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Narromine Shire celebrates International Day of People with Disability Accused murderer to selfrepresent in NSW Supreme Court trial By SOPHIA MCCAUGHAN THE 26-year-old man accused of the alleged fatal stabbing of a teenage boy in Narromine has had his case moved to the NSW Supreme Court and has forced his legal aid to withdraw from his court matter. Anthony Facchi did not appear via audio visual link (AVL) at Dubbo Local Court on Thursday, December 5 where his case was heard in front of Magistrate Gary Wilson. The court heard from Facchi’s former Legal Aid barrister, Bill Dickens, that he remained in custody at a correctional facility on the NSW north coast just east of Grafton. Mr Dickens explained when Facchi appeared in front of Magistrate Aaron Tang on Thursday, October 31, Magistrate Tang sought a Justice Health assessment of the 26-year-old which included some advice about ﬁtness which has now been provided to the courts. However, Mr Dickens and his legal team have struggled to engage with Facchi and says on the morning of his court appearance on Thursday, December 5, Facchi declined to take a call from his barrister.

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CBD lights up for late night shopping for Shop Local By SHARON BONTHUYS JUST like Christmas only comes around once a year, so does the opportunity for residents and visitors alike to enjoy late night shopping in the Narromine Shire. Last Thursday night was the night when local traders stayed open that little bit longer, with crowds enjoying the extra daylight at this time of year to walk through the shopping precinct and enjoy the free entertainment on offer. It’s part of the council-organised “Shop Local” campaign that encourages people near and far to spend money in businesses within the Narromine Shire. Trangie and Tomingley traders did not participate this year, we understand, but traders in Narromine reported good support on the night. Many enticed shoppers in with free nibbles and drinks, and extra opportunities to win prizes on offer above the four $250 vouchers up for grabs as part of the Narromine Shire Council promotion.

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What we saw… WHEN we arrived in the CBD, the street was rocking with the sounds of the talented Narromine High School music students performing in front of the old ANZ Bank. Narromine Cottage Craft was gearing up for a good

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night when we stopped by, with volunteer crafters Maryan Johnston and Hildred Oliver cracking open the bubbles to welcome late night shoppers. Maryan thought the late afternoon dark clouds might have put people off, but it

proved to be a misnomer as the weather stayed ﬁ ne and the people stayed shopping. Hildred said she hoped the late night shopping was a success for all the traders involved. Continued page 6

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Mission Australia along with numerous community organisations from the Narromine Shire held a fantastic event for International Day of People with Disability at Narromine Sports and Fitness Centre. PHOTOS: NARROMINE STAR.

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THE FORECAST Thursday, December 12 Min 15. Max 33. Sunny. Chance of any rain: 0% Central West Slopes and Plains area: Sunny. Light winds becoming southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h in the early afternoon then becoming light in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 13 and 17 with daytime temperatures reaching the low to mid 30s. Sun protection recommended from 8:40 am to 5:20 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 12 [Extreme] Friday, December 13 Min 17. Max 36. Sunny. Chance of any rain: 5% Central West Slopes and Plains area: Sunny. Light winds becoming west to southwesterly 15

By SOPHIA MCCAUGHAN CELEBRATING International Day of People with Disability in Narromine Shire last week, was a very special occasion. Held on Tuesday, December 3, the aim of the event was to honour and raise awareness of people with disabilities and to promote their equitable inclusion in all aspects of our life. Mission Australia, along with a number of local organisations, commemorated the occasion at Narromine Sports and Fitness Centre with a number of fun activities including cookie decorating, face-painting, snow-cones, arts and craft, as well as a barbecue lunch cooked by volunteers. This year’s theme was: “Amplifying the leadership of persons with disabilities for an inclusive and sustainable future”. Mission Australia Dubbo spokesperson Cody Jones told the Narto 20 km/h during the day then becoming light during the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 15 and 19 with daytime temperatures reaching the mid to high 30s. Sun protection recommended from 8:40 am to 5:10 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 12 [Extreme] Saturday, December 14 Min 19. Max 37. Sunny. Chance of any rain: 5% Central West Slopes and Plains area: Sunny. Light winds becoming northwest to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h during the afternoon then becoming light during the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 16 and 20 with daytime temperatures reaching the mid to high 30s. Sun protection recommended from 8:40 am

romine Star said the Day aims to promote inclusion and acceptance of all people with disabilities. “It is really important building that community awareness in the acceptance of inclusion and accessibility more broadly,” he said. Cody works with Social Futures, a leading community service organisation with 48 years experience in working to achieve positive social change in our communities. The organisation supports people to thrive by connecting them to the support they need when they need by working with communities, organisations and government. Cody told the Narromine Star that it is really important that people living with a disability have access to the support they need. “We support people to connect with services and disabilities whether that be through NDIS, supporting people, or looking at what else is

to 5:20 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 12 [Extreme] Sunday, December 15 Min 21. Max 38. Partly cloudy. Chance of any rain: 5% Monday, December 16 Min 21. Max 39. Sunny. Chance of any rain: 5% Tuesday, December 17 Min 24. Max 40. Mostly sunny. Chance of any rain: 10%

available,” he added. “We do a lot as well around what else is out there outside of NDIS, so for people that may not meet the criteria, what else is there available.” He said that people living with a disability in rural communities face unique challenges. “Finding accessible communities can be a really hard challenge, navigating sidewalks that don’t have proper foundations, a lot of buildings having stairs and not having those accessible entrances can present some really big challenges…transport is another massive one,” Cody told the Narromine Star. When asked about what able-bodied people can do to help people with disabilities — Cody said “just ask”. “Typically if you ask someone with a disability what they need to help them, they will be happy to tell you,” he concluded.

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Narromine Local Court Matters By SOPHIA MCCAUGHAN

Narromine Local Court wraps up for 2024 IT was a busy last week of court for the year for Narromine Local Court with Magistrate Stephen Barlow hearing over 60 matters between Wednesday, December 4 and Friday, December 6. Narromine only sits for three days a month and local court will return in 2025 with the ﬁ rst sitting day of the year Wednesday, February 5. Most matters in front of the courts this week were mentions, hearings and sentencing but a few matters are of particular interest to the community.

Narromine woman handed $1200 fine for Facebook Marketplace scams A 54-YEAR-OLD Narromine woman has been convicted on six charges of fraud again after receiving a conditional release order for four unrelated charges of fraud earlier this year. Karen Louise Hutchinson has a criminal history consisting of four prior charges of dishonestly obtaining ﬁnancial advantage by deception and faced Narromine Local Court on Thursday, December 4 where she was convicted on six charges of the same offence. According to police facts Hutchinson used the exact same modus operandi with the same bank account details that she used for previous offences. She was ordered to pay her victims compensation but according to police facts obtained by the Narromine Star - she has not paid any of the victims compensation in relation to those matters. Between early January 2023 and mid-2024 the 54-year-old preyed on victims from across Australia, with the six victims residing in NSW, Victoria, Queensland and Western Australia. She posted a wide variety of advertisements on Facebook Marketplace for women’s clothing with the intention of committing frauds to

obtain money according to police facts. On Wednesday, January 4 2023, one victim responded to one of the clothing advertisements put up by Hutchinson where they agreed upon a price for the clothing of $45. The victim sent money to Hutchinson when she received the money, eventually stopped replying to messages, kept the money and did not send any of the promised goods. Hutchinson did this another five times before NSW Police caught up to her and scammed five other victims out of $145, $67, $200, $52 and $250 respectively. It was not until her fi nal victim, who paid Hutchinson $250 for a clothing item, that a victim questioned her and she did not receive the goods from Hutchinson, threatening to report the matter to the Police. The 54-year-old refunded the victim $50 and informed the victim she would send the rest of the money, however no further payments were received by the victim. Throughout conversations with the victims, Hutchinson provided different excuses as to why items were not sent out as promised and often writes she has COVID, is in hospital, even going as far to purport to be somebody else claiming that she in an intensive care unit in hospital while also claiming to the different victims that she resides in Queensland and other areas of Australia. Hutchinson was ordered by Magistrate Barlow to pay compensating to the victims totalling over $700 and received a $1200 fi ne for the offences committed.

22-year-old man convicted on various driving offences receives conditional release order A 22-YEAR-OLD Narromine man has received a conditional release order of nine months that commenced on Wednesday, December 4. The man was charged and pleaded guilty of four driving offences including using an uninsured motor vehicle,

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using an unregistered motor vehicle, using class A vehicle number plate not correctly fi xed and negligent driving (not causing death or grievous bodily harm). The conditional release order is subject to the following conditions that he must not commit any offences and he must appear before the court if he is called on to do so during the time of the order. According to police facts, police were conducting patrols of the Narromine township on Saturday, March 23 and after receiving information that a silver Mazda Three was travelling along Manildra Street at the intersection of Terangion Street which did not have a number plate affi xed to the vehicle. At about 4.50pm on the same day, Police were travelling west along Dappo Road, Narromine, when they observed the vehicle pull out of Murgah Street and drive west along Dappo Road, some distance ahead of Police. Police closed some distance between themselves and the vehicle and confi rmed it had no registration plate attached to the rear. A short time after, Police observed the vehicle pull into a residential driveway rapidly causing damage to the vehicle. The property in Temoin Street is situated on a corner block where one Police officer entered the backyard as another officer made their way to the other side of the house. Police in the backyard located a male who identified himself as the 22-year-old male. He was seated in the front of

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the vehicle on the rear steps of the house and the 22-yearold informed Police that he owned the vehicle (silver Mazda Three) and that his cousin was driving at the time. The 22-year-old stated that this person had called him and told him they were driving the vehicle to his location. According to court documents, Police located the 22-year-old man’s mobile phone laying outside the driver’s door of the vehicle on the ground, likely having fallen from his person when he got out of the vehicle. He was then cautioned and subjected to a Form of Demand where he stated that a male as he knows as ‘cuz’ who is friends with his father, was driving the vehicle. At this point, he was placed under arrest, conveyed at Narromine Police Station and was offered the opportunity to be electronically interviewed in which he declined. Police conducted checks on his drivers license which revealed that he was suspended at the time of the offence, he stated he was not aware of the suspension.

Backflip on not guilty plea leads to 15 per cent discount on fine A 20-YEAR-OLD woman who previously pleaded not guilty to two charges has seen one charge withdrawn and another given a 15 per cent discount after she entered a guilty plea on Wednesday, December 4. The woman was charged with destroying or damaging

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property and was fi ned $500 for her conviction - it comes after she faced Narromine Local Court in May this year. It was in relation to an incident on Thursday, April 4, when the 20-year-old woman attended a residence in Narromine where she was heard yelling through the door “get out here ya s**t or I will smash ya car up”. The woman then began to thump and kick the door where the victims heard a loud banging sound on the front window of their residence as well as glass shattering onto the floor. An unidentified male tried to get the 20-year-old woman away from the scene saying “come on - let’s just go”. The victim then contacted her mother to request that she contact the Police to report the matter. The woman along with five others then travelled back to their vehicle and left the area a short time later. At about 7.05pm on the same day, Police attended the residence where the verbal altercation took place with a male witness telling Police he had strong concerns the woman may return with other people and cause further damage to their unit, vehicle or other property and possibly assault the victim. About a week later on Thursday, April 11, Police attended a residence in Narromine to attempt to locate and arrest the accused in relation to the matter. The woman was then arrested a short time later and took the opportunity to be interviewed in relation to the matter in which she agreed to answer questions of Police which were recorded. During the interview, the 20-year-old woman said she and the victim had been messaging each other in the weeks leading up to the incident and it had reached a point where the victim is alleged to have taunted the offending woman to attend her address to fight. Police reviewed the messages upon her mobile phone which revealed taunts by both the victim and the 20-year-old woman. She was fi ned $500 in relation to the matter.

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Fed-State partnership brings $160 million boost to NSW basin communities By SHARON BONTHUYS AN agreement between the Australian and NSW governments will see $160 million ﬂow to NSW communities in the Murray-Darling Basin to create jobs and boost local economies. NSW is the ﬁrst state to access the Australian Government’s record $300 million Sustainable Communities Program, helping the NSW Government work directly with Basin communities affected by voluntary water purchase. The NSW Government will coordinate the $160 million in funding with local communities across the state. Investments aim to retain and create new jobs, establish new industries, support existing industry to diversify, and stimulate economic development that is informed and supported by local communities. The NSW Government will continue consulting widely with Basin communities to understand their priorities and the investments needed to strengthen the economies exposed to water recovery measures.

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funding is for projects across nine eligible Local Government Areas (LGAs) including Carrathool, Murrumbidgee, Balranald, Hay, Griffith, Leeton, Berrigan, Murray River, and Edward River, and is expected to start by June 2025. None of these LGAs are in the Parkes federal electorate, or within the Barwon or Dubbo state electorates. Priority will be given to shovel-ready projects and broadly supported investments that will provide economic development and diversiﬁcation. Under the agreement, the NSW Government will also receive an additional $16 million to support consultation with communities to deliver the program.

Water recovery aims THE Australian Government is working to recover 450 gigalitres of water to the Basin, including through voluntary water purchase and $494 million worth of water saving infrastructure projects. In NSW, the $62 million Murrumbidgee Irrigation Urban Channel Pipelines Project has already received full approval and negotiations to fund three other projects are underway.

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Record investment: Plibersek FEDERAL Minister for the Environment and Water, Tanya Plibersek said the record $300 million package is a long-term investment in Basin communities. “The [federal] government is delivering the Murray-Darling Basin Plan in full in a way that supports the environment, communities and jobs – including in NSW,” Ms Plibersek said. “The program… puts communities at the heart of deciding their own future. I commend Minister Moriarty for getting on with the job and putting her communities’ interests ﬁ rst,” she added. “Our Government continues to explore and prioritise all viable water recovery options to lessen the impact on communities and the irrigation sector,” Ms Plibersek concluded

NSW Government response MINISTER for Regional NSW, Tara Moriarty, said the agreement allows the NSW Government to invest in economic development to mitigate some of the socioeconomic impacts of the Federal Government’s Murray-Darling Basin water buybacks. “While our Government

Grateful for grainsampling support By SHARON BONTHUYS

Sue Clark, Jill Flinn and Kevin Flinn in Trangie last week. Kevin chairs the Trangie Silos Committee which is behind the fundraising initiative supporting local elderly people. PHOTO: NARROMINE STAR.

HARVEST is all but done and dusted around the Narromine Shire, and a great news story to emerge from it is the ongoing success of a grain-sampling initiative raising funds to support the elderly in Trangie. Grain samples supplied for grading when trucks bring in their loads during harvest have been gathered and collectively donated to the

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does not support water buybacks, we will not miss an opportunity to invest in regional communities and better their economic wellbeing,” Ms Moriarty said. “The NSW Government has been clear that the Murray-Darling Basin Plan delivery must be done in a way that has limited impact on local jobs and households and allows regional communities to prosper,” she added. “We know that a one-size ﬁts all approach will not work for distributing funding. Investments will be targeted and outcome focused to meet the unique circumstances and needs of individual Basin communities,” Ms Moriarty concluded.

NSW Nationals Leader Dugald Saunders said the regions will be left high and dry by this deal. “Buybacks reduce the amount of water available for our farmers, which will put our basin communities in an extremely dangerous position, leaving them with less security and putting their livelihoods at risk,” Mr Saunders said. Mr Saunders believes this package will do very little to rectify the situation. “There’s also no clarity around how this funding will be spent, why $16m will be

wasted on admin and consultation, or how our local economies, agriculture or food security will be guaranteed for the future,” he added. Questions also remain around where the buybacks are coming from and which areas will be hit the hardest, according to The Nationals. Shadow Minister for Water Steph Cooke condemned the NSW Government for agreeing to the plan that should never have gone ahead. “Minister Jackson signed up to a deal with the [Federal] Government that included these damaging buybacks, knowing full well the devastation they would cause,” Ms Cooke said. “Now, instead of ﬁghting for regional NSW, she’s left our communities to deal with the fallout and, along with Federal Water Minister Tanya Plibersek, she is nowhere to be seen,” she added. “We’ve been asking the NSW Government for 20 months what the impact would be, and their answer was always ‘it’s the Commonwealth’s responsibility.’ “If they don’t know where in the Southern Basin water is being removed from, or who will be affected the most, why are buybacks proceeding? It’s reckless policymaking at its worst,” Ms Cooke concluded.

cause that raises funds for the Trangie and District Retirement Centre. This year, the grain samples from canola and wheat crops have reaped in $4000, according to Kevin Flinn, chair of the Trangie Silos Committee. This exceeds last year’s fundraising tally by several hundred dollars, with $3300 raised in 2023, Kevin said. “We started this to support our elderly residents,” Kevin explained. “Now it’s an annual thing.” Kevin estimates that 95 per

cent of harvest has been completed to date, with most carried out before the recent spout of wild weather could do too much damage. The Trangie Silos Committee is grateful to all those involved in supporting the initiative. “Our committee would like to thank Graincorp and their staff and the Trangie growers for their ongoing support,” he added. “They all do a fantastic job, and we couldn’t do it without them.”

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Country mayors and LGNSW happy with financial sustainability inquiry recommendations By SHARON BONTHUYS RECOMMENDATIONS to increase financial grants’ assistance to local government, and to change the Rural Fire Service (RFS) Act to ensure RFS assets are rested with the organisation and state government, not local councils, are two big possible take-outs of a NSW parliament inquiry into the fi nancial sustainability of councils, according to the Country Mayors Association of NSW (CMA NSW). Country councils responded to the state government inquiry on their fi nancial capacities favourably. CMA NSW chair Cr Rick Firman (Temora Shire Council) said his executive board welcomed the release of the NSW Upper House standing committee report on the ability of local government to fund infrastructure and services. “Financial sustainability is consistently a top priority concern of rural and regional councils in NSW,” Cr Firman said. “Our submission to this inquiry comprehensively covered the broad range of barriers to fi nancial sustainability in rural and regional councils in NSW.” The inquiry received 129 submissions and held 10 public hearings, half of which were in regional locations. From this, the standing committee, chaired by Emily Suvaal, has

made 17 recommendations. “The CMA is certainly encouraged. It appears that the standing committee … have obviously listened to, read and absorbed the testimonies presented to them,” he added. Cr Firman said it was particularly encouraging for the CMA to see that a proposed redesigning of the local government rating system is being referred to the NSW government. “Above all, it was also pleasing to see the Committee’s recommendation that the NSW Government advocate to our Commonwealth Government to increase its ﬁ nancial assistance grants to local government (known as FAGs) from 0.5 per cent to one per cent of Commonwealth taxation revenue (which it was originally),” Cr Firman said. “It is particularly pleasing to see the Committee’s recommendation that the NSW Government seek to amend the Rural Fire Service Act 1997, so that RFS assets are rested in the RFS,” he added. “This is particularly what our CMA Board and members have been consistently and strongly advocating for.” Successive NSW Governments have made RFS assets the on-paper responsibility of local government. This collection of assets that councils do not actually own but negatively-impact their ﬁ nancials annually has been known as ‘the

Red Fleet’. “The CMA will also be formally writing to our premier, the Hon. Chris Minns, to support the standing committee’s recommendations in full,” Cr Firman said. CMA deputy chair and Bega Valley Shire mayor, Cr Russell Fitzpatrick, also welcomed the report. “I congratulate the committee on their recommendations. It supports all the points that the CMA has put to the state and federal enquiries,” he said. Local Government NSW (LGNSW) also welcomed the initial ﬁ ndings, with president Cr Darriea Turley AM delighted to see the inquiry recommendations closely aligned with submissions from LGNSW and local councils across the state. “This is a wonderful outcome for councils and their communities. LGNSW has long advocated for more support from both the state and federal governments to ensure the ﬁ nancial sustainability of local councils is secured,” Cr Turley said. “The recommendations … ref lect recognition that the financial sustainability of councils is being persistently eroded and that, without improvements, all communities will suffer,” she adding, hoping this recognition will pave the way for much-needed improvements.

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Key recommendations include: f Reviewing rate exemptions and concessions to achieve a better balance between local council financial sustainability, community benefits and principles of equity. f Redesigning the rating system to provide councils with greater f lexibility in setting rates, while keeping rates affordable for the community. f Streamlining the Country Mayors Association of NSW deputy special variation chairman Cr. Russell Fitzpatrick (Bega) and Chairman Cr. Rick Firman OAM (Temora). process. PHOTO: SUPPLIED. f Advocating to the Australian mitigation and preparedness. Government to increase Financial Assistance Grants f Incorporation of betterto councils from 0.5 per cent ment into disaster recovery to one per cent of Common- funding programs. wealth taxation revenue. f Appropriately recognising f Grant models that are that Rural Fire Service assets more secure, sustainable and are vested in the NSW Governpredictable. ment, and not councils. f Changes to the developer f Reducing cost shifting onto contributions framework to councils and consideration of better support councils to fund how the Waste Levy can betthe ongoing costs of new infrater support infrastructure and structure, and support develservices that support the tranopment including of communisition to the circular economy. ty facilities. f More timely disaster recovBoth the CMA NSW and ery assistance to councils. LGNSW now hope NSW pref Dedicated and ongoing mier Chris Minns will act on funding streams for disaster these recommendations.

Thursday, December 12, 2024 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR

CBD lights up for late night Spencer and Paddy from Narromine Nigh rocked the street.

The talented Elders - Larissa, Caitlin and Skye - busking outside Vinnies.

The KPS Sweet Stall was very popular on the night.

This is how you do cookie decorating, says Bowie Walsh, 4, at Zest.

More talented Narromine High music students performing for the shoppers.

From page 1 So many people were in Style 33 when we stopped by, with the start of a queue going out the front door, that we didn’t think we’d make it inside. But we did and were very impressed with the lengths Michelle McDonald had gone to in welcoming customers with delicious snacks and bubbles. “It’s going great. Better than last year,” said Michelle. Country Traders were also doing a roaring trade when we stopped by, with crowds stopping also to watch local songstress Amity Gordon performing in the courtyard of Kierath’s Shopping Centre. Ollie and I further down the street also had a successful

Country Traders were also busy on the night.

evening. This was the business’ ﬁ rst late night shopping event in its new premises, having relocated from near the council chambers earlier in the year.

Photo with Santa? THOSE wanting a photo with Santa this year – we’ll let you in on a little secret. Head on in to Macquarie Clothing because not only can you buy things there but you can have a photo taken with the store’s popular and bigger-than-BenHur blow-up Santa. Normally adorning the pavement outside the shop, Santa has been moved inside this year, for his own safety.

“Someone tried to tackle him so Santa is staying inside this year,” said proprietor Louise Harding. We managed to snap local Corey Barnes posing with Santa while we were onsite.

Something for all ACROSS the street, some spectacular busking with violins was taking place outside the Vinnies’ store by the talented Elders – 14-year-old Larissa and 11-year-old twins Caitlin and Skye. Susie Redden was enjoying the music and selling raffle tickets for St Augustine’s outside the neighbouring Narromine Pharmacy.

Inside, the team was gearing up for a good night when we stopped by, with proprietor Felicity Roberts saying the late night shopping appeared to have generated much more action this year than previous years. “People can start at Woven Sailor and make their way down the street and end up at Soul Food for a meal,” pharmacist Sara McCarthy added. Sara was referencing the great map the Narromine Star had produced for an advertising feature, listing several of the businesses participating in late night shopping this year. It was also the ﬁ rst late night shopping event for KPS Sweets, a new business in

town run by Sam Walsh who relocated to Narromine several weeks ago. Her stall was very popular with young people, we observed… Zest was also buzzing when we stopped by, with a mountain of homemade treats available to buy, and several children enjoying the free (but very messy) cookie decorating activity. Four-year-old Bowie Walsh kindly let us photograph his cookie-decorating efforts while we were there. The late night shopping experience certainly had something for everyone. And if the campaign continues, local traders will gear up to do it all again this time next year.

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shopping for Shop Local Danielle Wallace and Mia Barnes working hard at Zest.

Susie Redden selling raffle tickets.

Maryanne McKinney and Kylie Hutchison at Ollie and I.

Liz Foreman, Sara McCarthy, Felicity Roberts and Bridget McDonnell at Narromine Pharmacy.

Ollie and I were super busy on the night.

Corey Barnes had his photo with Santa at Macquarie Clothing.

Michelle McDonald and Sammi Huston at Style 33. Maryan Johnston and Hildred Oliver at Narromine Cottage Craft. PHOTOS:

Louise Harding and Crystal Paine at Macquarie Clothing.

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Fijian voices bringing harmony to Narromine By PASTOR PAUL NAMAKADRE

Uplifting voices in harmony; the Viti Singers ensemble were in Narromine last weekend to perform at the Narromine Seventh-Day Adventist Church. PHOTOS: SUPPLIED.

NARROMINE community was treated to an evening of vibrant melodies and heartfelt harmonies as the “Viti Singers” took centre stage at the Narromine Seventh-Day Adventist Church hall last Saturday. This talented group brought together Fijian singers from Dubbo, Narromine, Sydney, and Fiji itself, uniting voices from across the Paciﬁc to share the nation’s unique cultural heritage. The event, a community Thanksgiving concert, was a celebration of gratitude and unity with guests welcomed with warm smiles, delicious food, and delightful desserts, creating an atmosphere of joy and fellowship. Hosted by the Narromine SDA Church, the evening was designed to strengthen community bonds and encourage mutual support. “With a repertoire spanning traditional Fijian songs to contemporary gospel pieces, the Viti Singers mesmerised the audience, inspiring many with their uplifting performances and the powerful message of unity they conveyed,” an event spokesperson said. “It’s wonderful to see people coming together, sharing food, laughter, and the gift of music,” one attendee added. The Viti Singers not only showcased their remarkable talent, but also reminded everyone of the importance of community. “The event was a resounding success, leaving the audience eager for future opportunities to connect and celebrate as one,” the spokesperson concluded.

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New funding for Western Health amid rising drug and alcohol support wait times By SOPHIA MCCAUGHAN PEOPLE at risk of harm from alcohol and drug use in Western NSW, will have greater access to support and treatment after the announcement of $10.4 million in new funding to enhance services over the next four years. The money comes after a report in the Narromine Star urged the State Government to act after the Western NSW Local Health District (LHD) — geographically the largest in NSW — was left out of critical regional drug hearings ahead of the statewide drug summit earlier this month. The two-day summit was held last week in Sydney and followed two one-day regional hearings in Lismore and Grifﬁth in October. A ﬁ nal report on the Summit is to be prepared in early 2025 with recommendations on drug and alcohol policies for NSW.

Funding announcement welcomed by Western NSW LHD THE new local investment includes funding for Western NSW LHD and local non-government organisations services, including $1.2 million over four years for new post-custodial support services for Aboriginal people to be delivered by Wellington Aboriginal Corporation Health Service. The post-custodial support services will provide case management and support to Aboriginal people in the region for up to three months prior to their release from custody and up to 12 months post-release. Making-up the rest of the $10.4 million is $9.2 million over four years that has been allocated to the health district for the delivery of a range of specialist alcohol and other drug treatment and support. The new funding for the Western NSW LHD is being allocated to expand access to integrated care for people presenting to hospitals and with-

A MESSAGE FROM NARROMINE ANGLICAN CHURCH YOU may have thought the date of the ﬁ rst Christmas — Jesus’ birth — was a no- brainer; 1 AD right? I mean, that’s how we got our calendar, “AD”, from the Latin Anno Domini (Year of our Lord). But it’s not that simple, there are some details involved. The gospels of Matthew and Luke agree that Jesus was born shortly before the death of Herod the Great.

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in the community. The district will be able to offer improved access to specialist support for priority populations, including Aboriginal people and people who experience co-occurring mental health and alcohol and other drug issues through a newly-established multi-disciplinary team. Support will also be offered in-person through outreach to small communities and virtually online. The funding will also enable expansion of the Magistrates Early Referral Into Treatment (MERIT) program, including funding for increased access to residential rehabilitation or withdrawal management beds. NSW Minister for Health, Ryan Park, said in a statement he was “pleased” to announce the investment into the services. “The programs we are investing in are targeted to meet the unique needs of people living in regional areas and priority population groups including Aboriginal people, pregnant women, people with mental health conditions, young people, and people involved in the criminal justice

system,” he said. State Member for Barwon, Roy Butler, said that he was pleased with the announcement of the extra money for drug treatment services in the region. “I welcome this funding boost and the additional specialist treatment and early intervention services that will be delivered during the next four years in Western NSW, but there is still much more to do,” he said.

Peak body reveals concerning waitlist data THE announcement, however, follows data released by the Network of Alcohol and other Drugs Agencies (NADA) surrounding waitlist times for individuals looking to access alcohol and other drug services provided by non-government organisations (NGO’s). For instance, on any given day during the week from Monday, September 23 to Friday, September 27, just over 1800 people were on waitlists for NGO-provided alcohol and

other drug treatment services. This number climbed to more than 2600 people, when accounting for individuals on multiple waitlists for a range of service types. Further analysis released by NADA also show-cased the achievements of NGO-provided treatment services. In the 2023/24 fi nancial year, these services helped more than 8000 people achieve a 75 per cent improvement in their psychological health. Furthermore, 69 per cent of those attending these services reported an improvement in their quality of life and 40 per cent saw a decrease in severity of their dependence. However, NADA says that these results cannot be sustained without future and continuing funding by the State Government. NADA Chief-Executive, Dr Robert Stirling said the state’s outdated approach to alcohol and other drug policy is hurting residents in NSW. “The current system is failing to deliver positive health outcomes for our community, we need a fundamental shift in our approach to alcohol and other drug policy, one that prioritises health and well-being,” Dr Stirling said in a media release. The average wait time for residential withdrawal services is 12–26 weeks, with almost a quarter of those waiting enduring delays of this length. NADA says the figures likely under-estimate the extent of the problem which does not include data for those waiting for public or private options and only reflects those waiting for services from NGOs. Dr Stirling said the government needs to do more to streamline services. “We need a central agency within the NSW Cabinet Office and the Premier’s Department to overcome existing ‘silos’ and streamline the process, ensuring efficient resource allocation, better data collection, and improved accountability,” he concluded.

Insights from the NSW Drug Summit Sydney hearings

SEVERAL hundred politicians, policy experts, police, health professionals and people with lived experience of drug use packed into the International Convention Centre in Darling Harbour for the NSW Drug Summit last week.

Calls for decriminalisation of drug use and possession were at the centre of the summit, despite NSW Premier Chris Minns ruling-out reforms on decriminalisation earlier this year.

While the Government was quick in rejecting decriminalisation calls, the prospect of reforming drug-checking laws seemed to be on the cards for NSW Health Minister, Ryan Park.

Pill-testing is a scientiﬁcally proven method of drug-checking with a review of Canberra’s pill testing service — CanTEST — found that onein-10 samples tested were discovered and when the results were not what the person expected, one-third of people said they deﬁ nitely would not use the drug.

Other highlights of the summit were discussions over the dangers of illicit drugs and how now more than ever the contents of drugs are more unpredictable — with many synthetically-produced and psychoactive drugs becoming increasingly common.

NSW Council of Social Services Chief-Executive, Cara Varian said the Government must turn discussion into action.

“This Summit brought together a broad group of stakeholders, and we had some productive discussions — but it can’t stop there,” she said in a media release.

“If the Government wants to shift the dial on these issues, it needs to support the service providers on the frontline doing incredible work.”

When was the first Christmas? Herod was the Rome-appointed ruler of the Jews. According to some dates provided by the first century writer, Josephus, Herod died in early 4BC (“Before Christ”). Then Jesus must have been born shortly before that — so, you could say around 5 BC. Which of course raises the question; how could Jesus have been born, ﬁve years before himself? There are a couple of options, but one is that the man who gave us the calendar distinction between “BC” and “AD”; a sixth century Italian scholar named “Denis the Little”, was out by ﬁve years in

his calculation for Anno Domino (AD). Which may be said to be understandable, considering his limited resources at that time! But there is another surprise that has evolved at Christmas. The 25th of December was originally a celebration of the “Unconquered Sun”, held at the time of the winter solstice in the northern hemisphere. It was a happy feast celebrated by the Romans. When Christianity became dominant in the fourth and ﬁ fth centuries, people were uncomfortable with celebrating the sun, instead of the creator. So the believers back

then didn’t cancel the already existing huge party. No, they chose to sancti fy it as the ‘bir thday’ of the unconquered Saviour of the world. No one wa s su g g e s t i n g Je su s wa s ac t u a l ly b or n on t h at d at e, t h i s wa s ju s t a n at t empt t o C h r i s t i a n i s e c u lt u r e. What a positively amazing version of faith in God that they were certain of. Today we ﬁ nd that the weeks leading up to Christmas are also an important time in the Christian calendar, not unlike the weeks leading up to Easter. Advent is celebrated, and the people of the Old Testa-

ment who were looking forward to the coming of a Messiah, are remembered. Though they didn’t realise it at the time, the birth of Jesus was the answer to all their prayers. The Bible shows that we find ourselves in a similar situation. Just like the Israelites, we too are looking forward to the coming of Christ. But not as a baby, set to die for our sins, this time as King and judge of all people. This Advent, let’s thank Jesus for his ﬁ rst “coming” and look forward and prepare ourselves for his second, in glory. By PHILIP HAND

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

Volunteer Grants now open MY office is now accepting expressions of interest (EOIs) for the 2024-25 Volunteer Grants round. Volunteer organisations can apply for grants of between $1000 and $5000 to support their communication or insurance needs, or to fund purchases and activities which will beneﬁt children under 18. Some major changes have been made to this year’s grants, so it’s important to check out the guidelines before submitting an EOI, which are due in January.

Special presentations to local veterans LAST week it was great to have shadow minister for veterans’ affairs, Barnaby Joyce, join me and Nationals candidate for Parkes, Jamie Chaffey, in Moree and Narrabri to make some special presentations to local veterans. In Moree, we presented commemorative medallions to the families of three World War II veterans – Noel Arthur Dean, James Carl Shepherd, and Willian Henry Norman. The medallion was an initiative established by the former coalition government to acknowledge the signiﬁcance of the 75th anniversary of

AROUND UND THE TORATE ELECTORATE Comment nt by DUGALD D SAUNDERS, ERS, State Member ember for Dubbo bo I WOULD like to offer a warm welcome to our new probationary constables who attested at the NSW Police Academy, Goulburn last Friday. Six new recruits join the Orana Mid-Western Police District, with four of those ofﬁcers now based in Dubbo, one in Coonamble and one in Coonabarabran. On Tuesday, December 10, the probationary constables reported to their stations to

Back: Federal Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton, Moree RSL Sub-Branch president, John Williams, shadow minister for veterans’ affairs, Barnaby Joyce, and Nationals candidate for Parkes, Jamie Chaffey, pictured with (front) Maree Brady who accepted a commemorative medallion on behalf of her father William Norman, Dianne Patterson who accepted a medallion on behalf of her father James Shepherd, and Robyn Geary who accepted a medallion on behalf of her uncle Noel Dean during a special presentation in Moree last week. PHOTO: PARKES ELECTORATE. the end of the Second World War in 2020 and is a small but meaningful way we can thank veterans who fought during that confl ict. In Narrabri, Vietnam veteran Brian Bowman, from Dunedoo, was presented with the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal on behalf of the former Republic of Vietnam as an appreciation for fighting with them against communist forces during the Vietnam War. This was a very significant medal for Brian, and I was pleased to see how proud he was to receive it after all these years. It was an honour and a privilege to be able to thank Brian and his family, as well as the families of the three World complete 12 months on-thejob training and study by distance education with Charles Sturt University. They officially graduate with an Associate Degree in Policing Practice once they have passed all academic and operation standards and will then be confirmed to the rank of constable. I congratulate the new recruits for joining the ranks of the NSW Police Force to take up the incredibly challenging but rewarding responsibility of serving and protecting the people of NSW. CONGRATULATIONS to all the schools in the Dubbo electorate for their outstanding end-of-year presentations and awards ceremonies! These events showcase the

War II veterans, for their service and sacriﬁce. During Barnaby’s visit to the electorate, we also met with Moree Plains Shire Council to discuss the need to complete the Inland Rail.

Regions to benefit from new housing policy LEADER of The Nationals, David Littleproud, last week announced that 30 per cent of the coalition’s $5 billion Housing Infrastructure Programme will be set aside for investment in the regions. This funding will be used to invest in shovel-ready infrastructure to unlock new homes in regional, rural and dedication, creativity, and hard work of students, teachers, and staff alike. It’s inspiring to see the achievements of the year celebrated and the talents of so many students recognised. I was honoured to attend quite a few assemblies, and those I couldn’t attend, my staff proudly attended on my behalf. Well done to everyone who participated and contributed to making this academic year a success! For Year Six students heading off to high school, the next adventure in your schooling career is about to begin, and for Year 12 students who have completed this phase of your education, you’re about to embark on the next stage of your life! Here’s to continued

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Potential implications of Trump’s return on Australian agriculture By SOPHIA MCCAUGHAN IT has been just over a month since American voters re-elected controversial former President Donald Trump to lead the most powerful country on earth for the next four years. President-elect Trump during the campaign had promised to impose a universal tariff of 10 per cent (or more) for countries importing goods into the United States — which could spell trouble for Australian agriculture and other exporters. America also experienced their largest year-on-year growth in Australian agricultural imports in the last ﬁnancial year with values climbing to $1.2 billion (up 21.2 per cent) to $6.8 billion in 2023/24, according to Rural Bank’s Australian Agriculture Exports report. Growth was mostly driven by a lift in beef imports which jumped by about 70.5 per cent to $1.4 billion with lamb, dairy and wine export values also recorded year-on-year increases to offer support. The United States is now one of Australia’s largest agriculture export markets — second only to China — with RaboResearch General Manager, Stefan Vogel said. He argued that, under a new Trump administration, the re-escalation of global trade wars would be a massive factor for the Australian agriculture sector to watch. “Some of our commod-

ities — including Australian canola — did benefit from these trade wars and the stop on China buying and importing US soybeans for an extended period during the last Trump term,” Mr Vogel said. “There is also the downside risk of trade tensions spilling-over to negatively impact our exports, as we saw with the tariffs that were placed on Australian barley, wine, beef and seafood by China,” he said. Mr Vogel says for Australian agriculture broadly, the most immediate effect may be felt as a result of the new Trump Administration’s impact on currency and then, over the coming months, potentially trade. “The knock-on economic benefits may not be as beneficial, as the bigger-spending policies, which were part of Donald Trump’s campaign promises, risk fuelling US inflation and leading to a higher interest rate environment in the United States and potentially also other major economies,” he said. Mr Vogel said impacts on Australia’s direct agricultural exports into the United States — including for beef — will hopefully be limited. “Beef might not take centre stage in the economic reasoning of an industrial policy by Trump to protect US producers at a time when US cattle producer prices and retail beef prices are very high,” he concluded.

Grains and oilseeds FOR Australia’s grain and oilseeds sector (G&O) RaboBank says the impacts would most likely come as a result of US police approaches around the Russia-Ukraine War, energy, and the Middle East. RaboResearch Grains and Oilseeds Analyst, Vitor Pistoia says that if the new United States Government withdraws support for Ukraine in its war with Russia, this could leave Russia with more farmland and therefore more G&O and more relevance in the global market. “This may be bullish for prices in the short-term, but will inevitably give Russia more power to negotiate bilateral deals, as we have seen them recently do with Egypt, so volatility would be almost certain,” he said. Mr Pistoia noted that Ukraine is a key grain supplier to the world, and restrictions of its export ﬂows would drive grain prices higher. “For the 2024/25 season, Ukraine is forecast (by the US Department of Agriculture) to supply 7.4 per cent of global wheat exports, as well as nine per cent of global barley exports, 12 per cent of corn and 18.5 per cent of canola exports,” Mr Pistoia said. “Those volumes cannot easily be replaced by other nations, including other big exporters like Russia, which already has 22.2 per cent of global wheat exports, Australia with 9.5 per cent and the US with 10.4 per cent,” he concluded.

RaboResearch general manager is warning about the potential implications of United States President-elect Donald Trump.

RaboResearch grains and oilseeds analyst Vitor Pistoia.

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Around the traps… NARROMINE Star is pleased to bring you the latest little news-grabs from across the Shire, the State, the nation, and the wider world, keeping you informed of what is going on in and beyond Narromine. f Federal Opposition Leader, Peter Dutton, has vowed to only display the Australian flag at press conferences if he is elected prime minister next year. The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flags were quietly installed next to the Australian flag behind Anthony Albanese in his fi rst address to the media at Parliament House as prime minister in 2022. f The House of Representatives Select Committee on Nuclear Energy, has conducted multiple public hearings this week in Muswell-

brook, Lithgow and Sydney for its nuclear power inquiry. Chair of the Committee and Federal Member for Hunter, Dan Repacholi said each public hearing was a chance for the Committee to build their understanding of the concerns and priorities of communities in areas that have been earmarked for potential nuclear plants. f Leading compensation and class action law fi rm, Slater and Gordon, have fi led a class action on behalf of millions of customers related to the pricing of NRMA home and/or contents insurance policies under the Insurance Australia Limited (IAL) group, as part of the “Get your Insurance Back” campaign. The statement of claim, fi led in the Victorian Supreme Court, accuses IAL, under parent compa-

ny, the Insurance Australia Group, of engaging in misleading and deceptive conduct as well as unconscionable conduct by informing customers they were receiving loyalty discounts at the time of renewal, but not informing them that those discounts could be offset by a ‘loyalty tax’ which IAL had built into the customer’s base premium. f Spear and Arrow Therapeutic Services, are offering a number of activities throughout the school holidays next month running from Wednesday, January 15 and Monday January 30. Programs include “arts and crafts”, “bricks and tricks”, “ready set school” and the “game on club”. Limited places are available. f Businesses, consortiums, local governments, associ-

ations, Aboriginal corporations, not-for-proﬁts and other eligible applicants, are encouraged to apply for a share of the $50 million Community Investment Program to be delivered under the NSW Government’s $400 million Regional Development Trust. Grants of between $500,000 and $5 million will be available for infrastructure projects and capital investments to create jobs and economic opportunities. Between $250,00 and $1 million will be available for regional programs to improve service delivery and community connection and capacity building. f The biggest class of the NSW Police Academy in a decade (Class 364) graduated late last week with a total of 298 new recruits now working in police stations across

NSW. The class comprises 218 men and 80 women and the students start with the rank of probationary constable. There are 27 new officers in the Western Region of NSW with three deployed in the Central West Police District, five in the Chifley Police District, and six in the Orana Mid-Western Police District. f A United States court has ruled against Rupert Murdoch’s bid to change his family trust to consolidate control of his media empire in the hands of his son Lachlan, the New York Times reported on Tuesday, December 10. A Nevada commissioner concluded that Rupert and Lachlan acted in “bad faith” in their effort to amend the irrevocable trust the newspaper reported, citing a sealed court document.

Thursday, December 12, 2024 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR

“Udderly” positive: Boomtime; land values increase by almost $9 billion in regional NSW Global dairy market rises to the top By SOPHIA MCCAUGHAN

RaboBank Senior Dairy Analyst, Michael Harvey, has positive predictions for the global dairy market, despite concerns over global politics and infectious diseases.

By SOPHIA MCCAUGHAN

THINGS are looking up for dairy producers with RaboResearch expecting milk supply growth from the world’s biggest exporting regions to continue into 2025. These positive results represent gains in all major production regions for the ﬁ rst time since 2020. Rising farmgate milk prices and favourable feed costs are improving dairy farm margins, while global dairy demand remains mixed amid economic pressures, Senior Dairy Analyst, Michael Harvey said. He believes that supply growth will maintain its momentum going into next year as well. “RaboResearch expects 0.5 per cent milk supply growth from the Big Seven export regions in the second half of 2024, driven by signiﬁcant seasonal peaks in Oceania,” Mr Harvey said. “Supply growth will maintain its momentum in 2025, with a milk supply growth forecast of 0.8 per cent in 2025 according to RaboResearch,” he added.

Farmgate milk prices and margins on the rise

ACCORDING to RaboBank, ﬁ rmer commodity prices have ﬂowed through to dairy farmers in export regions, with local farmgate prices improving considerably in the second half of this year. In parts of Europe and New Zealand, farmgate milk prices are nearing record highs that were seen in 2022, with rising milk prices and affordable feed improving dairy farm margins which will likely expand further in 2025.

Chinese dairy imports to improve CHINA has made signiﬁcant progress in rebalancing stocks, with milk production expected to fall 1.5 per cent year-on-year in 2025. Farmgate milk prices are near 10-year-lows according to the report, triggering herd reductions and farm exits while dairy demand remains sluggish, there is some optimism that the bottom of the cycle is near. “We expect China’s three-year run of declining net import volumes to end in 2025, with imports improving by two per cent year-on-year,” Mr Harvey said. “This is led by lower supply and optimism for a recovery in consumer demand.”

Balanced dairy fundamentals and trade uncertainties heading into 2025 MR Harvey cautions that with the recent election of United States President-Elect, Donald Trump, markets are watching for the risk of rising protectionism in the United States and potential trade tensions. “A re-emergence of tariffs could disrupt dairy trade ﬂows, while the threat of mass deportations could disrupt US farm labor availability,” he explained. Management of disease outbreaks — avian inﬂuenza in the United States and bluetongue in Europe — is also a key factor to watch. There is optimism that vaccinations for both diseases could mitigate production impacts in 2025, Mr Harvey concluded.

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LAND values across the State have risen by almost $9 billion, according to new analysis by the NSW Valuer General. This follows the agency’s ﬁnalisation of land values for each and every parcel of land across NSW. The land values, however, reﬂect the value of land only as of July 1 this year. Valuer General of NSW, Sally Dale, said regional NSW has experienced a slight increase in land valuations with continued demand for property and constrained supply. The total land value for regional NSW experienced a combined increase of 2.7 per cent across all property types from $329 billion to $338 billion from between July 1, 2023 and July 1, 2024. Property sales are the most important factor valuers consider when determining land values. Regional industrial land values experienced the highest growth across property categories, with a 9.9 per cent average increase.

Narromine experiences positive increases across the board NARROMINE Shire has recorded increases in land values across all categories. The Shire which includes Narromine, Trangie and Tomingley experienced an increase of 3.4 per cent in residential land value. The local government area (LGA), however, only had a minimal increase in commercial land values of 0.4 per cent. The biggest increase in land value was enjoyed by industrial and rural land values with the Shire recording an increase of 4.7 per cent in industrial land and 4.8 per cent for rural land values. Overall, the increase in land value in the Narromine Shire was on average 4.6 per cent as of July 1, 2024.

Winners and losers in industrial land values IN other rural areas, Warrumbungle LGA — east of Narromine — had the largest increase in industrial land values of 92.4 per cent. Greater Hume LGA witnessed an increase of 61 per cent, followed by Tamworth Regional with an increase of 41.5 per cent. “The strong growth in Warrumbungle has been attributed to the strong rural

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Land valuations up in NSW: Local Government Areas that underwent recent evaluations involving a statewide increase of 2.7 per cent overall.

economy that supports the industrial market in Coonabarabran,” Ms Dale said. “Greater Hume also experienced a very strong increase on the back of the town’s growing population and its proximity to the larger Albury-Wodonga centre, which is driving demand, as seen in the Jindera industrial estate,” she added. Narrabri was the biggest loser in valuation, suffering a decrease of 20.8 per cent in industrial land values, driven predominantly by reduced demand. This was likely due to completion of the Inland Rail construction stage through the region and the announcement that the Narrabri Special Activation Precinct would not proceed in late 2023. A slight decrease was also observed in Singleton of 4.5 per cent, which is largely attributable to some uncertainty in the coal-related mining sector.

Winners and losers in residential land values IN land for housing Cobar LGA — north of Narromine — had an increase of 45.4 per cent in residential land values, driven by a strong performing economy, a thriving local minerals and critical minerals mining sector, and support from the visitor economy. Gilgandra, Balranald, and Bogan also experienced very strong increases with residential land values in Gilgandra LGA increasing by 37.6 per cent. The Bland LGA had the biggest decrease in residential land values of 6.7 per cent, followed by Murray River and Broken Hill. “The state’s constrained housing supply and resulting population shifts continue to support increases in residential land values across western NSW as people look for more affordable and availa-

ble housing,” Ms Dale said. “It will be interesting to see if this trend continues over the longer term and whether the tree change remains a trend in the future,” she speculated.

Renewable Energy Zones driving increases in commercial land values FOR commercial land values across regional NSW, there was a minor increase of 2.4 per cent in valuations. Uralla recorded the strongest increase of 34 per cent, driven by high interest in the recently-announced Renewable Energy Zone. Cobar and Bogan both had strong increases also driven by increased demand from renewed mining activity and the potential for new mines in surrounding areas. A total of 42 of 71 LGAs experienced less than 1.0 per cent or minor negative growth in commercial land values, however.

Rural land values RURAL land values across the region experienced a slight increase of 2.7 per cent with Gwydir LGA recording the highest percentage change — 23 per cent — driven by continuing strong demand for good quality farming land in well-regarded tightly-held areas. Snowy Monaro Regional had an increase of 19.6 per cent and Lachlan LGA enjoyed a strong increase of 19.1 per cent. The growth in rural values for Snowy Monaro Regional has been attributed to the increase in livestock prices and ideal seasonal conditions. Greater Hume, Federation LGA and Narrandera all experienced decreases of more than ﬁve per cent in rural land values, attributed to cooling market conditions caused by economic uncertainty.

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NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Thursday, December 12, 2024

RaboBank’s beef forecast anticipates decline in production for 2025 By SOPHIA MCCAUGHAN HERD contraction in the world’s four largest beef-producing nations is expected to lead to the ﬁ rst reduction in global beef production since the COVID-19 pandemic, according to RaboBank. The United States is the world-leader in global beef production, producing 20 per cent of the world’s total supply. But RaboBank is predicting that the US, along with Brazil, are likely to lead declines in beef production next year which could lead to more pressure on the Australian market with the South American giant the world’s second biggest producer of beef at 18 per cent. While North American cattle prices have been high for close to two years as a result of lower cattle numbers and strong consumer demand, other regions globally have experienced low cattle prices. In its latest Q4 Global Beef Quarterly Report, the agribusiness baking specialist Australia may be the only top10 beef producing nation to have year-over-year production gains in 2025.

China and Europe are also in the top four producing a combined 24 per cent of world’s beef supply, and reductions in production are also predicted according to RaboBank. This could spell real trouble for consumers at the check-out as they may face higher prices with the four countries producing just over 37 million tonnes of the world’s beef production in the 2023/24 financial year with Australia producing just over two million tonnes in the same reporting period. With available supplies altered across the top global beef markets, the report says that beef trade is expected to shift dramatically. “We anticipate Australian beef producers will increasingly depend on exports to absorb stronger domestic production, while Brazil will see global markets as a better demand opportunity compared to lacklustre domestic demand,” report lead author, Angus Gidley-Baird said. Global beef production has the potential to swing dramatically because, if meteorological conditions impact

our weather here, this may lead to global beef production declines. “US producers are waiting on more-dependable precipitation to rebuild the herd, and Brazilian production is being slowed by rain delaying the supply of cattle fattened on pasture,” Mr Gidley-Baird said.

Australian Outlook THE report says Australia continues to produce and export record volumes of cattle while prices hold. Third Quarter production volumes for Australia showed a new record for the quarter — up 17 per cent on the time last year, according to RaboBank. “This brings total Australian beef production for the year to date (September 30) to 1.9 million metric tonnes, also an increase of 17 per cent on the same period last year,” Mr Gidley-Baird said. Higher slaughter numbers are the main contributor to this growth in production — up 19 per cent for the year to date. Mr Gidley-Baird said the female proportion of total

RaboResearch Senior Animal Protein Analyst, Angus Gildey-Baird. His latest report forecasts cattle herd contraction in the world’s four largest beef-producing nations. PHOTO: SUPPLIED. slaughter numbers remained above 50 per cent.

cattle prices have been holding steady.

“This would normally indicate liquidation of the herd. However, RaboResearch believes this higher proportion reﬂects the high number of cattle in the systems and the reduced need for replacement cattle,” he said.

Cattle prices softened slightly in mid-November, potentially reﬂecting an easing back in demand from processors with exports approaching safeguard thresholds.

The higher beef production volumes have led to Australia setting new monthly export records and Mr Gidley-Baird said that, despite record production volumes, Australian

Rural Crime Matters

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Pedestrian dies following collision in Dubbo

By SOPHIA MCCAUGHAN BELOW are the latest rural crime and courts news from Narromine Shire and beyond. This includes updates on current court cases involving rural communities, local law enforcement efforts, criminal charges, and investigations underway.

Police appeal for information after officer seriously assaulted NSW Police are appealing for public information after an officer was seriously assaulted in the State’s west over the weekend. At about 4.30am on Saturday, December 7, an officer attached to Orana Mid-Western Police District approached a vehicle stopped on North Minore Road, Minore, approximately 25km east of Narromine. When the Sergeant approached the car, the

male driver — described as being large build with a beard — exited and dive-tackled the officer. The man further assaulted the officer before returning to his vehicle and leaving the scene. The ofﬁcer managed to call for assistance, however, he was found unconscious near his vehicle a short time later. He was treated at the scene by NSW Ambulance paramedics for a head injury, before being taken to Dubbo Base Hospital where he was reportedly in a stable condition. Police have established a crime scene and commenced investigations into the circumstances surrounding the incident. As inquiries continue, anyone with information or dashcam footage is urged to contact Dubbo Police or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

“However, the safeguards resetting at the beginning of next year and declining cattle volumes from Brazil and the US, RaboResearch believes prices should hold into the new year,” Mr Gidley-Baird concluded.

A PEDESTRIAN has died following a collision in Dubbo earlier this month. At about 5.30pm on Thursday, December 5, emergency services were called to the intersection of Whylandra Street and Victoria Street, Dubbo, following reports a pedestrian had been hit by a car. NSW Ambulance paramedics treated the 42-yearold woman at the scene before she was taken to Dubbo Base Hospital in a critical condition. She was later transferred to Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney for treatment. The driver of the vehicle, a 37-year-old man, was uninjured and taken to the same hospital for mandatory testing. Officers from Orana Mid-Western Police District commenced an investigation into the incident. Police were informed that the woman died in hospital on Sunday, December 8. A report will be prepared for the coroner.

Teenager charged with car theft and property-related offences A TEENAGER faced court last Friday, December 6, over several alleged property-related offences in Dubbo as Operation Regional Mongoose continues to be a focus for NSW Police. Operation Regional

Mongoose is a high-visibility police operation to tackle serious property-related crime being committed predominately by young offenders. The most recent case alleges that a 16-year-old boy stole a vehicle from Spring Court, Dubbo, at about 11.30pm on Monday, November 4. The following day (Tuesday November 5) the teenager allegedly failed to pay for petrol at a service station on Hawthorne Street. The vehicle was then found in Cobra Street on the same day and has been seized for forensic examination. Following inquiries, at about 12.45pm on Thursday, December 5, ofﬁcers attached to Orana Mid-Western Police District arrested a teenage boy who was taken to Dubbo Police Station. NSW Police further alleged in court that the boy was in breach of his bail conditions and had also trespassed on a shopping centre on Windsor Parade on Sunday, November 17. Inquirers also established that he did not hold a driver’s license. He was charged with a number of offences including breach of bail, larceny, dishonestly obtain property by deception and drive conveyance taken without consent of the owner, among a total of seven charges. The boy was then refused bail and appeared before a children’s court on Friday, December 6, where he was remanded in custody to reappear at the same court on Monday, February 17, 2025.

Blueberry muffins By NARROMINE CWA WHO doesn’t love muffins? The Narromine CWA is pleased to bring you this recipe for blueberry muffins which you can make with just nine ingredients. Enjoy! What you need… 2 cups plain flour 1 tsp cinnamon 1/2 cup castor sugar 1 cup milk 4 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 100g butter 1 egg 1 to 1 1/2 cups blueberries What to do… Sieve the dry ingredients into a fairly large bowl. In another container, warm the butter until melted, then add the milk and egg and beat to mix thoroughly. Prepare berries then tip the liquid and fruit into the bowl with the dry mixture. Without over mixing, fold everything together. Flour should be dampened, not smooth. Berries should keep their shape. Divide the mixture evenly between 12 medium-sized muffin pans that have been well-coated with non-stick spray and top with cinnamon. Bake at 220C for 12-15 minutes until muffins spring back when pressed. Note: muffins made with frozen berries will take about 5 minutes longer. Did you enjoy this recipe? Follow Narromine CWA on social media for this and so much more. Our branch has been going for over 100 years now, did you know?

Thursday, December 12, 2024 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR

Expressions of interest Accused now open for 2024-25 murderer to Volunteer Grants self-represent COMMUNITY groups in the Parkes electorate are encouraged to apply now for a share of $66,225 in funding to support the work of their volunteers. Federal Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton, said the Australian Government’s 2024-25 Volunteer Grants program is now open for expressions of interest (EOI) “We are lucky to have so many hard-working volunteers in the Parkes electorate who dedicate countless hours of their time to helping our communities,” Mr

Coulton said. “Whether it’s responding to emergencies with the State Emergency Service, volunteering with Meals on Wheels, or helping in the canteen at the junior football, our volunteers play an important role in our communities,” he added. Mr Coulton said the Volunteer Grants program was an initiative established by the former coalition government to support local volunteers. Eligible organisations must submit an EOI to be considered for a grant

of up to $5,000 to support their communication or insurance needs, or to fund purchases and activities which will beneﬁt children under 18. As some changes have been made to this year’s grants, Mr Coulton urges groups to review the guidelines to check their eligibility. With the assistance of a committee of local leaders, Mr Coulton will consider the submissions and nominate projects up to the funding cap of $66,225.

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Farmers reminded of new wage laws NSW Farmers is reminding employers that new ‘wage theft’ laws start from January 1, 2025, with harsh criminal penalties for businesses that intentionally underpay their employees, regardless of the quantum of the underpayment. NSW Farmers’ workplace relations spokesperson, Peter Wilson, said the changes provide an opportunity for farm businesses to review their compliance with workplace laws and reinforce their reputation as fair and

responsible employers. “Whether you have one employee or 50, it’s important to remember that farms, like any other professional enterprise, need to stay ahead of these important changes to workplace law,” Mr Wilson said. “Ensuring employment agreements are compliant with the relevant award and the Fair Work Act is a solid ﬁ rst step to take before the new year,” he added. “With most farm roles covered by modern awards,

it’s essential to ensure any pay arrangement that deviates from the award is agreed to in writing, to protect both you and your employee into 2025 and beyond,” he explained. Support is available from the NSW Farmers’ workplace relations service to demystify and help navigate the laws and the changes, including reviewing employment agreements or providing tailored advice on managing employees, Mr Wilson concluded.

Know your rights: Free Legal Topics For Seniors diary SENIORS looking for tips on how to plan for retirement, manage cost of living pressures, make a will, or avoid scams, can learn all that and more from Legal Aid NSW’s free 2025 Legal topics For Seniors diary. The diary also includes important information on how to navigate challenging legal situations for seniors, including neighbour disputes, and knowing their rights when buying goods and services. The diary is one of the

most important resources produced by Legal Aid NSW, helping seniors to understand and defend their rights. This year, the diary includes artwork by award-winning Aboriginal artist Jasmine Sarin, symbolising the importance of Elders and the knowledge and stories they hold around Indigenous culture and family history. Free copies are available from the offices of Legal Aid NSW, state MPs,

or public libraries. “The Legal Topics For Seniors diary has useful cost of living tips as well as information about mortgage stress, tenants’ rights, and how to identify scams and protect yourself from them,” Legal Aid NSW CEO Monique Hitter said. “We’re proud to provide this wonderful diary to our seniors each year and always get fantastic feedback about how beneﬁcial it is.”

Accused murderer, Anthony Facchi, will face the NSW Supreme Court in Sydney in early 2025 for the alleged fatal stabbing of a teenage boy in Narromine. PHOTO: NARROMINE STAR.

From page 1 The Narromine Star has been present in court for every proceeding of Facchi and notably in October, the accused murderer launched a verbal tirade at Magistrate Tang where he described his incarceration as “bull****”. The expletive-ridden verbal outburst ultimately led to his microphone on the AVL being muted by Magistrate Tang and urged by the court to engage with Mr Dickens’ legal service. But as reported in early November, it seems that Facchi has remained uncooperative and refused to engage with Mr Dickens’ despite him being an experienced barrister in the Dubbo region for the last two to three decades. When Mr Dickens told Magistrate Wilson that he had not been in contact with Facchi due to his refusal to engage with him - the Magistrate was given a note by the court clerk. “I have got a note here that

he is self-represented,” the court heard. It means that the 26-yearold will be going to the NSW Supreme Court for his trial and will not be represented by a barrister. Facchi pleaded not guilty to all three charges including one count of murder, one count of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and one count of using an offensive weapon to commit an indictable offence. The maximum penalty for murder is imprisonment for life with a standard non-parole period of 20 years, the maximum penalty for the assault charge is two years and for the offensive weapon charge the maximum penalty of imprisonment is seven years. H is c ase is now com m itted to t r ia l i n t he NSW Supreme Cou r t i n Syd ney a nd t he mat ter is next l isted for a r ra ig n ment on F r iday, Feb r ua r y 14 2 0 2 5 a nd he w i l l re ma i n i n custody.

NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Thursday, December 12, 2024

Community News Bikers with a heart; Dubbo Toy Drive, cruises into Narromine By SOPHIA MCCAUGHAN IF you were driving down Burraway Street last Saturday, you may have spotted a line of classic bikes that may have been mistaken for a visiting motorcycle gang. But the big, burly riders were all in town for a fantastic reason — their annual Dubbo Toy Drive. About a dozen motorcyclists stopped into the Courthouse Hotel in Narromine on their drive through to collect and drop-off toys for underprivileged children in Dubbo region and surrounding communities. Riders with a heart! Check-out our photos of these amazing motorcycles that were on display outside the Courthouse Hotel on the weekend.

A social motorcycle club was in Narromine last weekend to stop in on their Annual Dubbo Toy Drive for 2024.

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St Augustine’s Parish School News

Year 10 Narromine High student, Skye Morrisey finished up last week with her work placement at the school - thank you and we hope you enjoyed your time with us!

Congratulations to the Little Saints who graduated late last week! PHOTOS: ST AUGUSTINE’S FACEBOOK.

By ST AUGUSTINE’S PARISH SCHOOL

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas I F you k now t he St Aug ust i ne’s st a f f, t hen you w i l l u nderst a nd t hat t hey love a bit of ba nter a nd fr iendly compet it ion. So it is over to you, our community, as the classes

Teachers at St Augustine’s have a little bit of a competition going with the best Christmas themed classroom door.

now present their “Christmas Doors” for 2024! Head- over to our Face book page and react to the one you like the most — the photo with the most likes, wins. There is no prize but prestige, with the creators of the best door earning bragging rights for the next year!

Little Saints Class of 2024

Happy New Year to our Little Saints!” they added.

CONGRATULATIONS to all the students who graduated from the “Little Saints” program this year! “We are so proud of this beautiful group of students; you are on your way and be the best you can be,” a School spokesperson said. “Merry Christmas and a

Leadership Speeches ST Augustine’s wonderful Year Five students last Thursday gave their Leadership Speeches for positions in 2025. “We are very proud of them and excited for the leadership that they will bring to St Augustine’s over the next year,” a School spokesperson said.

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Schools Spectacular Excursion

Music students from Narromine High were lucky enough to head to the big smoke for an enriching excursion in arts and culture.

The NASCA fitness program at Narromine High has proven to be an absolute hit with participating students. PHOTOS: NARROMINE HIGH FACEBOOK.

Congratulations to all students who participated in Leadership Speeches.

IN Week Seven of this term, music students from Narromine High School embarked on an enriching excursion to Sydney, immersing themselves in the exceptional theatrical productions on offer. The students ﬁ rstly had the privilege of attending a performance of the musical, Jesus Christ Superstar at the Capitol Theatre — an awe-inspiring experience that left a lasting impression on everyone. The following day, the students participated in the vibrant SpecFest and enjoyed the Schools Spectacular, a showcase of diverse and extraordinary musical talent. The pupils were captivated by a variety of performances, ranging from dynamic marching bands and operatic solos, to electrifying rock groups. This unforgettable excursion not only celebrated the power of music, but also inspired the students’ own artistic journeys. “Narromine High looks forward

Bye, Bye Ms Morrisey! NARROMINE High student Ms Skye Morrisey enjoyed her last day at St Augustine’s last Wednesday after she ﬁ nished-up her work experience placement at the school. “Thank you so much to Ms Morrisey, and we hope you enjoyed your work placement at the school!” a spokesperson said.

to continuing this valuable opportunity for all its music students in the years to come,” a School spokesperson said. “A huge ‘thank-you’ to Brooke Tonks for making this excursion happen,” they added.

NASCA fitness program a great success! THE National Aboriginal Sporting Chance Academy (NASCA) enjoyed some excellent results with their new ﬁtness program at Narromine High. NASCA staff —with a little help from the one-and-only Rebecca Smith (former Australian Women’s Rugby Union player) — created personalised workout plans for young women with programs also for those who may be interested in becoming personal trainers. “The program has been running all term and it has been a huge success!” a School spokesperson said. “The young women have developed healthier lifestyles, built positive relationships with ﬁtness, nutrition, and improved their overall well-being,” they added.

NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Thursday, December 12, 2024

Narromine Public School News By NARROMINE PUBLIC SCHOOL

2024 Presentation Assembly PRESENTATION Day at Narromine Public is always a terriﬁc showcase of the exceptional learning that takes place in classrooms on a daily basis. Congratulations to the students who received awards and certiﬁcates, with a special shout-out to those who performed and to all the other pupils who supported and encouraged their peers. Thank you to our community who attended to support our students in recognising their successes.

Cricketing Champion CONGRATULATIONS also to Annabelle Gibbs who has been selected to represent the Western School Sports Association (WSSA) at the NSW Primary School Sports Association (PSSA) State Cricket Carnival in 2025. This is the second time Annabelle has been selected to represent the Western Area. An absolutely amazing opportunity and super effort by Annabelle.

Weather Watchers KINDERGARTEN students this week have enjoyed a hands-on learning experience exploring different weather phenomena in science. The pupils investigated how such events as rain, lighting, thunder, and cyclones develop. Thanks to Mrs Smith and Ms Kreuger for making this project so engaging!

Congratulations to all award recipients from Narromine Public at the 2024 Presentation Assembly. PHOTOS: NARROMINE PUBLIC SCHOOL FACEBOOK.

Congratulations to Annabelle for her selection again to represent WSSA in the state cricket competition next year. Kindergarten students last week were engaged in interactive lessons learning about the weather.

Thursday, December 12, 2024 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR

Puzzles

Speak with elongated vowel sounds (5) 2 ‘Not to worry’ (2,7) 3 Former US president (5) 4 Soaking (7) 5 Lower (7) 6 Helper (9) 7 Fact of being elsewhere (5) 8 Designers of goods and structures (9) 13 Tending to plants (9) 14 Visible features of an area (9) 15 Firmly ﬁxed (9) 17 Highest (7) 18 Enrols in the armed forces (7) 21 Fragrance (5) 23 Auspices (5) 24 Middle Eastern country (5)

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9-LETTER

No. 259

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’.

Today’s Aim: 18 words: Good 27 words: Very good

37 words: Excellent

CODEWORD

SOLUTION

Harden (3) Having the power to make laws (11) Reminding one of something (11) Fuel (3) Tests (5)

No. 218

Each number corresponds to a letter of the alphabet. Two have been ﬁlled in for you, can you work out the rest? 13

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11 16

22 12

10 15

12 4

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26 K

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7 8

24 21

9 25

20 12

K A

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SUDOKU

in the Peanuts comic strip in what year?

2. The Parish Boy’s Progress is the subtitle for which Charles Dickens novel?

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6. Clarke Griffin, played by Eliza Taylor (pictured), is the lead character in which 2014 sci-ﬁ TV Show?

7. True or false: the Monopoly man has a monocle?

the Arsenal soccer team shield?

herb more commonly known as what?

brothers decide which of them would be the ﬁrst to ﬂy their plane?

5. What colour is the L in the Google logo?

MEDIUM

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9. Snare, bass and tom-tom are all types of what?

10. Which famous actress created frequency hopping technology and is known as ‘The Mother of Wi-Fi’?

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WORD SEARCH

8. Salvia rosmarinus is a

4. How did the Wright

8 LETTERS DISASTER ENTITLES REPAIRED SILVERED

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No. 258

EASY

3. What object features on

6 LETTERS EBBING OBSESS RESALE SENILE

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.

QUICK QUIZ 1. Charlie Brown ﬁrst starred

4 LETTERS ACHE ARCS CESS DEBT HATS INTO LAPS LAWS MASS

7 LETTERS DENSEST EARBASH LEERIER NEEDING RUMMAGE SOLDIER

SPEAR TENET TORSO TRACE TRIOS WADED WELTS

NOTED PERIL PROVE RAVEL REAMS REGAL RESET SABRE SASSY SEEDS SIDES SLEWS SNOBS SONES

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MEDIUM

No. 169

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

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

AMAZON COLORADO CONGO DARLING DERWENT ELBE EUPHRATES GANGES HUDSON INDUS JORDAN LENA LOIRE

MEKONG MURRAY NIGER NILE ORINOCO RHINE RHONE RIO GRANDE SEINE SHANNON SPREE SWAN TAGUS

THAMES TIBER TIGRIS VOLGA WESER YARRA YELLOW YENISEY YUKON ZAMBEZI

SECRET MESSAGE: Twisting and turning their way across the globe

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Wild dog (5) Not at all sleepy (4-5) Bituminous road layer (7) Appointment to a job (7) Doppelganger (4-5) Offshoot (5)

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

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aced, acne, acre, arced, cadre, cane, caned, canned, card, care, cared, careen, cedar, cede, cere, crane, craned, creed, crude, curd, cure, cured, dace, dance, dancer, deuce, dunce, durance, ecru, educe, ENDURANCE, nacre, nuance, race, raced, reduce, uncared

ACROSS

5 LETTERS ABETS ADAGE ADEPT ADORE AGAIN ALONE AORTA ARISE BABES CRANE DIETS DITTO DOTES EATEN EAVES EDGES ERATO ERROR EVADE EXTRA GENUS GROSS HEEDS HELPS INANE IRATE LASER LOATH MAXIM

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DOWN

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No. 168

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22 Relating to the lungs (9) 25 Set apart (7) 26 Breastbone (7) 27 Inelegant (9) 28 Saloon car (5)

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No. 259

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

CROSSWORD

ANSWERS: 1. 1950 2. Oliver Twist 3. A cannon 4. Coin toss 5. Green 6. The 100 7. False 8. Rosemary 9. Drums 10. Hedy Lamarr

NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Thursday, December 12, 2024

Narromine TRADES & SERVICES

Classifieds CHURCH NOTICES NARROMINE BAPTIST CHURCH Service 10:30am Sunday

COMBINED CHURCHES OF NARROMINE KIDS’ CLUB Tue 3-5pm at Uniting Church Community Carols, Sunday, December 15. Barbecue starts 6.30pm, singing 7.30pm. Bring a chair and a friend.

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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.

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Your Seven-Day TV Guide 6.00 Morning Programs. 11.00 Royal Carols: Together At Christmas 2022. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Shetland. 2.00 Maggie Beer’s Big Mission. 3.00 A Bite To Eat With Alice. 3.25 Long Lost Family. 4.15 Grand Designs: The Streets. Final. 5.00 Antiques Roadshow. 6.00 A Bite To Eat With Alice. 6.30 Hard Quiz. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 Gardening Australia Christmas Special. 8.30 Shetland. Final. 9.30 Question Everything. Final. 10.05 Hard Quiz. 10.35 The Cleaner. 11.35 Late Programs.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Last Train To Christmas. (2021) Michael Sheen. 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 Better Homes And Gardens Summer. 8.30 MOVIE: West Side Story. (2021) 11.35 OzHarvest Unite To Feed Australia. 2.00 Home Shopping. 4.00 Million Dollar Minute. 5.00 NBC Today.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra Summer. 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 MOVIE: A Christmas Break. (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 Find My Beach House Australia. 8.30 MOVIE: Bad Moms 2. (2017) Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell, Kathryn Hahn. 10.30 MOVIE: Fighting With My Family. (2019) 12.30 Tipping Point. 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 2.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 7.30 Farm To Fork. 8.00 The Yes Experiment. 8.30 Bold. 9.00 Drew Barrymore. 10.00 Judge Judy. 10.30 Top Gear 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 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 MOVIE: Daddy’s Home. (2015) Will Ferrell. 9.30 Matlock. 10.30 10’s Late News. 10.55 The Project. 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.10 Lost For Words. 3.15 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw. 3.45 Australian Fashion Past, Present, Future. 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 Sammy By Sammy: My Tale Of The 60s. 9.35 Kennedy. 10.25 SBS World News Late. 10.55 Elvira. 12.35 The Wall: The Orchard. 3.00 Employable Me (USA) 3.50 Heritage Rescue. 4.40 Bamay. 5.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.00 The Great Australian Doorstep. 2.30 Harry’s Practice. 3.00 Taste Of Aust. 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 The Yorkshire Vet. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.00 Close Encounters Down Under. 3.00 Timbersports. 3.30 Jade Fever. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Restoration. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Surveillance Oz. 8.30 MOVIE: I, Robot. (2004) Will Smith, Alan Tudyk. 10.50 MOVIE: Resident Evil: Afterlife. (2010) 12.50 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.30 House Rules. 12.00 Big Brother. 2.25 Bondi Vet. 3.25 First Dates UK. 4.30 Jabba’s Movies School Holiday Special. 5.00 Australia’s Got Talent. 7.00 MOVIE: Playmobil: The Movie. (2019) 9.00 MOVIE: Ghostbusters II. (1989) Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd. 11.15 MOVIE: Searching. (2018) 1.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Home Shopping. 8.00 What’s Up Down Under. 8.30 Jake And The Fatman. 9.30 Diagnosis Murder. 11.30 JAG. 1.30 Star Trek: Voyager. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 All 4 Adventure. 6.30 JAG. 7.30 NCIS. 10.20 Hawaii Five-0. 11.15 Evil. 12.15 Home Shopping. 2.15 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 Ghosts. 1.30 The King Of Queens. 2.00 Becker. 2.30 Frasier. 3.30 The Neighborhood. 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. 10.30 The Neighborhood. 11.00 Nancy Drew. 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.10 ER. 2.55 Doctor Who. 3.40 Speechless. 4.05 Teenage Boss: Next Level. 4.30 MythBusters. 5.25 Amazing Spaces. 6.10 Car S.O.S. 7.00 My Family. 7.30 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 MOVIE: Prisoners. (2013) Hugh Jackman. 11.00 ER. 11.45 Rage. 12.45 Not Going Out. 1.15 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? 8.25 Mythbusters “There’s Your Problem!”. 8.50 Robot Wars: Battle Of The Stars. 9.50 Doctor Who. 10.35 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 3.00 News. 4.00 ABC News Summer. 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 Bradman And Tendulkar. 9.00 The World. 9.30 Close Of Business. Final. 10.00 ABC Nightly News. 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.55 The Young And The Restless. 2.00 Dales For Sale. 3.00 Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman. 5.00 The Travelling Auctioneers. 6.00 Antiques Roadshow. 7.00 World Aquatics Championships. Budapest 2024. Day 4. Heats. 9.45 MOVIE: Never Say Never Again. (1983) 12.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.15 Tiny Beautiful Things. 2.50 Make America Swift Again. 3.50 WorldWatch. 5.45 The Joy Of Painting With Bob Ross. 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: Mexican Road Trip. New. 10.20 Homeland. 12.55 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.25 All Creatures Great And Small. 1.15 Miniseries: Douglas Is Cancelled. 1.55 Question Everything. Final. 2.25 Spicks And Specks. 3.15 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery. 3.40 Solar System With Brian Cox. 4.40 Headliners. 5.35 Landline. 6.00 Take 5 With Zan Rowe. 6.30 Muster Dogs: Where Are They Now. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 All Creatures Great And Small. 8.20 Vera. 9.50 Miniseries: Douglas Is Cancelled. 10.30 Shetland. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.30 Test Cricket: Pre-Game Show. 11.20 Cricket. Third Test. Australia v India. Day 1. Morning session. 1.20 Test Cricket: The Lunch Break. 2.00 Cricket. Third Test. Australia v India. Day 1. Afternoon session. 4.00 Test Cricket: Tea Break. 4.20 Cricket. Third Test. Australia v India. Day 1. Late afternoon session. 6.00 Seven News. 7.00 NSW Schools Spectacular. 9.30 Victorian Schools Spectacular. 12.30 Taken. 1.30 Harry’s Practice. 2.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Today Extra Summer. 12.00 Surfing Australia TV. 12.30 Drive Safer. 1.00 Our State On A Plate. 1.30 My Way. 2.00 Great Getaways. 3.00 Eatwell Christmas With Emma Dean. 4.00 The Garden Gurus. 4.30 Helloworld. 5.00 9News First At Five. 5.30 Country House Hunters Australia. 6.00 9News Saturday. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 MOVIE: Elf. (2003) Will Ferrell. 9.30 MOVIE: Candy Cane Lane. (2023) Eddie Murphy, Tracee Ellis Ross. 11.50 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 The Weekly Kick-Off. 10.30 Shark Tank. 11.40 Everyday Gourmet. 12.00 Christmas With Australian Women’s Weekly. 1.00 Silvia’s Italian Masterclass. Final. 1.30 The Yes Experiment. 2.00 4x4 Adventures. 3.00 Placemakers: Expedition Kimberley. 3.30 My Market Kitchen. 4.00 All 4 Adventure. 5.00 10 News First. 6.30 Bondi Rescue. 7.00 MOVIE: The Lion King. (1994) 9.30 The Dog House Australia. 10.30 Ambulance Australia. 11.40 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 Surf Life Saving. Shaw and Partners Iron Series. 3.00 WorldWatch. 3.35 Ethnic Business Awards. 5.35 Weeks Of War. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Magical Train Journeys In Switzerland. 9.25 The Great House Revival. 10.25 Great Australian Railway Journeys. 11.35 Miniseries: The Dark Heart. 1.20 Portillo’s Greatest Railway Journeys. 2.20 Employable Me (USA) 3.10 Make Me A Dealer. 4.00 Heritage Rescue. 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.15 Late Programs.

6.00 Home Shopping. 8.30 Travel Oz. 10.00 Escape To The Country. 12.00 Horse Racing. Caulfield Christmas, The Ingham Charity Raceday and Grand Prix Stakes Raceday. 6.00 Horse Racing. Gold Rush Day. 9.00 I Escaped To The Country. 10.00 Australia’s Amazing Homes. 11.00 The Yorkshire Vet. 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.00 Rides Down Under: Workshop Wars. 3.00 Sunraysia Safari. 4.00 Desert Collectors. 5.00 Counting Cars. 6.00 Cricket. Third Test. Aust v India. Late arvo. 7.00 Storage Wars. 7.30 Aussie Salvage Squad. 8.30 Heavy Tow Truckers Down Under. 9.30 Air Crash Inv: Accident Files. 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 11.30 Bringing Sexy Back. 1.15 Blow Up. 2.40 Australia’s Got Talent. 4.40 Declassified: The Royal Scandals. 5.35 MOVIE: The Angry Birds Movie 2. (2019) 7.30 MOVIE: Sing 2. (2021) Matthew McConaughey. 9.45 MOVIE: Happiest Season. (2020) Kristen Stewart. 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.30 Diagnosis Murder. 2.30 All 4 Adventure. 3.30 JAG. 4.30 Soccer. A-League Men. Round 8. Sydney FC v Western United. 7.00 Football Tonight. 7.25 Soccer. A-League Men. Round 8. Western Sydney Wanderers v Brisbane Roar. 10.00 NCIS. 11.50 Late Programs.

6.00 Becker. 6.30 Deal Or No Deal. 8.30 Becker. 9.00 Frasier. 10.00 The Neighborhood. 10.30 The King Of Queens. 11.00 Farm To Fork. 11.30 Impractical Jokers. 12.30 Friends. 1.00 Shark Tank. 2.00 The King Of Queens. 2.30 Becker. 3.00 Frasier. 4.00 Friends. 6.00 The Big Bang Theory. 10.30 Two And A Half Men. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.10 ER. 2.55 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 3.40 Speechless. 4.00 Would I Lie To You? 4.30 MythBusters. 5.25 Amazing Spaces. 6.10 Car S.O.S. 7.00 Spicks And Specks. 7.30 Would I Lie To You? 8.00 QI. 8.30 Live At The Apollo. 10.00 The IT Crowd. 11.15 ER. 12.00 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. 8.00 The Crystal Maze. 8.45 Fresh Off The Boat. 9.30 Speechless. 9.50 Officially Amazing. 10.40 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.00 News. 2.30 Breakfast Couch. 3.00 News. 3.30 Close Of Business. 4.00 ABC News. 4.30 Stateline. 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. 8.00 The Cloud Under The Sea. 9.00 Nightly News. 9.30 Compass. 10.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.30 The Baron. 11.40 Edgar Wallace Mysteries. 1.00 MOVIE: Crooks Anonymous. (1962) 2.45 MOVIE: The Party. (1968) 4.45 MOVIE: Yours, Mine And Ours. (1968) 7.00 World Aquatics Championships. Budapest 2024. Day 5. Heats. 10.00 MOVIE: Octopussy. (1983) 12.40 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.10 Beyond Oak Island. 3.00 Jungletown. 3.50 WorldWatch. 5.50 The Mega-Brands That Built The World. 7.35 Impossible Engineering. 8.30 Icons Unearthed: Harry Potter. New. 10.20 Hudson & Rex. 12.00 The X-Files. 2.45 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera Newshour.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Nigella’s Christmas Bites. 1.20 Gardening Australia Christmas Special. Final. 2.35 Nigella’s Christmas Kitchen. Final. 3.05 Long Lost Family: What Happened Next. 4.00 Fake Or Fortune? 5.00 Antiques Roadshow. 6.00 Grand Designs Australia. Final. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 Muster Dogs: Where Are They Now. 8.00 Miniseries: Douglas Is Cancelled. 8.45 Love Me. 9.30 Spicks And Specks. 11.05 Take 5 With Zan Rowe. 11.35 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 11.20 Cricket. Third Test. Australia v India. Day 2. Morning session. 1.20 Test Cricket: The Lunch Break. 2.00 Cricket. Third Test. Australia v India. Day 2. Afternoon session. 4.00 Test Cricket: Tea Break. 4.20 Cricket. Third Test. Australia v India. Day 2. Late afternoon session. 6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Match 1. Perth Scorchers v Melbourne Stars. 10.30 Big Bash League Post-Game. 11.00 7NEWS Spotlight. 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Cross Court. 10.30 Fishing Australia. 11.00 Maritime Masters: Expedition Antarctica. 12.00 Drive TV. 12.30 Bondi Vet. 1.30 MOVIE: Merry And Bright. (2019) 3.30 Endangered: Expedition Kimberley. 4.30 Helloworld. 5.00 9News First At Five. 5.30 RBT. 6.00 9News Sunday. 7.00 2024 The Year That Was. 8.00 John Farnham: Celebrating 60 Years. 9.50 MOVIE: The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend A Broken Heart. (2020) Barry Gibb. 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 Drew Barrymore. 11.00 Buy To Build. 11.30 Planet Shapers. 12.00 Pooches At Play. 12.30 Cook With Luke. 1.00 Everyday Gourmet. 1.30 GCBC. 2.00 Farm To Fork. 2.30 Basketball. NBL. Round 12. South East Melbourne Phoenix v Melbourne United. 4.30 Luxury Escapes. Final. 5.00 10 News First. 6.00 The Sunday Project. 7.00 Harry And Meghan: The Rise And Fall. 8.30 The Graham Norton Show. 9.40 FBI. 10.40 FBI: International. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Speedweek. 1.00 Surf Life Saving. Shaw and Partners Iron Series. 3.00 Figure Skating. ISU Grand Prix 7. H’lights. 5.30 Weeks Of War. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 After The Sky Fell On Lockerbie. 9.20 Jonathan Ross’ Myths And Legends. 10.15 Curse Of The Ancients. 11.10 The Forest Maker. 12.45 Portillo’s Greatest Railway Journeys. 1.45 Employable Me (USA) 2.35 Make Me A Dealer. 3.25 Heritage Rescue. 4.15 Bamay. 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.15 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.00 South Aussie With Cosi. 2.30 The Great Australian Doorstep. 3.00 The Highland Vet. 5.00 I Escaped To The Country. 6.00 Taste Of Australia With Hayden Quinn. 6.30 Heathrow. 7.00 St John Ambulance Carols By Candlelight. 9.30 St John Drive-A-Thon. 10.00 The Highland Vet. 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.00 Merv Hughes Fishing. 2.30 Step Outside. 3.00 Mark Berg’s Fishing Addiction. 4.00 Building Giants. 5.00 Duck Dynasty. 6.00 Cricket. Third Test. Australia v India. Day 2. Late afternoon session. 7.00 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. 8.30 MOVIE: Elysium. (2013) 10.45 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 Farmer Wants A Wife. 11.40 Behave Yourself. 12.40 Blow Up. 2.10 Zumbo’s Just Desserts. 3.15 A Moveable Feast. 3.45 The Voice. 5.30 A Year On Planet Earth. 6.30 Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly. 7.30 Law & Order: Criminal Intent. 8.30 Law & Order: SVU. 9.30 Law & Order. 10.30 Bones. 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 Bondi Rescue. 3.00 Diagnosis Murder. 4.00 IFISH. 4.30 Basketball. NBL. Round 12. Sydney Kings v Brisbane Bullets. 6.30 JAG. 7.30 NCIS. 10.25 CSI: Vegas. 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Becker. 6.30 Frasier. 7.30 Neighbours. 9.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 12.00 Family Feud. 1.00 Becker. 1.30 Frasier. 2.30 Becker. 3.00 Frasier. 4.00 Ghosts. 5.00 Friends. 5.35 MOVIE: The Lion King. (1994) Matthew Broderick, Jeremy Irons. 7.25 The Big Bang Theory. 11.00 South Park. 1.00 Home Shopping.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.20 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 3.00 Not Going Out. 3.40 Speechless. 4.00 Would I Lie To You? 4.30 MythBusters. 5.25 Amazing Spaces. 6.10 Car S.O.S. 7.00 Spicks And Specks. 7.30 Would I Lie To You? 8.00 QI. 8.30 Lucy Worsley Investigates. 9.30 Headliners. 10.25 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 4.00 Grace’s Amazing Machines. 4.20 Odd Squad. 4.35 Little J And Big Cuz. 5.15 Octonauts. 5.35 Peter Rabbit. 5.55 Octonauts. 6.40 PJ Masks Power Heroes. 7.05 Riley Rocket. 7.30 MOVIE: A Shaun The Sheep Movie: Farmageddon. (2019) 8.55 Fresh Off The Boat. 9.35 Speechless. 10.00 Doctor Who. 10.45 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.00 News. 2.30 Changing Course. 3.00 News. 3.30 Running Dry. 4.00 ABC News. 4.30 Landline. 5.00 ABC News With Auslan. 5.30 News Regional. Final. 6.00 Evening News. 6.30 Creative Types. 7.00 National News. 7.30 Back Roads. 8.00 ABC News Tonight. 8.30 Nemesis. 10.05 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.30 My Favorite Martian. 11.00 Building Icons. 12.00 MOVIE: Silent Dust. (1949) 1.40 MOVIE: The Big Country. (1958) 5.00 M*A*S*H. 7.00 World Aquatics Championships. Budapest 2024. Day 6. Heats. 9.00 MOVIE: A View To A Kill. (1985) Roger Moore, Christopher Walken. 11.35 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 3.45 WorldWatch. 4.15 PBS Washington Week With The Atlantic. 4.40 Scandinavian Star. 5.50 The Engineering That Built The World. 6.40 Abandoned Engineering. 8.30 Charge Around Australia. 9.40 WWE Legends. Return. 11.15 Hoarders. 12.55 The X-Files. 3.40 Late Programs.

6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Muster Dogs: Where Are They Now. 11.00 Antiques Roadshow. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Vera. 2.30 Back Roads. 3.00 A Bite To Eat With Alice. 3.25 Long Lost Family. 4.15 Grand Designs: House Of The Year. 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. Final. 8.30 The Forest. 9.35 The Rise And Fall Of Boris Johnson. 10.25 A Life In Ten Pictures. 12.10 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.20 Test Cricket: The Lunch Break. 2.00 Cricket. Third Test. Australia v India. Day 3. Afternoon session. 4.00 Test Cricket: Tea Break. 4.20 Cricket. Third Test. Australia v India. Day 3. Late afternoon session. 6.00 7News Local. 6.30 7News @ 6:30. 7.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Match 2. Sydney Sixers v Melbourne Renegades. 10.30 Big Bash League Post-Game. 11.00 Murder In A Small Town. 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra Summer. 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 MOVIE: Christmas In The Highlands. (2019) 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. 9.40 A Killer Makes A Call. 10.50 Chicago Med. 11.40 First On Scene. 12.05 Tipping Point. 1.00 Drive TV. 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 2.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 7.30 Farm To Fork. 8.00 Neighbours. 8.30 Bold. 9.00 Drew Barrymore. 10.00 Judge Judy. 10.30 Harry And Meghan: The Rise And Fall. 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. 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. 2.00 TradFest: The Fingal Sessions. 2.35 French Atlantic. 3.05 The Cook Up. 3.35 Australian Fashion Past, Present, Future. 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Australia. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.35 Costco At Christmas. 8.30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 9.25 Never Mind The Buzzcocks. 10.05 Australia Uncovered: The Truth About Anxiety With Celia Pacquola. 11.15 SBS World News Late. 11.45 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 DVine Living. 1.30 The Great Australian Doorstep. 2.00 To Be Advised. 2.30 The Highland 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 Doc Martin. 8.30 Inspector Morse. 10.50 Bargain Hunt. 11.50 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.30 Boating. Circuit Drivers C’ship. 3.30 Barrett-Jackson: Revved Up. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Pickers. 6.00 Cricket. Third Test. Aust v India. Late arvo. 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 Morning Programs. 8.30 Left Off The Map. 9.00 Home Shopping. 10.30 House Rules. 12.00 Big Brother. 1.55 The Voice. 3.40 Glee. 4.35 Jabba’s Movies School Holiday Special. 5.05 Bondi Vet. 7.00 Judge Judy. 7.30 Law & Order: Criminal Intent. 8.30 Law & Order: SVU. 9.30 Law & Order: Trial By Jury. 10.30 Bones. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Home Shopping. 8.00 Australia By Design: Architecture. 8.30 Reel Action. 9.30 What’s Up Down Under. 10.30 Diagnosis Murder. 11.30 JAG. 12.30 Bondi Rescue. 1.30 Star Trek: Voyager. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 Matlock. 8.30 NCIS. 10.25 Hawaii Five-0. 12.15 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.00 Becker. 2.30 Frasier. 3.30 The Neighborhood. 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. 10.30 The Neighborhood. 11.00 Nancy Drew. 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.15 ER. 3.00 Doctor Who. 3.45 Speechless. 4.05 Would I Lie To You? 4.35 MythBusters. 5.25 Amazing Spaces. 6.15 Car S.O.S. 7.00 My Family. 7.30 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 9.15 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 The Inbestigators. 7.55 Operation Ouch! 8.25 Hard Quiz Kids. 8.55 Teenage Boss: Next Level. 9.25 Poh’s Kitchen. 9.50 Doctor Who. 10.35 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 ABC News Summer. 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. 8.30 Australian Story. 9.00 The World. 10.00 ABC Nightly News. 10.30 The Art Of... 11.00 ABC Late News. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.50 Dales For Sale. 2.50 Antiques Roadshow. 3.20 MOVIE: I’m All Right Jack. (1959) 5.30 The Travelling Auctioneers. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Death In Paradise. 8.40 MOVIE: The Living Daylights. (1987) Timothy Dalton, Maryam d’Abo. 11.20 Law & Order: Organized Crime. 12.20 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.20 Nuts And Bolts. 2.45 Munchies Guide To Oaxaca. 3.35 WorldWatch. 5.45 Joy Of Painting. 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. 9.20 The Misadventures Of Romesh Ranganathan. 10.25 Late Programs.

NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Thursday, December 12, 2024

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra Summer. 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 MOVIE: The Nine Kittens Of Christmas. (2021) 2.00 Pointless. 3.00 Tipping Point. 4.00 9News Afternoon. 4.30 Tipping Point Australia. 5.30 WIN News. 6.00 9News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 The Hundred With Andy Lee. 8.30 The Grand Tour. 9.50 Resto My Ride Australia. 10.50 Transplant. 11.40 Prison. 12.30 Tipping Point. 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 2.30 Our State On A Plate. 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 Deal Or No Deal: Celebrity Jackpot. 8.30 Just For Laughs Montreal. 9.30 The Graham Norton Show. 10.30 10’s Late News. 10.55 The Project. 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 TradFest: The Fingal Sessions. 2.40 French Atlantic. 3.10 The Weekly Football Wrap. 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 Britain’s Scenic Railways At Christmas. 8.30 Who Do You Think You Are? 9.35 London Zoo At Christmas. 10.30 SBS World News Late. 11.00 Babylon Berlin. 12.55 Miniseries: Safe Home. 2.50 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 The Exterminator. 3.30 BarrettJackson: Revved Up. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Pickers. 6.00 Cricket. Third Test. Australia v India. Day 4. Late afternoon session. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Outback Truckers. 9.30 Kings Of Pain. 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 Big Brother. 1.45 My Kitchen Rules. 3.30 The Change Labz. 4.00 Glee. 5.00 Bondi Vet. 7.00 Judge Judy. 7.30 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. 8.30 CSI: NY. 9.30 CSI: Miami. 10.30 CSI: Cyber. 11.30 Bones. 1.30 The Good Doctor.

6.00 Home Shopping. 8.00 Australia By Design: Architecture. 8.30 Diagnosis Murder. 10.30 JAG. 12.30 Bondi Rescue. 1.30 Star Trek: Voyager. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 NCIS. 9.25 Hawaii Five-0. 11.15 Evil. 12.15 Home Shopping. 2.15 Diagnosis Murder. 4.05 JAG.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.00 Lucy Worsley Investigates. 3.00 Doctor Who. 3.45 Speechless. 4.05 Would I Lie To You? 4.35 MythBusters. 5.25 Amazing Spaces. 6.15 Car S.O.S. 7.00 My Family. 7.30 Would I Lie To You? 8.00 Would I Lie To You At Christmas? 8.30 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 9.10 Upstart Crow. 9.55 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 6.05 Kangaroo Beach. 6.25 Peppa’s Christmas. 6.40 Aliens Love Underpants And Panta Claus. 7.05 Andy And The Band. 7.35 The Inbestigators. 7.50 Operation Ouch! 8.20 Deadly 60. 8.50 Croc Watch With Steve Backshall. 9.35 Doctor Who. 10.25 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 ABC News Summer. 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. 8.30 Australian Story. 9.00 The World. 10.00 ABC Nightly News. 10.30 Creative Types With Virginia Trioli. Final. 11.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.55 The Young And The Restless. 2.00 Dales For Sale. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: Steptoe And Son Ride Again. (1973) 5.30 The Travelling Auctioneers. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 New Tricks. 8.40 MOVIE: Licence To Kill. (1989) Timothy Dalton, Carey Lowell. 11.25 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.00 Derry Girls. 3.00 The Pizza Show. 3.50 WorldWatch. 5.45 The Joy Of Painting With Bob Ross. 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. 9.20 Hoarders. 10.55 Two Weeks To Live. 11.55 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 11.00 Antiques Roadshow. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 The Forest. 2.00 Simply Nigella. 3.00 A Bite To Eat With Alice. 3.25 Long Lost Family. 4.15 Grand Designs: House Of The Year. 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 Neighbours Does Hard Quiz. Final. 8.30 The Yearly With Charlie Pickering. 9.30 The Cleaner. 10.35 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 11.15 Summer Love. 11.45 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.20 Test Cricket: The Lunch Break. 2.00 Cricket. Third Test. Australia v India. Day 5. Afternoon session. 4.00 Test Cricket: Tea Break. 4.20 Cricket. Third Test. Australia v India. Day 5. Late afternoon session. 6.00 7News Local. 6.30 7News @ 6:30. 7.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Match 4. Melbourne Stars v Brisbane Heat. 10.30 Big Bash League Post-Game. 11.00 Unbelievable Moments Caught On Camera. 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra Summer. 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 MOVIE: Destination Christmas. (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 Taronga: Who’s Who In The Zoo. 8.30 Budget Battlers. 9.30 Space Invaders. 10.30 Millionaire Holiday Home Swap. 11.30 The Equalizer. 12.20 Tipping Point. 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 2.30 Global Shop. 3.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 8.00 Neighbours. 8.30 Bold. 9.00 Drew Barrymore. 10.00 Judge Judy. 10.30 Deal Or No Deal: Celebrity Jackpot. 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 Jamie Oliver: Christmas. 8.30 NCIS. 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. 2.00 TradFest: The Fingal Sessions. 2.30 Language Of Light. New. 3.10 Guillaume’s French Atlantic. 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 Wham! Last Christmas Unwrapped. 9.30 The Night Manager. 10.35 SBS World News Late. 11.05 Maxima. 12.00 Pagan Peak. Return. 3.00 Legacy List With Matt Paxton. 4.05 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 To Be Advised. 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. 3.00 Billy The Exterminator. 3.30 Barrett-Jackson: Revved Up. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Pickers. 6.00 Cricket. Third Test. Aust v India. Late arvo. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Highway Patrol. 8.30 The Force: Behind The Line. 9.30 World’s Wildest Police Videos. 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.30 House Rules. 12.00 Big Brother. 1.40 My Kitchen Rules. 3.10 A Moveable Feast Heads North. 3.30 The Change Labz. 4.00 Glee. 5.00 Bondi Vet. 7.00 Judge Judy. 7.30 First Dates UK. 8.35 MOVIE: Charlie’s Angels. (2019) Kristen Stewart, Naomi Scott, Ella Balinska. 11.05 First Dates UK. 12.10 Late Programs.

6.00 Home Shopping. 8.00 NBL Slam. 8.30 Diagnosis Murder. 10.30 JAG. 12.30 Bondi Rescue. 1.30 Star Trek: Voyager. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 FBI: Most Wanted. 10.30 The Weekly Kick-Off. 11.00 NCIS. 12.50 Home Shopping. 2.20 Diagnosis Murder. 4.10 JAG.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.40 Doctor Who. 3.40 Speechless. 4.05 Would I Lie To You? 4.35 MythBusters. 5.25 Amazing Spaces. 6.15 Car S.O.S. Final. 7.00 My Family. 7.30 Would I Lie To You? 8.00 Would I Lie To You At Christmas? 8.30 Death In Paradise. 9.30 Aftertaste. 10.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 5.20 PJ Masks Power Heroes. 6.05 Kangaroo Beach. 6.25 Thomas And Friends. 6.40 Piney: The Lonesome Pine. 7.05 Andy And The Band. 7.35 The Inbestigators. 7.50 Operation Ouch! 8.20 Doctor Who. 9.50 Mythbusters “There’s Your Problem!”. 10.15 Operation Ouch! 10.45 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 ABC News Summer. 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. 8.30 Australian Story. 9.00 The World. 10.00 ABC Nightly News. 10.30 Secret Science. 11.00 ABC Late News. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.50 New Tricks. 2.50 Antiques Roadshow. 3.20 MOVIE: Piccadilly Incident. (1946) 5.30 The Travelling Auctioneers. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 To The Manor Born. 8.35 MOVIE: GoldenEye. (1995) Pierce Brosnan, Sean Bean. 11.15 The Real Murders Of Orange County. 12.10 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.20 Queer Sports. 3.15 The Weekly Football Wrap. 3.45 WorldWatch. 5.45 The Joy Of Painting With Bob Ross. 6.15 The Curse Of Oak Island. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 MOVIE: The Goonies. (1985) 10.35 MOVIE: Johnny Mnemonic. (1995) 12.25 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 News. 1.00 Grand Designs Aust. Final. 2.00 Brush With Fame. 2.30 Back Roads. 3.00 A Bite To Eat With Alice. 3.25 Long Lost Family. 4.15 Grand Designs: House Of The Year. 5.00 Antiques Roadshow. 6.00 A Bite To Eat With Alice. 6.30 Hard Quiz Kids. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. Final. 8.00 Long Lost Family: Born Without A Trace. New. 9.05 Fake Or Fortune? 10.05 Long Lost Family: What Happened Next. Final. 10.55 Grand Designs: House Of The Year. Final. 11.45 Late Programs.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: A Christmas Spark. (2022) 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 Cricket. Big Bash League. Match 5. Melbourne Renegades v Hobart Hurricanes. 10.30 Seven’s Cricket: The Spin. 11.15 Pam & Tommy. 12.15 Criminal Confessions. 1.15 Travel Oz. 2.00 Home Shopping. 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra Summer. 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 MOVIE: Christmas In Alaska. (2023) 2.00 Pointless. 3.00 Tipping Point. 4.00 9News Afternoon. 4.30 Tipping Point Australia. 5.30 WIN News. 6.00 9News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Great Getaways. 8.30 Budget Battlers. 9.30 A+E After Dark. 10.30 Captivated. 11.30 Resident Alien. 12.15 Tipping Point. 1.05 Cross Court. 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 2.30 Global Shop. 3.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 Judge Judy. 10.30 Jamie Oliver: Christmas. 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 News. 4.00 Neighbours. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 5.00 10 News First. 6.00 Deal Or No Deal. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 Jamie Oliver: Christmas. 8.30 MOVIE: Mean Girls. (2004) Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams, Lacey Chabert. 10.30 10’s Late News. 10.55 The Project. 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 TradFest: The Fingal Sessions. 2.30 Language Of Light. 3.10 French Atlantic. 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 Gods Of Tennis. 9.35 Daddy Issues. New. 10.35 SBS World News Late. 11.05 DNA. 11.55 Blackout: Tomorrow Is Too Late. 12.50 Miniseries: The Night Logan Woke Up. 3.05 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 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 Murdoch Mysteries. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.00 The Force: Behind The Line. 3.00 Billy The Exterminator. 3.30 Barrett-Jackson: Revved Up. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Restoration. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 8.30 MOVIE: Spider-Man. (2002) Tobey Maguire. 11.00 MOVIE: The Invitation. (2022) 1.10 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 8.30 Left Off The Map. 9.00 Home Shopping. 10.30 House Rules. 12.10 Big Brother. 1.45 My Kitchen Rules. 3.30 The Change Labz. 4.00 Glee. 5.00 Bondi Vet. 7.00 Judge Judy. 7.30 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA. 8.30 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares. 9.30 Ramsay’s Hotel Hell. 10.30 First Dates UK. 11.35 Late Programs.

6.00 Home Shopping. 8.00 Australia By Design: Architecture. 8.30 Diagnosis Murder. 10.30 JAG. 12.30 Bondi Rescue. 1.30 Star Trek: Voyager. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 Blue Bloods. 8.30 Fire Country. 10.20 FBI: Most Wanted. 11.15 Evil. 12.15 Home Shopping. 2.15 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.55 Doctor Who. 4.00 Speechless. 4.20 MythBusters. 5.10 Amazing Spaces. 6.00 David Attenborough’s Great Barrier Reef. 7.00 My Family. 7.30 Would I Lie To You? 8.00 Would I Lie To You At Christmas? 9.00 Neighbours Does Hard Quiz. 9.30 Gruen. 10.10 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 4.40 Builder Brothers Dream Factory. 5.20 PJ Masks Power Heroes. 6.05 Kangaroo Beach. 6.25 Kangaroo Beach. 6.40 Do, Re & Mi. 7.05 Andy And The Band. 7.35 The Inbestigators. 7.50 Operation Ouch! 8.20 Secrets Of The Zoo. 9.05 Teenage Boss: Next Level. 9.35 Doctor Who. 10.35 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 ABC News Summer. 5.00 ABC News With Joe O’Brien. 6.00 ABC News Hour. 7.00 ABC National News. 7.30 7.30. Final. 8.00 ABC News Tonight. 8.30 Australian Story. 9.00 The World. 10.00 ABC Nightly News. 10.30 Stateline. Final. 11.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.50 To The Manor Born. 2.55 Antiques Roadshow. 3.25 MOVIE: One Million Years B.C. (1966) 5.30 The Travelling Auctioneers. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 The ’80s Top Ten. 8.30 MOVIE: Tomorrow Never Dies. (1997) Pierce Brosnan, Michelle Yeoh. 10.55 London Kills. 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.50 Earthworks. 3.45 WorldWatch. 5.45 The Joy Of Painting With Bob Ross. 6.15 The Curse Of Oak Island. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Holy Marvels With Dennis Quaid. 10.05 The Last Overland: Singapore To London. 11.55 Late Programs.

= 360

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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.

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5 + 4 ÷ 2 = 7

No. 167

8 – 7 ÷ 1 = 1

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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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9 – 3 – 6 = 0

No. 168

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

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6.00 Morning Programs. 1.20 Test Cricket: The Lunch Break. 2.00 Cricket. Third Test. Australia v India. Day 4. Afternoon session. 4.00 Test Cricket: Tea Break. 4.20 Cricket. Third Test. Australia v India. Day 4. Late afternoon session. 6.00 7News Local. 6.30 7News @ 6:30. 7.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Match 3. Sydney Thunder v Adelaide Strikers. 10.30 Big Bash League Post-Game. 11.00 Motorway Patrol. 11.30 Late Programs.

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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.30 Secret Science. 11.00 Antiques Roadshow. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Headliners. 2.05 Anh’s Brush With Fame. 2.30 Back Roads. 3.00 A Bite To Eat With Alice. 3.30 Long Lost Family. 4.15 Grand Designs: House Of The Year. 5.05 Antiques Roadshow. 6.00 A Bite To Eat With Alice. 6.30 Hard Quiz. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Headliners. Final. 8.50 Solar System With Brian Cox. Final. 9.50 Believing In Australia. 10.45 Joanna Lumley And The Human Swan. 11.35 Late Programs.

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Thursday, December 12, 2024 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR

Sport GOLF CLUB NOTES

Top Field for Business House Competition

Captain Alex Sambrook presenting Jack Gainsford with the winning prize kindly donated by Robert Handsaker Ford.

NRLW Indigenous All Stars share powerful message during Trangie visit: “you can’t be what you can’t see”

Winning team of the Business House competition last week was Connor Mitchell, Max McPherson, Jack Gainsford, Dane Browning, Harry McPherson and Washi Itoya.

Too Deadly! NRLW Indigenous All Stars and members of the Trangie Indigenous community come together for a photo. PHOTOS: NARROMINE STAR. Lewis Goodman and Tom Hogan the winners of the Sunday competition.

By NORMAN LEWIS

THE Robert Handsaker Ford Business House competition continues to attract impressive player numbers. Last Wednesday, there was a ﬁeld of 84 competitors with some great scores recorded, despite rain-storms being experienced over the course during play. The winning team for the week, was “MACCAS BLUE” with a score of 21. With Christmas coming-up, we hope to have details next week of the programmes over the Christmas Holiday Period, and also the details of the team leaders for the ﬁ rst half of the season. The top scores recorded last week, were Jack Gainsford on 26, Sam Gainsford on 25, Josh Barlow on 23, Nev Attwater on 22, and Neil Harris also on 22. Nearest-the-Pin winners were, for the ninth, Col Shepherdson, and Steve Barlow on the 10th for the men, with no winners for the ladies prize.

Weekend Results

NO doubt due to the fact that the course experienced rain-storms throughout the week, golf ﬁelds were down in player numbers. Last Saturday’s event was an individual Stableford for a Club Trophy which attracted a ﬁeld of only nine players with the winner Glen Smyth with 38 points.

Glen Smyth winner of Saturday’s competition.

Second place went to James O’Connor on 35 points and the Nearest-the-Pin on the 10th went to Steve Squires, while James O’Connor won the Long Drive on the ﬁrst. On Sunday, some 17 players arrived for the Four BBB event for a Club Trophy with the winners Lewis Goodman and Tom Hogan on 46 points. Second place went to Ray Anning and Steve Barlow on 44 points while the winner of the Nearest-the-Pin on the 17th was Craig Duff and Mitch Smith collected the prize for the Long Drive. The drawn jackpot prize was not won over the weekend.

Local Indigenous children performed traditional and contemporary dances to welcome the NRLW Indigenous All Stars to Country.

Championship Presentation Night THE Annual Presentation of Trophy night for those who won Club Championship events during the year will be held on Saturday, December 21 at the Club House commencing at 6.30pm. Full details are displayed on the Club Notice Board. On Saturday is another Four-Ball Worst Ball Club Trophy and, on Sunday, a Two-Person Irish Stableford. Tuesdays and Wednesdays remain as normal with the Junior Clinic kicking-off at 4.30pm and Business Competition on Wednesday. That is all for this week and See you at the 19th!

Pat Skinner (LEFT) with his sister and NRLW Indigenous All Stars head coach Jessica Skinner (RIGHT).

NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Thursday, December 12, 2024

By COLIN HODGES

Nomorenightshift shows he loves daytime racing with three wins from three starts after saluting at Mudgee last Friday

REMAINING unbeaten after three starts, the three-yearold gelding Nomorenightshift further enhanced prospects for a very bright future when winning the 1100 metres Wild Oats Class Three Showcase Handicap last Friday (December 6) at Mudgee. Before a spell, the Mack Griffith Mudgee-trained Nomorenightshift had come with a powerful ﬁ nish from the tail of the ﬁeld to win at Dubbo and Gunnedah. Ridden in a more forward position by Ashley Morgan at Mudgee, Nomorenightshift ($1.85 to $1.70 favourite) took the lead in the straight and safely held off Decisive Lass

(Mitch Stapleford, $17) and Doublesharkattack (Heavelon Van Der Hoven, $20). “A very good win by Nomorenightshift despite still being green,” commented Ashley Morgan after dismounting. Bred and part owned by Adam and Krysty Baker, Nomorenightshift was produced by the mare Nosey Tycoon and is a half-brother to the good gallopers, Tags and Zarizatatycoon both trained at Bathurst by Gayna Williams. Tags has won ﬁve races and been placed seven times from 23 starts while Zarizatycoon won the ﬁ rst two starts at Mudgee and Narromine in very impressive fash-

RACING NG ORT REPORT

GERRIES GOLF NOTES

Wins for Tuck and King after good event turn-up By NORMAN LEWIS IN a great turn-out of players, a total of 21 competitors participated in the weekly Gerries Golf nine-hole event on the Narromine course last Saturday. With the weather ﬁ ne and the course in top condition, the playing surface was a credit to the volunteers who were out early ensuring that the fairways were playable following the recent heavy rain-storms. For the women, a total of 10 players took part in the Ladies Division with ﬁ rst place won by Vicki Tuck with a score of 24 points, with Maida O’Mally 23 points taking second spot. There was no winner, again, the ladies Nearest-the-Pin prize, with the battle for last-place ending with three players on 14 points. The “winner” (on a count-back) was Peta Ferrari from Marj Kelly and Wendy Jeffery. Over on the back nine, a total of 11 fellas battled it out for supremacy in the men’s division with Ross King taking the honours with a score of 24 points. Three players then tied on 22 points for second spot, with Brian Masling prevailing on a countback from Col Shepherdson and Ross Smith. Terry Willis then won the Nearest-the-Pin trophy with the lastplace prize ending as a tie between Mal McIntyre and Terry Willis with Mal taking it out on a count-back. All-in-all, it was a very pleasant morning’s golf with some good scores recorded. Next week, the ladies are on the front nine, the men on the back nine, with play starting at the usual hit-off time.

ion before suffering a bleeding attack when unplaced at Rosehill. Zarizatycoon has returned to good health and recently ﬁ nished second in a barrier trial at Dubbo. A capacity crowd was eagerly awaiting the running of the $75,000 Robert Oatley-Big Dance Eligibility Mudgee Cup however the riders were instructed to return with their mounts from the starting point when a severe storm with dangerous lightning converged on the racecourse. After a lengthy delay the conditions had not improved, and the meeting was postponed with the Cup and ﬁ nal race still to be run.

NARROMINE BOWLING CLUB NEWS By JOHN EDWARDS SOCIAL bowls last Thursday involved 16 bowlers doing battle on the greens with the results as follows. Game One: Sticker and Homo defeated Neil and Danny by 26-16. Game Two: Wilkie, Col, and Cranky defeated Trumby, Robbie C, and Frenchy by 21-15. Game Three: Tony Jacobson, Carl, and Dave defeated Cliffy, Richard, and James C by 15-10. Winners on the day were therefore Sticker and Homo with the runners-up Cranky and his team. Sunday games involved 10 bowlers on the greens with the following results: Game One: Wilkie, Neil, and Dave defeated Richard, Carl, and Cranky by 19-13. Game Two: Mitch and Sticker defeated Noi and Lionel by 27-8. Winners on the day, were therefore Mitch and Sticker. In other news, the normal rafﬂes are on Thursday and Saturday nights. meanwhile, “The Palms Restaurant” will be closed from Monday, December 23 and reopening on Tuesday, January 7.

Joke of the Week: AN elderly woman went to the doctor’s office where she was seen by one of the new young Irish doctors. After a few minutes, she burstout, screaming as she ran down the hall. Another doctor stopped her and asked what the problem was, and she told her story. After listening, he had her sit down and relax in another room. Then he marched down the hallway to where the Irish doctor was and demanded, “What’s the matter with you? Mrs Terry is 78 years old: she has four grown children and seven grandchildren, and you told her she was pregnant?” The Irish doctor continued to write on his clipboard and without looking up he said, “Does she still have the hiccups?” Until next week — have a good week and good bowling.

Punters had been off to a good start when the heavily supported Torn won the 1200 metres St Aime Maiden Plate for Scone trainer Brett Cavanough. Backed from $3.50 to $2.70 favourite, Torn (Mitchell Bell) tracked the leader Spring Prospect and then raced to a three lengths win over the fast ﬁ nishing Great Southernland (Heavelon Van Der Hoven) and Ischyros (Mathew Cahill, $5.50). Formerly from Namibia, Heavelon Van Der Hoven was responsible for a good ride on Proud Image to win the 1200 metres Montrose Cup Day Sprint on the Jason Coyle,

Warwick Proud Image.

Farm-trained

Clifton Springs and Smart And Dapper led for home before (Proud Image, $6.50) with an inside run raced to a two lengths win from Jaex (Mitchell Bell, $11) and Extravagent Lad (Mathew Cahill. $2.05 favourite).

Other winners were the Ben Blay-trained Nothing’s Sacred (Darryl McLellan, $5), Perfumist (Ashley Morgan, $1.80 to $1.70 fav.) trained by Bjorn Baker and Pharoahzana (Siena Grima, $19) from the Cameron Crockett stable at Scone.

Narromine’s 12A and 14B Junior Bombers pick-up wins with the Third Grade Seniors By DALLAS REEVES NARROMINE’S 12A and 14B Junior Bombers,and the Third Grade Seniors sides, all picked-up wins in district cricket last weekend.

Narromine Junior Cricket NARROMINE Junior Bombers 12A scored a five-wicket win against Wellington in Dubbo District Junior Cricket Association action last Saturday at Dubbo’s Jubilee Oval. Narromine 12A won the toss and elected to bowl, restricting Wellington to 7-87 (off 23 overs) before passing the total on 5-88 after only 20 overs. In the bowling, Tommy Leader picked-up a pair of wickets with 2-8 off three overs while Gilbert Maxwell (1-9), Toby Chase (1-9), Henry Redden (1-11), and Albert Anderson (1-19), also claimed scalps. It was a good all-round day for Tommy also scoring 22 retired not out with Toby Chase also into double ﬁgures. Narromine’s 12B White, scoring 97, went down to Rugby on 133 by 36 runs at Olsen Park in Narromine. In this match, Dubbo Rugby won the toss and elected to bowl with Alexander Roberts (23), Charlie Davis (14) and Nicholas Veech (11) Narromine’s best with the bat with all of these players either retiring or ﬁ nishing not-out. For the bowling, Nicholas Veech (2-15) did well while Sam Short and Alexander Roberts (both 1-7) and Jim Kennedy (112) also claimed wickets

Narromine’s 12A and 14B Junior Bombers and Third Grade Seniors sides, all picked-up wins in district cricket last weekend. PHOTO: ALESSANDRO BOGLIARI ON UNSPLASH for Narromine. The Narromine Junior Bombers 12B Red side’s match against Wellington was washed-out. Narromine Junior Bombers 14 A also had their match against Wellington/Gilgandra 14A abandoned. The Junior Bombers 14B side, however, produced an excellent effort with ball to defeat RSL Colts at Dundas Park in Narromine. Joe Roberston (3-13), Digby MacInnes (2-2), Joe Elder (2-1), and Lachie Watt and Jakeel Faro (both 1-1) were all dynamic with the Kookaburra as RSL Colts 14B were bowled out for 64 in 20.1 overs. In reply, Lachie Watt (17 not-out), Lewis Henderson (13 retired not-out) and Digby MacInnes (10) guided Narromine to 5-65 off 14.4 overs and victory.

Narromine Senior Cricket MEANWHILE, in senior cricket last Saturday, Nar-

romine Bombers Third Grade side picked-up its third win of the Dubbo District Cricket Association Kelly Cup season. Hosting Dubbo Rugby at Dundas Park, Narromine made 5-201 off its 40 overs before bowling Rugby out for 152. Narromine co-captain Andrew McIntyre hit 87 and was well-supported by Cameron Collins (52) and Garry Finlay (30 not out). It was a day out for the Finlays, with Garry Finlay taking 3-29 to go with his big-hitting, while Zachary Finlay chipped in with 2-20. Jackson Smith (2-5), was also a multiple wicket-taker. Ryan Maxwell (71) topscored for Rugby, while the Dubbo side’s skipper Glenn Shepherd hit 42 to go with 3-28. Narromine Second Grade match, scheduled for turf, was washed-out for the second weekend in a row, along with all other DDCA Pinnington Cup fixtures.

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NRLW Indigenous All Stars share powerful message during Trangie visit: “you can’t be what you can’t see”

2024 NRLW Indigenous All Stars captain Quincy Dodd. More photos inside. PHOTOS: NARROMINE STAR.

By SOPHIA MCCAUGHAN INSPIRING the next generation while connecting with culture, Country and people - the NRLW Indigenous All Stars visited Trangie over the weekend to show young ones in the community that nothing is impossible.

History of the Indigenous All Stars THE Indigenous All Stars is a showcase event promoting Indigenous and Maori cultures in a week-long festival. The men’s concept was established in 2010 by former Dally M medallist Preston Campbell while the ﬁ rst women’s game was played in 2011 between the

Indigenous All Stars and All Stars side made up of Australian Jillaroos representatives and other rising talent. A change in format was introduced across the men’s and women’s matches in 2019 with the Maori Kiwis and the Maori Ferns formed, replacing the NRL and All Stars sides. The winning team receives the Fanning-Murphy trophy each year, in honour of former Indigenous player Katrina Fanning and Jillaroos legend Kayrn Murphy. The player of the match receives the Trish Hina medal, named in honour of the iconic Kiwi player. In the 2024 series, the Indigenous All Stars thumped the Maori Ferns 26-4 in front of a home crowd at Queensland Country Bank Stadium in Townsville.

One-on-one with Jessica Skinner JESSICA Skinner is the head coach of the women’s Indigenous All-Stars and is a proud Barkindji and Wongaibon woman - born and raised in Trangie and still resides in the small rural town today. Skinner brought the Indigenous All Stars squad out to Trangie to give players an opportunity to connect with the communities they represent on the footy ﬁeld. The Narromine Star attended the Welcome to Country ceremony at Goan Waterhole and the open training session at Alan Burns Oval on Saturday, December 7. Skinner was selected as head coach of the squad in February this year while making history as the ﬁ rst ever fe-

male to lead the NRLW Indigenous All Stars. Coaching is a passion for Skinner and her journey began in Trangie with a local rugby league team before rising to the elite ranks which included being named as an assistant coach with the national women’s team, the Jillaroos. Skinner began organising the Trangie visit for the Indigenous All Stars squad earlier this year and told the Narromine Star it is important for the players to come out to western NSW communities to further connect with their culture and be on Country. “It is so important that they keep up that connection with culture and Country,” she said. “They are going to face many obstacles in their careers, whether it is injury, whether it is missing home, so these moments that they take to come back to Country or to be on Country while connecting with other mobs is so important to help shape their identity and resilience.” Skinner said that the playing group spoke with young people from the community during their visit where they reminded them that nothing is unachievable. “We had a couple of young people who followed us around and we talked about how hard it is to get to that elite level from here, but it is not unachievable,” she told the Narromine Star. “They can still achieve it with that dedication and hard work with a lot of sacriﬁce.” “For me it is about that visibility - that anything is possible and you know, hopefully

On Saturday, December 7 an open training session was held at Alan Burns Oval in Trangie where residents got the rare opportunity to watch the NRLW Indigenous All Stars. we have inspired at least one young boy or girl, Indigenous or non-Indigenous, to go, I can do that one day too.” Skinner concluded that it was a rare opportunity for the community and she was glad she could bring the NRLW Indigenous squad out to Trangie and inspire the next generation.

You can’t be what you can’t see: Indigenous All Stars and Jillaroos hooker Quincy Dodd AT just 24-years-old Quincy Dodd already knows the important role she plays in Indigenous communities. Dodd has already had a decorated career having played for the Sydney Roosters, St George Illawarra and now the Cronulla Sharks in the NRLW competition. She has represented the NSW Blues in the women’s State of Origin, selected for the Prime Minister’s XIII and named as captain of the Indigenous All Stars for the 2024 season.

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Dodd is still on her cultural journey and told the Narromine Star she was excited to learn more about Country in her visit to Trangie. “I have met some aunts that I am going to connect with and teach me some languages and I am really excited for that,” she said. She knows the importance of the Indigenous All Stars in representing communities like Trangie. “We are all very proud of representing our mob and where we are from… it is very special,” she said. Dodd believes that it is important for rural kids to see that they can achieve anything - no matter how big the dream is. “They (children) want to see what we do and that is so important - getting them out on the ﬁeld here and doing activities with them hopefully drives them to do that regularly,” she said. “You know you can’t be what you can’t see and it is so important that the younger ones know that we see them and we are representing them.”