ok? 11.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

1.50 World’s Greatest Natural Icons. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow.

3.30 MOVIE: Brighton Rock. (1948) 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 Law & Order: Organized Crime. 11.40 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.20 Bamay.

2.40 Munchies Guide To Wales. 3.30 WorldWatch. 5.40 Gone Fishing With Mortimer & Whitehouse. 6.15 Lost Gold Of World War II. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 The Meaning Of Hitler. 10.10 The Weekly Football Wrap. 10.40 Late Programs.

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6.00 Today. 10.00 Horse Racing.

Melbourne Cup Carnival. Melbourne Cup Day. 5.30 WIN News. 6.00 9News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 The Block.

8.40 Trump On Trial: Prosecuting A President.

10.10 9News Late. 10.40 To Be Advised.

11.40 Transplant. 12.30 Tipping Point.

1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 2.30 The Garden Gurus. 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 Morning Programs. 8.30 Bold. 9.00 Drew Barrymore. 10.00 Judge Judy.

10.30 Dessert Masters. 11.40 Ent. Tonight.

12.00 Farm To Fork. 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. 12.00 WorldWatch. 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 Walking Wartime England. 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers.

6.00 Mastermind Australia. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Great Coastal Railway Journeys. 8.30 The Zelensky Story. 9.30 Greatest Train Journeys From Above.

10.25 SBS World News Late. 10.55 Babylon Berlin. 12.50 Don’t Leave Me. 2.45 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

2.00 Creek To Coast. 2.30 My Greek Odyssey. 3.30 Left Off The Map. 4.00 RSPCA Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes And Gardens. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Call The Midwife. 8.45 Inspector George Gently.

10.45 Hornby: A Model Empire. 11.45 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. 10.30 Deadliest Roads. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.30 MOVIE: You’re Bacon Me Crazy.

(2020) 2.15 Modern Family. 2.50 To Be Advised. 4.30 Glee. 5.30 The Goldbergs.

6.00 Modern Family. 6.25 First Dates UK. 8.35 MOVIE: Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2. (2015) Kevin James, Raini Rodriguez, Daniella Alonso. 10.35 The Goldbergs. 11.35 Late Programs.

6.00 Home Shopping. 8.00 What’s Up Down Under.

8.30 Diagnosis Murder. 10.30 JAG. 12.30 A Million Little Things. 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.

1.30 The King Of Queens.

2.00 Becker. 2.30 Frasier. 3.30 Rules Of Engagement. 4.00 Farm To Fork. 4.30 The 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. 11.00 Rules Of Engagement.

11.30 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. 6.15 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.

9.45 Friday Night Dinner. 10.10 ER. 11.35 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 4.15 Fireman Sam. 4.40 Builder Brothers Dream Factory. 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.

2.00 Parliament. 2.30 Interest Rate Decision. 3.00 News. 4.00 Afternoon Briefing. 5.00 ABC News With Joe O’Brien. 6.00 ABC News Hour. 7.00 ABC 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. Final. 11.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

2.00 The Good Karma Hospital. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow.

3.30 MOVIE: Happy Go Lovely. (1951) 5.30 Yorkshire Auction House. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 New Tricks.

8.40 Shakespeare And Hathaway. 9.40 Whitstable Pearl. 10.40 Forensics: Catching The Killer. 11.40 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

2.25 Motherboard. 2.50 The Pizza Show. 3.15 Kickin’ Back. 3.50 WorldWatch. 5.50 Trip Hazard: My Great British Adventure. 6.20 Lost Gold Of World War II. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Dark Side Of The ‘90s. 10.20 Have I Got News For You U.S. 11.15 Late Programs.

6.00 News Breakfast: USA Votes. 10.00 USA Votes: Election Day Live. 12.00 USA Votes: Election Results Live. 2.00 Parliament Question Time. 3.00 USA Votes: America’s Decision. 5.00 Antiques Roadshow. 6.00 A Bite To Eat With Alice.

6.30 Hard Quiz. 7.00 ABC News. 8.00 Hard Quiz. 8.30 Question Everything.

9.05 Fisk. 9.35 Planet America: Election Night Special. 10.35 Spicks And Specks.

11.05 ABC Late News. 11.35 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 12.15 A Bite To Eat With Alice. 12.45 Late Programs.

6.00 Sunrise. 10.00 US Presidential Election. 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 MOVIE: Ambulance. (2022) Jake Gyllenhaal.

11.30 Chicago Fire. 12.30 Stan Lee’s Lucky Man. 1.30 Travel Oz. 2.00 Home Shopping. 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise 5am News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Today. 10.00 US Election 2024. 5.00 Tipping Point Australia. 5.30 WIN News.

6.00 9News. 7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 The Block.

9.10 Listing Melbourne.

10.20 Nine News US Election Edition.

11.20 Law & Order: Organized Crime.

12.10 Tipping Point. 1.00 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 A Current Affair. 5.00 Today Early News.

5.30 Today.

6.00 The Talk. 7.00 Deal Or No Deal.

7.30 Farm To Fork. 8.00 Neighbours.

8.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 9.00 The Drew Barrymore Show. 10.00 Judge Judy. 10.30 America Decides: Election Coverage. 12.00 America Decides: 10 News First. 2.00 America Decides: Election Coverage. 3.30 America Decides: 10 News First. 5.00 10 News First. 6.00 The Project. 7.30 Shark Tank. 8.40 NCIS. 9.40 NCIS: Origins. 10.40 10’s Late News.

11.05 The Project. 12.05 Stephen Colbert.

1.00 Shopping. 4.30 CBS Morning.

6.00 Morning Programs. 4.30 Where Are You Really From? 5.05 Jeopardy!

5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Australia. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.35 Portillo’s Andalucia. 8.30 The Jury: Death On The Staircase.

9.35 The Old Man. 10.45 SBS World News Late. 11.15 Desperate Measures.

New. 12.55 Miniseries: Holding. 2.40 Paddington Station 24/7. 3.30 Earth’s Natural Wonders. 4.35 Bamay. 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.00 Sydney Weekender. 2.30 Hornby: A Model Empire. 3.30 Left Off The Map. 4.00 RSPCA Animal Rescue.

4.30 Better Homes And Gardens. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Heartbeat. 8.45 The Inspector Lynley Mysteries. 10.45 Law & Order: UK. 11.45 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

1.00 Outback Truckers. 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. Return. 7.30 Highway Patrol. 8.30 The Force: Behind The Line. 9.30 World’s Wildest Police Videos. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.30 Rebel Wilson’s Pooch Perfect.

12.00 Buffy The Vampire Slayer. 1.00 MOVIE: Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2. (2015) 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 USA. 10.35 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares. 11.35 Late Programs.

6.00 Home Shopping. 8.00 NBL Slam. 8.30 Diagnosis Murder. 10.30 JAG. 12.30 A Million Little Things. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 FBI. 10.30 The Weekly Kick-Off. 11.00 NCIS. 11.55 48 Hours. 12.50 Home Shopping.

2.20 Diagnosis Murder. 4.10 JAG.

6.00 Morning Programs.

1.30 The King Of Queens.

2.00 Becker. 2.30 Frasier. 3.30 Rules Of Engagement. 4.00 Farm To Fork. 4.30 The 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. 11.00 Rules Of Engagement.

11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.15 ER. 3.00 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. 11.15 Rage. 12.20 Classic Countdown.

1.20 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 4.00 Andy’s Global Adventures.

4.15 Fireman Sam. 4.40 Builder Brothers Dream Factory. 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. 10.00 Merlin.

10.40 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

2.00 USA Votes: The Race For The White House. 3.00 USA Votes: America’s Decision. 5.00 USA Votes: Election Latest. 7.00 ABC News: USA Votes – One Hour Special. 8.00 Planet America: Election Night Special. 9.00 ABC News: USA Votes Special Coverage. 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

12.55 The Young And The Restless. 1.50 New Tricks. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: The Great St Trinian’s Train Robbery. (1966) 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.

2.20 Johnny Warren’s Football Mission. 3.25 Weekly Football Wrap. 3.55 WorldWatch. 4.50 SBS World News: US Election 2024. 5.50 Trip Hazard: My Great British Adventure. 6.20 Lost Gold Of World War II. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 MOVIE: Heartbreak Ridge. (1986) 10.55 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Grand Designs Australia. 2.00 Parliament Question Time. 3.00 A Bite To Eat With Alice. 3.30 Long Lost Family. 4.15 Grand Designs New Zealand. 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 Grand Designs Australia. 9.00 Long Lost Family. 9.45 Fake Or Fortune? 10.45 ABC Late News. 11.00 The Business. 11.15 Take 5 With Zan Rowe. Final. 11.45 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: A Stepmother’s Secret. (2022) 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. 8.30 Australia’s Most Dangerous Prisoners. 9.30 Why Planes Vanish: The Hunt For MH370. 10.50 The Latest: Seven News. 11.20 What The Killer Did Next. 12.20 Late Programs.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 Horse Racing.

Melbourne Cup Carnival. Crown Oaks Day. 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 Morning Programs. 8.00 Everyday Gourmet. 8.30 Family Feud. 9.00 Drew Barrymore. 10.00 Judge Judy. 10.30 Shark Tank. 11.40 Ent. Tonight. 12.00 Farm To Fork. 12.30 Family Feud. 1.00 News. 2.00 Wheel Of Fortune. 2.30 Lingo.

3.30 10 News First: Afternoon. 4.00 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 III. (2006) Tom Cruise, Philip Seymour Hoffman.

11.20 News. 11.45 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.05 Secrets Of The Royal Palaces. 3.10 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw. 4.10 Walking Wartime England. 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers.

6.00 Mastermind Australia. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. 8.30 Japan: World’s Most Punctual Train. 9.25 Paris Has Fallen.

10.20 SBS World News Late. 10.50 Miniseries: The Typist. 11.55 Faking Hitler.

2.40 Paddington Station 24/7. 3.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 South Aussie With Cosi. 2.30 Impossible Builds. 3.30 Left Off The Map. 4.00 RSPCA Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes And Gardens. 5.30 Escape To The Country.

6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Father Brown.

8.30 Miss Scarlet And The Duke. 10.50 Murdoch Mysteries. 11.50 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

2.00 The Force: Behind The Line. 3.00 Billy The Exterminator.

3.30 Cities Of The Underworld. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 Cricket. Women’s BBL. Thunder v Heat. 8.30 Cricket.

Women’s Big Bash League. Match 17. Perth Scorchers v Melbourne Renegades. 11.45 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.30 Rebel Wilson’s Pooch Perfect.

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 Home Shopping. 8.00 What’s Up Down Under.

8.30 Diagnosis Murder. 10.30 JAG. 12.30 A Million Little Things. 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.

1.30 The King Of Queens.

2.00 Becker. 2.30 Frasier. 3.30 Rules Of Engagement. 4.00 Friends. 4.30 The 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. 11.00 Rules Of Engagement. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

2.15 ER. 3.00 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 Hard Quiz. 9.00 Question Everything. 9.30 Gruen. 10.10 ER. 11.35 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 The Wonderful World Of Puppies. 9.10 Teenage Boss: Next Level.

9.40 Doctor Who. 10.25 Merlin. 11.10 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

2.00 Parliament. 3.10 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 Afternoon Briefing. 5.00 ABC News With Joe O’Brien.

6.00 ABC News Hour. 7.00 ABC National News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 ABC News Tonight.

8.45 The Business. 9.00 The World. 10.00 ABC Nightly News. 10.30 Australian Story.

11.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

12.55 The Young And The Restless. 1.50 As Time Goes By. 3.10 Antiques Roadshow. 3.40 MOVIE: The Captain’s Paradise. (1953) 5.30 Yorkshire Auction House. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow.

7.30 Keeping Up Appearances. 8.40 Poirot. 10.55 See No Evil. 11.55 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

2.25 Ice Cowboys. 3.20 The Wine Lovers’ Guide To Australia. 3.50 WorldWatch. 5.50 Trip Hazard: My Great British Adventure. 6.20 Lost Gold Of World War II. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Greatest Escapes With Morgan Freeman. New. 10.10 Late Programs.

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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show.

11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 Horse Racing. Big Dance on Cup Day and Eagle Farm Raceday. 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 Alert: Missing Persons Unit.

11.10 The Latest: Seven News. 11.40 Air Crash Investigations. 12.40 Your Money & Your Life. 1.10 Travel Oz. 2.00 Home Shopping. 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise 5am News. 5.30 Sunrise.

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 News.

1.00 Miriam Margolyes Impossibly Australian. 2.00 Parliament. 3.00 A Bite To Eat With Alice. 3.30 Long Lost Family.

4.15 Grand Designs New Zealand. 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. Final. 9.00 Louis Theroux Interviews... Final. 9.45 Anh’s Brush With Fame. 10.15 Kitchen Cabinet.

10.45 ABC Late News. 11.00 The Business.

11.20 Late Programs.

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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5

Your Seven-Day TV Guide

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Thursday, October 31, 2024 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR

Sport

Join the wave of excitement, Outback Dragons paddle-up for new members years ago, dragon boat racing has become a major part of Chinese culture, representing patriotism and group integrity.

Local dragon boating club, Outback Dragons, are looking for new members to join them.

Outback Dragons

By SOPHIA MCCAUGHAN

IT is the niche sport you may not have heard of yet, but, on the banks of the Macquarie River a group of western NSW residents are putting the region on the map and they want locals from the Narromine Shire to grab a paddle and join in.

What is dragon boating?

DRAGON boating is a fast and furious, paddle-driven water sport that originated in China more than 2000 years ago.

The modern sport sees crews of up to 20 paddlers (10 for small boats), plus a sweep and drummer, train and race in fibreglass boats with decorative Chinese dragon heads and tails.

Competitions (known as re-

gattas) are held all over the world offering international, continental, national and local competitions.

History and connection to Chinese culture DRAGON boat racing has a rich fabric of ancient ceremonial, ritualistic and religious traditions thus the modern competitive aspect is but one

BOWLS NEWS

GERRIES GOLF NOTES

Latest results from around the greens

By JOHN EDWARDS SOCIAL Bowls Results for last Thursday involved 16 bowlers taking to the greens with the results as follows.

In Game One, Bruce and Danny put the cleaners through Noi and Sticker, 34-7.

In Game Two, Cliffy, Neil, and Duane also put the cleaners through Tappy, Carl, and Cranky by 23-9.

In Game Three, however, a tight match concluded with Glenny Hutch, Greg, and Dave, defeating Wilkie, Frenchy, and Buttsy by 17-13.

Winners on the day were Danny and Bruce, with the runners-up being Duane and team.

On Sunday, a total of 14 bowlers took to the greens with the results as follows.

In Game One, Carl and Cranky had a big win over Westy and Lionel.

In Game Two, Neil and Danny defeated Rossie and Duane.

In Game Three, Wilkie, Sticker, and Dave defeated Cliffy, Mitch, and Beaver by 16-10.

Winners on the day were Cranky and Carl.

In other bowling news, the annual bowls tournament is on this weekend with 24 teams having been nominated, so why not come along and see some quality bowls and

small part of the activity.

The use of dragon boats for racing is believed to have originated in southern central China more than 2500 years ago in Dongting Lake.

The fi rst dragon boat races were held to commemorate Qu Yuan, the great warrior poet, who reportedly took his own life in the river Mi Lo as a protest against the political corruption experienced by the community at that time.

Since that time over 2000

OUTBACK Dragons are a sporting and social dragon boat club who paddle on the the Macquarie River.

Dragon boating is a low impact sport suitable for all ages from 12 years and up.

Outback Dragons own two boats and paddles are provided for new members.

Boats are housed near Sandy Beach in Dubbo and training is done on the straight stretch of the river between Sandy Beach and the South Dubbo Weir.

Outback Dragons was formed in 2005 and the club has paddled at regattas in Hong Kong, New Zealand, Sydney, Hobart and other locations locally and nationally.

Publicity officer for the club, Chris Robinson told Narromine Star that they are in need of new members, and highly encourage residents in the Shire to join others who travel twice-weekly from Narromine and Trangie to participate in the sport. For full details, contact the club.

cheer on the local guys.

Club Fours Championship draw is also on the board with the fi rst round to be played early next month. Raffles resume as per usual this week.

Joke of the week Teacher to Little Johnny: “If I gave you two cats and another two cats and another two, how many would you have?”

Johnny: “Seven.”

Teacher: “No, listen carefully... If I gave you two cats, and another two cats and another two, how many would you have?”

Johnny: “Seven.”

Teacher: “Let me put it to you differently.

If I gave you two apples, and another two apples and another two, how many would you have?”

Johnny: “Six.” Teacher: “Good. Now if I gave you two cats, and another two cats and another two, how many would you have?”

Johnny: “Seven!”

Teacher: “Johnny, where in the heck do you get seven from?”

Johnny: “Because I’ve already got a cat!”

Until next week — have a good week, and keep rolling!

Good turnup for the Gerries’ comp

By NORM LEWIS A TOP f ield of 21 players took part in the weekly Gerries Golf competition last Saturday.

For the women’s comp, seven ladies took on the course, playing on the front nine.

Winner on the day was Jeanette O’Brien with a top score of 25 points, with second place going to Michelle Ashdown on 22 points.

Last prize for the ladies, was picked up by Wendy Jeffery with 18 points, who collected the win on a countback from Vicky Tuck, who was also on 18.

There was, however, no winner of the Ladies Nearest-thePin (NTP) prize.

On the back nine, 14 fellas

took to the course for a Saturday morning stroll with the result a tie for the major prize between Terry Willis and Ross King, both on 24 points, with the count-back going Terry’s way.

After a long break out of the winners’ circle for Terry, all will be watching to ensure his handicap is adjusted accordingly.

Glen Monaghan collected the NTP trophy, and Dudley Alcorn picked up the NAGA last place prize for the day with 13 points.

On Saturday, the lads will be on the front nine and the ladies on the back, at the usual hit-off time.

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

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Darryll Kell’s good week capped off with Mudgee winner

RACING NG ORT REPORT

By COLIN HODGES

Raced at Mudgee, Saturday, October 26 DARRYLL Kell, a former longtime harness racing trainer, had a memorable week as the trainer of gallopers when from his very small team he won races at Hawkesbury and Mudgee with Mahogany Girl and Out Wrapped.

Already the mother of a foal, Mahogany Girl won at Hawkesbury on Thursday as a $15 chance with Chad Lever in the saddle while Out Wrapped ($8) won the 1400 metres Asquith Bowlers Benchmark 50 Handicap on Saturday at Mudgee for the Hawkesbury based trainer.

Georgina McDonnell was aboard Out Wrapped and Darryll Kell described it as a “ beautiful ride “ by the Dubbo jockey.

Rounding the home turn, Out Wrapped was fi fth in the big field before fi nishing best to win by over a length from the leaders Candy Kiss (Mikayla Weir, $13) and Sizzling Tale (Zoe Hunt, $21).

“Georgina McDonnell has now ridden two winners from two rides for me, the previous being on Out Wrapped at Tuncurry in March,” Kell revealed.

Fellow Hawkesbury trainers Mitchell and Desiree Kearney won the 1200 metres Breast Cancer Awareness

Maiden Plate at Mudgee with More Voltage.

Tackling the leaders at the top of the straight, More Voltage (Robbie Brewer, $3.60) won by over a length from Brandywine (Georgina McDonnell, $6) and Quiet Approach (Billy Cray, $6).

Mitchell and Desiree Kearney completed a double when Hard Pick carried 62.5 kg to victory in the 1100 metres Pink Up Mudgee Benchmark 50 Handicap.

Well ridden by Dubbo apprentice Zoe Hunt, Hard Pick ($2.80 favourite) with a strong run from near the back of the field swept past Hoorini (Shayleigh Ingelse, $17) and Bupkis (Georgina McDonnell, $17).

A popular local win when Xanthe took out the 140 0 metres Vikki Cannon and Scott Sutcliffe Maiden Plate for Mudgee trainer Cheryl Crockett.

Placed in a good position midfield by Andrew Banks, Xanthe ($2.20 favourite) won by over a length from American Anthem (Shayleigh Ingelse, $6) and Too Casual (Billy Cray, $3.50).

Andrew Banks had earlier brought the Connie Greig, Dubbo trained Nevada Showgirl ($9) from a long way back to win the 1850 metres Mudgee Region BM 50 Handicap from Ready Made Doll (Georgina McDonnell, $4.60) and Hot Gospel (Kody Nestor, $4.20 favourite).

Raced at Coonabarabran, Sunday, October 27 MEANWHILE,

Gilgandra

trainer Gaye-Lee Burgers scored a win with Patrick May at Coonabarabran’s race meeting on Sunday, October 27.

Patrick May secured an impressive win in a $30,000 Benchmark 66 Handicap race over 1400m, race four on Coonabarabran’s well-attended eight-race card.

Rated a $17 outsider, Patrick May defied those odds. The eight-year-old gelding, with apprentice Dylan Stanley in the saddle, jumped well to take the lead after the fi rst 100m and then held on to win comfortably from Tupou ($7) while third-placed Vis I Do ($4.60) ran home nicely.

Patrick May has now seven races in a 44-race career with nine minor placings to earn almost $120,000 in prize money for connections.

Fellow Gilgandra trainer Kieren Hazelton had a pair of runners in race five, a $30,000 class one event over 1400 metres.

Da Noive ($15) and En Primeur ($21) fi nished third and fourth respectively for Hazelton in a good day for Gilgandra trainers, with Seven Mile Missile ($3.60) taking the win.

IN the space of six weeks, the Jane Clement, A rmidale -trained seven-yearold gelding Macleay has won two country cups as a rank outsider.

Starting at $61 Macleay won the Moree Cup and after unplaced runs at Newcastle and Dubbo returned a $51 TAB dividend when winning the $75,000 Imperial Hotel Coonabarabran Cup.

Racing in front of a very big crowd at Coonabarabran on Sunday, October 27, in the 1600 metres Cup, Zounile led the 12-horse field from Smart Shot, Macleay and Burdekin while the $2.15 favourite Dances With Hooves was near last in the early stages.

Turning for home, Dances With Hooves looked a chance when pulled out wide however it was Macleay, given a charmed run on the rails by apprentice Shannen Llewelyn, charging to the line to win by over a length from Rhythm Is A Dancer (Clayton Gallagher, $2.90), Smart Shot (Jake Pracey-Holmes, $9) and Zounile.

While the ride by Shannen Llewellyn was outstanding, equally as impressive was the exhibition by another apprentice Chelsea Hillier when winning the 1100 metres Expo Cup Day Sprint on the Rod Northam, Sconetrained Jacenza.

Near last and behind a wall of horses at the top of the straight, the $3.40 favourite Jacenza was pushed through a very narrow opening on the rails over the concluding stages by Chelsea Hillier to defeat Life’s A Party (Ashley Morgan, $4.60) and Scarzel (Cobi Vitler, $14).

After arriving in Australia from Wales, the fi rst meeting Ashley Morgan rode at was Coonabarabran. Now a leading jockey, Morgan was back in town to win the 1600 metres Barrons Tyres and Reggies Hotel Baradine Class Three Handicap on Wanda River for Tamworth trainer Sue Grills.

Coming from midfield, Wanda River ($2.45 favourite) fi n-

ished best to beat Ellenmac (Clayton Gallagher, $5) and Tallawah (Georgina McDonnell, $4.60).

When he retired earlier this year, Gilgandra trainer Leo Harland handed over his small team including his six-time winner Patrick May, to his granddaughter Gaye-Lee Burgers.

The now eight-year-old gelding Patrick May starting at $17 and with Dylan Stanley in the saddle, gave Gaye-Lee Burgers her fi rst winner as a trainer when leading throughout to beat Tupou (Zoe Hunt, $7) and Vis I Do (Ashley Morgan, $4.60) in the 1400 metres Brad Edwards Air Conditioning Showcase 66 Handicap.

The Keady and Lyons families were loyal clients of the legendary Coonamble trainer the late John Lundholm and they now have their horses, including Plenitude, trained at Dubbo by John’s grandson Clint Lundholm.

A last start winner at Coonamble, Plenitude (Clayton Gallagher, $3.20) wore down Exonumia (Aaron Bullock, $2.80 favourite) and Prince Of Sepang (Shannen Llewellyn, $12) to win the 1200 metres Marc Hawkins/Evans Equestrian-Max Hawkins Memorial Class Two Plate at Coonamble.

At the highly successful Coonabarabran meeting, Tamworth trainer Cody Morgan had a winning double with Got The Smarts (Billy Cray, $10) and Poseidon’s Son (Shannen Llewellyn, $2.50 fav.). While Dubbo trainer Brett Robb won with Seven Mile Missile ($3.60) ridden by Georgina McDonnell.

GOLF CLUB NOTES

Big win for Barlow

By NORM LEWIS A TOTAL of 15 players took part in the weekly competition at Narromine Golf Club on Saturday, an 18-hole versus Par event which was won by Steve Barlow with a score of Plus 10.

This was an amazing score for this type of event, and cost Steve a handicap reduction of four shots. Runner-up on the day was James O’Connor with a score of Plus Five.

With the course in good order with more “run” than usual, this is no doubt one reason for the top scores being recorded.

In other results, the Nearest-the-Pin (NTP) event on the ninth was won by Rob Gainsford, and Mitch Smith won the Long Drive event.

On Sunday, a small field of eight players took part in the Four-Ball Aggregate event for the Buckley and Duff Trophies, with the winners Steve Buckley and Carole McDonald producing a score of 76.

Runners-up were Tony Mann and Duane Faro-Mann on 74.

Ray Anning won the NTP on the ninth, while Tony Mann took the prize on the 17th, and also the Long Drive on the fi rst.

Also on Sunday, the State Keno Regional Qualifier was played at Dubbo with two Narromine teams participating. Although they were unsuccessful on the course, they did, however, enjoy the day playing on grass greens.

In the Business House competition, the latest round was played on Wednesday, contested by a field of 88 players. The winning team on the day was “McPherson Blue” with a score of 20 points.

Unfortunately, the full scores on the day were unavailable at the time of going to print. In good news, this popular event continues to attract big fields.

In coming events this weekend, we have an 18Hole Versus Par event and an 18-Hole 4-BBB. Next Tuesday is the Junior Clinic, followed by the Business House Competition on Wednesday.

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

Big score, Stephen Barlow, winner of Sunday’s event at Narromine.

PHOTOS: GREG KEARINES.

Adam Davis and Mitchell Smith.

The Epiroc team, of Z Everett, M Rixon, P Hutchinson, L Lydon, J Cleary, I Harding, T Powell, N Attwater, S Thompson, and J Everett.

Winners on Sunday in the in the FourBall Aggregate event, Stephen Buckley and Carol McDonald.

Alex Gordon, Max McPherson, and Darby Gordon.

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On yer bike: “Old Boys” ride over 250km for Macquarie Home Stay

By SOPHIA MCCAUGHAN WHEN six old mates from high school got together for their reunion earlier this year, they did not think they would comeup with the idea of riding more than 250km from Mount Hope to Trangie as a fundraiser.

The six, all of whom have turned or are turning 70 this year, decided after a few beers, to start a charity ride, after realising they needed to keep in shape, while also doing something good for their local communities.

To this end, the group decided to raise money for Macquarie Home Stay — a Dubbo-based regional patient and family accommodation service — that provides affordable temporary housing for patients of Dubbo Hospital and their families before, during, and post-treatment.

The modest group, comprising James Holmes, Lyle Horwood, Scott MacDougal, “Bill”, Nigel Duncan, and Ken Hazelton, began their 253km journey last Thursday, October 24, at Mount Hope, 160km south of Cobar, and fi nished-up their ride at midday on Saturday, October 26 at Cafe 2823 in Trangie.

Members of the group told the Narromine Star that they were surprised about the number of donations they received while on the road and at pubs along the way.

A donation bucket was also set-up at the front of Cafe 2823 with a barbecue out the back of the cafe for the riders to enjoy a well-deserved big feed after they finished-up their massive ride for charity.

The local community of Trangie showed their support on Saturday, in what was a beautiful show of support for an organisation that supports hundreds of patients and their families across western NSW each year.

Charity riders arrive in Trangie on Saturday October 26 after a massive ride from Mount Hope, south of Cobar.

The boys enjoying a well deserved drink and catching up with the locals after finishing up their ride.

Locals helping to raise money for the Macquarie Home Stay.

From L to R, James Holmes, Lyle Horwood, Scott MacDougal, Bill, Nigel Duncan and Ken Hazelton all rode from Mount Hope to Trangie for charity.

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