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Garden Avenue is crowned the Santa Street winner for 2023 By HARRIET GILMORE

The spirit of Christmas is well and truly alive in Warren. A property all lit up on Garden Avenue, the 2023 Santa Street. PHOTO: AMY HALL.

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GARDEN Avenue, east of Roland Street, has taken out the prestigious and much sought-after Santa Street crown for 2023. The coveted prize saw the Santa Street sign erected Monday morning after a difficult job of judging different areas of town over the weekend. Warren Shire Council General Manager and one of the judges of the event, Gary Woodman, said that he and the other judges had a very big ask in picking the winner. “It was very, very close this year. The judges had an incredibly difficult task,” Mr Woodman said. “It was an outstanding year, with bigger and better displays than anything we have seen previously. A big congratulations to Garden Avenue, east of Roland Street, for their incredible displays,” he added. The ﬁ nal result was a nearrun thing, with the ﬁ nal result a close decision for Garden Avenue, he revealed. “They just beat out Frawley Street, who put up some

stiff competition and are runners-up. “Honourable mentions must also go to Oxley Parade, Pittman Parade, Deacon Drive and Azar Place, and also to 10 Pittman Parade, 80 and 82 Chester Street, 3 Hume Street and 22 Garden Avenue for their exceptional individual displays,” added Mr Woodman. One One Seven Bakery Café was also announced as the winner of the Business House Front Window Christmas Display competition for the second year running. “New owners Kath George and Lachlan Harrison definitely understood the task, carrying on the tradition and taking on the mantle to be crowned winners this year,” Mr Woodman said. “A special mention also to the Warren Motor Inn, for they did a really great display this year also.” The competition shows the level of Festive celebration in the community, he believes.

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Wednesday, December 20, 2023 Local News for the Warren Shire WARREN STAR

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Spinners and Yarners’ Chrissie lunch caps off busy but productive year

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Warren Spinners and Yarners enjoyed a Christmas lunch at the Services Club last week, celebrating a very busy and productive year. PHOTOS: SUPPLIED.

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THE FORECAST Wednesday, December 20 Min 19. Max 27. Storm. Possible rainfall: 0 to 20 mm. Chance of any rain: 80% Central West Slopes and Plains area: Partly cloudy. Very high chance of showers in the north, medium chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm. Winds southeast to southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h tending east to southeasterly 25 to 35 km/h in the late afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to between 12 and 19 with daytime temperatures reaching 24 to 31. Sun protection recommended from 8:50 am to 5:10 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 12 [Extreme] Thursday, December 21 Min 17. Max 27. Showers. Possible rainfall: 0 mm.

A BUSY but productive year for the Spinners and Yarners Group was farewelled with a wonderful Christmas luncheon at the United Services Club last Friday. The “S&Y” have excelled beyond expectations this year, providing crochet and knitted items to local families through Barnardo’s with Chance of any rain: 40% Central West Slopes and Plains area: Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers on the northern slopes, slight chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm. Winds southeasterly 20 to 30 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 13 and 17 with daytime temperatures reaching 24 to 30. Sun protection recommended from 8:50 am to 5:20 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 12 [Extreme] Friday, December 22 Min 15. Max 30. Partly Cloudy. Possible rainfall: 0 mm. Chance of any rain: 20% Central West Slopes and Plains area: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower in the north, near zero chance elsewhere. The chance of a

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many other items donated to Down Syndrome Australia and also to Africa for newborn premature babies. Many of the local ladies are also making a huge contribution by knitting rectangular lengths for S&Y to crochet together for baby blankets. The group has been involved in sharing their crochet and knitting skills with local children at the Warren Youth Centre on Monday after-

thunderstorm. Winds east to southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 13 and 16 with daytime temperatures reaching around 30. Sun protection recommended from 8:50 am to 5:20 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 12 [Extreme] Saturday, December 23 Min 17. Max 30. Storm. Possible rainfall: 0 mm. Chance of any rain: 50% Sunday, December 24 Min 17. Max 32. Showers. Possible rainfall: 0 to 3 mm. Chance of any rain: 60% Monday, December 25 Min 17. Max 32. Partly Cloudy. Possible rainfall: 0 mm. Chance of any rain: 30%

noons after school. This is another inspiring and rewarding time for members of the group, as the Warren youth are enthused and involved in the activities. Coming back in the new year, the Spinners and Yarners Group will have their ﬁ rst session for 2024 in mid February with everyone welcome to attend. Merry Christmas, everyone!

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WARREN STAR Local News for the Warren Shire Wednesday, December 20, 2023

Women of the Warren Shire — Shirley Todhunter

Shirley Todhunter. PHOTO: SUPPLIED. A RESIDENT of Warren for 68 years, Shirley Todhunter has always been an active member of the community, particularly within the local Anglican Church. Shirley’s involvement in her congregation initially involved taking on the role of service organist, before eventually becoming a licensed lay minister and writer of religious columns for multiple local and regional publications. On top of this, she dedicated 14 years to driving for Community Transport. A selfless volunteer and woman of faith, we celebrate Shirley’s contributions as this month’s Woman of Warren Shire.

comed and encouraged me. At the age of 20, I married my husband and moved to Warren. As my husband was also a riﬂe shooter, I joined the Warren club. The winner of each week’s shoot was named the ‘Cock of the Walk’ but, as I was a woman, the editor of our local paper deemed that was not appropriate, and instead dubbed me, the ‘Hen of the Walk’.

Quickfire questions…

A quote or piece of advice you live by… My mother was a very wise woman and as her children, we grew up hearing quotes of which she seemed to have an endless supply. But the one that really stuck with me was: “If you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything at all.”

A usual morning looks like… Another day and I’m still here, still standing, and not under the sod! I’m most proud of… I’m not one to think of myself as a proud woman, but I do recall joining the Nyngan Rifle Club when I was 17, and the following year going to a rifle shoot in Cobar, where I shot against 75 men and won the shoot. In those days, rifle shooting was considered a men’s sport, and women weren’t allowed, but in our little country town, the men wel-

On the weekend you can find me… On the weekend, you will almost certainly ﬁ nd me at the Anglican Church, where I am a licensed Lay Minister, an honorary position, conducting the service of the day.

How long have you lived in Warren Shire? I have lived in Warren for 68 years. What is your favourite place in Warren Shire? I love Warren as a whole, but being an avid reader, I would

say that the library is my favourite place. Some more about you… What do you love most about Warren Shire? What I love most about Warren is the way that this little community is always ready to support each other in times of trouble. I have been a beneﬁciary of this support in both big and small ways over the years, and have never been more truly thankful in my life. Can you tell us a bit about your journey, including some of your most significant achievements? I’ve never thought of my achievements as being particularly signiﬁcant. Some 60 years ago, I was part of the Warren Art Society, as we were called then. We produced musicals, pantomimes, and a black-and-white minstrel show. We even took some of our shows to Tottenham, Quambone, and Carinda. I have also been a member of Western Writer’s Ink — a group of writers drawn together by the RDA of Outback Arts — which had members from Warren, Nyngan, Gilgandra and Coonamble. We held several weekend writer’s retreats here in Warren with special guest tutors. When the RDA was no longer with us, the group shrank to just

the Warren members, and we continued meeting until COVID came along and brought all public meetings to a halt. Our little group has published four books of poetry and short stories, and some of our members have published of their own. Even though we are all of retirement age now, I am determined that we will produce one fi nal book. For 17 years, my husband and I decorated our house for Christmas. It started out very simply at fi rst, then gradually grew to a grand production. We made window boxes for each of our two front windows — one for Jesus and one for Santa. These two displays, along with a 26ft (nine metre) Christmas tree, made entirely of lights and a star on top in our front garden, made for quite a show. After my husband died in 1990, I was completely at a loss, not knowing what to do with myself. My doctor suggested that, as a writer, I should ask our local paper if I could write something for them. Thankfully, they said yes and I began writing a column called ‘Esmerelda’s Day’ once a week. By then I was heavily involved in the Anglican Church and began writing another column once a week called ‘Anglican Antics’. Since then, myself and a group of people from the other churches in town began writing a column called ‘Life with God’. Everything came to a halt when we lost our local paper, and now we have our new paper the column has returned as ‘Faith Matters’, with each church contributing an article as we did before. You play an important role as the Lay Minister at the Anglican Church. Can you give us some insight into what this entails and how you first got involved in the Church? I fi rst became involved with the Anglican Church when the organist who had been there for years decided to retire. I was asked if I would take this position in her place. Being only self-taught, I was a bit dubious at fi rst but fi nally said yes to giving it a try. We sang a few of the same hymns over and over until my confidence and repertoire expanded and we were able to have more variety. This was until Old Arthur decided that he didn’t want to play anymore, and I retired from the position of organist. During that time, I became what was then known as a Pastoral Assistant, who helped the priest during services. In later years, we were called licensed Lay Ministers and were able to preach and conduct funerals. I have conducted quite a few funerals over the years. Since our priest, Linda Boss, retired,

I have also been conducting services of praise, prayer and proclamation with the aid of our wonderful Secretary/ Treasurer, Nerida George, who is my right-hand man and keeps me on track. Unfortunately, we are not in a position ﬁ nancially to employ a priest even if there was one available, which is why we are pleased to have Reverend John Gaff coming every second Sunday of each month to conduct a service of Holy Communion. Our service time has now changed to 9.30am.

As mentioned, you’re a keen writer, contributing to the publishing of four books as part of the ‘Writer’s Ink’ group and writing religious columns for the local paper for nine years. What do you enjoy most about this craft? Most people in Warren, know that I am a writer of poetry and short stories, and have published two books of my own. I also produce a magazine for the Cursillo Movement in the Bathurst Diocese, and am hoping to reproduce our Parish magazine, ‘The Shaggy Coat’, in the new year — perhaps even before Christmas! I have been writing ever since I was a schoolgirl. Once I start writing, I can get quite carried away. I remember one of my teachers saying after he had read a composition I had written, “This was meant to be a composition, not a novel, Shirley”. I just love using my imagination.

And of course, you assisted local people in accessing medical services for 14 years through Warren Community Transport. What did you find most rewarding about helping the community in this way? I drove for Community Transport for 14 years and had to stop when COVID appeared. By then, I was considered to be in the age group most likely to succumb to it. I was 84 at the time, and enjoyed being able to help people in this way. I really miss it.

What advice would you give to other women living in rural communities? There are so many ways that women in rural communities can make a difference in their own little world. Driving for Community Transport is not an arduous task and can be so rewarding. Here in Warren, there are clubs like View Club, which helps people locally and internationally who (through no fault of their own) cannot help themselves. Enjoy the company of like-minded people in clubs such as craft, art, and music groups. And, of course, you can go to church where most congregations are like a family, always ready to help and support each other.

Wednesday, December 20, 2023 Local News for the Warren Shire WARREN STAR

Garden Avenue is crowned the Santa Street winner for 2023

From page 1 “It’s safe to say the Christmas spirit is well and truly alive in Warren. A big well done and congratulations to all of the community for their hard work and

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New drug and alcohol rehabilitation day program launched for the west

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effort they’ve put into sharing the Christmas spirit across our whole town,” Mr Woodman said. “I highly recommend a drive around town at night to check out all of the incredible displays across our Shire,” he concluded.

Above: Winners of the Business House Front Window Christmas Display competition, Kath George and Lachlan Harrison, new owners of One One Seven Bakery Café. PHOTOS: SUPPLIED

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A NEW community-based drug and alcohol rehabilitation program in Dubbo has recently been launched for those ﬁghting to overcome and recover from alcohol or other drug dependency across the region. The Non-Residential Day Rehabilitation Program expands services already available and improve access to care, as the development of the Dubbo Residential Rehabilitation Centre continues. The day program is designed to provide intensive therapy and treatment to assist people to safely and successfully transition back into their life, Acting Executive Director of Mental Health, Drug and Alcohol for Western NSW Local Health District (WNSWLHD), Helen McFarlane said. “Overcoming problematic substance use is an incredibly difficult, stressful thing to do, and ensuring people in our communities have access to specialised support, both initially and for the long-term is one of our highest priorities,” Ms McFarlane said. “The Dubbo Residential Rehabilitation Centre will be a critical service but it will take time to develop and build, so expanding people’s pathways to treatment and recovery is vital between now and then,” she added. This program is designed to build on current services, she explained. “In collaboration with Lives Lived Well, we have delivered commu-

nity-based rehabilitation and treatment across the District, and this program builds on that work to create another safe, appropriate environment for more intensive care. “Along with the local community in Dubbo, this program will help improve access to care for people in surrounding areas, allowing them to receive the therapy and treatment closer to home.” The program will be offered on weekdays in three-week cycles, with before-and-after care to help participants realise their life potential and get back on track, free from the harms of alcohol and other drugs, Lives Lived Well, Chief Executive Officer, Mitchell Giles, said. “At Lives Lived Well, our unwavering belief is with the right support, people can change their lives, and we see evidence of this every day as we support people to make these changes,” Mr Giles said. “This new day program allows clients to continue meeting their work and family responsibilities while learning new strategies to reduce their dependence on alcohol or drugs. Our alcohol and drug support includes group therapy sessions, counselling, practical tools, referrals and ongoing access to community support,” he added. Ms McFarlane revealed that the day program will be linked to existing treatment services across the area, to coordinate an ap-

proach across existing referral pathways and local provider networks. “With that coordinated approach, we can create much smoother referral, communication and consultation, between partner agencies and service providers, including the Magistrates Early Referral Into Treatment (MERIT) program and the Dubbo Drug Court,” Ms McFarlane said. “Most people who are referred from MERIT or the Drug Court already undergo rehabilitation and treatment in a community setting and that has been incredibly effective. Creating more pathways into the service will allow more people to receive the care and treatment they need,” she concluded. Anyone who has a problem with alcohol or other drugs can contact Lives Lived Well on 130 0 727 957 or go to: w w w.l ivesl ivedwel l.org. aulaunch to self-refer. People can also contact WNSWLHD’s Drug and Alcohol Helpline (1300 887 000) for advice or referral to services in Western NSW. The helpline is available Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 4.30pm and you can self-refer or be referred by a family member or other service provider. The NSW Alcohol and Other Drug Information Service (1800 422 599) also provides a 24-hour helpline for advice and information. For emergencies or urgent assistance, call Triple Zero (000).

WARREN STAR Local News for the Warren Shire Wednesday, December 20, 2023

Cream of the crop: Warren’s top wheat harvest crowned for 2023 By HARRIET GILMORE WARREN region’s top wheat crop for 2023 has been crowned, with Richie and Jess McKay from “Winnabri”, east of Warren, announced as the winners last week. Run by AgShows NSW — peak body for the State’s 192 agricultural societies — the McKay’s winning “AGT Sunmaster” variety crop will now take on the winners from other regions across in the North West zone. These districts include Narromine, Nyngan, Walgett, Gilgandra, Coonamble, Gulargambone, Warialda, Crooble, Moree, North Star and Narrabri. Zone and State winners will then be announced in January at the grower’s dinner in Dubbo. Due to the dryer-than-usual season, the McKay’s almost missed out on judging, having harvested all of their crops before the end-of-October assessment date. Richie and Jess believe that good luck with rain at the right time, astute crop management and the support of their agronomist helped them claim the title for their Bundemar Road property. “We had to leave a strip in the paddock for judging,” Richie explained. “We planted at the start of May into last year’s canola stubble, and

were lucky to get under some good fallow and in-crop rainfalls to get us into spring,” Richie recalled. Despite a lack of widespread consistent falls, things just fell into place for the crop, Jess added. “Our higher-than-average yields for a dry season really came down to good fallow moisture and crop rotation, Richie’s great management, the support of our ‘agro’ (agronomist), and some good rain,” Jess added. Bad luck with localised falls in previous seasons turned around for the 2023 crop, Richie revealed. “It rained more on our side of town, that’s the main reason we managed to do so well. We’ve missed it in other years, but this year we were really lucky to get under the falls, and we got more than what others did,” he added. The McKay’s were also extremely grateful for the support of their agronomist, Mick Harris from Ag N Vet, for his thorough monitoring and advice throughout the season. “We were really lucky with the rain this year. It was very patchy throughout the region and a lot of people missed out. “So I really hope everyone gets a good season next year. We’d just like to wish everyone in the region our best wishes for next season, and hopefully the rain is a lot more even,” Richie concluded.

Jess and Richie McKay in their winning wheat crop. PHOTO: SUPPLIED.

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Santa Claus comes to town for Nevertire Christmas Tree

The Simmons family children hoping to win one of the many free raffle items up for grabs.

Santa braved the heat for a special visit to the Nevertire Hotel for their annual community Christmas tree. The big guy is pictured here with Hugh McCormack, Jock McCormack, Banjo Gilmore, Nevertire Hotel owner Dympna Lawler and Manager Ash Evans. PHOTOS: WARREN STAR.

Hugh McCormack, Banjo Gilmore and Jock McCormack show off their gifts from Santa.

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By HARRIET GILMORE MORE than 100 locals gathered at the Nevertire Hotel on Sunday afternoon for their annual community Christmas Tree celebration. There was plenty of cheer, a special visit from Santa, a delicious barbecue dinner and dozens of raff le items won to help celebrate the year just passed, with Nevertire Hotel owner Dympna Lawler revealing that she always looks forward to the event. “It’s one of the highlights of the year. We love getting all the

community together to celebrate the year,” Dympna enthused. “But also, it’s our way of saying Merry Christmas and thank you for the support and patronage of our locals,” she added. One very unique person also got mentioned for making a long trip for a very good cause. “A special shout out must go to our Santa, (helped by Matt Jones). Thank you for coming all the way to Nevertire on such a hot summers’ day! “The local children definitely appreciated it!” Dympna concluded.

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Hospital Auxiliary volunteers thanked for another great year with Christmas Dinner Contributed WARREN Hospital Auxiliary enjoyed their fi nal meeting for the year with a Christmas Dinner at the Services Club on Thursday, December 7. Auxiliary President Maryanne Brennan presented a report on 2023 and expressed her heartfelt appreciation to the many donors and supporters who have generously contributed to the group. “Whether it was organising wake set ups, donating flowers, volunteering your time, baking or fi nancial assistance, your dedication has been the driving force behind our success,” Mrs Brennan said. “Your willingness to step up and make a positive impact in the lives of others at a difficult time is a testament to the values we hold dear,” she added. She then listed some of the amazing stats from the group for the year. “We have roughly buttered over 2600 slices of bread, heated 1500 quiches and 1300 sausage rolls, and set up for 16 wakes. “We had our street stall and Melbourne Cup sweep, all the while making money for patient comfort and care in our Warren community.” The work, she added, is all for a very worthwhile cause. “The funds we have raised have not only provided essential support and resources to those in need to purchase items, including punching balls for exercise, outdoor tables, nurses cart, over-thebed table and Calara House Christmas gifts. “But we have also fostered a sense of community and unity among our members,” she said. The cooperation within the group is one of its great attributes, she believes. “Your willingness to come together and work as a team, has been instrumental in our success. “We welcome new members, and thank the community for their generosity and support. “Merry Christmas,” Mrs Brennan concluded.

Volunteers from Warren Hospital Auxiliary enjoyed Christmas dinner and celebrated 2023 last Thursday at the Services Club. Those pictured are: Faye Noonan, Judy Williamson, Val Soulsby, Heather Druce, Rachel MacLean, Didi Simmons, Narelle Fisk, Maryanne Brennan, Pattie Plunkett, Helen Wise, Kaye Martin, Maureen Hunt, Sue Green, Robyn Downey, Sue Burke, Sue Harvey, Betty Cosgrove, Marilyn Bryan and Bernadine Taylor. PHOTO: SUPPLIED.

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Eulogy of Geoffrey James Green Local Dad: loved doing good deeds for others February 5, 1933 – December 1, 2023 (Opening day of Cod Season)

Geoffrey James Green. PHOTO: SUPPLIED. Written and delivered by HIS SON, WESS GREEN “LET me welcome you good people here today on behalf of my family and say how appreciative we are, that you share with us in farewelling Geoffrey James Green. “A special welcome to Dad’s sister, Faye Cole, formerly of Warren, now residing in Bourke. “Geoff arrived into the world on February 5, 1933. The fourth child of Henry and Kathryn Green, he was born in the house on Dubbo Street, Warren, and joined his brother Alan, and sisters Betty and Faye (Cole). “Young Geoffrey, on attaining school age, commenced his education at Warren Central School and, on turning 15 years of age, whilst in Third Form, applied for and secured his ﬁ rst form of paid employment with the Warren Railway as the goods officer. At midday each day, the Warren/Nevertire train would transport goods off the Sydney train and deliver them here in town. Six days a week, 7.30am to 3.30pm ‘prepped’ Geoffrey for future challenges in the workforce. “In 1952, he was called up on the intake to Army Training

at Holsworthy. Four months was spent preparing young men for the combat in the regular army, should they be called upon. “With the enemy defeated by World Powers, Geoff returned home to take up his Railway employment and enjoy the social and sporting activities he very much involved himself in as a young man, prior to answering the intake call. “Living close to the river here in town, the art of ﬁshing was developed and his love for this hobby was something that was to align Geoff and his beloved Macquarie River and tributaries. As well as ﬁshing, dad was to enjoy both cricket and rugby league, along with the odd game of union, when called upon. Group 15 ‘Warren Blues’ were a formidable team, with Geoffrey at fullback and his brother Alan in the centres. “As is still the practice today, no sooner did the league finish, then the cricket would commence. “Again, recreation, skill and comradery came to the fore and Geoff became a member of the Warren Golf Club Cricket club, every weekend rolling his right arm medium-fast bowling technique towards the

opposing batsmen. An invaluable bowling partnership was recognised as he and his great mate Donny Smith would set about getting on top of their opposition. A little piece of Warren Cricket History I must make mention of was one Sunday, the 1961/62 season, Geoffrey Green took nine wickets for 27 runs and to make a clean sweep of the opposing team, was on hand to run the 10th ‘drop’ out. “This took place on the ‘Old Golf Club Pitch’ and that ball was mounted and presented to dad after the team had won the Premiership that same season. This trophy can still be viewed at the Golf Club. “Obviously, work was high on Geoff ’s agenda and on being offered a woolpressing job with the local contractor, Fred Miller, pressing was Geoff ’s forte before being introduced to the ‘Handpiece’. Dad was to master this art with considerable ease and more shearing records and recognition were documented as he and his team travelled round the local district, and in early times (1955) to South West Queensland. “A notable mention is that Dad and another great friend, Paddy Smith, were chosen to clip the stud rams for both Haddon Rig and Egelabra each year. Geoff went on to shear sheep professionally into his early 60s until his body gave him the message to disengage his use of the ‘Bogeye’. “I’ll introduce you good people to Greeny’s domestic life. He was at a dance at Nevertire in 1956 and a local named Cliff Elder, introduced his cousin, Lorraine Elder to him. A courtship endured and following a romance, Geoff and Lorraine were married in Dubbo in December of 1958, then moved to Warren and settled. “Mum having finished her nurse’s training, took-up employment at the Warren Hospital. “They purchased our family home located in Stafford Street, right opposite the Elephant and Giraffe grazing compound adjacent to the sporting precinct, on the site of the old ‘Council Caravan Park’. “A baby boy, Wessley was born to them in 1960, a stylish lad with unquestionable breeding, some three years later, another son, this time a plain looking child, Rohan, moved in. In this chapter of fatherhood, my brother and I enjoyed a junior upbringing that would place us in good stead for the oncoming challenges in life. Growing up in the wonderful township, being involved with our family and friends, camping and ﬁshing

and those marvellous school holidays at Manly, presented an insight into life which we remain so thankful for. “Geoff would so look forward to having a few days with us at Manly, where on arrival and settling-in, he would march his 80-litre styrofoam esky to the North Steyne Hotel and, on meeting up with good friends he’d made over the years, would set about distributing 800 to 1000 yabbie tails and claws, cooked and some salted, some salted and marinated, the boys on the north-side of the Harbour, would congregate around Dad and, many tales were told with a feast of crayfish sharing centre stage. The following day, with members’ tickets in hand, he’d be on the hydrofoil and train, bound for Randwick Racetrack. Sunday, a day at Queenscliff beach, then Monday on a plane to Dubbo, then home. “His beloved RSL Club remained the highlight of Geoffrey’s week, his love of the NRL and associated sports, and horse-racing made him a common site to patronage the Ace of Clubs. “The conversations with locals and visitors were never ending whilst he played his beloved Keno and punted on the horses. His position on the table of knowledge nightly, would address, both the nation’s and world’s problems, politically, socially and with concentrated emphasis on the world of sports. Obviously, his passion for the NRL would offer detailed conversation and as long as his opinion was shared and agreed upon, you remained on his ‘good side’. An enjoyable practice over the years, was to supply the staff a tasty ‘Mulligan’, nothing pleased Dad more to be doing something for those he had a liking. “His hobby of stamp and coin collection was close to his heart and many an hour he’d spend sorting and sifting, finding and losing, showing and protecting both these codes. The knowledge he gained and passed on will be irreplaceable. “I would like to take a few minutes to pay tribute to my father. “On retirement from his shearing career and being not one to sit idle (isn’t that the understatement of the day?) Dad set about securing labour work with Auscott, as a chipper for five seasons. Later he was hired as a labourer for the same fi rm, performing general maintenance duties around the compounds in his favourite mode of travel, the ‘Moon Buggy’. He also secured

a job with a new tyre recycling business that opened in town. “Dad was a man who acquired many nicknames, ones that I am able to share with you include ‘Grasshopper’, ‘Greenbottle’, ‘Greeny’, ‘Bullet’, ‘Flipper’, ‘Codfather’ and, very recently, one of our local businessman referred to him as the ‘historian’. “He was a railway-man, a cotton chipper, outdoors man, fisherman, a bushie, tomato grower, a shearer, a cricketer, a footballer, a husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, a colleague, and a mate. To me, he’ll always be ‘Dad’. “The important lessons in life we have learned, our father taught us, we had to achieve on our own merit. Dad was an honest man, reliable, dependable and a man of principle. A man who remained very fit ‘til well into his early 80s, playing touch footy in his mid-70s, fi lling in for a game of his beloved cricket, mid 70s dragging a flat bottom boat and motor up and down riverbanks — he just never stopped. “Importantly, his knowledge and values were passed on to his grandkids, Ben, Yasmin, and Logan, who hold special memories of their dear ‘Pard’. “Patrick, Isaac, Mollie, Milla, and Winnie, Geoffrey’s five great grandchildren continue to carry the progeny into the future. “Unfortunately, age did what age does best, caught-up with my Dad and that ‘C’ word was the beginning of the end, followed by an onset of early dementia. Then the fall in the backyard in August 2022 which led to his hospitalisation in Dubbo, and more recently, Warren, which addressed his declining health. The Green family remain forever in debt to the whole of the Warren Hospital staff, who performed their utmost to have dad as comfortable and happy as possible, God Bless you beautiful people. “To our dear friends and relatives, who assisted us in every way you did, we will never forget you. “We’re placing you to rest now, Geoffrey. Rest, rest, rest, in Peace “May your flatfish and floppy hooks remain sharp, may your lures catch, may your homemade yabbie nets never wear-out. And may the man christened ‘Geoffrey James Green’ of Warren, remain very, very, very, very much, loved by all. “A special thank you to Geoff’s nephew, Ian Cole, who delivered the lovely sermon at Geoff’s internment at the cemetery.”

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Warren’s Australia Day Ambassador revealed, nominations close soon By HARRIET GILMORE LEADING mental health advocate, Tasman Cassim, has been named as Warren’s Australia Day Ambassador for the local award ceremony in January. Tasman — Head of Partnerships for mental health medical research and advocate organisation, the Black Dog Institute — will also be guest speaker at the local event. Tasman is founder of the Superhero Walk, which raises money each year for small charities, and said he’s passionate about bringing the “For Purpose” and “For Proﬁt” sectors together to solve society’s biggest challenges. In a previous life, he spent 20 years in sales and marketing in the travel industry, before placing purpose and meaning at the core of his career. His passion also now extends to superhero cosplay and doing good deeds, which manifests itself in his annual Superhero Walk. This involves Tasman each year completing a long walk dressed as a superhero to raise help funds for smaller charities and the battlers they support. This has involved, since 2015, walking more than 1000 kilometres and raising $100,000 for those doing it tough. This year, he raised more than $10,000 walking 80 kilometres in superhero costumes to help 80 children in the Philippines to receive life-changing surgery. Warren Shire Council General Manager, Gary Woodman, said the district was very much looking forward to welcoming Tasman to Warren in January where his experience and insights could be particularly inspiring for many in our community. “I think mental health advocacy and support, is incredibly vital for all. The timing of having Mr Cassim come to Warren couldn’t be better really,” Mr Woodman said. “As we move into another dry

period, which we know from past experiences puts huge pressures on our farming families in the community, his insights and experiences could be particularly insightful in helping our community build resilience and access support when things get tough,” he added. “I think his talk could be extremely valuable to many in the community, and I look forward to hearing what he has to say at our Australia Award Ceremony in January.” Nominations for the Australia Day Awards, which celebrates and recognises the exceptional achievements of those in our community, close on Thursday, January 11. Categories for the Australia Day Awards include Citizen of the Year, Young Citizen of the Year, Business House of the Year, Young Sportsperson of the Year, Sportsperson of the Year, Young Achiever of the Year, Community Event of the Year and Community Services Award. Winners are announced at an award ceremony and celebratory breakfast event held on Australia Day. Chair of the Australia Day Committee, Councillor Kevin Taylor, said the awards were a wonderful way to recognise the accomplishments and successes of members of the community, whether it’s in sport, academic, volunteer committees, events or just generally an outstanding Warren citizen. To enter, simply complete the nomination form on the Warren Shire Council website, listing all the achievements and reasons why the person or organisation you are nominating is a worthy recipient. “The Award Ceremony is a great way to start your Australia Day, and we are so lucky to have so many fantastic people and events in our community and the awards are a great way to acknowledge their work,” Cr Taylor said.

Bottle up! Town water shut down this Wednesday until 12 noon By HARRIET GILMORE TOWN water supplies from the river are being shut down from 6am until 12pm today, Wednesday, December 20. Warren Shire Council Town Services Manager Raymond Burns said that the shutdown was to relay all the pipe work underground, now that the scheduled cleaning and maintenance project had been completed. The blue hydrants that were

installed late last month are also being removed. The scheduled work kicked off in late November, and was anticipated to cause minimal interruptions. However, this is the fourth complete water shutdown for the town, since that work started. Mr Burns said that Council apologised for this inconvenience these shutdowns have caused, and thanked locals for their patience while the work was completed.

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Tasman Cassim, Head of Partnerships for mental health medical research and advocate organisation, the Black Dog Institute, has been announced as guest speaker and Australia Day Advocate for Warren’s Australia Day Awards. PHOTO: SUPPLIED .

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Quarry back to full operations after 20 years

The quarry at Mount Foster, 60 kilometers from Warren, will be back to full operational use after 20 years thanks to a new three year deal with Nyngan company, Neill Earthmoving Pty Ltd. PHOTOS: SUPPLIED.

By ANDREW TARRY AFTER lying dormant and unused for 20 years the Mount Foster Quarry will resume operations in 2024. The reopening was made possible after the Warren Shire Council adopted a recommendation from the Plant Committee to enter into an agreement with Neill Earthmoving Pty Ltd. The agreement is for three years with a potential threeyear extension. Mount Foster Quarry is located on the Carinda Road approximately 60 kilometers from Warren Township and is an important resource for materials used in road construction and bitumen sealing works. The council has operated the quarry since the 1970’s but the site has not been operating to its full capacity for two decades due to limited resources and availability of equipment. The close proximity of important construction materi-

als is a boost for the council as the cost of importing materials to construct roads and pathways has become increasingly high in the past two years. There are also post covid supply chain issues with a lot of materials which make it difficult for the council to undertake certain projects. Reinstating Mount Foster to its full capacity will bring broad community benefits for Warren Shire, said Council’s General Manager Gary Woodman. The council is very pleased to be partnering with Neill Earthmoving to recommence full operations at the Mt Foster Quarry,” said Mr Woodman. Neill Earthmoving is based in Nyngan and has extensive experience working on mine sites and road construction. “Neill Earthmoving is a family-owned company that has been operating across Central West NSW for 30 years and we look forward to supporting our local community

by reactivating an asset such as the Mt Foster Quarry, especially in an area where resources like this are scarce,” said Operations Manager Mr Jacob Neill. Mr Woodman also added that the quarry “will be beneﬁcial to both Council, quarry users and community members that we can once again obtain sealing aggregate, road making material and rock from within Warren Shire, which can all be used for many on-farm uses, such as erosion control and protection works. Council will also now be able to obtain much of the rock protection material from this local site for large-scale projects, including the rehabilitation of the Warren Town Levee later in 2024, which will reduce costs and increase efﬁciencies for these critical infrastructure upgrades.” The agreement was signed on December 8 with anticipated working beginning by February 2024.

Material from the Mount Foster Quarry will be used in road construction and bitumen sealing works, as well as for the scheduled rehabilitation of the town levee planned for next year.

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

Challenges in aged care IN the past week I was able to visit aged care facilities in Broken Hill, Gilgandra, and Coonamble to discuss the challenges facing aged care in these towns. One of the major challenges for regional aged care facilities remains the ability to source the required staff, which can become very expensive if paying for out-oftown agency help. The ideal scenario is that local people ﬁ ll staffing positions to look after our aging population, as they are already part of the community. It’s my view that if this is not able to occur, migrant workers can also be outstanding contributors to this ﬁeld, as they are often keen to become part of communities, place high value on care for the elderly, and possess an excellent work ethic. Our policy settings need to ensure that if skilled migration is part of filling these workforce shortages that they are targeted and that regional areas are not overlooked. I’m aware that the Labor government has opened

the migration gates, however I maintain that this needs to be done strategically, with our current infrastructure and workforce needs in mind.

School presentations

Federal member for Parkes, Mark Coulton with his wife Robyn, wish everyone a Merry Christmas. PHOTO: PARKES ELECTORATE.

IT’S been great in 2023 to begin to visit more schools again as well as meeting with them when I can in parliament on their excursions to Canberra. School end of year presentations are all happening at this end of the year, and I’ve enjoyed getting around to schools in Dubbo, Wee Waa, Warialda, Lake Cargelligo, and Broken Hill in recent weeks to attend ceremonies and present awards. My congratulations to all the hard-working students who are receiving awards for their efforts over the past year as well as the teachers and parents who support our young people to reach their potential.

A Merry Christmas YOU should receive in your mailbox my Christmas card, which includes a tear-off calendar with some helpful phone numbers for your fridge. Photographs from talented constituents of locations around the Parkes electorate feature on the Christmas card. My staff, Robyn and I would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and look forward to connecting again in the New Year.

Warren shire joins drought consortium By ANDREW TARRY THE NSW government is currently engaging with communities and local governments to develop drought resilience plans through the Regional Drought Resilience Plan Program (RDRP). Warren Shire Council has been successful in joining a consortium with Coonamble and Bogan shires as part of the Far North-West Joint Organisation of Councils. As part of the successful application a drought plan will be developed and have regional and local actions speciﬁc to the region which promotes self-reliance and a drought resilient community. In a general sense the drought resilience plan will seek to meet three objectives: 1. Grow self-reliance and performance of the agricultural sector. 2. Improve the natural capital of agricultural landscapes for better environmental outcomes. 3. Strengthen the wellbeing and social capital of rural, regional, and remote communities. The RDRP’s overriding objective is to help communities develop holistic, com-

munity-wide view of how they become more resilient to future droughts. The more speciﬁc elements of the plan will consider the character and scope of a location’s economy and community, ensuring appropriate support is given to the speciﬁc needs of the residents of that community. The plan will also have its own budget allocations to achieve the objectives. The program comes at a time when governments across the country are shifting their perspective of drought from a crisis approach to a proactive management approach. Drought is inevitable and along with f loods is a cyclical phenomenon that is part of the Australian climate. Being prepared for, and managing drought is increasingly becoming an accepted approach. To ensure this preparedness, pre and post drought strategies must be in place and be effective. The RDRP requires council support to be delivered. Warren council has started taking steps to facilitate the process and ensure the council is involved and informed as to the plan’s progress. In the recent council business paper, a

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sultation component. Consultation is planned to take place over the next two years between a Regional Skills Based Reference Group, which is also in line for creation and will be the focus for stakeholders at both the local government area level and regionally, and the Department of Regional NSW. There will also be stages of

community information sessions and other opportunities for community submissions and input.

With the state entering another period of drought almost immediately after widespread ﬂoods, developing resilience and preparedness is becoming an essential project for communities, farmers, and important resources.

12 FAITH MATTERS

The Extraordinary in the Very Ordinary By ANNITA CAMPBELL WELL, it’s Christmas time again. The Council tree has gone up and is looking beautiful. Christmas lights and other decorations are starting to appear around town. Today I read again the bible’s account of that ﬁ rst Christmas in the second chapter of Luke’s gospel. As I read, I am amazed by the interplay of the very ordinary with the extraordinary. There is an ordinary data-collecting consensus. There is an expectant Dad and Mum. There is an ordinary birth (albeit outside the motel walls). That ordinary birth however, triggers a most supernatural appearance of many singing angels. The baby news is heralded in a most unprecedented fashion. The incredible ‘glory of the Lord’ shines all around. Our imaginations can only begin to conceptualise what that night was like! Perhaps you’ve only ever heard about this meeting of ordinary and extraordinary through the lyrics of the carols. If you Google Luke chapter two in the NIV version you can read it for yourself. Or dust off an old-fashioned hard copy bible and ﬁ nd Luke two! The entry of the extraordinary King Jesus into this world changes the course of human history. Something that big calls for our attention and response!

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Councils conference a “worthwhile” event By ANDREW TARRY COUNCILLORS from the Warren shire have returned from the Western Division of Councils Conference with a positive report outlining the beneﬁt of cooperation and networking with councils in western NSW. The Western Division of council’s current membership consists of Balranald, Broken Hill, Bourke, Central Darling, Cobar, Walgett, and Wentworth with the annual conference held in a different location each year. The delegation from the Warren council, which was made up of mayor Milton Quigley, deputy mayor Sarah Derrett and general manager Gary Woodman, did note that there was a lower quantity of NSW government ministers this year to speak to however, the opportunity to have face to face conversations with other councils and liaise with a different division of councils was valuable. Discussions on grant funding and applications, regional infrastructure, drought preparedness and relief, as well as forming community connections are always important to be engaged with said the council. At the conference were also “numerous interesting and worthwhile presentations that were applicable to Warren Shire Council,” stated the council report. After noting the delegation’s response to the conference, the council agreed to attend the next conference in 2024.

Council to allocate funds across shire projects By ANDREW TARRY THE latest road of the Local Roads and Community Infrastructure Grant has provided some vital funding to the Warren council, and assists with the council’s plans to allocate funds across multiple projects. The latest funding allocation from the grant coincides with the council’s efforts to maximise the effectiveness of their investments by maneuvering different funding allocations, with approval from government departments, to allow the council to undertake at least three projects instead of one. This process has also been enabled by a successful grant application earlier in the year and the use of ﬁ nancial reserves the council maintains. The three projects which were given approval to proceed at the December council meeting are: f The bitumen resealing of the Warren Walkways/Cycleways. f The Buddabadah Road Gravel Resheeting Project (although this is still subject to agreement by the funding body). f Replacement of the lighting at Victoria Oval to LED lighting. Since the projects have been divided into three, the funding has been divided equally across them with $170,100 allocated for each project. For the resealing of the Warren Walkways/ Cycleways and the Buddabadah Road Gravel Resheeting Project this allocated is deemed to be sufficient. The replacement of lighting at Victoria is estimated to cost $253,500 excluding GST. The council has resolved to fund $170,100 in addition to $83,400 from the council’s Infrastructure Improvement Reserve account. This meets the estimated cost. The council have also requested a $10,000 contribution from the Warren Pumas Rugby Club to go to the project which has been agreed to by the club. The capability of reallocating funds to various projects has allowed several beneﬁts, among them is the undertaking of a community-based project outside of standard infrastructure and effective use of the resources available to the shire to achieve multiple, desirable outcomes.

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Community News

Plenty of Christmassy cheer at Community Carols evening

Carols band members Helen Commins, Michael Campbell, Melody Campbell, Emma Cant, Rachel Cant and Barbara Hancock at Macquarie Park on Saturday evening for the wonderful Community Carols Evening.

Annie Cant hangs decorations which were laser-cut and donated by Ben Cant from Limitless Engineering.

Ruth Cant (pictured) together with Will Cant and Ruby Smith ran the free barbecue, which was kindly donated by Warren Services Club.

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Cake time: birthday celebrations for Julie!

Happy Birthday! To Julie Whiteley, who celebrated her big day with friends on Friday at the Services Club. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Judy Ridley passed out songbooks and performing a Bible reading.

Treacy Plunkett and Mum Patti Plunkett. Patti read a Bible verse on behalf of St Mary’s.

Joy to the world! Warren community members enjoying the wonderful evening of carols. THERE was plenty of Festive Season cheer for Warren residents who gathered at Macquarie Park on Saturday evening for the wonderful Community Carols Evening. As well as everyone who attended and participated, there was a big thank you

to Warren Shire Council, Warren Central School, Warren Services Club, Warraan Widji Arts and the combined churches of Warren for hosting such a wonderful evening for the community.

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Good crowd toasts the year at Twilight Races

David Ramsay, Ben Thomas, Jack Ryan Warren Jockey Club committee members Andrew and Jeremy Weston. Robertson, Nicole McKay and President Matt Colwell.

More than 250 locals braved the heat for the family friendly Twilight Races, even Santa made an appearance! PHOTOS: WARREN JOCKEY CLUB. By HARRIET GILMORE MORE than 250 locals braved the oppressive heat to celebrate the ﬁ nal Warren Jockey Club meeting of the year on Friday, the Nutrien Ag Solutions Twilight Races. The six-race Sky Racing event kicked off later in the afternoon and ran into the early evening, giving locals the chance to enjoy some great bush racing after work and celebrate the festive season. What’s become an annual tradition for many in the community at the Twilight Races, more than 150 people celebrated their Christmas parties and farewelled 2023 in six marquees on the hill. Warren Jockey Club President Matt Colwell said they had a fan-

tastic crowd despite the sweltering heat, with plenty of family fun and nail-biting bush racing. “A special thanks to all of our sponsors, who help keep us racing in Warren, and a massive round of applause to our hard-working volunteer committee,” Matt said. “Your dedication and enthusiasm all year-round, helps make events like this possible, so thank you!” he added. This event was the culmination of a great year for local racing, he added. “That’s a wrap for 2023 for the Warren Jockey Club. “Thank you to everyone who joined us trackside this year, and we look forward to another big year of racing in 2024,” Matt concluded.

Georgie Carrigan, Sophie O’Brien, Emma Welsh, Vicki McAlary, Tish McAlary and Jess Taylor.

Big icon for Warren? Public Arts Committee has a busy 2024 agenda By ANDREW TARRY AROUND town the proliferation of public art has become a focal point for residents and travellers passing through the streets of the Warren, Nevertire and Collie. The source behind this proliferation has been the council’s public arts committee who have signed off for 2023 after a busy year with even more plans for the next 12 months. Recent additions to the community from the committee include the installation of historical photographs of the Warren Shire and the Macquarie River on amenities blocks in the town CBD and Lions Park. The creation of murals at the new Warren Showground Amenities block where the mural panels have been installed in the last week. The committee doesn’t appear to show any signs of slowing down as a report in the Council business paper exhibits the ideas the committee is considering for next year. The list gives an indication that the committee is set on a beautiﬁcation of Warren

through publicly accessible artwork. Some of the ideas ﬂoated at the last meeting of the year were: f A sculpture to the Marshes on the way to the Marshes (Burrima Boardwalk). f Aboriginal song lines perhaps for the garbage bin future public art proposed- history, totems, etc. like walking tracks that are linked, and meaningful to Aboriginal people. f Image projections onto large building facilities, perhaps history… f Graffiti artist training and eventually a public wall (Warren Youth Foundation and Warren Central School Art class/students). f Is it time for Warren to have a big ‘Emblem’ similar to the ‘Big Bogan’ or ‘Big Merino’ but an appropriate theme? With the year coming to a close the committee has ﬁ nalised its business for 2023, however committee members will consider these ideas and even perhaps new ideas which may ripen over the summer, to take to the next meeting in March 2024.

Murals installed last week on the new amenities block at the Warren Racecourse and Showground are some of the many projects completed in 2023 by Warren Shire Council’s Public Arts Committee. PHOTOS: BY WARREN STAR.

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Classroom News

A grand year! St Mary’s wraps up 2023 with wonderful Presentation Ceremony

Christian Living Award winners: Milla McMillan, Maddie Hunt, Lizzie Murphy, Chaise Connelly, Ava McAlary and Clancy Stephens. PHOTOS: SUPPLIED.

Councillor Kevin Taylor with Polly Wass, winner of the Warren Shire Council Citizenship Award.

Responsibility Award winners: Pippa Wise, Winnie O’Brien, Hattie McRae, Eponine Lance, Indie Wilde and Amelia Williams with Mrs Cheryl Bermingham and Mr Jon Lowbridge.

Gus McRae, winner of the Darrel and Tracy Hocking 11-Year Boys Swimming prize. ST Mary’s Parish School held their annual end-of-year Presentation last week, an event recognising many of the outstanding achievements of students over the past 12 months.

Christian Living Award winners: Year 1: Ava McAlary Year 2: Chaise Connelly Year 3: Elizabeth Murphy Year 4: Clancy Stephens Year 5: Maddison Hunt Year 6: Milla McMillan

The Consistent Effort Award winners: Year 1: Mikayla Sajan Year 2: Sophia McCalman

Improvement Award winners Danny Walker, Mia Cruz, Oliver Whiteley, Ella Hooper, Lillian Mackay and Frankie Firman with Miss Emmison Neven and Mrs Tracy McCloskey.

Consistent Effort Award winners: Addie McAlary, Eliza Brennan, Sophia Sayers, Polo Villegas, Mikaylah Sajan and Sophia McCallman with Mrs Heather Druce.

Jane Wass Encouragement Award winners: Jemima McKay, Emerson Cole, Charlie Wass, Eddie Rindfleish, Holly Freeth and Oliver Cosgrove.

Riley Freeth, winner of the Hatton Shield Bree Boyd winner of the Hunt Family Senior Boy Champion award. Shield 11 Year Girl Swimming.

Year 3: Adalyn McAlary Year 4: Sophia Sayers Year 5: Polo Villegas Year 6: Eliza Brennan

The Responsibility Award winners: Year 1: Eponine Lance Year 2: Indie Wilde Year 3: Harriet McRae Year 4: Amelia Williams Year 5: Winifred O’Brien Year 6: Pippa Wise

The Improvement Award winners: Year 1: Ella Hooper Year 2: Lillian Mackay Year 3: Frankie Firman Year 4: Oliver Whiteley

George Welsh and Milla McMillan accept the Fuller Family Sports House Trophy for Fatima with Mr Mal Goodwin Head of Corporate Services Wilcannia Forbes.

Year 5: Mia Cruz Year 6: Danny Walker

The Jane Wass Encouragement Award winners: Year 1: Oliver Cosgrove Year 2: Holly Freeth Year 3: Edwina Rindfleish Year 4: Charlie Wass Year 5: Jemima McKay Year 6: Emmerson Cole

Academic Award winners: Year 3: Lara Barnett Year 4: Will Austin Year 5: Gus McRae Billy Cheslett Sportsmanship

Gus O’Brien with the winner of the Matthew O’Brien Award, Pippa Wise.

Winner of the David and Di Brennan Shield Senior Boys Swimming prize, George Welsh.

Award: Sophia McCalman Matthew O’Brien Award: Pippa Wise Rotary Club St Cecilia Award for Arts: Harriet McRae St Sebastian Award: Danny Walker School Dux: Oscar Noonan The Warren Shire Citizenship Award: Pollyanna Wass Lions Club Award - the Pride of St Mary’s: Milla McMillan

SPORTING AWARDS Swimming: Michael and Marie Azar Shield Senior Girl Swimming: Pippa Wise David and Di Brennan Shield Senior Boy Swimming: George Welsh The Hunt Family Shield 11

Years Girl Swimming: Breanna Boyd Darrel and Tracy Hocking 11 Years Boys Swimming: Augustus McRae Patricia Perry Shield Junior Girl Swimming: Lara Barnett Overflow Shield Junior Boy Swimming: Oliver Whiteley

Athletics: Hatton Shield Senior Girl Champion: Pippa Wise Hatton Shield Senior Boy Champion: Riley Freeth McKay Family Shield 11 Year Girls Champion: Breanna Boyd McKay Family Shield 11 Year Boys Champion: Thomas Wass Quigley Family Shield Junior Girl Champion: Amelia Williams Quigley Family Shield Junior Boy Champion: Louis Welsh

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Puzzles

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No. 207

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No. 207

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

EASY

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Your Seven-Day TV Guide 6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 The Pacific. 11.00 Christmas Sounds Better This Year. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Vera. 2.30 Hard Quiz Battle Of The Influencers. 3.00 Would I Lie To You? 3.30 Shaun The Sheep: The Flight Before Christmas. 4.00 Back In Time For Dinner. 5.00 Back Roads. 5.30 Hard Quiz. 6.00 Great Australian Stuff. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. Final. 8.00 Project Wild. 8.30 Grand Designs. 9.20 Lucy Worsley: Agatha Christie Mystery Queen. 10.20 You Can’t Ask That. 10.50 MOVIE: Whitney. (2018) 12.50 Late Programs.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Candy Cane Candidate. (2021) 2.00 Border Security: International. 2.30 Christmas With The Salvos. 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. 6.00 7News Local. 6.30 7News @ 6:30. 7.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 10. Melbourne Renegades v Brisbane Heat. 10.30 Seven’s Cricket: The Spin. 11.00 MOVIE: Cold Pursuit. (2019) Liam Neeson. 1.25 Black-ish. 2.00 Home Shopping. 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra Summer. 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Dancing Through Christmas. (2021) 2.00 Pointless. 3.00 Tipping Point. 4.00 Afternoon News. 4.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. 5.30 WIN News. 6.00 Nine News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Great Getaways. 8.30 RPA. 9.30 Children’s Hospital. 10.30 Chicago Med. 11.20 Emergency Call. 12.10 Tipping Point. 1.05 Pointless. 2.00 Drive TV. 2.30 Global Shop. 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. 4.30 A Current Affair. 5.00 Late Programs.

6.00 The Talk. 7.00 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. 7.30 Entertainment Tonight. 8.00 Farm To Fork. 8.30 Judge Judy. 9.00 The Bold And The Beautiful. 9.30 Neighbours. 10.00 Studio 10. 12.00 10 News First: Midday. 1.00 Dr Phil. 2.00 The Bachelors Australia. 3.30 Farm To Fork. 4.00 Neighbours. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 5.00 10 News First. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 Jamie’s Christmas Shortcuts. 8.30 Law & Order: SVU. 10.30 Blue Bloods. 11.30 The Project. 12.30 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.10 Legacy List With Matt Paxton. 10.15 Paddington Station 24/7. 11.05 Wonderful World Of Baby Animals. 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.05 The Wonderful World Of Chocolate. 2.55 Mastermind Aust. 3.25 The Cook Up. 3.55 Great Continental Railway Journeys. 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Australia. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Secret World Of Snacks. 8.30 Megabridges: Spanning The Void. 9.30 The Doll Factory. 11.30 SBS World News Late. 12.00 Mr Mercedes. 3.25 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 I Escaped To The Country. 2.00 South Aussie With Cosi. 2.30 My Greek Odyssey. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 I Escaped To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Father Brown. 8.30 Murdoch Mysteries. 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 3.00 Billy The Exterminator. 3.30 Hustle & Tow. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Restoration. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Family Guy. 8.00 American Dad! 8.30 MOVIE: The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy. (2005) 10.45 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 Yummy Mummies. 2.00 Farmer Wants A Wife. 3.30 Modern Family. 4.30 The Goldbergs. 5.00 Bondi Vet. 6.30 10 Years Younger In 10 Days. 7.30 First Dates UK. 8.30 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 8.30 Dr Phil. 9.30 Diagnosis Murder. 11.30 Jake And The Fatman. 12.30 JAG. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 Bull. 8.30 NCIS. 9.25 NCIS: New Orleans. 10.20 FBI: Most Wanted. 11.15 JAG. 12.15 Late Programs.

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6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Candy Coated Christmas. (2021) 2.00 Border Security: International. 2.30 Surf Patrol. 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. 6.00 7News Local. 6.30 7News @ 6:30. 7.00 Better Homes And Gardens Summer. 8.30 MOVIE: We Bought A Zoo. (2011) 11.05 MOVIE: Tully. (2018) Charlize Theron, Mackenzie Davis, Ron Livingston. 1.05 12 Monkeys. 2.00 Home Shopping. 4.00 Million Dollar Minute. 5.00 NBC Today.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra Summer. 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Family For Christmas. (2015) 2.00 Pointless. 3.00 Tipping Point. 4.00 Afternoon News. 4.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. 5.30 WIN News. 6.00 Nine News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 For The Love Of Pets. 8.30 MOVIE: Jingle All The Way. (1996) Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sinbad, Phil Hartman. 10.15 MOVIE: Four Holidays. (2008) Reese Witherspoon. 11.50 MOVIE: Family For Christmas. (2015) 1.30 Tipping Point. 2.30 Late Programs.

6.00 The Talk. 7.00 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. 7.30 Entertainment Tonight. 8.00 Farm To Fork. 8.30 Judge Judy. 9.00 The Bold And The Beautiful. 9.30 Neighbours. 10.00 Studio 10. 12.00 10 News First: Midday. 1.00 Dr Phil. 2.00 Christmas With The Australian Women’s Weekly. 3.00 Entertainment Tonight. 3.30 Judge Judy. 4.00 Farm To Fork. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 5.00 10 News First. 6.30 The Project. Final. 7.30 The Graham Norton Show. 9.30 My Life Is Murder. 11.30 Good Sam. 12.30 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.05 Legacy List With Matt Paxton. 10.15 Paddington Station 24/7. 11.05 Wonderful World Of Baby Animals. 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.15 The Wonderful World Of Chocolate. 3.10 Mastermind Aust. 3.40 The Cook Up. 4.10 The Supervet. 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Australia. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Christmas Carols From London Coliseum. 8.30 Cecil: The Real Lion King. 9.25 Lapland: The Ultimate Winter Wonderland. 10.15 SBS World News Late. 10.45 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 I Escaped To The Country. 2.00 Cities Of The Underworld. 3.00 Animal SOS Australia. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 I Escaped To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Pie In The Sky. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 Pawn Stars. 2.00 Motor MythBusters. 3.00 Timbersports. 3.30 Hustle & Tow. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Restoration. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 8.30 MOVIE: Blade Runner 2049. (2017) Ryan Gosling, Harrison Ford. 11.50 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 Yummy Mummies. 2.00 Farmer Wants A Wife. 3.30 Modern Family. 4.00 The Goldbergs. 4.30 MOVIE: Curly Sue. (1991) 6.30 MOVIE: Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation. (2018) 8.30 MOVIE: Last Cab To Darwin. (2015) 11.05 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 8.30 Dr Phil. 9.30 Diagnosis Murder. 11.30 Jake And The Fatman. 12.30 JAG. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 Bull. 8.30 NCIS. 9.25 NCIS: Hawai’i. 10.20 NCIS: Los Angeles. 11.15 FBI: Most Wanted. 12.15 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 7.30 Becker. 8.30 Seinfeld. 10.00 The King Of Queens. 11.00 Frasier. 12.00 Becker. 1.00 The Big Bang Theory. 1.30 Seinfeld. 3.00 The King Of Queens. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Seinfeld. 11.00 Frasier. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 5.00 Kung Fu Panda. 5.20 Miraculous. 5.45 Hotel Transylvania. 6.30 Operation Ouch! 6.45 Merlin. 7.35 MOVIE: Early Man. (2018) Eddie Redmayne. 9.00 Shaun The Sheep. 9.30 Wallace And Gromit: A Matter Of Loaf And Death. 10.00 Mythbusters “There’s Your Problem!”. 11.15 Close.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 5.55 Octonauts. 6.30 Lu And The Bally Bunch. 7.05 Gardening Australia Junior. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Would I Lie To You At Christmas? 8.30 MOVIE: Boy. (2010) 9.55 Would I Lie To You At Christmas? 10.25 QI. 11.00 Ghosts. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.00 News Day. 3.00 News. 5.00 News With Joe O’Brien. 6.00 Evening News. 7.00 National News. 7.30 Back Roads. 8.00 ABC News Tonight. 8.30 Australian Story. 9.00 ABC Nightly News. 9.30 The Business. 10.00 The World. Final. 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.50 Garden Gurus Moments. 2.05 Dr Quinn. 3.05 Antiques Roadshow. 3.35 MOVIE: The Man Who Loved Redheads. (1955) 5.30 Saved & Remade. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 RBT. 8.30 MOVIE: The World Is Not Enough. (1999) 11.05 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.40 Australia’s War On Feral Cats. 3.15 BBC News At Ten. 3.45 ABC World News Tonight With David Muir. 4.15 PBS News. 5.15 Shortland St. 5.45 Vs Arashi. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Hoarders. 9.20 Naughty And Nice: Sex Toy Britain. 10.15 Late Programs.

6.00 Rage. 7.00 Weekend Breakfast. 9.00 Rage. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Midsomer Murders. 2.10 The Durrells. 3.50 MOVIE: Robin Hood: Men In Tights. (1993) Cary Elwes, Roger Rees, Amy Yasbeck. 5.30 Take 5 With Zan Rowe: Songs Of Summer. 6.00 Royal Carols: Together At Christmas 2022. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 All Creatures Great And Small. 8.20 Shakespeare And Hathaway: Christmas Special. 9.05 Vera. 10.35 The Capture. 11.35 Rage.

6.00 NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. 12.00 Horse Racing. Royal Randwick Raceday, Christmas at The Valley and Bernborough Plate. 5.00 Seven News At 5. 5.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. 6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Better Homes And Gardens Summer. 7.30 Carols In The Domain. 10.00 NSW Schools Spectacular: Fabulous. 12.45 12 Monkeys. 2.00 Home Shopping. 4.00 Get Clever. 5.00 My Greek Odyssey.

6.00 Hello SA. 6.30 A Current Affair. 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Today Extra Summer. 12.00 Cybershack. 12.30 Great Australian Detour. 1.05 Iconic Australia. 2.15 Great Getaways. 3.15 MOVIE: Journey Back To Christmas. (2017) 5.00 News: First At Five. 5.30 Country House Hunters Australia. 6.00 Nine News Saturday. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Christmas With Delta. 8.30 MOVIE: Fred Claus. (2007) Vince Vaughn, Paul Giamatti, Elizabeth Banks. 10.50 The Hundred With Andy Lee. 11.45 MOVIE: Charming Christmas. (2016) 1.20 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 7.00 Reel Action. 7.30 My Market Kitchen. 8.00 iFish. 8.30 Farm To Fork. 9.00 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. 9.30 10 Minute Kitchen. 10.00 Studio 10: Saturday. 12.00 Luxury Escapes. 12.30 The Yes Experiment. 1.00 The Bachelors Australia. 2.30 Jamie’s One-Pan Christmas. 3.30 Luca’s Key Ingredient. 4.00 My Market Kitchen. 4.30 Farm To Fork. 5.00 10 News First. 6.00 Jamie Oliver: Cooking For Less. 7.00 The Dog House. 8.00 Ambulance. 10.30 CSI: Vegas. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.10 Peer To Peer. 9.40 Lap Of Luxury: Escapes Down Under. 10.10 Paul O’Grady For The Love Of Dogs Xmas. 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Figure Skating. ISU Grand Prix Final. H’lights. 4.40 Kelly Clarkson: When Christmas Comes Around. 5.35 Wonders Of The World I Can’t See. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Secrets Of Britain’s Historic Houses & Gardens. 8.40 Highclere: The Real Downton Abbey. 9.35 World’s Most Scenic Railway Journeys. 10.30 Secrets Of The Royal Palaces. 11.20 Rex In Rome. 12.15 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 I Escaped To The Country. 2.00 Escape To The Perfect Town. 3.00 Escape To The Country. 5.00 Royal Randwick 6.00 Extreme Animal Transport. 6.30 The Yorkshire Vet In Autumn. 7.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 3.00 Secrets Of The Supercars. 5.00 Counting Cars. 5.30 Storage Wars. 6.00 Pawn Stars. 7.00 Storage Wars. 7.30 Air Crash Investigations: The Accident Files. 8.30 Disasters At Sea. 9.30 Mighty Trains. 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.30 Wife Swap Australia. 2.45 Baking It. 3.45 Dodger. 4.45 MOVIE: The Smurfs 2. (2013) 7.00 MOVIE: Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway. (2021) 8.50 MOVIE: The Shape Of Water. (2017) Sally Hawkins, Octavia Spencer. 11.20 MOVIE: Live By Night. (2016) 2.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.30 Diagnosis Murder. 1.30 Luxury Escapes. 2.00 Jake And The Fatman. 3.00 JAG. 7.00 Soccer. A-League Men. Round 9. Melbourne City v Melbourne Victory. 10.15 Soccer. A-League Men. Round 9. Perth Glory v Macarthur FC. 1.00 Late Programs.

6.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 Seinfeld. 8.00 Becker. 9.00 Neighbours. 11.00 Farm To Fork. 11.30 Seinfeld. 12.00 The King Of Queens. 1.00 Becker. 2.00 The Bachelors Australia. 4.20 Frasier. 5.10 Seinfeld. 6.10 The Big Bang Theory. 10.00 Friends. 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 12.45 MOVIE: Gangsta Granny Strikes Again! (2022) 1.45 Kids’ Programs. 6.00 Hotel Transylvania. 6.25 School Of Rock. 7.00 Horrible Histories. 7.35 MOVIE: Fantastic Mr. Fox. (2009) 9.05 Wallace And Gromit: The Wrong Trousers. 9.35 Mythbusters “There’s Your Problem!”. 11.15 Close.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 6.45 Shaun The Sheep: The Flight Before Christmas. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 QI. 8.30 Live At The Apollo. 9.15 The Stand Up Sketch Show. 9.40 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 10.05 Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2021: Opening Night. 11.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 4.00 News. 4.30 The Business. 5.00 News. 5.30 World This Week. 6.00 Evening News. 6.30 Project Wild. 7.00 National News. 7.30 Back Roads. 8.00 News Tonight. 8.30 Aust Story. 9.00 Nightly News. 9.30 India Now: Summer Special. 10.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 11.00 The Baron. 12.10 Saved & Remade. 1.10 MOVIE: Bonnie Prince Charlie. (1948) 3.35 MOVIE: Last Holiday. (1950) 5.30 MOVIE: Kid Galahad. (1962) 7.30 MOVIE: Die Another Day. (2002) Pierce Brosnan. 10.10 MOVIE: Death Wish V. (1994) 12.10 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 3.50 BBC News At Ten. 4.20 ABC World News Tonight With David Muir. 4.50 PBS News. 5.50 American Runestone: A Viking Mystery. 6.45 The Toys That Built The World. 7.35 Impossible Engineering. 8.30 Age Of Rage: Australian Punk Revolution. 10.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 11.00 Compass. 11.30 Songs Of Praise. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Landline. 1.00 MOVIE: Gangsta Granny Strikes Again! (2022) 1.55 Maggie Beer’s Christmas Feast. 2.25 All Creatures Great And Small. 3.15 Grand Designs. 4.00 Project Wild. 4.30 The Gospel According To Marcia. 6.00 Antiques Roadshow. Final. 7.00 ABC News Summer. 7.30 MOVIE: The King’s Speech. (2010) Colin Firth. 9.25 The Larkins At Christmas. 10.35 The Yearly With Charlie Pickering 2023. 11.35 Late Programs.

6.00 NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. 12.00 Jabba’s School Holiday Movie Special. 12.30 MOVIE: A Holiday Wish Come True. (2018) 2.30 MOVIE: A Christmas Number One. (2021) 5.00 Seven News At 5. 5.30 Sydney Weekender. 6.00 Seven News. 7.00 The 1% Club. 8.05 MOVIE: National Lampoon’s Vacation. (1983) Chevy Chase, Beverly D’Angelo, Randy Quaid. 10.15 MOVIE: The Blues Brothers. (1980) John Belushi. 1.00 Bates Motel. 2.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Fishing Australia. 6.30 A Current Affair. 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Golf. Cathedral Invitational. Highlights. 11.00 Cross Court. 11.30 Iconic Australia. 12.30 Fishing Australia. 1.00 Drive TV. 1.40 The Pet Rescuers. 2.10 For The Love Of Pets. 3.10 MOVIE: Wishin’ And Hopin’. (2014) 5.00 News: First At Five. 5.30 RBT. 6.00 Nine News Sunday. 7.00 Tipping Point Australia. 8.00 Carols By Candlelight. 11.00 MOVIE: Christmas In The City. (2013) Ashley Williams. 12.50 MOVIE: The Breakfast Club. (1985) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 4.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Jamie Oliver: Cooking For Less. 1.00 Second Chance Champions. 2.00 Food Trail: South Africa. 2.30 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. 3.00 My Market Kitchen. 3.30 Jamie’s One-Pan Wonders. 4.00 Christmas With The Australian Women’s Weekly. 5.00 10 News First. 6.00 MOVIE: PAW Patrol: The Movie. (2021) 7.40 Have You Been Paying Attention To 2023? 8.50 MOVIE: Top Gun. (1986) Tom Cruise, Kelly McGillis. 11.05 MOVIE: Daddy’s Home 2. (2017) 1.00 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 8.00 DD India News Hour. 9.15 Paul O’Grady For The Love Of Dogs Xmas. 12.00 APAC Weekly. 12.30 France 24 English News. 1.00 Speedweek. 3.00 Figure Skating. ISU Grand Prix Final. Highlights. 5.35 Wonders Of The World I Can’t See. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Tis The Season: The Holidays On Screen. 9.00 Roberta Flack. 10.35 Big Fat Quiz Of Sport. 12.20 The Toys That Built The World. 3.25 Child Genius Australia. 4.25 Bamay. 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 Al Jazeera News.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.30 Christmas With The Salvos. 3.00 Extreme Animal Transport. 3.30 The Yorkshire Vet In Autumn. 4.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 5.30 I Escaped To The Country. 6.30 Escape To The Country. 7.30 Slow Train Through Africa. 8.30 Call The Midwife. 11.05 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 Hook, Line And Sinker. 2.00 Merv Hughes Fishing. 2.30 Step Outside. 3.00 Fishing Addiction. 4.00 Pawn Stars. 5.00 Storage Wars: TX. 6.00 Border Security: Int. 7.00 Motorbike Cops. 7.30 Border Security. 8.30 MOVIE: Zero Dark Thirty. (2012) 11.40 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.30 Australia’s Cheapest Weddings. 1.45 The Amazing Race. 2.50 Blow Up. 4.30 MOVIE: Keeping Up With The Joneses. (2016) 6.30 Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly. 7.30 Law & Order: Criminal Intent. 8.30 Law & Order. 9.30 Law & Order: LA. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 Escape Fishing With ET. 11.00 JAG. 1.00 On The Fly. 1.30 What’s Up Down Under. 2.30 Bondi Rescue. 3.00 Tough Tested. 4.00 Pat Callinan’s 4x4 Adventures. 5.00 iFish. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 NCIS. 10.20 NCIS: Los Angeles. 11.15 A Million Little Things. 12.15 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.10 Friends. 1.10 The Middle. 2.00 Basketball. NBL. Round 12. Adelaide 36ers v Brisbane Bullets. 4.00 MOVIE: Happy Feet. (2006) 6.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.00 Two And A Half Men. 10.00 South Park. 11.00 Friends. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 12.05 MOVIE: Grandpa’s Great Escape. (2018) 1.15 Kids’ Programs. 6.35 Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs. 7.00 Shaun The Sheep. 7.35 MOVIE: Paddington 2. (2017) 9.15 Wallace And Gromit: A Close Shave. 9.45 Mythbusters “There’s Your Problem!”. 10.15 Rage. 11.15 Close.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 QI Christmas Special. 8.30 Louis Theroux: African Hunting Holiday. 9.30 You Can’t Ask That. 10.05 Doc Martin. 10.50 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 11.35 MOVIE: Empire Records. (1995) 1.05 Close. 5.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 3.30 The Pacific. 4.00 News. 4.30 News Regional Roundup. 5.05 News Special. 6.00 Evening News. 6.30 China Tonight. 7.00 National News. 7.30 Back Roads. 8.00 News Tonight. 8.30 Aust Story. 9.00 Nightly News. 9.30 The Pacific. 10.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 11.00 The Avengers. 12.10 MOVIE: Hobson’s Choice. (1954) 2.30 MOVIE: The Greatest Story Ever Told. (1965) 6.30 M*A*S*H. 8.30 Keeping Up Appearances. 9.50 MOVIE: Blue Canaries. (2023) Tahlee Fereday. 11.50 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 7.30 Abandoned Engineering. Final. 8.25 Travel Man: 96 Hours In Rio. 9.20 History’s Greatest Of All-Time With Peyton Manning. 10.10 One Night In Hamleys Xmas Special. 11.05 The X-Files. 12.00 QAnon: The Search For Q. 1.50 Late Programs.

WARREN STAR Local News for the Warren Shire Wednesday, December 20, 2023

6.00 National Pharmacies Christmas Pageant. 8.00 Lord Mayor’s Christmas Carols. 10.00 CMA Country Christmas. 11.00 Christmas With Delta. 12.00 WIN Symphony Orchestra Special. 1.00 Carols By Candlelight. 4.00 MOVIE: Blizzard. (2003) 6.00 Nine News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 MOVIE: National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation. (1989) Chevy Chase, Beverly D’Angelo. 9.30 MOVIE: National Lampoon’s Vegas Vacation. (1997) Chevy Chase, Beverly D’Angelo, Randy Quaid. 11.40 MOVIE: The Jazz Singer. (1980) 2.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 Studio 10. 12.00 Bondi Rescue. 1.00 Dr Phil. 2.00 Jamie’s One-Pan Christmas. 2.45 My Market Kitchen. 3.00 The King’s Christmas Message. 3.15 Entertainment Tonight. 3.30 Farm To Fork. 4.00 Neighbours. 4.30 Jamie’s One-Pan Wonders. 5.00 10 News First. 6.00 Bondi Rescue. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 The Cheap Seats. 8.30 MOVIE: How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days. (2003) Kate Hudson, Matthew McConaughey, Kathryn Hahn. 10.50 MOVIE: Just Like Heaven. (2005) 12.50 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.05 All Is Bright. 10.20 Paul O’Grady For The Love Of Dogs Xmas. 12.10 WorldWatch. 2.00 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw. 2.30 The Luxury Christmas Decorators. 3.25 Silent Night: A Song For The World. 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Australia. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 The Story Of Irish Dance. 9.05 Adele: 30 Greatest Moments. 10.55 My Brilliant Friend. Final. 12.20 Bohème On The Beach. 2.20 The Seekers: Live In The UK. 4.15 Bamay. 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 I Escaped To The Country. 2.00 Weekender. 2.30 Slow Train Through Africa. 3.30 Christmas With The Salvos. 4.00 Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 I Escaped To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Doc Martin. 8.30 Endeavour. 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.30 Boating. Austn V8 Superboats C’ship. 2.30 Motor MythBusters. 3.30 Hustle & Tow. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Restoration. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Outback Opal Hunters. 8.30 Aussie Salvage Squad. 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 Yummy Mummies. 2.00 Farmer Wants A Wife. 3.30 Black-ish. 4.00 Modern Family. 4.30 The Goldbergs. 5.00 Bondi Vet. 6.30 Puppy School. 7.30 Law & Order: Criminal Intent. 8.30 Law & Order. 9.30 Law & Order: LA. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Home Shopping. 8.00 Luxury Escapes. 8.30 Dr Phil. 9.30 Tough Tested. 10.30 All 4 Adventure. 11.30 Reel Action. 12.30 JAG. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 Bull. 8.30 NCIS. 10.20 Blue Bloods. 11.15 A Million Little Things. 12.15 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Friends. 3.00 The King Of Queens. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 7.30 Basketball. NBL. Round 12. Sydney Kings v Illawarra Hawks. 9.30 Seinfeld. 11.00 How We Roll. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 8.30 MOVIE: Hank Zipzer’s Christmas Catastrophe. (2016) 10.00 Kids’ Programs. 7.35 MOVIE: A Shaun The Sheep Movie: Farmageddon. (2019) 9.00 Wallace And Gromit: A Grand Day Out. 9.25 Mythbusters “There’s Your Problem!”. 10.10 Rage. 11.15 Close.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 6.55 Sir Mouse. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Would I Lie To You At Christmas? 8.30 MythBusters. 9.20 Upstart Crow. 9.50 George Clarke’s Amazing Christmas Spaces. 10.40 The Stand Up Sketch Show. 11.05 Would I Lie To You? 11.35 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 3.30 News Regional Roundup. 4.00 News. 4.30 The World In 2023. 5.00 News. 5.30 News. 6.00 Evening News. 6.30 News. 7.00 National News. 7.30 Back Roads. 8.00 News Tonight. 8.30 Aust Story. 9.00 Bradman And Tendulkar. 10.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.50 Dr Quinn. 2.50 Christmas At Highclere Castle. 3.50 MOVIE: The Holly And The Ivy. (1952) 5.30 Christmas At Warwick Castle. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Death In Paradise. 8.40 Queens Of Mystery. 10.40 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.00 Sidelined: Women In Basketball. 3.00 BBC News At Ten. 3.25 ABC World News Tonight With David Muir. 3.50 ABC America This Week. 4.50 Shortland St. 5.20 Vs Arashi. 6.15 Jeopardy! 7.30 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Taskmaster. 9.25 Forged In Fire. 10.15 Late Programs.

6.00 The Homes That Built Australia. 7.00 News Breakfast. 9.30 Wildflowers Of The Midwest Of WA. 10.00 Ask The Doctor. 10.30 Matthew Bourne’s Nutcracker! 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Vera. 2.30 The Cook And The Chef. 2.55 The Royal Variety Performance. 5.00 Back Roads. 5.30 Hard Quiz. 6.00 Back In Time For The Corner Shop. 7.00 ABC News Summer. 7.30 Call The Midwife. 9.05 MOVIE: Queen Of The Desert. (2015) Nicole Kidman, James Franco, Robert Pattinson. 11.05 Mystify: Michael Hutchence. 12.45 Late Programs.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.30 Test Cricket: PreGame Show. 10.30 Cricket. Second Test. Australia v Pakistan. Day 1. Morning session. 12.30 Test Cricket: The Lunch Break. 1.10 Cricket. Second Test. Australia v Pakistan. Day 1. Afternoon session. 3.10 Test Cricket: Tea Break. 3.30 Cricket. Second Test. Australia v Pakistan. Day 1. Late afternoon session. 6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 14. Sydney Sixers v Melbourne Stars. 9.10 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 15. Perth Scorchers v Melbourne Renegades. 12.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra Summer. 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Love Upstream. (2021) 2.00 Pointless. 3.00 Tipping Point. 4.00 Afternoon News. 4.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. 5.30 WIN News. 6.00 Nine News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Travel Guides. 8.30 MOVIE: The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee. (2020) Paul Hogan, Kerry Armstrong, Olivia Newton-John. 10.10 MOVIE: Last Vegas. (2013) Robert De Niro. 12.10 Tipping Point. 1.05 Pointless. 2.00 Australia’s Top Ten Of Everything. 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 4.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 9.00 Jamie’s One-Pan Wonders. 9.30 Neighbours. 10.00 Studio 10. 12.00 Bondi Rescue. 1.00 Dr Phil. 2.00 My Market Kitchen. 2.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 3.00 Entertainment Tonight. 3.30 Farm To Fork. 4.00 Neighbours. 4.30 Jamie’s OnePan Wonders. 5.00 10 News First. 6.00 Bondi Rescue. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 Thank God You’re Here. 8.30 Inspired Unemployed (Impractical) Jokers. 9.00 MOVIE: The Italian Job. (2003) Mark Wahlberg, Charlize Theron. 11.15 MOVIE: The Bank Job. (2008) 1.30 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.10 Legacy List With Matt Paxton. 10.15 Paddington Station 24/7. 11.05 Wonderful World Of Baby Animals. 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.10 Patrizio Buanne: Celebration. 3.10 Mastermind Aust. 3.40 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw. 4.10 The Supervet. 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Australia. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Who Do You Think You Are? 8.20 MOVIE: Whitney: Can I Be Me? (2017) 10.15 SBS World News Late. 10.45 Das Boot. 12.40 Dear Mama. 2.50 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. 3.50 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.00 Creek To Coast. 2.30 Cities Of The Underworld. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 I Escaped To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Rosemary & Thyme. 8.30 Inspector George Gently. 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.00 Swamp People: Serpent Invasion. 3.00 Billy The Exterminator. 3.30 Hustle & Tow. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Pickers. 6.00 BBL. Sixers v Stars. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Outback Truckers. 9.30 Heavy Tow Truckers Down Under. 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 Yummy Mummies. 2.00 Farmer Wants A Wife. 3.30 Modern Family. 4.30 Bondi Vet. 6.30 First Dates Australia. 7.35 First Dates UK. 8.40 MOVIE: Mike And Dave Need Wedding Dates. (2016) 10.45 MOVIE: Ready Or Not. (2019) 12.50 Late Programs.

6.00 Home Shopping. 8.00 Luxury Escapes. 8.30 Dr Phil. 9.30 Diagnosis Murder. 11.30 Jake And The Fatman. 12.30 JAG. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 Bull. 9.25 FBI: International. 10.20 48 Hours. 11.15 A Million Little Things. 12.15 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 The Big Bang Theory. 1.30 Seinfeld. 3.00 The King Of Queens. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Two And A Half Men. 10.30 Seinfeld. 11.00 How We Roll. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 4.25 Odd Squad. 4.45 Little Lunch. 5.05 Kung Fu Panda. 5.25 Miraculous. 6.00 Born To Spy. 6.30 Operation Ouch! 6.45 Merlin. 7.35 Space Nova. 8.25 TMNT. 8.45 Mustangs FC. 9.10 School Of Rock. 9.35 Mythbusters “There’s Your Problem!”. 10.10 Rage. 11.15 Close.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 6.30 Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom. 7.05 Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. Final. 9.10 Ghosts. Final. 9.45 Would I Lie To You? 10.15 Rosehaven. 10.45 Portlandia. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 4.00 News. 5.00 News. 5.30 Landline: Asia Pacific Specials. 6.00 Evening News. 6.40 If You’re Listening. 7.00 National News. 7.30 Back Roads. 8.00 News Tonight. 8.25 Aust Story. 9.00 What Broke The Rental Market? 10.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.55 Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman. 2.55 MOVIE: Agatha Christie’s Murder On The Orient Express. (1974) 5.30 Saved & Remade. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 New Tricks. 8.40 The Closer. 9.40 MOVIE: The 13th Summer. (2022) 11.40 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.30 Killing Cancer. 3.20 BBC News At Ten. 3.50 ABC World News Tonight With David Muir. 4.15 PBS News. 5.15 Shortland St. 5.45 Vs Arashi. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.30 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Travel Man’s Greatest Trips. 9.25 Alone: The Skills Challenge. 10.15 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 7.00 News Breakfast. 9.30 Walking Man. 10.00 Magda’s Big National Health Check. Final. 11.00 MOVIE: Gangsta Granny Strikes Again! (2022) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Vera. 2.30 The Yearly With Charlie Pickering 2023. 3.30 Call The Midwife. 5.00 Back Roads. 5.30 Hard Quiz. 6.00 Back In Time For The Corner Shop. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo. 9.00 MOVIE: Brooklyn. (2015) Saoirse Ronan, Emory Cohen. 10.50 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. Final. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.30 Test Cricket: PreGame Show. 10.30 Cricket. Second Test. Australia v Pakistan. Day 2. Morning session. 12.30 Test Cricket: The Lunch Break. 1.10 Cricket. Second Test. Australia v Pakistan. Day 2. Afternoon session. 3.10 Test Cricket: Tea Break. 3.30 Cricket. Second Test. Australia v Pakistan. Day 2. Late afternoon session. 6.00 7News Local. 6.30 7News @ 6:30. 7.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 16. Brisbane Heat v Sydney Thunder. 11.00 MOVIE: The Game. (1997) 1.40 Parenthood. 2.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra Summer. 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Sweet Autumn. (2020) 2.00 Pointless. 3.00 Tipping Point. 4.00 Afternoon News. 4.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. 5.30 WIN News. 6.00 Nine News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Taronga: Who’s Who In The Zoo. 8.30 Clarkson’s Farm. 9.30 Police Rescue Australia. 10.30 The Equalizer. 11.20 La Brea. 12.10 Tipping Point. 1.05 Pointless. 2.00 Our State On A Plate. 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 Farm To Fork. 8.30 Judge Judy. 9.00 Jamie’s One-Pan Wonders. 9.30 Neighbours. 10.00 Studio 10. 12.00 Bondi Rescue. 1.00 Dr Phil. 2.00 My Market Kitchen. 2.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 3.00 Entertainment Tonight. 3.30 Farm To Fork. 4.00 Neighbours. 4.30 Jamie’s OnePan Wonders. 5.00 10 News First. 6.00 Bondi Rescue. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 Thank God You’re Here. 8.30 Inspired Unemployed (Impractical) Jokers. 9.00 MOVIE: Forrest Gump. (1994) Tom Hanks, Robin Wright. 11.45 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.10 Legacy List With Matt Paxton. 10.20 Paddington Station 24/7. 11.10 Wonderful World Of Baby Animals. 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.15 Britain’s Most Luxurious Hotels. 3.10 Mastermind Australia. 3.40 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw. 4.10 The Supervet. 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Australia. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.35 Madame Tussauds: The Full Wax. 8.30 Monster: The Mystery Of Loch Ness. 9.30 Fargo. 10.30 SBS World News Late. 11.00 COBRA. 11.50 Max Anger: With One Eye Open. 3.25 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 I Escaped To The Country. 2.00 To Be Advised. 2.30 Cities Of The Underworld. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 I Escaped To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Heartbeat. 8.45 Lewis. 10.45 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.00 Motor MythBusters. 3.00 Billy The Exterminator. 3.30 Hustle & Tow. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Restoration. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Highway Patrol. 8.30 The Force: Behind The Line. 9.30 Beach Cops. 10.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 Yummy Mummies. 1.50 Farmer Wants A Wife. 3.35 Modern Family. 4.30 Bondi Vet. 6.25 First Dates Australia. 7.35 First Dates UK. 8.40 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA. 10.40 Gordon, Gino & Fred: American Road Trip. 11.40 Late Programs.

6.00 Home Shopping. 8.00 Luxury Escapes. 8.30 Dr Phil. 9.30 Diagnosis Murder. 11.30 Jake And The Fatman. 12.30 JAG. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 Bull. 8.30 NCIS. 9.25 Hawaii Five-0. 10.20 A Million Little Things. 12.15 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 NBL Slam. 1.30 The Big Bang Theory. 2.30 Seinfeld. 3.00 The King Of Queens. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Two And A Half Men. 10.30 Seinfeld. 11.00 How We Roll. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 4.20 Odd Squad. 4.45 Little Lunch. 5.05 Kung Fu Panda. 5.25 Miraculous. 6.00 Born To Spy. 6.30 Operation Ouch! 6.45 Merlin. 7.35 Space Nova. 8.25 TMNT. 8.45 Mustangs FC. 9.10 School Of Rock. 9.35 Mythbusters “There’s Your Problem!”. 10.10 Rage. 11.15 Close.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 5.55 Octonauts. 6.30 Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom. 7.05 Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 Doc Martin. 9.20 Bay Of Fires. 10.15 Killing Eve. 11.00 Would I Lie To You At Christmas? 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 4.00 News. 5.00 News. 5.30 Landline: Asia Pacific Specials. 6.00 Evening News. 6.40 If You’re Listening. 7.00 National News. 7.30 Back Roads. 8.00 News Tonight. 8.30 Aust Story. 9.00 Nightly News. 9.30 7.30: The Interviews. 10.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.00 Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: Our Miss Fred. (1972) 5.30 Saved & Remade. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 As Time Goes By. 8.40 Midsomer Murders. 10.50 Rizzoli & Isles. 11.45 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 3.20 BBC News At Ten. 3.50 ABC World News Tonight With David Muir. 4.15 PBS News. 5.15 Shortland St. 5.45 Vs Arashi. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 MOVIE: Nekrotronic. (2018) 10.20 MOVIE: Hereditary. (2018) 12.35 Late Programs.

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No. 116

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

There may be more than one possible answer.

Crossmath

No. 116

Solutions

Insert each number from 1 to 9 in the shaded squares to solve all the horizontal and vertical equations. Multiplication and division are performed before addition and subtraction.

+ +

× +

= ×

– ×

= 15 –

= 23

CROSSMATH

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

Edgeword

1 + 5 + 3 = 9 + + × 4 × 6 – 9 = 15 + × – 7 + 8 × 2 = 23 = = = 12 53 25

No. 116

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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 26

6.00 NBC Today. 6.30 Carols In The Domain. 9.00 Alinta Energy Christmas Pageant. 10.00 Mayor’s Christmas Carols. 11.00 SeaLink Carols By Candlelight. 1.30 Christmas With The Salvos. 2.00 The Chase. 3.00 MOVIE: Crown For Christmas. (2015) 5.00 The Chase Australia. 6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. 7.30 MOVIE: Love Actually. (2003) Hugh Grant, Alan Rickman. 10.15 MOVIE: Groundhog Day. (1993) Bill Murray. 12.25 Bates Motel. 1.25 Harry’s Practice. 2.00 Late Programs.

P E S T S

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 27

6.00 Rage Christmas Special. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 9.30 The Pope’s Christmas Mass. 11.30 News Breakfast. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.05 MOVIE: The King’s Speech. (2010) 3.10 The Larkins At Christmas. 4.15 MOVIE: The Secret Garden. (2020) 5.50 Royal Carols: Together At Christmas. 7.00 ABC News Summer. 7.40 The Royal Variety Performance. 9.40 MOVIE: Lion. (2016) Dev Patel, Nicole Kidman. 11.40 Lucy Worsley: Agatha Christie Mystery Queen. 12.40 Royal Carols: Together At Christmas. 1.45 Late Programs.

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MONDAY, DECEMBER 25

Your Seven-Day TV Guide

Wednesday, December 20, 2023 Local News for the Warren Shire WARREN STAR

Sport RACING NG REPORT ORT By COLIN HODGES

Orange – raced Monday, December 11 LOCAL trainer Melissa Harrison with her four-year-old mare Sharing Is Caring, relegated major metropolitan stables to the minor placings in the fi rst leg of the TAB Daily Double on Monday at Orange. Trained by Ciaron Maher and David Eustace, Bjorn Baker, and Annabel Neasham respectively, Flying Chevrolet $3.40 to $2.60 favourite), Way To Divine ($3.50) and Up And Comer ($4.40), as the only runners at single figure odds in the 12-horse field, were expected to dominate the 1400 metres Kennards Hire Maiden Plate. Ridden an outstanding race by Dubbo jockey Ken Dunbar, Sharing Is Caring ($10 to $15) settled midfield on the rails before fi nishing gamely under strong riding to overhaul the leader Flying Chevrolet (Gavin Ryan) in the last stride and win by a short head with Way To Divine (Robbie Downey) a length away third and Up And Comer (Clayton Gallagher) a close fourth. Bred in Tasmania, Sharing And Caring had two unplaced starts in Victoria and now part owned by Grenfell Picnic

Sharing Is Caring takes the Daily Double Race Club president Danny Kotel has recorded a win and three placings from five starts under the care of Melissa Harrison at Orange. Tough stayer Will To Excel with Hawkesbury trainer James Ponsonby has covered plenty of territory over recent months. Since mid-October the eightyear-old gelding Will To Excel has fi nished third at Wagga Wagga on two occasions, over 2500 metres and 3200 metres, fi fth at Moonee Valley over 3850 metres and fourth at Warrnambool over 4065 metres before winning over 2100 metres at Orange. Mathew Cahill took advantage of the cutaway rail turning for home at Orange and Will To Excel ($2.15 favourite) surged along the inside from well back to score by almost three lengths from Our City (Robbie Downey, $2.50) and Kyanite (Jake Pracey-Holmes, $6). Seven-year-old gelding Gutsy came to Gayna Williams with mediocre form in South Australia and is now unbeaten at three starts for the Bathurst trainer. Producing a strong run from back in the field, Gutsy (Clayton Gallagher, $1.70 fav.) overwhelmed Kora Magic (Braith Nock, $6.50) and Apollo Star (Ronald Simpson, $7) in the 1000 metres Southern Cross Austereo Country Boosted Benchmark 58 Handicap. Another recent addition to

Team Santa are victorious over Team Elves in tennis grand final

Team Santa featuring Brian Paronable (sub for Felix Lesmes), Ryan Orcullo, Israel Maligaya and Bjorn Maligaya (sub for Rey Ravelo) narrowly defeated Team Elves comprising Trevor Wilson, Tony Van Lubeck, Thomas Hadland (sub for Sheree Hansen) and Gus McRae.

THE grand ﬁ nal of the Monday night term four social tennis competition was held on December 11. In a hotly-contested but friendly match-up, Team San-

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ta had a narrow victory over Team Elves. That’s now it for the year, with next round of the night tennis competition recommencing on Monday, February 12.

the Gayna Williams stable is Dundas, a 14 starts Maiden company ﬁve-year-old gelding from Queensland. First up for Williams, Dundas (Clayton Gallagher, $3.80) charged home to beat the leader Violet And Blue (Mathew Cahill, $2.50 fav.) and Dubai Oak (Pierre Boudvillain, $11) in the 1000 metres Ideal Conditions Country Boosted Maiden Handicap. An impressive debut winner at Mudgee, the Annabel Neasham, Warwick Farmtrained Redford ($1.20 to $1.30 favourite) completed an Orange treble for Clayton Gallagher and again looked well above average when coming from near last and powering to an almost four lengths win in the 1400 metres McSigns Class One Handicap from Girragulang (Michael Heagney, $9) and Poppy’s Girl (Emma Ly, $14). Making it successive wins, the Rob Potter, Canberra-trained Craving Magic (Jack Martin, $6) finished fast to win the 1290 metres Buckley’s Carpet Court BM 58 Handicap from Doola Teela (Jake Pracey-Holmes, $3.40) and Field Of Myrtle (Robbie Downey, $3.20 fav.) while the Clint Lundholm, Dubbo trained Transplant defeated a good quality field in the 1400 metres Inland Digital BM 74 Handicap. Sharing the lead at the top of the straight, Transplant (Ronald Simpson, $3.90 fav.) broke

clear and held off Memories (Shayleigh Ingelse, $4.40) and Almost Persuaded (Coriah Keatings, $4).

Warren - Raced Friday, December 15 SIDELINED for almost six weeks following a painful injury, talented apprentice jockey Will Stanley is now back riding winners, starting with Obsessive Nature on Friday at Warren. Stanley suffered a broken nose in a mounting yard incident when struck in the face by the horse he was to ride in the race. In the 1000 metres Nutrien Ag Solutions Benchmark 50 Handicap at Warren, the 20 year old Stanley rode Obsessive Nature for Parkes trainer Sharon Jeffries. Nicely positioned behind the leader, Obsessive Nature ($6) overhauled the eventual third placegetter So Extra (Zoe Hunt, $7.50) and then held off Nannu (Shayleigh Ingelse, $3.60) for a two lengths win. (Will Stanley has since won on South Bullaway at Coonamble and Champions League at Bathurst). Another jockey returning from injury is Daniel Northey who had 14 months off after a hip replacement. Northey produced very good rides on the outsiders Charge Extra and La Mia Via to land a winning double for Gunnedah trainer Gavin Groth. Charge Extra ($16) tracked the leaders and won the 1200 metres Collie Hotel Maid-

en Plate by over two lengths while La Via Mia ($21) gained a good position from an outside barrier and finished best in the 1200 metres Business DNA Class One Handicap. Trained at Dubbo by Clint Lundholm and ridden by Michael Heagney, Stockholm ($6) led all the way to win the 1600 metres AFF Class One and Maiden Plate from stablemate Karaoke King (Ronald Simpson, $4.60) and World Atlas (Shayleigh Ingelse, $3.10 to $2.30 favourite). Punters who supported the short price favourite He’s All Style (Clayton Gallagher, $1.50 favourite) were left to tear up their tickets when Ready For Lift Off (Ken Dunbar, $21) sprinted along the inside rail to win by almost three lengths from the favourite with Meet In Brazil ( James Rogers, $4.80) fi nishing third in the 1000 metres Western Farm Machinery Maiden Handicap. Ready For Lift Off (by Odyssey Moon) is trained at Narromine by Kylie Kennedy for Robert Gainsford. Better known as a galloper suited over longer trips, the Garry Lunn, Dubbo trained Weave That Web (Ronald Simpson, $20) at the first run back from a spell, surprised when rushing home from well back to win the 1400 metres Macquarie Toyota Benchmark 50 Handicap from Island Rock (Kath Bell-Pitomac, $11) and Distinctive Glory (Jayden Barrie, $13).

Century partnership key to Marthaguy win over Gular By DOUG FREETH SATURDAY’S senior cricket involved USC Marthaguy on the road to face competition newcomers, Gulargambone, at home. It was a warm day and there were a few sore heads after a few-too-many at the Twilight Races the night before. Thankfully, Marthaguy won the toss and decided to have a bat. Marthaguy opted for an experienced opening partnership with Ben Storer and Pop Jenkins starting the innings. It wasn’t a great start, with Pop getting caught in the second over and then, new bat James Glasson, following in the third over to leave Marthaguy two for four. Johny McKay and Ben steadied the innings for a bit, before Brank Hammond bowled Ben for eight. Brank struck again straight away to leave Marthaguy four for 31 in the 13th over. Johny was then joined by in-form batter Hugh Duncan, with Marthaguy in desperate need of a good partnership. Runs were initially hard to come at the start but, after the key bowler, Brank, ﬁ nished his spell with three wickets for seven runs, the score began to ﬂow. Marthaguy got to drinks at 20 overs with no further loss of wickets and their total on 58. After drinks, Johny and Hugh pushed the scoring along and, from over 20 to over 33, scored at a run a ball before Johny was stumped on 67 with the team total on 158. Johny and Hugh had, however, combined for a sterling 127-run partnership that had now put Marthaguy in the box seat. Unfortunately though, Hugh followed shortly after being caught on 74. After another quick wicket, it was left to the bowlers with Jack Irving and John Ashley to push the scoring in the last couple of overs. After

Jack ran out John, so he could fi nish the innings with his father Col, the father-son duo pushed the score in the last two overs with Col hitting the last ball for four as Marthaguy fi nished at eight for 190. Jack did the “fi nisher” role well, to end on 16 not out. Confident with 190 on board, Marthaguy’s opening bowlers, Jack Irving and John Ashley, didn’t take long to put Gular under pressure. In the second over, a great catch down low by Hugh Duncan off the bowling of John, sent dangerman Brank back to the sheds. Gular recovered with Peter Peters hitting 18 helping to get Gular to 32 before he was bowled by Jack. John and Jack then put on a clinic with the ball, trading wickets to have Gular reeling at six for 62. It was a great spell by the openers, with Jack fi nishing with figures of three for 31, and John three for 26. James Glasson also began his spell well with a wicket in his fi rst over, and it was looking like a short day in the field for Marthaguy with Gular at seven for 69. However Gular then found some fight late with young all-rounder Preston Peters hitting 42 and M Kelly 11; putting-on 40 to take the score to seven for 109. In over 30 though, Ben Storer decided that was enough and did something special taking three wickets in one over, to start on a hat-trick ball next game. Gular fi nished allout 110 in 30 overs. It was a great win by Marthaguy with some special efforts, especially Johny and Hugh with the bat, and John, Jack, and Ben, with the ball. The competition now halts for a Christmas break with the next game on Saturday, January 6.

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Warren girls selected for representative rugby side Warren girls Lily Bruce, third from the left and Katie Lawler, second from right, currently completing their schooling at Kinross-Wolaroi in Orange, have both been selected for the NSW Waratahs Rugby South Western Regional Academy. PHOTO: KINROSS WOLAROI FACEBOOK.

By HARRIET GILMORE

TWO Warren girls, currently completing their schooling at Kinross-Wolaroi in Orange, have been selected to represent the NSW Waratahs Rugby South Western Regional Academy. Katie Lawler and Lily Bruce

travelled to Bathurst on Sunday for the second training session with the representative team, before they compete in Dubbo over the Australia Day weekend against other regional academies. This new initiative was launched only in September, with the aim of developing re-

gional rugby opportunities for women. In announcing the program, the NSW Waratahs said it marked a signiﬁcant stride towards gender equality and regional rugby excellence, reﬂecting the organisation’s commitment to nurturing the next generation of female rug-

by stars. “The launch of the NSW Waratahs Regional Academy Program for females is a signiﬁcant milestone in the history of rugby in New South Wales,” NSW Waratahs Head of Talent Management, Andrew Cleverley, said.

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