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Narromine’s journey to 90 per cent double dose OVER the past 18 months, individuals and businesses across western NSW have been burdened by the pandemic. However in August, COVID’s delta strain arrived with unmatched ferocity.

“The interlinking of regional communities meant as soon as Dubbo entered a lockdown, Narromine followed shortly afterwards”, said Member for Dubbo Dugald Saunders.

Even now, the origins of Narromine’s fi rst COVID case still remains unknown.

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‘Game changer’ to create 250 jobs $4.8 million grant to help engineering company relocate from Western Australia to Narromine

By BROOKE CHANDLER A WESTERN Australian engineering company will relocate its operations to Narromine, creating up to 253 full time local jobs and providing a major boost to the state’s advanced manufacturing sector.

The announcement was made during Premier Dominic Perrottet and Deputy Premier Paul Toole’s visit to Dubbo on Monday.

The pair announced a further $55 million has been injected into the NSW Government’s Regional Job Creation Fund, and an advanced manufacturing precinct at Narromine is among the 68 projects set to benefit from the fund.

Mr Toole said a $4.8 million grant will help engineering company Simmons Global relocate its operations to Narromine. “(The company) will produce everything from unmanned aerial drones to solar UV monitors that tell teachers when students should play in the shade, as well as help upskill local indigenous and youth workers through apprenticeships.”

Mr Perrottet said the establishment of Simmons Global in Narromine illustrates what the Regional Job Crea-

NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet, centre, makes the announcement to local media this week, watched on by Simmons Global CEO David Simmons, left, and Deputy Premier Paul Toole.

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tion Fund is designed to deliver. “NSW will have a competitive advantage when it comes to advanced manufacturing.

So, it’s a good example of the government partnering with the private sector to drive capital investment. What comes off the back of it is job creation in local areas,” Mr Perrottet said.

With Mayor Craig Davies on leave, Narromine Shire Council General Manager Jane Redden and Deputy Mayor Dawn Collins attended Monday’s press conference.

“Just as Mr Simmons mentioned himself, council staff have enjoyed the opportunity of working with the company to attract (this new) business to our town”, Ms Redden said.

Established in March this year, the Regional Job Creation Fund provides co-funded grants of between $100,000 and $10 million to fast track projects in emerging industries as well as help businesses expand their operations.

Mr Perrottet said his government aims to stimulate over 6500 jobs in region-

al NSW over the next three years through the fund.

Member for Dubbo Dugald Saunders described the advanced manufacturing precinct as a ‘game changer’ for the Narromine community.

“By setting businesses up for success, we’re helping them attract new customers, which means more people in work and earning a wage that they will spend in local shops, supporting our local economy.”

Simmons Global CEO and Group Technical Director David Simmons is confident in transitioning the manufacturing process of his company back into Australia but, more importantly, back into NSW and its regional areas.

“Narromine is an ideal location,” Mr Simmons said.

“It’s centrally focussed in NSW, we are able to transport up and down the eastern seaboard. We need a lot of space around us. We also need a functioning aerodrome for our production.”

Mr Simmons spoke of his plans to complement the funding with a training and development programme in 2022.

“We’re fully aware that this is not a skills base and there are not experienced people who work on the type equipment and technologies that we’re going to bring into this.”

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WHILE the pain of drought and a global pandemic is fading for some, the impact of climate change continues to loom large.

Projections of extreme and erratic weather conditions – including longer warm and shorter cold seasons – can still be reversed by strategic human action.

This level of necessity saw Karin Stark and her partner Jon Elder tackle the problem of climate change themselves, rather than waiting for a policy solution.

On their 2500-hectare cotton and wheat farm Waverleigh, outside Narromine, Karin and Jon were spending $300,000 a year fuelling their irrigation system.

“When you’ve got input costs like that, you’re less resilient to other changes that are happening to the crop like pricing, weather and policy even,” Ms Stark said.

“So, we ended up putting in a 500-kW solar diesel irrigation pump in September 2018. Installed by Australian company ReAqua, the system consists of 1500 solar panels.”

With a degree in Environmental Science and Sustainable Development, it was a move that appealed to Ms Stark.

“As a result, we’ve saved about 45 per cent of our energy costs, and about 500 tonnes of CO2 from entering the atmosphere each year.

“We’ve proved to other farmers that it can work – it’s a climate resilient technology that can be installed for farmers who can not only adapt to, but also mitigate climate change,” Ms Stark said.

While their solar pump worked well in its fi rst year, Ms Stark said the blending of solar and diesel has posed some challenges of which they are currently investigating.

“We have one large diesel generator which is made to work at full capacity. But we need it to just

[Very High] Friday 5 November Min 13 Max 21. Showers. Possible rainfall: 4 to 10 mm. Chance of any rain: 90 per cent Central West Slopes and Plains area Cloudy. Very high (90 per cent) chance of showers, most likely in the morning and afternoon. The chance of a thunderstorm.

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Future focussed: Karin and Jon’s daughter, Noa, at the farm’s solar array. PHOTOS: SUPPLIED trickle in small amounts of energy, particularly on intermittent cloudy days. We have seen the pump stop or work under its rated efficiency because of this issue.”

Ms Stark’s project, the Renewables in Agriculture Conference, further combines her passion for the agricultural sector and environmental conservation.

Her work earnt her a finalist position in the 2019 NSW/ACT AgriFuture Rural Women’s Award.

“I think the Parkes electorate will continue to experience quite severe impacts from climate change.

However, my concerns are across the whole of Australia because living on the land like we do, the environment shapes our jobs and ultimately, our way of life.”

Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton, a former farmer, he believes policies can make a real difference in regional areas, despite the often city-

Proud: Karin Stark with their solar irrigation system.

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based political agenda.

“I do get a little annoyed when I get lectured by the member for Melbourne, for instance, about climate change when he actually represents the most altered part of the globe,” Mr Coulton said.

“They often talk about farmers being one of the problems with climate change. It’s actually the opposite. If you look at my electorate, I have more large-scale solar generation than any other electorate in Australia.

“It’s not surprising there are high rates of mental health issues in young people when they are repeatedly told their future is bleak because of climate change. I’ve got a different view. We are clever enough to evolve and recognise these problems and fi x them.”

Ms Stark will be among the line-up of speakers at this Saturday’s Australian Women in Agriculture conference. Originally set to be hosted in Tasmania, the event is now virtual and has the aim of connecting women in the industry from around the nation.

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NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Thursday, November 4, 2021

Bank closures prompt national investigation

By BROOKE CHANDLER A REGIONAL Banking Taskforce has been established by the Federal Government following a string of branch closures across the region.

Representatives from some of Australia’s largest banks as well as key stakeholders will hold a number of regional round tables to assess how bank branch closures have impacted local businesses, industries and communities, and identify possible solutions.

Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton said changes to banking in smaller communities like Narromine have had noticeable impacts.

“Residents in towns right across my electorate are all too familiar with the on-the-ground impacts of dwindling banking services over recent years,” Mr Coulton said.

“I’m proud to have helped to save the NAB branch in Walgett back in 2015, but sadly too many other banks in my electorate have closed down or reduced their hours.”

Minister for Regionalisation, Bridget McKenzie, said she understands the

Economic flow-on: 72 Dandaloo Street, which once hosted the NAB branch, remains an empty premises. PHOTO: NARROMINE STAR importance bank branches have for the liveability of towns.

“Having access to bank branches is vital for every community, particularly for residents who are unable to use online services to conduct their banking,” she said.

On August 26, Narromine’s National Australia Bank (NAB) branch closed its doors. The clo-

sure comes after ANZ abandoned the town in 2018 in addition to Westpac in 2015.

Currently, the town’s 3500 residents have access to only two fi nancial institutions – the Commonwealth Bank and Regional Australia Bank.

Richard Duff, owner of Narromine Butchery, has banked with NAB for 37 years.

“It’s been particularly challenging,” Mr Duff told the Narromine Star.

“I used to go into the bank twice a week to do deposits and withdrawals. You build relationships with those who work in the branch.

“I’m nearing retirement so online banking is too complex for me.”

Mr Duff is among many Narromine locals who have had to conduct a variety of bank transactions at the post office.

“The staff at the post office have been very accommodating. However, I’m not sure I feel comfortable depositing money in a business that isn’t made for distribution like that.

“Call me old fashioned but my business requires cash money for change.

To get $100 out at the post office, I am charged a $4 transaction fee. All of that can add up significantly,” Mr Duff added.

Although the Taskforce aims to explore constructive avenues to provide an essential service to communities, there is no promise of face-to-face bank services returning.

“I wish the banks would show confidence in towns like Narromine. If a branch were to return, I would easily change banks.”

Narromine’s NAB branch was housed at 72 Dandaloo Street for 12 years. Owners of the premises, Beric and Lynn Cowley, said they too have experienced a profound loss from the banks’ exodus.

“They (NAB) always paid on time, plus part of the rates as well as insurance”, Mrs Cowley told the Narromine Star. “We know we won’t get that again.

“An empty shop front on that corner of the main street is not a good look for Narromine. I’m sorry to lose the bank.”

The taskforce will hold its fi rst meeting in early November and will release an issues paper for public consultation.

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By LUCIE PEART HELLO readers and welcome to the Narromine Star. We are excited to be bringing a local newspaper back to Narromine.

Already we have been embraced by the community, and as you can see in our fi rst edition, there is plenty happening in the Narromine shire.

The Narromine Star is a joint venture between two local publishers, the team behind Dubbo Photo News and Gilgandra Newspapers.

Many communities lost their print edition newspapers last year at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. For some of these communities, the local newspaper was the only local source of information or local media company. We fi rmly believe that local news should be available in every community, not run by metro newsrooms, often hundreds of kilometres away.

Conversations about the return of a newspaper began with the Narromine Shire Council mayor Craig Davies some months ago. He approached us because he felt Narromine residents deserved their own truly

local publication. After a few meetings with council and local business owners, we set about bringing a newspaper back to the district.

The recent lockdowns and family commitments (I welcomed my second son in July), have delayed our plans slightly but here we are with our fi rst edition on the stands!

We have been encouraged about the enthusiasm for the newspaper from the community and we welcomed our Narromine Star Foundation Supporters with the Narromine USMC, Inland Petroleum, and Alkane’s Tomingley Gold Operations.

We believe that the success of a local media company is based in its partnerships with the community it serves. We want to work together with business, social and community groups to provide local coverage to the district, we want to tell your stories and help you communicate with the district.

Part of our commitment to the district is being local, so we have rented a space in town, and our journalist, sales

representative and other staff will work out of that office.

The newspaper will be printed in Gilgandra, where my business prints our other titles Gilgandra Weekly, Nyngan Weekly, and other independent newspapers Warren Weekly, Walgett Spectator and the also newly-established Wellington and District Leader.

The closure of newsrooms in regional NSW will leave a lasting impact on communities however, for many independent publishers it has created a space for us to expand into other districts, and deliver a better, local service into the future.

A local newspaper not only records the going ons of the day it is published, but it is also a record of history. Narromine has had a few publications come before us and we salute those local news sources of the past.

In the past couple of weeks we have received input from many community members and we encourage everyone to get in touch with us to help us share your stories. We hope you like this fi rst edition and we look forward to many, many more editions of the Narromine Star.

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Thursday, November 4, 2021 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR

Narromine Aviation Museum needs more volunteers to get on board

By NATASHA MAY

AS the Narromine Aviation Museum prepares to open its doors in November after three months of closure, the museum committee is asking for more volunteers to come forward.

Peter Kierath, the chairman of the museum committee, said “volunteers are really fundamental” to the operation of what is the shire’s number one tourist attraction.

Thirty volunteers perform a number of roles including looking after the cash register, selling merchandise and showing visitors around. However, Mr Kierath said they’ve lost at least five volunteers over the last 18 months, as some have passed away or moved from Narromine.

“We’d have very few, if any, volunteers under 70,” Mr Kierath told the Narromine Star, “so we would like to see younger volunteers come forward.”

He highlighted that the commitment doesn’t need to take up a lot of time. Most volunteers work three hours a month, but can become more involved if they wish.

The museum lifts the visitor experience to Narromine, in addition to the commercial benefits it brings the town with a “strong knock-on effect, no doubt about it,” Mr Kierath said.

Narromine Aviation Museum chairman Peter Kierath. PHOTO: NARROMINE STAR “People coming to Narromine specifically to see the museum will go down to Soul Foods for coffee and a meal. They might also stay the night.” Since the museum fi rst opened in 2002, its reputa-

tion has grown and with it the number of visitors, which can amount to 4000 a year.

Michael Nelmes, the museum’s curator, said the focus on a regional history of aviation is “unique in Australia”.

The museum tells the story of the history of aviation in the region from the time when the Smith brothers stopped to refuel in Narromine after winning the air race from England to Australia in 1919.

“After that it grew because it was strategically placed as a fuel stop on the route between Melbourne and Darwin,” Mr Nelmes said, welcoming many famous pilots and also becoming the fi rst regional training school for pilots during the second world war.

While many other aviation museums try to tell the international history of aviation, what makes the Narromine Aviation Museum special is that “everything on display has connection to Narromine”, according to Mr Nelmes.

While the museum is all about Narromine’s aviation past, it is anything but static. Instead, “we’re upgrading and improving visitor experiences all the time,” Mr Kierath said as “the more improvements we do, the more it will increase the attraction for visitors”.

Mr Kierath would like to make use of the museum’s auditorium to be able to exhibit local photographs, paintings or sculptures, which wouldn’t necessarily be aviation related.

The museum is currently open six days a week. “Ideally I’d like to be open seven days a week but there would need to be more volunteers before we can do that,” Mr Kierath said.

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OCTOBER COUNCIL MEETING NOTES

Community funding, Mitchell Hwy, Inland Rail on council agenda

By NATASHA MAY NARROMINE Shire held their latest council meeting on October 13, 2021.

The meeting covered issues of community and economic development, council fi nances and investment, as well as local infrastructure and engineering services.

The council has allocated funding from the Community Donations Fund to a number of groups including $2648 for the Trangie Country Women’s Association, $1000 for the Narromine Men’s Shed, $3704.14 for Narromine Community Skills, $4309.54 for Narromine Rescue Squad, $1000 for Narromine Hospital Auxiliary, $500 each for the Narromine Netball Club, Narromine Soccer Club and Narromine Little Athletics, as well as $300 for Orana Beekeepers Inc. The council also confi rmed annual contributions for Tomingley Advancement Association/Australia Day Committee, Narromine Australia Day, Trangie Australia Day, Narromine District Cricket Association, Mungery Hall Trust, Western Regional Academy of Sport, Rotary Club of Narromine/Lions Club/ Venetian Carnival, Rotary Club of Narromine and School Donations.

The council discussed the Mitchell Highway, Dubbo to Narromine, overtaking lanes project, which is set to progress once Transport NSW has acquired the three parcels of land required for the project, for which council is the registered owner.

Council has formally advised Transport for NSW that the land it intends to acquire is classified community land under Local Government 1993, and therefore they will need to formally acquire the lots in accordance with the (Just Terms) Compensation Act 1991 with compensation to be determined by the Office of the Valuer General.

Council has also resolved to proceed with the option offered by the Department of Planning, Industry and Environment and take necessary steps for amendment to the

Agenda item: Overtaking lanes planned for the Mitchell Highway.

Narromine Local Environmental Plan 2011 through the adoption of the clause 5.22 Special Flood Considerations.

As an example of what the adoption of the amendment means, Narromine Shire Council’s economic development manager Phil Johnston said that if an aged care home wanted to be built in the area outside of town defi ned by the flood consultant out to maximum flood level, “this legislation would allow for the formal asking of a flood evacuation plan”.

Discussing the transfer of drainage assets from Inland Rail Project’s (Parkes to Narromine section) to council, a concern was raised by councillor Rob McCutcheon over ongoing costs. He commented, “Are we going to get enough compensation from Inland Rail to cover costs of maintenance in future?”

Cr Mark Munro said this came down to the question “are we happy now with the standard of construction and implementation of the culverts and crossings as they cur-

rently are now, which will hopefully defer any of that significant cost that could possibly be incurred down the track.”

Andre Pretorius, infrastructure and engineering services director, confi rmed “we’ve received all the quality documentation”.

“Council inspected the site while construction took place and we are satisfied that it meets our criteria.

There are a couple of defects that still need to be closed out and we are in consultation with Inland Rail and their contractors to remedy those defects before we accept the final handover of those assets,” Mr Pretorius said.

Council also discussed the proposed Infrastructure Contributions Reform for Local Government NSW, which the mayor Craig Davies said has “caused a lot of consternation across local government spheres in NSW”, with some councils set to lose $3 million, while others could lose as much as a billion dollars.

“Local Government NSW is pressing all councils to get consensus to ensure the bill is opposed at every opportunity,” said Cr Davies.

Cr Les Lambert said “it seems ridiculous [the NSW Government is] going to take the money that we use for infrastructure”.

In response, the Narromine Shire Council fi rstly called on the state government to withdraw the Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment Infrastructure Contributions Bill from 2021 from parliament and, secondly, called on the NSW government to undertake further consultation with the local government sector on any proposed reforms to infrastructure contribution systems.

Update: On October 28, the government put its proposed Infrastructure Contributions Package on public exhibition for analysis and feedback from councils, property developers and communities after more than 200 councillors and staff members across the state expressed outrage at the proposed reforms last month.

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Thursday, November 4, 2021 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR

Largest ever planting helps bushfire recovery NARROMINE has played a part in a the largest ever forestry planting season, part of recovery efforts after the Black Summer bushfi res.

Forestry Corporation of NSW has overseen the planting of 16 million pine and hardwood seedlings this year to rebuild NSW plantation forests lost during the devastating 2019-2020 bushfi re season.

Most of the seedling crop came from the Corporation’s own production nurseries in Tumut and Grafton, but they also needed to draw on contracts with nurseries in Narromine and Colac to source the remainder of the seedlings needed.

Forestry Corporation’s Strategy and Risk Manager, Gavin Jeffries, said these trees will grow in State forest plantations for around 30 years before being harvested for renewable timber products like timber framing, kitchens and flooring.

“With around a third of State forest plantations affected by the 2019-2020 fi re season, we’ve expanded and fast-tracked our nursery programs in time for a record 2021 season,” Mr Jeffries said.

“As seedlings need to be hand planted, this year also presented a series of issues connected to COVID restrictions and our contractors securing workers on the ground,” he said.

Flooding concerns still not addressed for Inland Rail, groups say

By NATASHA MAY COMMUNITY members’ concerns regarding the Narromine to Narrabri section of the Inland Rail Project, which have been expressed in submissions in response to the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), are currently under consideration before the NSW minister for planning.

The construction of the section of the rail from Parkes to Narromine, which involved upgrading existing rail lines, was completed in September 2020. However, the new rail line from Narromine to Narrabri is awaiting approval for construction from the minister.

Andrew Knop, a member of the Narromine to Narrabri Community Consultative Committee who has worked for 15 years in the catchment management authority, is very concerned by the flood risk posed by the project.

Mr Knop said the Australian Rail Track Corporation’s (ARTC) decision to change the alignment of the rail from the 2010 alignment study,

An artist’s impression of the proposed Macquarie River rail bridge planned for construction to the east of Narromine.

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moving the alignment to the east, is what has created the potentially severe flooding issues for Narromine.

“We would like answers why a professional organisation would not do their research and change it on a whim,” said Mr Knop.

He highlighted that it was “unprecedented” the way in which NSW Farmers and NSW Country Women’s Association (CWA) have decided to hire legal representation

“to get input into this project because they felt they’ve been ignored”.

Peter Holt, the lawyer who has been hired by NSW Farmers and CWA, has said that the two groups had also engaged an independent hydrologist, Greg Rhodes, to examine the flooding and hydrology on the alignment.

“Our expert said it’s not possible to work out what impacts are at a farm level based on this material being

published. How can any individual landholder comment on what the impacts will be on their property if an expert can’t work it out?” said Mr Holt.

He also said the EIS exhibited “operated at a very high level of generality” making it impossible to assess the impact.

“If you can’t work out the impacts you can’t approve the project in its present form,” he said.

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NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Thursday, November 4, 2021

Narromine’s journey to over 90 per cent double dose From page 1 “There have been 58 confi rmed cases of COVID-19 identified in Narromine”, said Mr Saunders. “A very small percentage of those required hospital care. More importantly, there were zero COVID-related deaths recorded at Narromine Hospital.

“The delta strain does not discriminate with an almost 100 per cent transmission rate. Across the Western NSW Local Health District (WNSWLHD) about 41 per cent of cases were in people aged zero-19-years-old.”

Strict statewide stay-athome orders meant residents could leave their homes for essential work, grocery shopping, medical care or compassionate needs, and outdoor exercise.

COVID-19 testing was made available at Narromine Health Service as well as several popup and drive-through clinics at the showground.

“Vaccinations was and remains available to the Narromine community through general practitioners, pharmacies and respiratory clinics and the Aboriginal Medical Service both in town and in surrounding areas. Vaccination is also still available at the vaccination hub in Dubbo. All that has been supported by the Australian Defence Force-assisted clinics across the entire district.”

Felicity Roberts, owner of Narromine Pharmacy, participated in the fast-tracked vac-

Customer service: Shop assistant Brittney Haddin conversing with Margaret Walsh.

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cine roll out by employing an external nurse immuniser.

“We started with AstraZeneca”, Mrs Roberts told the Narromine Star. “Most recently, we have been able to distribute Moderna too.”

An essential workplace, Mrs Roberts became extremely nervous following a surge of cases in nearby Dubbo.

“We immediately switched to teams to protect the business and protect our staff members. We had two expo-

sure scenarios, and each time that fi rst team was able to get tested, wait for results, while the other team stepped in and did what they needed to.”

Mrs Roberts could not undermine the hardships endured by both herself and her staff.

“Honestly, we suffered because we had twice the work and half of the staff. But I felt it was important to do multiple risk assessments. So, we started regular testing within

our own staff. We all wore the appropriate PPE. And up until last week, we started serving everyone from the door,” she said.

“If my staff had less hours, they were able to receive government assistance. But we also employed some more casuals, there were some university students that had come back home.”

Having no experience with anti-vaxxers or locals who did not wish to comply with state-

wide restrictions, Mrs Roberts said she is thankful to the Narromine community.

“The pandemic has defi nitely had a big impact on businesses and particularly people’s mental health as well.

But as a whole, I think we dealt with it very well. Our customers, even though they had to be served by the door, were so grateful, telling us ‘Thank you for keeping us safe’.”

Less than three months ago, 30 per cent of Narromine residents had received their fi rst COVID vaccine, and almost 10 per cent had received their second. As of Monday, November 1, an astonishing 95 per cent were fi rst dose vaccinated and 93 per cent were second dose vaccinated.

November 1 also marked the easing of travel to regional NSW by those from high risk COVID affected areas, such as Sydney and surrounding areas. All restrictions, including international travel, will be lifted as of December 1.

Vaccines and testing will continue to be administered at various locations in the western local health district for the foreseeable future. Fully vaccinated persons do have to isolate while awaiting results.

“There’s no doubt we’ll be feeling the impacts of the Delta outbreak for a long time, but as life returns to normal the government is looking to encourage people to get out and support the many local businesses who did it tough throughout the lockdown,” said Mr Saunders.

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COUNCILCOLUMN

WEDNESDAY 3 NOVEMBER 2021

NEXT COUNCIL The next Ordinary Council meeting will be held on MEETING Wednesday 10 November 2021 at Council Chambers

commencing at 5.30 pm. The meetings will no longer be live streamed; however, an audio recording will be uploaded the following day.

2020/2021 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – NARROMINE SHIRE COUNCIL

Council will be presenting the >Õ` Ìi` ÓäÓäÉÓäÓ£ w > V > statements at its Ordinary Meeting to be held on Wednesday, 10 November 2021. For more information contact Council on 6889 9999.

Narromine Shire Council General Purpose Financial Statements for the year ended 30 June 2021.

Public notice - Presentation of Financial Statements as per Section 418 (3) of the Local Government Act. In accordance with Section 418 (3) of the Local Government Act 1993 (NSW), Narromine Shire Council advises that the ordinary Council meeting to be held on 10/11/2021 will include the presentation of the audited Financial Statements and the Auditor’s Reports for the year ending 30/06/2021. A summary of the Financial Statements is provided by visiting https:// www.narromine.nsw.gov.au/ council/public-service-announcement NARROMINE SHIRE COUNCIL SERVICES - COVID SAFE

Narromine Shire Council Customer Service and Payments Centre, 118 Dandaloo Street, reopened on Monday 11 October 2021. Due to current legislation only fully vaccinated people and/ or those with medical exemptions are to be permitted entry.

All memberships to the Narromine Sports and Fitness Centre are considered inactive until such time members provide Council with a copy of vaccination cerÌ wV>Ìi À i` V> iÝi «Ì °

Please forward proof of vaccination or medical exemption to mail@narromine.nsw.gov.au or `À « ViÀÌ wV>ÌiÃ Ì >ÀÀ i Shire Council Customer Services and Payments Centre, 118 Dandaloo Street, during business hours 8.30 am - 5.00 pm weekdays. Please note membership activation can only take place during Council’s business hours of 8.30 am – 5.00 pm Monday – Friday.

Community members will be welcomed back to the Narromine and Trangie Libraries from Monday 25 October 2021, for regular opening hours. Please visit the Macquarie Regional Library website https://www.mrl.nsw. } Û°>ÕÉ Ì V wÀ iÝ>VÌ ÕÀÃ of operations and conditions of entry, as conditions are subject to change under the NSW Public Health Order.

COVID -19 TESTING CLINICS IN NARROMINE AND TRANGIE

Council advises residents that NSW Health is conducting a drive-through COVID-19 testing clinic daily at Narromine Hospital from 9.30 am through to 2.30 pm. NSW Health runs a testing clinic at Trangie’s MPS, please call 5881 9200 to secure an appointment.

proceed with caution on all other roads. Council reminds all motorists to check Council’s website, Ã V > i` > > ` Ûi/À>vwV >«« or call 132 701 for information V> À >`Ã > ` ÌÀ>vwV° v Þ ÕÀ life is at risk, call Triple Zero (000) immediately. For SES assistance phone 132 500.

Road users are reminded to be cautious when driving especially with the number of heavy vehicles on the roads over harvest.

Oversize vehicles have blind spots and may not see other vehicles on the road, take extra care when overtaking as many have trailers attached and can be longer than expected. Heavy Vehicles may move slowly please be patient and share the road safely.

Please note, major roads come under the jurisdiction of Roads and Maritime Services. Please Û Ã Ì ÜÜÜ° ÛiÌÀ>vwV°V v À Ûi updates, traveller information and personalised alerts for NSW roads. Council reminds all motorists to be alert on roads and at rail level crossings as grain locomotives continue to use rail lines.

Remember to plan ahead, slow down and allow plenty of time to get to your destination safely.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS - SATURDAY 4 DECEMBER 2021

CLOSED ROADS

The following road will remain CLOSED to ALL VEHICLES Gainsborough Road (between Tomingley Road and McGrane Way) access to the Narromine Waste Depot via this road remains open.

ROAD SAFETY REMINDERS

All motorists are reminded not to `À Ûi Ì À Õ} y `Ü>ÌiÀÃ > `

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Narromine and Trangie Aquatic Centre are now open and joint pool season tickets (for use at both facilities) are available for purchase at the aquatic centre venues only. More information about pool season tickets and opening times can be found on Council’s website at https://www. narromine.nsw.gov.au/community/public-pools

Due to public health orders, all Aquatic Centre staff and visitors will have to adhere to the COVID – 19 safety protocols put in place

by Lifeguarding Services Australia (LSA). This includes entry using QR codes and evidence of COVID – 19 vaccinations, whilst anyone with a medication exemption must also provide evidence, all children under the age of 12 years of age must be accompanied by a vaccinated adult.

To stay up to date with current information regarding the pools, visit the social media pages of Narromine Aquatic Centre and Trangie Aquatic Centre.

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Rumble is humble about food gifts The essential food bank service that kept serving during lockdown

“We don’t get any subsidies or anything.

We are doing quite well.

We rely on honesty. We don’t check anyone in that way.” – Ken Rumble

By NATALIE LEWIS A HUMBLE church hall has found another vital purpose, as home to a handy and helpful service in the community. Narromine Food Barn has been based in the Uniting Church Hall since its inception in 2008.

Coordinator Ken Rumble said it has helped people in many ways over the years.

“It started with $1000 to get it off the ground,” he said.

“That was paid back years ago and we haven’t looked back since.”

The volunteer-driven service offers heavily discounted food items to the community as a helping hand to those who need it.

“Everything we have is $1.

Some of the smaller items are three or four for a dollar. We also have free bread and fruit and vegetables.”

Mr Rumble said the aim is to help out with the cost of groceries to those that are struggling with buying them.

“We don’t have frozen or refrigerated items, it’s all pantry items. It’s so they can save in other ways and they can still go and get other things.”

Mr Rumble said many people don’t even know it exists; others have become regular customers.

“They can’t believe that

Narromine Food Barn coordinator Ken Rumble, left, says the service offers discounted food items to the community. Pictured with Mr Rumble are Jack Cooper and Iris Bohm. PHOTO: NARROMINE STAR. there are people who live here and still don’t know about it.”

Mr Rumble is the third team member to coordinate Food Barn which is a recognised agency of Australia’s largest food relief organisation Food Bank.

“It’s something we are passionate about,” he said.

“It’s great in itself, but sometimes I feel I get more out of it than others.”

When he moved to Narromine, Mr Rumble didn’t know a lot of people in town.

Local news returns to the Narromine Shire: A welcome message from Mayor Craig Davies

“Now I see people when I’m out and about. It’s made a great difference.”

Lockdown didn’t affect the service, and it has continued to provide essentials such as inexpensive canned goods, packet items such as cereal,

bottles and canned drinks, along with personal hygiene such as soap and shaving kits.

“In the previous lockdown, people assumed we would be closed,” said Mr Rumble. “We are classed as an essential industry so we didn’t have to close down.”

He pointed out that there is plenty of cupboard supplies available as well as other grocery items.

“We shop what we can from Food Barn which comes from Sydney. We try and get the real bargains.”

Mr Rumble said the service is entirely self-sufficient and driven by community need.

“We don’t get any subsidies or anything. We are doing quite well. We rely on honesty.

We don’t check anyone in that way.

“People say that it’s wonderful we are going. They can get treats.”

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Comment by CR CRAIG DAVIES, Mayor of Narromine Shire HOW wonderful it is to be able to welcome a new newspaper back to the Shire of Narromine.

Following the demise of the previous two papers that had both served us so well, it is so positive to know we have proprietors prepared to go out on a limb and start from scratch again.

So many people have been asking about the starting date, and whilst it has taken longer than any of us had expected, it’s such a reassurance to fi nally see the fi rst edition.

A very sincere thanks to proprietors Lucie and Tim for their confidence in the shire and to the advertisers who have pledged a commitment to support the paper.

With journalists Natasha May, Natalie Lewis and Brooke Chandler sharing the job of bringing us the news, it will be so refreshing and informative to be able to keep abreast of the local events.

Should you see any of the Narromine Star team, please welcome them and make it known how much it means for us all

to have this newspaper back in town.

No doubt there will be a section for letters to the editor and local happenings that people can contribute towards. All the contact details will be available in the fi rst edition so we all have the opportunity to make the paper informative and entertaining. Please contact the paper if you wish to contribute and advertisers will also be most welcome.

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Thursday, November 4, 2021 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR

Community News Trangie CWA: Three month break means back to business

Helping organisations large and small

Contributed by PATRICIA RILEY, Trangie CWA President THE recent easing of COVID-19 restrictions enabled members of Trangie’s CWA to meet for the fi rst time since July.

The branch’s Annual General Meeting was held on October 14 and although poorly attended, largely because of pre-COVID appointments, all executive positions have now been fi lled, while the ancillary positions of Cultural and Handicraft Officers are still vacant.

With vice president Kath Bennett in the chair, the election of office bearers saw Pat Riley and Amanda Ferrari returned as president and secretary respectively, while post-meeting, Kate Kennedy accepted the position of treasurer.

A sincere vote of thanks was extended to retiring treasurer, Jessie Quigley, who has been the branch’s very able treasurer for the past nine years.

Kath Bennett accepted nomination for the position of International Officer, while Margaret Wood was returned as Ag and Environment Officer.

Formalities dispensed, the AGM was followed by the month’s general meeting and among the items for discussion in general business was next year’s combined celebration of Seniors Week and the Centenary of CWA of NSW. Planned for March, this event promises to be a morning of entertainment that will appeal to all, the young and the young-at-heart. For the time being, this is a date to record in your diary, and more details will be revealed as they become available.

Sharanne Turnbull (Tomingley Picnic Race Club), Kym Mosey (Mining Superintendent TGO), Jason Hartin (Tomingley Picnic Race Club), K. Gorrel (winning owner) and Sara Cannon (Tomingley Picnic Race Club) pictured at the club earlier this year. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

By NATALIE LEWIS COMMUNITY partnerships formed by Alkane’s Tomingley Gold Operations (TGO) are having a long-lasting effect across the Narromine shire and benefiting a range of non-profit organisations.

One of those is with the Rotary Club of Narromine who visit the mine 12 times a year to cook a barbecue for the employees.

TGO environment and community manager David Pritchard described it as a win-win for the company and the community.

“The company pays for it, the employees get lunch and the rotary club receives some vital funds,” he explained.

Relationships such as this are just one element of the connections being established by the company, with the TGO Community Fund helping projects large and

‘Shop local and win’ campaign gets underway NARROMINE Shire Council together with local retailers have collaborated to present the Shop Local Campaign to promote the Narromine region’s retail shopping experience in the lead up to Christmas 2021.

The Narromine region is in the centre of a retail trail with a great variety of shopping available including a number of unique boutiques, stores and cafes.

This year’s campaign will include an opportunity to win four, $250 gift

vouchers by spending a minimum of $20 in participating stores located in either Narromine, Trangie and Tomingley as well as a dedicated Late-Night Shopping Event to be held in December.

Simply fi ll out an entry form in a participating business during the competition duration and place it in the entry box. The winner will be drawn and announced late-December.

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small across the Narromine shire.

Since 2014, the fund has aided many organisations, and plans to have distributed $430,000 in total by the end of 2022 (including funds already provided).

Mr Pritchard said the fund is presented twice a year to cultural, sporting, social, educational and community groups with criteria based on not-for-profit bodies contributing to economic development, community connectivity, education and training, and community infrastructure.

Notable recipients include Tomingley Sport and Recreational Ground Trust, the NgarruMayin Elders Aboriginal Corporation, Little Athletics Narromine branch and Narromine High School.

Many organisations withdrew their applications for funding in round two 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and cancellation

of events.

Round one for 2021 was much more successful, with funding ranging from $300 for the Narromine CWA’s schools public speaking competition prize, $2085 for the Narromine Clay Target Club to upgrade the target release system, and $20,000 for the Tomingley Picnic Race Club for prizemoney, fencing and shade infrastructure at the facility.

Mr Pritchard said recipients are chosen based on merit and selection is a joint assessment with Narromine Shire Council.

Applications for the latest round have recently closed, with successful applicants to be announced in the near future.

“It’s a pool of funds for worthy projects for the local community and the shire,” he said.

“It’s a way of contributing to the community.”

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NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Thursday, November 4, 2021

A squeezing start to harvest

By BROOKE CHANDLER TEN years ago, rows of Hamlin and Pineapple Orange trees were planted on the ‘Kirkton’ property outside Narromine.

A third generation farmer on the land, Michael Bennett currently tenders his family property which now features canola, wheat and cattle.

Although it is like something out of the pages of a romance novel – sweeping plains and fruit heavy trees – the ‘Kirkton’ farm is no stranger to tedious labour.

Last week marked the completion of four months of picking and pruning for Mr Bennett, his wife Meg and seven casual assistants.

“It takes that amount of time to hand pick from all 35,000 trees sprawled across 100 acres of land.

Within a day and a half, we would fi ll the road trains with 52 tonnes of oranges.

“Like last year, it’s been a fantastic season,” said Mr Bennett. “We have had lots of rain, it hasn’t been too hot and of course, we have an amazing agronomist helping us.”

One of the biggest challenges facing many growers across the country is a shortage of workers caused by COVID-19-enforced state and national border closures.

“COVID-19 has affected us much at all. Our agronomist has been able to travel from Queensland during those months of light restrictions. And we always use casual pickers from local areas. We treat them well and they often come back year after year,” said Mrs Bennett.

“Most farmers would be happy too because suddenly there’s a food shortage in places like Canada, Europe and parts of Asia,” Mr Bennett told the Narromine Star. “Generally when there’s a food shortage, it means Australia’s having a disastrous year. But for change, we’re having a good year.”

The couple of 23-years also represent many primary producers across the region who are tackling quality control and climate emissions in their own neck of the woods.

“Our citrus is grown a little differ-

All juiced up: A drone captures the truckloads of oranges currently bound for Queensland. PHOTO: SUPPLIED. ently to most,” explained Mrs Bennett. “It’s a hydroponic system which means our trees are drip fed the exact amount of water they need. We put nutrients into the water and depending on the lead analysis, we can change it at any time.

“Unlike some of our neighbours, 20 per cent of our energy is supplied by the grid and the rest is solar. In the last 10 days, we have had two days where we have had to pull power in from the grid.”

As part of a 25-year contract with Queensland’s Grove Fruit Juice, the ‘Kirkton’ farm oranges are distrib-

uted as Coles and Aldi brand bottled juice.

A prelude to a sensational harvest season, the Bennetts are preparing to harvest 500 tonnes of canola as well as 500 hectares of wheat in the coming weeks.

“The transition to the warmer seasons has been slower than expected,” said Mr Bennett. “So we've had to prolong the harvest of our other crops for another week.”

While a love of citrus continues for the couple, downsizing the family farm remains at the top of their succession plan.

Worthwhile experiment: Michael Bennett is all smiles against his backyard cherry trees.

Covid restrictions ease for regions

By TAHILA SINCLAIR AS of November 1, COVID-19 restrictions are eased further for those double vaccinated, the most significant being the ability to travel to Greater Sydney.

Fully vaccinated residents are now able to travel for holidays and recreation between Greater Sydney and regional NSW, bookings for hospitality venues are no longer capped, and fully vaccinated travellers from overseas can enter NSW without having to quarantine, subject to Commonwealth border restrictions.

The following rules still apply to those who are fully vaccinated. f Masks must be worn indoors, including public transport, unless in an office or eating/drinking. f If all members of the household who are aged 16 years or over are fully vaccinated, you can have up to 20 fully vaccinated visitors to your place of residence.

f If you are fully vaccinated, you can participate in an outdoor sport and exercise gathering of up to 50 people. f If you are fully vaccinated, you can participate in an outdoor gathering of up to 50 people, for example, for outdoor recreation such as a picnic. f COVID-19 Safe Community sporting activities, including both matches, competitions, and training, can resume with up to 1000 fully vaccinated people. f A travel registration is not required for work, and you can work anywhere in NSW. f There are no longer any restrictions on travelling between Greater Sydney and regional and rural NSW for holiday or recreational visits within NSW. Premier Dominic Perrottet said November could not start in a more positive way with families and friends reuniting after so long apart.

“Today is a day many people have been waiting for and our high vaccination rates

have allowed us to re-open in a safe and considered way,” said Mr Perrottet.

“Families and friends across NSW can now get together as well as look forward to welcoming back home Australians who have been overseas trying to get home.”

The NSW government has removed quarantine requirements and caps for overseas arrivals who the commonwealth government recognises as fully vaccinated with a TGA-approved vaccine. Fully vaccinated travellers already in quarantine will also complete their quarantine requirements on November 1, even if it is less than 14 days.

Overseas travellers who are not fully vaccinated must undergo managed 14-day hotel quarantine, and the cap will remain at 210 people per week.

Deputy premier, Paul Toole, said the easing of travel restrictions between regional NSW and Greater

Sydney would provide a huge boost to the state.

“Today is a great day for regional NSW. I know Sydneysiders are busting to head to the bush and we can’t wait to welcome them back with open arms and for families and friends to get the chance to reunite,” said Mr Toole.

NSW residents across the state will still need to comply with COVID-safe check-ins and provide proof of vaccination to staff in most settings.

On Tuesday the premier announced that certain restrictions set to ease on December 1 would be brought forward to Monday, November 8. However, for those who are not fully vaccinated, the easing of restrictions has been pushed further back to December 15, or when NSW hits a double-dose rate of 95 per cent.

NSW health minister, Brad Hazzard, had one message for people still waiting for different vaccines, ““Let’s get real, folks, and get out there and get the Pfi zer.”

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Political News & Opinion sets out a credible pathway to net zero by 2050, while preserving our existing industries, establishing Australia as a leader in emerging low emissions technologies and positioning our regions to prosper.

COULTON’S N’S P CATCH UP Comment by MARK COULTON, es Federal Member for Parkes

Protecting regional Australia IT was a big week in parliament last week, with the coalition government announcing its plan to achieve a net zero emissions target by 2050, following the Nationals’ support.

As a result of our negotiations, we have been able to secure a better outcome for regional Australia. We’ve got a range of support, protections and safeguards in place to ensure the goal of net zero does not negatively impact the communities we represent, particularly the mining and agricultural industries.

By coming to the table on this plan, the Nationals have

made sure that those we represent are now in a stronger position – that farmers, miners and regional towns are in a stronger position than they otherwise would be had the Nationals not gone in to negotiate on their behalf.

We’re ensuring the coalition’s plan to achieve the goal of net zero emissions by 2050 will create jobs, deliver better access to health services; reduce cost of living pressures; provide better infrastructure and roads; and protect our lifestyle. Regional Australia is central to our plan. It will not shut down coal or gas production or require displacement of productive agricultural land.

Our technology-driven plan

Grants to help boost organ donation THERE really is no greater gift than that of a life-changing organ or tissue and local groups in the Parkes electorate have the opportunity to encourage more people to sign up to become donors as part of the latest round of Community Awareness Grants.

Grants of between $10,000 and $50,000 are available for community groups, local businesses and not-for-profit organisations to partner with DonateLife to deliver events that raise awareness of organ and tissue donation and increase the number of registrations on the Australian Organ Donor Register.

We know nine out of 10 families will agree to organ dona-

tion if their loved one is registered and they’ve spoken about it as a family, so these types of grants are crucial in helping us get the message out and ultimately saving the lives of those on the Australian transplant waitlist.

I hope to see a number of applications from the Parkes electorate, and I encourage everyone to talk to their family and register to be an organ and tissue donor. For more information about the grants and to apply, visit the Donate Life website.

First edition of the Narromine Star I’D like to congratulate Gilgandra Weekly’s Lucie Peart, and the team from the Dubbo Photo News on the very fi rst edition of the Narromine Star, the latest newspaper masthead to open in the central west.

I imagine starting up a newspaper is no easy feat, particularly in this age of social media, so I commend them for taking on the challenge to bring local news to the com-

munity of Narromine and surrounds.

This is now the third masthead Mrs Peart owns and the second she’s launched in the past year, having successfully established the Nyngan Weekly in October 2020.

When so many other regional publications have sadly met their demise in recent years, it’s wonderful to see a resurgence of sorts of local independent newspapers in my electorate. The Gunnedah Times is another great example of this, having been established by Narrabri Courier and Wee Waa News owners Ian and Wanda Dunnet last year.

I believe this is testament to the fact that there is still an important place for the local newspaper in our regional communities. There are so many wonderful stories coming out of the Parkes electorate, and it’s great to see there are still avenues for these stories to be told.

Congratulations and best of luck to the team at the Narromine Star!

A huge congratulations on the launch of the Narromine Star!

LOCAL papers are part of the fabric of regional towns, providing the information we need to know – never has that been more important than right now.

The COVID-19 pandemic makes it really hard for our thriving regional communities to stay connected. It has also highlighted the importance of people having access to reliable sources of information. The local paper can provide answers on local issues, connect people and keep all levels of government accountable.

It’s a vibrant community with a bright future, and I look forward to seeing more of the region’s stories being told!

Congratulations again, Dugald IT was great to be with the premier and deputy premier on Monday to announce $4.8 million from the Regional Job Creation Fund for company Simmons Global to relocate its operations from Western Australia to Narromine!

The relocation will create up to 253 full-time local jobs, and provide a major

AROUND THE ELECTORATE ATE Comment by DUGALD SAUNDERS, State Member for Dubbo boost to the state’s advanced manufacturing.

The funding will help deliver an advanced manufacturing precinct that produces everything from unmanned aerial drones to solar UV monitors that tell teachers when students should play in the shade, as well as help upskill local indigenous and youth workers through apprenticeships.

Narromine is the ideal location to establish a manufacturing hub and I can’t wait to see it up and running!

FROM November 1, fully vaccinated residents can travel for holidays and recreation between Greater Sydney and regional NSW, bookings for hospitality venues are no

longer capped and fully vaccinated travellers from overseas can enter NSW without having to quarantine, subject to commonwealth border restrictions.

It’s especially exciting to know people from Greater Sydney can once again travel to regional NSW – and I’ve got no doubt they’ll be flocking to the Narromine region!

In response to our faster-than-expected vaccination rates, we’re also further easing rules for those who are fully vaccinated by bringing forward many of the roadmap changes scheduled for December 1 to Monday, November 8.

From Monday there will be no limit on visitors to a home, no rules for outdoor gatherings with fewer than

1000 people, and indoor swimming pools will re-open for all purposes.

Businesses will be able to welcome in more fully vaccinated customers with all premises to move to one person per two square metre rule, and nightclubs will be able to re-open dancefloors.

Caps will be removed for settings other than gym and dance classes (where the 20 person cap for classes will remain) and replaced by density limits or 100 per cent fi xed seated capacity for major recreation outdoor facilities (including stadiums, racecourses, theme parks and zoos) and entertainment facilities (including cinemas and theatres).

These freedoms will only be available for people who are fully vaccinated, including those who have medical exemptions and children under the age of 16. COVID Safe check-ins and proof of vaccination will still be required.

Those who are not fully vaccinated must still abide by pre-roadmap restrictions until the state reaches the 95 per cent double vaccination tar-

get, or 15 December, whichever happens fi rst.

The current settings for masks, which apply to everyone, will remain in place until NWS reaches the 95 per cent double vaccination target, or 15 December, whichever happens fi rst.

To maintain high levels of immunity across the community, NSW Health has commenced rolling out a booster vaccination program at its clinics to individuals aged 18 and older who received their second dose of a COVID-19 vaccine six-months or more ago. Pfi zer will be used for boosters regardless of the COVID-19 vaccine received for the fi rst or second dose.

Everybody has done an incredible job to ensure we can ease restrictions in a safe and considered way earlier than we planned. We’re on track to reach 90 per cent double vaccination weeks ahead of schedule. This is a testament to everybody across NSW and especially our health workers – and I want to thank every person across the Narromine region who has played their part!

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Bumper harvest predicted

By TAHILA SINCLAIR THERE’S no doubt the drought has broken, with farmers expecting to have another fantastic harvest this season.

Winter crop harvest is in full swing across western NSW, and while forecasts expect production across the state to fall compared to last year, it’s still slated to be the second biggest year on record.

Just over 6.1 million hectares were planted with winter crop this year, and the federal department of agriculture, water and the environment has predicted higher than usual yields thanks to above average rainfall over the past three months.

Increased rainfall however is also expected to delay harvest as more rain is predicted throughout November.

The department expects these delays to increase the proportion of low-protein wheat and increased likelihood of damaged or downgraded grain.

A report released last month by Rabobank estimated Australia will harvest nearly 52.9 million tonnes of winter grain, with cano-

la flagged to the be stand out mover.

The report said that increased planting and good growing conditions will see the grain do well.

Rabobank agriculture analyst, Dennis Voznesenski, said the bumper crop comes at a great time for Australian farmers, with global shortages leading to high prices.

“Short global supplies of grains and oilseeds will continue to support Australian prices over the year ahead.

“Although global prices can be expected to soften as new crops in different regions around the world come into play, the uncertainty that exists around seasonal conditions in grain-growing areas and the process of global grain stocks re-building will keep prices at least above the range of the last six to seven years,” said Mr Voznesenski.

The report also estimated that exports will increase again this year, due to national stock levels being replenished creating more availability for grain export.

Mr Voznesenski said that he expects exports to South East Asia to do particularly well, due to lower pric-

es in Australia and reduced freight costs.

While NSW’s harvest is expected to be lower than last year, it is still expected to be nearly 70 per cent above the 10-year average.

GrainCorp announced in August that they were building storage for an additional one million tonnes of crop in anticipation of the 2021-22 winter harvest.

GrainCorp managing director and CEO, Robert Spurway, said the plans for expanded storage capacity had begun before the successful 2020-21 winter harvest.

“Planning has been well underway for some time now and the works will focus on boosting our capacity in major cropping regions across New South Wales and Victoria in particular,” he said.

“We’ll build extra storage across the central and northern regions of NSW and across the north-east region of Victoria.

“On top of the new storage, we are also looking at re-opening some sites to accommodate the anticipated demand, and we have a maintenance plan in place to get these sites back into full operation,” said Mr Spurway.

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Aboriginal people in the Western NSW Local Health District are beating the state average for COVID-19 vaccination rates

High vaccination rates for western Aboriginal communities COVID-19 vaccination rates for Aboriginal people in the Western NSW Local Health District (WNSWLHD) are among the highest in NSW, according to the latest data from the Australian Immunisation Register.

As of October 24, 77.6 per cent of Aboriginal people aged 16 years and older had received a fi rst dose of vaccine, and 67.1 per cent had received two. These rates are well above the states figures for Aboriginal people, which were 68.4 per cent for fi rst doses, and 58.2 per cent for second dose.

This was also reflected in the vaccination rates for Aboriginal children aged 12-15 years in WNSWLHD, which are at 70.1 per cent for first doses, and 55.8 per cent for second doses. Compared to the NSW figures, 59.9 for fi rst doses, and 41.2 for second doses state-wide.

Eleven per cent of the WNSWLHD population identify as Aboriginal. However, over 60 per cent of the district’s COVID-19 cases were Aboriginal in the latest outbreak.

Executive Director of Aboriginal Health and Wellbeing, Brendon Cutmore, said he is very proud of how the District’s Aboriginal communities have responded to the need to get vaccinated, particularly amid the latest Delta outbreak in Western NSW. “Unfortunately COVID has hit our Mob hard, and disproportionately to the district’s population as a whole, but we’ve also seen these amazing communities pull together and support each other,” said Mr Cutmore.

Paul Douglas, WNSWLHD Aboriginal Health Northern Sector Manager, said the effectiveness of the vaccines for controlling COVID-19 and helping protect tight-knit, remote communities is clear to see.

“We’re seeing really good vac-

cination rates among our Aboriginal populations in communities such as Brewarrina, Goodooga and Weilmoringle, sometimes higher that the rest of the population, and in those places, we’ve also seen limited cases and no community transmission,” said Mr Douglas.

“Obviously being COVID safe has helped, but I think it’s the vaccination rates that are making the biggest difference of all.”

Mr Cutmore said while the WNSWLHD Aboriginal vaccination rates are pleasing, he wants to see a continued rise to close the gap to the overall WNSWLHD or state-wide figures.

“Our goal is to see the entire District well above 90 per cent fully vaccinated, including our Aboriginal people, and that’s something I’m really passionate about,” said Mr Cutmore.

“I know there has been a lot of misinformation, fear and rumours surrounding both the virus and vaccination, but we have a fantastic team of Aboriginal Health Practitioners and Workers who are doing everything they can to get real and practical information to our Mob. “If you’ve got any questions at all about vaccines, please chat to one of the team or your local GP or pharmacist. They’re health experts, they’re the ones who have the real answers and can help you separate rumours from facts.

“Remember, having both doses of an approved COVID-19 vaccine is the best defence we have against this virus and it’ll help keep us all safe, particularly the precious kids and elders in our communities.

“I really encourage every eligible Aboriginal person in Western NSW who hasn’t done so already to come forward for vaccination and have a yarn to those around you, to encourage them to get the jab too.”

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Counselling services at crisis point THERE has been a 2200 per cent increase in clients on waitlists for counselling services across NSW, over the past three years.

This exponential growth in demand for counselling, according to Relationships Australia NSW (RANSW), is driven by the pressures of the pandemic.

“Our counselling services are at a crisis point and we are asking for help,” said RANSW chief executive, Elisabeth Shaw.

“The combination of lockdowns, fi nancial pressures and close confi nement with partners has resulted in a surge in demand for support – people are crying out for help.

“Despite this increase in demand, there has been no corresponding increase in funding for our services, beyond some emergency support in some quarters.”

Ms Shaw is glad that more people are asking for help but is frustrated at being unable to provide the support needed.

“It’s a real problem. People enrol in a counselling service because they are at breaking point. Waiting months to see someone is unacceptable and can have a devastating effect

on the person and their family.”

Ms Shaw said that based on client caseload and waitlist data at its current trajectory, without extra funding, by June 2022, the average waitlist will increase from 503 to 2,147 people, waiting 66 days for their fi rst session.

“Our counsellors have reported that the most commonly presented issues are violence, coercive control, and increased relationship pressures – all linked to the pandemic and its impacts.

“My fear is we don’t have the full picture yet. The impacts of the pandemic are not fully realised and there are lot of people in trouble out there.

“Relationships Australia NSW is one of the biggest providers of counselling services, but we’re not the only one, and I know we’re not alone in experiencing this issue.

“Many people in the government, private sector and not-for-profit sectors are talking the talk about mental health and relationships now – probably more than ever. Now it’s time for the NSW and Federal Governments to talk with their purse strings,” said Ms Shaw.

“The helpers need help.”

Review of First Nation deaths in custody CORRECTIVE Services NSW These numbers are a result of (CSNSW) has launched a the- continued government failings matic review of First Nation and a justice system that pundeaths in the state’s jails. More ishes us for its own mistakes than 450 such deaths have oc- and oversights.” curred since the 1991 Royal Ms Shennan gave evidence to Commission into Aboriginal the to the select committee inDeaths in Custody. quiry late last year.

The review has made recom“My voice shakes because mendations on how CSNSW can these deaths, these numbers in improve the experience of First front of you had names, had famNations people in its custody ilies, and communities. Their and reduce deaths. families stood silent at premature funerals and The review was went home with pained launched earlier this hearts. year in response to the ‘Legislative Council Se“What’s the acceptlect Committee on the able number?

How High Level of First Namany more will die? tions People in CustoHow many more of our dy and Oversight and kids won’t come home?

Review of Deaths in How many ore inCustody’. quiries will we need CSNSW Deputy to attend to give the However with 132 Commissioner answers you already submissions, and sitLuke Grant have? These are our tings held over five fathers. These are days, the Legislative Council Select Committee made our mothers. These are our chil39 recommendations, with only dren. These are our communi10 of these recommendations ties,” said Ms Shennan. supported.

Review initiator, Minister for “The rate of incarceration of Counter Terrorism and CorrecIndigenous people has almost tions Anthony Roberts, hopes to doubled,” said Western Women’s report to him on how to improve Legal Support Aboriginal sup- what goes on inside prisons. port worker, Mellissa Shennan.

“The over-representation “Indigenous people are 15 of Aboriginal people in custotimes more likely to be incar- dy is a tragedy that requires a cerated and are almost 18 times whole-of-government response,” more likely to die in custody said Mr Roberts.

The project lead, CSNSW Dep[Australia-wide]. These numbers don’t happen by accident. uty Commissioner Luke Grant,

has said that corrective services have made significant improvements over the past 20 years, “but there’s more to be done.

“A crucial part of this work will be listening to those directly affected by deaths in custody – particularly family members and correctional staff,” said Mr Grant.

“We will provide a safe and respectful environment where they can articulate any ideas they have for improving the system and further reducing risks for Aboriginal people.”

The review is described as “thematic” because it will consider problems and solutions generally. It will not re-investigate deaths already reviewed by the coroner.

According to research by the Australian Human Rights Commission, Indigenous people were 16.5 times more likely than non-indigenous people to die in custody between 1990 and 1995.

This rate reflects the disproportionately high number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in custody.

The Australian Human Rights Commission also found that Indigenous prisoners were 1.26 times more likely to die in prison than non-Indigenous prisoners.

This review follows after a 20-year-old Wiradjuri man became the 459th Indigenous person to die in custody over the past 30 years.

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Classroom News Little Rai of Sunshine ELC Contributed by LITTLE RAI OF SUNSHINE ELC

LITTLE Rai of Sunshine Early Learning Centre has just celebrated five years of operation.

We have three rooms in the centre: Busy Bees zero-two years; Green Frogs two-three years; and Rainbow Lorikeets three-five years. We als run afterschool and holiday care programs.

The Little Rai team and children are busy getting organised for Christmas and starting to decorate our rooms for the festive season with the hope of being able to celebrate with our families this year as COVID-19 restrictions ease.

The children love playing outside in the sandpit and on the rock wall with the slide, with our giant tractor being the big hit.

The centre has chooks for the children to feed and check the eggs each day and a strawberry/veggie patch for the children to water and watch and learn how plants grow. The veggies that are grown go into the kitchen for the cook Gargan to use in making our meals.

The Little Rai team looks forward to meeting your family soon.

Little Rai of Sunshine Early Learning Centre recently celebrated their fifth birthday. PHOTOS: SUPPLIED

St Augustine Primary School

Colouring competition winner Sophie Kennedy with principal Renee Matheson.

ST Augustine’s children and staff all returned to school safely on Monday, October 18 after a long stint of learning from home. Students have returned with great energy and enthusiasm and the joyful sounds of children playing on our playground have been welcomed by all staff.

This term many important events have been planned such as Day for Daniel, Book Week and an 1980s themed dress-up day for our Life Charity sponsored children Derick and Janet.

The 2022 kindergarten students will begin their Kinder Orientation next Friday.

Play2Learn is a very important annual event for all enrolled Kinder children and their families. The school principal Mrs Renee Matheson teaches this weekly.

The day includes a lot of play and learning the school rules and routines.

The successful ‘Year Six Buddy’ programme will be introduced during these weeks which strengthens the connections between school and home.

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Right: Charlie Greenaway and Eliana Death were all smiles about the return to school after lockdown.

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St Johns Primary School Trangie: K/1 In the spotlight!

Contributed by KERRIE KERIN, Principal of St Johns Primary School Trangie WE have been so excited to be back in the classroom this term!

It has been great to catch up and see each other in person.

While kindergarten/year one were busy with learning from home, we have picked right back up and are continuing learning some awesome

new skills.

In literacy, we have continued our learning goal to write super sentences, and are now working on some super stories.

Kindergarten has moved into some more complex sounds and spelling. Year one has also been busy learning new grammar skills.

Math has also been another busy area! We spent some time working on revising our topics

Narromine Preschool

By LOUISE SIMPSON, Director IT is lovely to see all the children back and busy exploring, learning and having fun with their friends following our lockdown period last term.

Everyone has settled back into our routine and it has been great to see the creativity and use of imagination during our day.

We have seen an auger and silo in the sandpit and the making of the ‘Macquarie River’ in the back digging patch.

We have also been investigating the life cycle of a frog, which was sparked by a child bringing her tadpoles into

re preschool. The children are ngenjoying seeing the changes taking place in the tadpoles and are confidently telling others about the life cycle from the photo chart in the interest area and are documenting it through their drawings.

We have started a ‘Wall Art’, which is a continuous piece of artwork that all of the children can contribute to each day. There are no rules, except that the paint, drawings and art collage materials have to go onto the big piece of cardboard provided and not onto the wall! Lots of colours and textures are being added, including flowers and recycled containers.

Pictured, clockwise from top left: Students having fun in the sandpit building an auger and silo; The makings of the ‘Macquarie River’ in the back digging patch; two photos showing the new ‘Wall Art’ Installation that is taking shape each day; The preschool students have been busy learning about the life cycle of frogs; Play time.

from last term and then continued working on multiplication and division. Lots of fun hands-on learning and teamwork has led to the students creating equal groups.

In geography, students have been discussing special places where we live. We have looked at what makes our special places special and how we can look after these places. In science we have been experimenting with different mate-

Alfie Janhsen, Willa Barrett, Miss Lauren Keelan, Emily Swift, Aria Linnett, MaceiRose Bell, Piper Berry, Chevvy Hitchcock and Harrison Deamer. PHOTOS: SUPPLIED rials and how we can change them. We worked on bending objects and discussing why some objects bend and others don’t.

PDHPE is very important to not only develop physical skills but our social and emotional skills. We have been learning about strengths in our peers and what makes a supportive friend.

For our physical development, we are focusing on fun-

damental movement skills each week. Along with our social emotional development, kindergarten/year one continues to work on our mindfulness.

Kindergarten/year one have worked on regulating our emotional wellbeing, meditating and learning how to name and respond to different emotions.

We look forward to the next few weeks and they will continue to work very hard!

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Narromine Shire Council General Purpose Financial Statements

Narromine, New South Wales / Full Time

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Public notice – Presentation of financial statements as per Section 418 (3) of the Local Government Act. In accordance with Section 418 (3) of the Local Government Act 1993 (NSW), Narromine Shire Council advises that the ordinary Council meeting to be held on 10/11/2021 will include the presentation of the audited Financial Statements and the Auditor’s Reports for the year ending 30/06/2021.

A summary of the Financial Statements is provided below.

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Total equity Other financial information Unrestricted current ratio (times) Operating performance ratio (%) Debt service cover ratio (times) Rates and annual charges outstanding ratio (%) Infrastructure renewals ratio (%) Own source operating revenue ratio (%) Cash expense cover ratio (months)

In accordance with Section 420 of the Local Government Act 1993 (NSW), any person may make a submission in writing to Council with respect to the Council’s Audited Financial Statements or the Auditor’s Reports.

Copies of the Audited Financial Statements and the Auditor’s Reports may be inspected at: Internet:

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Our mission is to be a positive influence on our region, keeping local people connected with news and information highly relevant to our community.

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• Experience with CRM soft ware would be an advantage • Ideally you’ll be keen to be a positive role model in the local community Tasks & responsibilities • Develop great relationships with local business operators and help them do more business by putting our marketing options to best use • Manage clients on an ongoing business, making sure we exceed their expectations • Gather material needed for client advertising and liaise with our design team to produce highly effective ads Benefits • Be part of a new and much-needed local newspaper that will help keep the Narromine Shire connected • High profile role where you’ll get to know many local people and become well known as one of the key faces of our newspaper • Be a part of the local community and help drive positive promotions To apply: Email General Manager Lucie Peart opportunity@narrominestar.com.au

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Thursday, November 4, 2021 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR

SATURDAY, November 6

FRIDAY, November 5

Your Seven-Day TV Guide ABC (2)

6.00 WorldWatch. 2.05 Trevor McDonald’s Indian Train Adventure. 3.00 NITV News: Nula.

3.30 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw. 4.00 Bollywood: World’s Biggest Film Industry. 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Aust. 6.30 News. 7.35 Legends Of The Pharaohs. 8.30 Pompeii: After The Eruption. 9.45 Lost Pyramids Of The Aztecs.

10.45 SBS News. 11.15 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 12.10 Blood. 3.00 Late Programs.

ABC PLUS

6.00 (31) WorldWatch.

10.00 SBS Courtside. 10.30 Basketball. NBA. Miami Heat v Boston Celtics. 1.10 Gymnastics.

Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup Series, Bulgaria. 2.40 Chefs’ Line. 3.40 WorldWatch.

5.05 Takeshi’s Castle Indonesia. 5.35 Shortland Street. 6.05 RocKwiz. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Hoarders.

9.20 Monica And Sex. 10.20 Hear Me Out. New. 11.15 Project Blue Book. 12.05 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 George Floyd: A Killing That Shook The World. 1.30 Back Roads. 2.00 Doctor Foster. 3.00 ABC News Afternoons.

4.05 Stackorama! 5.05 Grand Designs Australia. 6.00 The Drum. 7.00 ABC News.

7.30 Gardening Australia. 8.30 Annika. 9.20 Miniseries: The Accident. 10.05 Talking Heads.

10.35 ABC Late News. 10.50 The Vaccine. 11.10 Gruen. 11.45 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ (22) Programs.

6.25 Shaun The Sheep. 6.40 Andy’s Safari Adventures. 7.00 Dino Dana. 7.15 Odd Squad.

7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Hard Quiz. 8.30 Mark Seymour And The Undertow: Slow Dawn Live. 9.20 Missy Higgins & Friends Live. 10.55 Doctor Who. 11.40 Art Works. 12.05 Brush With Fame. 12.40 Live At The Apollo. 1.25 Sick Of It. 1.50 Community. 2.10 Parks And Recreation.

2.30 Reno 911! 2.55 Close. 5.05 Kids’ Programs.

ABC ME (23)

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 2.30 The Athena. 3.00 Mystic. 3.40 Matilda And The Ramsay Bunch. 4.00 Step Up To The Plate. 4.35 Almost Never. 5.05 100 Things To Do Before High School. 5.30 Miraculous. 6.00 100% Wolf: Legend Of The Moonstone. 6.30 Barney’s Barrier Reef. 7.00 MOVIE: Dino Dana The Movie. (2020) 8.15 Good Game Spawn Point.

8.35 Sword Art Online. 9.00 Log Horizon. 9.25 School Of Rock. 9.50 Close.

ABC

6.00 Rage. 7.00 (2) Weekend Breakfast.

10.00 Rage. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Boyer Lecture 2021: John Bell. 1.00 Annika. 1.50 Midsomer Murders. 3.30 Restoration Australia.

4.30 Landline. 5.00 Rick Stein’s Secret France.

6.00 Monty Don’s French Gardens. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 Grantchester.

8.20 Shetland. Final.

9.20 Fires. Final. 10.10 Call The Midwife. 11.10 Father Brown. 11.55 Rage.

SBS VLND

NEWS (24)

6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 12.00 ABC News At Noon.

3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 Afternoon Briefing. 4.30 Friday Briefing. 5.00 ABC News Hour. 6.00 ABC Evening News. 7.00 ABC National News. 7.45 The Vaccine. 8.00 Planet America. 9.00 ABC Nightly News. 9.30 Close Of Business. 10.00 The World. 11.00 The Drum.

12.00 ABC Late News. 12.15 Planet America.

1.10 ABC Late News. 1.30 Late Programs.

SBS (3)

6.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Small Business Secrets.

2.30 Figure Skating. ISU Grand Prix. Round 1. Skate America. 4.00 Kanyekanye. 4.25 I’m Not A Runner. 5.25 Inside The SS. 6.30 News.

7.30 Celebrity Letters And Numbers. 8.30 Tutankhamun: Life, Death And Legacy. 9.30 The Secret Life Of Lighthouses. 10.25 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 11.20 MOVIE: The Pianist. (2002) 2.00 MOVIE: Elle. (2016) 4.20 Late Programs.

ABC PLUS (22)

6.00 (31) WorldWatch.

12.00 Basketball. NBA. Miami Heat v Boston Celtics. 2.00 Letterkenny. 2.35 Tattoo Age. 4.15 WorldWatch. 5.40 Earth Emergency. 6.40 The Bee Whisperer. 7.40 Brooklyn Nine-Nine. 8.30 Sydney’s Super Tunnel. 9.30 The X-Files. 12.00 Dateline. 12.30 Insight. 1.30 King Of The Road.

2.20 France 24. 3.00 Thai News. 3.30 Bangla News. 4.00 Punjabi News. 4.30 Sri Lankan Sinhalese News. 5.00 Late Programs.

ABC ME

6.00 Morning (24) Programs. 1.05 Planet America. 2.00 ABC News. 2.30 The Vaccine. 2.45 The Brief. 3.00 ABC News. 3.30 The Breakfast Couch. 4.00 ABC News. 4.30 Q+A Highlights. 5.05 Planet America. 6.00 ABC Evening News. 6.30 ABC News Regional.

7.00 ABC National News. 7.30 Australian Story.

8.10 Four Corners. 9.00 ABC Nightly News.

9.30 Movin’ To The Country. 10.00 ABC News Weekend. 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 5.55 Fireman Sam. 6.20 Bluey. 6.35 Timmy’s Seaside Rescue. 7.00 Grace’s Amazing Machines. 7.15 Sir Mouse. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.20 Live At The Apollo. 9.05 The Stand Up Sketch Show.

9.35 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 10.15 Ghosts. Final.

10.40 This Time With Alan Partridge. Final. 11.15 Would I Lie To You? Final. 11.45 Unprotected Sets. 12.10 Red Dwarf. 12.40 Escape From The City. 2.10 Close. 5.05 Kids’ Programs.

6.00 Kids’ (23) Programs. 2.45 Log Horizon. 3.15 Sailor Moon Crystal. 3.35 Voltron: Legendary Defender. 4.00 Step Up To The Plate. 4.35 Almost Never. 5.05 100 Things To Do Before High School. 5.30 Miraculous.

6.00 100% Wolf: Legend Of The Moonstone.

6.30 Secrets Of Skin. 7.00 Horrible Histories.

7.35 Doctor Who. 8.25 Lost In Oz. 9.00 All Hail King Julien. 9.25 Find Me In Paris. 9.50 School Of Rock. 10.10 Close.

ABC

SUNDAY, November 7

SBS (3)

6.00 Morning (2) Programs. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Landline. 1.30 Gardening Australia. 2.30 Pilgrimage: The Road To Santiago. 3.30 Rick Stein’s Secret France. 4.30 Everyone’s A Critic. 5.00 Art Works. 5.30 The Sound. Return. 6.00 Antiques Roadshow. 7.00 ABC News Sunday. 7.40 Restoration Australia.

Final. 8.40 Total Control. Return. 9.35 Noughts And Crosses. New. 10.35 Stateless. 11.25 Late Programs.

SBS VLND

NEWS

SBS

6.00 WorldWatch. 7.00 (3) Small Business Secrets.

7.30 WorldWatch. 1.00 Speedweek. 3.00 Figure Skating. ISU Grand Prix. Round 2. Skate Canada. Highlights. 4.00 FIFA World Cup 2022 Magazine. 4.35 Motor Racing. W Series. Round 8. Highlights. 5.05 Small Business Secrets. 5.40 Nazi Megastructures. 6.30 News. 7.30 Inside Central Station. 8.30 Australia Burns: Silence Of The Land. 10.00 Marry Me, Marry My Family.

11.00 Addicted Australia. 12.05 Late Programs.

ABC PLUS

6.00 WorldWatch.

11.00 SBS Courtside. 11.30 Basketball. NBA. Dallas Mavericks v Boston Celtics. 2.00 Fubar: The Age Of The Computer. 2.55 Ancient Aliens. 4.35 WorldWatch. 5.05 The Point. 5.35 Underground Worlds. 6.30 Country Music. 7.30 Return Of The Taliban. 8.35 The Tesla Files.

9.25 Criminal Planet. 10.15 Dark Side Of The Ring Confidential. 11.25 I Was A Teenage Felon.

12.15 Late Programs.

ABC ME (23)

6.00 Morning (24) Programs. 1.00 ABC News. 1.30 Q+A Highlights. 2.00 ABC News. 2.30 Australian Story. 3.00 ABC News.

3.30 Offsiders. 4.00 Landline. 5.00 ABC News Weekend. 5.30 The World This Week. 6.00 ABC Evening News. 6.30 Movin’ To The Country.

7.00 ABC News Sunday. 7.40 The Brief.

8.00 Insiders. 9.00 ABC Nightly News. 9.30 Australian Story. 10.00 ABC News Weekend.

10.30 Q+A Highlights. 11.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ (22) Programs. 7.00 Grace’s Amazing Machines. 7.15 Sir Mouse.

7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Compass. 8.30 Louis Theroux: Altered States. 9.30 Girl Like You. 10.30 Last Man Standing: Suge Knight And The Murders Of Biggie & Tupac. 12.15 Mark Seymour And The Undertow: Slow Dawn Live.

1.05 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. Final.

1.50 Unprotected Sets. 2.15 In The Long Run. 3.05 Close. 5.05 Kids’ Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 2.40 Wow That’s Amazing. 3.05 MythBusters Junior.

4.00 Step Up To The Plate. 4.35 Almost Never.

5.05 100 Things To Do Before High School.

5.30 Miraculous. 6.00 100% Wolf: Legend Of The Moonstone. 6.30 Secrets Of Skin. 7.00 Horrible Histories. 7.35 Doctor Who. 8.20 Lost In Oz. 8.45 Danger Mouse. 9.00 All Hail King Julien. 9.20 Find Me In Paris. 9.45 School Of Rock. 10.10 Rage. 11.10 Close.

SBS VLND (31)

NEWS

PRIME7 (6)

6.00 Sunrise.

9.00 The Morning Show. 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Gates Of Paradise. (2019) Jason Priestley. 2.00 House Of Wellness. 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. 6.00 PRIME7 News. 6.30 PRIME7 News @ 6:30. 7.00 Better Homes And Gardens.

8.30 MOVIE: Raising Helen. (2004) 11.00 Big Brother VIP. 1.00 Home Shopping.

7TWO

6.00 Home (62) Shopping. 7.00 My Greek Odyssey. 8.00 Harry’s Practice.

8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today.

12.00 House Of Wellness. 1.00 Million Dollar Minute. 2.00 Better Homes And Gardens. 3.30 Coastwatch Oz. 4.30 M*A*S*H. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Border Security: International. 8.30 Billy Connolly: Great American Trail. 10.30 Mighty Ships. 11.40 Super Garden. 12.20 Late Programs.

7MATE (63)

6.00 Morning Programs.

12.00 Motor Racing. Supercars Championship.

Round 8. Sydney SuperNight. Race 20. Replay.

1.30 Motor Racing. Supercars Championship.

Round 8. Sydney SuperNight. Highlights.

2.45 Road Hauks. 3.45 Big Easy Motors. 4.15 Timbersports. 4.45 Highway Thru Hell. 5.45 MOVIE: Police Academy 6: City Under Siege.

(1989) 7.30 MOVIE: Lethal Weapon. (1987) 9.50 MOVIE: War Dogs. (2016) 12.10 Late Programs.

PRIME7 (6)

6.00 Morning Programs. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. 12.00 Border Security: America’s Front Line. 12.30 Horse Racing. Golden Gift Ladies Day and Teddy Bear’s Picnic Family Raceday. 5.00 Seven News At 5. 5.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. 6.00 Seven News. 7.00 MOVIE: Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince. (2009) 10.00 MOVIE: The Darkest Minds. (2018) 12.15 Late Programs.

NINE (8)

6.00 The Talk. 7.00 Entertainment Tonight.

7.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 8.00 Studio 10. 12.00 Dr Phil. 1.00 The Bachelorette Australia. 2.10 Entertainment Tonight. 2.30 Farm To Fork. 3.00 Judge Judy. 4.00 The Bold And The Beautiful. 5.00 10 News First.

6.30 The Project. 7.30 The Graham Norton Show. 8.30 To Be Advised. 9.30 2018 Montreal Comedy Festival. 10.30 The Project. 11.30 Late Programs.

9GEM

6.00 Home (53) Shopping.

7.00 Infomercials. 8.00 Demolition Down Under. 9.00 Diagnosis Murder. 10.00 JAG. 12.00 MacGyver. 1.00 Star Trek: Discovery.

3.00 Diagnosis Murder. 5.00 JAG. 7.00 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 Law & Order: SVU. 11.30 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. 12.30 Home Shopping. 1.00 Infomercials. 1.30 Home Shopping. 2.00 Madam Secretary. 3.00 JAG. 4.00 NCIS. 5.00 Diagnosis Murder.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Til Ex Do Us Part.

(2018) 1.45 Talking Honey: Princess Diana. 2.00 Pointless. 3.00 Tipping Point. 4.00 Afternoon News. 4.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. 5.30 WIN News. 6.00 Nine News. 7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Taronga: Who’s Who In The Zoo. 8.30 MOVIE: Casino Royale. (2006) Daniel Craig, Eva Green, Judi Dench. 11.30 Being James Bond. 12.20 Tipping Point. 1.15 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (81) Programs. 7.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. 12.00 Death In Paradise.

1.10 Days Of Our Lives. 2.05 The Young And The Restless. 3.05 Antiques Roadshow.

3.35 MOVIE: The Overlanders. (1946) 5.30 The Secret Life Of The Zoo. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Saved & Remade. 8.30 MOVIE: Meet Joe Black. (1998) Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins, Claire Forlani. 12.10 Late Programs.

9GO! (82)

6.00 Kids’ Programs.

12.00 Supergirl. 1.00 Vanderpump Rules. 2.00 Mexican Dynasties.

3.00 Malcolm. 3.30 The Nanny. 4.00 3rd Rock From The Sun. 4.30 That ’70s Show. 5.00 Kids’ Programs. 5.15 MOVIE: Monster House. (2006) 7.00 MOVIE: Inkheart. (2008) 9.05 MOVIE: Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters. (2013) 10.50 Young Sheldon. 11.50 Urbex: Enter At Your Own Risk. 12.50 The Horn. 1.45 Vanderpump Rules.

2.40 Mexican Dynasties. 3.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Home (53) Shopping.

6.30 Infomercials. 8.00 Home Shopping.

9.00 The Doctors. 10.00 Diagnosis Murder.

12.00 JAG. 2.00 One Strange Rock. 3.00 Pat Callinan’s 4x4 Adventures. 4.00 Bondi Rescue.

4.30 iFish. 5.00 Reel Action. 5.30 MacGyver.

6.30 Scorpion. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 NCIS: New Orleans. 10.20 MacGyver. 11.20 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. 1.10 48 Hours. 2.10 Late Programs.

9GO!

6.00 (52) The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 The King Of Queens. 8.00 Becker. 9.00 The Middle. 10.00 To Be Advised. 2.00 The Neighborhood.

3.00 Friends.

6.00 The Big Bang Theory.

9.45 2 Broke Girls.

12.10 Home Shopping. 1.10 Infomercials. 1.40 2 Broke Girls. 2.35 This Is Us. 3.30 Friends. 4.30 Home Shopping.

NINE

6.00 Morning (5) Programs. 12.00 Celebrity MasterChef Australia. 1.10 Farm To Fork. 1.30 Healthy Homes Aust. 2.00 GCBC. 2.30 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. 3.00 Pat Callinan’s 4x4 Adventures.

Return. 4.00 My Market Kitchen. 4.30 Taste Of Australia With Hayden Quinn. 5.00 10 News First. 6.30 The Sunday Project. 7.30 Celebrity MasterChef Australia. 9.00 CSI: Vegas. 10.00 FBI. 11.00 Late Programs.

7MATE

6.00 Kids’ Programs.

(82) 1.30 Malcolm In The Middle. 2.30 Young Sheldon. 3.30 MOVIE: My Pet Dinosaur. (2017) 5.30 MOVIE: Alvin And The Chipmunks. (2007) 7.30 MOVIE: Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. (2018) 10.00 MOVIE: Immortals. (2011) 12.10 MOVIE: Indigo Lake. (2017) 2.05 Mexican Dynasties. 3.00 Power Rangers Super Beast Morphers. 3.30 Thunderbirds. 4.30 Teen Titans Go! 4.50 LEGO Friends: Girls On A Mission. 5.10 Late Programs.

PRIME7

6.00 Animal Tales.

(8) 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Sports Sunday. 11.00 The Xtreme CollXtion. 11.30 Fishing Australia. 12.00 Ultimate Rush. 12.30 World’s Greatest Islands.

1.30 Parental Guidance. 3.30 The Block. 5.00 News: First At Five. 5.30 RBT. 6.00 Nine News.

7.00 The Block. Final. 8.40 60 Minutes. 9.40 Nine News Late. 10.10 The First 48. 11.10 Cold Case: New Leads Wanted. 12.05 Chicago Med. 1.00 The Garden Gurus. 1.30 Late Programs.

7TWO (62)

6.00 Morning Programs. 9.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.00 My Favorite Martian. 10.30 Edgar Wallace Mysteries.

11.45 The Garden Gurus. 12.15 Getaway.

12.45 MOVIE: Chase A Crooked Shadow.

(1958) 2.35 MOVIE: Agatha Christie’s Murder On The Orient Express. (1974) 5.10 MOVIE: Breakfast At Tiffany’s. (1961) 7.30 Agatha Raisin.

8.30 Coroner. 9.30 Chicago P.D. 11.30 Late Programs.

7MATE

6.00 Kids’ Programs.

(82) 1.30 Visions Of Greatness. 2.30 The Road Trick. 4.00 Race Across The World. 5.15 To Be Advised. 7.00 MOVIE: Stargate. (1994) 9.25 MOVIE: World War Z. (2013) Brad Pitt, Mireille Enos. 11.45 Race Across The World. 1.00 Visions Of Greatness.

2.00 The Break Boys. 3.00 Power Rangers Super Beast Morphers. 3.30 Thunderbirds.

4.30 Teen Titans Go! 4.50 Lego City Adventures. 5.30 Yu-Gi-Oh!

6.00 Home Shopping. 7.30 Leading The Way. 8.00 David Jeremiah. 8.30 Home Shopping. 10.00 Winners. 11.00 House Of Wellness. 12.00 The Yorkshire Vet. 1.00 RSPCA Animal Rescue. 1.45 Escape To The Country. 4.45 MOVIE: Singin’ In The Rain.

(1952) 7.00 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. 8.00 Chris Tarrant’s Extreme Railways.

9.00 Mighty Trains. Return. 11.00 Britain’s Busiest Airport: Heathrow. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (63) Programs. 8.00 Home Shopping. 10.00 Cricket. Women’s Big Bash League. Game 34. Sydney Thunder v Brisbane Heat. 1.30 River To Reef: Retro. 2.00 On The Fly. 2.30 Merv Hughes Fishing. 3.00 Mark Berg’s Fishing Addiction. 4.10 Ultimate Fishing. 5.10 MOVIE: Superman IV: The Quest For Peace. (1987) 7.00 MOVIE: Ant-Man. (2015) 9.25 MOVIE: Anna. (2019) Sasha Luss, Helen Mirren. 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 Seinfeld.

8.00 Becker. 9.00 The Middle. 10.00 Frasier.

11.00 The Big Bang Theory. 12.00 In The Dark. 1.00 2 Broke Girls. 2.00 Seinfeld. 2.30 The Unicorn. 3.00 The King Of Queens. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 MOVIE: The Illusionist.

(2006) Edward Norton, Paul Giamatti. 11.40 The Big Bang Theory. 12.05 Late Programs.

9GEM

6.00 Newstyle (81) Direct. 6.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.00 My Favorite Martian. 10.30 Edgar Wallace Mysteries. 11.45 Saved & Remade. 12.45 MOVIE: Nickelodeon.

(1976) 3.15 MOVIE: Kid Galahad. (1962) 5.15 MOVIE: Donovan’s Reef. (1963) 7.30 MOVIE: The First Wives Club. (1996) Goldie Hawn, Bette Midler. 9.35 MOVIE: Stepmom. (1998) Julia Roberts, Susan Sarandon. 12.05 My Favorite Martian. 12.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (6) Programs. 12.00 House Of Wellness. 1.00 Border Security: International. 1.30 Cricket. Women’s Big Bash League. Game 35. Melbourne Stars v Melbourne Renegades. 5.00 Seven News At 5. 5.30 Sydney Weekender. 6.00 Seven News.

7.00 7NEWS Spotlight. 8.00 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. 8.30 MOVIE: White House Down. (2013) Channing Tatum. 11.15 Late Programs.

10 PEACH (52)

6.00 Reel Action.

6.30 Leading The Way With Dr Michael Youssef. 7.00 Healthy Homes Australia. 7.30 Escape Fishing With ET. 8.00 All 4 Adventure. 9.00 Taste Of Australia With Hayden Quinn. 9.30 Studio 10: Saturday.

12.00 Horse Racing. Melbourne Cup Carnival.

Stakes Day. 6.00 10 News First. 7.00 Making It Australia. Final. 8.00 The Dog House Australia.

9.00 Ambulance. 10.00 To Be Advised. 11.00 Bull. 12.00 Blue Bloods. 1.00 Late Programs.

7TWO

6.00 Morning (63) Programs. 12.00 The Mike & Cole Show. 12.30 Timbersports.

1.00 Blokesworld. 1.30 Dipper’s Backyard BBQ Wars. 2.00 Inside Line. 3.00 Rides Down Under: Workshop Wars. 4.00 MOVIE: Innerspace. (1987) 6.30 MOVIE: Fantastic Four.

(2005) 8.40 MOVIE: Fantastic Four: Rise Of The Silver Surfer. (2007) Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba. 10.40 MOVIE: Ghost Rider: Spirit Of Vengeance. (2011) 12.40 Late Programs.

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NINE (8)

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Animal Embassy. 12.30 Destination WA. 1.00 Good Food Kitchen. 1.30 My Way. 2.00 Taronga: Who’s Who In The Zoo. 3.00 Parental Guidance. 4.30 The Garden Gurus. 5.00 News: First At Five. 5.30 Getaway. 6.00 Nine News Saturday. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 MOVIE: Quantum Of Solace. (2008) 9.40 MOVIE: Gemini Man. (2019) Will Smith. 11.50 Late Programs.

6.00 Home (62) Shopping. 8.30 Travel Oz. 10.00 RSPCA Animal Rescue. 11.00 Jabba’s Movies. 11.30 Weekender. 12.00 Creek To Coast. 12.30 Sydney Weekender. 1.00 House Of Wellness. 2.00 Mighty Ships. 3.00 MOVIE: Viva Las Vegas. (1964) 5.00 Horse Racing.

Golden Gift Ladies Day and Teddy Bear’s Picnic Family Raceday. 5.30 To Be Advised. 6.30 Crufts Dog Show. 7.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 11.30 Late Programs.

TEN (5)

TEN (5)

10 BOLD

10 PEACH

TEN

9GEM (81)

10 BOLD (53)

6.00 Morning Programs.

9.30 Escape Fishing With ET. 10.00 Pooches At Play. 10.30 The Doctors. 11.30 Scorpion.

12.30 MacGyver. 1.30 Bondi Rescue. 2.00 The Offroad Adventure Show. 3.00 All 4 Adventure.

4.00 RV Daily Foodie Trails. 4.30 What’s Up Down Under. 5.00 iFish. 5.30 Bondi Rescue.

6.00 JAG. 7.00 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 9.30 Star Trek: Discovery. 10.30 NCIS: Los Angeles.

11.30 Late Programs.

9GO!

6.00 (52) This Is Us. 7.00 The Neighborhood. 8.00 The Middle.

9.00 Neighbours. 11.00 To Be Advised. 12.10 Making It Australia. 1.20 To Be Advised. 2.30 Friends. 6.00 The Big Bang Theory.

8.30 The Neighborhood.

9.30 2 Broke Girls.

12.00 Home Shopping. 12.30 Infomercials. 1.00 Home Shopping. 1.30 MOVIE: The Illusionist.

(2006) 3.35 This Is Us. 4.30 Home Shopping.

10 PEACH

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NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Thursday, November 4, 2021

MONDAY, November 8

Your Seven-Day TV Guide ABC (2)

6.00 WorldWatch.

2.00 Inside Central Station. 3.00 Going Places. 3.40 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw. 4.10 Supervet Specials. 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Aust. 6.30 News. 7.35 Britain’s Most Historic Towns. 8.30 Animal Einsteins.

New. 9.30 The Best Of 24 Hours In Emergency.

10.25 SBS News. 10.55 Bosch. 11.45 The Crimson Rivers. 1.40 The Red Line. 3.15 Late Programs.

ABC PLUS

6.00 (31) WorldWatch.

12.00 Basketball. NBA. Dallas Mavericks v Boston Celtics. Replay. 2.00 Canadian Transgender Healthcare Access. 2.40 Chefs’ Line. 3.40 WorldWatch. 5.05 Takeshi’s Castle Indonesia. 5.35 Shortland Street. 6.05 RocKwiz.

7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Dark Side Of The ‘90s. New. 9.20 Taskmaster. 10.15 Australia’s Health Revolution. 11.15 Late Programs.

ABC ME

6.00 News (24) Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 12.00 ABC News At Noon.

3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 Afternoon Briefing. 5.00 ABC News Hour. 6.00 ABC Evening News. 7.00 ABC National News. 8.00 ABC News Tonight. 8.45 The Business. 9.00 ABC Nightly News. 9.30 7.30. 10.00 The World.

11.00 The Drum. 12.00 ABC Late News. 12.30 Q+A Highlights. 1.00 ABC Late News. 1.15 The Business. 1.30 7.30. 2.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Shetland. Final. 2.00 Jack Irish. 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.10 Old People’s Home For 4 Year Olds. 5.10 Grand Designs Australia. 6.00 The Drum. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Australian Story. 8.30 Four Corners. Final. 9.15 Media Watch. 9.35 The Detectives. 10.35 ABC Late News. 10.50 The Business. 11.05 Going Country. 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ (22) Programs.

6.25 Shaun The Sheep. 6.40 Andy’s Safari Adventures. 7.00 Dino Dana. 7.15 Odd Squad.

7.30 Doctor Who. 8.30 David Attenborough’s Galapagos. 9.25 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. 10.10 Doctor Who. 11.00 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 11.40 Escape From The City.

12.40 Red Dwarf. 1.10 Community. 1.35 The Letdown. 2.05 Parks And Recreation. 2.25 Reno 911! 2.55 Close. 5.05 Kids’ Programs.

6.00 Kids’ (23) Programs. 3.00 Mystic. 3.40 Matilda And The Ramsay Bunch.

4.00 Step Up To The Plate. 4.35 Almost Never.

5.05 100 Things To Do Before High School.

5.30 Miraculous. 6.00 100% Wolf: Legend Of The Moonstone. 6.30 Barney’s Barrier Reef.

7.00 Horrible Histories. 7.35 Doctor Who. 8.20 Lost In Oz. 8.45 Danger Mouse. 9.00 All Hail King Julien. 9.20 Find Me In Paris. 9.45 School Of Rock. 10.10 Rage. 11.10 Close.

THURSDAY, November 11

WEDNESDAY, November 10

TUESDAY, November 9

ABC

6.00 Morning (2) Programs. 10.00 Four Corners. 11.00 Antiques Roadshow. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Grantchester. 2.00 Jack Irish. 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.05 Old People’s Home For 4 Year Olds. 5.10 Grand Designs Australia. 6.00 The Drum. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.05 The Greek Islands With Julia Bradbury. Final. 8.30 Going Country. 9.25 Girl Like You. 10.35 ABC Late News. 10.50 The Business. 11.05 Q+A. 12.10 Late Programs.

ABC PLUS

6.00 Kids’ (22) Programs. 6.40 Andy’s Safari Adventures. 7.00 Dino Dana. 7.15 Odd Squad. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.30 To Be Advised. 9.10 Friday Night Dinner: 10 Years And A Lovely Bit Of Squirrel. 10.20 Frayed. Final.

11.05 Doctor Who. 11.55 In The Long Run. 12.15 Sick Of It. 12.40 Please Like Me. Final. 1.10 The Stand Up Sketch Show. 1.30 Community. 1.55 Parks And Recreation. 2.15 Reno 911! 2.45 Close.

5.05 Kids’ Programs.

ABC ME (23)

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 3.00 Mystic. 3.40 Matilda And The Ramsay Bunch.

4.00 Step Up To The Plate. 4.35 Almost Never.

5.05 100 Things To Do Before High School.

5.30 Miraculous. 6.00 100% Wolf: Legend Of The Moonstone. 6.30 Barney’s Barrier Reef.

7.00 Horrible Histories. 7.35 Doctor Who. 8.25 Lost In Oz. 8.45 Danger Mouse. 9.00 All Hail King Julien. 9.20 Find Me In Paris. 9.45 School Of Rock. 10.10 Rage. 11.10 Close.

ABC

6.00 Morning (2) Programs. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 National Press Club Address. 1.35 Media Watch. 2.00 Jack Irish.

3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.10 Old People’s Home For 4 Year Olds. 5.10 Grand Designs Australia. 6.00 The Drum. 7.00 ABC News.

7.30 7.30. 8.00 Hard Quiz. 8.30 Gruen. 9.10 Preppers. New. 9.40 Back. 10.05 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 10.45 ABC Late News. 11.00 The Business. 11.15 Late Programs.

SBS (3)

SBS VLND

NEWS

SBS

6.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 (3) Belsen: The Untold Story. 3.00 Going Places. 3.40 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw. 4.10 My Grandparents’ War. 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers.

6.00 Mastermind Aust. 6.30 News. 7.30 Great Canadian Railway Journeys. 8.30 Insight. Final.

9.30 Dateline. Final. 10.00 The Feed. Final.

10.30 SBS News. 11.00 The Point. 11.30 Before We Die. 12.40 The Little Drummer Girl. 3.10 Late Programs.

SBS VLND

6.00 (31) WorldWatch.

12.00 Letterkenny. 2.40 Chefs’ Line. 3.40 WorldWatch. 5.05 Takeshi’s Castle Indonesia.

5.35 Shortland Street. 6.05 RocKwiz. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Alone. 9.45 Stacey Dooley Sleeps Over. 10.35 The Devil You Know. 11.25 Detective Chinatown. Final. 12.35 One Star Reviews. 1.00 F*ck, That’s Delicious. 2.00 My House: The Real Pose. 2.30 Late Programs.

NEWS (24)

6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 12.00 ABC News At Noon.

3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 Afternoon Briefing. 5.00 ABC News Hour. 6.00 ABC Evening News. 7.00 ABC National News. 8.00 ABC News Tonight. 8.45 The Business. 9.00 ABC Nightly News. 9.25 7.30. 10.00 The World.

11.00 The Drum. 12.00 ABC Late News. 12.30 Australian Story. 1.00 ABC Late News. 1.15 The Business. 1.30 7.30. 2.05 Late Programs.

SBS

6.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 (3) Dateline. 2.30 Insight.

3.40 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw. 4.10 My Grandparents’ War. 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Aust.

6.30 News. 7.30 Michael Mosley’s Placebo Experiment. 8.35 Michael Palin In North Korea.

9.30 Before We Die. 10.25 SBS News. 10.55 Atlantic Crossing. 12.00 The Handmaid’s Tale.

3.45 Cruising Down Under. 5.00 France 24 Feature. 5.15 Late Programs.

ABC PLUS (22)

6.00 WorldWatch.

12.00 Figure Skating. ISU Four Continents Championships. Replay. 1.30 Black Lives Matter: A Global Reckoning. 2.40 Chefs’ Line. 3.40 WorldWatch. 5.05 Takeshi’s Castle Indonesia. 5.35 Shortland Street. 6.05 RocKwiz.

7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 MOVIE: Leonardo Dicaprio: Most Wanted. (2021) 9.30 MOVIE: Gangs Of New York. (2002) 12.30 Late Programs.

ABC ME

6.00 News (24) Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 12.00 ABC News At Noon.

12.30 National Press Club Address. 1.35 ABC News Day. 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 Afternoon Briefing. 5.00 ABC News Hour. 6.00 ABC Evening News. 7.00 ABC National News.

8.00 ABC News Tonight. 8.45 The Business.

9.00 ABC Nightly News. 9.30 7.30. 10.00 The World. 11.00 The Drum. 12.00 ABC Late News.

12.30 The Mix. 1.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs.

7.00 Dino Dana. 7.15 Odd Squad. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 Art Works. 9.00 The Go-Betweens: Right Here.

10.00 To Be Advised. 10.35 Boyer Lecture 2021: John Bell. 11.05 Doctor Who. 11.50 Going Country. Final. 12.50 Restoration Australia.

Final. 1.45 Louis Theroux: Altered States. 2.45 Community. 3.10 Parks And Recreation. 3.30 Reno 911! 4.00 Close. 5.05 Kids’ Programs.

6.00 Kids’ (23) Programs. 2.30 The Athena. 3.00 Mystic. 3.40 Matilda And The Ramsay Bunch. 4.00 Step Up To The Plate.

Final. 4.45 Little Lunch. 5.10 Summer’s Day. 5.30 Miraculous. 6.05 100% Wolf: Legend Of The Moonstone. 6.35 Barney’s Barrier Reef.

7.00 Horrible Histories. 7.40 Doctor Who. 8.25 Lost In Oz. 9.00 All Hail King Julien. 9.25 Find Me In Paris. 9.50 School Of Rock. 10.10 Rage.

11.10 Close.

ABC (2)

6.00 Morning Programs. 11.35 The Greek Islands With Julia Bradbury. Final. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Hard Quiz. 1.25 How Deadly World. 2.00 Jack Irish. 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.10 Old People’s Home For 4 Year Olds. 5.10 Grand Designs Australia. 6.00 The Drum. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Spying On The Scammers. 8.30 Q+A. 9.35 Doctor Who. 10.35 You Can’t Ask That. 10.55 ABC Late News.

11.10 The Business. 11.25 Late Programs.

ABC PLUS

6.00 Kids’ (22) Programs. 5.55 Fireman Sam. 6.25 Shaun The Sheep. 6.40 Andy’s Safari Adventures. 7.00 Dino Dana. 7.15 Odd Squad. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.30 To Be Advised. 9.00 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 9.40 Hard Quiz. 10.10 Gruen. 10.45 Doctor Who. 11.35 You Can’t Ask That. 12.05 David Attenborough’s Galapagos. 12.55 Blasko. 1.50 Community.

2.15 Parks And Recreation. 2.35 Reno 911! 3.05 Close. 5.05 Kids’ Programs.

ABC ME (23)

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 2.30 The Athena. 3.00 Mystic. 3.40 Matilda And The Ramsay Bunch. 4.00 Get It Together! 4.35 Almost Never. 5.00 First Day. 5.25 Miraculous.

6.00 100% Wolf: Legend Of The Moonstone.

6.30 Barney’s Barrier Reef. 7.00 Horrible Histories. 7.35 Doctor Who. 8.25 Lost In Oz. 8.45 Danger Mouse. 9.00 All Hail King Julien.

9.20 Find Me In Paris. 9.45 School Of Rock.

10.10 Rage. 11.10 Close.

SBS VLND (31)

NEWS

SBS (3)

6.00 WorldWatch.

2.00 Citizen Soldiers: Defenders Of Australia. 2.55 The Story Of The Road. 3.25 2nd Light Horse Regiment WWI. 3.40 The Cook Up. 4.10 Homefront: A New Kind Of War Memorial. 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Aust.

6.30 News. 7.30 Coastal Devon & Cornwall With Michael Portillo. 8.30 Red Election. 9.25 America After 9/11. 10.30 SBS News. 11.00 Gomorrah. 12.00 Late Programs.

SBS VLND

6.00 (31) WorldWatch.

12.00 Figure Skating. ISU Four Continents Championships. Replay. 1.30 Timecode. 1.50 Hustle. 2.40 Chefs’ Line. 3.40 WorldWatch.

5.05 Takeshi’s Castle Indonesia. 5.35 Shortland Street. 6.05 RocKwiz. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 The Curse Of Oak Island Specials. 10.10 The Source. New. 11.00 The Feed. 11.30 News. 12.20 Vikings.

2.00 Late Programs.

NEWS (24)

6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.45 Remembrance Day Memorial Service. 11.35 ABC News Mornings.

12.00 ABC News At Noon. 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 Afternoon Briefing. 5.00 ABC News Hour. 6.00 ABC Evening News. 7.00 ABC National News. 8.00 ABC News Tonight. 8.45 The Business. 9.00 ABC Nightly News. 9.30 7.30. 10.00 The World. 11.00 The Drum. 12.00 ABC Late News. 12.30 Late Programs.

PRIME7 (6)

6.00 Sunrise.

9.00 The Morning Show. 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Terror In The Woods. (2018) 2.00 Police: Hour Of Duty. 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 PRIME7 News. 6.30 PRIME7 News @ 6:30.

7.00 Home And Away. 7.30 Big Brother VIP. 9.00 Fantasy Island. New. 11.00 The Latest: Seven News. 11.30 The Goldbergs. 12.00 God Friended Me. 1.00 Late Programs.

NINE (8)

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Dr Phil. 1.00 Celebrity MasterChef Australia. 2.30 Entertainment Tonight. 3.00 Judge Judy.

3.30 My Market Kitchen. 4.00 Farm To Fork.

Return. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 5.00 10 News First. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 Celebrity MasterChef Australia. 8.40 Have You Been Paying Attention? 9.40 Just For Laughs Uncut.

Final. 10.10 Just For Laughs. 10.40 The Graham Norton Show. 11.40 Late Programs.

9GEM

6.00 (53) Infomercials.

7.30 Home Shopping. 8.00 The Doctors.

9.00 Demolition Down Under. 10.00 JAG. 12.00 SEAL Team. 2.00 NCIS. 3.00 Diagnosis Murder. 5.00 JAG. 7.00 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 10.20 Motor Racing. Formula 1. Race 18.

Mexico City Grand Prix. Highlights. 11.20 Star Trek: Discovery. 12.15 Infomercials. 12.45 Home Shopping. 2.15 Late Programs.

9GO!

6.00 (52) The Big Bang Theory. 7.00 Friends. 9.00 The Middle.

10.30 The Unicorn. 11.00 The Neighborhood.

12.00 In The Dark. 1.00 Nancy Drew. 3.00 The King Of Queens. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier.

6.00 Friends. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends.

8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Seinfeld.

11.00 The Unicorn. 11.30 2 Broke Girls. 12.00 Home Shopping. 12.30 Infomercials. 1.30 Late Programs.

NINE

6.00 Morning (5) Programs. 8.00 Studio 10. 12.00 Dr Phil. 1.00 The Dog House Australia.

2.10 Entertainment Tonight. 2.30 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. 3.00 Judge Judy. 3.30 My Market Kitchen. 4.00 Farm To Fork. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 5.00 10 News First. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 The Dog House Australia. 8.30 The Cheap Seats. 9.25 NCIS: Los Angeles. 11.25 The Project. 12.25 Late Programs.

9GEM

6.00 Home (53) Shopping.

7.00 Infomercials. 8.00 Bondi Rescue. 8.30 Waltzing Jimeoin. 9.00 Diagnosis Murder.

10.00 JAG. 12.00 NCIS: Los Angeles. 1.00 NCIS. 3.00 Diagnosis Murder. 5.00 JAG. 7.00 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 Blue Bloods. 10.25 NCIS: New Orleans. 12.15 Home Shopping. 12.45 Infomercials. 1.15 Home Shopping. 2.15 MOVIE: Concealed. (2017) 4.10 Madam Secretary. 5.05 JAG.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 The Block. Final. 1.40 Explore. 2.00 Pointless. 3.00 Tipping Point.

4.00 Afternoon News. 4.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. 5.30 WIN News. 6.00 Nine News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Parental Guidance. 9.00 Love Island Australia. 10.00 Kath & Kim. 11.10 Nine News Late. 11.40 New Amsterdam. 12.30 Tipping Point. 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping.

2.30 Late Programs.

7TWO

6.00 Morning (81) Programs. 7.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 9.30 Newstyle Direct.

10.00 Danoz Direct. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. 12.00 Agatha Raisin. 1.00 Days Of Our Lives. 1.55 The Young And The Restless. 3.00 MOVIE: Jules Verne’s Rocket To The Moon. (1967) 5.30 The Secret Life Of The Zoo. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Poirot.

8.40 Agatha Christie’s Marple. 10.40 Law & Order: Criminal Intent. 11.40 Late Programs.

7MATE

6.00 Kids’ Programs.

(82) 12.00 Supergirl. 1.00 Vanderpump Rules. 2.00 Mexican Dynasties.

3.00 Malcolm In The Middle. 4.00 Kids’ Programs. 5.00 Malcolm In The Middle. 6.00 The Nanny. 6.30 3rd Rock From The Sun. 7.00 That ’70s Show. 7.30 RBT. 8.30 MOVIE: American Sniper. (2014) Bradley Cooper. 11.10 Stunt Science. 12.10 The Arrangement. 1.10 Vanderpump Rules. 2.05 Mexican Dynasties.

3.00 Teen Titans Go! 3.30 Late Programs.

PRIME7

6.00 Today. 9.00 (8) Today Extra. 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 Parental Guidance. 1.30 Getaway. 2.00 Pointless. 3.00 Tipping Point.

4.00 Afternoon News. 4.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. 5.30 WIN News. 6.00 Nine News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Parental Guidance. 8.40 Love Island Australia. 9.40 Travel Guides. 10.40 Nine News Late. 11.10 Damian Lewis: Spy Wars.

12.05 Tipping Point. 1.00 A Current Affair. 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 4.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (62) Programs. 8.00 Harry’s Practice. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute.

9.30 NBC Today. 10.30 To Be Advised. 11.00 Railway Restorations With Peter Snow. 12.00 House Of Wellness. 1.00 Million Dollar Minute.

2.00 The Bay. 3.00 Sydney Weekender. 3.30 Mighty Trains. 4.30 M*A*S*H. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Doc Martin. 8.30 The Inspector Lynley Mysteries.

10.30 Cold Case. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (63) Programs. 12.30 Big Easy Motors. 1.30 Inside Line. 2.30 Motor Racing. Supercars Championship. Round 9.

Sydney SuperNight. Highlights. 3.30 Motor Racing. Supercars Championship. Round 9.

Sydney SuperNight. Highlights. 4.30 7th Gear.

5.30 Storage Wars: TX. 6.00 American Pickers.

7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 American Pickers. 8.30 MOVIE: Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines.

(2003) 10.55 Late Programs.

6.00 Sunrise.

(6) 9.00 The Morning Show. 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: My Father Must Die. (2014) 2.00 Criminal Confessions. 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 PRIME7 News. 6.30 PRIME7 News @ 6:30.

7.00 Home And Away. 7.30 Big Brother VIP. 9.00 Curse Of The Chippendales. 11.10 The Latest: Seven News. 11.40 The Goldbergs. 12.10 God Friended Me. 1.00 Late Programs.

7TWO

6.00 Home (62) Shopping. 7.00 My Greek Odyssey. 8.00 Harry’s Practice.

8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today.

12.00 House Of Wellness. 1.00 Million Dollar Minute. 2.00 The Bay. 3.00 Creek To Coast.

3.30 Caught On Dashcam. 4.30 M*A*S*H. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt.

7.30 Pie In The Sky. 8.30 Lewis. 10.30 Without A Trace. 12.30 Mighty Ships. 1.30 The Real Seachange. 2.00 Late Programs.

7MATE (63)

6.00 Morning Programs. 11.00 A Football Life. 12.00 Storage Wars: Texas.

12.30 Pawn Stars. 1.00 American Pickers. 2.00 Rides Down Under: Workshop Wars. 3.00 Great Lake Warriors. 4.00 Al McGlashan’s Fish’n With Mates. 4.30 Highway Thru Hell. 5.30 Storage Wars: Texas. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Highway Patrol. 8.30 Aussie Salvage Squad. 10.30 Outback Truckers. 11.30 Late Programs.

PRIME7

6.00 Sunrise.

(6) 9.00 The Morning Show. 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: A Daughter’s Deception. (2019) 2.00 Criminal Confessions. 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 PRIME7 News. 6.30 PRIME7 News @ 6:30.

7.00 Home And Away. 7.30 Big Brother VIP. 9.00 America’s Got Talent.

12.00 The Windsors. 12.30 Home Shopping.

5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Morning (81) Programs. 7.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 9.30 Newstyle Direct.

10.00 Danoz Direct. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. 12.00 Poirot. 1.10 Days Of Our Lives. 2.05 The Young And The Restless.

3.05 Antiques Roadshow. 3.35 MOVIE: Charley Moon. (1956) 5.30 The Secret Life Of The Zoo. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 New Tricks.

8.40 The Closer. 9.40 Rizzoli & Isles. 10.40 Law & Order: Criminal Intent. 11.40 Late Programs.

7TWO

6.00 Home (62) Shopping. 7.00 My Greek Odyssey. 8.00 Harry’s Practice. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. 12.00 House Of Wellness. 1.00 Million Dollar Minute.

2.00 The Bay. 3.00 Weekender. 3.30 Caught On Dashcam. 4.30 M*A*S*H. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Father Brown. 8.30 Inspector Morse. 10.50 MOVIE: They Shall Not Grow Old. (2018) 12.50 The Fine Art Auction. 4.00 Late Programs.

7MATE (63)

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Storage Wars: Texas. 12.30 Pawn Stars. 1.00 Desert Collectors. 2.00 Rides Down Under: Workshop Wars. 3.00 Great Lake Warriors.

4.00 Al McGlashan’s Fish’n With Mates. 4.30 Highway Thru Hell. 5.30 Storage Wars: Texas.

6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 MOVIE: Alien: Covenant. (2017) 10.00 MOVIE: Aliens Vs Predator: Requiem. (2007) 12.00 Late Programs.

10 BOLD

6.00 The Talk. 7.00 (5) Judge Judy. 7.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 8.00 Studio 10.

12.00 Dr Phil. 1.00 The Bachelorette Australia.

2.10 Entertainment Tonight. 2.30 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. 3.00 Judge Judy. 3.30 My Market Kitchen. 4.00 Farm To Fork. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 5.00 10 News First. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 The Bachelorette Australia. 8.30 Miniseries: Lie With Me. 9.30 Bull. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs.

(82) 12.00 Supergirl. 1.00 Vanderpump Rules. 2.00 Mexican Dynasties.

3.00 Malcolm. 3.30 The Nanny. 4.00 3rd Rock From The Sun. 4.30 That ’70s Show. 5.00 Malcolm In The Middle. 6.00 The Nanny. 6.30 3rd Rock From The Sun. 7.00 That ’70s Show.

7.30 MOVIE: Minority Report. (2002) 10.25 To Be Advised. 12.20 The Arrangement. 1.15 Vanderpump Rules. 2.10 Mexican Dynasties.

3.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Sunrise.

9.00 The Morning Show. 11.30 Seven Morning News.

12.00 MOVIE: Petals On The Wind. (2014) 2.00 Kochie’s Business Builders. 2.30 Border Security: America’s Front Line. 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. 6.00 PRIME7 News. 6.30 PRIME7 News @ 6:30. 7.00 Home And Away. 8.30 America’s Got Talent. 11.30 Late Programs.

TEN

NINE

6.00 Today. 9.00 (8) Today Extra. 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 Parental Guidance.

1.00 Desperate Housewives. 2.00 Pointless.

3.00 Tipping Point. 4.00 Afternoon News.

4.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. 5.30 WIN News.

6.00 Nine News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Parental Guidance. 8.40 Love Island Australia.

9.40 Botched. 10.40 Nine News Late. 11.10 New Amsterdam. 12.00 Tipping Point. 1.00 A Current Affair. 1.30 Late Programs.

7MATE

PRIME7 (6)

10 PEACH

6.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 Seinfeld.

8.00 Becker. 9.00 The Middle. 10.00 Frasier.

11.00 The King Of Queens. 12.00 In The Dark.

1.00 2 Broke Girls. 2.00 Seinfeld. 3.00 The King Of Queens. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Mom. 11.35 Frasier.

12.00 Home Shopping. 12.30 Infomercials. 1.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs.

12.00 Supergirl. 1.00 Vanderpump Rules. 2.00 Mexican Dynasties.

3.00 Malcolm. 3.30 The Nanny. 4.00 3rd Rock From The Sun. 4.30 That ’70s Show. 5.00 Malcolm In The Middle. 6.00 The Nanny. 6.30 3rd Rock From The Sun. 7.00 That ’70s Show.

7.30 MOVIE: Firewall. (2006) 9.40 MOVIE: The Usual Suspects. (1995) 11.50 3rd Rock From The Sun. 12.20 The Arrangement. 1.15 Vanderpump Rules. 2.10 Late Programs.

6.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping.

7.00 Creflo Dollar Ministries. 7.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. 12.00 New Tricks. 1.10 Days Of Our Lives. 2.05 The Young And The Restless.

3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: Saturday Island. (1952) 5.30 The Secret Life Of The Zoo. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 As Time Goes By. 8.50 Midsomer Murders. 10.50 House. 11.50 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (63) Programs.

9.00 Aussie Salvage Squad. 10.00 America’s Game: The Super Bowl Champions. 11.00 A Football Life. 12.00 Hard Knocks. 1.30 Inside Line. 2.30 7th Gear. 3.30 Blokesworld. 4.00 Al McGlashan’s Fish’n With Mates. 4.30 Highway Thru Hell. 5.30 Storage Wars: Texas. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 8.30 Storage Wars. 9.30 Storage Wars: Miami. 10.30 Desert Collectors. 11.30 Late Programs.

10 BOLD

9GO! (82)

7TWO (62)

6.00 Home Shopping. 7.00 My Greek Odyssey. 8.00 Harry’s Practice. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. 12.00 House Of Wellness. 1.00 Million Dollar Minute.

2.00 The Bay. 3.00 Caught On Dashcam. 4.30 M*A*S*H. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 The Vicar Of Dibley.

8.30 Mrs Brown’s Boys.

10.30 Miranda. 11.10 What A Carry On! 11.45 Bones. 2.00 Home Shopping.

TEN (5)

10 PEACH (52)

TEN

9GEM (81)

10 BOLD (53)

6.00 Infomercials.

8.00 Destination Dessert. 8.30 iFish. 9.00 One Strange Rock. 10.00 JAG. 12.00 NCIS: Los Angeles. 1.00 NCIS. 3.00 Diagnosis Murder.

5.00 JAG. 7.00 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 NCIS: Los Angeles.

11.15 MacGyver. 12.10 Home Shopping. 1.40 Infomercials. 2.10 Motor Racing. Formula 1.

Race 18. Mexico City Grand Prix. Highlights.

3.10 48 Hours. 4.05 NCIS. 5.00 The Doctors.

9GO!

6.00 (52) The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 The King Of Queens. 8.00 Becker. 9.00 The Middle.

10.00 Frasier. 11.00 Friends. 12.00 In The Dark.

1.00 2 Broke Girls. 2.00 Mom. 3.00 The King Of Queens. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.20 2 Broke Girls. 12.00 Home Shopping. 12.30 Infomercials. 1.00 Home Shopping. 1.30 Late Programs.

10 PEACH

NINE (8)

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Dr Phil. 1.00 The Bachelorette Australia.

2.00 Entertainment Tonight. 2.30 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. 3.00 Judge Judy. 3.30 My Market Kitchen. 4.00 Farm To Fork. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 5.00 10 News First. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 The Bachelorette Australia. 8.30 Gogglebox. Final.

9.30 To Be Advised. 10.30 Blue Bloods. 11.30 Late Programs.

9GEM

6.00 Home (53) Shopping.

6.30 Infomercials. 8.00 Motorcycle Racing.

MotoGP. Race 17. Algarve Grand Prix. Replay.

10.00 JAG. 12.00 NCIS: Los Angeles. 1.00 NCIS. 3.00 Diagnosis Murder. 5.00 JAG. 7.00 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 Soccer. FIFA World Cup Qualifier.

AFC Third Round. Australia v Saudi Arabia.

10.30 SEAL Team. 12.30 Infomercials. 1.00 Home Shopping. 2.00 Madam Secretary. 3.00 NCIS. 4.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 Parental Guidance. 1.00 Desperate Housewives. 2.00 Pointless. 3.00 Tipping Point. 4.00 Afternoon News. 4.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. 5.30 WIN News. 6.00 Nine News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 RBT. 8.30 Paramedics. 9.30 Love Island Australia. 10.30 Love Island Australia Afterparty. 11.00 Nine News Late. 11.30 The Fix. 12.30 Destination WA. 1.00 A Current Affair. 1.30 Late Programs.

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7.00 Creflo Dollar Ministries. 7.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. 12.00 The 55th Annual Country Music Awards. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: On The Fiddle. (1961) 5.30 The Secret Life Of The Zoo. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Death In Paradise. 8.40 The Brokenwood Mysteries. 10.40 Law & Order.

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12.00 Supergirl. 1.00 Vanderpump Rules. 2.00 Mexican Dynasties.

3.00 Malcolm. 3.30 The Nanny. 4.00 3rd Rock From The Sun. 4.30 That ’70s Show.

5.00 Malcolm In The Middle. 6.00 The Nanny.

6.30 3rd Rock From The Sun. 7.00 That ’70s Show. 7.30 Survivor 41. 8.30 MOVIE: Shaft.

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8.00 Becker. 9.00 The Middle. 10.00 Frasier.

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12.30 Infomercials. 1.30 Late Programs.

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Thursday, November 4, 2021 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR

Sport Community looked Dandy at Narromine Races

By BROOKE CHANDLER DAYS after the easing of COVID-19 restrictions, crowds flocked to Narromine Turf Club’s annual QUBE Dandy Cup, held on Saturday, October 16.

The trackside fun included an eight race card, live music, as well as a range of food and drink stalls.

Trundle owned Messy Miss took home the Dandy Cup after taking the lead in the 1200m event.

Narromine Turf Club president, Robert Handsaker, was overwhelmingly happy with the turn out considering the morning’s cloudy weather.

“The track, the course and the amenities look absolutely unbelievable. It is a credit to our curator.

“We’ve had to create two bubbles – one for the essential workers and another for the general public,” Mr Handsaker explained.

“It is the fi rst time we’ve seen this kind of routine at the Narromine Turf Club. I think it has worked quite well.”

Narromine Turf Club’s committee eagerly awaits The Alan Lloyd Memorial Cup later this month.

Karri Brennan, Robert Brennan, Kim Handsaker.

Musician Shane Riley.

Pete Horton, Josh Driver, Pete Heap, Tracey Klintworth, Karla Henderson, Em Driver, Stu Henderson, Maggie Henderson, Mel Horton, Kirsten Heap, Krista Morrissey, Holly Stanley.

Kellie Leak and Adrian Hickey.

Maddy Wright, Messy Miss and owner Brett Robb.

Biddy Havelka, Tristan Penson, Tianna Collison, Bec Sinclair.

Right: Jan Colmer, Dean Colmer, Nesto Falconi, Jack Cooper, Harvey, Goldie and Indy Sippel.

Chantelle Gear, Hayden Winters, Nadia Dowell, Mitch Caton, Dan Dowell, Catrina Caton, Nikki Mudge, Judy Caton.

Left: Aimee & Ruby Davies, Danni & Spencer Wallace.

Mark Bourchier, Robert Handsaker, Andrew Paffin, Bill McAnnally, Matt Barrett.

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NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Thursday, November 4, 2021

RACING NG ORT REPORT

By COLIN HODGES

DUBBO trainer Brett Robb and jockey Clayton Gallagher completed a big week when they combined to win the 1200 metres QUBE Dandy Cup on Saturday, October 16, with Messy Miss at Narromine.

In a nice position from the outset behind Larynx, Sue’s Girlfriend and Mornay, Messy Miss ($4.80 favourite) charged to the lead in the straight and held on to beat Gadfly (Jake Pracey-Holmes, $7.50) by a length with Sue’s Girlfriend (Liam Blanch, $7.50) three lengths away third.

This was win seven from 24 starts for Messy Miss which is owned by Neville Taunton and partners from Trundle.

Earlier in the day, Clayton Gallagher had won the 1300 metres Equine Hospital-Pet Medical Centre Maiden Plate on Lord Of Helicon ($20) for Narromine trainer Kylie Kennedy and the 1300 metres Nutrien Ag Solutions Maiden Plate on the Brett Thompson, Gulgong trained Riders In The Stand ($2.70 favourite).

At Coonamble on Sunday, October 24, Clayton Gallagher won the Keady Family Crystal Sprint on the Dar Lunn trained Classy Rebel ($10) and the Class Two Handicap on Bean Hot ($3.20 ) trained by Brett Robb who is enjoying an outstanding season with another of his winners at Coonamble being On A Promise (Brent Evans) in the $50,000 Final of the Picnic Championship.

After her win with Lord Of

Messy Miss a big winner at 2021 Dandy Cup

Messy Miss, ridden by jockey Clayton Gallagher, was first past the post in the QUBE Dandy Cup on Saturday, October 16, at Narromine. PHOTO: JANIAN MCMILLAN/RACINGPHOTOGRAPHY.COM.AU Helicon, local trainer Kylie Kennedy again had the crowd cheering at Narromine when Fiveash (Rachael Murray, $7) in the 1600 metres Douglas Egan Memorial Benchmark 58 Handicap travelled fourth to the home turn then finished best to account for Olivander (Madeline Owen, $4.20 favourite) and Dead On Time (Liam Blanch, $12).

Bred to be good, the Kody Nestor trained Talbragar at the fi rst start in a race won the

1100 metres maiden handicap.

By the superstar sire Snitzel from Golden Slipper winner Overreach, Talbragar (Jake Pracey-Holmes, $2.80 fav.) led throughout to defeat Lucid Dreamer (Brooke Stower, $21) and Extra Flash (Marina Morel, $16).

Jake Pracey-Holmes was also in the saddle on the Brett Thompson, Gulgong-trained Hampton Cove ($2.25 fav.) which led all the way in the 1100 metres Ag Auto Spark

KIDS HAVE A BLAST AT CRICKET Photos by BROOKE CHANDLER

NARROMINE Star joined families at the Glenn McGrath nets on Friday evening to watch as junior cricketers completed their fi nal preparations for the 2021/22 cricket season.

See story: Page 24

Right: Ruby Honoberg, Annabelle Gibbs, Alex Roberts, Paddy Stanley, Harry Miles and Jack Miles.

Below right: Gerard Cusack, Hollie Cusack, Kate Elder, Chris Brewer and Bec Brewer.

Maiden Handicap.

Back riding winners after a long time out with serious injury, Brooke Stower gave the Garry Lunn trained Beyonmore ($14) a good run on the rails behind the leaders before winning the 1600 metres Narromine Shire Class One and Maiden Plate from Polished Penny (Jake Pracey-Holmes, $12) and Bella (Madeline Owen, $21).

After Stephane Joseph was injured in a fall from Cod Bye

in an early race another apprentice, Madeline Owen, was the replacement jockey for Valerian in the 1100 metres Three Rivers Machinery Benchmark 50 Handicap.

Trained at Cowra by Andrew Molloy for his sister Katie Molloy, Valerian ($7) took the lead in the straight and won by a neck from Jarmanagic (Liam Blanch, $14) with a head to the third placed Annie’s Missile (Tiffany Jeffries, $11).

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Thursday, November 4, 2021 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR

Mungery tennis courts receive grant

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Henry Redden, Digby McInnes, Eddy Heckendorf. PHOTO: NARROMINE STAR/BROOKE CHANDLER

Mungery Hall president, Andrew McIntyre, stands proudly on the site of the upcoming tennis courts. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

By BROOKE CHANDLER A WELCOME makeover is on its way for Mungery after the community secured significant state government funding. The $160,000 grant – as part of the Crown Reserves Improvement Fund – will be spent building two floodlit, fenced, multi-purpose tennis courts adjacent to the local hall.

This fund aims to support important initiatives such as the maintenance of showgrounds and community halls, the improvement of local parks, reserves and caravan parks, and eradication of pests and weeds.

Announced in March of this year, the community has endured substantial delays due to COVID-19 restrictions.

Community spokesperson and wife of Mungery Hall president, Amanda McIntyre, said, “In recent days, we have chosen Narromine’s Edmonds and Lions Concreting as well as Dubbo’s Classic Sporting Facilities to participate in the construction of

the tennis courts”.

“The community all had a say in who would construct the courts. Of course, we all wanted to choose businesses from nearby towns, which is what we have done.

“The tennis courts we originally had serviced many sporting activities as well as being a community outlet for people in the area”, said Ms McIntyre.

The acceptance of their grant application came as a pleasant surprise. “I am just blown away that we even got the funding”, said Ms McIntyre. “Being such an extensive amount of money, it will make a world a difference to the community.”

Ms McIntyre believes the construction of the tennis courts will be complete early in the new year, with all equipment provided.

“If COVID will allow it, we want to have a big opening event!

Next year, Mungery Hall is also celebrating its 100th anniversary so we have a lot of party planning ahead of us.”

KIDS HAVE A BLAST AS CRICKET SEASON LAUNCHES IN NARROMINE Contributed by MATT ELLIS Cricket Australia manager (Far West NSW) THE sound of leather on willow was reverberating from the Glenn McGrath nets on Friday evening as Narromine junior cricketers completed their fi nal preparations for the 2021/22 cricket season.

With plenty to look forward to, local youngsters were priming themselves to put their skills to the test as they took part in the Dubbo and District Junior Cricket Association under 12 and U14 competitions this summer.

Also at Dundas Park on Friday was the next generation of Narromine junior cricket players who were learning the game and meeting new friends as they joined in the fun of Woolworths Cricket Blast.

The Cricket Australia entry level program is a key part of the Australian cricket pathway which is the fi rst step to youngsters developing a lifelong love of the game.

Newcomers to the sport start in the Junior Blasters where they learn the essential skills of the game before progressing to Master Blasters where they apply these skills in fun and fast games of cricket.

The Master Blasters format provides participants with opportunities to bat and bowl as well as having the chance to experience fielding in various positions on the field.

Two games were taking place simultaneously on the picturesque Dundas Park as the sun was slowly setting on what was a very enjoyable start to the season.

No doubt the boys and

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It is an exciting time for senior cricketers in Narromine as well with teams being entered in the Dubbo and District Cricket Association’s Pinnington Cup and Kelly Cup competitions in addition to the Narromine representative team who have started their Brewery Shield defence in style with an impressive fi rst round win against Gilgandra at Dundas Park on Sunday.

None of this would be possible without the dedication of the hard working committees who have been toiling away behind the scenes to ensure that people of all ages can step onto the playing field this season to share the joy of the summer game together.

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