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Narromine Shire moves forward with public consultation on Craigie Lea

By SOPHIA MCCAUGHAN NOT a spare seat could be found at an at-times heated Narromine Shire Council meeting last week for the return of a controversial rezoning proposal that has divided the community.

Council moved a motion at its ordinary meeting last Wednesday to proceed to the next stage of the proposal – the public exhibition and consultation for the controversial proposed rezoning of 397 Craigie Lea Lane, Narwonah.

If approved, the site – on an unsealed, gravel road nine kilometres south of Narromine – is slated to be developed by council into a “heavy industrial precinct”. Supporters on the council described the proposal at the meeting as an incredible business opportunity for the region which could lead to further expansion of the shire.

In favour of the motion were Mayor, Councillor Ewen Jones, Cr Adine Hoey, Cr Craig Davies, Cr Lachlan Roberts, and Cr Les Lambert.

Deputy Mayor, Cr Stacey Bohm, Cr Peter Howe, Cr Judy Smith, and Cr Brian Leak voted against the motion.

Narromine local Chris Kelly, right, spoke against the motion at the public forum ahead of the vote.

PHOTO: NARROMINE STAR

In this report, the Narromine Star will unpack what this council decision may mean for the community as the proposal proceeds to the next stage. We will continue reporting on this issue in future editions.

The rezoning explained THE Narromine Star understands the planning proposal for the almost 100-hectare Craigie Lea Lane site involves seeking an amendment to the Narromine Local Environ-

ment Plan 2011 (LEP).

The amendment aims to change the zoning of part of the land at that location from “RU1 Primary Production” to “E5 Heavy Industrial”, for the purpose of a new industrial estate to service what council

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RU1 is a rural zone primarily intended to promote agricultural production and environmental protection, while E5 is intended for heavy and largescale industrial activities with the potential for significant environmental impacts. Permissible land uses include heavy manufacturing, processing, bulk storage, and other intensive industrial operations.

The Narromine Star understands that no plans have been slated to develop this 100-hectare site on the eastern side of the railway line – or an adjoining, separate parcel of land on the western side of the railway line – into the rumoured waste-to-energy “incinerator” that dominated community discussion and local council elections earlier this year.

In a statement, Narromine Shire General Manager, Jane Redden, said the planning proposal does not seek approval for any project to be developed within the estate.

“The planning proposal makes an application to rezone approximately 100 hectares of land on Craigie Lea Lane, Continued page 11

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THE FORECAST Thursday, November 21 Min 15. Max 30. Cloud clearing. Chance of any rain: 5 per cent.

Central West Slopes and Plains area: Mostly sunny. Winds east to northeasterly 15 to 25km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 12 and 17 with daytime temperatures reaching around 30.

Sun protection recommended from 8.50am to 4.50pm, UV Index predicted to reach 10 [Very High] Friday, November 22 Min 15. Max 31. Sunny. Chance of any rain: 5 per cent.

Central West Slopes and Plains area:

Old Greek Cafe goes up in flames in Trangie

By SOPHIA MCCAUGHAN FIRE and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have saved a row of businesses from a fi re that destroyed the old abandoned Golden Star Cafe on the morning of Saturday, November 16, at Trangie.

Emergency services were called to an abandoned structure on fi re at Dandaloo Street just after 9am.

The FRNSW crew from Trangie was quickly on the scene and was joined by FRNSW’s Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations, Cheryl Steer, who was travelling through Trangie at the time.

The crew battled to control the blaze for 90 minutes with NSW Police blocking off the entirety of the main street for safety reasons.

FRNSW crews provided water protection on both sides of the derelict business, preventing flames from engulfi ng the row of shops.

Assistant Commissioner Steer liaised with other emergency services and directed additional fi re crews from Dubbo, Narromine, Gulgong and Delroy to the scene.

The abandoned cafe was destroyed by the intense blaze.

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The old Golden Star Cafe has been completely destroyed following a fire on Saturday, November 16. PHOTO: CHERYL AND ANDREW WOODS the scene of the fi re on Saturday, with a spokesperson from NSW Ambulance telling this publication there were no injuries reported in the incident.

NSW Police said in a media statement that officers from the Orana Mid-Western Police District established a crime scene and have commenced an investigation into the cause of the fi re.

FRNSW Assistant Commissioner Steer praised the efforts of the fi refighters, particularly the local crew, which immediately recognised the risk and acted quickly to stop the spread of flames to neighbouring businesses.

NSW Police are urging anyone who may have information about the fi re – or was in the area at the time with any available

dashcam/mobile phone footage – to contact Dubbo Police or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

It is the seventh structural fi re to have completely destroyed a property since June in the Narromine Shire.

Well over a dozen fi res have occurred in the Shire this year with Dubbo Police still investigating the causes of those.

Latest government data reveals shortfalls in rural healthcare research

By SOPHIA MCCAUGHAN A RECENT report has highlighted the importance of supporting the rural, regional and remote health workforce through strategic and targeted measures, to ensure rural Australians enjoy the same health benefits as their metropolitan counterparts.

According to the latest fi ndings by the Department of Health and Aged Care of Australia’s audit report, only 13 per cent of the health and medical workforce is located in regional, rural or remote areas.

The National Rural Health Alliance says that figure is insufficient to serve Australia’s rural-based population, which is estimated at 30 per cent.

The National Rural Health Alliance comprises 53 national organisations committed to improving the Sunny. Winds east to northeasterly 15 to 20km/h tending north to northeasterly during the morning then becoming light during the day. Overnight temperatures falling to between 12 and 17 with daytime temperatures reaching the low 30s.

Sun protection recommended from 8.40am to 5pm, UV Index predicted to reach 11 [Extreme] Saturday, November 23 Min 16. Max 34. Sunny. Chance of any rain: 5 per cent.

Central West Slopes and Plains area: Sunny. Light winds becoming north to northeasterly 15 to 20km/h during the morning then becoming light during the day.

health and wellbeing of over seven million people living in rural and remote Australia.

The report also points to the underrepresentation of researchers in regional and remote areas, and the additional barriers for regional researchers in their attempts to further develop regional, rural and remote health policy.

National Rural Health Alliance Chief Executive, Susi Tegan, said that the lack of medical research conducted in regional Australia is worrying, considering communities in these areas required tailored and ongoing support unique to those living in rural and remote areas.

“The underrepresentation of rural researchers is worrying given that rural communities face distinct health challenges that require tailored and place-based solutions,” she

Overnight temperatures falling to between 13 and 17 with daytime temperatures reaching the low to mid 30s.

Sun protection recommended from 8.40am to 5pm, UV Index predicted to reach 11 [Extreme] Sunday, November 24 Min 18. Max 35. Mostly sunny. Chance of any rain: 5 per cent.

Monday, November 25 Min 20. Max 36. Sunny. Chance of any rain: 5 per cent.

Tuesday, November 26 Min 20. Max 36. Partly cloudy. Chance of any rain: 20 per cent.

said.

“The disparity in workforce distribution highlights barriers in participation in health research for regional researchers.”

The report’s key fi nding is that the health and medical research workforce is highly mobile, moving in jobs just over every one and a half years.

The Alliance says this suggests with proper funding at a State and Federal level, researchers may be willing to move to rural areas.

“We call on the government to address the health needs of rural, regional and remote populations by increasing funding access, providing targeted training and development as well as opportunity for collaborative networks to the regional workforce and researchers, so that all Australians enjoy the same health benefits,” Ms Tegan concluded.

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NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Thursday, November 21, 2024

Western NSW hit by heavy storms as region braces for sweltering summer

By SOPHIA MCCAUGHAN HOMES were left without power and businesses and cars have been damaged as the clean-up begins following major east coast storms that hit the region last Sunday.

State Emergency Service (SES) volunteers across NSW responded to a total of 278 calls for help on Sunday night and Monday morning.

There were 81 incidents reported in the Sydney metropolitan area, 50 in southern NSW, and 49 in Western NSW. While the storms have mostly moved away from densely-populated areas, there were scattered showers and thunderstorms across the State throughout Monday, with severe storms forecast for the northern parts of NSW.

Left: Ominous signs, a view of the approaching storm at Narromine. PHOTO: ANTHONY LEES Below: Incredible image of lightning taken during the storm near Narromine. PHOTO: TAMARA MARTIN

Above: An uprooted tree at Nyngan

Impact in Warren WARREN Shire had recorded a total of 28.4 millimetres (one inch) of rainfall overnight by 7am on Monday, according to the Elders Weather website, with wind gusts hitting 32km/h at 2am on Monday morning.

Warren Shire Council General Manager, Gary Woodman, told the Narromine Star that much of the unsealed road network in the district was closed Monday due to the wet weather following the weekend storm.

“There are some trees down around the Shire as a result, and we are dealing with them as they come across them,” Mr Woodman added.

Essential Energy also reported power outages for Warren and surrounding communities.

Council also sent a team into the northern part of the Shire towards Carinda to assess damage, as the small town just under 180km north of Warren bore the brunt of the storms.

Carinda damage A COMMUNITY of only 93 residents, Carinda was hit the worst by Sunday evening’s thunderstorms, with destructive winds damaging the roofs at three commercial properties including the local pub, pizza shop, and general store, as well as at three private residents.

The strong wind downed power-poles disrupting electricity supply, with debris from damaged buildings, trees, and fences, widespread.

The damage prompted calls from the NSW Nationals Leader and Member for Dubbo, Duguald Saunders for the Minns Government to declare a natural disaster for those communities hit worse by the storm.

“The storm left a path of destruction, and now it is time for the Premier to step-in and approve the natural disaster declaration to open-up more assistance for the region to be able to get back on its feet,” he said in a media statement.

Impact in Narromine IN comparison to Warren, Narromine Shire was also hit hard with the storms, with Essential Energy reporting power outages through-

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out Trangie, Narromine, and Tomingley which the Narromine Star understands were generally resolved early on Monday morning.

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it was an impressive effort by local power suppliers to have the grid operating again so quickly.

“I’d like to put a big ‘thank you’ to Essential Energy for their work in getting our power back on, a job well done by a wonderful group of people,” her comment read.

Narromine reported 44.6 millimetres of rainfall overnight by 7am on the Monday, according to Elders Weather, with wind gusts reaching up to 28km/h at 3am on Monday morning.

Narromine Shire Council General Manager, Jane Redden, told the Narromine Star in a statement that, while there were extensive power failures and trees down throughout the Shire, Council was not aware of any significant damage to infrastructure.

“Council staff attended callouts over the weekend and continued the clean-up on Monday morning on Tullamore, Narwonah, Boggy Plains, and Wallaby Road,” she said in her statement.

Ms Redden also said that no road closures were required on Monday and no major infrastructure was damaged.

The NSW SES is currently advising residents to keep clear of damaged buildings, fallen trees, and powerlines with the volunteer rescue service urging residents to check on their neighbours and see if they are okay throughout the week.

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Thursday, November 21, 2024 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR

Rural Crime Matters

By SOPHIA MCCAUGHAN

LATEST rural crime and courts news from Narromine Shire and beyond covers a wide range of issues. Below are updates on current court cases involving rural communities, highlighting local law enforcement efforts, criminal charges, and outcomes.

Man charged following alleged stabbing in Dubbo

A MAN has been charged following an investigation into an alleged stabbing in Dubbo earlier this month.

About 9.50pm on Thursday, November 7, emergency services were called to Whylandra Street, Dubbo, following reports of an alleged assault.

Officers attached to Orana Mid-Western Police District attended and found three men – aged 54, 49 and 20 – with stab wounds.

Police were told they were allegedly assaulted by a group of people, who left the scene prior to the arrival of authorities.

The 54-year-old man was treated by NSW Ambulance paramedics for stab wounds to his head, before being taken to Dubbo Hospital for further treatment.

The other two men were treated by NSW Ambulance paramedics for stab wounds to their hands, before being taken to the same hospital.

Police established a crime scene and commenced inquiries into the circumstances surrounding the incident.

Following investigations by detectives from Orana Mid-Western Police District, authorities arrested a 24-yearold man at a house in Gumtree Avenue on Thursday, November 14.

The man was taken to Dubbo Police Station where he was charged with affray.

He was refused bail to appear at Dubbo Local Court on Friday, November 15, with NSW Police confi rming investigations into the incident are ongoing.

Teenage boy charged with allegedly hitting a school bus in Orange

POLICE have charged a teenage boy after his vehicle allegedly collided with a school bus during a police pursuit in Orange on Wednesday, November 13.

At about 7.50am on Wednes-

Left: An American man has been charged after police discovered 30kg of the drug ice during a routine traffic stop in Dubbo. Right: Police raided residences across NSW in regards to an alleged regional drug ring operating in the state. PHOTOS: NSW POLICE day, officers attached to Central West Police District located a vehicle, believed to have been stolen, travelling on Lone Pine Avenue, Orange.

The driver allegedly failed to stop when directed, and a pursuit was initiated.

The pursuit was terminated due to safety concerns on March Street.

A short time later, police received reports that the allegedly stolen vehicle had allegedly hit a school bus before driving away.

No injuries were reported following the bus crash.

Police patrolled the area and located the allegedly stolen vehicle abandoned on Katoa Place, Orange.

The driver, a 17-year-old boy, was arrested nearby and taken to Orange Police Station.

He was charged with two counts of police pursuit not stop drive dangerously, take and drive conveyance without consent of owner, not give particulars to other driver, not give away to vehicle turn from terminating road and never licenced person drive vehicle on road.

The teenage boy was refused bail and appeared in front of

Orange Children’s Court on Wednesday, November 13.

Toddler dies after being pulled from dam east of Bathurst A TODDLER died after being pulled from a dam in the state’s central west earlier this month.

At about 3pm on Tuesday, November 12 emergency services were called to a property on Pipers Flat Road, Portland, following reports of a concern for welfare.

Officers attached to Chifley Police District attended and found a two-year-old boy had been pulled from a dam on the property.

The boy was treated at the scene by NSW Ambulance paramedics before being taken to Bathurst Hospital, where he later died.

Police have commenced inquiries into the circumstances surrounding the incident.

A report will be prepared for the coroner.

Four men charged over alleged regional drug ring DRUG and Firearms Squad detectives have charged four men for their alleged role in drug supply in the state’s cen-

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In September 2024, Strike Force Ashgill was established to investigate an alleged criminal group operating in the Cowra and surrounding areas.

On Wednesday, November 13, detectives executed five early morning search warrants in Lalor Park, Seven Hills, Cowra, Macquarie Field and St Marys.

At the Cowra address, police arrested a 35-year-old man.

He was taken to Cowra Police Station where he was charged with seventeen drug supply related offences.

He was refused bail and appeared in Orange Local Court last week.

During the searches across the five properties, police located and seized over half a kilogram of methylamphetamine, 750g of cannabis, two ounces of cocaine, 300 caps of heroin, gel blasters, ammunition, $20,000 in cash and a snake.

Investigations remain ongoing.

$30m of ‘ICE’ seized by Highway Patrol in Dubbo AN American man on a holiday visa has been denied bail after allegedly being found with $30 million worth of the drug ice (methylamphetamine) in his car in Dubbo on Saturday, November 16.

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Ramirez, from Los Angeles, will remain on remand after his lawyer could not prove he would be a fl ight risk when he appeared before Dubbo Local Court on Monday, November 18 according to reports by the ABC. Officers attached to North West Traffic and Highway Patrol Command were conducting patrols of the Golden Highway at about 3.30pm on Saturday, when they stopped an SUV due to the manner of driving.

The man was subjected to roadside testing which returned an alleged positive reading to methylamphetamine.

Police say he allegedly refused secondary drug testing after being taken to Dubbo Police Station.

When the vehicle was searched, police located and seized more than $2600 cash and about 30kg of the drug ice (methylamphetamine), which has an estimated potential street value of $30 million.

He has been charged with supply prohibited over or equal to large commercial quantity, recklessly deal with proceeds of crime under or equal to $5000 and refuse or fail to provide an oral fluid sample.

The Bondi man is due to appear in court again on Sunday, February 16 2025.

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Mental health patients struggling in public system, AMA says

By SOPHIA MCCAUGHAN A NEW report by the Australian Medical Association (AMA) has found that NSW public hospitals have fewer specialist mental health beds than five years ago.

This is despite a rise in mental health presentations to emergency departments, with research revealing extended waiting times for those who present to hospital with mental health concerns.

The Public Hospital Report Card: Mental Health Edition, shows more patients with mental health-related conditions are arriving at emergency departments by ambulance or police services, with even more arriving in a critical condition requiring urgent care.

Western region stats According to data from NSW Health in the 2022-23 fi nancial year, in the Western NSW Local Health District (WNSWLHD), just over 2200 patients per 100,000 population presented to emergency departments in the district for mental-health related reasons. Females aged 12-17 years-old constituted the highest rate of visits.

In NSW, there was a reduction of 150 mental health beds statewide in public hospitals between 2016-17 and 2021-22,

down from 2768 to 2618, the Public Hospital Report Card indicates.

NSW mental health patients are also waiting longer to be seen, with urgent cases (those needing to be seen within 30 minutes) rising from a 40 per cent share of total mental health-related emergency department presentations to 50 per cent.

Those needing to be seen within 10 minutes rose from 11 per cent to 18 per cent over the same period.

In 2023, just over 21 per cent of adults reported high or very high rates of psychological distress in the WNSWLHD compared to just over 17 per cent in the Sydney LHD, according to data from NSW Health.

The report reveals when accounting for population growth in the state, the fall in public hospital mental health beds is even greater, with the number of beds per-person falling from 35.2 to 32.1 over the same period.

Hospitals under strain AMA NSW President, Dr Kathryn Austin, said public hospitals are under enormous strain.

“The logjam of patients awaiting mental health beds is contributing to longer waiting times for all patients in emer-

NSW President of the AMA, Dr Kathryn Austin. gency departments,” she said.

“We know that long waits in bright, busy, noisy emergency departments can be incredibly distressing for mental health patients, and that

many emergency departments are not physically designed to ensure the safety of patients experiencing acute suicidal ideation.”

According to the report,

NSW has seen a worrying and consistent increase in the median time spent in emergency departments.

Patients who are eventually admitted to hospital are spending on average three hours longer in emergency departments than they were just five years prior.

Ten per cent of patients now wait more than an entire day in an overcrowded and stressful emergency department due to under capacity and poorly resourced hospitals.

Plan needed, AMA says Dr Austin says the NSW government must address the problem as soon as possible, to avoid further distress to those presenting to hospital with mental health-related concerns.

“The NSW government urgently needs a genuine and comprehensive gap analysis and a comprehensive plan to attract and retain mental health staff, including doctors,” she said.

“We also need greater investment in primary care which includes higher levels of bulk billing, and we need the government to come to the table on addressing the working conditions of Visiting Medical Officers to ensure they remain in the public system.”

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Thursday, November 21, 2024 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR

NSW Liquor and Gaming in Dubbo following legislative reform of reforms were introduced in NSW as part of the state government’s plan to bring back night life and culture to the state following the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdowns which saw hundreds of businesses close down as a result of the restrictions.

NSW Liquor and Gaming do not want to leave rural MEMBERS from the NSW communities behind

By SOPHIA MCCAUGHAN

Office of Liquor and Gaming were at Taronga Western Plains Zoo, Dubbo, last Tuesday, November 12, as part of their Regulatory Roadshow.

What is the Regulatory Roadshow?

THE Regulatory Roadshow creates an opportunity for industry to meet with members of the Liquor and Gaming executive leadership team, learn about their priorities and regulatory approach, and network with peers.

The Roadshow was brought back in 2023 following the pandemic and feedback from regional and rural communities.

In 2024, the Office of Liquor Gaming held five regulatory roadshows covering regions of NSW including Walgett, Tamworth, Coffs Harbour, Wagga Wagga and fi nally, Dubbo.

The Dubbo event was open to those from Dubbo and surrounding areas including Orange, Parkes and Narromine and included presentations on liquor and gaming reforms, compliance, licensing and plans for the night-time economy.

PUBS and clubs from the Narromine Shire were represented at the industry event, with representatives from the Narromine United Services Memorial Club (USMC), the Courthouse Hotel and Soulfood Depot.

Members representing the USMC told the Narromine Star they attended the event so they can keep up-to-date with liquor and gambling compliance, following a range of new reforms that came into effect earlier this year.

“See where we are at with compliance, and see what has changed,” they said.

Hospitality and Racing Deputy Secretary, Tarek Barakat said the roadshow offered local stakeholders the chance to speak with senior executives and discuss options for a safe and vibrant hospitality industry.

“We wanted to share information with stakeholders about incentives for live music, special event extended trading and relaxed rules for outdoor dining, as well as explaining how we’ve simplified the process of resolving noise complaints,” he said.

The Narromine Star spoke

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NSW Hospitality and Racing Deputy Secretary Tarek Barakat at the Dubbo Regulatory Roadshow. PHOTO: NARROMINE STAR. with Mr Barakat ahead of the event last Tuesday, who said it was an opportunity for stakeholders in regional and rural communities to speak face-toface about anything regarding liquor and gaming.

“It really helps us understand what the issues are out here, what is working and what is not, but equally allows local groups – particularly venue operators and licensees – to get a better understanding of who we are and what we do,” he said.

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Mr Barakat told the Narromine Star it is important that regional and rural pubs and clubs are given the same information and the same opportunity as their metropolitan counterparts.

New legislation THE industry event comes after a suite of new legislative reforms introduced by the Minns Government throughout this year, bringing big changes to the liquor, gaming and racing industries.

On July 1 this year, a suite

IMPORTANT changes to liquor and gambling laws were introduced including: f Reforms to the process of noise complaints about licensed premises f A new limited takeaway authorisation for restaurants and small bars f New signage requirements for bottle shops and stores with liquor sales areas f Streamlined consultation processes for liquor licence applications

Gambling Reforms IMPORTANT changes to gambling laws were introduced including: f All hotels and clubs with gaming machines will be required to keep a gambling incident register f Hotels and clubs with more than 20 gaming machine entitlements must have at least one Responsible Gaming Officer on duty when gaming machines are operating.

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NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Thursday, November 21, 2024

In Brief

Around the traps...

HERE are the latest little news-grabs from around the Shire and beyond. f The Services Australia bus will be visiting Narromine next Tuesday so as to assist rural families, older Australians, students, job-seekers, people with a disability, carers, farmers, and the self-employed for any Government enquiries and services. The bus will be located out the front of the Men’s Shed. f Aboriginal communities in Gilgandra, Coonamble, Walgett, and Condobolin will receive in-person advice on how to access more than 1300 NSW Government services and transactions next week. The Service NSW Aboriginal Hub Day, aims to ensure increased support for Aboriginal people in locations where their dedicated Mobile Service Centre “Kangaroo Bus” does not reach.

They’ll be in Gilgandra next Tuesday. f Heavy rain may have dampened Narromine Race Track but, hopefully, it’ll be back to a good footing for the next big race meet, the Three Rivers Machinery Case IH Gold Cup. Are you going? f The “Shop Local” promotion is underway across Narromine Shire, so we hope you’re entering every time you spend-up in participating businesses. f Narromine Aero Club fans are hoping someone answers the ad for a new cook for its Friday bistro evenings. Follow the club on social media for more details. f A special thanks to all the fi rst responders who were out-and-about in the wake of the horrid weekend storms across the region. Whatever would we do without them? f A high fi re danger rating was forecast earlier this week for the Lower Central West Plains, including the Orana Rural Fire Service District, resulting in permits being suspended on Sunday, November 17. The rating was reduced to “high” and then “moderate” in the days following for council areas in-

cluding Narromine, Parkes, Temora, Weddin, Dubbo, Lachlan, Forbes, and Bland. f Temora Shire Council Mayor, Councillor Rick Firman (OAM) has been elected Chair of the NSW Country Mayors’ Association at the organisation's annual general meeting held in the NSW Parliament last week. Mayor of Bega Valley Shire Council, Cr Russell Fitzpatrick, was also elected Deputy Chair.

Meanwhile, Forbes Shire Council Mayor, Cr Phyllis Miller; Lachlan Shire Mayor, Cr John Medcalf; and Dubbo Regional Council Mayor, Cr Josh Black, were all elected to the executive. f Retail giant, Bunnings has breached privacy laws by using facial recognition technology on its customers, according to a landmark fi nding by the Privacy Commissioner. The Commissioner has ruled that Bunnings has interfered with the privacy of hundreds of thousands of customers by using facial recognition technology without gaining proper consent. The retail giant says the technology was used to protect staff and customers from “increasing exposure to violent and organised crime”. The Commissioner has ordered Bunnings not to repeat the behaviour and to destroy all personal information collected. Bunnings will seek a review of the ruling. f NSW Police have announced charges have been laid against high-profi le veteran broadcaster and former Wallabies Coach, Alan Jones. NSW Police charged Mr Jones with a total of 26 offences against nine alleged victims. The 83-year-old has been charged with 11 counts of aggravated indecent assault, 11 counts of assault with indecency, two counts of sexually touching another person without consent, and two counts of common assault. Mr Jones’s lawyer, Chris Murphy, said that his client would “assert his innocence" in upcoming court appearances.

Coulton urges Canberra to use ‘common sense’ on farming chemical decisions FEDERAL Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton, has spoken out in parliament in support of the use of paraquat in modern farming practices.

Mr Coulton, speaking in support of a motion moved by his Nationals colleague, Member for Mallee Dr Anne Webster, said farmers throughout the Parkes electorate rely on paraquat to be able to farm in an environmentally friendly and fi nancially viable manner.

“I speak with practical experience in the use of paraquat,” Mr Coulton said during his speech.

“In my previous role as a grain farmer, we would use that in what’s known as a ‘double knock’.

“The glyphosate would take out a lot of the weeds, but the harder to kill ones would need another application, this time of paraquat, to fi nish them up,” he explained.

“The reason that we have the biggest wheat crops on record ever harvested is the technique of growing wheat in western NSW, and that’s using zero till.

“We’re not ploughing or cultivating; we’re just preserving the trash from the previous crop on top of the ground. It reflects the light and the heat,

and it conserves the moisture,” Mr Coulton said.

“We hear a lot of talk in this place about carbon farming... the farmers in my electorate have been doing this for decades. They pioneered this process.”

Dr Webster’s Private Members’ motion urges the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) and the Minister for Agriculture to listen to farmers and the science on herbicide dosages.

The motion comes following an ABC Landline story which aired in August-September about the use of paraquat and diquat, and alleged links to neurological diseases.

Mr Coulton said while he has sympathy for those interviewed by the ABC who believe paraquat may be behind their Parkinson’s Disease diagnosis, “times have changed” and historical practices of chemical use are no longer occurring today.

“I'm not saying that chemicals shouldn't be properly scrutinised. But there is no need to drag things out unnecessarily when it's affecting the viability and potential profitability of farmers in Australia,” Mr Coulton said.

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Thursday, November 21, 2024 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR

COUNCILCOLUMN The next Ordinary Council Meeting will be PUBLIC EXHIBITION - ALCOHOLheld on Tuesday 11 December 2024 at FREE ZONES (AFZ) BOUNDARY Narromine Shire Council Chambers at 5:30 RENEWALS pm.

Narromine Shire Council plans to rePLANNING PROPOSAL establish the Alcohol-Free Zones in Narromine and Trangie for 4 years, NARROMINE INDUSTRIAL PRECINCT AT commencing November 2024 to November 397 CRAIGIE LEA LANE, NARROMINE 2028. The AFZ boundaries are based (PP-2024-585) In accordance with the on the 50km speed zones in both towns.

Environmental Planning & Assessment Act Submissions will close Monday 25 1979 (the Act), Council advises that it is currently undertaking a Planning Proposal to November 2024 >Ì {\ää « ] Ì w ` ÕÌ amend the Narromine Local Environmental more or to make a submission please visit Plan 2011, seeking to change zoning of part https://www.narromine.nsw.gov.au/council/ public-exhibition of Lot 2 DP 1294897 from RU1 Primary Production to E5 Heavy Industrial for NARROMINE REGION SHOP the purpose of a new industrial estate LOCAL 2024 to service largely the agriculture and transport sectors. The area to be rezoned Remember the 2024 Narromine Region is 99.65ha. Minimum lot size for subdivision Shop Local Campaign has commenced and amendment is also addressed. be in the running to WIN one of 4 x $250 gift vouchers by spending $20 or more in a The Planning Proposal is on public participating retailer. Make sure to look out exhibition from 18 November 2024 to 17 January 2025. Documents are available on v À - « V> y>}Ã] i ÌÀÞ v À Ã > ` i ÌÀÞ boxes throughout the Narromine Region. the NSW Planning Portal exhibition page The competition runs until 16 December. under tab “Have your say” – Planning Proposals Online www.planningportal.nsw. Shop Local Late Night will be held on gov.au/ppr or on Council’s website at www. Thursday 5 December and winners will be announced on 19 December 2024 narromine.nsw.gov.au.

alltenders/ Council uses this platform to manage the entire procurement process, from tender to contract award and invites current and potential suppliers of goods and services to join. Current Tenders include: Narromine Library Upgrade, Trangie Library Upgrade and Replacement of the Narromine Council Chambers. For businesses to view and apply for tenders, quotes and EOI’s, businesses are required to register.

Any interested person may make a written submission to Narromine Shire Council with respect to the proposal. Submissions must be received by 5pm, 17 January 2025. For further information please see advert in this publication.

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.

ON PUBLIC EXHIBITION DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS

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. DA2024/62 - Construction of a new 660 megalitre Irrigation Storage (The development is nominated integrated development: s90 Water Management Act 2000). Exhibition period 4 November 2024 – 3 December 2024. To make a submission - All submissions must be made in writing > ` ÀiVi Ûi` `ÕÀ } Ì i Ì wV>Ì «iÀ `° Online submissions can be completed via NSW Planning Portal website by visiting: www.planningportal.nsw.gov.au/ daexhibitions

ROAD WORKS - EUMUNGERIE ROAD

Narromine Shire Council would like to advise the travelling public that road works are underway along Eumungerie Road.

Council reminds all motorists to drive to the conditions when travelling on all roads and Ì Li iÝÌÀ> V>ÕÌ ÕÃ Ü Ì >ÀÛiÃÌ ÌÀ>vwV°

ROAD CLOSURES and ROAD SAFETY

All road updates, traveller information and personalised alerts for all NSW roads including Narromine Shire Council’s roads please Û Ã Ì ÜÜÜ° ÛiÌÀ>vwV°V É Up to date road closures and information à >Û> >L i Ó{ÉÇ ÛiÌÀ>vwV°V À by phoning council or via social media channels. Motorists are reminded to proceed with caution on all roads. For any further information about Narromine Shire Council’s roads go to www.narromine.nsw. gov.au/residents/road-conditions

THURSDAY 21 November 2024 have been issued and are due on Monday, 2 December 2024. For more information on rates and payment options, please visit Council’s website at www.narromine. nsw.gov.au/residents/council-rates or visit Council’s Customer Service & Payments Centre, open Monday to Friday from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, at 118 Dandaloo Street, Narromine.

NOMINATIONS OPEN AUSTRALIA DAY 2025 Nominations are now open for the Narromine and Trangie 2025 Australia Day Awards! This is your chance to recognise those who go above and beyond.

With several award categories, there’s > « >Vi v À iÛiÀÞ V> iÀ ] Ì w ` ÕÌ more visit: www.narromine.nsw.gov.au/ community/australia-day-awards

COMPOST GIVEAWAY

VEHICLE SAFETY DURING HARVEST 2024

COUNCIL REWARDS POLICY

Narromine Shire Council’s Vandalism Rewards Scheme encourages residents to report vandalism to Council property.

Narromine Shire Council advises The policy offers rewards of up to $5,000 motorists of a new 80km/h speed zone for information leading to legal action, on Tomingley Road. The 80km/h zone including convictions or formal warnings. extends approximately 1km from the For more information, visit: www. existing 50km/h zone. New signage has narromine.nsw.gov.au/council/policies To been installed to ensure motorists are report vandalism or suspicious activity, aware of the updated speed limits. Council contact NSW Crime Stoppers at 1800 333 encourages all road users to drive safely and 000. In emergencies, dial 000. adhere to speed limits.

CHANGE OF SPEED LIMIT TOMINGLEY ROAD

COUNCIL TENDERS

All current Council Tenders, Quotes, and Expressions of Interest (EOIs) are available on the Tenderlink website by visiting: https://portal.tenderlink.com/narromine/

DETERMINATION OF DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS

Notice is hereby given that Council, pursuant to the provisions of Section 4.59 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, has approved the following Development Applications and Complying Development for the month of October 2024.

Nil development applications were determined for the monthly period. / i v Ü } ` wV>Ì Ã Ì `iÛi « i Ì >«« V>Ì Ã >Ûi Lii `iÌiÀ i` LÞ Ì i granting of consent, approved by Council under delegated authority (unless noted). The reasons for the decision (having regard to any statutory requirements applying to the decision), are documented in the assessment reports.

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Use of earthworks as bike track

CELEBRATING VOLUNTEERS

Narromine Shire Council invites all volunteers and volunteer-driven organisations from Narromine, Trangie, and Tomingley to a morning dedicated to the incredible volunteers who tirelessly support our community. Join us on Friday, 22 November 2024, at 10:30 am - Council Chambers 124 Dandaloo Street Narromine.

RSVP is a must please call Council on 6889 9999 or email mail@narromine.nsw.gov.au

2024-2025 SWIMMING SEASON

The Narromine and Trangie Aquatic Centres are operated by LSA Venues. Opening hours at Narromine Aquatic Centre: Monday - Friday 1pm – 6pm and Weekends 10am – 6pm Trangie Aquatic Centre: 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.

RATES REMINDER – SECOND Copies of the above development consents are available, free of charge, at the Narromine INSTALMENT Shire Council building, 124 Dandaloo Street, Narromine between 8.30am to 5.00pm Monday to Friday (excluding Public Holidays).

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Until Sunday 14th December 2024, Narromine Shire Council will be giving away 1m³ of compost to residents of the Narromine Shire Council Local Government Area. Head to the Narromine, Trangie, or Tomingley Waste Facilities during their opening hours, chat with the friendly staff for directions and get an information handout on the best ways to use the compost. The rich compost mix is made from the hard work of our residents thanks to everyone using their green-lid FOGO bins.

WHAT’S COMING UP IN THE NARROMINE REGION 22 November 2024 – Narromine Region Volunteers Morning Tea – All welcome for morning tea at 10.30am, Narromine Shire Council Chambers, RSVP by phoning 6889 9999 or E: mail@narromine.nsw.gov.au 11 December 2024 - Venetian Carnival, Cale Oval Narromine at 5:30 pm 14 December 2024 - Trangie Action Group Christmas Party, 6:00pm Trangie RSL Club To list a community or sporting event and Ì w ` ÕÌ Ài >L ÕÌ Ü >Ì Ã Ì i Narromine Region make sure to visit https:// www.narromineregion.com.au/calendar

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NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Thursday, November 21, 2024

Willing and able: Former Deputy Commissioner talks policing, resilience and Dubbo In last week’s issue, The Narromine Star introduced readers to Mick Willing APM, who was born, raised and educated in Dubbo and rose to the highest echelons in the NSW Police. After losing his career in 2022 when his Deputy Commissioner contract was terminated, Mick struggled to find his purpose moving forward, and personally benefited from the support and resources of Fortem Australia, an organisation focused on helping first responders which he now leads as CEO. Sharon Bonthuys reports.

PEOPLE may not realise that Mick Willing spent a long time earlier in his career gaining skills and experience as a “country cop” working in this region. In this second and fi nal instalment of our series about him, we asked Mick about his earlier career policing in the region, as well as his thoughts on rural policing, crime, and impacts on rural fi rst responders. We also asked him about Dubbo, where he grew up and still calls “home.”

Regional policing Mick’s 31-year law enforcement career included considerable time policing in the local region, with earlier roles as a Detective Sergeant and Detective Inspector for several years in the early 2000s.

Mick was working in the region when fugitive Malcolm Naden was on the run, wanted in connection with the deaths of two young women known to him, Kristy Scholes and Lateesha Nolan in 2005, and a string of other offences for which he pleaded guilty and is currently serving a life sentence.

“I ended up as the boss of the homicide squad when [Naden] was caught and oversaw the investigation and his conviction,” Mick said, indicating he has been involved in the production of a documentary about the case which will air on Channel Nine next year.

“Dubbo has gone through periods of high crime, and that’s very difficult to deal with,” he said.

“I’m seeing at the moment the challenges policing is having because of lack of resources, and the [resulting] impact on policing and the wider community because of that lack of resources,” he added.

“It concerns me a lot.”

Mick says Dubbo has experienced a lot of social change over time as the region has grown and developed. The investment in education and health in the region has resulted in combined educational facilities and what he describes as a now “fi rst-rate” Dubbo Base Hospital.

“When I was growing up it wasn’t the best,” he said of the hospital, “but the investment in it has been great.”

Industrial and housing development has also contributed to the town’s growth potential, he said, making Dubbo a drawcard for people from other communities seeking work and the benefits of an urban lifestyle while impact-

ing smaller communities.

An increased population has brought with it some issues, including crime.

Challenges The Narromine Star asked Mick if rural police had a tougher job and more stress and burnout than their big city-based counterparts.

“I don’t think it’s tougher, it’s different,” he said, indicating that research on burnout levels between the different cohorts would prove useful.

“What I do know about regional policing is that, sometimes, the cavalry is not over the hill,” he continued.

“In Sydney, in metropolitan areas, you’ve got a lot of police around and they can come and support you should something go wrong and they’re close by.

“In regional NSW, you’ve got to make do with what you’ve got. I think it produces really well-rounded police officers, and [they] know how to use their resources and their communities much better,” he explained.

“I think there’s a much deeper connection in regional NSW between police and communities than there are in metropolitan areas. And that’s purely because police live and exist in those communities,” Mick said.

Above: One of the many “social connection” activities for first responders working with Fortem Australia. Above left: Born and raised in Dubbo, Mick Willing spent decades policing before pivoting into first responder support with his new role at Fortem Australia. PHOTOS: FORTEM AUSTRALIA. “I think regional policing is a huge challenge, but it’s almost a calling for some people.

I was one of them, but there’s not many people who go out to regional policing who end up turning around and going back to the city, because they actually become part of the fabric of the community, and that’s really important,” he added.

However, there is a risk in regional areas of all emergency services falling through the cracks because of a possible lack of support services that are readily available in metropolitan areas, he said.

Local support Mick is very proud that his good friend, local Detective Sergeant Mark Meredith APM OAM, an investigations manager with Orana Mid-Western Police District, is another three-decade-plus police veteran who has recently come on board as an ambassador with Fortem Australia.

“I wanted an ambassador for regional NSW, and somebody who can actually get out and talk and promote the services Fortem provides. I think it’s a

critical need,” Mick explained.

He spoke of the importance of local fi rst responders also discovering the work of Fortem Australia and building on it.

On November 11, there will be a social connection event in Mudgee organised by a police officer there keen to advance the organisation’s work at the local level.

Fortem: Brave/Strong Lovers of the Latin language will recognise the naming convention behind Fortem Australia, which means “brave” or “strong”. Mick believes the organisation is aptly named, reflecting the work of those the organisation serves.

“It was deliberate because of the brave strength that fi rst responders show in protecting our communities,” he said.

“All our fi rst responders – police, fi re, ambulance, every agency – they’re all just ordinary people doing extraordinary things.

“Our fi rst responders are people that that go to the same places that we all do,” he explained.

First responders have children in local schools, shop at the same stories, and may even sit beside you enjoying a drink at the local pub, Mick said, “They’re ordinary people doing amazing things, and we owe it to them to help them and make sure that they’re resilient and they’re protected.

That’s what it’s all about,” he said.

Further information about Fortem Australia can be found on the organisation’s website.

Love for Dubbo

Another social connection activity offered by Fortem Australia.

Mick Willing, who was born, raised and educated in Dubbo, has reached tremendous heights in his professional life.

He fondly remembers his roots

and their contribution to his life’s journey.

“Dubbo’s in my heart, and always will be,” Mick reflected, admitting he doesn’t get to “come home” as often as he would like.

“I went to school at West Dubbo Infants, West Dubbo Primary and Delroy High School,” he said, indicating his proud parents, sister and extended family live in the region.

The father of two daughters, Ava and Charlotte, enjoys revisiting old haunts, playing golf, and catching up with family and policing friends when he comes home. His last visit was a few months ago where he gave a talk to the local chapter of the University of the Third Age. “I love getting out there and connecting with the community any opportunity I can,” he added.

“Dubbo really is the foundation of my entire career and it means the world to me,” he concluded.

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Thursday, November 21, 2024 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR

Political News & Opinion pact family farms; and - Ensure the 88-day backpacker work visa remains in place for the agriculture sector.

COULTON’S ULTON’S CATCH TCH UP

Narrabri to Turrawan Line Upgrade complete

Comment ment by K COULTON, MARK Federal ral Member for Parkes arkes

Plan to fix agriculture

On National Agriculture Day last week, The Nationals pledged to fi x 10 terrible Labor policies that are harming agriculture in the Parkes electorate.

National Ag Day is a timely reminder of the important role Australia’s agriculture industry plays in feeding and clothing the country and the world.

We’re lucky to have the best farmers in the world right here in the Parkes electorate and I thank everyone involved in the industry for the incredible work they do every day.

However, our farmers are struggling as a direct result of Labor policies. As part of a future coalition government, The Nationals plan to: - Reinstate the live sheep export trade; - Bring back the Agriculture Visa and fi x Labor’s PALM scheme mess; - Stop Labor’s changes to the Murray-Darling Basin; - Introduce an import container levy; - Reverse cuts to regional infrastructure - Stop the truckie tax and vehicle efficiency standard; - Create a mix of energy, rather than Labor’s all-renewables approach, which is destroying agricultural land; - Scrap harmful emissions profi les, or ‘Scope Three’; - Stop proposed taxes on superannuation, which will im-

AROUND UND THE ELECTORATE TORATE Comment nt by DUGALD D SAUNDERS, ERS, State Member ember for Dubbo bo CREATIVITY is alive and well amongst primary school children in the Dubbo electorate.

I was blown away by the quantity and the quality of entries

I was delighted to hear that the Australian Rail Track Corporation has completed the Narrabri to Turrawan Line Upgrade last week.

The 35-kilometre project involved the replacement of outdated steel and timber sleepers with heavy-duty concrete sleepers, upgrading existing rail and associated civil works.

Narrabri to Turrawan is an essential link along the rail network and this upgrade will support heavier train loads, allowing greater volumes of freight to be transported from north west NSW to the Port of Newcastle, reducing transport costs and taking more trucks off the road. It’s also an important link to the Inland Rail.

The completion of this project will be welcome news for farmers in north west NSW who are in the middle of one of the largest grain harvests.

This $44.7 million project was funded by the former coalition government, not the Albanese government as touted by the minister for infrastructure Catherine King. It’s very frustrating to see the Labor government claiming credit for projects like this, saying how important it will be for the Inland Rail when they’ve done nothing but hold up the Inland Rail project ever since coming into government.

For Senator Deb O’Neill to say it’s “another example of the Albanese government delivering meaningful investments in rural and regional NSW” is a bit rich when our regions have

I was honoured to be able to present Saluting Their Service Certificates of Appreciation to the family of three World War II veterans from the Parkes electorate recently, coinciding with Remembrance Day. Moree’s David Poole and his family were presented with certificates for David’s late father Cedric Bede Poole who served in the Australian Army Medical Corps and David’s late stepfather Raymond Victor Abrahams who was a Leading Aircraftman in the Royal Australian Air Force.

In Dubbo, I presented a certificate to Mark and Tom Gallagher for their late father and grandfather Patrick Augustine Gallagher who served in

Round three of the Mobile Network Hardening Program (MNHP) is currently open for applications to fund upgrades to improve the resilience of mobile network telecommunication infrastructure in areas impacted by or at risk of natural disasters.

This funding opportunity is particularly timely given the widespread power outag-

es in the far west recently after a storm hit the Transgrid powerlines, which impacted telecommunications.

Telstra and Optus were awarded funding to upgrade a number of sites in the Parkes electorate during the last round, so I’d hope that we also have some success in this latest round.

Up to $20 million is available to co-fund projects with mobile carriers and tower companies however, this round is split into two streams, with $10 million for projects in regional, remote and very remote Australia, and $10 million for projects in the peri-urban fringe. This means less money on offer for regional areas – yet another example of Labor taking from the regions to give to peri-urban areas close to major cities.

this year for my Christmas Card competition. My office received over 500 entries and my job to pick the winner was incredibly tough.

The range of sports played at Christmas time is incredibly diverse and the level of detail within some of the artwork was fascinating.

I can’t reveal the winner and placegetters just yet, but I’m excited to be able to share them with you soon. A big thank you to all the teachers and parents who encouraged

the wonderful drawings created this year.

••• IT was a lovely opportunity to be with friends, family and colleagues of Mark Coulton MP as he delivered his valedictory speech to Parliament in Canberra on Monday.

In the 17 years since being elected as the Member for Parkes, Mark has served his electorate passionately and reflected on moments of his career that he will remember fondly.

Alongside his beautiful wife Robyn, Mark was congratulat-

ed and farewelled by a room full of his peers and is an absolute champion who will be missed!!

••• APPLICATIONS for the Royal Agricultural Society Foundation (RASF) 2025 Community Futures Grants are now open, supporting projects that will enhance the economic and social outcomes for rural and regional communities in NSW. To take part, identify a need in the rural NSW community in which you live, partner with a local community organisation, and create a pro-

ject plan for your initiative.

Further information is on the RASF site, and submissions close in mid-December.

Heritage Grants are also now open for the Dubbo electorate. These ensure State-listed heritage items can be given the resources they need to be kept for future generations.

Details are available on the NSW Government website and applications close in late January 2025.

••• Until next time Dugald

Caption: Federal member for Parkes, Mark Coulton, pictured with the family of the late Cedric Bede Poole and Raymond Victor Abrahams in Moree – Kat Williams holding Jack Christopher, Sue, and David Poole, and Kathleen Downey. PHOTO: PARKES ELECTORATE. been starved of investment under this government.

Honouring local veterans

New Guinea in the Royal Australian Air Force Radar Unit.

Thank you to Cedric, Raymond and Patrick for their service and sacrifice. Even though they are no longer with us, these certificates will be a memento for their family to pass onto future generations to remember the role they played in World War II.

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NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Thursday, November 21, 2024

Shire moves forward with public consultation on Craigie Lea From page 1 [which is] about 20 per cent of the land that Council owns in this area,” she said.

“Any future development will require its own consent.”

The November council business paper states the establishment of a heavy industrial precinct seeks to support agricultural/ rural industry, support employment growth in the region, and leverage the Inland Rail project.

The NSW Government has reportedly committed $9 million to the project, with Cr Davies emphatically declaring during Wednesday’s council meeting that if the project costs more than expected, the federal government may potentially provide a lifeline – despite a possible change in government after next year’s federal election.

Concerns aired at public forum THREE residents addressed the council about the rezoning proposal ahead of the ordinary council meeting last Wednesday.

Narromine local and a 2024 council candidate, Chris Kelly, was outraged at the possibility of the land being rezoned to E5 and gave councillors a timely reminder about who got them to their seat on council.

“I will remind you – all of you people sitting here in council – of the promises you made to the Narromine people... and I intend to keep you to them,” she said.

She also pointed out that if the rezoning proposal is successful, it may lead to state or federal governments stampeding over the local council for other possible developments.

“If you rezone it as E5, you will lay us (Narromine Shire) wide open... not only to what might happen amongst yourselves and what might come here, but you are laying us open for government too,” she added.

Narromine landholder Andrew Knop said that council’s decision to rezone the land goes against its own community engagement strategy.

“The council’s decision to rezone agricultural land to E5 Heavy Industrial without consulting the community represents a failure to implement our community engagement strategy,” Andrew said.

“The community was never consulted about this significant rezoning proposal change, and this change invites heavy industries which will signif-

icantly impact surrounding properties,” he added.

Trangie local Debbie Ferguson reminded councillors of what was told to residents in the town ahead of the local elections in September this year.

“Local residents out in Trangie were advised that this project was not proceeding,” Debbie said.

Councillors listened intently as all three residents had their chance to speak. Deputy Mayor Stacey Bohm also engaged in a detailed exchange with Chris Kelly over the rumoured waste-to-energy “incinerator” project that has been vehemently opposed by the new Council.

What is up for exhibition and consultation?

THE Narromine Star has since the meeting contacted Council seeking clarity on how exactly the community would be consulted on the proposal to rezone the Craigie Lea land, and what measures would be carried-out to ensure that “due diligence” by Council will properly inform the public.

In a media statement, Mrs Redden said the consultation will occur in a number of ways with social media information, pop-up displays to occur in Trangie, Tomingley and Narromine, neighbour notification, and a community meeting all to take place.

“Consultation will run for a period of 60 days from Monday, November 18, and extend over the Christmas period,” Mrs Redden said.

“This is double the minimum length of consultation that is legislated, with weekly reminders in the media in regard to the consultation.”

These proposed engagement and consultation activities are considerably more than what was outlined in the November council meeting business papers, which proposed no face-to-face consultation.

The business papers outlined the proposed consultation to include notification in the local newspaper, exhibition and access to documents on the Council’s website and the NSW Planning Portal, notification in writing to adjoining landowners

and other identified stakeholders, and exhibition documents to be made available in hard copy at council’s Customer Service and Payment Centre, Narromine Library, Trangie Library, and the Tomingley BP Service Station.

At the time of publication, the Narromine Star visited the Narromine Library to view what was available for community consultation.

At this stage, all there is to view is a heavy, thick document with detailed information about the specifics of the development application, with a brief three-page summary of the project.

“It (the summary document) sets out the planning proposal and reasons for it,” Mrs Redden said.

“The bulk of the formal document is made up of technical reports... and the community is welcome to read the whole document or just the summary.”

The Narromine Shire Council did not answer questions on how accessible or digestible the public exhibition would be in light of the shire’s recently reviewed community engagement strategy, pointing to the above statement as an answer.

“The whole process has been conducted in the open with each milestone requiring either department approval or a resolution of council,” Mrs Redden explained.

It is worth noting that this is only one stage in the process.

If the planning proposal to rezone is ultimately successful when it returns to council next February, then council will need to undertake a development application which will give further detail about the subdivision and servicing of the estate, according to Mrs Redden.

Council divided over rezoning proposal AS mentioned earlier, the motion to move to the next stage of the rezoning proposal was successful by a vote of 5-4, with pre-vote discussion about the proposal lasting just under 45 minutes.

All four councillors who voted against the motion were extremely verbal in their dissent, with Cr

Smith and Cr Bohm making clear to others their strong opposition to the proposal.

Of the five councillors who voted in support of the motion, Cr Davies was the most vocal, explaining the untapped potential of the site for further social and economic development of the Narromine Shire.

In a media statement, Mrs Redden said the project has been in development for some time already, with in-principle support given by the previous council in November 2020 to proceed and funding confi rmed in February 2021. The project has been actively pursued since 2018, she indicated.

Deputy Mayor Bohm told the council that, without a full costing of the project, it is unreasonable to push forward with community consultation.

“From an economic standpoint, yes we have got money in a $9 million grant, and that’s great, but the whole project has not been costed out,” she said.

“We don’t know how much additional funds we’re going to need, we don’t know what grants are available, [and] Inland Rail and ARTC (Australian Rail Track Corporation) aren’t continuing as of yet from Narromine to Narrabri, so having an industrial precinct close to a project that has not got reasonable funding to go ahead just doesn’t make sense,” Cr Bohm told the meeting.

Speaking in support of the motion, Cr Davies said that the consultation will offer the community the opportunity to see what the project is really all about.

“It is about being transparent, as we have been told we must [be] with our community,” the council heard.

“We could shut this down if we wanted, and that is the worst thing we could possibly do,” he added.

Cr Davies said it is an opportunity for the shire that cannot be ignored.

“We have an opportunity here to realise a development... that could see 200 jobs out there on that site,” he said.

“We have got no other projects in the shire that are going to do anything of that nature.

“Every shire on the Inland Rail route is developing heavy industry sites...

Dubbo has got three already... we have none.

This gives us the opportunity to seek out industries in our shire,” Cr Davies concluded.

No houses, no road, no worries!

IT is the question a few people have asked and no one has really answered: if the rezoning project goes ahead, where will everyone live and who will fi x Craigie Lea Lane?

Narromine, along with the rest of NSW, is facing its biggest housing crisis in decades, with rental supply at an all-time low and weekly rent prices at an all-time high.

It’s an issue that Cr Bohm pointed out to councillors last Wednesday.

“From an economic standpoint, we don’t need more industrial land, we need more houses,” she said.

According to the Tenants Union NSW “Rent Tracker” tool, the median rent for Narromine is sitting at $400 per week with the typical range of rents being between $343 to $450.

In the past 12 months, only 57 rental properties have been on the market, an increase of eight per cent, according to data from the site: realestate.com.au.

The current road infrastructure at Craigie Lea Lane is seemingly inadequate to support the proposed heavy industrial precinct and is currently a single-lane, unsealed dirt road, requiring significant intensive road works to make it an all-weather and all-traffic roadway.

The Narromine Star understands there is no current plan in place to redevelop the road, and a local landholder was told in a recent email from Inland Rail that: “any matters relating to the maintenance of Craigie Lea Lane should be directed to the road owner, Narromine Shire Council.”

Cr Bohm reminded her council colleagues and the public gallery that the proposed industrial precinct project may take decades to complete.

“All the infrastructure, the upgrade to the roads out there, that’s a lot of investment of council money for something that might not happen for another 20–40 years,” she concluded.

Broken election promise? “No” says Mayor Ewen Jones WHEN news broke after last Wednesday’s council meeting that Cr Jones voted in favour of the motion to move the controversial proposal to the next stage, residents took to social media to make their voices heard.

Earlier this year, Cr Jones had publicly campaigned against the proposed rezoning of the Craigie Lea Lane site.

The community backlash prompted the new mayor to release a statement late last week to clarify his decision to support the motion.

In his statement, Cr Jones said that he did say he was against the Craigie Lea rezoning, but it was in relation to rezoning it to E5, not E4.

“I should have been clearer on my campaign material. I honestly thought the community would be happy with E4, and not E5,” he said.

“My vote on Wednesday night was in favour to place the rezoning on public exhibition, and to commence community engagement as we work through the very long process for this. It will be on exhibition as [proposed] E5,” he added.

The mayor further stated that if the council voted on reducing the classification back to E4, the process would have to start again from the beginning.

He also pointed out that several businesses in Narromine already stock dangerous chemicals and pesticides and are in areas that are not zoned as E4 or E5, naming three in particular. The Narromine Star has elected not to publish details of the businesses named.

“Our current industrial area is zoned... these three farming supply businesses all operate and comply with the relevant laws and practices,” he indicated.

In his statement, Cr Jones said he has already been approached by numerous businesses in or around Narromine that would be interested in re-locating to the shire, if the project was successful.

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Missed opportunity: regions miss free online workshop for driving instructors TRANSPORT for NSW (TFNSW) hosted a free online workshop last week to help parents, carers and supervisors of learner drivers better understand and fulfi l their roles – but gave very little notice about it to the wider community.

The online evening workshop was held on Thursday, November 14 and covered a range of topics including current driving rules for L-platers and P-platers, along with the benefits that supervised on-driving can deliver for learners.

Other topics included practical advice on how to use the learner driver’s log book, how to plan a practice session, dealing with difficult situations during a lesson and tips on giving constructive feed-

back to the learner, according to a spokesperson for TFNSW. The department published information about the free online workshop in a press release issued on November 12, leaving little time for regional parents, carers and supervising drivers to make themselves available to attend – especially if any of those people are tied up with harvest at the moment.

The importance of the work-

shop cannot be understated.

Teaching a young person to drive safely on our roads is a great responsibility, but many regional and remote areas have limited access to professional driver training, leaving parents, carers and others as the primary trainers for many young people.

As the department points out, experienced drivers may face challenges in teaching learners, making the work-

shop a vital tool for those people.

“For most experienced drivers it could be decades since they last read up on the rules of the road and while we might know in practice how far to park from a corner and how much distance to leave to the vehicle in front when driving, it can be challenging to quantify such things for a new learner,” the TFNSW spokesperson said.

“A key goal of the workshop is simply helping to make learning to drive a safe and positive experience for both the learner and supervisor.”

The Narromine Star reached out to TFNSW to ask if the workshop will be held again with more notice provided so regional residents could make themselves available to attend.

The department has said the next free online workshop will be held in early 2025.

SafeWork NSW urges farmers to be safe on National Agriculture Day SafeWork NSW reminding those in the industry to check in on their mates to ensure they are okay.

By SOPHIA MCCAUGHAN FRIDAY, November 15, marked National Agriculture Day, with SafeWork NSW urging farmers to ensure their work environment is safe and take proactive steps to minimise psychosocial hazards in the workplace.

Farmers and workers in agricultural workplaces continue to be seriously injured and killed at higher rates than other industry sectors, with farming accounting for one in five worker deaths across the state.

Tractors, quad bikes, side by side vehicles and machinery are responsible for an alarming number of farm related fatalities, while augers and harvesting machinery are also a major cause of harm and injury.

According to SafeWork NSW, a 43-year-old worker was seriously injured in May 2024 while undertaking maintenance work in an auger when the worker’s hand became entangled and was partially amputated.

Mental health concerns LIVING off the land can be very rewarding, the workplace watchdog says, but it can also have a negative impact on

Practical support available MR Curtin said farmers are encouraged to access the SafeWork small business rebate, or request a free advisory visit or workshop for practical support to help with farm safety.

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SafeWork NSW urges farmers to be safe while working on their properties. PHOTO: WARREN STAR. mental health as farming has a unique set of pressures.

Head of SafeWork NSW Trent Curtin said National Agriculture Day is a timely reminder of the unique challenges faced by those living and working on properties.

“In addition to workplace farm safety, farmers are faced

with a number of unique mental health challenges not experienced in many workplaces,” he said.

“It is important farmers take the time to be aware of their physical and mental state, and ensure they are doing all they can to minimise hazards in their workplace.”

According to the Department of Health and Aged Care, on average one farmer takes their own life every 10 days.

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National Ag Day: Nationals’ pledges ahead of 2025 election

By SOPHIA MCCAUGHAN

Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton, Nationals Candidate Jamie Chaffrey and Nationals Leader, David Littleproud are promising to put farmers first on National Ag Day. PHOTO: PARKES ELECTORATE.

ONE of the biggest days on the Australian Agriculture calendar, National Agriculture Day, was held last Friday, November 15.

The theme for this year’s Day by the National Farmers Federation (NFF) was “grow you good thing!” which was all about celebrating Aussie-grown food and connecting Australians in all corners of the country with the nation’s farming sector.

NFF President, David Jochinke, said it doesn’t matter where you are: every single person depends on agriculture every single day.

“Australian farmers are up there as the best in the world at what they do and we should all be proud of that – farmers should be proud of the work they do to feed and clothe us,” he said.

“Even at the moment, when some parts of Australia are struggling with extremely dry conditions, consumers don’t notice a difference when they’re shopping.”

The Day has led to Federal Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton, and The Nationals candidate for Parkes, Jamie Chaffey, pledging to ‘fi x’ Labor policies that they say are harming agriculture in the expansive Parkes electorate.

Mr Coulton said National Agricul-

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“The Nationals 100 per cent support our agricultural industry, but unfortunately, farmers are struggling to get food from paddock to plate in the Parkes electorate, because of what Labor is doing to them,” he said in a media statement.

According to Mr Coulton, earlier this month Senate Estimates revealed the number of Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) program workers in agriculture has fallen by more than 20 per cent recently.

In July 2023, there were 21,915 PALM workers but that number had dropped significantly to 16,705 workers by September 2024, Mr Coulton said.

The PALM program offers seasonal workers from the Pacific an opportunity to live and work in Australia and earn higher wages so they can support their families in their home countries.

In late May this year, the Federal Government backfl ipped on a change to the scheme which would have required farmers to guarantee Pacific workers a minimum of 30 hours’ employment per week.

Instead, farmers are able to offer

120 hours of work averaged over four weeks to workers employed under the PALM scheme.

Mr Coulton says the renewed PALM scheme by Labor is “unworkable”.

“When supply goes down, prices grow up, so families are also feeling the pain of what Labor is doing to our agricultural industry at the checkout,” he said.

As part of a future Coalition Government, ahead of the yet-to-becalled 2025 federal election, The Nationals have committed to fi xing 10 ‘bad’ Labor policies that Mr Coulton and Mr Chaffrey said are punishing the agriculture industry.

These include reinstating the live sheep export trade and agriculture visa, and ensuring the 88-day backpacker visa remains in place for the agriculture sector.

Other ‘fi xes’ include stopping changes to the Murray-Darling Basin and relying on an all-renewables approach to energy, as well as scrapping emissions profi les, the vehicle efficiency standard and the superannuation and ‘truckie’ taxes.

The Nationals will also stop cuts to regional infrastructure and create an ‘import container levy’ so farmers don’t pay for the biosecurity risk created by international competitors, he said.

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Thursday, November 21, 2024 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR

Community News Shop Local: Spend and Win

By SHARON BONTHUYS SHOP LOCAL is well underway across the Narromine Shire, with the half-way point almost reached in the campaign that encourages communities to support local retailers and small businesses.

The campaign also encourages people from other areas to visit the Narromine Shire and spend their money here, with the hashtag “it’s worth the drive” continuing to gain traction around the annual event.

It’s hoped that out-of-towners will make the drive to the shire on Thursday, December 5, for the annual late night shopping experience. Local bricks-and-mortar businesses will remain open for a twilight shopping evening, making the most of daylight saving to stay open longer than usual to trade on this special date.

Participating businesses will have signs and entry boxes available for Shop Local participants’ forms so make sure you ask about it when you visit your favourite stores.

A spend of $20 in participating businesses in Narromine, Trangie and Tomingley will get you an entry in the Shop Local competition, and with it, the chance to win one of four $250 gift vouchers.

Under the terms and conditions of the competition, the vouchers cannot be transferred to other people once they have been won, and are not redeemable for cash.

The four winners will be drawn by the Narromine Shire Council on Thursday, December 19, providing a great early Christmas present for the lucky recipients.

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A MESSAGE FROM NARROMINE ANGLICAN CHURCH A chance for renewal “THE Church is the only organisation that does not exist for itself, but for those who live outside of it.”

So wrote former Archbishop

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Residents urged to dispose of batteries safely following landfill fires CENTRAL West residents are being reminded to dispose of batteries safely following recent fi res at local landfi lls in the region.

In the last month alone, three fi res have been reported as a result of batteries being incorrectly disposed of in kerbside bins in the Central West.

There were 193 battery-related fi res in NSW between January 1 and August 1 this year. That is an 18 per cent increase on the same period last year.

In 2023, the number of lithium-ion battery-related fi res in NSW jumped to 285, more than double the previous year. The majority were traced back to small devices.

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of Canterbury, William Temple, in the 1940s.

The quote is famously inspirational for Christians, yet for all its brilliance it also fails to accurately summarise the reality of the church in 21st century Western society.

Why? Quite simply because Christians – members of the Church – have so often failed to truly live out their God-given mission to love their enemies, pray for those who persecute them, go into all the world (including the difficult parts), and tell and show the world the good news of Jesus Christ.

Yes, Christians have done truly great things throughout human history: establish-

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dra Geddes, said batteries must be disposed of properly at a battery recycling drop-off point as they are made of highly combustible materials.

“Think twice before throwing an item in the household bin. If it contains a battery and is discarded in your kerbside bin it poses a serious fi re risk for garbage trucks and waste facilities,” Ms Geddes said.

It’s also a reminder that many items contain embedded batteries. An embedded battery is a small battery that is placed permanently within an item.

They are often buried deep within the device – and have no easy way of being removed.

“Embedded batteries are in all of our homes, including in wireless household products, light up toys and ing schools and universities, starting charities to help the poor and vulnerable, comforting soldiers on the battlefields, digging wells for water in wartorn countries, caring for widows, orphans and refugees, fighting against racism and injustice, and advocating for peace.

Yet, we also have much to be sorry for. Just in the last few decades we have sometimes abused young and vulnerable people placed into our care. In our quest to convey truth, we have sometimes forgotten to use grace in our speech. We have at times placed the love of money over the love of people.

We have not always cared for the poor as we should have.

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disposable vapes,” Ms Geddes said.

An embedded batteries trial is being conducted at 21 council-operated Community Recycling Centres (CRC) in NSW. The nearest facility participating in the trial is located in Dubbo.

“The centres have designated bins allowing people to safely dispose of embedded battery products, free of charge,” Ms Geddes said.

B-Cycle drop off points also accept loose batteries and are conveniently located at many major retail outlets, including supermarkets in Narromine and Dubbo.

Loose handheld (AA, AAA, C, D, 9V, 6V and button cell batteries, as well as detachable appliance, power tool or device batteries) can be recycled at the CRC in Dubbo.

In short, we have not always lived up to the high standards that God’s people are called to.

And so, as many of us know, church attendance has significantly dwindled in the west from nearly everybody a century ago to around 10 per cent of society today. The church has been humbled.

Narromine Anglican Church, of which I am privileged to minister to, has recently been working its way through the book of Lamentations – where the people of God are brought low to remind them of their duties to those around them as God’s people.

Last Sunday we wrapped the series up with a look at chapter 5 – especially Jeremiah’s

Who doesn’t love Monte Carlo biscuits? What an afternoon tea classic! This week we bring you a recipe to make them.

What you need in general... z 1 teaspoon vanilla z 1/2 cup coconut z 1 1/4 cups self-raising flour What you need for the biscuits... z 185g butter z 1/2 cup brown sugar z 1 egg z 3/4 cup plain flour What you do for the biscuit Cream the butter and sugar, add egg and vanilla, beat well. Add sifted dry biscuit ingredients and the coconut, and mix well.

Roll teaspoonsful of mixture into balls and place on a greased tray, flatten with a fork slightly.

Bake in a moderate oven until cooked. When cool, join together with filling.

What you need for the filling... z 60g butter z 2 teaspoons milk z Raspberry jam z 3/4 cup icing sugar z 1/2 teaspoon vanilla What you do for the filling Cream butter and icing sugar together, add vanilla and milk.

Put a small amount of jam on the biscuits, then spread icing on and join together.

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plea in verse 21: “renew our days as of old”. Renewal. Rising from the ashes. Learning from your mistakes. Starting afresh.

This is my prayer for the church in 21st century Western society: that we will learn from our mistakes, lose our self-righteousness and hypocrisy, and fi nd renewed purpose and vision once again.

New beginnings are always possible. In fact, I think a Jewish carpenter 2000 years ago might have something to share on that too!

– Luke Merriman, Stipendiary Lay Minister, Anglican Parish of Narromine and Trangie

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

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

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.

GENEROCITY CHURCH, NARROMINE

Applications close DATE 13th December 2024

Aboriginal people are encouraged to apply.

Sunday 10am; Connect Group Thurs 6pm

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ST AUGUSTINE’S CATHOLIC CHURCH, NARROMINE The Parish of St Augustine’s would like to make the community aware that Saturday evening mass times have been changed for the remainder of the year.

Mass on a Saturday evening will now be at 6pm however Sunday morning services will remain at 8am. In coming weeks information will be released in regards to Christmas Services for this year.

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Thursday, November 21, 2024 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR

Classroom News Big week at Narromine High as school year slowly comes to an end

By NARROMINE HIGH SCHOOL

Two new furry faces

WE are thrilled to announce the births of two new furry faces at Narromine High.

Our resident heifers, Hannah and Eadie, have entered the trenches of motherhood after the safe arrival of two bonny boys, Shadow, on Sunday, November 11, and Milo, on Saturday, November 16.

Students, staff and community members were all on “Calf Watch” leading up to the main event.

Both fi rst-time mothers required intervention during the birth, however we are pleased to share that both mums and their calves are happy and healthy.

Thank you to all who assisted with the births and ensuring the girls remained calm during it, as all birth plans were thrown out the window!

Special mention goes to Kerrie Witts for going above and beyond on midwife monitoring duties for our girl Eadie, as well as Emily and Joe Bowen for stepping up in the crucial moments. Thanks also to Wendy Richardson, Bruce Maher, Chris McDonald and Mal McIntyre for providing emotional support to the young mum.

New NASCA program a massive success THE National Aboriginal Sporting Chance Academy (NASCA) at Narromine High has launched a specialised morning program designed to focus on enhancing the strength and conditioning of our students, conducted in partnership with the school’s PDHPE headteacher, Mrs Smyth.

Held every Thursday morning, the initiative aims to improve student’s physical fitness, promote healthy habits, and support their overall wellbeing.

The program structure encourages regular attendance and engagement, providing a supportive environment where students can challenge themselves physically while learning about the benefits of consistent exercise and proper conditioning techniques.

The program began earlier this month and in the fi rst two weeks, we saw an impressive turnout, with 20 students actively participating in the program.

Due to this strong level of engagement, staff members have worked closely with each student to develop personalised weekly workout plans, tailored to their unique fitness levels, goals and areas for growth.

The program operates on a rotating schedule with Year Seven and Year Eight students participating in the program during Week A, while Years Nine, 10 and 11 engage during Week B. The approach ensures targeted attention and support, fostering meaningful physical development and helping each participant build their strength and confidence whilst encouraging healthier and active lifestyles/ The program runs every Thursday morning with school bus pick-ups starting at 6am.

Four photos, above and right: Students in Year Six from Narromine Public School attended High School last week for their practical transition program. PHOTOS: NARROMINE HIGH SCHOOL

New faces at Narromine High WE are pleased to have welcomed five professional placement teachers from the University of Newcastle who are working closely with our staff and students to gain valuable teaching experience.

It is a privilege to host these future educators and give them the chance to learn in our dynamic school environment.

Thank you to the staff and students who have welcomed them and to the staff who have provided excellent mentoring throughout their time at Narromine High School.

Practical transition to High School ON Wednesday, November 13, Year Six students from Narromine Public School visited Narromine High School to partake in an afternoon of cooking at the school’s food technology kitchens.

The students will be starting in Year Seven this year with a program aimed at boosting their confidence ahead of starting high

school in 2025.

They all had a fabulous afternoon baking Anzac Biscuits and we thank the staff and students for making it such an enjoyable time!

We can’t wait to see you in Year Seven in 2025!

Above: Five new professional placement teachers are at Narromine High from the University of Newcastle to undertake mandatory placement for their university studies.

Narromine High welcomed two new calves last week.

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NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Thursday, November 21, 2024

Students in Canberra for Year Five and Six school camp

By ST AUGUSTINE’S PARISH PRIMARY SCHOOL

ON Tuesday, November 12, Year Five and Six students from St Augustine’s Parish School travelled to Canberra for their excursion.

The students along with their teacher, Mrs Wake, and Principal, Mr Quade, spent four days and three nights sightseeing.

Day One was a big day of travelling with students visiting the Mint and the Portrait Gallery.

Day Two was fi lled with visits to some of the biggest tourist attractions in Canberra, including Parliament House, Old Parliament House, the National Museum and the Australian Institute of Sport.

The students also enjoyed a nine-kilometre cycle around the iconic Lake Burley Griffin.

Students started off Day Three with a walk along ANZAC Parade followed by the Australian War Memorial, which never disappoints where students were immersed in lessons of Australia’s war history.

That afternoon, students visited the National Capital Exhibition Centre which was followed up with a highly-anticipated visit to Questacon and then Laser Tag. The students and their teachers stayed at Canberra Park and raved about the gourmet meals and wonderful facilities.

Thank you to the school Parents and Friends Committee for their fundraising that paid for the bus.

Thank you also to Spences Coaches for getting us to and from Canberra.

A brilliant time for all involved!

Pictured, left: Year Five and Six students from St Augustine’s were in Canberra last week for their annual school camp. PHOTOS: ST AUGUSTINE’S PARISH PRIMARY SCHOOL)

Narromine Public now half-way through Term 4

Above: Narromine Public School students in Class 1F got to show-off their technology skills during lessons last week.

By NARROMINE PUBLIC SCHOOL

Swim-sational!

NARROMINE Public School Year Two students have been working hard on their swim skills during their Term Four intensive swimming program.

The pupils are attending Narromine Aquatic Centre everyday for the next two weeks working on water safety, confidence, rescue, and survival skills.

It is important for students to learn water safety, as swimming lessons save lives, improve fitness, assist with mental health and confidence, as well as providing an essential life-skill for full-participation in the community during the Australian summer.

Technology whizzes NARROMINE Public students in 1F have been showing-off their technology skills in the last couple of weeks in Term Four.

Last week, they learnt how to make a PowerPoint presentation to share information about a place that is special to them.

Technology skills are important for students to learn and develop as they enhance creativity, prepare them for the future, help build problem-solving skills, and offers them the ability to access a range of diverse educational resources.

Well Done 1F!

held one of their “Music Mondays” events.

These activities are open to all littlies in Narromine Shire aged under five and aim to provide our youngest with a wonderful opportunity to immerse themselves in the world of music.

The sessions will be held fortnightly for the remainder of Term Four in the school library from 9.30am until 11am with Mrs Kelly Robertson leading the show. The initiative offers local pre-schoolers and their carers an opportunity to enjoy a variety of fun activities and musical instruments.

Building success, One step at a time EARLIER this week, NarMusic Up your Mondays

romine Public School P&C

WEEK Five makes it half-way

Learning a vital skill for life, Narromine Public School Year Two students have commenced swimming lessons ahead of the summer school holidays.

PHOTOS: NARROMINE PUBLIC SCHOOL FACEBOOK

through Term Four 4 and students are already getting excited about the big summer school holidays.

Last week as part of our Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) program, students focused on showing responsibility by being ready.

Students explored what it means to be ready to learn by

understanding the importance of being organised, prepared, and considerate of others.

By being ready, students not only support their own learning but also show respect and friendship to their peers, creating a positive environment where everyone can succeed and build stronger connections.

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Thursday, November 21, 2024 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 25

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 24

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 23

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22

Your Seven-Day TV Guide 6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 Planet America. 10.30 I Was Actually There.

11.00 Fake Or Fortune? 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Shetland. 2.00 Plum. 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 Gardening Australia.

8.30 Shetland. 9.30 Fisk. 10.00 Question Everything. 10.30 Hard Quiz. 11.05 ABC Late News. 11.20 Grand Designs New Zealand. 12.05 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 Beach Cops.

12.30 Test Cricket: Pre-Game Show. 1.20 Cricket. First Test. Australia v India. Day 1. Morning session. 3.20 Test Cricket: The Lunch Break. 4.00 Cricket. First Test. Australia v India. Day 1. Afternoon session. 6.00 7News Local. 6.30 7News @ 6:30. 7.00 Cricket. First Test. Australia v India. Day 1. Late afternoon session. 9.00 Cricket. Women’s Big Bash League. Match 36. Brisbane Heat v Melbourne Stars.

11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 MOVIE: Christmas

By Chance. (2020) 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: U.S. Marshals. (1998) Tommy Lee Jones, Wesley Snipes, Robert Downey Jr. 11.20 Inside Beverly Hills.

12.15 Tipping Point. 1.05 Helloworld. 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 4.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 8.00 Cook With Luke. 8.30 Bold. 9.00 Drew Barrymore.

10.00 Judge Judy. 10.30 Jamie Oliver: Fast & Simple. 11.30 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 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 Jamie Oliver: Fast & Simple. 8.30 Matlock. 9.30 NCIS: Origins. 10.30 10’s Late News. 10.55 The Project. 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.10 Secrets Of The Tower Of London. 3.00 NITV News: Nula. 3.40 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw. 4.10 The Supervet. 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Australia. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Every Family Has A Secret. 8.35 Castle Secrets. 9.30 Kennedy. 10.20 SBS World News Late. 10.50 Elvira. New. 12.25 The Wall: The Chateau Murder. 2.55 Inside The Modelling Agency. 5.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

2.00 The Great Australian Doorstep. 2.30 Weekender. 3.00 Taste Of Aust. 3.30 Left Off The Map. 4.00 Better Homes And Gardens. 5.00 Escape To The Country. 6.00 Bargain Hunt. 7.00 Better Homes And Gardens. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

3.00 Timbersports. 3.30 Storage Wars: New York. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Pickers. 6.00 Test Cricket: Tea Break. 6.20 Cricket. First Test.

Aust v India. Late afternoon session. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 8.00 Cricket. Women’s BBL. Heat v Stars. 9.00 MOVIE: Men In Black 3.

(2012) 11.10 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.30 House Rules. 12.00 Buffy The Vampire Slayer. 3.00 Modern Family. 3.45 Bondi Vet. 4.45 Australia’s Got Talent.

6.00 MOVIE: Spider-Man: Into The SpiderVerse. (2018) 8.30 MOVIE: Phenomenon.

(1996) John Travolta, Kyra Sedgwick, Forest Whitaker. 11.00 MOVIE: The Empty Man. (2020) 1.55 Late Programs.

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

8.30 Diagnosis Murder. 10.30 JAG. 12.30 NCIS. 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.

1.30 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 Ghosts. 7.30 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: Empire Records. (1995) 10.00 ER. 10.45 Friday Night Dinner. 11.10 Fresh Off The Boat. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 6.05 Kangaroo Beach. 6.25 The Adventures Of Paddington. 7.05 Andy And The Band. 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: Battle Of The Stars. 9.55 Doctor Who. 10.40 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

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 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.

10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. 12.00 Golf. Australian PGA Championship. Second round. 5.00 Keeping Up Appearances. 5.30 Yorkshire Auction House. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow.

7.30 Antiques Downunder. 8.30 Shark Beach With Chris Hemsworth. 9.30 Narco Wars: The Mob. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

2.20 Tiny Beautiful Things. 3.05 Planet A. 3.55 WorldWatch.

5.55 Adam Eats The 80s. 6.15 The Curse Of Oak Island. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 A League Of Their Own Road Trip: SE Asia. 9.25 Secrets Of Miss America. 10.15 Homeland. 12.10 Late Programs.

6.00 Rage Charts. 7.00 Weekend Breakfast. 9.00 Rage. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 The Larkins At Christmas.

1.35 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery. 2.05 Question Everything. 2.35 Spicks And Specks. 3.00 Countdown 50 Years On. 4.40 Headliners. 5.30 Landline. 6.00 Australian Story. 6.30 Take 5 With Zan Rowe. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 All Creatures Great And Small. Return.

8.20 Vera.

9.50 Plum. 10.45 The Search For The Palace Letters. 11.45 Rage.

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. 12.00 Border Security: International. 12.30 Test Cricket: Pre-Game Show. 1.20 Cricket. First Test.

Australia v India. Day 2. Morning session.

3.20 Test Cricket: The Lunch Break. 4.00 Cricket. First Test. Australia v India. Day 2. Afternoon session. 6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Cricket. First Test. Australia v India.

Day 2. Late afternoon session. 9.00 MOVIE: 65. (2023) Adam Driver, Ariana Greenblatt. 11.00 MOVIE: Tears Of The Sun. (2003) 1.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Getaway. 6.30 A Current Affair.

7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Today Extra: Saturday. 12.00 Golf. Australian PGA Championship. Third round. 5.00 9News First At Five. 5.30 Getaway. 6.00 9News Saturday. 7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 MOVIE: The Wizard Of Oz. (1939) Judy Garland, Ray Bolger. 9.35 MOVIE: Hairspray. (2007) Nikki Blonsky, Zac Efron, John Travolta. 11.45 MOVIE: The Sun Is Also A Star. (2019) 1.30 Getaway.

2.00 The Incredible Journey Presents.

2.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 8.00 I Fish. 8.30 Intrepid Adventures. 9.00 My Market Kitchen. 9.30 Drew Barrymore. 10.00 The Weekly Kick-Off. 10.30 Shark Tank.

11.30 Dessert Masters. 12.30 Buy To Build.

Final. 1.00 Silvia’s Italian Masterclass. 1.30 Dog Down Under. 2.00 4x4 Adventures.

Return. 3.00 What’s Up Down Under.

4.00 My Market Kitchen. 4.30 Cook With Luke. Final. 5.00 10 News First. 6.30 MOVIE: Moana. (2016) 8.50 The Cheap Seats. 9.50 Ambulance Australia. 10.50 Shark Tank. 11.50 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Figure Skating. ISU Grand Prix 5. H’lights. 4.35 Ancient Egypt

By Train. 5.30 Forgotten Frontlines. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Secrets Of The Royal Palaces. 8.25 The Jury: Death On The Staircase. 9.25 The Great House Revival. Return. 10.20 So Long, Marianne.

11.15 Paris Paris. 12.15 Hope. 2.30 Face To Face. 4.20 Peer To Peer. 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Home Shopping. 8.30 Travel Oz. 10.00 Harry’s Practice. 10.30 I Escaped To The Country.

11.30 GetOn Extra. 12.00 Horse Racing.

Cranbourne Cup Day, The Gong Raceday and Tattersall’s Classic Raceday. 6.00 Horse Racing. From Western Australia.

9.30 Escape To The Country. 11.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 12.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

2.00 Rides Down Under. 3.00 AFL Women’s. First preliminary final. North Melbourne v Port Adelaide. 5.00 Counting Cars. 6.00 Test: Tea Break. 6.20 First Test. Aust v India. Late afternoon. 7.00 AFL Women’s. Second preliminary final.

Brisbane Lions v Adelaide. 9.15 MOVIE: Miami Vice. (2006) 11.55 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 11.30 Sean’s Kitchen. 11.55 Bringing Sexy Back. 1.10 Australia’s Cheapest Weddings. 2.25 Australia’s Got Talent.

3.40 Dancing With The Stars: All Stars.

5.25 MOVIE: Spies In Disguise. (2019) 7.30 MOVIE: The Bounty Hunter. (2010) Gerard Butler. 9.50 MOVIE: Palm Beach. (2019) Bryan Brown. 11.55 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

2.00 Soccer. A-League Women. Central Coast Mariners v Melbourne Victory. 4.30 Soccer. A-League Men. Round 5. Brisbane Roar v Adelaide United. 7.00 Football Tonight. 7.35 Soccer.

A-League Men. Round 5. Sydney FC v Western Sydney Wanderers. 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 Farm To Fork. 11.30 Friends. 12.25 Impractical Jokers. 12.50 Dessert Masters.

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 Two And A Half Men. 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 Malthouse. 9.40 The IT Crowd. 10.50 ER. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 4.20 Odd Squad. 4.35 Little J And Big Cuz. 5.20 PJ Masks Power Heroes.

6.05 Interstellar Ella. 6.25 Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom. 7.05 Riley Rocket.

7.30 Teenage Boss: Next Level. 7.55 The Crystal Maze. 8.45 Fresh Off The Boat.

9.25 Speechless. 9.50 Officially Amazing.

10.40 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

2.00 ABC News. 2.30 Breakfast Couch. 3.00 ABC News. 3.30 Close Of Business. 4.10 Planet America: Fireside Chat. 5.00 ABC 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

6.00 Morning Programs.

10.30 My Favorite Martian.

11.00 MOVIE: Two Way Stretch. (1960) 12.50 MOVIE: Golden Ivory. (1954) 2.40 MOVIE: Comanche. (1956) 4.30 MOVIE: The Hallelujah Trail. (1965) 7.30 MOVIE: The Vow. (2012) Rachel McAdams. 9.35 MOVIE: The Five Year Engagement. (2012) Jason Segel. 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

2.05 Beyond Oak Island.

2.55 United We Drive. 3.20 Jungletown.

4.10 WorldWatch. 6.05 The Future. 6.35 The Secret Genius Of Modern Life. Final.

7.35 Impossible Engineering. 8.30 Great Australian Concerts: Diesel. 9.35 Great Australian Concerts: Grinspoon. 10.40 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 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. 2.45 Nigella’s Christmas Kitchen. 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.

Final. 8.00 Fisk. Final. 8.30 Plum. Final.

9.30 I Was Actually There. Final. 10.00 Pick Of The Litter. 11.20 New Leash On Life. 11.50 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 Test Cricket: Pre-Game Show. 1.20 Cricket.

First Test. Australia v India. Day 3.

Morning session. 3.20 Test Cricket: The Lunch Break. 4.00 Cricket. First Test. Australia v India. Day 3. Afternoon session. 6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Cricket.

First Test. Australia v India. Day 3. Late afternoon session. 9.00 Cricket. Women’s Big Bash League. Match 40. Brisbane Heat v Sydney Sixers. 11.15 Crime Investigation Australia: Most Infamous.

12.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Hello SA. 6.30 A Current Affair.

7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Cross Court.

10.30 Fishing Australia. 11.00 Drive TV. 11.30 Helloworld. 12.00 Golf. Australian PGA Championship. Final round. 5.00 9News First At Five. 5.30 RBT. 6.00 9News Sunday. 7.00 60 Minutes. 8.00 A Remarkable Place To Die. 10.00 9News Late. 10.30 See No Evil. 11.30 The First 48.

12.20 World’s Greatest Natural Icons. 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. 4.30 Destination WA. 5.00 Today Early News. 5.30 Today.

6.00 Morning Programs. 9.00 Loving Gluten Free. Final. 9.30 Key Ingredient.

10.00 Drew Barrymore. 11.00 Jamie Oliver: Fast & Simple. 12.00 Dessert Masters. 1.00 Healthy Homes. 1.30 10 Minute Kitchen. 2.00 Pooches At Play.

2.30 The Yes Experiment. 3.00 Everyday Gourmet. 3.30 Good Chef Bad Chef. 4.00 Farm To Fork. 4.30 Luxury Escapes. 5.00 10 News First. 6.00 The Sunday Project.

7.00 Dessert Masters. Final. 8.25 The Graham Norton Show. 9.35 FBI. 10.35 FBI: International. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 WorldWatch. 12.30 PBS Washington Week. 1.00 Speedweek. 3.00 Cycling.

MTB Enduro National C’ships. H’lights.

3.30 A Wetland For Te Waihora. 4.35 Treasures Of Istanbul. 5.30 Forgotten Frontlines. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Etruscans: Mysterious Civilisation. 8.30 Secret Sardinia Mysteries Of The Nuraghi.

9.35 Why Sharks Attack. 10.40 Curse Of The Ancients. 11.35 Saving Venice. 1.15 Royal Autopsy. 3.00 Inside The Modelling Agency. 3.55 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

11.00 Escape To The Country.

12.00 Better Homes And Gardens. 1.00 The Surgery Ship. 2.00 South Aussie With Cosi. 2.30 The Highland Vet. 4.30 Escape To The Country. 7.30 Rosemary & Thyme. 8.30 McDonald And Dodds. 10.30 Great Scenic Railway Journeys. 11.15 The Highland Vet. 12.15 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

2.30 Step Outside. 3.00 Fishing Addiction. 4.00 Building Giants.

5.00 Duck Dynasty. 6.00 Test Cricket: Tea Break. 6.20 Cricket. First Test. Aust v India. Late afternoon session. 7.00 Border Security. 8.00 Cricket. Women’s BBL. Heat v Sixers. 9.00 MOVIE: Venom: Let There Be Carnage. (2021) 11.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

9.45 Farmer Wants A Wife.

11.15 Behave Yourself. 12.20 Australia’s Cheapest Weddings. 1.30 Home And Away. 3.50 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.

11.00 Escape Fishing With ET. 11.30 On The Fly. 12.00 Bondi Rescue.

12.30 Diagnosis Murder. 1.30 JAG. 2.30 Camper Deals. 3.00 What’s Up Down Under. 4.00 Bondi Rescue. 5.00 IFISH. 5.30 Diagnosis Murder. 6.30 JAG. 7.30 NCIS. 10.20 CSI: Vegas. Return. 11.15 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 Bold And The Beautiful.

3.00 Becker. 3.30 Frasier. 4.20 Dessert Masters. 5.30 MOVIE: Moana. (2016) 7.30 The Big Bang Theory. 10.00 Two And A Half Men. 12.30 South Park. 2.30 Just For Laughs. 3.30 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. 6.10 Car S.O.S. 7.00 Spicks And Specks. 7.30 Would I Lie To You? 8.00 QI. 8.30 The Assembly. Final. 9.20 Headliners. 10.10 Late Programs.

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

4.20 Odd Squad. 4.35 Little J And Big Cuz. 5.05 Wiggly Day Out. 6.05 Interstellar Ella. 6.25 Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom.

7.05 Riley Rocket. 7.30 MOVIE: The Secret Garden. (1993) 9.05 Fresh Off The Boat.

9.50 Speechless. 10.10 Doctor Who. 11.00 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. 8.40 If You’re Listening. 9.00 ABC Nightly News. 9.30 Australian Story. 10.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

10.30 The Baron. 11.30 Getaway. 12.00 MOVIE: Where No Vultures Fly. (1951) 2.20 MOVIE: Invitation To A Gunfighter. (1964) 4.20 MOVIE: Sitting Bull. (1954) 6.30 M*A*S*H. 8.30 MOVIE: The Day Of The Jackal. (1973) Edward Fox, Michael Lonsdale, Cyril Cusack. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

4.00 WorldWatch. 4.30 PBS Washington Week. 4.55 Fashionista.

5.10 Shane Smith Has Questions. 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. 11.35 Hoarders. 1.15 MOVIE: The Iceman. (2012) 3.10 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Australia Remastered: Forces Of Nature. Final. 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 Australian Story.

8.35 The Space Shuttle That Fell To Earth.

Final. 9.35 Media Watch. 9.50 Q+A. Final.

10.50 ABC Late News. 11.05 The Business.

11.25 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.20 Cricket.

First Test. Aust v India. Morning session.

(Please note: alternative schedule may be shown due to changes to cricket coverage). 3.20 Test Cricket: The Lunch Break. 4.00 Cricket. First Test. Australia v India. Day 4. Afternoon session. 6.00 7News Local. 6.30 7News @ 6:30. 7.00 Cricket. First Test. Australia v India. Day 4. Late afternoon session. 9.00 Murder In A Small Town. 10.00 S.W.A.T. 11.00 Code Blue: One Punch Killers. 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 A Remarkable Place To Die. 2.00 Pointless. 3.00 Tipping Point. 4.00 9News Afternoon. 4.30 Tipping Point Australia. 5.30 WIN News.

6.00 9News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 RBT. 8.30 Australian Crime Stories: The Investigators. 9.30 A Killer Makes A Call.

10.30 9News Late. 11.00 Chicago Med. 11.50 Tipping Point. 12.40 Pointless. 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. 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 Wheel Of Fortune Australia. New. 8.30 Matlock. 9.30 Five Bedrooms. 10.30 10’s Late News. 10.55 The Project. 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.05 WorldWatch. 1.55 Secrets Of The Tower Of London. 3.00 Railway Vietnam. 3.35 The Cook Up. 4.05 The Supervet. 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers.

6.00 Mastermind Australia. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.35 The Mighty Mississippi With Nick Knowles. New. 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. 11.30 A Criminal Affair. 1.10 Pray For Blood. 2.50 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 Supercars Support 3.30 Storage Wars: New York. 4.30 Talking W. 5.00 American Resto. 5.30 Pawn Stars.

6.00 Test Cricket: Tea Break. 6.20 First Test. Aust v India. Late afternoon session.

7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Outback Farm. 8.30 Mega Mechanics. 9.30 When Big Things Go Wrong. 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Flushed. 7.00 It’s Academic. 8.30 Left Off The Map. 9.00 Home Shopping. 10.30 House Rules. 12.00 Buffy The Vampire Slayer.

3.00 Sean’s Kitchen. 3.30 Jabba’s Movies.

4.00 Glee. 5.00 Modern Family. 6.30 Bondi Vet. 7.30 Law & Order: Criminal Intent. 8.30 Law & Order: SVU. 10.30 Bones. 12.30 Psych. 1.30 Late Programs.

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

8.30 Escape Fishing With ET. 9.30 Shark Tank. 10.30 Diagnosis Murder. 11.30 JAG. 12.30 NCIS. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman.

3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 Matlock. 8.30 NCIS. 10.20 FBI. 12.15 Home Shopping. 2.15 Diagnosis Murder.

4.05 JAG.

6.00 Morning Programs.

1.00 Taskmaster Australia.

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. 3.40 Fresh Off The Boat. 4.05 Would I Lie To You? 4.35 MythBusters. 5.25 Merlin. 6.10 Car S.O.S. 7.00 My Family. 7.30 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 9.15 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 9.35 MythBusters.

10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs.

5.20 PJ Masks Power Heroes. 6.05 Kangaroo Beach. 6.25 The Adventures Of Paddington. 7.05 Andy And The Band. 7.35 Little Lunch. 7.50 Operation Ouch! 8.25 Hard Quiz Kids.

8.55 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 The Art Of...

11.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

2.00 The Reserve. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: Seven Nights In Japan. (1976) 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 Nuts And Bolts.

2.50 Munchies Guide To Basque Country.

3.40 WorldWatch. 5.55 Adam Eats The 80s. 6.15 The Curse Of Oak Island. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 The UnBelievable With Dan Aykroyd. New. 10.10 The Weekly Football Wrap. 10.40 Late Programs.

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NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Thursday, November 21, 2024

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 Postcards. 12.30 Getaway. 1.00 Space Invaders. 2.00 Pointless. 3.00 Tipping Point. 4.00 9News Afternoon. 4.30 Tipping Point Australia. 5.30 WIN News. 6.00 9News.

7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Travel Guides.

9.00 The Grand Tour. 10.20 9News Late.

10.50 Resto My Ride Australia. 11.50 Transplant. 12.35 Tipping Point. 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 2.30 The Garden Gurus. 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping.

4.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 9.00 Drew Barrymore. 10.00 Judge Judy. 10.30 Wheel Of Fortune Australia. 11.30 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. Final. 8.40 Just For Laughs Montreal. Return. 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. 4.10 The Supervet.

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 Who Do You Think You Are? Return. 9.40 Greatest Train Journeys From Above. 10.35 SBS World News Late. 11.05 Babylon Berlin.

12.50 Son Of. 2.25 Love Your Home And Garden. 3.20 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 Creek To Coast. 2.30 My Greek Odyssey.

3.30 Left Off The Map. 4.00 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 The Yorkshire Vet. 11.45 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

2.00 Mega Mechanics.

3.00 Billy Exterminator. 3.30 Storage Wars: New York. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Resto. 5.30 Pawn Stars. 6.00 Test Cricket: Tea Break. 6.20 First Test.

Aust v India. Late afternoon. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Outback Truckers. 9.30 Big Rig Bounty Hunters. 10.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Flushed. 7.00 It’s Academic. 8.30 Left Off The Map. 9.00 Home Shopping. 10.30 House Rules. 12.00 Buffy The Vampire Slayer.

3.00 Modern Family. 4.00 Glee. 5.00 Modern Family. 6.30 Bondi Vet. 7.30 First Dates UK. 8.35 MOVIE: Flightplan. (2005) Jodie Foster, Peter Sarsgaard, Sean Bean.

10.35 Bones. 12.35 Late Programs.

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

8.30 Diagnosis Murder. 10.30 JAG. 12.30 NCIS. 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. 3.40 Fresh Off The Boat. 4.05 Would I Lie To You? 4.35 MythBusters. 5.25 Merlin. 6.10 Car S.O.S. 7.00 My Family. 7.30 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 9.15 Fisk.

Final. 9.45 Friday Night Dinner. 10.10 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs.

5.20 PJ Masks Power Heroes. 6.05 Kangaroo Beach. 6.25 The Adventures Of Paddington. 7.05 Andy And The Band. 7.35 Little Lunch. 7.50 Operation Ouch! 8.25 Deadly 60. 8.55 Hippo Watch With Steve Backshall. 9.40 Doctor Who. 10.30 Merlin. 11.15 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 Creative Types With Virginia Trioli. 11.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

2.00 The Good Karma Hospital. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow.

3.30 MOVIE: The Last Days Of Dolwyn.

(1949) 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.

2.05 Dark Side Of The ‘90s. 3.00 The Pizza Show. 3.25 Kickin’ Back. 4.00 WorldWatch. 5.55 Adam Eats The 80s. 6.15 The Curse Of Oak Island.

7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 The UnXplained Mysteries Of The Universe. New. 9.20 Hoarders. Return. 10.15 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 National Press Club Address. 1.35 Media Watch. 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 Hard Quiz. 8.30 Question Everything. 9.05 Fisk. Final.

9.35 Planet America. Final. 10.05 Spicks And Specks. Final. 10.35 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 11.20 Late Programs.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show.

11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Evil Stepmom. (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 The Force: Behind The Line. 7.30 The 1% Club UK. 8.30 The Big Trip. 9.30 MOVIE: Kingsman: The Golden Circle. (2017) Taron Egerton, Colin Firth, Mark Strong.

12.15 Stan Lee’s Lucky Man. 1.15 Travel Oz. 2.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 MOVIE: Christmas In The Key Of Hark. (2020) 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 Taronga: Who’s Who In The Zoo. 8.30 Listing Melbourne.

10.40 9News Late. 11.10 Law & Order: Organized Crime. 12.00 Tipping Point.

1.00 Helloworld. 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 2.30 Global Shop. 3.00 Late Programs.

6.00 The Talk. 7.00 Deal Or No Deal. 7.30 Farm To Fork. 8.00 Neighbours. 8.30 Bold. 9.00 Drew Barrymore. 10.00 Judge Judy. 10.30 Taskmaster Australia. 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 Shark Tank. 8.40 NCIS. 9.40 NCIS: Origins. 10.40 10’s Late News. 11.05 The Project. 12.05 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.05 Secrets Of The Tower Of London. 3.05 Dishing It Up. 3.40 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw. 4.10 The Supervet. 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Australia. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.35 Michael Mosley: Wonders Of The Human Body. 8.30 The Jury: Death On The Staircase. 9.30 The Old Man. 10.30 SBS World News Late. 11.00 Maxima. 11.50 Pagan Peak. 2.40 Love Your Home And Garden. 3.35 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 Harry’s Practice. 2.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 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 Storage Wars: New York. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Restoration. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.00 Cricket.

Women’s Big Bash League. The Eliminator.

10.30 World’s Wildest Police Videos. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 8.30 Left Off The Map. 9.00 Home Shopping. 10.30 House Rules. 12.00 Buffy The Vampire Slayer. 3.00 Modern Family. 4.00 Glee. 5.00 Modern Family.

6.30 Bondi Vet. 7.30 First Dates UK. 8.35 MOVIE: Bad Teacher. (2011) Cameron Diaz, Lucy Punch, Jason Segel. 10.35 First Dates UK. 11.40 Late Programs.

6.00 Home Shopping. 8.00 NBL Slam. 8.30 Diagnosis Murder. 10.30 JAG. 12.30 NCIS. 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. 2.00 ER. 2.45 Doctor Who. 3.40 Fresh Off The Boat. 4.05 Would I Lie To You? 4.35 MythBusters. 5.25 Merlin. 6.10 Car S.O.S. 7.00 My Family. 7.30 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 Death In Paradise. 9.30 Aftertaste.

10.00 ER. 10.45 Friday Night Dinner. 11.10 Fresh Off The Boat. 11.35 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 Andy And The Band. 7.35 Little Lunch. 7.50 Operation Ouch! 8.25 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 Planet America.

Final. 11.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

12.55 The Young And The Restless. 2.00 Shakespeare And Hathaway. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow.

3.30 MOVIE: Swallows And Amazons.

(1974) 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.

2.10 Queer Sports.

3.25 The Weekly Football Wrap. 3.55 WorldWatch. 5.55 Adam Eats The 80s.

6.15 The Curse Of Oak Island. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 MOVIE: Memphis Belle.

(1990) 10.35 MOVIE: Sweet November.

(2001) 12.40 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Grand Designs Australia. 2.00 Parliament Question Time.

Final. 3.00 A Bite To Eat With Alice. 3.30 Long Lost Family. 4.15 Grand Designs: The Streets. 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. Final. 9.45 Fake Or Fortune? 10.45 ABC Late News. 11.00 The Business. 11.15 Grand Designs: The Streets. 12.05 Late Programs.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show.

11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Sea Of Suspicion. (2021) 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 The Force: Behind The Line.

7.30 Highway Patrol. 8.30 The Front Bar: Cricket Edition. 9.30 The Test: Feature Length Special. 11.00 Unbelievable Moments Caught On Camera. 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 MOVIE: UnPerfect Christmas Wish. (2022) 2.00 Pointless.

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

5.30 WIN News. 6.00 9News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 RPA. 8.30 Emergency.

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 Late Programs.

6.00 The Talk. 7.00 Deal Or No Deal.

7.30 Farm To Fork. 8.00 Neighbours.

8.30 Bold. 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 Neighbours. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 5.00 10 News First. 6.00 Deal Or No Deal. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 Top Gear Australia. 8.30 Soccer. International friendly. Australia v Brazil. 11.30 News.

11.55 The Project. 12.55 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.10 Christmas At The Tower Of London. 3.10 Dishing It Up. 3.40 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw.

4.10 The Supervet. 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 The Body On Somerton Beach. 9.20 Miniseries: Steeltown Murders. 10.30 SBS World News Late. 11.00 Miniseries: The Typist. 12.05 Pandore. 2.55 Love Your Home And Garden. 3.50 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.00 South Aussie With Cosi. 2.30 Mt Hutt Rescue. 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.

1.00 Highway Patrol. 2.00 The Force: Behind The Line. 3.00 Billy The Exterminator. 3.30 Storage Wars: New York. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Restoration. 5.30 American Pickers.

6.30 Pawn Stars. 8.30 MOVIE: Django Unchained. (2012) Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz. 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Flushed. 7.00 It’s Academic. 8.30 Left Off The Map. 9.00 Home Shopping. 10.30 House Rules. 12.00 Buffy The Vampire Slayer.

3.00 Modern Family. 4.00 Glee. 5.00 Modern Family. 6.30 Bondi Vet. 7.30 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares. 9.30 Ramsay’s Hotel Hell. 10.30 First Dates UK. 12.40 Late Programs.

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

8.30 Diagnosis Murder. 10.30 JAG. 12.30 Good Sam. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman.

3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 Blue Bloods. 8.30 Fire Country. 10.20 Hawaii Five-0. 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 MythBusters. 3.00 Doctor Who. 4.05 Would I Lie To You? 4.35 MythBusters.

5.25 Merlin. 6.10 Car S.O.S. 7.00 My Family. 7.30 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 Hard Quiz. 9.00 Question Everything.

9.35 Gruen. 10.10 ER. 10.55 Friday Night Dinner. 11.20 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 Andy And The Band. 7.35 Little Lunch. 7.50 Operation Ouch! 8.25 The Secret Life Of The Zoo. 9.10 Teenage Boss: Next Level.

9.40 Doctor Who. 10.35 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

2.00 Parliament. Final. 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 Stateline. 11.00 ABC Late News. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

7.30 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. 8.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping.

10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. 12.00 Golf. Australian Open. First round. 5.00 Antiques Roadshow. 5.30 Yorkshire Auction House. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 The ’80s Top Ten. 9.30 Poirot. 11.40 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

2.20 Ice Cowboys. 3.10 Young Brides For Sale. 3.35 The War On Kids. 4.00 WorldWatch. 5.55 Adam Eats The 80s. 6.15 The Curse Of Oak Island.

7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Greatest Escapes With Morgan Freeman. 10.10 The Bambers: Murder At The Farm. 11.05 Late Programs.

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

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Edgeword

No. 165

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

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DO

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PS

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ER

There may be more than one possible answer.

Crossmath

No. 164

Solutions

Insert each number from 1 to 9 in the shaded squares to solve all the horizontal and vertical equations.

Multiplication and division are performed before addition and subtraction.

× +

+ ×

+ +

= 19 ÷

× +

×

= 12 ×

–

=

=

=

=

16

31

45

9

CROSSMATH

311

2 × 7 + 5 = 19 + × ÷ 8 + 4 × 1 = 12 + + × 6 × 3 – 9 = 9 = = = 16 31 45

5x5

5X5

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.20 Cricket.

First Test. Australia v India. Day 5.

Morning session. (Please note: alternative schedule may be shown due to changes to cricket coverage). 3.20 Test Cricket: The Lunch Break. 4.00 Cricket. First Test. Australia v India. Day 5. Afternoon session. 6.00 7News Local. 6.30 7News @ 6:30. 7.00 Cricket. First Test. Australia v India. Day 5. Late afternoon session. 9.00 MOVIE: Kingsman: The Secret Service.

(2014) Taron Egerton, Colin Firth. 11.45 Late Programs.

F R A M E L E M O N A B B O T P U L S E S T E E R

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Headliners. 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 Headliners. 8.50 Solar System With Brian Cox. 9.50 Anh’s Brush With Fame. 10.20 Kitchen Cabinet.

Final. 10.50 ABC Late News. 11.05 The Business. 11.20 The Space Shuttle That Fell To Earth. Final. 12.20 Late Programs.

EDGEWORD PSEUDO, PSYCHE, DOURER, HEALER

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26

Your Seven-Day TV Guide

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Thursday, November 21, 2024 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR

Puzzles WORDFIT

impulse (9) 27 Repeats (7) 28 Hard to define (7) 29 Widespread destruction; disclosure (10) 30 Newt (3)

DOWN

1 With embarrassment (10) 2 Pierce (9) 4 First showings (9) 5 Sways to and fro (5) 6 Opportunity (6) 7 Tolerate (5) 8 Irish singer (4) 9 Constraint (6) 14 Affection (10) 16 Dispiriting (9) 18 Eggplant (9) 21 Follow to the end (3,3) 22 Fruit (6) 24 Big, grey, herbivorous mammal (5)

25 Fastidious (5) 26 Operatic air (4)

9-LETTER

No. 256

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

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

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Today’s Aim: 15 words: Good 23 words: Very good

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31 words: Excellent

CODEWORD

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No. 215

Each number corresponds to a letter of the alphabet. Two have been filled in for you, can you work out the rest?

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26 Q

SUDOKU

4 LETTERS BEEF ENDS GAIT GOSH MOTH PEWS SLAP STEM THUS TRIM

SCRAP SCRUB SLAIN SNEER STABS STALE SWATS SWEET TAPED TASTE TESTS WADES WOMEN

6 LETTERS BAMBOO CAGIER INHALE KOALAS RELAYS SILENT 7 LETTERS AMMONIA ATLASES BLISTER BRITTLE LIAISON RENEWAL

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No. 255

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

EASY

WORD SEARCH

QUICK QUIZ

No. 166

3.

4.

5.

singer Kesha (pictured) appear in before she rose to fame?

8. Which British prime minister had the shortest tenure in the UK’s history?

9. Which famous explorer is credited with discovering ‘The New World’?

10. What is the direct English translation of the Latin phrase magna carta?

MEDIUM

FLYGON

AERODACTYL GARCHOMP

RAIKOU SERPERIOR

AGGRON

GASTLY

SNORLAX

ARTICUNO

IVYSAUR

STEELIX

BRAVIARY

KABUTOPS

TORTERRA

CELEBI

KYUREM

VENUSAUR

CHARMELEON LAPRAS

ZOROARK

CUBONE

LATIOS

CYNDAQUIL

LUGIA

DARKRAI

LUXRAY

DRAGONITE

MEW

ENTEI

NINETALES

ESPEON

ONIX

SECRET MESSAGE: Blasting off at the speed of light

2.

in the 1985 teen classic The Breakfast Club.

In which city is the Cenotaph war memorial located?

True or false: a cat almost became a senator in ancient Rome?

Which animated film is set in the fictional town of Blithe Hollow?

In the first instalment of the Curious George children’s book series, who is George’s companion?

6. Who painted Girl Before a Mirror and The Weeping Woman?

7. Which reality series did

SOLUTION EASY

Can you find all the words listed?

The leftover letters will spell out a secret message.

ABSOL

1. Name the five stereotypes

SOLUTIONS

MEDIUM

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

10 LETTERS DISPENSING HINTERLAND

8 LETTERS CLEAVERS CLENCHED CRITERIA TORTILLA

CODEWORD: 1 = P, 2 = W, 3 = U, 4 = R, 5 = T, 6 = H, 7 = I, 8 = O, 9 = E, 10 = C, 11 = D, 12 = G, 13 = S, 14 = Y, 15 = B, 16 = N, 17 = Z, 18 = X, 19 = J, 20 = F, 21 = K, 22 = L, 23 = V, 24 = A, 25 = M, 26 = Q

17 19 20 23

SOLUTION

Head cook (4) Greatly impressed by fame (10) Sunrise (4) Stead (4) Professed (10) Exclamation of surprise (4)

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

13 15

Dine (3) Increase in value (10) On the way (2,5) Make clear (7) The study of speech sounds (9)

G A I T

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

1 3 10 11 12

ablate, able, albeit, alit, babel, bail, bale, belt, bile, blab, bleat, bleb, blithe, HABITABLE, hail, hale, halite, halt, heal, hilt, late, lath, lathe, lite, lithe, table, tail, tala, tale, teal, tile

ACROSS

5 LETTERS ADORE AFOOT ALIBI ALONE ALTER ARMED AROMA AVAIL BELOW CIDER CREPE DETER DITTO DOONA ENVOY ERODE GLOVE HERDS INERT LOCAL MACED MESSY NOBLE NOOSE OATHS OMEGA PASTY PIANO PLATE PURSE REAPS REEDS RINSE ROSES SCENE

SOLUTION

3 LETTERS AGE ANT AWE DOE EBB ERA FBI FUN ILL INN IRE LEE LEG NOD OKS ONE PEN RAT SOB TEN UPS UTE

25 One who restrains an

No. 165

SOLUTION

No. 256

T A P E D S C R U B C I D E R C R E P E A L O N E A L I B I S T A B S R I N S E G L O V E T E N P L A T E F B I N O D E R O D E P E W S R E L A Y S I N N R A T I R E S W A T S S I L E N T G O S H T O R T I L L A M O T H AW E A M M O N I A B L I S T E R G A I T C L E N C H E D L E E E N D S I N H A L E T E S T S O K S U T E P E N B A M B O O S L A P R E A P S A N T A V A I L F U N E R A L O C A L R O S E S A D O R E I N E R T N O O S E O M E G A W A D E S M E S S Y D E T E R

CROSSWORD

ANSWERS: 1. The brain, the princess, the athlete, the criminal, the basket case 2. London, England 3. False (it was a horse) 4. ParaNorman 5. The man in the yellow hat 6. Pablo Picasso 7. The Simple Life 8. Liz Truss 9. Christopher Columbus 10. Great charter

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NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Thursday, November 21, 2024 PINNINGTON CUP

Strong team batting effort guides top-of-the-table Narromine Bombers to 62-run win

By DALLAS REEVES NARROMINE Bombers second grade produced a strong batting effort to score a 62-run win in Dubbo District Cricket Association action last Saturday (November 16).

Narromine won the toss and elected to bat in the Pinnington Cup clash with South Dubbo at Pavans Turf in Dubbo.

Kale Bock top-scored with 63 (including eight fours) batting at number five to guide Narromine to 9-213 from the allotted 40 overs.

Greg Kerr (46), skipper Doug Potter (23) and Mitchell Smith (42) all scored at almost a run a ball to give the Bombers early momentum.

The best batting partnerships included 43 for the second wicket between Potter and Kerr, 52 for the third wicket between Kerr and Smith and then 49 for the fourth wicket between Smith and Bock.

In reply, South Dubbo was bowled out for 152 (29.3 overs).

Kerr (3-24 off seven overs) and Potter (3-21 off 5.3 overs) were the key men with ball for Narromine while Liam Wherritt (2-32 off eight overs) was also in the wickets.

Notable performances for South Dubbo included Jonathan Prior (3-24 off seven overs), while Elliott Carlin and Ryan George both equal top-scored for the Hornets, each scoring 43. George also 2-24 off eight overs with the ball.

According to Play HQ, Narromine second grade is in fi rst place on the Pinnington Cup ladder and will now play Newtown Tigers second grade at Victoria Park No.3 in Dubbo on Saturday, November 23.

Meanwhile, Narromine Bombers’ third grade side lost a thriller in the Kelly Cup third grade against Newtown Rhinos at Dundas Park in Narromine last Saturday (November 16).

Narromine won the toss, elected to bat and posted 139 all out in 35.3 overs.

Ryan Johnston (43 in 44 balls) and Garry Finlay (30 in 18 balls) both batted aggressively while Greg Masonwells was the anchor of the Narromine innings, scoring 37 off 84 balls.

Sajan Samson (4-3 off three overs)

was the chief destroyer for Newtown.

Narromine bowled well, just conceding three extras, and looked headed for victory before Jomon Vincent (29 not out) and Subrata Paul (nine not out) combined to guide Newtown to 9-142 in 28.3 overs and victory.

The wickets were shared around for Narromine third grade with Matthew Smyth (2-11 off three overs), Zachary Finaly (2-21 in 5.3 overs) and both Garry Finlay and Gerard Cusack (each claiming 2-34 off six overs) all taking a pair of wickets.

According to Play HQ, Narromine third grade is in 11th place on the 13team Kelly Cup ladder and will now play Dubbo CYMS Green at Dundas Park on Saturday, November 23.

Left and above: Narromine Junior Bombers 14B side in their winning clash against South Dubbo. PHOTOS: SUPPLIED

Narromine Junior Bombers record two wins from three matches in quieter day of cricket

By DALLAS REEVES IT was a quieter day for Narromine’s younger cricketers last Saturday (November 16) but the Junior Bombers still recorded two wins from three matches in various Dubbo District Junior Cricket Association competitions.

Narromine Junior Bombers’ under-14s B side had a 45run win against South Dubbo Hornets at Dundas Park in Narromine.

Narromine were 4-23 at one stage after being sent in to bat, but Matthew Smyth’s 56 retired not out from just 22 balls swung the contest Narromine’s way.

Smyth hit six fours and a six and received support from

Fred Anderson (36 not out), John Elder (20 retired not out) and Jakeel Faro (15 not out) as Narromine reached 4-169 from the allotted 28 overs.

In a good team performance many other players chipped in with the ball as South Dubbo were restricted to 6-124 off their 28 overs.

Joe Roberston (2-12 off three overs), Jaxon Morrissey (1-6 off three overs), Lewis Henderson (1-8 off four overs) and Luis Robertson (1-9 off two overs) all had good days with the Kookaburra while Jakeel Faro added to his runs with 1-15 off four overs.

The Narromine Bombers’ under-12s B Red side had a 56-win run against Wellington Juniors Mixed B White on

neutral territory in Dubbo.

Narromine won the toss, elected to bowl and restricted Wellington Mixed B White to 100 off 20 overs.

Ted Robertson (1-9 off two overs), Bede Redden (1-10 off two overs), Hugo Duff (1-11 off three overs) and Annabelle Gibbs (1-22 off three overs) all took wickets for Narromine under-12s B Red. In a wonderful team effort, Narromine posted 156 for a solid win. Every batter made at least seven runs.

Players to reach double figures, all retired not out, included Ted Robertson (16), Jaggar Smith (15), Hugo Duff (13), Lucy Brown (11) and Annabelle Gibbs (10).

The Junior Bombers’ 12A

side played Dubbo CYMS Cougars at Olsen Oval in Narromine.

Narromine’s 12A side won the toss, batted fi rst and posted 5-107 off its 28 overs.

Ollie McCutcheon (26 not out) top-scored while Mason Burns (21 retired not out), Toby Chase (20 not out), Tommy Leader (13) and Angus Davis (12 retired not out) also made double figures.

Dubbo CYMS Cougars fi nished four-wicket winners, posting 6-109 in 20 overs.

Albert Anderson (2-14 off three overs), Mason Burns (1-7 off two overs) and Gilbert Maxwell (1-7 off two overs) were Narromine 12A’s wicket-takers while the side also affected two run-outs. Tommy Leader

also claimed two catches.

Narromine’s 12B White and 14A sides had byes on November 16,

This coming Saturday (23 November) in round six, Narromine Junior Bombers 12B White play RSL Colts 12B White at Olsen Park in Narromine while the 12B Red side travels to Dubbo to play Macquarie.

Narromine Junior Bombers 12A have a bye.

In under-14s action, Narromine Junior Bombers 14A play Rugby/Macquarie 14A at Dundas Park in Narromine, while the 14B side travels to Dubbo to play Rugby Union.

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Thursday, November 21, 2024 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR

Sport GOLF CLUB NOTES

Busy weekend in Shire, quiet around the greens

Narromine Soccer Club held a summer soccer skills session earlier this month with Welsh professional coach, Roy Thomas. PHOTOS: NARROMINE SOCCER CLUB

Narromine Soccer Club News

By KATIE MCCUTCHEON

Soccer skill sessions

TWENTY junior soccer players had a brilliant six sessions of soccer skills with visiting Union of European Football Association (UEFA) Professional coach and Welsh Friend of the club, Roy Thomas.

Roy commented positively on the qualities and starting skill levels of our players.

The personal growth of players was very observable in the World Cup teams rounds held earlier this month.

Not to be left out – our coaches had an intensive Sunday session.

Roy designed the morning around coach questions making it even more personalised.

While he has returned to Wales, he plans to return in March 2025.

Winners of the Canadian Foursome event held last Sunday, Alex Sambrook and Blake Richardson. PHOTOS: GREG KEARINES.

By NORMAN LEWIS

Women’s Summer Soccer Competition

Our Narromine Women’s Summer Soccer squad have been playing together now for four weeks and are improving with every game.

The Narromine Women’s Summer Soccer squad have The ladies have had one win so far been enjoying the summer competition so far and are this season but are loving the team ca- looking forward in refining their skills ahead of the maraderie and getting to develop their 2025 season. skills ahead of the winter season next each week on a Tuesday night in Dubbo and year.

“For the whole season, it has been about give it there all, while always having a laugh getting out there and having fun which we along the way.” do despite the heat,” Captain of the Women’s Great work to everyone involved and we Summer Soccer squad, Kylie said. are looking forward to hitting the pitch next “It is a great bunch of women who show up year for the 2025 season.

GERRIES GOLF NOTES

Top field of golfers take part in our weekly comp

By NORMAN LEWIS There was a top field of golfers that took part in the weekly Gerries Golf Competition last Saturday.

Play involved a total of 11 ladies and 11 gents enjoying the fi ne conditions at “Royal” Narromine. Some great scores were also returned during the day, particularly in the Ladies’ event where Wendy Jeffery returned a score of 28 points. A fantastic card for Wendy, and very well-played! The runner-up was Vicki Gainsford on a score of 23 points, another good result.

No winner was recorded on the Nearestthe-Pin (NTP) card, however, and Maida O’Mally taking away last place with a score of 12. Obviously Maida had some trouble with her new handicap, after last week’s win!

In the Men’s division, Mal McIntyre was the winner with a top score of 26 point,s in a pretty tight fi nish with three other players, “Boof”, Phil, and “Pom”, all tied on 24 points for second place. The count-back, however, fi nally declared that Chris Harding was the second placegetter on the day.

As was the case with the ladies, there was no NTP winner for the men, with Brian Masling taking home the NAGA prize on 12 points.

After a great morning of golf, the action continued in the clubhouse with lucky numbers drawn by Carol M and Mal M. Next week, play recommences with an early morning start with the men on the back nine and the ladies on the front.

That’s all for this week. Hope to see you at the 19th!

IT was a quiet weekend for Narromine golfers, mainly due to a clash with several other social activities which were going on around the Shire.

This meant that, on Saturday, only nine players turned up for the Club Trophy Par Plus event with the winner Steve Barlow with a score of plus four.

Steve defeated Blake Mallon, who was also on plus four, on a count-back.

There was no winner of the Nearest-the-Pin (NTP) on the ninth, however, while Tony Mann collected the prize on the 10th.

Rob Williams took the Long Drive prize on the fi rst, but the drawn jackpot was not won.

A slightly larger field of 14 players took to the course for the Canadian Foursome event held last Sunday, with trophies donated

by Mitch Smith and Rob Burns.

This field of golfers were extremely lucky to complete their rounds before the big storm which hit the course later on the day.

The rain was needed however, not the damage caused by the strong winds.

Winners on the day were Alex Sambrook and Blake Richards, with a score of 70.5, in a close battle with Rob Williams and Rob Gainsford on 70.75.

There was no winner of the NTP on the ninth, while Craig Duff collected the prize on the 10th. Alex Sambrook collected the Long Drive on the fourth.

The popular Robert Handsaker Ford Business House competition continues to attract top fields each Wednesday.

The winning team last week, and the bar voucher winner, was

Thumbs up for a win after Saturday’s Club Trophy Par Plus event on a count-back, Steve Barlow. team “Fore Play” with a score of 28.25.

Top individual scores were also recorded by Lucas Walsh on 33, David McKinnon on 31, Brad Naylor on 28, Max McPherson on 23, and Amanda Gordon also on 23.

Ray Anning won the NTP for the men on the ninth hole but, unfortunately, there was no winner for the ladies.

In other Club news, the Annual General Meeting will be held this weekend as well as an 18-Hole 4BBB and a two-person Ambrose.

Junior Clinic is on Tuesday afternoon and the Business House competition continues on Wednesday.

That's all for this week – See you at the 19th!

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NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Thursday, November 21, 2024

RACING NG ORT REPORT

By COLIN HODGES FOLLOWING the brilliant ride by Robbie Dolan to win the Melbourne Cup on Knight’s Choice, the Irish theme continued when Ellen Hennessy rode a winning double on Saturday, November 16 at Bathurst.

On the same fl ight from Ireland to Australia as apprentice riders, Dolan and Hennessy are now established as successful senior jockeys.

The date of the fi rst winning ride for Ellen Hennessy is easy to remember being on Remembrance Day (2019) at Queanbeyan on Destiny’s Dee Day and she has now ridden 156 winners.

Irish theme continues as Ellen Hennessy rides a winning double at Bathurst Both the Hennessy winners at Bathurst, Sanctuary Storm and Turntyne came from the powerful Annabel Neasham and Rob Archibald stable at Warwick Farm.

Debut maker Sanctuary Storm ($4) came from midfield to win the 1300 metres Thank You Racing Photography Maiden Handicap by a length from Share The Joy (Serg Lisnyy, $2.30 favourite) and Hasime (Ken Dunbar, $11).

Positioned towards the rear of the field in the 2000-metres Donnelly Constructions Class One and Maiden Plate

by Ellen Hennessy, Turntyne ($3.40) swept down the outside to win by a short head from stablemate Cicada ($2.70 fa-

Ellen Hennessy (pictured) arrived on the same flight from Ireland to Australia as Melbourne Cup-winning jockey Robbie Dolan. Both are now established as successful senior jockeys in this country. PHOTO: JANIAN MCMILLAN/RACINGPHOTOGRAPHY.COM.AU

vourite) ridden by another Irish born jockey Robbie Downey, with French Delivery (Mathew Cahill, $7.50) a nose away, third.

A popular result for the locals when jockey Ashleigh Stanley and trainer Gayna Williams, both from Bathurst, combined to win the 1400 metres Bathurst Plumbing and Gasfitting Class One Handicap with Dundas.

Very well ridden, Dundas ($7) had a charmed run behind the leaders before sprinting along the inside to beat Flying Dubawi (Michael Heagney, $7) and Sizzling Tale (Zoe Hunt, $4).

Jessica Brookes who is ap-

prenticed to Gayna Williams was also responsible for a good ride when taking an inside run on the Claire Lever, Hawkesbury-trained Russian Zarina, $4.80 to $4) to win the 1300 metres Welcome OMYA Southern Benchmark 50 Handicap from Field Agent (Kody Nestor, $9) and Super Sting (Mikayla Weir, $3.80 favourite).

Former champion cyclist Greg McFarlane, now a successful trainer at Gosford, won the 1100 metres Class Two Handicap with Catchy Tunes (Mathew Cahill, $3.10 to $2.80 favourite) which hit the lead in the straight then held off Hard Pick (Zoe Hunt, $2.90) and Miss Monopoly (Mikayla Weir, $9).

BOWLS NEWS

Club Fours Championships held this weekend

By JOHN EDWARDS, NARROMINE BOWLING CLUB WITH the Club Fours Championships semi-finals now being decided, this weekend will mark the final of this prestigious event for Narromine Bowling Club.

In other Club news, Social Bowls held last Thursday involved a total of 14 bowlers battling it out on the greens.

In Game One, Neil and Frenchy defeated Col and James C, 19-17. Game Two involved Noi and Duane defeating Trumby and Danny,18-15, and, in Game Three, Cliffy, Richard, and Dave played a 17-17 draw with Tony Jacobson, Carl, and Robbie C. Winners on the day, were Neil and Frenchy.

On Sunday, a total of 10 bowlers were on the greens with, in Game One, Rossie W and Beaver defeating Carl and Lionel, 18-14.

In Game Two, Wilkie, Neil, and Dave defeated Noi, Mitch, and Duane,16-12, with the ultimate winners, Rossie and Beaver.

With the Club Fours Championships semi-finals being contested last Saturday, the results were: in Game One, Joey Micilic, J Woolfe, M Woolfe, and Henry Buttsworth defeated Jimmy Daley, James Daley, Phill Harding, and Adam Jermyn, 29-18.

In Game Two, Sticker, Danny, Cranky, and Beaver defeated M Rixon, M Hilder, D Faro, and R Stanford, 18-14.

This weekend, Ben Clark and his team will take on Henry and his side in the final. This should be a great game, as both skips played the Singles final this year with Beaver coming out on top. Henry, therefore, might be looking for revenge!

The Trivia Night next week is in support of St Augustine’s Parish School, so come along and have a fun night.

Joke of the week: AN Englishman, a Scotsman, and an Irishman are exploring the desert. They come across a big slide guarded by a nice old man who says to the three: "Climb the ladder, go down the slide and shout your material wish. It will appear in a big pile at the bottom."

The Englishman tries it fi rst. He climbs the ladder, goes down the slide and shouts, "SILVER!" The woman grants his wish and he lands in a pile of silver coins.

The Scot goes next. He climbs the ladder, goes down the slide and shouts, "GOLD!" The old man grants his wish and he lands in a pile of gold coins.

Distracted, the Irishman rushes up the ladder. Halfway down the slide he shouts out, "WEEEEEEEEE!" Until next week – have a good week and good bowling.

Getting-up his flying hours so as to ultimately attain his commercial pilots licence, Vojtech Javorský is working as a “tug pilot” for gliders at Narromine Aerodrome for the next couple of months. PHOTO: NARROMINE STAR

Meet Vojtech, the Czech pilot From page 24 experience, demonstrated competence in the towing of gliders, and to have satisfactorily-completed a course in towing authorised by Gliding Australia.

Although he loves flying, Vojtech told the Narromine Star that none of his family were pilots, but he started becoming interested in aviation at a young age.

“I started liking planes when I was, like 12 or 13 years-old, and I just started flying at 16 years old, so I was able to get my pilot’s licence,” Vojtech said.

His journey to Australia to work as a tug pilot over the southern summer is common to many overseas aviators who come here so that, by the time they leave, they are then able to start looking into obtaining their CPL when they return home.

The amount of hours required for a pilot to get their CPL differs from country to country but in the gener-

al rule-of-thumb globally is about 150–200 hours.

“Being here (Narromine Aerodrome) will help me with the hours to get my licence,” he told the Narromine Star.

“By being a tug pilot in Australia, I can get more hours up and, hopefully, be good for my licence when I get back home.”

Vojtech currently works at Prague Airport back home in the Czech Republic and can already speak conversational English, but is excited at the prospect of expanding his language skills, as well as picking-up some euphemisms unique to Australia.

In terms of the weather forecast ahead of one of the country’s hottest predicted summers in decades, Vojtech said he is enjoying the heat and cannot wait for it to get even warmer.

“I am enjoying the summer, because back home it is just completely full of snow and very cold, and I hate the snow,” he said.

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Thursday, November 21, 2024 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR

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Trangie’s own Rhonda Betts is a paddling superstar

By SOPHIA MCCAUGHAN SHE’S a mother, a grandmother, a farmer and Trangie’s own local paddling superstar: you could say Rhonda Betts can do it all.

Earlier this month, Rhonda alongside her teammates from the Outback Dragons competed at the Pan Pacific Masters Games on the Gold Coast where the club picked up two bronze medals to add to the trophy cabinet in the clubhouse on the banks of the Macquarie River.

The Pan Pacific Masters Games welcomed competitors from all over the world including Sri Lanka, Papua New Guinea, India, Singapore, America and Canada.

But Rhonda won’t just have two bronze medals in her cabinet, she will have four including a gold and silver medal that she won in her own individual indoor rowing events at the competition.

Rhonda picked up a gold medal in the 100m Indoor Rowing Lightweight event in the 60-64 years age category successfully defending her 2023 gold medal with a time this year of 19.6 seconds.

Her silver medal was for the

one-minute Indoor Rowing Female Lightweight in the 60-64 years age category, leading until the fi nal ten seconds of the race until she had nothing left.

Rhonda has a lengthy list of sporting achievements in dragon boat racing and indoor rowing, where she currently holds the Australian record for the fastest 100m Indoor Rowing Sprint in the Female Lightweight 60-64 years age category.

Rhonda told the Narromine Star she fi rst picked up dragon boat racing nearly 15 years ago and since then has not looked back.

“I used to think ‘oh no, I couldn’t do that’ and then it was actually Chris Robinson (Outback Dragons) who one day took me down to give it a try and it was just so much fun and that was back in 2009,” she said.

“I have been pretty much hooked since then.”

Rhonda said she started off as a social paddler until she attended her fi rst regatta in the same year she picked up the sport.

“I went to my fi rst regatta in Orange that same year and

Right: A farmer, a mother, a grandmother and an Australian record holder – Trangie local Rhonda Betts. Above, Rhonda’s gold and silver medal that she won earlier this month at the Pan Pacific Masters Games in the Gold Coast. PHOTOS: SUPPLIED. I just love competing, love to sort of push myself to see how far you can go and then it just snowballed from there,” she told the Narromine Star.

“There is always something going on to look forward to when you are a dragon boat racer.”

Rhonda told the Narromine Star that her favourite thing about dragon boat racing and paddling is the community.

“It is being part of a crew,

Vojtech Javorský is in Narromine until March. PHOTO: VOJTECH JAVORSKÝ

part of a team you know,” she said.

“I just love being outdoors and on the water and it is really good for the soul to be out on the water and I just love it, the competition, the fitness, everything.”

Rhonda and her husband are both a part of the Outback Dragons but have recently had to take a break from training following her success at the Games and they both work

Meet Vojtech, the Czech pilot who loves hot weather Down Under!

By SOPHIA MCCAUGHAN HE has only been in the country for just over two weeks, but Vojtech Javorský is already enjoying life in rural Australia.

The 24-year-old aviator is

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through long days in the middle of harvest.

“We normally go in (training sessions) on a Thursday and when we are training for a big competition we usually go twice a week, but at the moment with harvest, that’s just not possible,” she explained.

Another big CONGRATULATIONS to Rhonda for her amazing achievements at this year’s Pan Pacific Masters on the Gold Coast.

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in Narromine to work as a “tug pilot” – which involves towing sailplanes for the Gliding Club – as he works hard to make-up the hours for his commercial pilots licence (CPL).

In order to be a tug pilot

in Australia, a flyer needs to be licensed or certificated to fly the class and design features of the aircraft being used for aero-towing gliders, to have logged a minimum of 100 hours aeronautical Continued page 23

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