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By TESS VAN LUBECK WORKER shortages in western NSW remain real, with Warren Shire Council currently looking to fi ll 10 job vacancies. The positions are mostly operational, including cleaning, mechanical, plant and maintenance roles, as well as a mechanical apprenticeship and tourism traineeship. Many have been advertised for some time but remain vacant despite the appeal of local government benefits, employment stability with a major local employer, and flexibility on offer with many of the roles. With a number of the positions located within the council’s Engineering division and requiring licences, tickets, or other qualifications, and or demonstrated experience, this may be proving to be a barrier to potential local applicants keen to apply but unable to meet those requirements. Continued page 7
By SHARON BONTHUYS IN a great development for the children and young people of Warren Shire and their families, a paediatrician will visit the town every month, starting this Friday, February 21. Paediatrician Dr Mary Iskander will operate her “FIFO” (fly-in/fly-out) clinic from the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) medical services clinic in Lawson Street for the next 12 months, according to a RFDS South Eastern Section spokesperson. The much-wanted new monthly paediatric service is the result of the combined efforts of multiple local agencies and individuals wanting the best for Warren children and young people.
Local nurses Nichole Callan and Christine Letton with paediatrician Dr Mary Iskander (centre), who will visit Warren monthly, starting this Friday. PHOTO: RFDSSSE.
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Women of Warren Shire: Angela Muir
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THE FORECAST Wednesday, February 19 Min 14. Max 33. Sunny. Possible rainfall: 0 mm. Chance of any rain: 0% Central West Slopes and Plains area: Sunny. Winds south to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h becoming light in the middle of the day then becoming south to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h in the early afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to between 11 and 15 with daytime temperatures reaching the low to mid 30s. Sun protection recommended from 9:20 am to 5:10 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 11 [Extreme] Thursday, February 20 Min 16. Max 35. Sunny. Possible rainfall: 0 mm. Chance of any rain: 5%
By WARREN SHIRE COUNCIL A BORN-AND-RAISED Warren local, Angela Muir somehow manages to be everywhere at once. By day (and often by night), she’s a fi refighter with Fire and Rescue NSW, making her way through the ranks over 17 years to become Deputy Captain. When she’s not saving the day in local emergencies, she’s crunching numbers at Australian Food and Fibre, keeping multiple departments in check, and lending a hand in her partner’s earth-moving and civil engineering business. Angela is also a dedicated Show steward, helping to keep community traditions alive and, although she insists she’s not a social butterfly, she’s always up for a catch up or an adventure. With a Cert IV in WHS on the go, she’s proof that busy people get things done.
Quick-fire questions… 1. A usual morning looks like... My mornings usually start with getting household chores and bookwork done so I can finish those tasks before I get home from work. And if you’re planning to talk to me before my first coffee of the day... good luck! My partner will back me up on this one. Once I’m organised, I head-out the door and make my way to work. If I’m lucky and have time, I’ll swing by Ellerslie Lane to grab a caffeine hit from the crew there, who always brighten my day with their antics. 2. I’m most proud of... I’m most proud of the life I’ve built with the support of my partner, family and friends. My career with FRNSW and the opportunity to serve and protect the community is something that means a lot to me. This wouldn’t have been possible without the support of my father, who served with FRNSW for over 33 years. My goal was always to follow in his footsteps, and I’m proud to say I’ve accomplished that and continue to chase new goals every day. 3. On the weekend, you can find me... You’ll usually find me at the local coffee shop, catching up with friends or just relaxing in our garden. Weekends are a time to slow down, get a few life chores done, and reflect on how lucky I am to be healthy, happy, and living in such a beautiful place. 4. A quote or piece of advice I live by is... Central West Slopes and Plains area: Mostly sunny. Slight chance of a shower on the northern slopes in the morning and afternoon. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. Winds southerly 15 to 20 km/h turning east to southeasterly 20 to 30 km/h during the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to between 12 and 17 with daytime temperatures reaching 30 to 35. Sun protection recommended from 9:30 am to 5:10 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 10 [Very High] Friday, February 21 Min 18. Max 34. Partly Cloudy. Possible rainfall: 0 mm. Chance of any rain: 20% Central West Slopes and Plains area: Mostly sunny. Slight chance of a shower on the northern
Relay for Life (as part of the Emergency Services team); the Warren Show Girl event (I was crowned Miss Warren Showgirl in 2010 and later coordinated the event for several years); 17 years of service with FRNSW; helping to plan the local Christmas street party; and working the bar at private functions and local rugby home games. The thing that inspires me most is the community that raised me. I’ve received so much support over the years — from education to my career — and I feel it’s my turn to give back. What’s a hobby or activity you wish you had more time for? Basketball has always been a passion of mine, so I’d love to get more involved in sporting activities again. And, of course, I’d love to have more time for spontaneous trips to visit friends far and wide! Finally, what piece of advice would you give to other women living in rural communities? Don’t underestimate the power of your community and the impact you can have. Whether you’re supporting local businesses, volunteering, or simply connecting with others, your efforts are never too small. Rural communities are built on everyone pitching in, and we all play a role. Don’t forget to take care of yourself too — it’s important to make time for your passions, whether that’s a hobby, spending time with loved ones, or just a quiet moment to recharge. Life is too short embrace the challenges, celebrate the wins, and enjoy everything that makes your life special.
Angela Muir. PHOTO: SUPPLIED.
“If you don’t get it done today, it will always be there tomorrow.” Life is too short to worry about the little things. Enjoy the life you have, and don’t stress about what you can’t control. 5. How long have you lived in Warren Shire? What do you love most about living here? Born in the old Warren Hospital on April 20, 1988, and still here today! What I love most about living in Warren, is the sense of community and the peace and quiet that comes with living in the bush. I’ve traveled to a few places, but there’s something special about the calm, laid-back pace of rural life. I also love how everyone waves or says “hello”, whether they know you or not. It’s that small-town warmth that you just don’t get in the city. 6. Tell us about some of your favourite places to visit in the Shire. I love visiting the Windows on the Wetlands when I can, and the museum is definitely on my list to visit — I’ve heard so many great stories about our town’s history! I’m also a big fan of supporting local businesses. If we don’t support them, we might lose them, and that would be a real shame. I enjoy spending time at the Water Park and Macquarie Park, making memories with my friends and their children. There’s so much to see and do in Warren, and even after living here my whole life, I still haven’t crossed off all the touristy spots I recommend to others! Some more about you… You’re well known for your involvement in the community, what initiatives have you been part of and what inspires you to serve your local community? I’ve been lucky to be involved in several great community initiatives, such as:
slopes in the afternoon. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. Winds east to northeasterly 20 to 30 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 15 and 20 with daytime temperatures reaching 29 to 34. Sun protection recommended from 9:30 am to 5:10 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 11 [Extreme] Saturday, February 22 Min 19. Max 34. Partly Cloudy. Possible rainfall: 0 mm. Chance of any rain: 5% Sunday, February 23 Min 21. Max 36. Partly Cloudy. Possible rainfall: 0 to 1 mm. Chance of any rain: 30% Monday, February 24 Min 19. Max 37. Sunny. Possible rainfall: 0 mm. Chance of any rain: 20%
Anything else you’d like to add? To the Women of Warren: Living in a rural community like ours comes with its challenges, but also incredible opportunities. Whether you’re a firefighter, an administrative assistant, a volunteer, or a mum, your contributions matter. It’s not always easy juggling everything, but each time we push through, we grow stronger. And one of the best things we can do as women is to step into leadership roles, even when they seem intimidating. We all have the ability to lead, support, and inspire. So, to all the women of Warren, let’s keep supporting each other, embracing leadership, and making our town an even better place for the next generation. Together, we’re stronger, and every little effort makes a big difference.
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WARREN STAR Local News for the Warren Shire Wednesday, February 19, 2025
Warren Jockey Club launches exclusive new event at Golden Fleece PHOTOS: JANIAN MCMILLAN, RACING PHOTOGRAPHY.
Phone 6847 4274 THE Warren Jockey Club is promising an action packed day of excitement, elegance, and entertainment with the launch of their exclusive new event at the Golden Fleece races — Warren’s only Saturday race meeting for 2025. The Golden Fleece all-inclusive Garden Party will be held on Saturday March 1, and will see punters treated to a delectable afternoon of sensational country racing, canapes from Soul Foods, drinks all afternoon from a private bar (drinks available for purchase from 5.30pm), race entry and live music. Tickets for the Garden Party are just $140 and are on sale now from 123tix. Warren Jockey Club President Paul Smith said the Club is also thrilled to announce an exclusive new partner for this year’s Golden Fleece races, the Brown Brothers Wine group. “We are very excited to have the Brown Brothers Group onboard as our exclusive wine partner for the Golden Fleece races. Brown Brothers will be offering free wine tasting throughout the day, plus their brands will be available for purchase from the top bar and included in the drinks package for Garden Party ticket holders. “Brown Brothers have also generously donated a range of incredible prize packs for our highly coveted Best Dressed competi-
tion for the day. “The incredibly popular Josephine’s Drinks will also be back trackside, offering their delicious, handcrafted cocktails, plus food vans and a thrilling seven race TAB program,” added Mr Smith. “But the entertainment doesn’t stop once the race program concludes! Famed Dubbo crooner Shane Riley is coming back to Warren with a full band and will hit the stage, playing tunes until late. “It’s set to be a sensational day! Don’t miss out on this unique blend of racing, dining, and entertainment. Secure your tickets now for a day fi lled with elegance and excitement!” said Mr Smith. Gates for the Golden Fleece open at 12pm, with full bar facilities available until 9.30pm, food vendors, cocktails, wine tastings and more. The Warren Youth Centre will also be running a bus service between town and the track all day, with trips just $10 per person and all proceeds going to support the community foundation. Mr Smith also wish to acknowledge the generous support of the 2025 Golden Fleece sponsors, including Warren IGA + Liquor, Raby, Macquarie Valley Rock & Sand, All A Glow Electrical, and the Warren Services Club. For more information, check out the ad on the front page.
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Information for members and their guests, Club President Andrew Cooper. Is gambling a problem for you? Call G-Line (NSW) a confidential, anonymous and free counselling service FREE CALL 1800 633 635. If you live within a 40km radius of the club, you are required by law to be a member if you wish to enter the club.
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Wednesday, February 19, 2025 Local News for the Warren Shire WARREN STAR
‘Soul food’: Warren Farmers “SING” is on again flock to
public forum Enjoy the camaraderie, fun, and uplifting pleasure of community singing with Warren Choir, from left, Tony Wass, Phil Leaman, Emma Cant (with baby Eleanor), Jose Cosgrove, Emma Wass, Lisa White, Kate Mildner, Melissa Irivng, Belinda Haigh, Director Frances Evans, Sue Green, and Di Perry. The ensemble is currently reforming for another series of performances this year. SING Warren Community Choir is on again this year, with experienced choristers and newcomers all welcome to join this local choral group. The ensemble offers anyone with a song in their heart, the opportunity to enjoy the camaraderie, fun, and uplifting pleasure of community singing, all the while kicking-up a storm — literally, sometimes — Choir Director Frances Evans recalls. “Some Warren residents may remember when our 46-strong choir performed with ‘AVE’ (the Australian Vocal Ensemble) in the Catholic Church when a wild storm hit town,” Frances reminisced. “The power went out, the windows slammed shut... but the music didn’t stop!” Frances added proudly. The event showed the wonder of community spirit and the joy of song, she said. “Local photographer Belinda Dimarzio-Bryan also took an award-winning photo of the choir performing with torches and phone lights lighting-up the music. “With the electronic piano no longer working, the choir ploughed on unaccompanied and sang in perfect harmony, nailing every difficult key change!” Frances said. The choir has two important goals, she explained. to give locals the opportunity to make music, sing, and collaborate with world-class artists in festival events, but also to create friendships and opportunities and to share and connect in helping build confidence in people through working together to achieve something special through performing. The choir meets every Thursday evening for rehearsals in the Warren Presbyterian Church where there is loads of fun with plenty of laughter and stories between verses. Soprano Emma Wass confi rms the wonderful role that the choir plays in the community, describing the group as “soul food”. “It’s a lovely supportive environment and lots
of laughs,” she told the Warren Star. Over the past two years, choristers have also had the opportunity to perform with Katie Noonan and the Australian Vocal Ensemble (AVE), the Dubbo choir, Cantando Sorelle, in Sydney with Symphonia Jubilate Orchestra, and, locally in the biennial Warren Chamber Music Festival. The choir will also be performing two pieces in the upcoming Warren Chamber Music Festival in early May. For this event, the choir will be singing the old English ballad, “Scarborough Fair” — made popular by famous American 1960s folk duo, Simon and Garfunkel — with an entire Chamber orchestra. The performance, in the Nevertire Memorial Hall on the evening of Friday, May 2, will also include a rendition of John Lennon’s peace anthem, “Imagine”; particularly poignant for our world at this moment. The choir will be accompanied by the internationally-acclaimed New Zealand String Quartet and a chamber orchestra made up of some of Australia’s brightest classical stars. There will also be the world premiere of a new piece commissioned for the festival by Australian composer Anne Cawrse — and played for the fi rst time publicly, in Nevertire! “Not too many rural choirs experience the joy of singing alongside a chamber orchestra,” Frances noted. “But the Warren Chamber Music Festival Committee believes our wonderful community deserves the chance!” she concluded. Utilisation of technology is also a feature of this welcoming, enjoyable, no-pressure choir with Soprano, Alto, and Baritone sections recorded by the conductor, Frances, and sent-out via email so the singers can practise at home. For those interested in letting their voices soar to the heavens, follow the Warren Chamber Music Festival on social media and reach out to Ms Evans for more information.
Pat Skinner, officer with the Inspector-General for Water, speaks with Cr Tony Wass. PHOTOS: SUPPLIED.
Xavier Martin, President of NSW Farmers, addresses the large local crowd.
Listening intently at the NSW Farmers’ public forum at the golf club. OVER 50 people turned out to the well-publicised public forum held by the Warren Branch of NSW Farmers last Tuesday. The event held at the Warren Golf Club welcomed 52 attendees to hear the range of speakers. “It was great to see the strong turnout of primary producers attending from the Warren, Nyngan and Trangie areas to discuss issues affecting the region,” said NSW Farmers’ Warren Branch secretary, Amelia Simmons. David Scadding from NSW Local Land services (LLS) addressed the new land zoning and use legislation that is now in operation. Pat Skinner from the office of the Inspector-General for
Water explained about his agency and what he did in his role. Special guest Xavier Martin, President of NSW Farmers, also spoke, covering topics ranging from phone service to foreign investment. Warren branch President Simon Cant was pleased with the calibre of discussion. “I think the respect with which our speakers were listened to and the calibre of productive questions raised – in a situation that could have been confrontational – was a credit to the Warren community,” he said. The public forum preceded the annual general meeting of the NSW Farmers Warren Branch.
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WARREN STAR Local News for the Warren Shire Wednesday, February 19, 2025
ICAC engages with western councils at Dubbo outreach By SHARON BONTHUYS THE NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) returned to Dubbo last week, 11 years after its last official visit. The visit was part of the ICAC rural and regional outreach program, which commenced in 2001. ICAC last visited Dubbo in 2014, with the most recent visit to the Western region taking place in Orange in 2018. Several workshops were held throughout the week on the topic of corruption prevention for managers, planners and regulatory officers, as well as within procurement and contract management. Additional workshops on preventing corrupt conduct in non-government organisations and Local Aboriginal Land Councils were also held. ICAC representatives also carried out community engagement with 10 councils during the visit, including Dubbo Regional, Narromine Shire, Gilgandra Shire, Coonamble Shire, Walgett Shire, Brewarrina Shire, Bourke Shire, Cobar Shire, Bogan Shire, and Warren Shire, holding education sessions for staff. Last Thursday, February 13, more than 40 representatives from government agencies and community interest groups joined members of the public at a public forum featuring visiting officials from several integrity agencies. Held at the Cattleman’s Country Motor Inn, the public forum welcomed ICAC Commissioner, Helen Murrell (SC); the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission Chief Commissioner, Peter Johnson (SC); the National Anti-Corruption Commissioner, Paul Brereton AM RFD SC; and NSW Deputy Ombudsman, Jacqueline Fredman. The panellists explained what each of their organisations did in focusing on the most serious and systemic corrupt conduct and corruption prevention, and fielded questions afterwards.
The ICAC public forum in Dubbo last week. PHOTOS: ICAC.
Public forum panellists, Helen Murrell (SC), Paul Brereton AM RFD SC, Jacqueline Fredman, and Peter Johnson (SC), in Dubbo last week.
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TREE REMOVAL Council wishes to advise residents that tree removal works will be carried out on Thursday and Friday, 20th and 21st February 2025. The tree being removed is a large river red at Macquarie Park. The tree was `> >}i` LÞ wÀi > viÜ Ì Ã L>V ° Ì has been assessed by an arborist who has advised that it is unsafe.
Warren Shire Council is inviting tenders for the Warren Levee Bank Rehabilitation and Riverbank Rock Armouring Works - Warren, NSW 2824. Note: Mandatory Pre-Tender meeting on 25th February 2025, 10:00 am in the Warren Shire Community Room. Tender closing: 4:00 pm Thursday 20th March 2025. Documents: https://portal.tenderlink.com/ warrenshire Enquiries: Only via the Warren Shire Council Tenderlink Forum.
EWENMAR WASTE DEPOT OPENING HOURS Monday to Friday 1pm – 5pm Saturday and Sunday 9am – 5pm (EXCLUDING – NEW YEARS DAY, GOOD FRIDAY, EASTER SUNDAY, ANZAC DAY AND CHRISTMAS DAY AND WET WEATHER) Please direct all enquires to: Manager Health and Development Services during normal business hours on 68476600
CLEAN UP AUSTRALIA DAY SUNDAY, 2ND MARCH 2025
For further enquiries please contact any of the following: 115 Dubbo Street, WARREN NSW 2824 PO Box 6, WARREN NSW 2824 Phone: 02 6847 6600 Email: council@warren.nsw.gov.au
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It’s that time of the year again. Time to do something worthwhile for your community that will just take an hour or so of your time on Sunday, 2nd March 2025. We need Þ ÕÀ ÃÕ«« ÀÌ Ì i « V i> Õ«] wÝ Õ« > ` conserve our environment.
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For further information please contact Maryanne Stephens, Council’s Manager Health and Development Services, on 68 476600 during business hours.
Centre at 115 Dubbo Street, Warren NSW 2824.
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Copies of the Local Approvals Policy are available All that is required is that you register at the following locations: yourself and your site at www. Administration Centre – 115 Dubbo Street, cleanupaustraliaday.org.au or call 1800 Warren; 282 329. Pick up your bags from Warren Warren Shire Library – 69 Dubbo Street, Warren; Shire Council Administration Building, 115 Dubbo Street, Warren and go to it. Council and Council’s Website - https://www.warren.nsw.gov. Ü V iVÌ w i` L>}Ã vÀ Þ ÕÀ Ã Ìi v >ÕÉV Õ V É«ÕL V iÝ L Ì needed, but you do have to let us know if this service is required. Remember to wear All residents and stakeholders are invited to gloves, appropriate shoes and clothing. And submit feedback via: Email: council@warren.nsw.gov.au don’t forget to slip, slop, slap, seek and slide. Your support is greatly appreciated * ÃÌ\ *" Ý È] 7>ÀÀi -7 ÓnÓ{ and will help us deliver a successful and In-person: Written submissions can also be effective Clean Up Australia Day in 2025. provided in-person to Council’s Administration For further information, please contact Council’s Manager of Health and Development Services, Maryanne Stephens on 02 6847 6600.
RAIN AND FLOODS MAKE OUR HOMES A BREEDING GROUND FOR MOZZIES Flood water and pools of stagnant water from recent rain have turned many backyards into the perfect breeding ground for mosquitoes, that spread human disease, such as Murray Valley encephalitis and Ross River virus. Any still or stagnant water around the home can encourage mosquitoes to breed
and increase the chance of people being bitten. Most mosquitoes become active around dusk although some species are active also during the day. The key time to take special care again mosquito bites is just prior to, and for two hours after dusk.
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Wednesday, February 19, 2025 Local News for the Warren Shire WARREN STAR
Political News & Opinion COULTON’S ULTON’S CATCH TCH UP Comment ment by K COULTON, MARK ral Member Federal arkes for Parkes
Busy week in Canberra THIS past week was another busy one back in Canberra — it certainly feels like an election is coming! On Tuesday, I was delighted to catch up with Jezebella from Broken Hill and Molly from Dubbo, as they were recognised as part of the ABC’s 2025 Heywire national writing program. It was also a pleasure to meet with Claire and Nell from the Local and Independent News Association to discuss how they can support the strengthening of local journalism. On Wednesday, I took the chance to speak with representatives from Optus for an update on the regional mobile network sharing agreement between Optus and TPG Telecom.
Clontarf comes to Parliament PERHAPS the highlight of the week was welcoming the young men from the Clontarf Foundation to Parliament House. At the beginning of the week, I spoke in the Federation Chamber about the visit, noting just how beneficial Clontarf has been to the lives
Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton (second from right) with Parkes electorate Clontarf alumni Quincy (Dubbo), Thomas (Broken Hill) and Zach (Gunnedah). of many Aboriginal young men in the Parkes electorate. The visitors were joined by many Parliamentarians and staff and put on a great game of rugby league on Tuesday morning. I was fi lled with pride when meeting several Clontarf alumni from the Parkes electorate at a special morning tea on what may well
have been my very last day in Parliament House. It is connections like this, that I wil l miss most when I retire.
Farmers saved from food tax FARMERS and families have secured a huge cost-of-living
win after the Coalition forced Labor to bin its bad fresh food tax in Parliament last week. Labor’s fresh food tax would have hurt families at the checkout as well as 84 agricultural commodities, which faced taxes to raise $150 million over three years to pay for the risks created by their competitors using over-
seas imports. Labor’s senseless and terrible tax idea will thankfully never see the light of day after an enormous campaign by The Nationals, in conjunction with industry and farmers. I am proud to be part of a Coalition that has saved families and farmers from this bad fresh food tax.
New paediatrician service coming to Warren From page 1 “We would like to acknowledge the two nurses, Nichole Callan and Christine Letton, who identified the need for behavioural and learning development support in light of limited access to paediatric services in the Warren Region, and Little Wings, who will be providing the transport for Dr Iskander into the community,” an RFDSSSE spokesperson told the Warren Star. Dr Iskander is no stranger to Western NSW, having previously worked as a staff specialist in Dubbo Base Hospital for four years, 12 years ago, before relocating to Sydney. She was
alerted to the need for a paediatric clinic at Warren through local connections. “During my years in Dubbo, I made a lot of great friends, some of whom work as doctors in the Greater West,” Dr Iskander explained. “One of those friends works as a local doctor for the town of Trangie and it was through him that I came to know about the need for a paediatrician in Warren,” she added. Dr Iskander is excited to be able to offer her services in the Warren community. Parents can obtain referrals for their children to see Dr Iskander from their doc-
tor and book appointments by contacting the RFDS Medical Services Warren. “I am excited to provide paediatric services to our children at Warren for the same reasons that drove me in Dubbo,” Dr Iskander said. “As children in regional areas deserve the same quality of service of our city children, providing paediatric services to advance their health and wellbeing is an exciting enough cause and I am glad I can make a difference,” she added. Dr Iskander will be able to provide developmental and behavioural assessments and
general medical issues that are particular to children. “With such a service, other allied health professionals can then further a child’s management while all of the service is held locally,” she said. “I imagine this will make a huge difference to families who now need to travel to Sydney and stay for weeks before they are able to have a management plan,” she added. The RFDS has a long history of supporting specialists to visit regional, rural and remote communities, and is pleased to be able to offer the new paediatric service from its Lawson Street clinic.
“We currently have a number of visiting specialists operating from RFDSSE Medical Services – Warren, providing services including mental health, diabetes education, women’s health, physiotherapy, podiatry and on-site pathology,” the RFDSSSE spokesperson confi rmed. “RFDSSE Medical Services is pleased to work with organisations including Warren Shire Council, the Western NSW Local Health District, Warren Rotary Club and Warren Health Action Committee to facilitate these important services for the community,” the spokesperson concluded.
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WARREN STAR Local News for the Warren Shire Wednesday, February 19, 2025
Multiple factors at play as Shire jobs remain vacant From page 1 Other recruitment challenges may include the lack of available housing — something impacting all parts of Australia with Warren not immune to the current housing crisis and the town itself lacking sufficient rental properties — to supply an influx of new residents to town to fi ll the vacant roles. The Warren Star approached Warren Shire Council about this situation, keen to understand whether these factors might be at play in the organisation being unable to fulfil these roles, and how this might impact council operations and the local community. Divisional Manager, Engineering Services for Warren Shire Council, Sylvester Otieno, cited a number of reasons for not being able to fi ll the vacancies locally or external to the shire, and admitted the ongoing delay had impacted service delivery. “Impacts from staff shortages are already being felt, but Council is trying to, as much as possible, deliver all the services,” Mr Otieno said. Mr Otieno said Warren Shire Council welcomed applications from any capable and motivated people, wherever they are from, but particularly local residents. “Council is very keen on employing capable and motivated people. Applications are very welcome from suitable local residents,” he said. “There might be a myriad of factors impacting the ability to recruit from outside the community,” he added. “Housing might be a key reason but remoteness of the area, and competition from mining fi rms and other organisations, might also play a major role.”
Mr Otieno noted that, despite most of the jobs having been open for at least two years continuously, the rate at which council has fi lled other vacancies during this period has exceeded the staff turnover rate. With particular qualifications being a potential barrier to local recruitment, Mr Otieno encourages locals to still apply for vacancies as the council offers a variety of learning and accreditation pathways to gain the necessary skillset. “Council is encouraging applicants who do not currently fulfi ll all the requirements of the positions,” Mr Otieno said. “For instance, most of the Engineering roles require an MR licence, and we acknowledge that some applicants might not have it, so we are willing to employ such applicants on condition that they obtain the license within their probationary period,” he explained. “Regarding WHS White Cards, we advise that they are obtainable from the relevant Registered Training Organisations within a day,” he added. Council confi rmed that while these positions are not associated with any employment services provider, they continue to advertise all vacancies publicly. Councils rely on significant state and federal grant funding to be able to provide a range of services to the community, the acquittal of which may be impacted in some circumstances where projects may be delayed because of staffing issues or other reason. “Council is also liaising with funding organisations to extend grant deadlines,” Mr Otieno concluded.
Current positions available at Warren Shire Council: f Apprentice Heavy Diesel Mechanic f Cleaner (Part-Time) f Cleaner (Permanent) f Heavy Diesel Mechanic (Permanent) f Light Plant Operator — Relief (Permanent) f Light Plant Operator —
Roller (Permanent) f Light Truck Driver — Water (Contract) f Trainee Tourism Officer f Utilities Maintenance Team Leader (Permanent) f Utilities Maintenance Team Member (Permanent)
FAITH MATTERS
“Thy Will Be Done” By MICHAEL CAMPBELL “HOW would you like it?” So many options… Once upon a time, coffee came in a powdered form, was served in a mug, and with just a dash of cow’s milk. Now, every cafe has 150-plus options, and a recent purchase doubled that number with the question, “Would you like chocolate or cinnamon on top?” In the Garden of Gethsemane, Jesus found himself
alone with his Father in Heaven. His disciples kept falling asleep, and soon they would be scattered. There were guards on their way to arrest him, but they were still a way-off. He could have said, “I’m done. Interesting plan, but you’re putting it all on me. I’ve done nothing wrong, yet I’m going to cop it all? Drink the whole cup? Nope, I’m not doing it.” That’s what we would do. Every day we put ourselves ahead of others around us, ahead of our community. We walk past the rubbish on the street: “It’s not my
responsibility.” Even when it is our fault, we excuse it and minimise it. That’s not what Jesus did. He prayed: “Not my will, but yours be done.” In that moment, he modelled trust in God the Father. In that moment, he volunteered to stand in our place. He willingly accepted the path of suffering in order to love, to forgive, to show mercy and compassion. H e h a d o p t io n s , but h e c ho s e t o d o t h e F a t h e r ’s w i l l . For you? Trust him and see.
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JAMIE CHAFFEY THE NATIONALS for Parkes
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ROY’S OY’S OUND-UP ROUND-UP Comment mment by ROY Y BUTLER, te Member State for Barwon
G’day folks, PARLIAMENT returned last week after a long break over December and January. Like most fi rst sitting periods, it was a pretty big week, not least because I introduced a bill to split the Hunter New England Local Health District (HNE LHD). Also, because there were plenty of issues that I have been hearing in my travels around Barwon that I needed to raise with the Government. This week should see things settle into something approaching a routine but, in Parliament, things can change very quickly!
Wee Waa Hospital and Hunter New England Local Health District FOR nearly two years now, Wee Waa Hospital has been operating at reduced hours, effectively closed with only a skeleton staff. I have worked with the Regional Health Minister, Ryan Park, to get the hospital back to normal operating hours. The minister has stated that he is committed to keeping the hospital open and returning it to normal operation, but the HNE LHD has consistently failed to do what is necessary to reopen the hospital. They have also failed to engage with the local community to work on a solution, even actively undermining a community working party formed for that specific purpose. Last week in the NSW Parliament, I delivered a Private Member’s Statement detailing the situation at the hospital and the shortcomings of the HNE LHD, indicating that I have asked the Minister for an inquiry into the health district’s failure regarding Wee Waa hospital, and also fore-
Wednesday, February 19, 2025 Local News for the Warren Shire WARREN STAR shadowing a bill that I introduced the next day to split-up the health district into separate Hunter and New England LHDs. Splitting the health district would end the great divide between well-resourced hospitals in the east of HNE LHD, and those that are poorly-resourced in the west. This idea is not a new one, former MP for the Northern Tablelands, Adam Marshall, also introduced a bill to split the health district after getting 16,000 signatures on a petition for the split, showing the depth of support for the plan. Although there are fears that splitting the health district would just create a poorly-resourced New England LHD, the bill should be referred to a committee for review, which would mean that the actions to create the new health district would come under the scrutiny of a parliamentary committee. Also, if the new LHD is created, it would, like any other health district, be appropriately-resourced to pay for doctors, nurses, equipment, buildings, admin staff, cleaners, and whatever else is needed to keep it running properly. HNE LHD seems too-large for the current administration of the LHD, they seem incapable of equitably resourcing hospitals in the west. Something needs to be done to see that hospitals like Wee Waa are not missing out because resources are being sent elsewhere. My colleague Helen Dalton, Member for Murray, has also introduced a bill to split the Murrumbidgee Local Health District, which will affect Lake Cargelligo in my electorate. I will give my support to her bill if it means that regional areas will receive better outcomes for health.
Vale, Dave Gallagher I AM sad to report the passing of Broken Hill Councillor, Dave “Gal” Gallagher, a former police officer, and a friend. When he retired from the force in 2021, he was the longest serving officer at Broken Hill. In 2010, he was awarded the Australian Police Medal
for 30 years of service. Dave grew up in regional NSW near Mungindi, and served for a decade in Sydney, but later went to Broken Hill, which he said was the “best place in the world to live.” In my time as Regional Manager of the Western Region of the NSW Police Force, I got to work with Dave, who was then head of the Target Action Group at Broken Hill. While conducting audits — talking to him about his account books, his vehicles and portable equipment — I got to know him well. Our friendship continued into my time in NSW Parliament and in his roles with Regional Development Australia Far West and with Broken Hill Council. Dave was someone who showed his love of the community of Broken Hill through his involvement in many local events and organisations. A keen sportsman, he was a life member, former patron, and chair of the Outback Rugby League; president of the Silver City Racing Club; and also served as a member of the Country Universities Centre Far West board, supporting people in the Far West pursuing tertiary education. He was well-known in Broken Hill and would joke with people saying “G’day, my name’s Dave, but people call me ‘The Legend’,“. I offer my sincere condolences to Dave’s wife, Julie, as well as to his family, friends and former colleagues. He will be missed, and I will miss him.
Notice of Motion on Storms LAST year we saw storms cause damage and power outages in the far west around Broken Hill, as well as in Carinda. With more storms across Barwon last week, I felt compelled last week to bring them to the attention of parliament with a Notice of Motion. I asked that the Parliament: 1. Notes t hat stor ms have da maged power i n frast r uctu re i n Wester n NSW, lead i ng to w idespread sup ply i nter r upt ions. 2. Acknowledges the vulnerability of remote communi-
ties and properties on a single supply line with no redundancy plan. 3. Agrees that the answer lies in network resilience and local storage and generation. 4. Expedites plans for microgrids and stand-alone power stations in remote areas. 5. Appreciates the hard work Essential Energy does in remote, rural, and regional NSW.
Water for Fire Preparedness regulation changes RECENTLY, there have been changes made to the regulations for water for fi re preparedness and fi refighting. If there is a fi re on a landholding or on nearby land and it is posing a threat, the owner or occupier of the land can take water and use it to: f control, suppress or extinguish the fi re f protect people, animals, or property (such as buildings and machinery) from the fi re. A ‘fi re’ includes all types of fi re emergencies, such as bushfi res, grassfi res, shrubland fi res, electrical fi res, house fi res and fi res on industrial premises. The exemptions allow landholders to take and use water without a water access licence or water use approval for the following purposes: f to fight an active fi re on a landholding f to prepare for a nearby fi re that is threatening a landholding f for fi refighting training (by or under the supervision of a fi refighting authority) f for controlled burning (by or under the supervision of a fi refighting authority) f for the testing and maintenance of fi refighting equipment. Water supply work approvals are no longer needed for mobile pumps/tanks to take water for the above purposes. ‘Landholders’ includes owners and occupiers of land.
Lithgow Small Arms Factory Museum WAY back in the early years of Federation at the end of
the Boer War, the Australian Government decided that this country needed to build a factory for armaments and munitions, so that it could be less dependent on Britain for its supplies of weapons and ammunition. Lithgow lobbied hard to be the place for that factory. This plant officially opened in 1912 and served the country well during conflicts like World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War, before it was corporatised and later sold to a private concern, the Thales Group. Recently there have been problems with the Lithgow Small Arms Factory Museum that now operates there. A theft at the site in 2024 has resulted in the need for security upgrades and repairs, but the landlord has imposed restrictions on what can be done to the site. A petition has been launched to “support and expedite a requested heritage order (request number 38145) and facilitate the purchase of this important site by the museum, allowing it to complete the essential work to retain its licences, to reopen, and to continue, unhindered, with its exciting future plans.” There are a couple of reasons the museum is important to me. The fi rst is that fi rearms have played a major role in our industrial, defence, and cultural history. That’s why I am a collector and believe these important items from our past should be preserved. This factory is integral to Australia’s fi rearms history. It was established following back when Australia realised our isolation from our armament sources in the United Kingdom could lead to serious problems in future. Second, my family has a history with the nearby munitions factory. My mother’s father was a baker in Portland and used to make a daily trip to Lithgow to serve the worker’s lunch. Given my family’s strong history of military service and the importance of preserving our local manufacturing history, I ask that you consider signing the petition.
LLS: Now’s the time to fight feral pigs
WITH a warm, wet summer doing nothing to reduce feral pig numbers in the region, Local Land Services (LLS) is calling on landholders to join the fight against this major environmental and economic pest. Poison, traps, and monitoring cameras are only some of the tools of the new LLS initiative, which offers local primary producers: f free 1080 poison for eligible landholders to control feral pigs up until June 30. f free Vertebrate Pesticide Induction Training (VPIT) to gain accreditation for using pesticides, including 1080. f resources on loan, such as traps and monitoring cameras (subject to availability). f tailored advice from local biosecurity officers on the best control options. f workshops to equip you with
the latest knowledge and tools. f coordination of aerial and ground control in key locations. This season, LLS says, feral pigs are more reliant on water sources and actively searching for scarce food resources, making it an ideal time to incorporate feral pig management into your routine baiting efforts. Feral pigs lack sweat glands, making them susceptible to heat stress and reliant on water and shade to regulate their body temperature. To keep cool they will spend more time around watering points, wallowing in mud and resting in shaded areas. “You can use these behavioural patterns to your advantage by selecting sites close to water sources and in shaded areas, especially while food sources are reduced,” an LLS spokesperson said.
“Over the warmer months as conditions become hotter and drier, food resources for feral pigs within the landscape also become limited,” he added. This, the spokesperson explained, benefits trapping efforts as feral pigs will more readily take-up the free feed in traps as an available source of protein. “Targeting feral pigs during the hotter months, while they are vulnerable, is an effective strategy to reduce numbers before seasonal conditions change and encourage population growth,” the spokesperson said. “Remember to always keep animal welfare in mind, by only setting traps when you can check them early the next day and humanely destroying With feral pigs struggling to keep cool in our hot western sumtrapped pigs before tempera- mers, now’s the time for local producers to look at control tures rise,” they concluded. measures, Local Land Services says. PHOTO: INVASIVE SPECIES COUNCIL.
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WARREN STAR Local News for the Warren Shire Wednesday, February 19, 2025
Zoey’s Wayilwan skills earn Young Language Champion award By WARRAAN WIDJI ARTS INSPIRING young Warren resident, Zoey Daley, will be recognised this week as the inaugural “Young Language Champion of the Year” by the NSW Aboriginal Languages Trust (NSW ALT). Among approximately 50 nominees from across NSW for the prestigious prize, Zoey was nominated by the Warren Performing Arts and Language Place Inc (Warraan Widji Arts) for her outstanding contribution to reawakening Wayilwan language in the Warren community. She will be presented with her prize at a gala dinner to be held on Wednesday night at NSW ALT’s Aboriginal Languages Gathering 2025, taking place on Wonnarua Country in the Hunter Valley. Aunty Beth Wright and Phyllis Oates will also attend the special event, the third such Aboriginal Languages Gathering to be held by the NSW ALT, and together with Zoey, represent the community of Warren and the Wayilwan language. Other awards to be presented include an Honorary Language Award, a Lifetime Contribution to Language Award, and a Language Champion Award. “Without young people like Zoey, we cannot sustain Wayilwan language reawakening,” Warraan Widji Arts Secretary, Karlene Irving, said. “Zoey’s influence as a remarkable role model for our local young mob cannot be measured. She has ensured that our Wayilwan language has a much greater chance of survival in our community and beyond; her hard work and dedication should be commended,” she concluded. Zoey has pushed through many invisible barriers to be an active contributor to the reawakening of Wayilwan language in our community. We’ll tell you a little more here, but there is so much to tell, we’ll have part two in next week’s issue. We’ll also have an update on her award presenta-
tion this week.
About Zoe’s award THE Young Language Champion Award “celebrates young individuals (under the age of 30) who demonstrate outstanding commitment to ongoing Language learning, sharing or advocacy and are actively involved in their Language Community,” according to the NSW ALT. “These awards are our way of expressing deep gratitude to those who have paved the way for us, safeguarding Languages and breathing life into their revitalisation for future generations.”
A deserving recipient SINCE Aunty Beth Wright began the reawakening of Wayilwan language in Warren through TAFE NSW in 2021, Zoey has been a passionate and committed supporter to meaningfully sustain the reawakening process through opportunities presented to her by Warraan Widji Arts and the Aboriginal Learning and Engagement Centre at Warren Central School. “Zoey is the most deserving recipient of this award,” Ms Irving said. “Her dedication as a leader and contributor to Wayilwan language reawakening in Warren has grown a collective vision for Wayilwan cultural heritage preservation in our community,” she added. As a young cultural leader, Zoey’s legacy to date to reawaken Wayilwan language in the Warren community and beyond is exceptional, Ms Irving said. “Without her leadership for transformative change, we would not have made half the progress we have made in reawakening our Wayilwan language in our community. Zoey Daley is a true trailblazer.” Zoey’s impact through sharing Wayilwan language meaningfully and sustainably has extended to the broader Warren community, to Coonamble, Tamworth and Sydney, in
a documentary, music video, album, on social media and on the internet, she added. Zoey was also recognised as Young Citizen of the Year 2024 and Young Achiever of the Year 2025.
Helping re-awaken Wayilwan in Warren ZOEY was only aged 14 in Year 9 Nine at Warren Central School when, in February 2021, Aunty Beth Wright reintroduced Wayilwan language into the Warren community through TAFE NSW. Prior to this, there was no Aboriginal language being taught in local schools or in the community. Two Aboriginal Education Officers (AEOs) at Warren, Peter Mackay and Phyllis Oates, and another part-time worker in Aboriginal education, completed Certificate III with Aunty Beth, along with eight other students. A program called “Our Place” was initiated by the local Aboriginal Education Consultative Group (AECG), Local Aboriginal Land Council (LALC), AEOs and was delivered to Year Six and interested Secondary students and a newly-formed community organisation called “Wellbeing Programs for Local Schools”, now known as Warraan Widji Arts/Warren Performing Arts and Language Place Inc. in October 2020, after schools reopened in the wake of COVID-19. “Our Place” prioritised place-based and strengthsbased pedagogies to allow students to be confident and active contributors to the preservation of Wayilwan cultural heritage. The introduction of Wayilwan language in 2021 to the “Our Place” program started with greetings, numbers and body parts. Zoey, as an inaugural “Our Place” student leader, consistently assisted in the delivery of the new Language element of the program and, with pride and confidence, demonstrated to her peers how to pronounce
Helping reawaken the Wayilwan language in Warren, inspiring Zoey Daley, is statewide winner of the inaugural “Young Language Champion of the Year”. PHOTO: SUPPLIED. Wayilwan words. In February 2022, Zoey began teaching Kindergarten students half an hour/week Wayilwan greeting words through the “Our Place” program which had been extended to K-6 classes. During the school’s 2022 NAIDOC Week celebrations, Zoey led Wayilwan Language learning experiences for the wider school community. In October 2022, the local AECG approved an Acknowledgement of Country in Way-
Authorised by the Australian Government, Canberra
ilwan language to be delivered in educational settings and in the community. Zoey learned the Acknowledgement by practising regularly at home, with the help of Warraan Widji Arts/Warren Performing Arts and Language Place Inc language tutors, and through the “Our Place” program.
See you back here next week as we continue unpacking the tremendous talents of Zoey Daley and bring you a wrap up of her award presentation.
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Wednesday, February 19, 2025 Local News for the Warren Shire WARREN STAR
Short-term Money for Bourke, regional, Moree, crime spree, rural, remote employment but what about towns program is expanded like Warren? Nats
A highly-successful regional, rural and remote deployment program for key health care roles is set to be expanded over the next three years. PHOTO: SUPPLIED.
The State Government recently announced another $2 million to help fight youth crime in Moree, but critics are asking, what about other western NSW towns like Warren? PHOTO: NSW POLICE.
By DAVID DIXON
WITH the State Government recently announcing another $2 million to help fight crime in Moree, critics are asking what about other western NSW towns like Warren, which was recently rated a “very unsafe area” in a national study. With the NSW Government also crowing about more money allocated to address the concerning rates of youth crime in Bourke as well, the NSW Nationals claim that other areas of the bush are being neglected. The Government said that in Bourke, the new money is matching the Commonwealth Government’s investment in the “Stronger Places, Stronger People” program, which supports community-led placebased responses to local issues. The Moree announcement follows a previous $13.4 million targeted to combat youth crime in the community. The Government also hailed amendments to the Bail Act to include an additional bail test for young people aged between 14–18 years charged with committing a “serious break and enter offence” or motor vehicle offence while on bail for a similar offence. “We know there is no easy solution to address the issue of crime in our regional communities,” NSW
Premier, Chris Minns said. “But that is why we are pulling every lever possible, from law reform to investing in local organisations,” he added. However, the NSW Nationals remain unconvinced, with Shadow Minister for Police, Paul Toole, saying that the bail reforms are proving unsuccessful at keeping communities safe. “Youth violence and street crime continues to wreak havoc and it’s hard to ignore the growing chaos in NSW, recent incidents highlight just how out of control things are” Mr Toole said. “Public spaces and homes aren’t as safe as they used to be, leaving people questioning if enough is being done to address young reoffenders racking up rap sheets similar to hardened criminals,” he added. NSW Nationals Leader and State Member for Dubbo, Dugald Saunders, said that the Government’s fixation on Moree was leaving other regional communities defenceless against the escalating youth crime crisis. “Youth crime isn’t just a Moree problem, it’s a regional NSW problem. It’s gripping every corner of every rural and remote community, and it’s getting worse and worse by the day,” Mr Saunders said. “While the Premier is too busy
sending all of his attention and resources in one direction, places like Bourke, Dubbo, Casino, Tamworth, Orange, Bathurst, Kempsey and Gunnedah haven’t had any support, and they are screaming for help,” he added. State Member for the Northern Tablelands, Brendan Moylan, said that despite the money and self-congratulation of Government ministers over the crime fighting project, he hasn’t seen any tangible benefits on the ground. “It’s been almost a year since the Minns Government announced the Moree pilot program, and it doesn’t feel like it’s working at a community level,” Mr Moylan said. “Everywhere I go, people in my electorate are still talking to me about youth crime which raises questions around what the initial $13.4m has actually achieved. Something needs to change urgently here because my community is sick and tired of crime being committed by offenders who are already on bail or have criminal records longer than your arm,” he concluded. With reported crime increasing in Warren by 23.15 per cent from 2022 to 2023 alone, it is likely that a number of district locals also agree with these sentiments.
A HIGHLY successful regional, rural and remote deployment program for key health care roles is set to be expanded over the next three years, with NSW Health recruiting nurses, midwives and allied health professionals to be posted to short-term placements across NSW. The NSW Health Deployment Program was fi rst established in May 2023 to create a pipeline of skilled health professionals for shortterm roles. The short-term positions of between two and 13 weeks, offer healthcare professionals the opportunity to travel and work in regional, rural, and remote parts of NSW they may never have visited, with accommodation and travel costs covered, Minister for Regional Health, Ryan Park said. “Recruitment and retention of healthcare staff in rural, regional and remote hospitals is one of our biggest, if not the biggest issue we face,” Mr Park said. “This is a fantastic and unique opportunity for staff to expand their skills and also immerse themselves into a new community,” he added. He said that the Government is currently seeking healthcare workers from more than 20 professions including nurses, midwives and allied health professionals for a range of short-term positions in hospitals and health facilities across NSW. “This innovative program is not only attracting health workers to regional, rural and remote communities but also strengthening these areas by maintaining essential health services,” he said. “These deployments give health workers the chance to explore and immerse themselves in new communities, and pleasingly I’ve heard stories of many health professionals who have found the experience so rewarding they’ve chosen to stay, providing lasting benefits for patients, the community, and the health system,” he added. The initial success of the program so far has seen 90 staff undertake hundreds of deployments across the state in priority roles such as nursing, midwifery, occupational therapy, podiatry, speech pathology and physiotherapy. NSW Health will now increase the team to around 400 to further strengthen its support to regional, rural and remote areas, NSW Health Deputy Secretary for Rural and Regional Health, Luke Sloane explained. “The deployment program offers a fantastic career opportunity for a range of healthcare staff who are seeking new experiences and a career reset as well as a great lifestyle change,” Mr Sloan said. “It’s also an incredibly rewarding personal experience, with many who take part forming new friendships in close-knit communities who welcome them with open arms,” he concluded.
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WARREN STAR Local News for the Warren Shire Wednesday, February 19, 2025
Rural Crime Matters
New report finds over four million guns owned nationwide By SOPHIA MCCAUGHAN NEW fi ndings released in late January this year have revealed an alarming trend in fi rearm ownership across Australia, with over four million guns owned nationwide. The number of guns in private hands has grown significantly since the Port Arthur massacre in 1996, with state and territory governments failing to keep regulations up to pace with community expectations. The report titled “Australia’s Gun Ownership Scorecard: A Growing Problem in Need of Reform” found gun ownership varies significantly across the country, with Western Australia the only state or territory with a cap on the number of fi rearms a licence holder can own. The report released by the Australia Institute – a public policy thinktank based in Canberra – revealed that despite Australia’s significant gun reforms following the tragic Port Arthur massacre, there are now over four million guns owned by civilians nationwide – 25 per cent higher than in 1996. The Institute says this equates to one fi rearm for every seven Australians, with one in three fi rearms in NSW located in major cities. Australian Gun Safety Alliance spokesperson Stephen Bendle told the Narromine Star the number of guns
PHOTO: PIXABAY.
owned by people in metropolitan areas is not necessarily “concerning”, but may come as a shock to the community. “I am not sure it is ‘concerning’, however, I think it is a big surprise to most people in the community,” Mr Bendle commented. “Guns have usually been thought of as a tool of trade for farmers with some recreational shooters,” he added.
Gun Control in Australia JUST 12 days after the 1996 Port Arthur massacre, where a man fi red semi-automatic weapons killing 35 people and injuring 23 others, Australian states and territories agreed to the National Firearm Agreement (NFA). The NFA established minimum requirements for regulating fi rearms across the country, and was reviewed in 2017 – with all jurisdictions recommitting to the requirements. The Institute says the imple-
mentation of the agreement is inconsistent across states and territories, however, with all jurisdictions failing to meet the minimum standards outlined by the NFA. Data about fi rearm ownership is not readily available in most jurisdictions. Mr Bendle told the Narromine Star he thinks more can be done to have cohesive laws across jurisdictions. “We think states and territories have the police forces to manage fi rearms, however, they could do more to harmonise those laws,” he said.
Scale of gun ownership in Australia ACCOR DING to the re por t, there are over four mil lion reg istered, privately- owned f irearms in Australia and nearly one mil lion f irearm licences. NSW has the most guns with over 1.1 million registered fi rearms, followed by Queensland with over one million registered fi rearms. Tasmania and the NT have the highest per-capita fi rearm rates, with one fi rearm for every four people. In every state and territory for which there is data, the average fi rearm licence holder owns four fi rearms. The report also indicated there were approximately 3.2 million firearms in 1996,
which means there are now more guns in Australia than before the introduction of the NFA. While the proportion of licensed gun owners in the general population has decreased since the introduction of the NFA, people who do have gun licences now own a larger number of guns per-person. In NSW, the figure has risen from 4.0 per licence in 2016 to 4.5 in 2024.
Gun ownership in rural and regional NSW NSW Police regularly publish fi rearm data by postcode and police district. The data shows whether the licence-holder’s postcode falls in a major city, inner-regional NSW, outer-regional NSW, remote NSW and very remote NSW. As of 2024, gun ownership is not concentrated in rural areas. Significant numbers of guns can be found in major cities in the state. The Institute suggests this data contradicts the general perception that guns in Australia are predominantly found in rural areas for farming and pest control. Alarmingly, four in ten NSW fi rearms licensees live in major cities and 41 per cent live in inner-regional areas. One-in-three fi rearms are registered to individuals living in inner-regional areas,
EPA launching biosolids compliance campaign FARMERS using biosolids in their operations beware, NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) is commencing a compliance campaign this week looking at how this resource is processed and applied to agricultural land across the State. The campaign will review compliance with EPA Biosolids Guidelines and will also provide important information to inform future regulatory settings aligned to the new requirements in the revised PFAS National Environmental Management Plan (NEMP) 3.0, expected to be published by the commonwealth government in the coming weeks. The project is being run under the agency’s Resource Recovery Orders (RRO) and Resource Recovery Exemptions (RRE), EPA
Executive Director Regulatory Practice And Services, Steve Beaman said. “Biosolids are a nutrient and carbon-rich organic waste product generated at sewage treatment plants that can improve soil fertility, however there are strict limits around what can be included in that material and how the material is used for agriculture,” Mr Beaman said. “Our current regulatory settings limit a range of potentially harmful chemicals in biosolids as well as application rates and methods to ensure they are applied to land sustainably and do not cause offensive odours,” he added. During the campaign, the EPA will be focussing on how biosolids are applied to land, application
rates, storage requirements, and record-keeping. “We’ll also conduct sampling to assess compliance with the current application limits under the RRO and RRE,” Mr Beaman revealed. “Importantly information gathered by this campaign will help inform our future regulatory settings, including for PFAS levels in biosolids and other emerging contaminants,” he concluded. The biosolids compliance campaign will run until September 2025, and continues the EPA’s compliance work around RROs and RREs following a successful campaign into recovered fi nes, mulch and composting in 2024. Outcomes are being fi nalised and will be shared at conclusion.
and the two individual licensees who own the highest number of guns in NSW each live in inner Sydney. They own 386 and 304 fi rearms respectively. The Institute also reports that 41,595 individual firearm licenses are held in outer- regional areas, 4077 in remote areas and 805 in very remote areas. While there are just over 41,500 individual fi rearm licenses held in outer-regional areas, there are 243,955 fi rearms registered. In remote areas of the state, despite having just over 4000 fi rearm licenses, there are just under 23,000 fi rearms registered. In very remote areas, there are 12,400 fi rearms registered to the 805 individual fi rearm licenses. That is an average of 15 fi rearms per licence in very remote NSW, compared to an average of three fi rearms per licence in major cities. Mr Bendle said firearm use and possession is a privilege in Australia that is conditional on public safety, but he does not understand the rationale behind allowing firearm owners to have a large number of guns. “We don’t understand the rationale that has allowed fi rearm owners to store a very large number of guns, each with an apparent genuine need and or reason,” he told the Narromine Star.
Sporting Shooters Association of Australia claims report “distorts reality” THE Sporting Shooters Association of Australia claims the report by the Australia Institute “distorts the reality” of legal fi rearms ownership in Australia. Chief-executive of the Association, Tom Kenyon, said in a media statement that sport-shooting in Australia is safe and does not compromise public safety. “Australian states are almost fully compliant with the National Firearms Agreement (NFA) with the obvious exception of the National Firearms Register which is underway,” he said. According to Mr Kenyon, fi rearm deaths are lower than before the NFA was introduced regardless of the number of guns that are registered. The rate of gun deaths in Australia in 1996 was 2.9 per 100,000 people and in 2018 that figure was at just 0.88 per 100,000 people. “The report, funded by Gun Control Australia and the Australian Gun Safety Alliance is in fact a bald-faced attempt to once again paint sporting shooters as a malign influence in the community when in fact the opposite is true,” Mr Kenyon said. “The real problem is that not enough effort is being put into targeting illegal fi rearms in Australia, with over 95 per cent of crimes committed in the country using an illegal fi rearm. Yet, there is a constant focus on legal fi rearms,” he concluded. The Association is Australia’s largest shooting organisation, with over 218,000 members, and facilitates the shooting sports through the provision of fi rearms safety training, ranges and other facilities with the organisation of competitions and advocacy on behalf of sporting shooters.
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Wednesday, February 19, 2025 Local News for the Warren Shire WARREN STAR
Classroom News
Busy back to school for 2025 at St Mary’s! Year Five.
Year Six.
Years Two and Three.
Year One.
Year Four.
Karene and Luke Cosgrove with Oliver, Henry and Will (Kinder).
IT was a busy new school year that kicked off at St Mary’s Parish School, Warren last week. The Kinders got a taste of “big school”, before being joined by the returning Years One to Six. The swimming carnival was also held upon the return to school, with house team “Fati-
Mon and Jake Geroge with Isabella.
Bridgette and Dan Letton with Winnie.
Amy and Clint Andrews with Charlie and Toby.
Tom, Lauren Grace and Harry Quigley.
Alex Freeth.
Trudie Ryan with Alex.
Dalia Mary Somarajan with Niana and Nywan Akhil.
Ashlee and Duncan Lance with Austin.
Eleanor and Ben Egan with Emilia.
Vicky McAlary with Lachlan.
ma” crowned the winner on the day and a special mention to the age champions for the event: Junior Champions: Ava Ward and Eddie Austin. 11-Year Champions: Lara Barnett and Ted Whiteley. Senior Champions: Mabel Ceeney and Oliver Whiteley.
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WARREN STAR Local News for the Warren Shire Wednesday, February 19, 2025 Ancy Raj with Rahael Sajan.
Matt and Courtney Colwell with George and Elsie.
Zac and Katy George with Marra and Autumn.
Jacqui Wise with Polly.
Back to school for Warren Central School Atticus Darcy.
Deiondre Harris with Mum Lorraine Harris and Grandmother Bubbles Toomey.
Savannah Walters.
Nahin AZIM, Farhan MUHAMMAD YASIN, Dad Md Farhad Hossain and Mum Nazia Zabin.
Izzie White, Peyton Callaghan, Bindi Kilgour, Emmy Scotson, Breeanna Boyd and Millie Sayers.
Malakye and Addison Masclet with Mum Rachael Smith.
Year One and Year Two lining up to swim.
Meeghan Seymour and Alisha Leach.
WARREN Central School orientation began for incoming Year Seven and Kinder recently. They were soon joined by the rest of the school seeing in the new school year — diving straight into the annual swimming carnival where the teams of Mitchell, Stuart, Oxley and Macquarie battled it out for glory in the pool.
Kayden Wilde, Jock and Hugh McCormack and George Denston.
Braxon Boyd, William Larkin and Harry Anderson.
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Wednesday, February 19, 2025 Local News for the Warren Shire WARREN STAR
Puzzles
Corrosion (4) Heights (9) Part of flower’s calyx (5) Asserting positively (8) Japanese emperor from 1989 (7) 7 Indigenous people (NZ) (5) 8 German parliament (9) 9 Smooth-spoken (4) 14 Conglomeration of fabric scraps (9) 16 Lab worker (9) 17 Country divided by the South China Sea (8) 19 Relic (7) 22 A useful quality (5) 23 Go by ship (4) 25 Florida city (5) 26 Plot (4)
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Ethiopia?
2. In which US state is the John F. Kennedy Space Center located?
3. Which chemical element has the symbol Bi?
4. In which state or territory is Coffin Bay?
5. True or false: the giraffe (pictured) is a ruminant?
6. Which NFL team originally called Staley Field its home?
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7. Jason Voorhees is a character from which film series?
8. Name the two countries located on the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean.
9. When did the Louvre open in Paris: a) 1743, b) 1793 or c) 1843?
10. True or false: some tarantula species are venomous?
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T H O M A S J E F F E R S O N G R Z A C H A R Y T A Y L O R J A M E S M O N R O E J E J A G E O R G E B U S H T O L O E J A M E S K P O L K A H D H E R S D O N O T D E S I N R N E B I L L C L I N T O N F T T O L J O H N A D A M S E K A Y D H E R B E R T H O O V E R L B W I L L I A M M C K I N L E Y J A M E S M A D I S O N U R T G E R A L D R F O R D E T O S J O H N Q U I N C Y A D A M S B A R A C K O B A M A Y E R V C A L V I N C O O L I D G E E
Can you find all the words listed? The leftover letters will spell out a secret message.
BARACK OBAMA
JOHN F. KENNEDY
BILL CLINTON
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS
CALVIN COOLIDGE GEORGE BUSH GERALD R. FORD
JOHN TYLER THOMAS JEFFERSON
HERBERT HOOVER WILLIAM MCKINLEY JAMES K. POLK
ZACHARY TAYLOR
JAMES MADISON JAMES MONROE JOHN ADAMS SECRET MESSAGE: Great leaders do not desire to lead but to serve
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Wednesday, February 19, 2025 Local News for the Warren Shire WARREN STAR
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Your Seven-Day TV Guide 6.00 Morning Programs. 10.30 Back Roads. 11.10 The Role Of A Lifetime. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 The Newsreader. 2.00 Fake Or Fortune? 3.00 Nigella Bites. 3.25 Grand Designs. 4.15 Long Lost Family. 5.00 A Bite To Eat With Alice. 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. 6.30 Hard Quiz. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Back Roads. 8.30 Sue Perkins’ Big Adventure: Paris To Istanbul. 9.20 Grand Designs. Final. 10.10 The Role Of A Lifetime. 10.55 ABC Late News. 11.10 The Business. 11.30 Late Programs.
6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. 12.00 Seven’s National News At Noon. 1.00 MOVIE: Bad Romance: The Vicky White Story. (2023) Wendi McLendonCovey, Rossif Sutherland. 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. 6.00 7News Local. 6.30 7News @ 6:30. 7.00 Home And Away. 8.30 MOVIE: Mamma Mia! (2008) 10.50 To Be Advised. 12.30 Damnation. 1.30 Travel Oz. 2.00 Home Shopping. 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.
6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 Married At First Sight. 1.30 Getaway. 2.00 Pointless. 3.00 Tipping Point. 4.00 9News Afternoon. 4.30 Tipping Point Australia. 5.30 WIN News. 6.00 9News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 RBT. 8.30 Emergency. 9.30 A+E After Dark. 10.30 9News Late. 11.00 Resident Alien. 11.50 Tipping Point. 12.40 Pointless. 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 2.30 Global Shop. 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. 4.30 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 8.00 Bold. 8.30 Deal Or No Deal. 9.00 Lingo. 10.00 Judge Judy. 10.30 Australian Survivor. 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 Gogglebox Australia. Return. 8.30 The Graham Norton Show. 9.40 Law & Order: SVU. 10.40 10’s Late News. 11.05 The Project. 12.05 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 The Abyss: The Rise And Fall Of The Nazis. 3.00 Where Are You Really From? 3.40 The Cook Up. 4.10 Secrets Of Royal Gardens. 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Australia. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Finding Your Roots. 8.30 Scotland’s Poshest Train: Alan Cumming. 9.30 Edward And Wallis: The Bahamas Scandal. 10.40 SBS World News Late. 11.10 Golden Boy. 12.00 The Allegation. 1.55 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Better Homes And Gardens. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 South Aussie With Cosi. 2.30 Auction Squad. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Surf Patrol. 4.30 Better Homes And Gardens. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Father Brown. 8.30 Murdoch Mysteries. Return. 11.30 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 Highway Patrol. 2.00 The Force: Behind The Line. 3.00 Billy The Exterminator. 3.30 Counting Cars. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Restoration. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Pawn Stars Do America. 8.30 MOVIE: Bad Boys II. (2003) Will Smith, Martin Lawrence. 11.30 Late Programs.
6.00 Flushed. 7.00 It’s Academic. 8.30 Get Arty. 9.00 Home Shopping. 10.30 House Rules. 12.00 Angel. 3.00 The Goldbergs. 4.00 Glee. 5.00 Bondi Vet. 7.00 Judge Judy. 7.30 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares. 8.30 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA. 9.30 Ramsay’s 24 Hours To Hell And Back. 10.30 First Dates UK. 11.35 Late Programs.
6.00 Home Shopping. 8.00 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. 8.30 Jake And The Fatman. 9.30 Diagnosis Murder. 11.30 JAG. 1.30 Charmed. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 NCIS. 10.20 FBI. 11.15 Bull. 12.15 Home Shopping. 2.15 Diagnosis Murder. 4.05 JAG.
6.00 Morning Programs. 1.30 The King Of Queens. 2.00 Becker. 2.30 Frasier. 3.30 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 Frasier. 10.30 The Neighborhood. 11.00 Becker. 11.30 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 2.00 ER. 2.45 Doctor Who. 3.30 A Bite To Eat. 4.00 QI. 4.30 MythBusters. 5.20 Love Your Garden. 6.10 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. 7.00 My Family. 7.30 QI. 8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 Hard Quiz. 9.00 Gruen. 9.40 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL. 10.10 Late Programs.
6.00 Kids’ Programs. 4.25 Nella The Princess Knight. 5.20 Kangaroo Beach. 6.05 Kiya And The Kimoja Heroes. 6.45 Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom. 7.00 The Deep. 7.35 Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. 8.00 Operation Ouch! 8.35 Secrets Of The Zoo. 9.20 Chopped Junior. 10.10 Merlin. 10.55 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 Afternoon Briefing. 5.00 ABC News With Joe O’Brien. 6.00 ABC News Hour. 7.00 ABC National News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 ABC News Tonight. 8.45 The Business. 9.00 The World. 10.00 ABC Nightly News. 10.30 Australian Story. 11.00 ABC Late News. 11.30 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. 12.00 Days Of Our Lives. 1.50 To The Manor Born. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: Up The Front. (1972) 5.30 Our Yorkshire Farm. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Keeping Up Appearances. 8.40 Poirot. 10.40 Dalgliesh. 11.40 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 2.20 Cowboy Kings Of Crypto. 2.50 Insight. 3.50 WorldWatch. 5.45 The Fast History Of. 6.05 Living Next Door To Putin. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 TWA Flight 800. 9.20 The Flight Attendant Murders. 10.15 Homicide: Life On The Street. 12.05 Late Programs.
6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Planet America. 10.30 Take 5 With Zan Rowe. 11.05 The Newsreader. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Silent Witness. 3.00 Nigella Bites. 3.25 Grand Designs. 4.15 Long Lost Family. 5.00 A Bite To Eat With Alice. 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. 6.30 Hard Quiz. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 Monty Don’s Spanish Gardens. 8.30 Silent Witness. Final. 10.15 Optics. 10.45 Hard Quiz. 11.15 ABC Late News. 11.30 Late Programs.
6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. 12.00 Seven’s National News At Noon. 1.00 Better Homes And Gardens. 2.00 To Be Advised. 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. 6.00 7News Local. 6.30 7News @ 6:30. 7.00 Better Homes And Gardens. 8.30 MOVIE: The Greatest Showman. (2017) 10.40 GetOn Extra. 11.10 To Be Advised. 12.50 Dr Harry’s Animal Encounters. 2.00 Home Shopping. 4.00 Million Dollar Minute. 5.00 NBC Today.
6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 MOVIE: The 13th Summer. (2022) 2.00 Pointless. 3.00 Tipping Point. 4.00 9News Afternoon. 4.30 Tipping Point Australia. 5.30 WIN News. 6.00 9News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 David Attenborough’s Mammals. 8.40 MOVIE: The Hitman’s Bodyguard. (2017) Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L Jackson, Gary Oldman. 11.05 MOVIE: No Sudden Move. (2021) 1.00 Getaway. 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 4.00 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. 4.30 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 7.30 Farm To Fork. 8.00 Bold. 8.30 Deal Or No Deal. 9.00 Lingo. 10.00 Ent. Tonight. 10.30 Wheel Of Fortune UK. 11.30 Judge Judy. 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 Wheel Of Fortune UK. 8.30 The Graham Norton Show. 10.50 10’s Late News. 11.15 The Project. 12.10 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 The Abyss: The Rise And Fall Of The Nazis. 3.00 Nula. 3.40 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw. 4.10 Secrets Of Royal Gardens. 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Australia. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 James May: Our Man In Italy. New. 8.30 Tony Robinson’s Marvellous Machines. 9.25 Mysteries Of The Ancient Dead. 10.20 SBS World News Late. 10.50 Bonn. 11.45 Sisi. 2.30 Earth’s Natural Wonders. 3.30 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 The Great Australian Doorstep. 2.30 Sydney Weekender. 3.00 DVine Living. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Surf Patrol. 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. 11.30 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 Pawn Stars. 2.00 Pawn Stars Do America. 3.00 Timbersports. 3.30 Counting Cars. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Restoration. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Surveillance Oz: Dashcam. 8.30 MOVIE: Ambulance. (2022) Jake Gyllenhaal, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II. 11.25 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 8.30 Get Arty. 9.00 Home Shopping. 10.30 House Rules. 12.00 Angel. 3.00 Ed And Karen’s Recipes For Success. 4.00 Bondi Vet. 5.00 Britain’s Got Talent. 7.00 MOVIE: Hotel Transylvania 2. (2015) 8.50 MOVIE: Groundhog Day. (1993) Bill Murray, Andie MacDowell. 11.00 MOVIE: Long Shot. (2019) 1.30 Late Programs.
6.00 Home Shopping. 8.00 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. 8.30 Jake And The Fatman. 9.30 Diagnosis Murder. 11.30 JAG. 1.30 Charmed. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 NCIS. 10.20 FBI. 12.15 Home Shopping. 2.15 Diagnosis Murder. 4.05 JAG.
6.00 Morning Programs. 1.30 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. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Frasier. 10.30 The Neighborhood. 11.00 Becker. 11.30 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 2.00 ER. 2.45 Doctor Who. 3.30 A Bite To Eat. 4.00 Would I Lie To You? 4.30 MythBusters. 5.20 Love Your Garden. 6.10 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. 7.00 My Family. 7.30 QI. 8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 MOVIE: Addicted To Love. (1997) 10.10 Late Programs.
6.00 Kids’ Programs. 5.20 Kangaroo Beach. 6.05 Kiya And The Kimoja Heroes. 6.45 Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom. 7.05 Gardening Australia Junior. 7.35 Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. 8.00 Scooby-Doo And Guess Who? 8.30 Mythbusters “There’s Your Problem!”. 8.55 Robot Wars. 9.55 Merlin. 10.40 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 3.00 News. 4.00 Afternoon Briefing. 5.00 ABC News With Joe O’Brien. 6.00 ABC News Hour. 7.00 ABC National News. 7.30 ABC Evening News. 8.00 Planet America: Weekend Edition. 8.45 ABC News Tonight. 9.00 The World. 9.30 Close Of Business. 10.00 ABC Nightly News. 10.30 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 1.50 Keeping Up Appearances. 3.10 Antiques Roadshow. 3.40 MOVIE: The Man In The White Suit. (1951) 5.30 Our Yorkshire Farm. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Yes Minister. 8.30 MOVIE: 9 To 5. (1980) Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin. 10.45 The Closer. 11.45 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 2.30 Blaktrax. 3.30 WorldWatch. 4.30 PBS NewsHour. 5.30 Cycling. ProVelo Super League. Round 3. 8.35 If You Are The One. 9.35 Love And Sex In Japan. 10.45 Pose. 1.00 Hells Angels: Kingdom Come. 1.55 Sex, Drugs And Bicycles. 3.35 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera Newshour.
6.00 Rage Charts. 7.00 Weekend Breakfast. 9.00 Rage. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Death In Paradise. 1.30 Optics. 2.00 Mozart: Rise Of A Genius. 2.55 Extraordinary Escapes. 3.45 The Role Of A Lifetime. 4.30 Muster Dogs: Collies And Kelpies. 5.30 Landline. 6.00 Australian Story. 6.30 Back Roads. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 Death In Paradise. 8.30 Vera. 10.05 The Newsreader. 10.55 Unforgotten. 11.45 Rage.
6.00 NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. 12.00 Horse Racing. Silver Slipper Stakes Day and Caulfield Blue Diamond. 5.00 Seven News At 5. 5.30 Sydney Weekender. 6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Motor Racing. Supercars Championship. Round 1. Sydney 500. Day 1. Pre-race and race. 9.15 MOVIE: The Bourne Ultimatum. (2007) Matt Damon, Julia Stiles, David Strathairn. 11.35 Motorway Patrol. 12.05 Late Programs.
6.00 The Garden Gurus. 6.30 A Current Affair. 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Today Extra: Saturday. 12.00 Destination WA. 12.30 My Way. 1.00 Let’s Eat With George. 1.30 Your Next Cruise. 2.10 MOVIE: City Slickers. (1991) 4.30 Explore TV. 5.00 9News First At Five. 5.30 Getaway. 6.00 9News Saturday. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Space Invaders. 8.30 MOVIE: A Star Is Born. (2018) Lady Gaga, Bradley Cooper, Sam Elliott. 11.15 My Life As A Rolling Stone. 12.30 Tipping Point. 1.30 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 The Weekly Kick-Off. 10.30 Australian Survivor. 12.00 Silvia’s Italian Masterclass. 12.30 Farm To Fork. 1.00 10 Minute Kitchen. Return. 1.30 Frugal Foodie. 2.00 4x4 Adventures. 3.00 What’s Up Down Under. 3.30 Roads Less Travelled. 4.00 My Market Kitchen. 4.30 Good Chef Bad Chef. 5.00 10 News First. 6.30 The Dog House Australia. 7.30 Love It Or List It Australia. 8.30 Gogglebox Australia. 9.30 Matlock. 10.30 Ambulance Australia. 11.45 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Figure Skating. ISU European C’ships. H’lights. 4.35 Wonders Of Scotland. 5.30 The Graveyard Of Truk Lagoon. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Sandi Toksvig’s Woodland Restoration. 8.25 Scotland The New Wild. 9.25 Great Australian Walks With Julia Zemiro. 10.20 Great Coastal Railway Journeys. 11.30 Home Jacking. 1.15 The Man Who Died. 3.00 Love Your Garden. 3.55 Employable Me (USA) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.15 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 2.00 Better Homes And Gardens. 3.00 The Yorkshire Vet. 4.00 Escape To The Country. 5.00 Horse Racing. Silver Slipper Stakes Day and Caulfield Blue Diamond. 6.00 Dog Patrol. 6.30 Bondi Vet. 7.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 10.30 I Escaped To The Country. 11.30 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 2.00 Rides Down Under: Workshop Wars. 3.00 National Drag Racing C’ship. Top Doorslammer. 4.00 Counting Cars. 4.30 Supercars C’ship. Sydney 500. Qualifying and supports. 6.30 Supercars C’ship. Sydney 500. Pre-race and race. 7.00 Storage Wars. 7.30 MOVIE: Taken 3. (2014) 9.45 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 10.30 Sydney Weekender. 11.00 The Goldbergs. 11.30 Dream Home. 1.10 Holey Moley Australia. 2.45 Britain’s Got Talent. 4.50 Jabba’s Movies. 5.20 MOVIE: Blue Crush. (2002) 7.30 MOVIE: Back To The Future Part II. (1989) Michael J. Fox. 9.45 MOVIE: Basic Instinct. (1992) Michael Douglas. 12.25 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 2.00 Diagnosis Murder. 3.00 JAG. 4.00 Escape Fishing With ET. 4.30 Soccer. A-League Men. Round 20. Central Coast Mariners v Western Sydney Wanderers. 7.00 Football Tonight. 7.25 Soccer. A-League Men. Round 20. Melbourne Victory v Melbourne City. 10.00 NCIS. 11.50 Late Programs.
6.00 The Bold And The Beautiful. 8.30 Wheel Of Fortune. 10.00 Ridiculousness. 11.00 Farm To Fork. 11.30 Deal Or No Deal. 12.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 2.00 Ridiculousness. 3.00 Friends. 5.30 Frasier. 6.30 The Big Bang Theory. 10.30 Frasier. 11.30 Ridiculousness. 12.30 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 2.15 ER. 3.00 Doctor Who. 3.45 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 4.30 MythBusters. 5.20 Love Your Garden. 6.10 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. 7.00 Spicks And Specks. 7.30 QI. 8.00 Guy Montgomery’s Guy Mont Spelling Bee (NZ) 8.45 Absolutely Fabulous. 10.15 Late Programs.
6.00 Kids’ Programs. 5.10 PJ Masks Power Heroes. 6.05 Kiya And The Kimoja Heroes. 6.45 Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom. 7.05 Riley Rocket. 7.30 Kids BBQ Championship. 8.15 Chopped Junior. Return. 9.00 Fresh Off The Boat. 9.40 Speechless. 10.00 Officially Amazing Goes Bunkers. 10.30 Dragon Ball Super. 10.55 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 3.00 News. 3.30 If You’re Listening. 3.50 News. 4.15 Planet America: Weekend Edition. 5.00 News. 5.30 Asia News Week. 6.00 Evening News. 6.30 Aust Story. 7.00 National News. 7.30 Back Roads. 8.00 News Tonight. 8.15 Four Corners. 9.00 Nightly News. 9.30 Foreign Correspondent. 10.00 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 2.00 MOVIE: The Man Who Loved Redheads. (1955) 4.00 MOVIE: Birdman Of Alcatraz. (1962) 7.00 Rugby Union. Super Rugby Pacific. Round 2. ACT Brumbies v Western Force. 9.30 Super Rugby Pacific Post-Match. 9.45 MOVIE: Operation Finale. (2018) Oscar Isaac. 12.15 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 2.20 Ten Year Old Tom. 2.50 Celebrity Mastermind. 3.55 WorldWatch. 5.55 The Food That Built The World. 7.35 Impossible Engineering. 8.30 Icons Unearthed: Tom Cruise. 10.20 Hudson & Rex. 12.00 The X-Files. 3.20 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera Newshour.
6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 Offsiders. 10.30 The World This Week. 11.00 Compass. 11.30 Songs Of Praise. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Landline. 1.30 Gardening Australia. 2.30 Monty Don’s Spanish Gardens. Final. 3.30 Sue Perkins’ Big Adventure: Paris To Istanbul. 4.15 Extraordinary Escapes. 5.05 This Is Going To Be Big. 6.00 Antiques Roadshow. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 Muster Dogs: Collies And Kelpies. 8.30 The Newsreader. 9.25 Love Me. 10.20 MOVIE: Sunday Too Far Away. (1975) 11.50 Late Programs.
6.00 NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. 12.00 Better Homes And Gardens Summer. 1.00 Motor Racing. Supercars Championship. Round 1. Sydney 500. Day 2. Qualifying and support races. 3.30 Motor Racing. Supercars Championship. Round 1. Sydney 500. Day 2. Pre-race and race. 6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Australian Idol. 8.40 The Hunters. 10.10 Murder In The Outback: The Falconio And Lees Mystery. 12.10 Late Programs.
6.00 Hello SA. 6.30 A Current Affair. 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Surfing Australia TV. 10.30 For The Love Of Pets. 11.30 World’s Greatest Myths And Mysteries. 12.40 To Be Advised. 1.40 Space Invaders. 2.40 MOVIE: Me Before You. (2016) 5.00 9News First At Five. 5.30 RBT. 6.00 9News Sunday. 7.00 Married At First Sight. 8.30 60 Minutes. 9.30 9News Late. 10.00 See No Evil. 11.00 The First 48. 11.50 World’s Greatest Myths And Mysteries. 12.50 Destination WA. 1.30 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 8.30 Drew Barrymore. 9.00 Freshly Picked. 9.30 Loving Gluten Free. 10.00 Farm To Fork. 10.30 Are You RV Safe? 11.00 Luxury Escapes. 11.30 Buy To Build. 12.00 Australian Survivor. 1.30 Cook With Luke. 2.00 Placemakers: Expedition Kimberley. 2.30 Everyday Gourmet. 3.00 10 Minute Kitchen. 3.30 All 4 Adventure. 4.30 Good Chef Bad Chef. 5.00 10 News First. 6.00 The Sunday Project. 7.00 Australian Survivor. 8.30 Matlock. 9.30 FBI. 11.30 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 WorldWatch. 12.30 PBS Washington Week. 1.00 Motorcycle Racing. Austn Superbike C’ship. 3.00 Figure Skating. ISU European C’ships. H’lights. 4.40 Sensei: Australia’s Karate Master. 5.30 The Master Of Submarines. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Ancient Greece By Train. New. 8.25 Emperor: Rise And Fall Of A Dynasty. New. 9.20 Legends Of The Pharaohs. 10.20 Great British Landmark Fixers. 11.15 Death Of An Icon: Marilyn Monroe. 12.15 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 11.00 I Escaped To The Country. 12.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 South Aussie With Cosi. 2.30 Cities Of The Underworld. 3.30 Steam Train Journeys. 4.30 I Escaped To The Country. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 7.30 Rosemary & Thyme. 8.30 Vera. 10.30 Chris Tarrant’s Extreme Railways. 11.30 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 2.00 Merv Hughes Fishing. 2.30 Al McGlashan’s Fish’n With Mates. 3.00 Fishing Addiction. 4.00 Motor MythBusters. 5.00 Hustle & Tow. 6.00 Border Security: International. 7.00 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. 8.30 MOVIE: Die Hard 2. (1990) 11.00 Late Programs.
6.00 Flushed. 7.00 It’s Academic. 8.30 Get Arty. 9.00 Get Clever. 10.00 Holey Moley Australia. 11.30 Dream Home. 1.10 Home And Away. 4.10 To Be Advised. 6.00 The Goldbergs. 6.30 Puppy School. 7.30 Law & Order: Criminal Intent. 8.30 Law & Order: SVU. 10.30 Bones. 12.30 The Blacklist. 1.30 Ordinary Joe. 2.30 The Resident.
6.00 Morning Programs. 11.30 Roads Less Travelled. 12.00 Navigating The World. 1.00 Diagnosis Murder. 2.00 JAG. 3.00 Australian Survivor. 4.30 What’s Up Down Under. 5.00 Bondi Rescue. 5.30 Diagnosis Murder. 6.30 JAG. 7.30 Matlock. 8.30 NCIS. 11.20 CSI: Vegas. 12.15 Late Programs.
6.00 Deal Or No Deal. 8.00 Frasier. 10.00 Ridiculousness. 11.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 2.00 Ridiculousness. 3.00 Friends. 5.30 Frasier. 6.30 The Big Bang Theory. 10.00 Frasier. 11.00 Ridiculousness. 12.00 South Park. 12.30 Home Shopping. 1.30 South Park. 3.00 Home Shopping.
6.00 Morning Programs. 2.05 ER. 2.45 Not Going Out. 3.15 Doctor Who. 4.00 Would I Lie To You? 4.30 MythBusters. 5.25 Love Your Garden. 6.10 Amazing Spaces. 7.00 Spicks And Specks. 7.30 QI. 8.00 Louis Theroux: African Hunting Holiday. 9.00 Planet America: Weekend Edition. 9.50 Late Programs.
6.00 Kids’ Programs. 4.05 Grace’s Amazing Machines. 4.20 Odd Squad. 4.45 Gardening Australia Junior. 5.10 Octonauts And The Caves Of Sac Actun. 6.45 Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom. 7.05 Riley Rocket. 7.35 Moominvalley. 8.00 Horrible Histories. 8.30 Fresh Off The Boat. 9.15 Speechless. 9.55 Merlin. 10.40 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 2.00 News. 2.30 Aust Story. 3.00 News. 3.30 Offsiders. 4.00 Landline. 5.00 ABC News With Auslan. 5.30 News Regional. 6.00 Evening News. 6.30 Foreign Correspondent. 7.00 National News. 7.30 Insiders. 8.40 If You’re Listening. 9.00 Nightly News. 9.30 Aust Story. 10.00 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 11.10 Edgar Wallace Mysteries. 12.30 MOVIE: Rich And Strange. (1931) 2.15 MOVIE: The Scarlet Blade. (1963) 4.00 MOVIE: The Bridge At Remagen. (1969) 6.30 M*A*S*H. 8.30 MOVIE: Rambo 3. (1988) Sylvester Stallone, Richard Crenna, Marc de Jonge. 10.30 The Closer. 11.30 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 3.35 WorldWatch. 4.05 PBS Washington Week With The Atlantic. 4.30 Queer Sports. 5.45 Domino Masters. 6.40 Abandoned Engineering. 8.30 The UnXplained With William Shatner. 10.10 WWE Legends. 11.45 Hoarders. 12.40 The X-Files. 4.20 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera Newshour.
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WARREN STAR Local News for the Warren Shire Wednesday, February 19, 2025
6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 Married At First Sight. 1.30 Getaway. 2.00 Pointless. 3.00 Tipping Point. 4.00 9News Afternoon. 4.30 Tipping Point Australia. 5.30 WIN News. 6.00 9News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Married At First Sight. 9.00 Australian Crime Stories: The Investigators. 10.10 To Be Advised. 11.10 9News Late. 11.40 First On Scene. 12.05 Tipping Point. 1.00 Hello SA. 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 2.00 Late Programs.
6.00 Drew Barrymore. 7.00 Neighbours. 7.30 Farm To Fork. 8.00 Bold. 8.30 Deal Or No Deal. 9.00 Lingo. 10.00 Judge Judy. 10.30 Australian Survivor. 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 Australian Survivor. 9.00 NCIS: Sydney. 10.00 10’s Late News. 10.25 NCIS. 11.25 The Project. 12.30 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 12.10 WorldWatch. 2.00 The Abyss: The Rise And Fall Of The Nazis. 3.00 Shepherdess. 3.40 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw. 4.10 Secrets Of Royal Gardens. 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Australia. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.35 Sicily With Michael Portillo. New. 8.25 Wilderness With Simon Reeve. 9.35 Inside Sydney Airport. 10.30 SBS World News Late. 11.00 Wisting. 12.45 A French Case. 2.45 Earth’s Natural Wonders. 3.40 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 1.30 The Great Australian Doorstep. 2.00 Weekender. 2.30 Chris Tarrant’s Extreme Railways. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Surf Patrol. 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 Supercars C’ship. Sydney 500. H’lights. Replay. 3.30 Supercars C’ship. Sydney 500. H’lights. Replay. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Resto. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Outback Opal Hunters. 8.30 Adventure Gold Diggers. 9.30 Tougher In Alaska. 10.30 Late Programs.
6.00 Flushed. 7.00 It’s Academic. 8.30 Get Arty. 9.00 To Be Advised. 10.30 House Rules. 12.00 Angel. 3.00 New Idea Test Kitchen. 3.20 To Be Advised. 5.00 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. 12.30 The Blacklist. 1.30 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 8.30 Reel Action. 9.30 What’s Up Down Under. 10.00 Snap Happy. 10.30 Navigating The World. 11.30 Diagnosis Murder. 12.30 JAG. 1.30 Charmed. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 NCIS. 10.20 FBI. 11.20 Bull. 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 Frasier. 11.30 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 2.45 Doctor Who. 3.30 A Bite To Eat. 4.00 Would I Lie To You? 4.30 MythBusters. 5.20 Love Your Garden. 6.10 Amazing Spaces. 7.00 My Family. 7.30 QI. 8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 9.10 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 9.35 Eat The Invaders. 10.05 Late Programs.
6.00 Kids’ Programs. 5.20 Kangaroo Beach. 6.05 PJ Masks Power Heroes. 6.45 Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom. 7.00 The Deep. 7.35 Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. 7.50 Little Lunch. 8.05 Operation Ouch! The Life Fix. 8.40 The Crystal Maze. 9.30 Street Science. 9.50 Merlin. 10.35 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 Afternoon Briefing. 5.00 ABC News With Joe O’Brien. 6.00 ABC News Hour. 7.00 ABC National News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 ABC News Tonight. 8.45 The Business. 9.00 The World. 10.00 ABC Nightly News. 10.30 Foreign Correspondent. 11.00 ABC Late News. 11.30 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 1.50 World’s Greatest Transportation Marvels. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: The Angry Silence. (1960) 5.30 Our Yorkshire Farm. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Death In Paradise. 8.40 The Good Karma Hospital. 9.40 The Madame Blanc Mysteries. 10.40 The Closer. 11.40 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 2.00 Who Gets To Stay In Australia? 3.05 Wine Lovers’ Guide. 3.35 WorldWatch. 5.45 The Fast History Of. 6.05 Living Next Door To Putin. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 The Price Of Truth. 10.10 The Weekly Football Wrap. 10.40 Forged In Fire. 11.35 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 10.30 Optics. 11.00 Muster Dogs: Collies And Kelpies. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Call The Midwife. 2.00 Miniseries: In Our Blood. 3.00 Nigella Bites. 3.25 Grand Designs. 4.15 Long Lost Family. 5.00 A Bite To Eat With Alice. 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. 6.25 Hard Quiz. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Foreign Correspondent. 8.30 The Role Of A Lifetime. 9.20 Queerstralia. 10.25 The ABC Of. 10.55 ABC Late News. 11.10 The Business. 11.25 Four Corners. 12.10 Late Programs.
6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. 12.00 Seven’s National News At Noon. 1.00 To Be Advised. 2.45 Surveillance Oz. 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. 6.00 7News Local. 6.30 7News @ 6:30. 7.00 Home And Away. 8.00 The 1% Club UK. 9.00 The Hunting Party. 10.00 The Irrational. 12.00 Friday Night Lights. 2.00 To Be Advised. 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.
6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 Married At First Sight. 1.30 Explore TV. 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 Married At First Sight. 9.00 Madam. 10.20 9News Late. 10.50 My Feet Are Killing Me. 11.40 The Equalizer. 12.35 Tipping Point. 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 2.30 Building Ideas. 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 4.00 Late Programs.
6.00 Drew Barrymore. 7.00 Neighbours. 7.30 Farm To Fork. 8.00 Bold. 8.30 Deal Or No Deal. 9.00 Lingo. 10.00 Judge Judy. 10.30 Australian Survivor. 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 Australian Survivor. 9.00 NCIS. 10.00 FBI: Most Wanted. 10.50 10’s Late News. 11.15 The Project. 12.10 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 The Abyss: The Rise And Fall Of The Nazis. 3.00 The Weekly Football Wrap. 3.40 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw. 4.10 Secrets Of Royal Gardens. 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Australia. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.35 Who Do You Think You Are? 8.35 Gloria Gaynor: I Will Survive. 10.30 SBS World News Late. 11.00 Prisoner. 12.10 Fargo. 1.55 Earth’s Natural Wonders. 3.00 Employable Me (USA) 4.40 Bamay. 5.00 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 Creek To Coast. 2.30 My Greek Odyssey. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Surf Patrol. 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 Air Crash Investigations. 11.45 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 Outback Opal Hunters. 2.00 Adventure Gold Diggers. 3.00 Billy The Exterminator. 3.30 Counting Cars. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Restoration. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Outback Truckers. 9.30 Outback Truckers: Best Of. 10.30 Deadliest Roads. 11.30 Late Programs.
6.00 Flushed. 7.00 It’s Academic. 8.30 Get Arty. 9.00 To Be Advised. 10.30 House Rules. 12.00 Angel. 3.00 My France With Manu. 4.00 Glee. 5.00 Bondi Vet. 7.00 Judge Judy. 7.30 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. 8.30 CSI: Miami. 9.30 CSI: New York. 10.30 CSI: Cyber. 11.30 Bones. 12.30 The Blacklist. 1.30 Alias. 2.30 The Resident.
6.00 Home Shopping. 8.00 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. 8.30 Jake And The Fatman. 9.30 Diagnosis Murder. 11.30 JAG. 1.30 Charmed. Final. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 Bull. 11.15 FBI. 12.15 Home Shopping. 2.15 Diagnosis Murder. 4.05 JAG.
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 Frasier. 11.30 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 2.10 ER. 2.55 Doctor Who. 3.40 Would I Lie To You? 4.10 MythBusters. 5.05 Love Your Garden. 5.50 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. 6.40 My Family. 7.30 QI. 8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 Fisk. 9.00 Double Parked. 9.50 Optics. 10.20 ER. 11.05 Not Going Out. 11.35 Late Programs.
6.00 Kids’ Programs. 5.20 Kangaroo Beach. 6.05 PJ Masks Power Heroes. 6.45 Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom. 7.00 The Deep. 7.35 Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. 7.50 Little Lunch. 8.05 Operation Ouch! 8.40 Deadly 60. 9.10 Badgers: Their Secret World. 9.55 Merlin. 10.40 Late Programs.
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Wednesday, February 19, 2025 Local News for the Warren Shire WARREN STAR
Sport
By COLIN HODGES
Brazilian-born jockey and Dubbo trainer team up to win feature at Bedgerabong’s iconic picnic cup meeting
BRAZILIAN-BORN jockey Leandro Ribeiro and Dubbo trainer Connie Greig combined to win the $11,000 Total Wear Solutions Bedgerabong Picnic Cup before a crowd of more than 1,800 on Saturday at the beautiful racecourse west of Forbes in the central west. On the immaculate turf track, Laisvas (Leandro Ribeiro, $2.20) tracked the leader Namarari then swept to the front before the home turn and won the 1400 metres Cup by over five lengths from Media Chick (Zara Lewis, $5.50) and Stateswoman (Arthur Pollock,
$2 favourite). Connie Greig and Leandro Ribeiro have been dominant on the picnic circuit over recent seasons and they completed a winning double at Bedgerabong with Allande in the 1400 metres Lachlan Sands Class One Trophy Handicap. Well supported with several of the 11 bookmakers, Allende ($4) from fourth wheeled around the field and won by nearly four lengths from Ready For Liftoff (Eloise Drews, $2.30 favourite) and Yet Tobe A Cod (Zara Lewis, $7). Parkes trainer Sharon Jeffries has won the 800
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metres Daniel Ball Transport-Clearview Bracelet on multiple occasions and this year it was with the well performed TAB track sprinter Obsessive Nature. Humping the 74kg top weight, Obsessive Nature (Ashley Boyd, $2 to $1.70 favourite) came from last early to score a convincing win from the gallant warhorse Billy Bent Ear (Leandro Ribeiro, $3.60) and Real Salty (Todd Bailey, $5.50). An all-the-way winner at Gilgandra TAB meeting the previous Saturday, Zillions (Arthur Pollock, $2.30 fa-
vourite) gave trainer Sharon Jeffries a Bedgerabong double when leading throughout to beat Rebel Love (Leandro Ribeiro, $5.50) and the fast fi nishing Scruff ’s Magic (Eloise Drews, $7.50) in the 800 metres Roylance Tractor Replacements Class B Handicap. Trained at Forbes by Peter Kirby, East Harlem in an exciting finish won the opening race, the 1100 metres Dunk Insurance Class Three Trophy Handicap. Less than a half-length separated the fi rst four placegetters with East Harlem (Zara Lewis, $2.20 to $4) arriving in
time to beat the leader Puerto Rico ($3.60 favourite), Sauce Dragon (Ashley Boyd, $6) and Individualist Leandro Ribeiro, $5.50). Long time highly successful Nyngan trainer Rodney Robb won the 1100 metres Local Business Mates Maiden Plate with Hammoon Summer (Paul Zerafa, $4) which came from fourth to beat Waterpark Creek (Eloise Drews, $3.70) and Bold Bender ( Leandro Ribeiro, $3.60 favourite). The Connie Greig trained Bold Bender backed up the next day to fi nish third in a big field at Dubbo TAB meeting.
WCS lands new canteen manager
Out of the shearing shed and into the kitchen, Glen Darcy enjoying the amenities of his new “office”, the Warren Central School canteen. PHOTO: SUPPLIED.
By TESS VAN LUBECK WARREN Central School’s (WCS) Parents and Citizens Association has welcomed a new canteen manager in Glen Darcy. “Mr Darcy”, as he’ll be known to the many WCS students and teachers who will greet him at lunch and recess, has taken over the reins and is keen to make the most of the opportunity… and the amenities! “It’s great getting away from the shearing shed after 30 years, and the smell of the new office is definitely a welcome
treat,” he said. “A few different rules to adjust to, but I’ll get them sorted. The air-conditioning is a blessing to work in,” he added. With a reputation throughout the community as a culinary wizard, Glen is keen to share his love of cooking and food with the students. “[I’m] not used to getting called ‘Mr Darcy’, [but] I’m looking forward to sharing some of my favourite dishes with the children once I get settled in.” WCS is fortunate to have Glen at the helm.
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WARREN STAR Local News for the Warren Shire Wednesday, February 19, 2025
Close contest: Final round of ABC Shield THRILLING fi nal round of the Bendigo Bank ABC Shield regular season awaits the six sides still in contention for the top four places of the Gilgandra District Cricket Association 2024/2025 competition. This followed a host of crucial results in the penultimate Round 13 on Saturday. The only certainty is that USC-Marthaguy cannot defend their 2023/2024 premiership, after a six-wicket loss to Town Services at McGrane Oval, Gilgandra, thereby eliminated the defending champions. Meanwhile, a Curban win against Coonabarabran at Coonabarabran would ensure they take-out the minor premiership after Curban’s gripping 26-run win against Gidgee at Coonamble Sportsground. Gular also upset Biddon-Tooraweenah by 45 runs in the other match at Gulargambone Sportsground. It means that Gular — who have the round 14 bye — can only sit, wait and hope both Town Services (playing Biddon-Tooraweenah) and Coonabarabran (playing Curban) lose, and a minor miracle also creates a huge defeat for Town Services, thereby severely eroding their run-rate. A loss by Town Services and Coonabarabran will leave Town Services and Gular locked on 56 points each. However, Town Services (-0.109) currently enjoys a much higher net run-rate than Gular (-0.502). (Play HQ ranks teams on the ladder on points average, then net run rate, then quotient). Gilgandra District Cricket Association President Jaimie Zell has also confi rmed that, if Town Services and Gular
end-up locked on 56 points, net run-rate would decide fourth place. “This is the tightest fi nish I can recall in around 40 years, with so many different scenarios possible swinging on the last round,” Zell said. The battle for the top two and a double chance in the finals will also be interesting, but the tussle for fourth spot between Coonabarabran (who must win and hope Town Services lose), Town Services, and even the remote chance of Gulargambone progressing, is the most important aspect of the fi nal round.
Town Services deliver a knockout blow to the defending champions TOWN Services, hosting USC-Marthaguy at McGrane Oval in Gilgandra on Saturday, was a crucial clash with the hosts delivering a knockout blow to the defending champions from Warren with a six-wicket win in Round 13. The victory from Town Services means that USC-Marthaguy is now the only side that officially cannot make the fi nals, with their hopes of defending their 2023/2024 Bendigo Bank ABC Shield, now over. In the match, frustratingly, USC-Marthaguy also had a number of players make starts with the bat but could only 133 all-out off their 40 overs. Tom Maloney top-scored with 33. Maloney and Hugh Duncan (22) put on 59 runs for the fi fth wicket after the Warren side was 4-40 off 17 overs. There were four other double-figure scores for USC-Marthaguy, including Tom Storer (16), Mark Glasson (14) Archie Crisp (13) and John
McKay (11) but Town Services’ consistent bowling kept making regular inroads outside of the Maloney-Duncan union. Scott Basham (3-16 off eight overs) led the way with the ball for Town Services. Mark Temple (2-32 off eight overs) was also among the wickets, while Adam Hazelton (1-27 off eight overs), skipper Ashley Hazelton (1-14 off six overs), and Chris Semmler (1-15 off six overs) also bowled good spells. Town Services (making 4-134 in 34 overs) batted well under pressure to record a strong win. Ashley Hazelton (69 not-out) held the innings together to guide Town Services to victory. Chris Semmler (35) also shared an important 69-run partnership for the third wicket with Ashley Hazelton, while Liam Zell (16) contributed at the top of the order as well. McKay (2-37 off eight overs) and Duncan (1-16 off eight overs) had good all-round games for USC-Marthaguy.
Gular skipper Hammond delivers another matchwinning innings IN a weekend where the leaders showed their mettle, Gular skipper Brandon Hammond compiled 80 as Gular (9-142 off 40 overs) defeated Biddon-Tooraweenah (9-97 off 31.1 overs). Hammond’s knock came after Gular won the toss and batted, proving the difference as Biddon-Tooraweenah had only 10 players to bat and were dismissed 45 runs shy of Gular. Last weekend’s centurion, Preston Ah-See (15) and Peter Peters Snr (16) also made starts for Gular.
For Biddon-Tooraweenah, Jake Peart (3-27 off four overs) bagged the wickets, while Paul Lambell (2-25 off eight overs), Clint Walker (1-18 off overs) and Jon Kilby (1-10 off six overs) also struck in economical spells. Lachlan Ferguson (33) and Luke Harrison (30) batted well for Biddon-Tooraweenah, while skipper Jaimie Zell (12) and Peart (10) also made double figures. Slater Peters (3-17 off six overs), Peter Peters Snr (2-12 off five overs), Jason Carter (2-20 off 4.1 overs) and Preston Ah-See (1-8 off four overs) also did the job with the ball for Gular.
Curban engineers Gidgee collapse to win in a thriller IN the final game, Curban engineered a Gidgee collapse at Coonamble Sportsground to come home with a vital 26run victory. Gidgee captain Mark Stewart won the toss and elected to bowl and Curban fought their way to be 116 all-out off 35.5 overs. Andrew Peart (29) topscored while Luke Haling (25), Doug Kelly (19), Isaac Mills (15) and Anthony Barry (10) also contributed. Curban openers Kelly and Haling also put-on 36 runs for the fi rst wicket. Elvy McEwen (3-8 off 7.5 overs) was brilliant with the ball for Gidgee with Tyne Chapman (3-29 off eight overs), Mitch Nalder (2-17 off five overs), and Daniel Smith (1-15 off five overs) also delivered solid spells. Gidgee was moving along well at 1-58 after 13 overs in reply with Stewart (39) in an aggressive mode and Joel God-
son (12) offering support. But, when Kane Younghusband (2-38 off eight overs) picked-up Stewart, and then Kelly (1-20 off eight overs) removed Godson in his final over, this triggered a massive collapse. In a great team bowling effort, Curban took the last nine wickets for 31 runs to bowl out Gidgee for only 90 (26.1 overs). Elvy McEwen (16) did his best to get Gidgee home amongst the carnage, but hauls from Curban captain Scott Chandler (2-5 off four overs), Barry (3-21 off five overs) and Greg Younghusband (2-23 off 1.1 overs) guided Curban to victory and the top of the table. Bendigo Bank ABC Shield ladder (provisional after round 13): Curban 61, Biddon-Tooraweenah 59, Gidgee 57, Gulargambone 56, Town Services 53, Coonabarabran 50, USC-Marthaguy 48. Round 14 draw; Saturday, February 22: Coonabarabran versus Curban at Coonabarabran, Town Services versus Biddon-Tooraweenah at McGrane Oval, Gilgandra, USC-Marthaguy versus Gidgee at Victoria Park, Warren. Bye: Gulargambone. Maximum points any side can reach: Curban 68, Biddon-Tooraweenah 66, Gidgee 64, Town Services 60, Coonabarabran 57, *Gulargambone 56. USC-Marthaguy 55. Minimum points any side can reach (barring any forfeits): Curban 64, Biddon-Tooraweenah 62, Gidgee 60, Town Services 56, *Gulargambone 56, Coonabarabran 53, USC-Marthaguy 51. *Indicates a bye for the fi nal round, during which a team accrues no points.
Twilight Bowls Competition By TESS VAN LUBECK ANOTHER big big bowls session was held on Sunday for the Twilight Bowls competition. This event has been capped at 14 teams, which makes for a nice evening on the green. The sudden cool change in the weather also proved to be a challenge for many bowlers, with the fresh climatic conditions subtly altering the state of play. After an enjoyable evening of rolling, the team comprised of Barry Anderson, Perry Brien and Trudy Eastwood won the day. Hot on their heels were the runners-up, Russell Gibson,
Blacky Kentwell and Larry Pascoe, with congratulations also to the raffle winners, Ben Wilson and Pappy Fitzgerald. Many thanks also to Leanne and Amanda for putting their hands up to sell the raff le tickets and to those who purchased them. The “spider” winner title stayed in the Gibson family, with Russell Gibson taking it out this week, breaking Rhen’s recent enviable streak. Big credit also to the girls at Ellerslie Lane cafe for sponsoring the event. Regulars and newcomers alike are always welcome to join in for the next competition.
Runners-up on on Sunday for the Twilight Bowls competition, Russell Gibson and Blacky Kentwell (with Larry Pascoe absent). PHOTOS: SUPPLIED
Winners for Sunday’s Twilight Bowls competition, Barry Anderson, Perry Brien and Trudy Eastwood.
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Wednesday, February 19, 2025 Local News for the Warren Shire WARREN STAR ISSN 2653-8156
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Scott Rope, Wayne Wilson and Marshall Williams, absent Doc Wilson.
WITH one week to go, there is some seriously strong competition happening. Of the eight teams, there are seven that have a chance at taking out the AFF trophy for 2025. Kev’s Cowboys and Debs Demons are leading on 40 points, with Bear’s Bums, Mid-Strength, Faffs Hardware, Manda’s Maniacs and Bill’s Bulldogs breathing down their necks on a close 36 points, while Desert Queens are on 28 points. There is DEFINITELY going to be a play-off, whether it be for fi rst or second is yet to be seen after this week’s game, which is an American Foursomes, sponsored by MVAS, Nigel and Kaye Martin. Two weeks ago, the Two-Person Ambrose competition sponsored by Uncle Clarrie’s, was won by two young guns who have just joined the club: Hugh McLean and Harry Halstead on 38½. Runners-up were Brian Robertson and Shag Wilson on 41. On Saturday, we played a 4B Aggregate sponsored by Warren Meat House. Again, some very hot scores, but coming out winners with 51 points were Scott Rope and Marshall Williams. A close second on 50 points were members of the same team, Wayne and Doc Wilson. This weekend, captains, please make sure you check your team’s handicaps as scores were handicapped last week. Also captains should make sure that their teams are there by the nominated afternoon hit-off time to allow for the play-offs. To make the last day of the AFF competition just a little more special (if at all possible), could everyone please bring a plate for a bit of a meal to share after golf. Good golfi ng....
Scott Rope and Marshall Williams. PHOTOS: SUPPLIED.
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