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The talented Miyay ensemble of regional schoolchildren performed a powerful piece at the Moorambilla Voices RIVERSONG 2025: Skysong gala performance on Saturday, September 27, at the Dubbo Regional Theatre and Convention Centre.

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David Walker’s bagpipes continue to take him places, making beautiful music

By SHARON BONTHUYS IT’S hard to believe that David Walker’s bagpipes are 130 years old, but the long-time piper scored them while attending Scots College as a student, more than half a century ago.

“They’re 1895 Henderson’s – one of the finest makers of pipes ever,” he told Dubbo Photo News.

The 74-year-old member of the Dubbo and District Pipe Band learned to play the pipes as a student at Scots College, just as his brothers had, and obtained the Henderson’s pipes with the assistance of his band master at the time. In the years since, he hasn’t looked back – nor has he stopped playing.

Regularly performing with the Scots Old Boys over the years and Sydney-based Governor Macquarie Memorial Pipe Band, Mr Walker has performed at the famed Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo, and travelled to Switzerland earlier this year to take part in the Basel Tattoo with the Scots Old Boys.

“On the strength of that performance at the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo [two years ago], we were invited to the Basel international tattoo in Switzerland this year,” he explained.

Known as the world’s second-largest tattoo, and inspired by its Scottish cousin, the Basel Tattoo is held annually in July, the first month of the northern hemisphere summer.

Piping is something that takes

commitment and continual practice to maintain skill level, Mr Walker said, especially when seeking to enter international competitions like Edinburgh and Basel.

“To get to Edinburgh, we actually had to all do an audition. We had to make a video of ourselves playing and send it to Edinburgh. And you either got in or you didn’t. They’re very particular,” he said.

Forty pipers attended the Basel Tattoo, a significant increase on the 24 who contested Edinburgh in 2023.

Mr Walker described performing at Edinburgh and Basel as “amazing”.

“Have you ever seen the Edinburgh Tattoo? When the massed band comes on, the cannons go off, and the castle gates open, and you can march out onto the esplanade – it is just an absolute buzz,” he explained.

The “massed band” is everyone from participating ensembles, all in together.

“There were 144 pipers and 100 drummers in Edinburgh, whereas in Basel there were 100 pipers and 70 drummers,” he added.

Mr Walker said the Scots Old Boys may travel to Canada to perform in the Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo next July, and may be invited back to Edinburgh in 2027.

Closer to home, the former resident of Forbes and Gunnedah now calls Dubbo home and is a proud member of the Dubbo and District

Pipe Band.

He performs with the local band around the district on ceremonial occasions like ANZAC Day and Remembrance Day. He has also invested in mentoring people of various ages who have expressed interest in playing the pipes, including students at Scots College and some people aged in their 30s. All of this on top of a full-time job and roles as president of the local CanAssist group and the Burrendong Botanic Garden and Arboretum group.

Mr Walker said that while it takes some time to learn how to play and master the pipes, it is a beautiful instrument.

“The music – people either love it or hate it. But for those of us who love it, it’s a very stirring instrument,” he said.

“It’s very, very versatile in that you can have really quick dance tunes, jigs and reels and things, but also the mournful laments and so forth, which I play here on Remembrance Day in November,” he explained.

“The tunes you play that pay tribute to fallen soldiers are very, very moving. People cry. They know the music can make you dance or it can make you cry.”

••• The Dubbo and District Pipe Band practices each Monday night at the Pipe Band Hall, Darling Street, opposite Dubbo Public School. Follow them on social media for more details.

Proud piper David Walker, continuing a family tradition in playing bagpipes, has performed at the famous Tattoos in Edinburgh and Basel.

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MINI-GOLF AT HORIZONS VILLAGE Col Ferguson, a resident of Horizons Village, has built a mini-golf course for the enjoyment of residents. The course recently had its “open day” and was enjoyed by the residents who came along.

Anyone for mini-golf? Locals at Horizon Village showing their skills on the new course recently built by Col Henderson.

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Fresh Arts wows with exciting new exhibit

By LANA EATHER LOCAL creative group “Fresh Arts” opened its new ‘Our Living Planet’ exhibition in style on Thursday, October 2, at The Exchange Orana in Dubbo.

Creative minds joined the exhibition’s 25 artists to admire and celebrate the artworks on display, all available for purchase.

Coordinators Carol Dickson and Susan Yaghjian thanked attendees and participants for a wonderful opening event, with the exhibition now accessible to the public on weekdays until October 28. The Exchange in conjunction with Fresh Arts Inc will be donating 10 per cent of proceeds from art sales to Macquarie Home Stay.

For over 20 years Fresh Arts Inc has enabled artists to come together for inspiring events and exhibitions.

It is a community group that has allowed artists to unite in a professional space, and share a love of creativity.

Fresh Arts Inc organises three to five exhibitions each year in a range of settings.

The group’s statement shared for the exhibition explains “when thinking about ‘Our Living Planet’, it brings to mind how immersing one’s self in nature can bring up feelings of being grounded and gives us peace-of-mind”.

“Through our work we aim to evoke appreciation for the small lives that sustain our planet, often unnoticed but deeply vital. This

could be a grasshopper or a bee. Without bees there would be ‘no living planet’.

“Anyone who thinks they are too small to make a difference has never met a honey bee,” the statement reads.

“In nature, whether in the bush or by the ocean, artists are inspired to interpret their vision to share with the world.

“Our fascination with nature and its many shapes and colours is pure magic.

Sometimes the world seems full of storms, but we learn to ride them out and help where we can.

“Making art is a way of telling the story,” the group statement said.

The exhibition runs at The Exchange Orana until Tuesday, October 28, and is open Monday to Friday 8am-4pm.

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The ‘Our Living Planet’ exhibition is the latest by local “Fresh Arts” group. PHOTO: SUPPLIED.

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Playground put out to pasture; appeal for better use of compost bins; bridge updated

By DAVID DIXON

Theresa Maliphant Playground to be removed TWO local playgrounds are getting an upgrade, while one is being put out to pasture, council recently revealed.

As part of their capital works program, council announced it is “removing” the Theresa Maliphant Playground near Dubbo Hospital in coming days.

The playground was installed around 1994 and is currently at end-of-life, requiring action for safety reasons, council said.

They added that, in the 202526 adopted budget, funding was set aside for the removal of Theresa Maliphant Park which will be undertaken in the coming weeks, with no funds provided for replacement of the facility at this time.

To assist in a review of the playground, however, council has been recording “usage” of the area via counter units over the past several months.

The data from these counters will be used to determine if the playground will be replaced in that same area, of if there is a better location for a playground in another area.

Meanwhile, following community feedback regarding the playground at Wellington’s Cameron

Park, council is also undertaking works to modify the equipment there that has caused concern from park users.

Council has ordered a bridge from the playground supplier to improve access between the two major elements to provide greater access to the large slide for children playing on the equipment.

Council is also upgrading the “softfall” at Jubilee Park in South Dubbo, where it has hardened and cracked, to make it safer for kids having some outdoor fun.

scraps including bones, fish and dairy as well as garden waste.

Residents can dispose of food scraps using a compostable bin liner that is supplied and delivered by Council.

A change by the Environmental Protection Authority in 2022, however, means that paper and cardboard – including pizza boxes or paper towel – are no longer allowed to be disposed of in the green-lid bin.

New Stuart Town bridge to boost ‘connectivity’

“Scrap together” call to improve green bin usage IT’S not exactly the most stirring call to arms ever created for a community campaign, but residents are being asked by council to “scrap together” to make better use of the green-lidded veggie bins that we are all asked to throw our organic waste into.

The most recent Kerbside Bin Audit in 2023 “emphasised” the need for residents and ratepayers to more frequently use the green-lidded bins with as much food scraps and garden waste as possible.

“The audit uncovered 38 per cent of the red-lid bin contents was food or garden organic waste which should be placed in the green-lid bin,” council’s Resource Recovery and Efficiency Manager Jamie Lobb said.

Residents are being asked to “scrap together” to make better use of the green-lidded veggie bins. PHOTO: SUPPLIED.

“By placing this organic waste in the green-lid bin it will help reduce the amount of waste going to landfill. It also allows the food and garden waste to be turned into rich compost that can be used on sporting fields and parks and gardens in the region,” he added.

The green-lid bin takes all food

“BOOSTING regional connectivity” is the tag Council is giving to a new creek crossing in Stuart Town.

Mayor Josh Black said the new Molong Street Bridge would benefit residents, businesses and the broader community, after replacement of the old wooden structure that was past its time.

“The old bridge was at end-oflife and did not meet the needs of our growing region,” Cr Black said.

“This new bridge will make movement within Stuart Town easier and safer, but will also serve the broader community, such as visitors and, importantly, operators in the agricultural industry.

“Community Safety” is now a council campaign A LOCAL council’s responsibilities are no longer limited to “rates,

roads and rubbish”.

This year Dubbo is recognising Community Safety Awareness Month during October by providing tips and hints to raise awareness about safety in our Local Government Area.

Following the adoption of the Community Safety and Crime Prevention Plan, council has developed a program of community safety messages for residents and ratepayers.

“We had a lot of feedback during both the consultation period and the public exhibition for the Community Safety and Crime Prevention Plan,” Mayor Josh Black said.

“By sharing these messages directly from the authorities that deliver them, we are making sure they are promoted as widely as possible.”

During the month, council will promote a different message each week with topics such as personal safety, pedestrian safety, fire safety and water safety.

This includes council encouraging those with backyard swimming pools to undertake preseason checks to ensure they are compliant.

“We want people to look at their (pool) fencing, make sure the gates are self-closing and ensure that there is nothing near the fence that a child could use to climb into the pool area,” Cr Black said.

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ORISCON’s Cross Cultural Carnivale returns to Dubbo

By SHARON BONTHUYS OLLIE Robbins Oval will become a sea of colour and culture next weekend as ORISCON (Orana Residents of Indian SubContinental Heritage) stages this year’s Cross Cultural Carnivale on Saturday, October 18.

Following a similar format to last year, the event will unfold across the afternoon and evening and will celebrate the theme of “unity in diversity”.

It will include music and dance, a diverse range of activities and stalls promoting the work of local groups and businesses, art classes, mental health checks, and spectacular fireworks to round out the event, ORISCON spokesperson Gargi Ganguly told Dubbo Photo News.

“The 2024 Carnivale was our

most ambitious and successful yet,” she said.

“We had 30 diverse performances spanning traditional and contemporary music and dance, from children’s groups to senior citizens.

“There was a strong community turnout, with thousands of people enjoying the festivities throughout the day and into the evening,” she added.

The event also enjoyed bipartisan civic support from local, state and federal government, as well as the involvement of Indigenous cultural leaders including Riverbank Frank, Aunty Pam Wells, and Aunty Diane McNaboe, Ms Ganguly said.

The annual event attracts participants and audiences from across the region, boosting local tourism and hospital-

ity through the involvement of local vendors and accommodation providers, and benefiting the wider community, she added.

Last year’s event attracted people from Newcastle, Lithgow, Bathurst, Orange, and Narrabri.

“The Carnivale showcases multiculturalism and helps Dubbo strengthen its reputation as an inclusive and forward-looking regional city,” Ms Ganguly said.

Those attending are invited to bring a picnic blanket or chairs along to Ollie Robbins Oval to enjoy the fun, festivity and diversity of this year’s Cross Cultural Carnivale. The event runs from 12pm to 8pm. Look out for Dubbo Photo News photographer Ken Smith, who will be out and about at the event.

View from the top of the 2021 Cross Cultural Carnivale, which has grown every year since. PHOTO: ORISCON

BRING OUT YOUR BOOKS FOR ROTARY BOOK COLLECTION DAY

The Dubbo West Rotary team will be collecting books on Saturday, October 11, at Custom Steel Frames, Fitzroy St, PHOTO: DUBBO WEST ROTARY

By SHARON BONTHUYS THE next Michael Egan Book Fair won’t return until May 2026, but the hard yakka required to make it happen is taking place right now.

Event organisers, Dubbo West Rotary Club, will hold their next Book Collection Day for this important community initiative on Saturday, October 11.

The book drive is a fundamental part of the much-loved local book fair, as it’s how the organisers get the vast majority of the books for

it.

Dubbo West Rotary invites the community to clean out their cupboards and bookshelves for preloved, no longer wanted books and bring them to the Book Collection Day – all in the name of a good cause.

“The Michael Egan Memorial Book Fair raises funds for cancer research or patient support and for the RFDS Dubbo Support Group,” Rotarian Lyn Smith told Dubbo Photo News.

“To do this, we depend on the

very generous donations of books from the public.”

Rotarians will literally operate a “book drive-thru” at Custom Steel Frames in Fitzroy St, Dubbo, on October 11, where the community can drive in and drop off their books between 9am and 2pm, and drive off.

“Books donated on that day will be sorted, categorised and stored for the 2026 Book Fair which will take place on May 2-3 next year,” Ms Smith concluded.

SOARING HARMONIES FROM THE HEART COLLECTORS INTERNATIONALLY acclaimed folk group The Heart Collectors are set to bring their soaring harmonies and epic folk sound to regional NSW, starting in Dubbo tomorrow night, Friday, October 10.

Fresh from a nine-month tour across the United States and Canada, the Australian fourpiece band will perform at the Western Plains Cultural Centre for one night only, showcasing songs from their latest EP Alchymie, which reached number seven on the US Folk Radio Charts in June, as well as fan favourites from past releases.

It’s their first time performing in Dubbo and their tour will also take them to Canowindra and Oberon.

“We’re feeling the true Aussie spirit, the traditional love of music, community, and ‘looking out’ for each other. It’s the heart that we find in regional Australia that is inspiring, it’s where people have time to care about their neighbour in that community way,” said band manager Drew Porter.

Renowned for their ethereal melodies and signature four-part

harmonies, with their distinctive sound described by streaming platforms as “epic folk”, The Heart Collectors have performed at international music conferences and festivals around the world over the last five years, including South by South-West, Folk Alliance International, NAMM, Canadian Music Week, and Global Music Match.

“Performing across the United States last year was a real adventure for us,” said Tristan Dafoe, banjo and mandolin player.

“We started with a threemonth tour, but extended following invitations to perform across the country.”

The band’s music consistently charts in the US Folk Top 10, with The Space Between reaching No. 1 last year. Featuring soaring cello, boot-stomping banjo, delicately played piano, sparkling mandolin, and intricate acoustic guitar, their songs are a rich tapestry of sound that blends tradition with anthemic energy.

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Pioneering Dr Lily remembered at Family History Share Your Story event

By DAVID DIXON A PIONEERING local woman doctor – with whom she has a strong personal family connection – is the fascinating subject of Pauline Kuhner’s latest book on the inspiring country medico Dr Lily Holt-MacCrimmon.

Pauline will reveal Lily’s amazing story, which she’s been labouring over for years, at Dubbo and District Family History Society’s ‘Share Your Story’ event next Friday.

“The book has been about a decade in the making; the more I researched her, I became intrigued,” Pauline admitted. “The more I found out, I became aware of what an amazing pioneer she was in medicine.”

An Australian by birth, Lily’s story as detailed in Pauline’s work ‘Almost Forgotten: The life of Dr Lily Holt-MacCrimmon’, involved her starting study in medicine at university in Melbourne in 1900, before moving to Edinburgh, Scotland, where she finally graduated.

“Probably because she was a woman, she actually trained at one of the extra-mural medical schools of the time, and grad-

uated in 1908,” Pauline said.

“She then came back to Australia with her husband, and they ended up in the Solomon Islands.”

This involved Lily as her husband’s timber company inhouse doctor, but this was not her only work in the isolated communities of the islands.

“They spent 14 years there, and she provided medical care for the locals as well; can you imagine what the conditions were like?” Pauline pondered.

With her husband’s position ending during the height of the Great Depression in 1931, they came back to Australia with their youngest and where their older children were already at school.

“They bought a little practice at Mendooran, but the Warren doctors only wanted her to accept children and women as patients, they were the rules at the time for female doctors,” Pauline explained. “However the local community embraced her and her family, they were just so grateful.”

Dr Lily, Pauline argues in her work, was a practical, committed, and empathetic doctor who herself, though not a particularly adventurous person,

nevertheless lived a highly adventurous life.

“She was a very mild-mannered but strong woman with a community ethic and commitment in all that she did. Her story is beyond unbelievable,” Pauline said.

With her husband and four young children, they called Mendooran home for four years with the oldest boarding at the Anglican hostels so they could attend Dubbo High School.

Dr Lily’s untimely death in 1935, however, left her husband bereft, and he packed up his family and returned to his native Scotland.

And the “strong personal family connection” that Pauline has with this amazing woman?

“Dr Lily delivered my own father Barry McDonald at the Mendooran CWA Hospital, way back in 1933!”

Pauline is the guest speaker at Dubbo and District Family History Society’s next Share Your Story event on Friday afternoon, October 17, in the Drama Room at the Western Plains Cultural Centre. Contact the Society for more details, including how to book to attend this event.

Pioneering local woman doctor Dr Lily Holt-MacCrimmon, the fascinating subject of Pauline Kuhner’s latest book. PHOTO: SUPPLIED.

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COMPOST GIVEAWAY Dubbo Regional Council is offering residents the opportunity to access compost for free from the Whylandra Waste and Recycling Facility and Wellington Waste Transfer Station during October.

The compost giveaway is for domestic use only and any household in the Local Government Area is welcome to access the giveaway.

Each household is entitled to take the equivalent of one cubic metre of compost.

Residents must load the compost themselves into a ute, trailer or bags. A shovel will be provided at the location.

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100 millionth container passes through Vinnies Return and Earn Depot

By SHARON BONTHUYS VINNIES’ Dubbo Return and Earn Depot recently processed its 100 millionth recyclable container through the Douglas Mawson Drive facility in what has been hailed as a win for the environment and the community.

Some $10 million has returned to the community through the facility’s return-and-earn scheme, which employs several staff and runs year-round seven days a week, excluding public holidays.

State of the art machines by Tomra Cleanaway scan the barcodes of cans and bottles on the conveyor belt – soon to include other recently announced recyclable items – before separating and directing them into appropriate receptacles.

Vinnies’ staff joined elected representatives and managers from program partners REDIE and Tomra Cleanaway to celebrate the 100 millionth recyclable milestone on October 1.

Site supervisor Mark McQuillan said people can drive into the facility, park, unload their recyclables and take them inside.

“They bring them into the conveyor belt, we put them all through the machine and then pay them and it goes straight into their account from here,” he explained.

Thousands of items are processed a day by Mr McQuillan’s team, and it will ramp up as

It was all smiles at Vinnies Return and Earn Depot on the day the 100 millionth recyclable was processed by the facility. Stephen Lawrence MLC, Dugald Saunders MP, Paul Hagerty, the Vinnies Depot Team, Michelle Mandl and Carolyn Adam from Tomra Cleanaway, REDIE CEO Peter Gibbs, and Vinnies area manager Vince Crouch.

PHOTO: DUBBO PHOTO NEWS.

the end of year holiday season approaches.

“This time of year, we’re doing anywhere from 45,000 to 50,000 units a day. In the summertime, from October through to March, it will be 70,000 to 90,000 units a day,” he said.

Vinnies Dubbo credits the strong relationship with partners REDIE and Tomra Cleanaway for the success of the program, and ultimately, the ability of the St Vincent de Paul Society NSW to continue to help the community.

As a return point operator, the

society receives a handling fee for every container processed through its facilities. This has become an important revenue stream for the non-profit organisation, which is reinvested into the community through its programs and services.

Dubbo MP Dugald Saunders said the high-tech sorting machinery has made a real difference to the ability of Vinnies depot to process recyclables faster.

“Particularly for people that are out of town bringing in loads of cans – it just makes it so much easier. And some people are choosing to give money back to not just Vinnies, but other community groups,” he said.

Stephen Lawrence MLC spoke about the environmental benefits of return and earn programs on behalf of his Upper House colleague, Environment minister Penny Sharpe MLC. “It has moved into really fairly and squarely an environmental program, and the reduction in carbon emissions just speaks to how successful the program has been,” he said.

A Vinnies spokesperson said the positive impact of recycling 100 million containers into new containers instead of using virgin materials is the equivalent of enough energy savings to power 1365 households for a year, water saved to fill 234 Olympic swimming pools and carbon emissions avoided to take 7267 cars off the road for a year.

So who was the lucky person to deposit the 100 millionth recyclable at Vinnies’ Dubbo Return and Earn facility? Local Paul Hagerty took home a box of chocolates to mark the notable milestone.

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Packed program for Holland Open Garden

By SHARON BONTHUYS GREENTHUMBS of the world unite! The biennial Holland Open Garden and Memory Makers Art Prize is back again this weekend, and what a jam-packed program awaits.

Spread across the weekend of October 11-12, Holland Open Gardens celebrates beautiful gardens, art, community and friendship as it raises funds to support the work of Dementia Australia, Dubbo Dementia Alliance and Dubbo’s own Sing Out Choir.

One of the ways in which the event is looking to raise funds is via its raffle, which boasts almost $10,0000 in prizes including a four-night stay at a luxurious apartment at Shoal Bay. Other ways to support the event include pay-to-attend workshops by gardening supremo Brendan Moar and artist Ken Tucker, delivered across both days.

Multi-Golden Guitar winner Adam Harvey is a special guest and will also perform at a cocktail event on the evening of Saturday, October 11, where the Memory Makers Art Prize will be announced.

Tickets are still available for all events including the cocktail party.

“It promises to be an inspiring blend of creativity, entertainment, and fundraising, as we unite to make a meaningful difference in the lives of those living with dementia,” Lorraine Holland said recently.

The Memory Makers Art Prize,

Art is a big part of the Holland Open Garden, with the Memory Makers Prize to be announced on October 11. Right, the much-loved Sing Out Choir will perform on October 12 at the event. PHOTOS: HOLLAND OPEN GARDENS.

showcasing creative works that celebrate memory and the impact of dementia, has $5000 in prize money up for grabs, with entries closing recently on September 25.

“As long as you can talk about the memory it ignites,” organisers said about the art competition on social media.

A special performance by the Sing Out Choir, which supports

people with dementia and other disabilities, is not to be missed on the Sunday, October 12, nor is the Dubbo Garden Club’s plant stall which will have a range of items available for purchase.

With $54,000 raised to date for dementia research, outreach and support, Lorraine and her daughter, prominent local artist Laura Dunkley, and the event organising team are deeply committed to

ensuring the event not only raises funds for dementia but promotes awareness, inspires people to be creative, and promotes connection and conversations about vulnerability and difficult issues.

A lot of work has gone into planning this year’s event, and Lorraine Holland hopes attendees at this year’s Holland Open Garden and Memory Makers Art Prize will have a wonderful expe-

rience enjoying all that is on offer and supporting the cause close to her heart.

“At whatever level they come to visit and participate, I hope they just have a great experience and something that they can reflect on,” she added.

For further information and to obtain tickets, see the advertisement or visit the website www. hollandopengarden.com.au.

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Weird, tragic and overseas – race caller Col Hodges has seen it all the fog lifted.

All he could do was grin about it on his 120km drive back to Forbes.

Hodges is an affable character and no doubt many people have stopped him at racetracks for a chat. So, what do people ask him about, outside of racing.

“Mainly rural-type things. People will ask what it’s like in Forbes, did you get that recent rain,” he said.

He said people might mention that their fathers met Col many years ago.

By DALLAS REEVES WESTERN race caller Colin Hodges clearly remembers calling a Country Championships’ qualifier at Mudgee on February 25, 2018, even if vision on the day itself was a challenge.

Just as the barriers were released, there was a torrential downpour. Jockeys could barely see anything, let alone Hodges trying to call the race from the grandstand.

Stewards located across the racecourse were conversing as to the whereabouts of horses.

Cosmologist came out of the gloom. The jockey was Eleanor Webster-Hawes and Dean Mirfin was the trainer.

Vision of the race is still available which shows Cosmologist holding on as a $51 outsider.

The fact the gelding was up to 150/1 before the race meant Hodges was second-guessing himself, but had the courage to push through.

“I think it was one-hundredand-fifty to one last night,” Hodges said in the call.

“Cosmologist, the rank outsider, is out in front... Cosmologist is going up-and-down in the one spot but it’s going to win.

“Trained by Dean Mirfin and ridden by Eleanor Webster-Hawes...

(Cosmologist) has scored a stunning win in torrential rain here at

Veteran racecaller Col Hodges at trials at Narromine in August 2025.

PHOTO: JANIAN MCMILLIAN (RACINGPHOTOGRAPHY.COM.AU).

Mudgee and is up to the $500,000 final at Royal Randwick.”

Such is Hodges’ attention to detail, the race caller noted WebsterHawes’ dedication at the time to travel large distances across Western NSW to ride outsiders at places like Cobar and Bourke just to stay in the game.

Another day that Hodges remembers clearly is an Orange race meeting on Melbourne Cup day many years ago.

The city was blanketed by thick fog. Around 2000 people were at Towac Park.

The first race started at 1pm in a blanket of fog and Hodges called the last 50m of the race, all he could see. Clarrie Buckley rode the winner; now his son Grant is a leading jockey. The races were then delayed for two-and-a-half hours before being called off.

Hodges said he hadn’t even got out of the Orange city limits when

HODGES has called two races when jockeys were killed.

One was Damien Murphy, a young Irish rider, who was killed at Wellington in a race fall on January 26, 2007.

The other was Reece Potter, killed at Tottenham Picnic Races in March 2011.

At Condobolin in the Central West, near the racecourse, a memorial wall has been constructed honouring jockeys that have been killed by race falls in Australia.

John Payne wrote a book called The Last Ride – where he researched every jockey’s race death in Australia from the 1840s onwards.

Hodges noted the tragedies and said it is important to remember that racing has a sombre side and that many good jockeys have been

lost in accidents.

HODGES received an Order of Australia Medal in 2017 and the Australian Sports Medal in 2000.

He is just as proud of being made a life member of both the Forbes Jockey Club and Bedgerabong Picnic Race Club.

WHILE Hodges has always called around Central Districts and Western NSW clubs and done a few meetings in Southern NSW as a fill-in, he has always been a ‘local’ caller as he loves the country meetings.

The only exception is annual trips to Vanuatu for 14 years in the 1990s and 2000s. In 1993, Hodges was invited to be the Australian race caller in Vanuatu. It was for a once-a-year meeting. Hodges and steward from Orange, Terry Bailey, attended.

Hodges continued calling annually in Vanuatu for another 14 years. Running rails were made out of bamboo, as were many other parts of the course. Results were given in English, French and the local Bislama language. Race meetings attracted crowds of around 5000 people.

Hodges would go for a week each year and loved the experience.

Dubbo Photo News’ final instalment about the legendary Col Hodges will appear in an upcoming issue.

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The Dubbo Region is the best place to build your career DUBBO WORKS is highlighting the excellent career and learning opportunities the Dubbo region offers. To contribute ideas, email dubboworks@dubbophotonews.com.au phone 6885 4433

Dubbo’s Ashley bags Employee of the Year at Sydney gala event

By DAVID DIXON CARING for our elderly is one of the most important roles in our ageing society, and also one of the least acknowledged!

So, it was a wonderful recognition for Dubbo local, quality officer Ashley Senekal, who was recently honoured with retirement provider RFBI’s 2025 Employee of the Year award.

Two other staff and two teams from the Dubbo facility were also nominated for gongs on the night, in categories ranging from Services Employee of the Year; Volunteer of the Year; Mentor of the Year; Team of the Year; Cook/ Chef of the Year; and Happiest Village of the Year.

“I could not be prouder of Ashley, she is great asset to us,” RFBI Dubbo Masonic Village General Manager, Delwyn Gates, said after her win.

“Ashley is universally respected by my team and in all the villages she has worked for,” she added.

RFBI – from the “Royal Freemason’s Benevolent Institution” – was founded in 1880 to assist people in need, and today is an awardwinning not-for-profit aged care provider operating a total of 22 residential care villages, 20 retirement villages, and a range of other home care services and benevolence programs across NSW and the ACT. This fact made Ashley’s win – announced at a special award ceremony at the Sydney Masonic Centre in late September with hundreds of guests present – even more worthy, Ms Gates said.

”Her work ensures the comprehensive and safe care of our residents,” Ms Gates explained.

“This award is testament to her efforts and the contribution she makes to RFBI,” she added.

Ashley’s award acknowledgement listed the highest of standards to which she aspires to in her working life, day-in, day-out.

“Ashley has an unwavering commitment to service and excellence,” the award stated.

“She is respected and appreciated by colleagues and village residents, she leads by example, is always available, always reliable and always putting people first,” it continued.

“Ashley is an exceptional quality officer who supports multiple villages across the organisation with skill, dedication and compassion.

“Her work is essential to maintaining high standards in clinical care, documentation and continuous improvement.

“From auditing systems to preparing for accreditation, reviewing resident data and mentoring staff, she plays a vital behind-the-scenes role that has a direct and lasting impact on resident wellbeing.

“Known for her collaborative spirit and deep knowledge of quality standards, Ashley never hesitates to step in and support where needed.

“She identifies gaps, guides teams to implement improvements and ensures that residents receive safe and consistent care.

“Whether reviewing trends in clinical data or supporting new quality officers, she does it with professionalism and heart. Her support has been instrumental in helping many villages achieve outstanding accreditation outcomes,” her award concluded.

RFBI Chair David Adams presents local Dubbo quality officer, Ashley Senekal, with her 2025 Employee of the Year award. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

# DUBBO JOBS COUNTER

LOVE YOUR WORK

421

The number of Dubbo region jobs being advertised this week on seek.com.au

Janine works at East Dubbo Post Office. PHOTO: DUBBO PHOTO NEWS.

JOB OPPORTUNITY OF THE WEEK

Job of the Week: Customer Experience Officer Dubbo Regional Council is looking to employ a part-time Customer Experience Officer in the Customer Experience and Engagement Branch.

It’s an afternoon role (12pm to 5pm) Monday to Friday (25 hours per week), with the successful candidate managing phone, email, webchat, and face-to-face interactions.

Candidates should have a

Janine

region? I love that Dubbo has everything with that country feel.

What does your usual Friday night Your Name: Janine include? Relaxing at home and enWhere do you work? East Dubbo joying the garden.

Post Office.

If you could travel back in time, What’s your job? Counter Operator. when/where would you like to Why do you Love Your Work? I love visit? I’d like to go back in time to the serving our lovely customers.

U.S.A. What do you love about the Dubbo Where would you like to visit in

Australia? I’d like to spend more time seeing Western Australia.

What is the greatest advice you have received? A little bit is better than nothing!

Where do you see yourself in 10 years? Retired and spending more time travelling.

Who inspired you? My mother.

Certificate III in Office or Business Administration or a relevant discipline, and experience in customer service delivery in a high-volume environment.

If you love communicating, this is the role for you. Applications close on October 14 and more details can be found on the Dubbo Regional Council website.

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Free support for Dubbo region not-for-profits

By SHARON BONTHUYS NOT-FOR-PROFIT (NFP) organisations in the Dubbo region will be able to access free support through the work of the locallybased, independent, certified social enterprise, NFP Guide.

NFPs, volunteers, boards and committees can access two streams of support through this pro bono work – advisory services and events.

If you haven’t heard of them, NFP Guide is based in Dubbo, receives no government funding, and reinvests 100 per cent of profits into the business to support the community.

“Our theory of change is to build resilient, sustainable and adaptive communities,” said CEO Natalie Bramble.

“We know that the best way to invest in this impact is to provide for staff and volunteers the support and guidance needed to govern, fund and manage their organisations,” she added.

In the advisory services support stream, NFP Guide will offer 30-minute complimentary advisory sessions with a governance, grant, or tender specialist, either in-person in Dubbo or online.

This would help those organisations with questions about committee and board governance, conflict management, grant or tender writing, constitutions, how to establish a social enterprise, and so on.

In the NFP network and events stream, NFP Guide will offer reg-

The Dubbo-based NFP Guide team - Kaela Bayliss, Kellie Jennar, Natalie Bramble and Lyn Nolan - are ready to provide support for local charities and not-forprofits. PHOTO: DUBBO PHOTO NEWS

ular opportunities for anyone working, volunteering or wanting to volunteer with NFPs and charities in the Dubbo region to connect.

This has developed from feedback from the inaugural Volunteer Expo the NFP Guide team delivered in 2024, and is about strengthening local connections,

creating peer support networks, and further developing community relationships.

A minimum of four in-person events will be held each year, and the first of these took place on September 25 in Dubbo. A diverse range community organisations including creative and cultural groups, multicultural groups, and

event organisers participated.

Manager Kellie Jennar said the NFP Guide is pleased to be able to support local charities and NFPs. “We believe regional, small, grassroots, and volunteer-run organisations should be able to access expert guidance they need to continue their important work in the community,” she said.

Natalie Bramble concurs.

“We are driven by our passion and care for the community sector and the groups and organisations that make communities healthy and vibrant, particularly in the Dubbo region where we live and work,” Ms Bramble concluded.

ORANA MALL

Retailer Week OF THE

For all your grooming needs, drop into the Shaver Shop For all your personal grooming needs – for both the gents and the ladies – look no further than the Shaver Shop in the Orana Mall.

The shop contains all the very best beard and hair trimmers, razors, curlers, dryers, and toothbrushes, to look your very best as the warmer months arrive and we look forward to the social season.

“That’s exactly right, we offer personal grooming equipment for everyone, both men and women,” Store Manager Darren Bayley revealed.

“We have hair clippers, shavers for men who want to be completely bald, hair straighteners, body groomers, and anything else in between,” he added.

In our high-maintenance modern world, the store has everything you need to look and feel your best, with the latest hi-tech dental hygiene currently top of many people’s lists, he explained.

“At the moment, for instance, toothbrushes are a massive part of

the business. Top-of the range Oral B electric sets are currently exceedingly popular and are selling really well, as well as many other brands.”

Darren believes that it’s not just the incomparable range of lines, brands, and products that they offer that are their biggest selling point; it is, instead, that good old-fashioned personal touch that we all expect.

“The thing that we really excel at is expertise in the products, being able to give the best advice for your personal grooming needs,” Darren said. “That is our selling point, we are the local experts for everything we offer.”

Also, if you’re worried you’ve just missed out on the latest spring sale, don’t worry, there’s another one that has just come around.

“We generally have a sale that lasts for three weeks, and we’re into one now,” Darren said.

It just started today actually, and it applies storewide, across all areas of the shop,” he concluded.

For all your personal grooming needs – for both the gents and the ladies – look no further than Darren Bayley and Liz Churchill at the Shaver Shop in the Orana Mall.

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Moorambilla Voices: 20 years of wonder IN a remarkable milestone that resonates across Australia’s cultural landscape, Moorambilla Voices is celebrating its 20th anniversary, having touched the lives of over 54,000 children from regional, rural, and remote communities through its visionary musical education programs.

In the last weekend of September, Moorambilla Voices celebrated two decades of wonder when over 300 gifted young performers from towns across rural and remote NSW, delivered performances of breathtaking brilliance at the Dubbo Regional Theatre.

Their soaring voices, radiant energy and exceptional artistry, brought sold-out audiences to their feet in awe and celebration.

RIVERSONG 2025: Skysong was a triumph of creativity, dedication and community spirit.

Moorambilla’s staff, artists, volunteers, schools, teachers, parents and supporters worked tirelessly over several months to bring the performances to life.

The incredible talents of regional children shone through in song, dance and Taiko drumming, leaving audiences inspired and celebrating the joy of music and the beauty of Country that brings connection and belonging.

Chair of Moorambilla Voices Board, Alison McKechnie, noted, “This was the most spectacular celebration of Moorambilla’s extraordinary 20-year journey!

The incredible fusion of contemporary composition, and the pure joy from every young performer created the most magical

The full cast of the Moorambilla Voices’ RIVERSONG 2025 ensemble, which performed in Dubbo on September 27. PHOTOS: PHOTOGRAPHY BY NONI CARROLL

evening.

“This gala represents the pinnacle of what happens when young people connect deeply with Country, culture, and each other. Congratulations to all involved!” she said.

Over 1,200 people attended the spectacular performances at the Dubbo Regional Thea-

tre, while over 17,000 people across Australia tuned in to the live-streamed event on Saturday evening, September 27.

Since 2005, Moorambilla Voices has stood as a beacon of artistic excellence and opportunity, offering transformative musical experiences to young Australians who might otherwise never

Member for Dubbo, Dugald Saunders, with Annie Berrell.

Paul Hutchins, Justin Welsh, and Margie Moore at Moorambilla Voices.

Libby and Rob Trembath.

Brenda McBride, Di McNaboe, and Gargi Ganguly.

access such world-class cultural education.

What began as a passionate endeavour to bring music to the far reaches of New South Wales has blossomed into one of Australia’s most revered and innovative cultural institutions.

As the organisation embarks on its third decade, it remains com-

mitted to expanding its reach and deepening its impact.

Moorambilla Voices celebrates the power of possibility. It is a living chorus of courage and creativity; a reminder that when young voices are lifted in song, we create a legacy of wonder for generations to come, that carries the dreams of us all.

Taiko ensemble at Moorambilla Voices RIVERSONG 2025.

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IN FOCUS UP!

 Thumbs Up to Lisa at Service

NSW, Dubbo, who was very helpful to us in going through all our electricity options as we went to a new provider.

 Thumbs Up to Pussycat Park

cat boarding for taking great care of our family fur-baby recently. It’s good to know she’s in safe hands and a wonderful environment while we are away.

 Thumbs Up to 105-year-old

Ailsa Harvey. It was lovely to read her story in last week’s paper.

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In hiding: We’re not sure how long it took for the foliage to overtake this shopping trolley! It was spotted in Dubbo recently.

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NALAG to hold “Remembering Ceremony” for pregnancy and infant loss

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EACH year in Australia, more than 100,000 families experience the heartbreak of pregnancy or infant loss.

According to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, over 2000 babies are stillborn after 20 weeks’ gestation and more than 900 die within the first month of life.

Miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, termination for medical reasons, molar pregnancy, and other forms of early loss affect tens of thousands more. These experiences can lead to profound grief, often misunderstood or minimised by others.

To honour these little lives lost too soon, the Dubbo National Association for Loss and Grief (NALAG) Centre in Welchman Street will host a Remembering Ceremony on Friday, October 17, from 6.30 – 8pm.

This free community gathering offers a gentle space for remembrance and connection.

Attendees are invited to choose a special stone for engraving prior to October 17; receive a candle to light; and join NALAG volunteers, staff, and community members in a light meal at the event.

The Baby’s Remembrance Gar-

den, established by NALAG in 2016, provides a permanent memorial for families to honour and grieve their little ones.

NALAG CEO Trudy Hanson invites those impacted by pregnancy and infant loss to attend the Remembering Ceremony.

“International Pregnancy and Infant Loss Day is observed globally on October 15,” she said.

“It recognises all forms of loss, including miscarriage, stillbirth, neonatal death, SIDS, SUDI, SUDC, and accidental causes.

“No matter the circumstance, this day is for remembrance, reflection, and support,” she concluded.

NALAG’s event takes place two days later, and further information is available on the NALAG website or by calling (02) 6882 9222.

If this story has raised concerns for you, or you need help, the following organisations may be able to assist: NALAG – 6882 9222 or nalag.org.au (not a crisis centre) Lifeline – 13 11 14 or lifeline.org.au Beyond Blue Call a Counsellor – 1300 22 4636 or beyondblue.org.au Suicide Call Back Service – 1300 659 467 13YARN – 13 92 76 or 13yarn.org.au

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NALAG’s centre in Dubbo will host a Remembering Ceremony for pregnancy and infant loss later this month. PHOTO: DUBBO PHOTO NEWS

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WELCOMING NEW CITIZENS

CADDY LINER REMINDER

PARK UPGRADES UNDERWAY

October is Small Business month.

Welcome to 71 residents of the Dubbo Region who have made their pledge to Australia, officially becoming Australian citizens in Dubbo on Wednesday 1 October.

Keeping a good supply of caddy liners makes disposing of your food waste quick, easy and mess-free. Plus, using them helps divert organic waste from landfill and supports the production of nutrient-rich compost - a win for your home and the environment.

Work will take place at Theresa Maliphant Playground, Cameron Park in Wellington, and Jubilee Park in Dubbo over the coming weeks.

Did you know that when you spend $100 at a small business owned and operated by a local resident, $71.25 remains in the local economy?

Compare this with when $100 is spent online and only $4.30 remains in the local community.

By shopping locally, we are investing in our region.

The event welcomed new citizens from many countries across the globe.

We would like to congratulate these residents on their citizenship.

You can order more caddy liners at drcandme.com.au, by calling us on 6801 4000 or visiting us in person.

Theresa Maliphant Playground will be removed for safety reasons, Cameron Park equipment will be modified to address concerns, and Jubilee Park’s softfall will be upgraded.

All works are scheduled for completion by May 2026.

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End of an era as NARROMINE BECOMES “DOLLYMINE” AS LOCAL cycle group folds FESTIVAL RETURNS and donates cash

The Dolly Parton Festival is big on wigs and all things pink. Are you ready to get your Dolly on?

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By SHARON BONTHUYS YOU’VE been waiting for it all year and the Dolly Parton Festival returns once again to Narromine this weekend. Or should we temporarily re-name it “Dollymine”?

Organised entirely by the Narromine Shire Council this year, which received over $158,000 from the NSW Government’s Open Streets Program towards the event over three years, the 2025 Narromine Dolly Parton Festival is once again a free community event with daytime and evening events on Saturday, October 11.

The festival kicks off with the traditional Street Party Narromine’s main thoroughfare, Dandaloo Street, from 9.30 am to 1.30 pm, featuring live music, busking, market and food stalls, children’s activities and opportunities to enjoy shopping in the local business precinct. Cale Oval opens at 4.00 pm ahead of the evening concert hosted by Timberlina, with performances

by Donna Campbell, popular central west rockers Ballz N All, Country Legend Trib-

utes and Tanya Andrew.

The popular ‘best dressed’ competition will also return, with categories for Dolly Parton, Kenny Rogers and a special category for younger participants.

NSW Minister for Transport, John Graham, whose department has provided funding for 240 events across NSW including the Dolly Parton Festival, said the Open Streets program temporarily transforms main streets into “thriving, vibrant public event spaces.”

“Too often our main streets are something we drive through, rather than drive to,” Minister Graham said.

“Our main streets are a critical part of our social infrastructure, and this program demonstrates how we can use our streets to bring communities together and drive revenue for local businesses,” he added.

“This is what our vibrancy agenda is all about, backing locals to create events and entertainment that works for their local community.”

MURAL TO BE UNVEILED IN NARROMINE Local cyclist Vaughan Ellen on the track at Payton Oval where the now-defunct Narromine Cycle Club used to ride in its heyday. PHOTO: DUBBO PHOTO NEWS

By SHARON BONTHUYS AFTER a long hiatus, the Narromine Cycle Club has formally closed and the remaining club members have chosen to donate what money the club retained in its bank account to three non-profits in the Narromine community.

Aged care facility Timbrebongie House, the Narromine Cancer Support Group, and the Narromine Hospital Auxiliary have all benefited from the generosity of the nowdefunct cycle club, each receiving just over $2000 each.

Narromine Cycle Club spokesperson Jack Cooper said the organisation’s demise reflected the same path travelled by some other non-profit groups in the community in recent times, and the remaining mem-

bers were pleased to be able to support other groups with their funds.

“Nothing has happened with the club for four or five years now,” he said.

“We used to have 40 members at one time, but not anymore.”

Fond memories remain of the club’s activities, which included regular rides around the track at Payten Oval.

“We used to have a race between Narromine and Trangie, too, when the club was in full swing,” Mr Cooper said.

“But like with everything else, the older members got older and there weren’t any young ones coming through to take over,” he added.

“At least our funds are going to support good causes and staying in the local community.”

“THE Sacred Kingfisher Mural” will be officially unveiled in Narromine on Friday, October 10.

Narromine Shire mayor, Cr Ewen Jones and esteemed Elder Aunty Ruth Carney will “drop the covers” on this exciting new artwork by artist Jack Randell, also known as FishdogJack.

Resulting from a series of consultation design workshops, the mural is an important public artwork.

“The story of the Sacred Kingfisher is one of colourful resilience living nearby in the urban and adjacent riverscapes,” Mr Randell explained.

“A bit of town and country if you like, a quiet but special character in our midst.”

Funded by the NSW Government and supported by Narromine Shire Council and ArtClubDub, this is the second of three murals. It will join the already completed Bin Chicken Mural in Dubbo, and another storytelling artwork to be created in Wellington.

These public artworks are more portraits of individual animals, rather than a general species depiction, Mr Randell said, with animals as community storytellers.

Mr Randell encourages participation in

Artist Jack Randell, whose mural will be unveiled this week in Narromine. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

his public murals, as this leaves a community learning legacy. Through workshops, people can learn the steps to tell their own stories in a community artwork, he said.

“Everybody can join in, whether as a painter, designer or facilitator, all are welcome,” he concluded.

The community is invited to the unveiling of the Narromine mural, which will take place at the rear of the Narromine Sports and Fitness Centre at 11am on October 10.

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COUNCILCOLUMN WATER NOTICE – FIRST QUARTER

Water meters have now been read for the first quarter of the 2025/2026 financial year. Notices for this quarter will soon be delivered and are due 20 October 2025. For more information on water and payment options, please visit Council’s website at www.narromine. nsw.gov.au/residents/water-rates or drop by Council’s Customer Service & Payments Centre at 118 Dandaloo Street, Narromine.

PENSION CONCESSIONS ON RATES

If you currently own and occupy a residential property in the Narromine Shire and hold a Pensioner Concession Card you may be entitled to a rebate.

For more information, please visit Council’s website www.narromine.nsw. gov.au/residents/pensioner rebates Alternatively, please call Council’s Customer Service team on 02 6889 9999 for more information.

PUBLIC NOTICE – LEASE OF HANGAR NARROMINE AERODROME

Narromine Shire Council advises that Hangar/Building 9, located at the Narromine Aerodrome, is available for lease. The facility is approximately 200m² in size and is suited to aviationrelated activities. Interested parties are invited to contact Narromine Shire Council to arrange an inspection, please telephone 02 6889 9999 or contact Council via email: mail@narromine.nsw. gov.au ROAD CLOSURES and ROAD SAFETY

for hazards, and be prepared to stop when required. It is essential to follow all signage, adhere to the designated speed limits, and comply with directions from traffic controllers. The safety of both drivers and road workers depends on responsible and attentive driving.

NARROMINE & TRANGIE AQUATIC CENTRES - OPENING HOURS COMMENCING MONDAY 6 OCTOBER 2025

ROAD WORKS UNDERWAY ACROSS THE NARROMINE REGION • Tullamore Road rehabilitation works, with traffic delays expected as the area is under traffic light control • Dandaloo Road - shoulder grading on various locations • Meryula Street Narromine - bitumen seal for carparking at Peyton and Dundas Parks • Backwater Road - shoulder sealing • Trangie/Collie Road - shoulder grading continuing (expect traffic delays as the area is controlled by traffic lights) • Vegetation clearing is underway on Tullamore Road (around Bradys Cowal) for new safety road realignment works • Tomingley/Gainsborough Roads intersection (culverts and pavement) under full traffic control • Jet patching truck is out and about on various roads around the Shire as well as culvert cleaning occurring on various roads • Roadside slashing is underway along Eumungerie Road, Dubbo/Burroway Road and Tomingley Road Please slow down and drive to the conditions, expect delays and follow all traffic control measures. For more information, follow Council’s social media for all updates.

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SCHOOL HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES Narromine Shire Council will be hosting a range of school holiday activities in Narromine & Trangie. For full details, keep an eye on Council’s social media for all updates.

All road updates, traveller information and personalised alerts for all NSW roads including Narromine Shire Council’s roads please visit www. livetraffic.com/

Up to date road closures and information is available 24/7 on livetraffic.com or by phoning council or via social media channels. Motorists are reminded to proceed with caution on all roads. For any further information about Narromine Shire Council’s roads go to www.narromine.nsw.gov.au/ residents/road-conditions

NARROMINE & TRANGIE AQUATIC CENTRES - COMMENCEMENT OF 2025 SWIMMING SEASON Narromine and Trangie Aquatic Centres are now managed by THRIV3 Indigenous Corporation. Official updates and announcements will be published on the Trangie & Narromine Aquatic Centres Facebook page Season passes and pool bookings are NOW available for purchase via: thriv3aquaticcentres.square.site/contact-us For further information or general enquiries, please contact the management team on (02) 6889 1508 or via email at Pools@THRIV3.com.au.

DRIVE SAFELY THROUGH ROADWORKS

With multiple road improvement projects currently underway across the Shire, Council urges all motorists to exercise caution when approaching and driving through roadwork zones.

Please reduce your speed, remain alert

Narromine and Trangie Aquatic Centres has commenced the 2025 swimming season Operating Hours: Monday to Friday: 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm Weekends: 10:00 am – 6:00 pm Trangie Aquatic Centre

Monday to Friday: 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm Weekends: 10:00 am – 6:00 pm Early Morning Swimming

6:00 am – 8:00 am at both Narromine and Trangie Aquatic Centres REGISTER AND MICROCHIP YOUR PET

There are legal requirements to microchip your pets by a certain age, but did you know you also have to register your pets? Registering your pets can give you the ability to assign and update your pets’ details if you move addresses, change contact details or in the case of a change of ownership. Working dogs do need to be microchipped and registered, though registration is at no charge.

Find out more about keeping your best mate safe by visiting: www.petregistry. olg.nsw.gov.au EVENTS COMING UP IN THE NARROMINE REGION

11 October – The Narromine Dolly Parton Festival, grab your free ticket now at 123tix

18 October – Meet and Greet Narromine Shire Mayor and Councillors at Tomingley Cross Roads Hotel from Midday until 2:00 pm

23 October – Local Legends, Narromine Business Collective at Narromine Golf Club at 6.30pm Tickets are free at 123tix 8-9 November & 15-16 November 2025 - Garage Sale Trail registrations will open 10 September 2025, for more information https://www. garagesaletrail.com.au/Narromine 10 December – Narromine Venetian Carnival, Dundas Park commencing at 5:30 pm

Narromine & Trangie Libraries have activities for everyone throughout the year - don’t forget to find out what’s going on in your local library by visiting:

www.mrl.nsw.gov.au/ OR visit www. narromineregion.com.au/calendar for all events in the Narromine Region.

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NARROMINE DOLLY PARTON FESTIVAL 2025 – WHAT’S ON Friday 10th October

Kids Disco - 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm at Narromine Sports and Fitness Centre. Prizes for best dressed Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers Narromine Aerodrome Caravan Park – Karaoke from 5:00 pm

Narromine USMC – Line Dancing at 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm then Drag Bingo 7:00pm to 10:00pm

Narromine Royal Hotel – Dolly-Oke at 8:00 pm until midnight. Find out more by visiting www.dollyfesivalnarromine.com Saturday 11th October

Street Party commences at 9:30 am with live acts, market and food stalls, kids’ activities and much more all in Dandaloo Street, Narromine.

Concert from 4.00 pm - 10.00 pm at Cale Oval. A huge line up with 2025 Headline Act is Donna Campbell, Ballz N All, The Country Legend Tribute Experience and Tanya Andrew. Dress up to win! Prizes for the best Dolly-inspired looks. This event is proudly funded by the NSW Government.

Tickets to this event are free, grab yours now at 123TIX.

Road Closures from 7:30 am to 2:00 pm Burraway Street from cnr of Merilba Street to Dandaloo Street and Dandaloo Street to Meringo Street from 7:30 am to 2:00 pm.

Disabled Parking is available on the corner of Nymagee and Dandaloo Streets.

Gates Open and entrance to the evening event at 4:00pm Cale Oval Merilba Street Narromine. There will be a free Dolly Express Bus Loop available – please check social media The Narromine Dolly Parton Festival for full details.

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‘Ever Changing Me’ course on at Wellington

By DAVID DIXON WELLINGTON seems an unlikely enough town to be hosting a thriving Buddhist community, but this has been the case for more than a decade.

Known as the Tharpa Choeling Buddhist Centre, it hosts spiritual events, “empathetic counselling”, online children’s Dharma Classes, a small shop, and various spiritually-themed exercise events.

The centre is located in an old, converted nursery on the southern edge of town and follows the Tibetan tradition of worship, Buddhist “nun” Ven (“the Venerable”) Choden explained.

“It’s a centre with a little shop in it, basically, and we’ve been here about 12 years, with our resident teacher Genla (“The Honourable”) Thubten Tenzin,” Ven Choden said.

Sundays are for their community events, with this weekend hosting a special workshop on the theme, ‘Working With an Ever Changing Me’.

“She’s written the program, but I’m going to present it; it’s an interactive workshop suitable for people who are familiar with Buddhism or who walk-in off the street,” Ven Choden added.

The course, she explained, is not so much to do with the nature of existence, but how we all

change throughout our time on earth.

“It’s not really about the impermanence of life, but moment-bymoment, how much we change.

“We’re talking about not just life and death, but how your body, your mind, is always changing,” she added.

On from 10am, their courses run about one a month on Sundays with their shop also open on these days.

“There will also be a vegetarian lunch, there is no cost, other than a donation for those who wish to make it.

“We’ll get up to maybe 10 or a dozen people, and we form into groups for discussions in the af-

ternoon session,” Ven Choden revealed.

Originally from Sydney, she said that the group made a number of moves, before finding a permanent home in the Central West.

“Our little community has been together 23 years, first the Blue Mountains, then Mudgee, and then here,” Ven Choden said.

“The shop is also open on Sundays, and we also have yoga and seniors’ tai chi classes,” she concluded.

For more information, email: chodent@tharpachoeling.org, or go to: https://www.tharpachoeling.org

FAMILY TIME AT WELLO SOLDIERS CLUB

By COLIN ROUSE Families were loving some time out at Wellington Soldiers Memorial Club when Photo News visited recently. The club has more great entertainment coming up this month including Emily Williams due to perform live this Saturday night, October 11.

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Buddhist nun Ven Choden is running a special workshop at the Wellington Buddhist Centre this weekend. PHOTO: SUPPLIED.

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New build: a quick checklist for a successful project Are you dreaming of buying a home that checks all your boxes but not finding the perfect fit in the current market? A newly built home could be an excellent option. However, careful planning is crucial! Follow this checklist to make your construction project a success.

• Define your needs. Start by outlining your priorities based on your current AND future lifestyle. How many bedrooms do you need? Do you prefer an open-plan layout or separate rooms? Do you need a garage?

• Set a budget. Calculate your income, debts and assets. Then, add a safety net of about 10 to 15 per cent for unexpected expenses. Remember to factor in related costs, such as council rates, government and legals fees, utility connections and insurance.

• Get a loan. Shop around at different lenders or, better yet, work with a broker to help you find the best deal to suit your needs.

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• Apply for permits. Avoid unpleasant surprises by securing all the necessary building permits early in the process.

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Health, housing and jobs stifling the country dream

By STEPHANIE GARDINER A QUIET life in the countryside appeals to nearly half of Australia’s city residents, but concerns about access to health care, housing and jobs are stopping them making the move.

Country Australia is on track to become home to 11 million people by 2032, or 40 per cent of the population, while 40 per cent of people living in the cities are considering a move to the bush, research

from the Regional Australia Institute shows.

While the country lifestyle and lower cost-of-living was appealing, access to housing, health care, connectivity and public transport were seen as key barriers.

Those findings – along with a lack of progress on skilled workforce and education targets – has prompted the think tank to call for “40 for the regions”.

Regional Australia should get 40 per cent of the seats at poli-

cy-makers’ tables, with the same percentage of new migrant settlements and the homes to be built under the National Housing Accord, it said.

“Australia has been caught on the hop by a regional renaissance with critical services, infrastructure and skills playing catch-up to population growth,” institute chief executive Liz Ritchie said on Tuesday.

“An urgent intervention, like this commitment, would at least

ensure that regional Australians are getting the proportionate focus they deserve.”

The institute released a threeyear progress report on its vision to ensure 11 million people could live prosperously in the regions by 2032, finding the proportion of skilled workers has dropped slightly in 2025.

The school attainment rate also fell to 74 per cent, while the regional rental vacancy rate remained “tight” at 1.9 per cent in

June.

Separate research from the National Rural Health Alliance in August showed an $8.35 billion annual shortfall on health care in the bush, or roughly $1090 per person.

“40 for the regions is recognition that regional Australia has a different set of challenges to our cities and one-size-fits-all decision-making doesn’t always deliver equal outcomes,” Ms Ritchie said.

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Admire the beauty of butcher blocks!

Do you love the natural colours and unique characteristics of wood in your kitchen? Just as cabinets, furniture and flooring can showcase this beautiful material, so can your food preparation surfaces. Here’s how a butcher block can enhance your decor.

Aesthetic appeal

Originally found in butcher shops (hence their name!), these large wooden blocks immediately catch the eye. Made of durable woods such as Tasmanian Oak, Blue Gum and Blackbutt, butcher blocks retain their natural beauty for years, making them a stunning addition to any kitchen.

Versatile accessory

Butcher blocks are primarily used for chopping and prepping food.

However, with a bit of creativity, they can be more than just a simple work surface. The elegant design al-

lows them to serve as purely decorative items or as beautiful charcuterie boards for cold meats, cheeses and more.

Placed on a kitchen island, a butcher block can easily hold a fruit bowl, a cake dome or even a bouquet of flowers. When positioned in a corner, it provides a perfect display for framed photos or a lovely porcelain tea set.

Easy maintenance

After preparing food, simply clean your butcher block with warm water and mild soap to maintain its lustre.

Be sure to dry it immediately with a clean cloth. Additionally, by regularly applying a food-safe oil, you can help protect the wood from cracks and keep it looking great.

Do you want to add a beautiful butcher block to your kitchen? Visit a home improvement store near you to find the perfect one for your space.

Do you know how to clean your washing machine?

Your washing machine is an essential household appliance. However, maintaining it is a task often put on the back burner. If you notice unpleasant smells coming from your washing machine, it’s time for you to clean it. Use this short guide to keep your appliance in top shape.

What to do

You should typically clean your washing machine at least once a month to keep it at peak performance. Start by removing all clothing from the drum. Then, select the cleaning cycle, if your machine has one. If your washing machine doesn’t have this function, choose the hottest and longest wash cycle available.

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Reach out to an appliance expert in your area for additional maintenance advice.

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Planting heirloom vegetables 101

Monochrome is a decorating trend: simple yet surprising!

The monochrome look, often referred to as “colour drenching”, is a decorating trend that involves saturating a space in a single colour. This original style is gaining popularity.

Here’s how you can incorporate it into your home.

Do you want to try a monochrome look in your home? The basics are simple. Start by choosing a colour you love. Use that shade exclusively to paint the walls, ceiling, mouldings, doors, and door and window frames.

The monochrome look eliminates visual boundaries, magically making your room feel more spacious. No wonder the monochrome look is a favourite design trend for small spaces! For an even more immersive effect, choose accessories such as rugs,

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That said, embracing this trend doesn’t mean you must forgo metal or natural wood elements. In fact, these materials can provide a beautiful contrast to the monochromatic look.

Fans of colour drenching believe that painting a room in a single colour, especially a closed space like a bedroom or bathroom, creates a soothing cocoon effect. If you want a more spacious feel, choose a lighter dominant shade. For a more dramatic ambiance, opt for a deeper hue.

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Heirloom vegetables are unique, time-tested varieties that have been passed down through generations.

Although they haven’t been bred to be disease-resistant like some modern hybrids, these vegetables have lasted for as long as they have because they’ve proven to be excellent performers in almost any garden.

Follow these tips to successfully grow your own heirloom vegetables.

Choose the right varieties

Heirloom varieties are cultivated in specific regions, so it’s important to choose those that are well-suited to your local growing conditions. Check your hardiness zone to determine what varieties thrive in your area. Many seed suppliers provide information on which varieties perform well in certain climates, making it easier for you to find the best options for your garden. If buying seed packets at your local garden

centre, look for tips on the packaging.

Try companion planting

Pairing heirloom vegetables with complementary plants can help deter pests and improve plant health. For example, planting basil with heirloom tomatoes can enhance their flavour and protect against certain pests. Research companion plants that work well with your heirloom varieties.

Save your seeds

Unlike hybrid varieties, which often do not produce true-to-type vegetables, heirlooms tend to improve over time.

Allow your most vigorous and prolific plants to fully mature and collect their seeds at the end of the season. Store the seeds in a cool, dry place for replanting next year to create a sustainable cycle of your favourite heirloom crops.

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The Real Estate Chat with Karen Chant from Chant and Co

Spring Selling Tips Spring is traditionally the busiest time of year in real estate, with listings and sales set to increase over the weeks ahead.

So, if you are selling this spring, how do you capitalise on the prime real estate season and ensure your property stands out from the crowd?

Preparation is key Decluttering. Deep cleaning. Finalising repairs and maintenance. Tidying the garden.

Styling the property. And more…

Clean and green In spring, the garden plays a particularly important role, so look to the exterior to ensure there’s great street appeal with a garden that’s neat, tidy, and looking its best.

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8. Esther Summerson is a character in which novel

by Charles Dickens?

9. A mole is a unit of concentration used primarily in which branch of science?

10. Known for its canals and medieval buildings, Bruges is a city in which country?

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4. Located in Barcelona, La Sagrada Familia is a Catholic church designed by which famous architect?

5. What is the name of the traditional Korean dish typically consisting of fermented cabbage?

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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.

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

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1 Pithy (8) 2 Shorten (7) 3 Foul language (9) 4 Exceptional; illusory (9) 5 Astray (5) 6 Mountain range (5) 7 Group of organisms (7) 8 Gas vital to life (6) 14 English pastry, – pudding (9) 15 Build (9) 16 Giving (8) 18 Organise (7) 20 Mouths of volcanoes (7) 21 Emblematic person,

5 LETTERS ABODE ABOVE ACORN ADORE AGILE ALLOT ALPHA ANGEL ANTIC AORTA ARENA BESET COVET CRUSH CYSTS EARLS ELECT GOATS HALER HAVEN INANE INERT ISLES KINDS KIOSK LEASE LEERY LUNAR METRE MOVED NESTS NOTES OCTAL ONSET REGAL RUSES

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25 Gorge (7) 26 Include (7) 27 Before birth (2,5) 28 Consequently (9) 29 Jobs undertaken (5)

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

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VITAL NATTIER Today’s Aim:

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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.

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No. 212

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Dubbo West Rotary: Our next Book Collection Day for the Michael Egan Book Fair is on Saturday, October 11. Bring books to Custom Steel Frames, 11 Fitzroy St, Dubbo, from 9am – 2pm. Questions? Contact Dubbo West Rotary.

COMING SOON National Association for Loss and Grief (NALAG): Our centre in Welchman Street, Dubbo, will host a Remembering Ceremony on Friday, October 17, from 6.30 – 8pm, including a light meal. For details, visit the NALAG website or call (02) 6882 9222.

Swap Books and Enjoy Wine: Free community event! A friendly evening to swap books, meet new people, and enjoy some time together. Friday, October 17. Commercial Hotel, Dubbo.

From 6.30pm. Contact Roberta 0468 852 899 for more information.

Cumnock Community Family Fun Day: Free family-friendly event, Saturday, October 18, 10am-3pm at Cumnock Memorial Oval. Free entertainment and activities. Take the scenic route between Dubbo and Orange, stop in and help us raise funds to improve our local park.

Dubbo District Concert Band: Join us on Sunday, November 2, for an afternoon of musical magic with our Spring Concert in the Dubbo RSL Auditorium. Doors open at 1.30pm, showtime 2pm. Entry costs $5 at the door.

RECURRING (MULTIPLE DAYS) Akela Playgroup: Wednesday, 10.30am (Scout Hall), Thursday 9.30am. Akela St, Sharna 0438 693 789.

Alcoholics Anonymous: Friday 7pm AA Mtg(ID Mtg), Sun 7pm AA Mtg(Steps & Traditions) Dubbo Community Health, Palmer St. Contacts (Fri) Dee 0417 422 750), (Sun) Sally 0427 829 807. Mon 12pm Daily Reflections Mtg. Wed 7pm Topic Mtg. St Brigid’s Catholic Church rooms, 198 Brisbane St. Contacts (Mon) David 0417 063 087, (Wed) Ian 0447 176 590. Info 1300 222 222 www.aa.org.au.

Book Shop run by Wellington Lions: Open Thursday to Saturday 10am to 2pm in Kimbell’s Kitchen, diagonally opposite Wellington Information Centre. Lots of preloved books, DVDs, CDs most only $2. Also jigsaws available. Different stock coming in all the time.

Catholic Healthcare – Dementiafriendly day respite: Mon-Fri, 9am-4pm.

A caring day away from home with engaging activities, trained staff, nutritious meals, and a safe, social space promoting independence and wellbeing. Kelly 0478 282 588.

Croquet: 8.15am for 8.30am start, Tuesday, Thursday. Croquet courts, Brisbane St, North Dubbo. Kate 0409 927 140, Lillian 0429 471 921.

Dubbo Arts & Crafts Society Cottage, 137 Cobra St: Thursday, 10am-3pm. Contact 6881 6410. Friday, 10am – Spinning and Weaving.

Anne 0408 891 225. Saturday Art, Ellen 0427 827 851. Monday, 10am-3pm – Patchwork. Lyn 0429 635 489.

THIRD Tuesday of the month, 10am – Silver Craft. Julie 0418 976 663.

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Small joining fee after three visits. All men are welcome, Kevin 0427 253 445.

Dubbo Embroiderers: Saturdays, Macquarie Regional Library – 10am-3pm.

SECOND and FOURTH Tuesday of the month, Dubbo Bridge Club, Elston Park, Bultje St Dubbo – 9.30am-3pm. All are welcome. Patricia 0439 846 400.

Heart Support Walking Group: 12.30pm, Tuesday and Thursday, Ollie Robbins Oval, Cnr of Bligh Street. Supports gentle exercise promoting healthy hearts, contact Ray 0437 541 942.

Line Dancing: Thursday 9:30am-12pm.

Wednesday 6:30pm-8:30pm. Greek Hall cnr Gipps and Roper Sts Dubbo. All welcome, no experience needed. $10/class, first class free. dubbolinedancers@gmail.com or Trudy 0423 189 849.

Narromine Community Women’s Shed: 10am-3pm, Monday and Wednesday, The Wesley Centre, 138 Dandaloo Street, Narromine. Leona 0487 200 987.

THURSDAY Above Board Gamers: SECOND and FOURTH Thursday of the month, 6pm, Devil’s Hollow Brewery. Alan 0432 278 235.

Badminton: 7.30pm-9.30pm, Delroy High School Auditorium, East Street, West Dubbo, $5 to play, $22 insurance ($20, school students).

Chris 6887 3413.

Bingo – South Dubbo Veterans & Community Men’s Shed: 11am-12.30pm, West Dubbo Bowling Club. Barry 0439 344 349.

Coffee, Craft and Chat: 9.30am-12pm, Gospel Hall, Cnr of Boundary Road and Taylor St. Anne 0428 425 958.

CWA Dubbo: FIRST Thursday of the month, 9.30am-11am, Oak Tree Retirement Village Peel Street, Dubbo. Marion 6884 2957.

CWA Wongarbon Handicraft: SECOND Thursday of the month, Liz 0401 174 883.

CWA Wongarbon: FIRST Thursday of the month, 10am, Wongarbon CWA rooms. Marjorie 6884 5558.

Family History Society (Dubbo & District): 1pm-4pm, volunteers on site during these hours, Western Plains Cultural Centre Community Arts Centre, Cnr Wingewarra and Gipps St Let’s Walk together: 10am Thursdays weekly meet at Regand Park near the Walkway Bridge. Everyone is welcome. Supported by the Heart Foundation. Contact Jimmy at Connecting Community Services 1800 319 551.

Macquarie Masons Dubbo: SECOND Thursday of the month. All visitors are welcome, John O’Brien 0405 051 896.

Outback Dragons Dubbo: 5.45pm (in summer), Sandy Beach amenities block. Come and try dragon boating, your first five paddles are FREE. info@outbackdragons.com.au, Robyn 0427 462 504.

Wellington Arts and Crafts: 10am-3pm, Small Hall in the Anglican Church grounds, Wellington, variety of crafts, activities and workshops offered. Dorothy 0408 601 066.

FRIDAY Catholic Healthcare – Mind + Move:

Fridays – Remain Active 9-10am. Fun, movement, and connection in a supportive space.

Kelly 0478 282 588.

Central West Makers Place: 12pm-6pm, South Dubbo Veterans and Community Men’s Shed, Cnr Palmer and High Streets. 3D printing, robotics, pottery, and more. Adam 0431 038 866.

Community Kitchen: FIRST Friday of the month, 6.30pm, Holy Trinity Hall, Brisbane St, free meal.

Dead End Coffee Club: Narromine’s own “death cafe” discussing end of life issues to improve death literacy meets on the first Friday every month at Platform 11 Cafe, Burraway St, Narromine. FREE. Enquiries: Kaz Hamilton 0437 897 148.

Dubbo Nepalese Christian Fellowship: 6.30-8pm. Cyrel 0416 826 701, Kabita 0452 406 234.

Dubbo Parkinson’s Support Group: FIRST Friday of each month, 10.30am, Horizons village, Minore Road, Dubbo. Marsha Isbester 0427 373 842.

Holy Trinity Kids Club: For ages 6-12 years.

Holy Trinity Hall – 158 Brisbane Street. 4-5.30pm.

Every 2nd Friday – School Term. Phone Justin 0411 250 760 for more information.

Lunchtime Prayer Group – Dubbo Anglican Church: 1-2pm in Brotherhood House, 158 Brisbane Street. Bring your lunch.

Narromine Food Barn: 8.30am-11am, Lowcost groceries, fruit, vegetables and FREE bread with any purchase to people in need. Geoff Smith 0427 895 447.

Tai Chi at U3A: 10am, at the Community Arts Centre, Western Plains Cultural Centre, 76 Wingewarra Street. Richard 6888 5656.

Urban Tribe: 2pm, with dancing, music, singing, caring and sharing. 0459 762 702.

Western Plains Trefoil Guild: SECOND Friday of each month, 10.30am, Orana Gardens round house. Please confirm the meeting will be on. Dorothy 6884 6646.

SATURDAY Beekeepers Inc – Orana: SECOND Saturday of the month, 9.15am, Narromine Tennis Club rooms, unless other arrangements are made. orana.secretary@beekeepers.asn.au Bridge Club – Dubbo: 1pm-4.30pm, Bultje Street. Cost: $7 members, $9 non-members.

Libby 0428 254 324.

Croquet: 8.15am, Muller Park Tennis and Croquet courts, Brisbane St, North Dubbo. New players of all ages are welcome. Tricia 0428 876 204, Margaret 0427 018 946.

CWA Gilgandra Market: FIRST Saturday of the month, 9am-1pm, cakes, fruit, pickles, plants and more! New stall holders are welcome. $5 per table, proceeds to CWA. Hilda 0427 471 270.

Dubbo Anglican Church Vigil Communion Service: 6pm, 158 Brisbane Street. Contact 6884 4990.

Dubbo Bridge Club: 1pm, Bultje Street (Tennis Courts), Dubbo. $7 members, $9 nonmembers. Libby 0428 254 324.

Dubbo Slot Car Racing Club: FIRST and THIRD Saturday of the month, 4pm, Seniors (15+), old Scouts Building, 189-191 Talbragar Street, across from Aldi. Terry 0408 260 965.

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District): 10am-1pm, volunteers on site during these hours, Western Plains Cultural Centre Community Arts Centre, Cnr Wingewarra and Gipps Sts. Ladies Luncheon: Saturday, October 4, from 12pm at Westside Hotel, Newell Highway, West Dubbo. Bev 6884 2401.

Orana Writers’ Hub: 1st Saturday of the month, 10am-1pm. Music Room, WPCC. Patchwork and Quilters Group: 9am, SECOND and LAST Saturday of the month, Dubbo Pipe Band Hall, Cnr Darling and Wingewarra Sts. Charlene 0408 825 180.

Parkrun – Dubbo: 8am every week, FREE timed (with barcode), 5km run, jog or walk, starts at Sandy Beach, dogs, prams are welcome. Email dubbohelpers@parkrun.com to help!

RSL Tennis Club: 12.30pm, Paramount Tennis Club courts for enjoyable social tennis. All welcome 0437 824 743.

Seventh-day Adventist Church Bible Study: 9.30am, Sabbath School and children’s/ youth Sabbath School, 11am, Divine Service. Cnr Cobra and Sterling Sts. dubbo.adventist.org.au Talbragar CWA: First Saturday of the month.

45L Boothenba Road, Dubbo commencing at 2pm. Will be 90 this year! October meeting will be a regular meeting and AGM. More information – Ronda 0419 275 223.

Transition Dubbo Food + Film Night: For information about future events. Peter 0439 091 767.

Wellington Diecast Model Car Collectors Club: First Saturday of the month from 2pm at 25 Clive St, Wellington. Enquiries: Michael Gallop, 0435 745 464.

SUNDAY Australian Kite Flyers Society: SECOND Sunday of the month, 10am, Jubilee Oval. See how to build and fly modern (and old) kites.

David 0476 223 342.

Bicycle User Group Social Ride: 9am, at Wahroonga Park. Mick 0437 136 169, Sam 0429 826 076, dubbobug.org.au Dubbo Acoustic Musicjam (DAMjam): SECOND Sunday of the month, 2pm-5pm, Milestone Hotel, upstairs. Join acoustic sessions or just listen. Peter 0457 787 143.

Dubbo Anglican Church Traditional Communion Service: 8am, 158 Brisbane Street. 6884 4990.

Dubbo Anglican Church: 10am, Trinity Kids Sunday School and family Communion service.

Dubbo Baptist Church: 9.30am. 6pm only during school terms. 251 Cobra Street (next to Spotlight). Come along and discover if church is still relevant in today’s world. Everyone is welcome. 6884 2320.

Dubbo Pistol Club: 12.30pm, 143L Old Dubbo Road, 6882 0007.

Orana K9 Training Club INC: New intake every 7th Sunday, daylight savings start 8.45am, Eastern Standard time 9.45am. Orana K9 Training now training at Pioneer Oval, Howard Ave, West Dubbo. Reg 0428 849 877, Dianne 0429 847 380.

Orana Pistol Club: 9am, Hyandra Lane, Dubbo. Sundays only, 6887 3704.

The Write In: An opportunity for writers to sit

in writerly companionship, writing. 3rd Sunday of the month. Dubbo library meeting room from 11.30.

Traditional Catholic Latin Mass – Rawsonville: SECOND Sunday of the month, 9am, Rawsonville Soldier’s Memorial Hall, Rawsonville Road. 0429 920 842.

Transcendental Meditation (TM): Free introductory talks via www.tm.org.au. Maharishi Foundation Australia, scientifically proven benefits of TM. David 0424 252 834.

MONDAY Amnesty International Dubbo: SECOND Monday of the month, 5.30pm-6.30pm, St Brigid’s meeting room. Sandra Lindeman amnesty.dubbo@gmail.com or 0419 167 574.

Anglican Women’s Association: 5.30pm, at Holy Trinity. Dorothy 6884 4990.

Australian Air Force Cadets 313 “City of Dubbo” Squadron: 6pm-9.30pm, Army Barracks (Cnr Kokoda Pl and Wingewarra St). NOW recruiting, 13 to 18 years, rewarding activities.

Dubbo Bridge Club: FOURTH Monday of the month, 10am-1pm, Bultje Street. $7 members, $9 non-members. Libby 0428 254 324.

Dubbo City Physical Culture Club: 4.30pm start, Wesley Community Hall, 66 Church St. Fun, affordable dance for girls/ladies, 4yrs and up, all fitness levels. dubbocityphysie@ live.com.au Dubbo Filmmakers: Expressions of Interest. Short features movies and documentaries, shot on smart phones. Contact Sue 0455 255 137 after midday to find out more.

Dubbo Multicultural Women’s Group: THIRD Monday of the month, 10am, St Brigid’s Meeting Room in Brisbane Street. Women of all backgrounds are invited. 1800 319 551.

RFDS Dubbo Support Group monthly meetings: FIRST Monday of the month, RFDS Visitor Experience, 5pm, 21 Judy Jakins Drive, Dubbo Airport. Jeanette Hamilton 0429 673 366.

Rotary Club of Dubbo: 6pm-8pm, Westside Hotel, Whylandra Street, West Dubbo.

Lyn Wicks, 0428 342 374, Carla Pittman 0418 294 438 or dubborotaryclub@hotmail.com.

Sing Australia Dubbo Choir: 6pm-8pm, Bridge Club, Bultje Street. NO auditions, no requirements to read music and no singing experience necessary. Contact Michele Peak 0428 680 775.

Tai Chi 10 Form: 2.30pm-3.30pm during school terms at U3A, Community Arts Centre, WPCC, 76 Wingewarra St. Laney 6882 4680 or laneyluk@gmail.com.

TUESDAY Aboriginal Elders Walkabout Ministry Group: 9.30am-2pm in Holy Trinity Church Hall, 158 Brisbane Street.

Dementia Sing Out Choir: Weekly 11am12.30pm, Generosity Church, 51 Sheraton Road, Dubbo. Anne Gemmell 0481 396 404.

Depression Recovery Group: 10.30am, at the Catholic Parish Meeting Room, Brisbane St. Norm 6882 6081 or Sandra 0432 647 877 Dubbo Camera Club: Meet 1st Tuesday of the Month at Club Dubbo at 7pm. Everyone is welcome to join. See FB page for more details.

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Dubbo City Physical Culture Club: 5pm start, Holy Trinity Hall, Brisbane Street, Dubbo.

Fun, affordable dance for girls/ladies, 4yrs and up, all fitness levels. dubbocityphysie@live.com.au Dubbo Chess Club: 7pm-9pm, at Dubbo RSL. Juniors welcome. Trevor 0424 225 323 and Babu 0422 877 165.

Dubbo City Ladies Probus Club: Meet on the second Tuesday of each month in the Masonic Village Hall, Darby Close at 10am. Marie Francis 0408 845 640.

Dubbo Lions Club Inc: FIRST and THIRD Tuesday of the month, 6.30pm, Club Dubbo. PO Box 285 Dubbo, Lois on 0428 288 325 or dubbolionsinc@gmail.com.

Dubbo Men’s Probus: FIRST Tuesday of every month, 11am, Masonic Hall. Bob Ellis 0428 217 752.

Dubbo Prostate Support Group: For information about future meetings, Elizabeth 0408 682 968.

Dubbo RSL Euchre Club: 7pm, for 7.30pm, Dubbo RSL, Glen 0419 179 985 or Doreen 6882 6163.

Family History Society (Dubbo & District): 1pm-4pm, Cnr Wingewarra & Gipps Sts, Western Plains Cultural Centre, Community Arts Centre.

Girls Brigade: During school term, 6pm-8pm, Orana Baptist Church, 4 Palmer St. For all school aged girls. Enjoy crafts, games, camps, stories, songs, cooking and much more. Julie 0428 821 829.

Orana Physical Culture: 4pm onwards, starts with 2-4 years Sparkles class, Auditorium at St Mary’s Primary School. See the Orana Physical Culture Facebook page.

Rotary Club of Dubbo Macquarie: 12.30pm-2pm, Westside Hotel. Peter McInnes 0417 140 149.

Rotary Club of Dubbo South: 6pm, at South Dubbo Tavern.

Smart Recovery (Behaviour Change Support Group): 5pm, online or in person. Rob 0417 497 187.

South Dubbo Veteran’s & Community Men’s Shed: 9am-12pm, Cnr of High and Palmer Streets. New members welcome.

Reach Out & Discussion Group for people with Eating Disorders: Expressions of Interest, Tuesdays. Venue TBA. 0455 255 137 after midday to express interest.

Toastmasters Club: FIRST and THIRD Tuesday of the month, 7pm-9pm, Dubbo RSL Club, Brisbane St. Sharon Allan 0408 156 015 or email sallan@rhdubbo.com.au Women’s Wellbeing Walking Group: 10am Tuesdays fortnightly meeting at Victoria Park BBQ area. Women of all ages welcome.

Kathryn at Connecting Community Services 1800 319 551.

WEDNESDAY Ballroom Dancing: Wednesday 7.30-9.30pm $10. Wesley Hall Cnr of Carrington Avenue & Church Street, Dubbo. Graham Woods 0447 885 603.

Blood Cancer Support Group: FIRST Wednesday of month, 10.30am-12pm, Venue changes each month. Louise or Emma 0412 706 785.

Breast Cancer Support Group: FOURTH Wednesday of every month, 10am, Baptist Church, Palmer Street, Community Health 5853 2545.

Bric-a-brac sale, weekly – South Dubbo Veterans and Community Men’s Shed: 10am-12pm, Corner of Palmer and High Streets.

Barry on 0439 344 349.

Cake Cupper & Cancer Support Group: SECOND Wednesday of month, 2.30-4pm,

Western Cancer Centre Dubbo, carer is also welcome. For patients having current cancer treatment. Megs or Fi 6809 6200.

Catholic Healthcare – Mind + Move: Wednesdays – Gym Ball Drumming 12-1pm. Art 1.30-2.30pm. Kelly 0478 282 588.

Coffee, Craft & Chat: FORTNIGHTLY, 10am12pm, Gospel Chapel on Boundary Road. Anne 0428 425 958.

CWA Dubbo Evening Branch: THIRD Wednesday of the month, 6pm, 3 Frith Street.

Barb on 0409 159 556.

CWA Narromine: SECOND Wednesday of the month, 5.30pm, USMC. Carolyn 0427 747 478.

CWA Terramungamine: SECOND Wednesday of the month, 10am, Dubbo RSL Club.

Barb 0427 251 121.

CWA Wellington Branch: SECOND Wednesday of Month, 10.30am, Wellington CWA Rooms, Warne St, Wellington. Marion on 0429 033 836.

Dementia Friendship Group: SECOND Wednesday of month, 10.30am, Western Plains Cultural Centre, Creo Cafe, Wingewarra St. Anne Gemmell 0481 396 404.

Dubbo Anglican Church Trinity Kids Playgroup: 10am-12pm, Anglican Church Hall, 158 Brisbane St., during School terms. Contact 6884 4990.

Dubbo Bobbin Lacemakers: THIRD Wednesday of the month, 10am-3pm, Arts & Crafts Society Cottage and Craft Shop, 137 Cobra Street. Judy 0416 818 931.

Dubbo Bridge Club: 9.45am, for 10am-1pm, Bultje Street (Tennis Courts), Dubbo. $7 members, $9 non-members. Libby 0428 254 324.

Dubbo Community Garden: 9am-12pm, 4 Palmer Street. A time to garden with others, learn more skills and grow friendships. Denise 0433 623 842 or Julie 0428 821 829.

Dubbo Electric Vehicle Interest, Owners, Users & Supporters (DEVIOUS) group: FIRST Wednesday of each month, 12.30pm-1.30pm, Western Plains Cultural Centre café. Chris 0409 321 470.

Dubbo Garden Club: 10am, FIRST Wednesday of month, Garden gatherings with morning tea.

Contact President Annette Storer 0429 828 882.

Dundullimal Dubbo Support Crew Inc: FOURTH Wednesday of month, 10am, Dundullimal Homestead. Support Homestead functions. 6884 9984, dundullimal@nationaltrust.com.au Gamblers Anonymous: 6pm, Baptist Church, Dubbo. Victor 0407 799 139.

Geurie Craft Group: 9am-2pm, Geurie Bowling Club. Everyone is welcome. Colene 0400 422 335.

Lodge Allan Stuart 416: SECOND Wednesday of month, Geurie Masonic Centre. Please email secretary@lodgeallanstuart416.org.au Social Tennis: Friendly Wednesday ladies morning group, inviting you to join us. Come along 9am at Macquarie Club Dubbo.

Survivors Of Suicide Bereavement Group: Wednesdays, by expressions of interest.

Please contact 0455 255 137 after midday.

Walter T. Grant Seniors Social Club: 9am2pm, Scout’s Hall, Welchman Street. $10 per day.

BYO lunch. Pre-lunch cards and games, postlunch bingo. Jan Miller 0418 255 217.

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11.15 A Million Little Things. 12.15 Shopping.

6.00 Morning (23) Programs.

2.05 ER. 2.50 Heartbreak High. 3.35 Richard Osman’s House Of Games. 4.05 Would I Lie To You? 4.40 MythBusters. 5.30 Amazing Spaces.

6.20 Phil Spencer: Secret Agent. 7.05 House Of Games. 7.35 QI. 8.05 Would I Lie To You? 8.40 MOVIE: Ransom. (1996) 10.35 ER. 11.20 My Family. 11.50 Rage. 12.50 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 1.35 Late Programs.

6.00 It’s (66) Academic. 7.30 Get Clever. 8.30 Flushed. 9.00 Shopping.

10.00 Gold Coast Ocean Rescue. 10.30 House Rules. 12.00 Rebel Wilson’s Pooch Perfect. 2.25 Intolerant Cooks. 3.00 MOVIE: Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse. (2018) 5.25 MOVIE: Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse. (2023) 8.30 MOVIE: Passengers. (2016) 11.00 MOVIE: The Unholy. (2021) 1.05 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (64) Programs. 10.00 NFL Tailgate. 11.00 NFL. NFL. Week 6. New York Giants v Philadelphia Eagles. 2.30 Nature Gone Wild. 3.00 Timbersports. 3.30 Mountain Men. 4.30 American Resto. 5.00 Storage Wars.

5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.00 Football. AFLW. Western Bulldogs v Essendon.

9.15 MOVIE: Enemy Of The State. (1998) 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs.

(82) 9.00 Nanny. 9.30 Addams Family. 10.00 Bewitched. 10.30 Jeannie. 11.00 The West Wing. 12.10 MOVIE: A Royal Recipe For Love. (2023) 2.00 Golden Girls. 2.30 Nanny. 3.30 Seinfeld. 4.30 Addams Family. 5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 Jeannie. 6.00 Golden Girls. 6.30 Nanny. 7.30 MOVIE: Night At The Museum: Secret Of The Tomb. (2014) 9.30 MOVIE: Shallow Hal. (2001) 11.45 Late Programs.

6.00 (52) Morning Programs. 10.00 Family Feud. 10.30 Ridiculousness. 11.30 Deal Or No Deal. 12.00 Stephen Colbert. 1.00 Ridiculousness. 2.00 King Of Queens. 2.30 Becker. 3.00 Frasier.

4.00 Everyday Gourmet. 4.30 King Of Queens.

5.00 Becker. 5.30 Frasier. 6.30 Friends. 7.30 MOVIE: The Core. (2003) 10.00 Becker. 10.30 Frasier. 11.30 Late Programs.

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6.00 DW English News. 6.30 Al Jazeera. 7.00 BBC News At Six. 7.30 France 24 English News.

8.00 DD India News Hour. 8.55 World’s Greatest Sporting Arenas. 9.55 The Story Of Coffee. 10.55 Travel Quest. 11.55 BBC News At Ten. 12.25 France 24 International News. 12.55 Soccer. Austn C’ship.

Metrostars v Wests Apia FC. 3.00 Soccer. Austn C’ship. Preston Lions FC v NWS Spirit. 5.05 Going Places With Ernie Dingo.

5.35 Trains At War. 6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Orient Express: A Golden Era Of Travel.

8.25 75 Years At Longleat.

9.20 Royal Crisis: Countdown To Abdication: Collision Course.

10.20 Great Australian Walks: Bathers Way. 11.15 Homicide: Life On The Street.

2.45 Welcome To My Farm.

3.45 Urban Conversion.

4.20 J Schwanke’s Life In Bloom.

5.15 France 24 Feature.

5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 Motor Racing. Supercars C’ship. Bathurst 1000.

Practice session. 1.00 Motor Racing. Supercars C’ship. Bathurst 1000. Practice session and support races. 4.30 Motor Racing. Supercars C’ship. Bathurst 1000. Top 10 Shootout.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Healthy, Wealthy & Wise.

8.00 MOVIE: Die Hard: With A Vengeance.

(1995) Bruce Willis, Samuel L Jackson. A New York detective tries to stop a mad bomber who is holding the city to ransom. (M) 10.30 MOVIE: Ambulance. (2022) Jake Gyllenhaal. Two bank robbers hijack an ambulance. (MA15+) 1.20 Motor Racing. Supercars Championship.

Round 10. Bathurst 1000. Day 2. Top 10 Shootout. Replay.

3.00 Home Shopping.

4.00 It’s Academic.

5.00 House Of Wellness.

6.00 Getaway. 6.30 ACA. 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Today Extra: Saturday. 12.00 Our State On A Plate. 12.30 The Block. 3.20 David Attenborough’s Asia. 4.30 The Garden Gurus.

5.00 9News First At Five. 5.30 Getaway.

6.00 9News Saturday.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 MOVIE: Father Of The Bride. (1991) Steve Martin, Diane Keaton. A family plans a wedding.

(G) 9.35 MOVIE: Monster-In-Law. (2005) Jennifer Lopez, Jane Fonda. A woman faces opposition from her future mother-in-law, who is determined to prevent her son’s wedding. (M) 11.35 Law & Order: Organized Crime.

12.30 Australia’s Top Ten Of Everything.

1.30 The Garden Gurus.

2.00 The Incredible Journey Presents.

2.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping.

4.30 Global Shop. 5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping.

5.30 Helping Hands.

6.00 Tough Tested. 7.00 Reel Action. 7.30 Escape Fishing With ET. 8.00 IFISH. 8.30 On The Fly. 9.00 What’s Up Down Under. 9.30 Intrepid Adventures.

Final. 10.00 My Market Kitchen. 10.30 The Amazing Race Australia: Celebrity Edition. 12.00 The Brighter Side. 12.30 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. 1.00 Silvia’s Italian Masterclass.

1.30 Cannonball Run Down Under. 2.00 Planet Shapers. Return. 2.30 Buy To Build. 3.00 Australia

By Design: Architecture. Final.

3.30 Well Traveller. Return.

4.00 Cook With Luke.

4.30 Food Trail: South Africa.

5.00 10 News.

6.30 The Dog House Australia.

7.30 Selling Houses Australia.

8.30 Ambulance UK. 9.45 Gogglebox Australia.

10.45 The Gilded Age. 11.40 FBI: Most Wanted.

12.30 Home Shopping.

5.00 Hour Of Power.

6.05 (22) Bananas In Pyjamas. 7.25 Ariel. 8.15 Super Monsters.

9.00 Play School. 9.40 Mecha Builders. 10.05 The Gruffalo. 11.00 Sesame Street. 11.25 Wiggle.

11.40 Andy And The Band. 2.15 Thomas. 2.30 Fizzy And Suds. 3.00 Play School. 3.30 Thomas.

4.20 Millie Magnificent. 4.45 Gardening Australia Junior. 5.10 PJ Masks. 6.30 Paddington.

6.50 Andy And The Band. 7.05 Do Not Watch This Show. 7.30 Hard Quiz Kids. 8.00 Kids BBQ Championship. 8.40 Chopped Jnr. 9.20 Fresh Off The Boat. 10.05 Abbott Elementary. 10.25 Speechless. 10.45 Pokémon: Diamond And Pearl.

11.10 Dragon Ball Super. 11.30 Officially Amazing Goes Bunkers. 12.00 Late Programs.

ABC FAMILY

6.00 TRT World (31) News. 6.50 DW English News. 7.20 FBC News. 7.55 France 24 Feature. 8.10 NHK Newsline. 8.40 CBC The National. 9.30 BBC News At Six. 10.00 The Movie Show. 12.00 MOVIE: Stockholm. (2018) 1.40 Trip Hazard: My Great British Adventure. 2.35 A Fork In The Road. 3.40 BBC News At Ten. 4.10 France 24. 4.40 PBS News. 5.40 Mastermind Aust.

6.40 Mysteries From Above. 7.35 Impossible Engineering. 8.30 I Am Steve McQueen. 10.00 Snowpiercer. 11.45 Banksy And The Stolen Girl.

12.45 The Dyatlov Pass Incident. 1.40 The Swiping Game. 2.00 The Big Sex Talk. 4.00 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera.

6.00 Home (62) Shopping. 8.30 Better Homes And Gardens. 10.00 The Yorkshire Vet. 11.00 Harry’s Practice.

11.30 GetOn Extra.

12.00 Horse Racing. Caulfield Guineas and Hill Stakes Day. 6.00 Dog Patrol.

6.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 8.30 Escape To The Country.

11.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 1.30 The Great Australian Doorstep. 2.00 Room For Improvement. 2.30 Creek To Coast. 3.00 Weekender. 3.30 Sydney Weekender. 4.00 Harry’s Practice. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Shopping.

6.00 Danger Man. (81) 7.00 Leading The Way. 7.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 8.00 Thunderbirds. 8.30 Tomorrow’s World. 9.00 Turning Point With Dr David Jeremiah. 9.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping.

10.00 Helping Hands.

10.30 MOVIE: Nicholas Nickleby. (1947) 12.45 MOVIE: The Divided Heart. (1954) 2.40 MOVIE: Trapeze. (1956) 4.50 MOVIE: The Barefoot Contessa. (1954) 7.30 To Be Advised.

1.20 MOVIE: Nicholas Nickleby. (1947) 3.35 MOVIE: The Divided Heart. (1954) 5.30 My Favorite Martian.

Home (53) 6.00 Shopping.

9.00 Tough Tested.

10.00 Judge Judy.

10.30 A Million Little Things.

12.30 Australia By Design: Architecture.

1.00 JAG. 5.00 Reel Action.

5.30 JAG. 7.30 NCIS. 10.20 The Real CSI: Miami: Xxxtentacion.

11.15 A Million Little Things.

12.15 Home Shopping.

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6.00 It’s Academic.

(66) 7.30 Get Clever.

8.30 Flushed. 10.00 Weekender. 10.30 Sydney Weekender. 11.00 Australia’s Cheapest Weddings.

12.00 Yummy Mummies. 1.00 Anh Does Vietnam.

2.10 MOVIE: Spider-Man: Across The SpiderVerse. (2023) 5.15 MOVIE: A Dog’s Journey. (2019) 7.30 MOVIE: The Break-Up. (2006) Jennifer Aniston, Vince Vaughn, Joey Lauren Adams.

9.45 MOVIE: The Bounty Hunter. (2010) Gerard Butler, Jennifer Aniston, Gio Perez.

12.15 First Dates UK. 1.15 Fresh TV. 1.30 Home Shopping. 2.30 Fresh TV. 3.00 Burn Notice.

6.00 The Fishing (64) Show. 7.00 Red’s Fishing Adventures. 7.30 Al McGlashan’s Fish’n With Mates. 8.00 A Football Life. 9.00 American Resto. 9.30 Storage Wars. 10.00 American Pickers. 11.00 The 4WD Adventure Show. 12.00 Garage 41. 12.30 Timbersports. 1.00 Blokesworld.

1.30 Dipper’s Destinations. 2.00 Rides Down Under: Workshop Wars. 3.00 Football. AFLW. Geelong v GWS Giants. 5.00 Counting Cars.

6.00 Pawn Stars. 7.00 Football. AFLW. Richmond v North Melbourne. 9.15 MOVIE: Spider-Man 3. (2007) 12.10 MOVIE: Major League. (1989) 2.25 Pawn Stars. 3.30 Storage Wars. 4.00 Duck Dynasty. 5.00 Kings Of Pain.

6.00 Bubble’s Hotel.

(82) 6.30 Spidey And His Amazing Friends. 7.00 Barney’s World. 7.30 Smashhdown! Search For The GOAT. 8.00 Allo!

Allo! 9.10 Only Fools And Horses. 9.50 MOVIE: Benny & Joon. (1993) 11.50 Seinfeld. 12.20 Motor Racing. FIA World Endurance C’ship. 6 Hours of Fuji. H’lights. 1.30 Soccer. English Premier League. Chelsea v Liverpool. Replay. 3.30 Ski Rescue Down Under. 4.30 Hot Wheels. 5.30 MOVIE: Short Circuit. (1986) 7.30 MOVIE: Police Academy. (1984) 9.35 MOVIE: The Hangover.

(2009) 11.40 Seinfeld. 12.10 Love Island Games.

2.40 Below Deck. 4.30 I Love VIP Pets. 4.50 Lego Dreamzzz. 5.10 Booba. 5.30 Pokémon: B&W.

The (52) 6.00 Bold And The Beautiful. 8.30 Wheel Of Fortune. 10.00 Ridiculousness. 11.00 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. 11.30 Deal Or No Deal.

12.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.

2.00 Ridiculousness.

3.00 Frasier.

4.00 Friends.

6.30 The Big Bang Theory.

10.00 Frasier.

11.00 Ridiculousness.

12.00 South Park. 1.00 Home Shopping.

1.30 South Park. 2.30 Home Shopping.

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6.00 Rage. 7.00 Weekend Breakfast. 9.00 Insiders. 10.00 Offsiders. 10.30 The World This Week. 11.00 Compass. 11.30 Songs Of Praise.

12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Landline. 1.30 Gardening Australia. 2.30 David Attenborough’s Conquest Of The Skies.

3.20 Grand Designs New Zealand.

4.10 Bill Bailey’s Wild West Australia. Final.

5.00 Antiques Roadshow.

6.00 Pilgrimage: The Road Through The Alps.

Final.

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 The Assembly: Julia Morris.

8.15 Mystery Road: Origin.

9.10 The Following Events Are Based On A Pack Of Lies.

10.10 Mother And Son. 10.35 Take 5 With Zan Rowe.

11.05 MOVIE: In My Blood It Runs. (2019) (M) 12.25 Brush With Fame. 12.55 Rage. 3.00 Ask The Doctor. 3.30 The Art Of... 4.00 Gardening Aust. 5.00 Insiders.

6.00 DW English News. 6.30 Al Jazeera. 7.00 APAC Weekly. 7.30 France 24 English News.

8.00 DD India News Hour. 9.05 World’s Greatest Sporting Arenas. 10.05 Beyond The Beaten Path.

11.00 Travel Quest. 12.00 APAC Weekly. 12.30 PBS Washington Week. 1.00 Speedweek. 3.00 Sailing. Sail Grand Prix. H’lights. 4.00 FIFA World Cup 2010: Our South Africa. 5.05 Going Places.

5.35 Trains At War. 6.30 SBS World News.

7.35 Seven Wonders Of The Ancient World.

New. 8.30 King And Conqueror. New. 9.30 Dan Snow’s Greatest Discoveries: Terracotta Army.

10.25 The Wonders Of Europe.

11.25 The Real Mo Farah.

12.35 Gloriavale: New Zealand’s Secret Cult.

2.10 Tough Trains. 3.10 Welcome To My Farm.

4.10 Urban Conversion. 4.40 Bamay. 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 APAC Weekly.

6.00 NBC Today.

7.00 Motor Racing. Supercars Championship.

Round 10. Bathurst 1000. Day 3. Support races and warm up. From Mount Panorama Motor Racing Circuit, NSW. 10.00 Motor Racing. Supercars Championship.

Round 10. Bathurst 1000. Day 3. Build up and Race. From Mount Panorama Motor Racing Circuit, NSW. 6.00 Seven News.

7.00 The Voice.

8.45 The Rise And Fall Of Kings Cross. New. 10.25 24 Hours In Police Custody: A Knife Through The Heart.

11.25 Crime Investigation Australia: Most Infamous.

12.40 Miniseries: The Victim.

2.00 Home Shopping.

3.30 Million Dollar Minute.

4.00 NBC Today.

5.00 Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Hello SA. 6.30 A Current Affair. 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Wide World Of Sports.

11.00 Cross Court. Return. 11.30 Drive: Driving Value. New. 12.00 Explore. 12.15 The Block.

1.30 Rugby League. Women’s Exhibition Match.

Papua New Guinea Orchids v Prime Minister’s XIII. 3.30 Rugby League. Men’s Exhibition Match.

Papua New Guinea Kumuls v Prime Minister’s XIII. From Santos National Football Stadium, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.

6.00 9News Sunday.

7.00 The Block.

8.45 60 Minutes.

9.45 9News Late.

10.15 A Killer Makes A Call: Grindr Killer.

11.15 Mobsters.

12.10 The Gulf.

1.00 Our State On A Plate.

1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping.

4.00 Believer’s Voice. 4.30 Garden Gurus. 5.00 Today Early News. 5.30 Today.

6.00 Mass For You At Home. 6.30 Key Of David.

7.00 Joseph Prince: New Creation Church. 7.30 Freshly Picked With Simon Toohey. 8.00 Roads Less Travelled. 8.30 Exploring Off The Grid. 9.30 The Chef’s Garden. 10.00 Frugal Foodie.

10.30 The Brighter Side.

11.00 The Amazing Race Australia: Celebrity Edition.

1.30 Lingo.

2.30 Basketball. NBL. Round 4. New Zealand Breakers v South East Melbourne Phoenix.

From Spark Arena, Auckland, New Zealand.

4.30 Deal Or No Deal.

5.00 10 News.

6.00 10 News+.

7.00 The Amazing Race Australia: Celebrity Edition.

8.30 Watson.

9.30 Matlock.

11.30 10 News+.

12.30 Home Shopping. 4.30 CBS Morning.

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6.05 Bananas In Pyjamas. 7.25 Ariel. 8.15 Super Monsters.

8.50 Fizzy And Suds. 9.05 Play School. 9.50 Millie Magnificent. 10.05 Thomas And Friends: Sodor Sings Together. 11.00 Sesame Street. 11.25 Wiggle. 11.40 Andy And The Band. 2.25 Fizzy And Suds. 3.00 Play School. 3.30 Zog. 3.55 Odd Squad. 4.20 Millie Magnificent. 4.45 Gardening Australia Junior. 5.10 PJ Masks Power Heroes.

6.30 Paddington. 6.50 Andy And The Band. 7.05 Do Not Watch This Show. 7.35 The Mysterious Benedict Society. 8.15 Crongton. 8.40 Fresh Off The Boat. 9.20 Abbott Elementary. 10.05 Speechless. 10.25 Merlin. 11.10 Secrets Of The Zoo. 11.55 Late Programs. 5.40 Teletubbies.

6.00 TRT World (31) News. 6.30 France 24 Africa News. 6.50 DW English News.

7.20 FBC News. 7.50 France 24 Feature. 8.10 DW Global US. 8.40 CBC The National. 9.30 Small Business Secrets. 10.00 The Movie Show. 12.05 Australia Come Fly With Me. 2.10 Bamay. 2.45 Jeopardy! 4.50 France 24. 5.20 PBS Washington Week. 5.50 History’s Greatest Heists With Pierce Brosnan. 6.40 Abandoned Engineering. 8.30 Suranne Jones Investigating Witch Trials. New. 9.30 Uncanny. 10.40 Hudson & Rex. 11.30 The Story Of. 12.00 Cycling. Paris-Tours. 2.20 Forbidden History. 3.15 The Big Sex Talk. 3.45 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera.

6.00 Room For (62) Improvement. 6.30 The Great Australian Doorstep. 7.00 Tomorrow’s World. 7.30 Leading The Way. 8.00 David Jeremiah. 8.30 Shopping. 9.00 DVine Living.

9.30 Harry’s Practice. 10.00 House Of Wellness.

11.00 Healthy, Wealthy & Wise. 12.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 South Aussie With Cosi. 2.30 Escape To The Country. 3.30 World’s Most Scenic Railway Journeys. 4.30 Escape To The Country.

7.30 Mr Bates Vs The Post Office. 8.30 Vera. 10.30 Flesh And Blood. 11.30 Heathrow. 12.30 The Great Australian Doorstep. 1.00 Better Homes. 2.00 Vera. 4.00 Million Dollar Minute. 5.00 Room For Improvement. 5.30 The Great Australian Doorstep.

6.00 Skippy. 6.30 (81) Amazing Facts With Doug Batchelor. 7.00 Leading The Way. 7.30 In Touch. 8.00 Beyond Today. 8.30 The Incredible Journey. 9.00 Turning Point. 9.30 TV Shop.

10.00 My Favorite Martian. 10.30 Getaway. 11.00 MOVIE: Cage Of Gold. (1950) 12.45 MOVIE: A Run For Your Money. (1949) 2.30 MOVIE: Passport To Pimlico. (1949) 4.15 MOVIE: Yours, Mine And Ours.

(1968) 6.30 M*A*S*H. 8.30 To Be Advised.

11.00 Major Crimes. 12.00 MOVIE: Cage Of Gold.

(1950) 1.45 MOVIE: A Run For Your Money. (1949) 3.30 MOVIE: Passport To Pimlico. (1949) 5.15 Explore. 5.30 My Favorite Martian.

Home (53) 6.00 Shopping.

8.00 All 4 Adventure. 9.00 Reel Action. 9.30 What’s Up Down Under. 10.00 Navigating The World. 11.00 JAG. 4.00 IFISH. 4.30 Basketball. NBL. Round 4. Melbourne United v Cairns Taipans.

6.30 JAG. 7.30 NCIS. 10.20 The Real CSI: Miami: Death Of A Hurricane.

11.15 Nancy Drew.

12.15 Home Shopping.

ABC ENT (23)

6.00 It’s Academic.

(66) 7.30 Get Clever. 8.30 Flushed. 10.00 Jabba’s Movies School Holiday Special. 10.30 Australia’s Got Talent. 12.00 Manu’s American Road Trip.

1.00 Home And Away.

4.00 The Voice.

5.40 Bondi Vet. 6.30 Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly.

7.30 Law & Order.

8.30 Law & Order: SVU. 10.30 Bones.

11.30 CSI: New York.

12.30 White Collar. 3.00 Burn Notice.

6.00 The Fishing (64) Show. 7.00 Fishy Business. 7.30 Creek To Coast. 8.00 A Football Life. 9.00 Deep Water Salvage. 10.00 Counting Cars. 10.30 Pawn Stars. 11.30 Storage Wars. 12.00 The Fishing Show By AFN. 1.00 Football. AFL Women’s. Sydney v Carlton. 3.00 Duck Dynasty.

4.00 Full Custom Garage. 5.00 Counting Cars.

6.00 Border Security USA. 7.00 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line.

8.30 MOVIE: Jurassic Park III. (2001) Sam Neill.

10.30 MOVIE: Zombieland. (2009) 12.30 NFL. NFL. Week 6. Denver Broncos v New York Jets. 4.00 NFL. NFL. Week 6. Jacksonville Jaguars v Seattle Seahawks.

6.00 Bubble’s Hotel.

(82) 6.30 Spidey And His Amazing Friends. 7.00 Barbie It Takes Two. 7.30 Teen Titans Go! 8.00 Allo! Allo! 9.10 Only Fools And Horses. 9.50 Blackadder II. 10.30 Seinfeld.

11.00 Hot Wheels. 12.00 Soccer. English Premier League. Newcastle United v Nottingham Forest.

2.00 Surfing Aust. 3.00 Big Rigs Of Oz. 3.30 Project Impossible. 4.30 Young Sheldon. 5.00 Dinner With The Parents. 5.30 TBA. 7.30 MOVIE: Shazam! (2019) 10.10 To Be Advised. 11.45 Gotham. 12.40 Arrow. 2.30 Allo! Allo! 3.30 Only Fools And Horses. 4.00 Barbie It Takes Two. 4.30 I Love VIP Pets. 4.50 Wild Manes. 5.10 Teen Titans Go! 5.30 Pokémon: B&W.

6.00 Morning Programs.

11.50 My Family. 12.20 MOVIE: Collateral Damage. (2002) 2.05 ER. 2.50 Heartbreak High.

3.35 A Bite To Eat. 4.05 Would I Lie To You? 4.40 MythBusters. 5.30 Amazing Spaces. 6.20 Phil Spencer: Secret Agent. 7.05 Spicks And Specks.

7.35 QI. 8.05 Sharon And Ozzy Osbourne. New. 9.10 Planet America: Wknd Ed. 9.55 Offsiders.

10.25 ER. 11.50 My Family. 12.20 Rage. 1.20 Louis Theroux Interviews... 2.10 Nick Cave And Warren Ellis At Hanging Rock. 2.35 QI. 3.10 Heartbreak High. 4.00 A Kind Of Spark. 4.25 Malory Towers.

4.50 Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! 5.15 Dragon Ball Super. 5.35 The Deep.

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6.00 Deal Or No Deal.

8.00 Frasier.

10.00 Ridiculousness.

11.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.

2.00 Ridiculousness.

3.00 Frasier.

4.00 Friends.

6.30 The Big Bang Theory.

9.35 Frasier.

10.30 Ridiculousness.

11.30 South Park.

12.30 Home Shopping.

1.30 South Park. 2.30 Home Shopping.

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6.00 Morning Programs. 11.10 Amazing Spaces. 12.00 My Family. 12.30 MOVIE: Tammy. (2014) 2.05 ER. 2.50 Heartbreak High. 3.35 A Bite To Eat. 4.10 House Of Games. 4.40 MythBusters. 5.30 Amazing Spaces. 6.20 Phil Spencer: Secret Agent. 7.05 Spicks And Specks. 7.40 QI. 8.10 Live At The Apollo. 8.55 The Stand Up Sketch Show. 9.20 Ab Fab. 10.50 ER. 11.30 My Family.

12.05 Rage. 1.05 QI. 1.35 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 2.00 Phil Spencer: Secret Agent. 2.55 Heartbreak High. 4.00 A Kind Of Spark. 4.25 Malory Towers. 4.50 Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! 5.15 Dragon Ball Super. 5.35 The Deep.

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ABC TV (2) 6.00 Rage Charts. 7.00 Weekend Breakfast.

9.00 Rage. 12.00 ABC News At Noon.

12.30 Beyond Paradise.

1.30 Professor T. 2.15 The Assembly.

3.00 The Larkins. Final.

3.50 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery.

4.20 The Assembly.

5.00 Take 5 With Zan Rowe.

5.30 Landline.

6.00 Australian Story: Dog Gone – The Hunt For Valerie.

6.30 Back Roads: Tassie Woodchoppers, Tasmania. Final.

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 Beyond Paradise.

8.30 Return To Paradise.

9.25 Mystery Road: Origin.

10.20 The Following Events Are Based On A Pack Of Lies.

11.20 Rage.

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dubbophotonews.com.au 6.00 Morning (2) Programs. 10.00 Teenage Boss: Next Level. 10.30 Endeavour.

12.00 News. 1.00 Landline. 2.00 Restoration Aust. 2.55 Brush With Fame. 3.25 Grand Designs. 4.15 Long Lost Family. 5.00 Antiques Roadshow. 6.00 Spicks And Specks. 6.30 Hard Quiz. 7.00 News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Aust Story.

8.30 Four Corners. 9.15 Media Watch. 9.35 Planet America. 10.05 I Was Actually There.

10.40 News. 10.55 The Business. 11.10 Creative Types. 11.35 Late Programs.

ABC TV

6.00 Morning (3) Programs. 2.00 Ancient Egypt: Chronicles Of An Empire. 3.00 Sorell 22: Country To Coast. New. 3.45 The Cook Up. 4.15 Who Do You Think You Are? US. 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers.

6.00 Mastermind Aust. 6.30 News. 7.35 Big Fat Quiz Best Bits: Dream Teams. New. 8.30 King And Conqueror. 9.25 Sydney’s Super Tunnel. 10.25 SBS News. 10.55 Robson Green’s Weekend Escapes. 11.30 Mayflies. 12.35 The Allegation. 2.35 Late Programs.

6.00 Sunrise.

(6) 9.00 The Morning Show. 12.00 News At Noon. 1.10 Blankety Blank.

2.00 Bridge Of Lies. 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 News. 5.00 The Chase Aust. 6.00 7News Local.

6.30 7News @ 6:30. 7.00 Home And Away.

7.30 My Kitchen Rules.

9.00 The Rookie.

10.00 Alert: Missing Persons Unit.

11.00 S.W.A.T. 12.00 Girlfriends’ Guide To Divorce. New. 2.00 Shopping. 4.00 NBC Today.

5.00 Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Today. 9.00 (8) Today Extra. 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 The Block. 1.45 My Way. 2.00 Pointless. 3.00 Tipping Point. 4.00 9News Afternoon. 4.30 Tipping Point Australia. 5.30 News. 6.00 9News. 7.00 ACA. 7.30 The Block.

8.45 Murder Down Under.

9.45 9News Late. 10.15 The Equalizer. 11.15 Transplant. 12.05 Tipping Point. 1.00 Hello SA. 1.30 TV Shop. 2.30 Global Shop. 3.00 TV Shop.

4.00 Believer’s Voice. 4.30 ACA. 5.00 Today Early News. 5.30 Today.

6.00 Morning (5) Programs. 8.00 Bold.

8.30 Deal Or No Deal. 9.00 Lingo. 10.00 Judge Judy. 10.30 Amazing Race Australia: Celebrity Edition. 12.00 Everyday Gourmet. 12.30 Family Feud. 1.00 News. 2.00 Wheel Of Fortune. 2.30 Lingo. 3.30 News. 4.00 Neighbours. 4.30 Bold.

5.00 News. 6.00 10 News+. 7.00 Deal Or No Deal. 7.30 Amazing Race Australia: Celebrity Edition. 8.40 Sam Pang Tonight. Return. 9.40 Talkin’ ‘Bout Your Gen. 10.40 News. 11.05 10 News+. 12.05 Late Programs.

ABC FAMILY (22)

6.00 Morning (31) Programs.

2.25 Bamay. 3.00 The Wine Lovers’ Guide To Australia. 3.30 History’s Crazy Rich Ancients.

3.55 WorldWatch. 5.50 The Food That Built The World. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats.

8.30 Joe Lycett’s United States Of Birmingham.

Final. 9.25 Buzzcocks. 10.10 The People Vs Robodebt. 11.10 Late Bloomer. 12.10 Couples Therapy. 1.45 Jack The Ripper: Hidden Victims.

2.40 The Big Sex Talk. 3.10 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera.

6.00 Surf Patrol.

(62) 6.30 Hornby: A Model Empire. 7.30 Harry’s Practice. 8.00 Million Dollar Minute. 9.00 Animal Rescue.

9.30 NBC Today. 10.30 Better Homes. 12.00 The Voice. 2.00 Weekender. 2.30 Hornby: A Model Empire. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt.

7.30 Doc Martin. 8.30 Endeavour. 10.30 Air Crash Inv: Accident Files. 11.30 Doc Martin.

12.30 Bargain Hunt. 1.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Danger Man. (81) 7.00 Creflo. 7.30 Skippy. 8.00 TV Shop. 9.30 Newstyle Direct.

10.00 Rainbow Country. 10.30 Pointless.

11.30 My Favorite Martian. 12.00 Poirot. 1.00 M*A*S*H. 2.00 Keeping Up Appearances.

3.10 Antiques Roadshow. 3.40 MOVIE: The Gentle Gunman. (1952) 5.30 The Travelling Auctioneers. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Death In Paradise. 8.40 Shakespeare And Hathaway. 10.40 Whitstable Pearl. 11.40 French And Saunders. 12.20 Late Programs.

(53) 6.00 Shopping.

8.00 I Fish. 8.30 Everyday Gourmet. 9.00 Living Room. 10.00 JAG. 12.00 Days Of Our Lives. 12.45 The Young And The Restless.

1.30 The Dog House. 2.30 JAG. 4.30 The Living Room.

5.30 JAG. 7.30 NCIS. 9.25 Blue Bloods.

10.20 The Ex-Wife. Return.

11.15 48 Hours. 12.15 Shopping.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.50 Heartbreak High. 3.35 A Bite To Eat With Alice. 4.05 Would I Lie To You? 4.40 MythBusters. 5.30 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. 6.20 Phil Spencer: Secret Agent. 7.05 House Of Games. 7.35 QI. 8.05 Would I Lie To You? 8.40 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 9.20 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 9.45 Spooks. 10.35 ER. 11.20 My Family. 11.50 Rage. 12.50 Ab Fab. 2.20 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 3.05 Heartbreak High.

4.00 A Kind Of Spark. 4.25 Late Programs.

ABC ENT (23)

6.00 It’s (66) Academic. 7.30 Get Clever. 8.30 Flushed. 9.00 Shopping.

10.00 Gold Coast Ocean Rescue. 10.30 House Rules. 12.00 The Rookie. 3.00 My Kitchen Rules. 4.40 Bondi Vet. 6.30 Judge Judy.

7.30 Law & Order: Criminal Intent.

8.30 Law & Order: SVU. 9.30 Law & Order.

10.30 Bones. 11.30 CSI: NY. 12.30 White Collar.

3.00 Burn Notice.

6.00 Morning (64) Programs.

7.30 NFL. NFL. Week 6. Green Bay Packers v Cincinnati Bengals. 10.30 Counting Cars.

11.00 Border Security USA. 12.00 Border Security. 1.30 Rides Down Under: Workshop Wars. 2.30 Motor MythBusters. 3.30 Mountain Men. 4.30 American Resto. 5.00 Storage Wars.

5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Outback Crystal Hunters. 8.30 Aussie Gold Hunters. 9.30 Aussie Salvage Squad. 10.30 Mighty Ships. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs.

(82) 8.00 Big Rigs Of Oz. 8.30 Nanny. 9.30 Addams Family. 10.00 Bewitched. 10.30 Jeannie. 11.00 The West Wing. 12.00 MOVIE: Benny & Joon. (1993) 2.00 The Golden Girls. 2.30 The Nanny. 3.30 Seinfeld. 4.30 The Addams Family. 5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 I Dream Of Jeannie. 6.00 Golden Girls. 6.30 Nanny. 7.30 Seinfeld. 8.30 TBA. 10.40 Seinfeld. 11.40 Veronica Mars. 12.40 The Vampire Diaries. 2.30 Supernatural. 3.30 Below Deck. 4.30 Late Programs.

(52) 6.00 Morning Programs. 7.00 Ridiculousness. 8.00 Wheel Of Fortune. 8.30 Ent. Tonight. 9.00 My Market Kitchen. 9.30 Bold. 10.00 Family Feud. 10.30 Ridiculousness. 11.30 Deal Or No Deal. 12.00 Stephen Colbert. 1.00 Ridiculousness. 2.00 King Of Queens. 2.30 Becker. 3.00 Frasier.

4.00 Everyday Gourmet. 4.30 Ghosts. 5.00 Becker. 5.30 Frasier. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 Big Bang. 10.00 Becker. 10.30 Frasier. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (2) Programs. 1.00 The Following Events Are Based On A Pack Of Lies. 2.00 Restoration Aust. 2.55 Brush With Fame. 3.25 Grand Designs. 4.15 Long Lost Family. 5.00 Antiques Roadshow. 6.00 Spicks And Specks. 6.30 Hard Quiz. 7.00 News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 I Was Actually There. 8.30 Take 5.

Final. 9.00 Sharon And Ozzy Osbourne. 10.00 You Can’t Ask That. 10.35 Media Watch. 10.50 News. 11.05 The Business. 11.20 Four Corners.

12.10 Late Programs.

ABC TV

6.00 Morning (3) Programs. 2.00 Ancient Egypt: Chronicles Of An Empire. 3.00 Going Places. 3.30 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw. 4.00 Who Do You Think You Are? 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Aust. 6.30 News. 7.30 Railway Journeys UK. 8.30 Tell Me What You Really Think. New. 9.30 The Hospital: In The Deep End. 10.35 SBS News. 11.05 The Point. 12.05 Safe Home. 1.00 The Unusual Suspects. 2.00 Charles I: To Kill A King. 3.10 Late Programs.

6.00 Sunrise.

(6) 9.00 The Morning Show. 12.00 News At Noon. 1.10 Blankety Blank.

2.00 Bridge Of Lies. 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 News. 5.00 The Chase Aust. 6.00 7News Local.

6.30 7News @ 6:30. 7.00 Home And Away.

7.30 My Kitchen Rules.

9.10 Murder In A Small Town.

10.10 Grosse Pointe Garden Society. 11.10 The Agenda Setters. 12.10 Pretty Hard Cases. 1.10 Travel Oz. 2.00 Shopping. 4.00 NBC Today.

5.00 Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Today. 9.00 (8) Today Extra. 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 The Block. 1.15 Getaway.

1.45 Garden Gurus Moments. 2.00 Pointless.

3.00 Tipping Point. 4.00 9News Afternoon.

4.30 Tipping Point Australia. 5.30 News. 6.00 9News. 7.00 ACA. 7.30 The Block. 8.35 Bump.

9.55 9News Late. 10.25 Wild Cards. 11.20 Forensics: Murder Scene. 12.15 Tipping Point.

1.05 Let’s Eat With George. 1.30 TV Shop. 2.30 Skippy. 3.00 TV Shop. 4.00 Believer’s Voice.

4.30 ACA. 5.00 Today Early News. 5.30 Today.

6.00 Morning (5) Programs. 8.00 Bold.

8.30 Deal Or No Deal. 9.00 Lingo. 10.00 Ent. Tonight. 10.20 Amazing Race Australia: Celebrity Edition. 11.30 Judge Judy. 12.00 Everyday Gourmet. 12.30 Family Feud. 1.00 News. 2.00 Wheel Of Fortune. 2.30 Lingo. 3.30 News. 4.00 Neighbours. 4.30 Bold. 5.00 News.

6.00 10 News+. 7.00 Deal Or No Deal. 7.30 Talkin’ ‘Bout Your Gen. 8.30 Cheap Seats. 9.30 FBI: Most Wanted. 10.30 News. 10.55 10 News+.

11.55 Late Programs.

ABC FAMILY

6.00 Morning (31) Programs.

12.00 DW The Day. 12.30 The Rap Game UK. 1.25 Homicide. 2.20 Bamay. 2.50 David Harewood On Blackface. 3.50 BBC News At Ten. 4.20 France 24. 4.50 PBS News. 5.50 The Food That Built The World. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Alone. 9.40 Hoarders. 11.25 Calipari: Razor’s Edge. 12.15 The Nine Lives Of. 1.10 Stone Cold Takes On America. 2.00 Addicted Australia. 3.05 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera.

6.00 Surf Patrol.

(62) 6.30 Escape To The Country. 7.30 Harry’s Practice. 8.00 Million Dollar Minute. 9.00 Animal Rescue. 9.30 NBC Today. 12.00 My Kitchen Rules. 1.30 The Great Australian Doorstep. 2.00 Creek To Coast. 2.30 Hornby: A Model Empire. 3.30 Harry’s Practice.

4.00 Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt.

7.30 Call The Midwife. 8.30 Foyle’s War. 10.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 11.30 Bargain Hunt. 12.30 Hornby: A Model Empire. 1.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Danger (81) Man. 7.00 Creflo.

7.30 Skippy. 8.00 TV Shop. 9.30 Newstyle Direct. 10.00 TV Shop. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. 12.00 Poirot. 1.00 M*A*S*H. 2.00 Shakespeare And Hathaway.

3.10 Antiques Roadshow. 3.40 MOVIE: The Man Upstairs. (1958) 5.30 The Travelling Auctioneers. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 New Tricks. 8.40 Agatha Raisin. 10.40 Major Crimes. 11.40 French And Saunders. 12.20 My Favorite Martian. 1.00 Late Programs.

(53) 6.00 Shopping.

8.00 Escape Fishing. 9.00 Living Room. 10.00 JAG. 12.00 Days Of Our Lives. 12.45 The Young And The Restless. 1.30 The Ex-Wife. 2.30 JAG. 4.30 The Living Room.

5.30 JAG. 7.30 NCIS. 9.25 NCIS: Hawai’i.

10.20 The Ex-Wife.

11.15 48 Hours. 12.15 Shopping.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.15 Spooks. 2.10 ER. 2.50 Heartbreak High. 3.35 Richard Osman’s House Of Games. 4.05 Would I Lie To You? 4.40 MythBusters. 5.30 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. 6.20 Phil Spencer: Secret Agent. 7.05 Richard Osman’s House Of Games Night. 7.35 QI. 8.05 Would I Lie To You? 8.35 Austin. 9.35 Spooks. 10.25 ER. 11.50 Rage. 12.55 MOVIE: Chef. (2014) 2.45 QI. 3.15 Heartbreak High. 4.00 A Kind Of Spark. 4.25 Late Programs.

ABC ENT (23)

6.00 It’s (66) Academic. 7.30 Get Clever. 8.30 Flushed. 9.00 Shopping. 10.00 Gold Coast Ocean Rescue. 10.30 House Rules.

12.00 The Rookie. 3.00 My Kitchen Rules.

4.30 Bondi Vet. 6.30 Judge Judy.

7.30 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.

9.30 CSI: Miami.

11.45 CSI: NY. 12.30 White Collar. 3.00 Burn Notice.

6.00 Morning (64) Programs.

7.30 Creek To Coast. 8.00 A Football Life.

9.00 Motor MythBusters. 10.00 Australia ReDiscovered. 10.30 American Resto. 11.00 Storage Wars. 11.30 American Pickers. 12.30 Pawn Stars. 1.30 Outback Crystal Hunters.

2.30 Aussie Gold Hunters. 3.30 Mountain Men. 4.30 American Resto. 5.00 Storage Wars.

5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 8.00 Outback Truckers. 10.00 Outback Pilots. 11.00 Big Rig Bounty Hunters. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs.

(82) 8.00 Surfing Aust.

8.30 Nanny. 9.30 Addams Family. 10.00 Bewitched. 10.30 Jeannie. 11.00 The West Wing. 12.10 MOVIE: Stalked By A Reality Star.

(2018) 2.00 Golden Girls. 2.30 Nanny. 3.30 Seinfeld. 4.30 The Addams Family. 5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 I Dream Of Jeannie. 6.00 Golden Girls. 6.30 Nanny. 7.30 Seinfeld. 8.30 TBA. 10.30 Seinfeld. 11.30 Veronica Mars. 12.25 The Vampire Diaries. 2.10 Supernatural. 3.05 Late Programs.

(52) 6.00 GCBC. 6.30 Everyday Gourmet. 7.00 Ridiculousness.

8.00 Wheel Of Fortune. 8.30 Ent. Tonight. 9.00 Neighbours. 9.30 Bold. 10.00 Family Feud.

10.30 Ridiculousness. 11.30 Deal Or No Deal.

12.00 Stephen Colbert. 1.00 Ridiculousness.

2.00 Ghosts. 2.30 Becker. 3.00 Frasier. 4.00 Everyday Gourmet. 4.30 Ghosts. 5.00 Becker.

5.30 Frasier. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends.

8.00 Big Bang. 10.00 Becker. 10.30 Frasier.

11.30 Ghosts. 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (2) Programs. 12.00 News. 12.30 Press Club. 1.35 Media Watch. 1.55 Restoration Aust. 2.55 Brush With Fame. 3.25 Grand Designs. 4.15 Long Lost Family. 5.00 Antiques Roadshow. 6.00 Spicks And Specks.

6.30 Hard Quiz. 7.00 News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Hard Quiz. 8.30 Mother And Son. 9.00 The Assembly. 9.45 Guy Montgomery’s Guy Mont Spelling Bee (NZ) 10.30 If You’re Listening.

10.50 News. 11.05 The Business. 11.25 Late Programs.

ABC TV

6.00 Morning (3) Programs. 2.00 Tell Me What You Really Think. 3.10 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw. 3.40 Black Cockatoo Crisis.

5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers.

6.00 Mastermind Aust. 6.30 News. 7.30 The Idea Of Australia. New. 8.30 Great British Train Journeys From Above. 9.30 Code Of Silence. 10.25 SBS News. 10.55 I Am Scrooge.

New. 11.45 Freezing Embrace. 1.25 Charles I: To Kill A King. 2.30 Tough Trains. 3.25 Urban Conversion. 4.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Sunrise.

(6) 9.00 The Morning Show. 12.00 News At Noon. 1.10 Blankety Blank.

2.00 Bridge Of Lies. 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 News. 5.00 The Chase Aust. 6.00 7News Local.

6.30 News. 7.00 Home And Away. 7.30 RFDS. 8.30 Off The Grid With Colin And Manu.

9.30 House Of Wellness.

10.30 Chicago Fire. 11.30 The Agenda Setters.

12.30 Imposters. 1.30 Harry’s Practice. 2.00 Shopping. 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Today. 9.00 (8) Today Extra. 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 The Block. 1.00 Space Invaders. 2.00 Pointless. 3.00 Tipping Point.

4.00 9News Afternoon. 4.30 Tipping Point Australia. 5.30 News. 6.00 9News. 7.00 ACA. 7.30 The Block. 8.40 Australian Crime Stories: The Investigators. 9.40 The Grand Tour. 11.10 9News Late. 11.40 Resident Alien. Return. 12.30 Tipping Point. 1.30 TV Shop. 2.30 Global Shop.

3.00 TV Shop. 4.00 Believer’s Voice. 4.30 ACA. 5.00 Today Early News. 5.30 Today.

6.00 Morning (5) Programs. 7.30 Everyday Gourmet. 8.00 Bold. 8.30 Deal Or No Deal. 9.00 Lingo. 10.00 Ent. Tonight. 10.30 Talkin’ ‘Bout Your Gen. 11.30 Judge Judy. 12.00 Everyday Gourmet. 12.30 Family Feud. 1.00 News. 2.00 Wheel Of Fortune. 2.30 Lingo.

3.30 News. 4.00 Neighbours. 4.30 Bold. 5.00 News. 6.00 10 News+. 7.00 Deal Or No Deal.

7.30 Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly Australia.

Final. 8.30 The Gilded Age. 9.40 Elsbeth. 10.40 News. 11.05 10 News+. 12.05 Late Programs.

ABC FAMILY (22)

6.00 Morning Programs.

8.40 CBC The National. 9.30 BBC News At Six. 10.00 The Movie Show. 12.00 DW The Day. 12.30 The Rap Game UK. 1.30 The Lost Colony Of Roanoke. 2.15 Tales From A Suitcase. 3.50 BBC News At Ten. 4.20 France 24. 4.50 PBS News. 5.50 The Food That Built The World.

6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 The Patient. 9.50 MOVIE: The Lost Boys. (1987) 11.35 The Bloody Decade. 1.35 WWE Legends.

3.05 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera.

6.00 Surf Patrol.

6.30 Escape To The Country. 7.30 Harry’s Practice. 8.00 Million Dollar Minute. 9.00 Animal Rescue.

9.30 NBC Today. 12.00 My Kitchen Rules. 1.30 The Great Australian Doorstep. 2.00 Room For Improvement. 2.30 House Of Wellness. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country.

6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Heartbeat. 8.45 Inspector George Gently. 10.45 Air Crash Inv. 11.45 Bargain Hunt. 12.45 Late Programs.

6.00 Danger Man. 7.00 Creflo.

7.30 Skippy. 8.00 TV Shop. 10.30 Pointless.

11.30 My Favorite Martian. 12.00 Poirot. 1.00 M*A*S*H. 2.00 Agatha Raisin. 3.10 Antiques Roadshow. 3.40 MOVIE: Tommy The Toreador.

(1959) 5.30 The Travelling Auctioneers. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 As Time Goes By. 8.40 Midsomer Murders. 10.50 Major Crimes.

11.50 French And Saunders. 12.30 My Favorite Martian. 1.00 Creflo. 1.30 MOVIE: Tommy The Toreador. (1959) 3.20 Late Programs.

(53) 6.00 Shopping.

8.00 Escape Fishing. 9.00 Living Room. 10.00 JAG. 12.00 Days Of Our Lives. 12.45 The Young And The Restless. 1.30 The Ex-Wife. 2.30 JAG. 4.30 The Living Room.

5.30 JAG. 7.30 NCIS. 10.30 The Weekly Kick-Off. 11.00 The Ex-Wife.

11.55 48 Hours. 12.50 Shopping.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.25 ER. 2.50 Heartbreak High. 3.35 Richard Osman’s House Of Games. 4.10 Would I Lie To You? 4.40 MythBusters. 5.30 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. 6.20 Phil Spencer: Secret Agent. 7.05 Richard Osman’s House Of Games Night. 7.35 QI. 8.05 Would I Lie To You? 8.35 Unforgotten. 9.25 Spooks. 10.20 ER. 11.05 My Family. 11.35 Rage. 12.40 MOVIE: Ransom.

(1996) 2.35 QI. 3.10 Heartbreak High. 4.00 Operation Ouch! 4.30 Late Programs.

ABC ENT (23)

6.00 It’s (66) Academic. 7.30 Get Clever. 8.30 Flushed. 9.00 Home Shopping.

10.00 Holistic Living. 10.30 House Rules. 12.00 The Rookie. 3.00 Grand Crew.

3.30 First Dates UK. 4.30 Bondi Vet. 6.30 Judge Judy.

7.30 NCIS. 9.30 NCIS: Los Angeles.

11.30 CSI. 1.30 First Dates UK. 5.30 Grand Crew.

6.00 Morning (64) Programs. 7.00 Fishy Business. 7.30 Creek To Coast. 8.00 A Football Life. 9.00 Motor MythBusters. 10.00 Talking W. 10.30 American Resto. 11.00 Storage Wars. 11.30 American Pickers. 12.30 Pawn Stars. 1.30 Outback Truckers. 3.30 Mountain Men. 4.30 American Resto. 5.00 Storage Wars.

5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Highway Patrol. 8.30 The Force: BTL. 9.30 Caught On Dashcam. 10.30 World’s Wildest Police Videos. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs.

(82) 8.00 Surfing Aust.

8.30 Nanny. 9.30 Addams Family. 10.00 Bewitched. 10.30 Jeannie. 11.00 The West Wing. 12.10 MOVIE: A Surrogate’s Nightmare.

(2017) 2.00 Golden Girls. 2.30 Nanny. 3.30 Seinfeld. 4.30 The Addams Family. 5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 I Dream Of Jeannie. 6.00 Golden Girls. 6.30 Nanny. 7.30 Seinfeld. 8.30 TBA. 10.30 Seinfeld. 11.30 Veronica Mars. 12.25 The Vampire Diaries. 2.10 Supernatural. 3.05 Late Programs.

(52) 6.00 GCBC. 6.30 Everyday Gourmet. 7.00 Ridiculousness.

8.00 Wheel Of Fortune. 8.30 Ent. Tonight. 9.00 Neighbours. 9.30 Bold. 10.00 Family Feud.

10.30 Ridiculousness. 11.30 Deal Or No Deal.

12.00 Stephen Colbert. 1.00 Ridiculousness.

2.00 Ghosts. 2.30 Becker. 3.00 Frasier. 4.00 Everyday Gourmet. 4.30 Ghosts. 5.00 Becker.

5.30 Frasier. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends.

8.00 Big Bang. 10.00 Becker. 10.30 Frasier.

11.30 Ghosts. 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (2) Programs. 11.00 Mother And Son. 11.30 Brian Cox: Life Of A Universe. Final. 12.00 News. 1.00 Silent Witness. 2.00 Restoration Aust. 2.55 Brush With Fame. 3.25 Grand Designs. 4.15 Long Lost Family. 5.00 Antiques Roadshow. 6.00 Spicks And Specks. 6.30 Hard Quiz. 7.00 News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Grand Designs Aust. Return. 9.00 Grand Designs NZ. Final. 9.45 Mystery Road: Origin. 10.40 News. 10.55 The Business. 11.10 Grand Designs. 12.00 Late Programs.

ABC TV

6.00 Morning (3) Programs. 2.00 The Idea Of Australia. 3.00 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. 3.30 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw. 4.00 Who Do You Think You Are? 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Aust. 6.30 News. 7.30 24 Hours In ALDI. 8.25 Scandinavia With Simon Reeve. 9.30 Blue Lights. 10.40 SBS News. 11.10 Davos 1917.

12.05 The Head. 1.40 Lady Jane Grey: Murder Of A Child Queen. 2.45 Tough Trains. 3.40 Urban Conversion. 4.45 Late Programs.

6.00 Sunrise.

(6) 9.00 The Morning Show. 12.00 News At Noon. 1.10 Blankety Blank.

2.00 Bridge Of Lies. 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 News. 5.00 The Chase Aust. 6.00 7News Local.

6.30 7News @ 6:30. 7.00 Home And Away.

8.30 Jim Jefferies And Friends.

9.30 The Amazing Race.

11.00 7NEWS: The Balibo Five – 50 Years On. 11.30 Gatecrashers. 12.30 Life. 1.30 Harry’s Practice. 2.00 Shopping. 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Today. 9.00 (8) Today Extra. 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 The Block. 1.15 Great Australian Detour. 1.45 Explore. 2.00 Pointless.

3.00 Tipping Point. 4.00 9News Afternoon.

4.30 Tipping Point Australia. 5.30 News. 6.00 9News. 7.00 ACA. 7.30 RBT. 8.30 Emergency.

9.30 RPA. 10.30 9News Late. 11.00 Chicago Med. 11.50 Tipping Point. 12.40 Pointless. 1.30 TV Shop. 2.30 Global Shop. 3.00 TV Shop. 4.00 Believer’s Voice. 4.30 ACA. 5.00 Today Early News. 5.30 Today.

6.00 Morning (5) Programs. 8.00 Bold.

8.30 Deal Or No Deal. 9.00 Lingo. 10.00 Ent. Tonight. 10.20 Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly Australia. 11.30 Judge Judy. 12.00 Everyday Gourmet. 12.30 Family Feud. 1.00 News. 2.00 Wheel Of Fortune. 2.30 Lingo. 3.30 News. 4.00 Neighbours. 4.30 Bold. 5.00 News. 6.00 10 News+. 7.00 Deal Or No Deal. 7.30 Gogglebox Aust. 8.30 The Office Australia. 9.00 Law & Order: SVU. 10.00 News. 10.25 Cheap Seats.

11.25 10 News+. 12.25 Late Programs.

ABC FAMILY

6.00 Morning (31) Programs.

8.40 CBC The National. 9.30 BBC News At Six. 10.00 The Movie Show. 12.00 DW The Day. 12.30 The Rap Game UK. 1.35 From North Korea, With Love. 2.30 Bamay. 2.55 Insight.

4.00 BBC News At Ten. 4.30 France 24. 5.00 PBS News. 6.00 Our Medicine. 6.40 Jeopardy!

7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 The Curse Of Oak Island Specials. 10.10 The UnXplained. 11.00 Homicide. 1.40 Conversations. 2.20 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera.

6.00 Surf Patrol.

(62) 6.30 Escape To The Country. 7.30 Harry’s Practice. 8.00 Million Dollar Minute. 9.00 Animal Rescue. 9.30 NBC Today. 12.00 Better Homes. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 South Aussie With Cosi. 2.30 Air Crash Inv. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Father Brown. 8.30 Line Of Duty. 11.10 Murdoch Mysteries. 12.10 Father Brown. 1.30 Room For Improvement. 2.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Danger (81) Man. 7.00 Creflo.

7.30 Skippy. 8.00 TV Shop. 10.30 Pointless.

11.30 My Favorite Martian. 12.00 Poirot. 1.00 M*A*S*H. 2.00 As Time Goes By. 3.10 Antiques Roadshow. 3.40 MOVIE: Don’t Bother To Knock. (1961) 5.30 The Travelling Auctioneers.

6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Clarkson’s Farm.

8.30 Fawlty Towers. 9.50 Blackadder Goes Forth. 11.10 Poirot. 12.20 My Favorite Martian.

1.00 Creflo. 1.30 MOVIE: Don’t Bother To Knock. (1961) 3.20 Late Programs.

Home (53) 6.00 Shopping.

8.00 Escape Fishing With ET. 9.00 The Living Room. 10.00 JAG. 12.00 Days Of Our Lives.

12.45 The Young And The Restless. 1.30 The Ex-Wife. 2.30 JAG. 4.30 The Living Room.

5.30 JAG. 7.30 NCIS. 10.20 The Ex-Wife.

11.15 48 Hours. 12.15 Shopping.

ABC ENT (23)

6.00 It’s Academic. 7.30 Get Clever. 8.30 Flushed. 9.00 Home Shopping.

10.00 Holistic Living. 10.30 House Rules. 12.00 The Rookie. 3.00 Grand Crew.

3.30 First Dates UK. 4.30 Bondi Vet. 6.30 Judge Judy.

7.30 NCIS. 9.30 NCIS: Los Angeles.

11.30 CSI. 1.30 First Dates UK. 5.30 Grand Crew.

6.00 Morning Programs. 7.30 Creek To Coast. 8.00 A Football Life. 9.00 Motor MythBusters. 10.00 Blokesworld. 10.30 American Pickers. 11.30 Storage Wars. 12.00 NFL. NFL. Week 6. Denver Broncos v New York Jets. Replay. 3.00 Talking W. 3.30 Mountain Men. 4.30 American Resto. 5.00 Storage Wars.

5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Family Guy. 8.30 American Dad! 9.30 MOVIE: Talladega Nights: The Ballad Of Ricky Bobby.

(2006) 11.45 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs.

8.00 Surfing Aust.

8.30 Nanny. 9.30 Addams Family. 10.00 Bewitched. 10.30 Jeannie. 11.00 The West Wing. 12.10 MOVIE: Driven To Kill. (2021) 2.00 The Golden Girls. 2.30 The Nanny. 3.30 Seinfeld. 4.30 The Addams Family. 5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 I Dream Of Jeannie. 6.00 Golden Girls. 6.30 Nanny. 7.30 Survivor 49.

9.00 TBA. 11.30 Seinfeld. 12.30 The Vampire Diaries. 2.30 Supernatural. 3.30 Nanny. 4.00 Barbie It Takes Two. 4.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 7.55 Kids’ Programs. 10.10 Daniel Tiger’s. 11.00 Sesame Street. 11.25 Wiggle.

11.55 Thomas And Friends. 2.15 Thomas. 2.50 Gardening Australia Junior. 3.05 Play School.

3.40 Fizzy And Suds. 4.10 Andy’s Prehistoric Adv. 4.25 Super Monsters. 5.20 Mojo Swoptops. 5.55 Octonauts. 7.00 Rocket Club.

7.35 Ninjago: Dragons Rising. 8.00 Operation Ouch! 8.35 Gladiators. 9.35 The Crystal Maze.

10.25 Merlin. 11.05 Late Programs.

(22) 6.00 Kids’ Programs. 7.55 Kids’ Programs. 11.25 Wiggle.

11.55 Thomas And Friends. 2.15 Thomas.

2.50 Gardening Australia Junior. 3.05 Play School. 3.40 Fizzy And Suds. 4.10 Andy’s Prehistoric Adv. 4.25 Super Monsters. 5.20 Mojo Swoptops. 5.45 Kangaroo Beach. 7.05 Rocket Club. 7.35 Ninjago: Dragons Rising.

8.00 Operation Ouch! 8.35 Deadly 60. 9.05 Expedition With Steve Backshall. 9.55 Merlin.

10.40 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 7.55 Kids’ Programs. 11.25 Wiggle.

11.55 Thomas And Friends. 2.15 Thomas.

2.50 Gardening Australia Junior. 3.05 Play School. 3.40 Fizzy And Suds. 4.10 Andy’s Prehistoric Adv. 4.25 Super Monsters. 5.20 Mojo Swoptops. 5.45 Kangaroo Beach. 7.05 Rocket Club. 7.35 Ninjago: Dragons Rising.

8.00 Operation Ouch! 9.20 Teen Titans Go! 9.55 Pokémon: Diamond And Pearl. 10.15 Fresh Off The Boat. 10.40 Late Programs.

(22) 6.00 Kids’ Programs. 7.55 Kids’ Programs. 11.25 Wiggle.

11.55 Thomas And Friends. 2.15 Thomas. 2.50 Gardening Australia Junior. 3.05 Play School.

3.40 Fizzy And Suds. 4.10 Andy’s Prehistoric Adv. 4.25 Super Monsters. 5.20 Mojo Swoptops. 5.45 Kangaroo Beach. 7.05 Rocket Club. 7.35 Ninjago: Dragons Rising. 8.00 Operation Ouch! 8.35 Secrets Of The Zoo. 9.20 Amazing Animal Friends. 10.10 The Mysterious Benedict Society. 10.45 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.15 Spooks. 2.10 ER. 2.55 Heartbreak High. 3.40 Richard Osman’s House Of Games. 4.05 QI. 4.40 MythBusters. 5.30 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. 6.20 Phil Spencer: Secret Agent. 7.05 Richard Osman’s House Of Games Night. 7.35 QI. 8.05 Would I Lie To You? 8.40 Hard Quiz. 9.10 Gruen. 9.45 Planet America. 10.15 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL. 10.45 ER. 11.35 My Family. 12.05 Rage.

1.05 Live At The Apollo. 1.55 Late Programs.

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6.00 GCBC. 6.30 Everyday Gourmet. 7.00 Ridiculousness.

8.00 Wheel Of Fortune. 8.30 Ent. Tonight. 9.00 Neighbours. 9.30 Bold. 10.00 Family Feud.

10.30 Ridiculousness. 11.30 Deal Or No Deal.

12.00 Stephen Colbert. 1.00 Ridiculousness.

2.00 Ghosts. 2.30 Becker. 3.00 Frasier. 4.00 Everyday Gourmet. 4.30 Ghosts. 5.00 Becker.

5.30 Frasier. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends.

8.00 Big Bang. 9.30 Becker. 10.00 Frasier.

10.30 TBA. 11.00 Ghosts. 11.30 Late Programs.

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Women’s semi-finals and finals are on this weekend Club Championships

By WEST DUBBO BOWLS SEMI-FINALS and finals of the Women’s Championship will be played this weekend.

Semi-final One is on Saturday morning: M Rich and B Goss versus A Findlay and H Davis. Semi-final Two is Sunday morning: K Dart and T Silk versus J Gibson and C Brown. The winners will meet in the final which will be played early on Sunday afternoon.

First two rounds of the Men’s Club Singles Championships will also be played this weekend with “vibrant” club bowls’ manager, Anthony, seeking volunteer markers to help-out on the Saturday.

Saturday morning: S Evans versus M Low; J Stephenson versus A Brown; C Dart versus T Speirs; D Stanley versus A Taylor; T Wilkinson versus N Riley.

Saturday afternoon: L Gilholme versus C Rodis; L Peirce versus D Morris; W Towney versus J Fardell; L Morrow versus G Dart; P Kirwan versus R See; M Smith versus G Gudmunson; H Barrow versus L Burden; J Palmer versus S Ryan.

Winners of Saturday’s games, will be required to play Round Two on Sunday, with the losers to mark.

Sunday morning: S Evans/M Low versus C Biles; J Stephenson/A Brown versus C Dart/T Speirs; N Collis versus D Stanley/A Taylor; T Brown versus T Wilkinson/N Riley.

Sunday afternoon: L Gilholme/C

Rodis versus L Peirce/D Morris; W Towney/J Fardell versus L Morrow/G Dart; P Kirwan/R See versus M Smith/G Gudmunson; H Barrow/L Burden versus J Palmer/S Ryan.

Final of the Men’s Pairs Championship between Daniel Stanley and Jake Ashley, and Brian Fernando and Glenn Morrison, will be held on Sunday, October 19.

Nominations for the Mixed Pairs and Fours Championships are still open, and players need to check the noticeboard for full details.

Rich, and fourth to Gai Morrison, Leanne Erwin, and Tony Speirs. Bestdressed on the day was Beryl Abbott, and the lucky draw prize was won by Dorian Abel’s team, which included Neil Riley and Wayne Middleton. The five “Mystery” prizes on offer went to Aileen Beecroft, Tony Speirs, Ainslie McAskill, Bev Goss, and Lindsay Burden.

The Club Dubbo “Barefoot Business Bash”, proudly sponsored by Western Plains Automotive, began last night.

Fourteen teams are battling it out each Wednesday evening for great Social Bowls prizes each week, as well as the overHELA Bryan, Bev Margery, and Bev all prize of a party at Club Dubbo at Goss won last Wednesday’s social the conclusion. bowls from John Zeb and Alan Andriske. John Davis, John Mackenzie, Club News and Max Low finished in third place, THE Bowling Committee has settled whilst Sean Lamb won the Lucky Draw on a new pennant uniform for 2026.

The design has been forwarded to the cash.

On Friday, James Abel, John Mac- club board for official approval. kenzie, and Graham Ross won the Coming-Up chocolates, beating John Fardell, Bill Abbott, and Mick Strawhan with the Women’s Pairs Championship Finals – Lucky Draw money going to Courtney Saturday and Sunday October 11-12.

Men’s Singles Championship – SatFish.

Last Sunday morning, a special $500 urday, October 11 (Round One), Sun“Grand Final Sunday” social bowls day, October 12 (Round Two) Barefoot Business Bash – Wednesmorning was held with 40 bowlers dressed in their footy gear in attend- day evenings Mid West Pairs Finals – Saturday, ance. The winners were June Usher, Kelly Dart, and John Fardell, and the October 18 runners-up were Steve Ryan, Mary Thought for the Week – “I like long Ney, and Gavin Dart. Third spot went walks, especially when they are taken to Anne Findlay, John Zeb, and Marg by people who annoy me.” (Fred Allen)

DRAGONS KEEN FOR THE SEASON AHEAD WITH “COME’N’TRY” DAY IN NOVEMBER

Winners last Sunday morning for West Dubbo Bowls, June Usher, Kelly Dart, and John Fardell. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Bruce Baker playing last Sunday Morning at West Dubbo Bowls.

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OUTBACK Dragons are excited about the upcoming 2025/2026 summer season on the Macquarie River with a fun and free try-out day on early next month.

Dragon boating is fun, fast, full of teamwork, and is one of the world’s fastestgrowing water sports, a spokesperson said.

“Outback Dragons is an inclusive club that caters to all regardless of their background, ability, or identity; we welcome everyone to participate,” the spokesperson explained.

“If you would like to try dragon boating, we have a “come ’n try” day on Saturday morning, November 8, with a free barbecue afterwards… or come and join us any Thursday afternoon for our social sessions,” they added.

All you need to do, they revealed, is bring yourself.

“You don’t need any special gear, just something comfortable that can get wet; we provide the paddles, lifejackets and the fun,” the spokesperson said.

“You can find our club house at Sandy Beach near the amenities block,” they concluded.

For more information, visit the club’s website or social media.

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CRICKETERS AND FISHOS RAISE FUNDS FOR RYAN

Nicole scores hat-trick of wins with Dubbo Ducks

Smiles all-round for Dubbo Ducks Brace Relay Winners, Warren Williams and Neil Harris. PHOTO:

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a few tenths of a second too fast, delighting Warren Williams who, with Neil Harris, WITH all that daylight saving pouring grabbed top spot. Bill Greenwood with Rob from the sky; with grand finals going off Rich, seized second; and Glenn Smith with left, right, and centre; school holidays; and David Sparkes, snaffled third. a long weekend for a kind of punctuation A 50-metre Freestyle was scheduled next mark – so to say – you might wonder, how with Ron Everett and Warren Williams outthe Dubbo Ducks do it?

Where all that grit comes from, is it be- pacing estimations to see Nicole Johnstone cause they are ducks, and ducks and grit go rise again to take first, Peter Davis – dropback a long way, or is it that and something ping-in along a 21,000km road trip – in secmore, something maybe about being swim- ond; and Louise Taylor third. mers that saw them assemble on such a day The “At Go” event was a 25-metre Backas was last Sunday October 5 in the Dubbo stroke with, closest to their nominated time, RSL heated indoor pool. taking top spot. Nicole Johnstone (0.06 secThe Clive Roots Memorial Relay and the onds) bagged a trifecta for the day with anLegacy Cup are marquee events in the re- other first, Katharine O’Rourke (0.37 sec) gional swimming calendar, and are on was second, Ron Everett (0.40 sec) was Thursday, November 13 at Dubbo RSL, third, Judy Walsh (0.56 sec) was fourth, and with open age sprints and an Under 14’s Peter Davis (0.78 sec) was fifth. Exciting to competition. see the top five within a second of their own It would be good to see teams compet- estimations. ing from all the winter codes, and let’s see Lucky numbers were won by Glenn Smith some swimmers from Orange, Young, Co- (34) and Dave Sparkes (59). bar, Wellington, and Narromine and (why There will be a barbecue following the not?) while we are at it, every pool in the district, because this is about raising money Clive Roots and the Legacy Cup. Details for Legacy, and you can hardly find a better and nomination forms are available at Dubbo RSL Indoor Pool Reception. cause than that.

Last Sunday, competitors were presentThis coming Sunday, we race for the DMC ed with a four-event card with, first up, the Meats Trophy, after which we will have our 25-metre Freestyle race with Ron Everett monthly meeting followed by a well-porfloating too fast, breaking; giving first spot tioned lunch at the Dubbo RSL Bistro. to Nicole Johnstone; Alan Quin was a very The Ducks meet every Sunday morning close second; Neil Harris in third, and Warin the Dubbo RSL Indoor Pool, and you are ren Williams in fourth.

The 2x25-metre Breaststroke Brace Relay welcome to join us, just come on down! saw Marg Ross with Judy Walsh, and KathThat’s this week’s tidings from the arine O’Rourke with Ron Everett, crash out “Duckpond”.

By “EIDER DOWN”

Organisers of the fundraising auction in support of Ryan: Glenn McLean, Col Hazelton, Robert Powyer, Brad Roberts, Ben Strachan, Jordan Hislop and Hannah Carman. PHOTO: DUBBO PHOTO NEWS

IN a heartfelt show of mateship and community strength, Macquarie Cricket Club and the Garden Hotel Fishing Club are joining forces to host a special fundraising auction next weekend for one of their own.

Ryan, a beloved local, has recently been diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease (MND) and faces a tough road ahead.

The fundraising night at the Garden Hotel promises to be one to remember, organisers promise – a true celebration of community, support, and generosity.

With over 30 auction items already confirmed, guests can expect a great atmosphere, live music, and an opportunity to make a real difference in the life of a family facing an incredibly tough challenge.

“All proceeds from the evening event on Saturday, October 18, will go directly to Ryan and his family helping to ease the burden of MND and ensuring they have the support they need this incredibly challenging time,” event spokesperson Hannah Carman told Dubbo Photo News.

“If you can’t make it but would like to contribute, direct donations are welcome,” she added, expressing appreciation to the local businesses and individuals who have sponsored prizes for the event, For more details about the event, which kicks off at 6.00pm, or to make a donation, contact the Macquarie Cricket Club or Garden Hotel Fishing Club.

FAMILIES OF LEAGUE GOLF DAY TO HELP THOSE MOST IN NEED

By DAVID DIXON RUGBY league is among the toughest of games, with an upcoming fundraising event in Dubbo showing that many of its supporters also have hearts of gold.

The return of the Jim Lang Memorial Charity Golf Day on Friday, October 24, for the Family of League Foundation hopes to raise thousands for former players – and their loved ones – who are doing it tough.

“We didn’t have any events during COVID, and the last match was a wash out, so this is the first we’ve held in a few years,” Family of League Western Region Committee fundraising secretary, Ross Tighe, explained.

“Since our inception in 2011, we’ve raised over $500,000, not just for former

players, but for their families as well,” he added.

As well as helping a good cause and having a great round of fun at Dubbo Golf Club, attendees also get to rub shoulders with league legends such as Cliffy Lyons, Bruce Walker, Ronny Gibbs, and more.

“You haven’t got to be a member either, we welcome all comers, and we usually get excellent support for the event,” Ross said.

“Visitors will be given an honorary membership and a handicap, if they haven’t got one.”

The event involves teams of four entered in a shotgun Ambrose format. A morning barbecue will take place before play starts just before lunchtime, with prizes for the first 10 teams, as well as five Nearest-to-the-Pins awarded also.

Everyone is welcome, with a total of 15 golf carts available on the day. Get in quick if you want one.

“We don’t usually have a target, we never know how much we can make, it could be $30,000, and we have excellent support from the business community throughout,” Ross said.

“We’ve supported inspiring young people like Molly Croft, daughter of former local footballer, John Croft, who has become a public speaker on her condition (osteosarcoma), as well as other families in the region,” he concluded.

With places filling fast, nominations must be in by Sunday, October 19. Contact Jake O’Brien or staff at Dubbo Golf Club Pro Shop for details. If you’d like to sponsor the day, contact Ross Tighe via the Family of League Foundation.

Manly legend Cliff Lyons who will star at the Jim Lang Memorial Charity Golf Day on Friday, October 24.

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“Advice on play from a friendly croquet ball” – in three easy instalments – Part II

CONTRIBUTED by “SOUTH STAKE” IN the previous instalment of this in-depth article, a croquet ball was interviewed on behalf of all the balls in the club.

We resume their account, with a quick recap of geometry, as it applies to this wonderful game.

“IT will be helpful here for you to have an imaginary picture of a circle showing these lines, or even to draw it now on paper, and follow along (pretend to be a university graduate; you will find the sensation strangely disappointing).

When you “stalk” your “target”, you should draw a line directly from your target (another ball, the mouth of the hoop, an opponent’s ankle, and more) to your ball.

That line extends directly over the ball, and runs from one side to the other, passing through the centre.

In case you have forgotten (or never bothered to learn it in the first place), let me remind you the straight line that is drawn from one point on the circumference, through the centre of the circle and on to the opposite point on the circumference, is called the diameter.

Look carefully for the point on the circle where that stalking line (the diameter) reaches the circumference on the side closest to you.

This is where the mallet will hit me. (I would remind you that “hit” is unnecessarily violent and that we prefer “stroke”, but I understand the concept of “impervious”.)

You must find exactly that point, because the slightest deviation, will send your shot awry.

Go back to your imaginary picture of a circle, and now draw a line at right angles to the diameter, at the point that the diameter touches the circumference. Lines at right angles to each other are called perpendicular lines.

This line, which is at right angles to the diameter and is perpendicular, is a special case and is called the tangent.

This is very important. Now, stop wandering – that expression is not attractive – and come back to this.

The head of the mallet should be exactly on the line that is the tangent as, again, the slightest deviation will send your shot awry.

The hit must be on that point and made with the centre of the mallet’s face.

You may have heard players speaking about hitting the ball “square on”? Same concept.

Furthermore, the shaft of the mallet must be perpendicular (i.e. straight up and down, at right angles) to the ground.

The follow through must be along the line of that diameter. The slightest deviation will send your shot – yes, you guessed correctly – awry.

You may have stalked correctly and lined up correctly, but if your swing is just the tiniest bit off – your shot will go... (I am aware that “awry” is not a commonly-used word, but balls do have a tendency to go round and round).

Additionally, some people need to be told more than once, and it is a much nicer word, than some others which we blush to hear!”

The third and final part of this “interview”, will appear in a future edition of Dubbo Photo News.

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GOOD RSL COMBO NUMBERS, DESPITE THE LONG WEEKEND EVEN though the long weekend kept many of us otherwise occupied, a good total of 34 keen RSL Combination bowlers turned up for their morning’s play at the RSL Sporties Club on Sunday, October 5.

The winning team for the day, was made up of Chris Castlehouse, Eric Satchell and Mick Strawhan bowling a convincing 25-12 victory over Sue Armstrong, Peter Collins and a new player, Doug Aldis.

Our very own nonogenerian, Chris Crisante, along with Roger Sherwin and Rod Pfieffer, also made up the team to take second place with an 18-7 shot victory

over Merv Teale, Alan Stratford, and Steve Kelly.

Third placegetters comprised the side of Ray Strawhan, Cheryl Storch, and Frank Armstrong with 17 shots, from Tracy Keenan, Steve Kelly, and Bryan O’Sullivan; with our best wishes to Tracy for a speedy recovery from surgery next week.

A pairs game then took place on rink six with the team of Gai Teale and Peter Sinclair winning their game with a respectable 14-9 shots from Pat Ryan and Gaye Cottee.

Ron McCauley, Chris Straojny, and Graham Ross also enjoyed a win by 17-12 shots from Mary Per-

ry, Jenny Spratt, and Mel Giddings.

An extremely close call between Leo Balstad, Ruby Stockings, and Matt Quill saw them take out their game by a wafer-thin 13-12 shot victory over Tracy Keenan, Shirley Marchant, and Col Cottee.

Three resters on the day were won by Tracy Keenan, Steve Kelly, and Col Cottee with the .ucky numbers won by Gaye Cottee, Alan Stratford and, of course, “Lucky” Leo Balstad!

As always, new and casual players are welcome. Contact the club for details.

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DUBBO CITY PHYSIE GIRLS HEAD TO PARKES FOR ZONE COMPETITION

Orange visit, farewell, charity offer, another busy week for Pickleball!

Farewell fun at Dubbo Pickleball; Heather, Chelsey, Abby, and Gabby.

Above: Top physie performances for young local competitors at the recent Central West Zone Championships in Parkes; Miss Mia, Freya, Emily, Miss Jen, and Laylarnie.

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Chris and Joslyn at Dubbo Pickleball.

Right: Milly and Lucy, stretching-out after good results at the recent Physie Central West Zone Championships in Parkes.

DUBBO City Physie enjoyed the “short drive” down the road to Parkes on the weekend of September 20–21st for the Central West Zone Championships.

Here they came together with other clubs from the Central West including Wagga Wagga, Lachlan Valley, East Orange Bathurst, Pinnacle, Coonamble, Cudgegong Valley, and Orana.

“DCP girls embraced the competition floor with pride, and had a fantastic time performing the sport they love,” a Club spokesperson said.

“All our age groups did us proud, with stand-outs going to Emily in the Five Years gaining third place, Lucy and Milly in the Nine Years as finalists, and Rachelle in the

“Gold Cups” pickleball champs, Jason Knight and Ben Farrell.

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Over 40’s making a final too,” they added.

Lucy and Milly will now progress to a “repechage” (playoff) in a few weeks at the Quaycentre at Homebush, where they will compete against a range of clubs from throughout Australia for a chance to progress to National Finals in November.

“Physie is a Dance Sport for all ages and is rhythmic movements to music fusing such styles as jazz, ballet, hip hop, contemporary, aerobic dance and yoga,” the spokesperson explained.

“Movements are designed to increase strength, fitness, and flexibility and provide the girls with confidence, connection, and sportsmanship,” they added.

ANOTHER busy week of action has been the scene at the Dubbo Pickleball Centre in Bultje Street.

Amongst the many highlights, Ben Farrelly has surged to an almost unassailable lead with only four rounds remaining in the Open level of the “5 4” series: a competition designed to cater for five players of a like or similar skill level from juniors, opens and masters-aged players of any gender doing battle over 12 rounds.

In what was a big week for Ben, he also partnered with Jason Knight – in his final series as he has now departed for Western Aus-

tralia – to collect the “Gold Cups” in the Purple level of the weekly BOSS series – the highest standard of competition. He also stamped his authority on Pickleball by surging to the lead in the Open Mixed 5 4 series in a huge week.

In competitive Pickleball last week, Dubbo also hosted players from Orange PCYC with Dubbo hanging on to collect the points in what were three age-designated match ups with Dubbo putting on a dominant performances across the board.

With Pickleball not being Pickleball – unless it also incorporates a range of so-

cial and fun activities – the Club were also delighted to host a farewell to Abbey from her workmates, who treated her to the experience of lightness and laughter of this unique sport, with credit to Gabby, Chelsey, and Heather.

The Pickleball Centre, due to its growing numbers, now offers opportunity to run charity functions suitable for all ages, genders, and cultures. This can range from mental health to any other good cause looking for some support.

For more information or to discuss, contact Greg at the club.

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