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Community carols bring festive cheer STORY: PAGE 9 Trangie trio win big lottery prize By SHARON BONTHUYS THREE friends from Trangie are celebrating Christmas early after winning a total of $101,000 in lottery prizes last week. As well as taking out the $100,000 ﬁ rst prize in the Lucky Lotteries’ Super Jackpot draw on December 13, the group of former health workers also scored a $1,000 consolation prize. The winners shared they were former nurses who had been playing their syndicate together for the past 20 years, according to an official from The Lott. “I’m very excited! Beautiful! Wow!” one of the winning friends exclaimed when her prize was conﬁ rmed by The Lott. “There’s three of us in the syndicate. We’re all former nurses and have been playing together for nearly 20 years. “It started as a workplace syndicate, and we just kept it going. We just said, ‘let’s just keep doing it’, and I’m glad we did. We’ve won some free tickets and other prizes over the years but nothing like this. Continued page 4

students Residential development NASCA attend Gadalung to proceed in Narromine Program at Sydney Uni STORY: PAGE 14

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Farmer trio buy iconic Trangie pub By SHARON BONTHUYS A TRIO of Trangie farmers whose previous “hospitality” experience has been limited to welcoming people into their homes have joined forces to buy an iconic local hotel. Ross Ferarri, his cousin Darren Ferrari and their mate Mark Dugan are the proud new owners of the newly rebranded “Trangie Imperial Hotel”.

How it happened... A PERFECT storm of incidents combined to bring about the purchase of the historic watering hole by the ﬁ rst time pub owners who are also full time farmers with properties outside Trangie. They knew Lynn and Geoff “Kooka” Kohlenberg had wanted to sell the pub they had owned for 28 years, and were looking for a buyer. Then the pub opposite closed suddenly a few months ago leaving their mate Shane Dolton without a pub to lease. (That’s a story for another paper...) When they saw what had happened to their good friend Shane, that event was the catalyst for their decision to buy Kooka’s pub. “The lights went off and

Ross Ferrari, Darren Ferrari and Mark Dugan have bought a Trangie pub! PHOTOS: NARROMINE STAR. we said, let’s just buy over the road. It was that simple,” Mark said. “It was a Saturday morning about eight o’clock when I rang Darren, and by midday Kooka had accepted our offer. We’d bought a pub.” The process to buy the pub started about three months

ago and the sale was ﬁ nalised earlier this month. The Narromine Star asked the newly minted pub owners if their sudden and some might say impulsive decision to buy the pub had changed their lives in any way. “Not really. We’re still all married at the moment,” Dar-

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ren said. “I am drinking a little bit more because I’m thinking the beers are a bit cheaper. We’ve also never been in town so many times,” Mark added.

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THE FORECAST Thursday, December 22 Min 16. Max 28. Showers increasing. Possible rainfall: 0 to 10 mm. Chance of any rain: 80% Central West Slopes and Plains area: Cloudy. High (70%) chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm. Winds east to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h tending north to northeasterly 15 to 25 km/h during the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to between 13 and 18 with daytime temperatures reaching 25 to 30. Sun protection recommended from

Les McKinnon (seated) was honoured by the Narromine RSL on December 16. With him (standing, L-R) are Ted Davies, Des Lincoln, Barbara Lincoln, Dianne Beaumont, David Taylor, Neil Richardson and Keith Richardson. Les McKinnon and Keith Richardson.

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By SHARON BONTHUYS TRANGIE resident and World War II veteran Les McKinnon was honoured by the Narromine subbranch of the Returned and Services League (RSL) at a special lunch last week. Mr McKinnon, 100, has been an RSL member for more than 70 years. He regularly attends commemorative services locally, and

when the Trangie RSL subbranch closed some time ago, Mr McKinnon transferred into the Narromine sub-branch to continue his connection with the RSL movement. Narromine RSL President David Taylor and Secretary Dianne Beaumont were joined by several other sub-branch members at the lunch in Mr McKinnon’s honour at the Trangie Imperial Hotel on

December 16. Mr McKinnon received a special certiﬁcate honouring his long membership of the RSL movement. He also received information about the gravesite of his schoolmate, friend and fellow serviceman Robert Newbigging, carefully researched by former Narromine RSL secretary, Ted Davies. The award and information about Mr Newbigging came as a complete sur-

prise to the Trangie centenarian, who was very humbled to receive them. “He was really lost for words and was quite overcome with gratitude and emotion,” Mr Taylor told the Narromine Star. Congratulations, Les McKinnon, and thank you for your service to your country.

Ron wins Shop Local campaign MR Ron Faichney of Trangie is the winner of the Narromine Shire Council’s 2022 Shop Local campaign. The Mayor, Cr Craig Davies, drew the lucky winner on December 16 from thousands of entries received over the six-week competition period. Ron Faichney said he was excited to be announced as the winner, and as a Trangie resident, is very supportive of shopping locally. He receives $1000 in vouchers to be used in businesses in the Narromine region. Cr Davies said the Narromine region’s businesses were over the moon with the retail activity during the lead up to Christmas. The Shop Local late night trading night also proved popular with retailers connecting with the community in the lead up to Christmas. The Council thanked all retailers and shoppers who participated in the 2022 campaign.

8:40 am to 5:20 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 13 [Extreme] Friday, December 23 Min 16. Max 31. Shower or two. Possible rainfall: 0 to 5 mm. Chance of any rain: 70% Central West Slopes and Plains area: Partly cloudy. High (70%) chance of showers on the northern slopes, medium (50%) chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm. Light winds becoming west to northwesterly 15 to 20 km/h during the day then becoming light during the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 14 and 17

Narromine Shire Council Mayor, Cr Craig Davies, drawing the winning ticket.

with daytime temperatures reaching around 30. Sun protection recommended from 8:50 am to 5:20 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 12 [Extreme] Saturday, December 24 Min 16. Max 32. Sunny. Chance of any rain: 20% Central West Slopes and Plains area: Mostly sunny. Medium (40%) chance of showers on the northern slopes, near zero chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm. Winds north to northwesterly 15 to 20 km/h turning west to southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h during the morning then

becoming light during the evening. The week @ Trangie weather station Maximum wind gust Overnight temperatures falling to between 14 and 17 with daytime tem- Date Day Min Max Rain Direction km/h Time peratures reaching around 30. 13 Tu 6.7 26.5 1.6 SSW 43 15:04 Sun protection recommended from 14 We 7.9 23.5 0 SW 50 11:46 8:50 am to 5:20 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 11 [Extreme] 15 Th 6.2 23.8 0 SW 37 14:19 Sunday, December 25 16 Fr 6.4 27.1 0 SW 35 15:56 Min 16. Max 33. Sunny. Chance of any rain: 5%. Chance of merriness: 99%. 17 Sa 12.6 28.7 0 E 37 07:42 Monday, December 26 Su 12.4 28.3 0 E 39 00:33 Min 18. Max 34. Sunny. Chance of any 18 rain: 5% 19 Mo 11.9 28.6 0 E 44 22:24 Tuesday, December 27 20 Tu 11.6 0 Min 17. Max 32. Sunny. Chance of any ALL WEATHER DATA SUPPLIED BY AND © BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY. rain: 5% UPDATED JUST PRIOR TO FINAL PRESS TIME FOR THIS EDITION

NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Thursday, December 22, 2022

Two days of fun at Tomingley harvest festival Oscar and Kathryn Lambert enjoying the children’s games at the festival.

Harvesting takes place as the community enjoys the Tomingley Harvest Festival. PHOTOS: NARROMINE STAR.

Narromine Rotarians and Friends with Live music added something special hungry artisan, Carla Pittman. to the festival.

The hobby-horse obstacle race was popular with people of all ages.

Carla Pittman talks barbed wire Christmas trees with festival organiser, Amee Dennis.

Merry Christmas from Narromine Rotarians and Friends. PHOTO: GREG KEARINES.

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Amelia Wall feeds the alpacas, who were on their Tim from Ohana Coffee. best behaviour. By SHARON BONTHUYS LOCALS and visitors from near and far enjoyed the fun, festivities and fresh air at the Tomingley harvest festival last weekend. Perfect weather was on display for the two-day event held at the Quentin Park Alpacas and Studio Gallery just outside Tomingley. Festival goers could browse market stalls, food and drink vans, and there was plenty of free entertainment for the kidlets courtesy of the Narromine Shire Council and the NSW government. Event organiser Amee Dennis had hoped to build a “hay bale maze” as part of the festival fun, but when she was unable to ﬁnd enough bales, developed an obstacle course for “jockeys” mounted on hobby horses. More than one excited parent was seen racing their young children around the course on both days of the festival. The kids also enjoyed a variety of games and a jumping castle, and the chance to feed the newly shorn alpacas. Santa also paid a visit to

the festival. Kathryn Lambert and her young son Oscar visited from nearby Peak Hill. “The alpacas are Oscar’s favourite while I love all the activities available for the kids,” Kathryn said. Amelia Wall was working at the event and it was her ﬁ rst time at the Quentin Park facility. “[The alpacas] are cute but they look like they’re about to spit on you,” she laughed. For the record, all alpacas and the two llamas on site were on their best behaviour and looked like they thoroughly enjoyed being the centre of attention at the festival. Keeping it real, and reminding everyone of why it was called a “harvest festival”, harvesting was taking place in an adjacent ﬁeld. The large machinery certainly caught the attention of the children as it trundled past. Barbed wire artisan from the Dubbo/Geurie area, Carla Pittman, displayed her barbed wire Christmas trees and other items at the festival.

She said it was important to have festivals like this that encouraged families to spend time together out in the fresh air and away from electronic devices.. “This is a family friendly event with so many activities for the children. Just watching those dads race their kids around the obstacle course, it was wonderful!” With camping available at the Tomingley racecourse and evening entertainment and meals at the Cross Roads Hotel, the community made the harvest festival accessible for those wanting to travel and stay overnight. It also spread the wider beneﬁts of the festival across the Tomingley community. The harvest festival was a nice way to end what has been a very difﬁcult year for many on the land, and it was pleasing to see that harvesting is possible in some areas after all the rain experienced earlier this year. Well done to the Quentin Park team for delivering such a great event.

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Stand-up comedy workshops coming in January By SHARON BONTHUYS

Stand-up comic Anthony Lamond will conduct free workshops for young people in the Narromine Shire next month.

WHY did the chicken cross the road? Stand-up comic Anthony Lamond may be able to answer this time-honoured question when he shares his skills and knowledge with local teens in two school holiday workshops to be held in Narromine and Trangie next month. The 44-year-old from Queensland, who has delivered more than 50 stand-up comedy workshops around Australia, got his own start in the industry by attending a workshop and is keen to share what he knows with young people. “I got into comedy through a stand-up workshop when I was living in Adelaide,” he told the Narromine Star. “I always wanted to give it a go but didn’t have the foundation or knowledge [about] putting a routine together for a live audience. “Once I completed the workshop I had the opportunity to perform in some clubs around Adelaide and then over time started producing my own work [and introducing it] to regional areas.” In the ten years since he began doing stand-up comedy, Mr Lamond has produced shows and shared the stage alongside big name comedians such as Dave Hughes, Pete Helliar, Arj Barker, Jimeoin, Fiona O’Loughlin, Peter Rowsthorn,

Christmas eve service and craft for kids

Trangie trio win big lottery prize

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CHILDREN will have a chance to learn about the true meaning of Christmas on Christmas Eve when St Andrews Uniting Church holds a short service for families. The early evening event will also provide an opportunity to learn about Christmas in the islands from visiting student minister Hani Aeli. The service will be followed by a craft session for the children at the church. For further details, see classiﬁeds.

“WE don’t know what we’re going to do with each of our share, but it will be a great boost heading into 2023!” the winner said. The winning entry of two consecutive numbers was purchased locally from the Trangie Newsagency. Tanya Watson from the newsagency told the Narromine Star that due to an email glitch, she first heard about the win via a notification from her terminal. She and her staff could not believe that locals had won the

Bob Franklin and Tony Martin. More than 300 people have been introduced to stand-up comedy through Mr Lamond’s workshops and now young people in the Narromine Shire will have this opportunity. The school holiday activity will teach young people a range of techniques, he said. “They will learn a number of things such as The Science Of Laughter and why we laugh at the things that we do. I will also help the students develop a two to three minute routine that is personal to them. “So essentially I’m looking for what makes the student unique or different, and what makes their story interesting. From there we try to make it funny for the audience,” he said. Shyness is no barrier to participation, and the workshops are inclusive. It may surprise readers to learn that many famous stand-up comics are introverted, shy, and socially awkward, Mr Lamond said. “Ironically, that is their strength because they view the world differently and have very interesting observations that most people don’t have,” he said. “Everyone is welcome [at my workshops] and my aim is to get us to see the funny side from some of our daily challenges.” Spots are limited at the free three-hour workshops and further details will be available from Narromine Shire Council early next month.

first prize. “I hope this win puts Trangie on the map. Here’s hoping that it’s the start of many more to come!” Tanya said, indicating the outlet was celebrating its fi rst major lottery win during her time there. “I’ve been here five and a half years, and this is the fi rst big win we’ve had. That was a very big shock when we saw we’d sold the winning entry.” Congratulations to the lucky Tanya Watson from Trangie Newsagency is thrilled to have winners! sold the winning entry. PHOTO: NARROMINE STAR.

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NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Thursday, December 22, 2022

CWA plans centenary celebrations By SHARON BONTHUYS THE Narromine branch of the Country Women’s Association revealed plans to celebrate its centenary next year at its last meeting of the year on December 14. A sub-committee has been formed to plan the centenary celebrations in 2023 which will acknowledge the contributions of past and present members and the success of country women in various ﬁelds. The CWA members farewelled a busy 2022 by sharing a Christmas-themed meal after the meeting. Members had been challenged to make a Christmas ornament for judging, won by the super-talented Lyn Newton who made an intricate beaded bauble. The Narromine CWA looks forward to a busy 2023, again supporting the student public speaking competition in the region as well as inter-group events as part of the CWA Far Western group.

Narromine CWA meets for the final time in 2022, with big plans for its centenary year in 2023. PHOTO: NARROMINE STAR.

Churches attend film screening in Dubbo

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Churchgoers from several communities attended the film screening on December 10 in Dubbo. PHOTO: NARROMINE STAR.

By SHARON BONTHUYS MEMBERS from several central west churches gathered in Dubbo on December 10 for a screening of a newly released faith-based American fi lm. Based on a true story and adapted from a 2018 documentary, “Lifemark” recounts the experience of 18-year-old David Colton, who was adopted at birth, reconnecting with his birth parents as a young adult. The fi lm reveals the difficult decisions made by David’s birth parents and adoptive parents in their own journeys, as well as David, who eventually learns the truth about the circumstances leading to his adoption. In the feedback from attendees, the consensus was that the fi lm dealt with some moving and at

times heavy themes, but was an overall enjoyable ﬁ lm. Church members from several central west congregations attended the free screening at the Reading Cinemas in Dubbo. These included Uniting Church congregations from Narromine, Dubbo, and Coonabarabran, Anglican congregations from Gilgandra and Dubbo, New Life Centre and Heartland congregations from Gilgandra, Presbyterian congregations from Warren and Gilgandra, Thrive Coonabarabran, and students from the Christian group at Coonabarabran High. Organiser “Katrina” said she would love to see more good Christian movies come out west and is already planning for next year.

School holiday fun By SHARON BONTHUYS THE school holidays have crept up on us once again and when the excitement of Christmas and the new year wear off, there will be a lot happening next month to keep the kidlets entertained.

Trangie THERE will be free entry to the Trangie pool every Tuesday afternoon in January plus two “inﬂatable days” at the pool. Morning activities will be held at the Trangie Library every Wednesday and Friday.

There will also be a skateboarding clinic, movie afternoon and stand-up comedy workshop during the month.

Narromine NARROMINE Library will be hosting “minute to win it” events most Mondays, craft afternoons each Wednesday, a “Harry Potter escape room” experience, a Minecraft workshop and two movie afternoons in January. Other activities in town will include a skateboarding workshop, stand-up comedy workshop, two “mornings in Dundas

Park” with free afternoon entry to the pool, and a movie in the sports centre. An exciting program of events including a talent show, bingo, basketball and pool activities including an “inﬂatable day”, will be hosted by the Narromine Local Aboriginal Land Council in January. Both communities will have activities on the public holiday on January 26, 2023. The Narromine Shire Council will release further information about school holiday activities as they approach. Happy holidays!

Thanks everyone, it’s been fun. PHOTO: NARROMINE STAR.

THANK you to everyone who has supported my journalistic journey this year. It has certainly been the experience of a lifetime and I’m grateful to Lucie Peart and Tim Pankhurst for the opportunity to have a go at living my dream. I’m also grateful to my colleagues Tim Cooper and Zoe Rendall for making the Narromine Star office such a great place to work. I’m going to a position in the not-for-proﬁt sector in Dubbo where I will continue to hone my writing skills. It’s possible you may see an occasional item from me in the paper next year. With fondness and gratitude to all, Sharon.

Thursday, December 22, 2022 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR

Mayor’s end of year message MAYOR’S AYOR’S ESSAGE MESSAGE Comment mment by CR CRAIG DAVIES,, Narromine rromine re mayorr Shire

AS we draw close to the end of the year it is timely to reﬂect on the past twelve months and acknowledge the positives and leave behind the negatives of the year. Council has certainly been challenged for almost the entire period with the ongoing wet making impossible any meaningful road works or many other outdoor activities. To delay the reconstruction

of our road network until conditions allow will ensure the limited funds are well spent. With the council now having five road crews, the task will be undertaken in earnest. Let’s hope both from a farming and construction perspective, we get a good break in the weather and both can proceed unhindered. It is indeed unfortunate that the State Government, and particularly Treasurer Kean, has not seen fit to acknowledge the devastation that our rural road network has become and dedicate significant funding for the repair of these roads upon which our economies operate and are totally dependent. He has most generously offered reparations to the Chi-

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nese, Indians and Pakistanis to make amends for our perceived environmental misdemeanours. All nuclear armed states being given money that could be so much better spent in our communities doesn’t rest well with me at this time. We have many people in our communities who have again performed above and beyond and achieved high recognition for their efforts. I don’t wish to miss any here but ask that the community ensure these people are recognised and nominated for Australia Day awards. Forms are on the Council website or can be picked up from the payments office opposite the Narromine Hotel. It is fantastic to see our community facilities in such great order after a number of years focused on their renew-

al. Our parks are always being praised for the manner in which they are kept along with the main streets of our towns. It is a real credit to the staff involved for their dedication and work ethic that generates so many compliments. I wish to thank all our staff for the work they have done under such trying conditions during the year. Jane Redden runs a very efficient operation and is ably supported by a group of very focused professionals. It is due to their work efforts and of all staff that keeps the shire in as pristine condition as we could hope. I also wish our resident journalist the very best in her new endeavours. Sharon Bonthuys came to town with husband Barry and made an immediate impact by taking up the challenge of writing for our

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NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Thursday, December 22, 2022

Top library titles for 2022 By SHARON BONTHUYS IT’S official: Narromine Shire residents are avid readers, listeners and watchers if the borrowing statistics for the shire’s libraries are any indication. A whopping 11,576 items were loaned to shire residents from Narromine Library and 2,129 items from the Trangie Library according to statistics provided on December 15 by the libraries coordinator, Gabrielle Teale-McEvoy. So what are locals reading, listening to and watching around the shire? Here are the top titles for 2022:

TRANGIE LIBRARY Top Book Titles Adult Fiction 1. Better Off Dead by Lee Child. 2. The Last Station by Nicole Alexander, When We Fall by Aoife Clifford and The Midnight Hour by Elly Griffiths. Adult Non Fiction 1. Muster Dogs: An Outback Story of red dirt, kelpies and the future of a family farm by Aticia Grey. 2. Outback Teacher by Sally Gare. DVDs 1. Unhinged. 2. Walkaway Joe. CDs 1. Family Life – Adam Harvey. 2. So Fresh: The Best Ever. Large Print 1. Murder at the Abbey by

Frances Evesham. 2. Meet Me in Monte Carlo by Denise Robins. Magazine Better Homes and Garden.

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Christmas in the bush Contributed by MAGGIE MAY GORDON

NARROMINE LIBRARY Top Book Titles Adult Fiction 1. The Farmer’s Friend by Fiona McArthur. 2. The Last Station by Nicole Alexander. 3. The Noise by James Patterson. Adult Non Fiction 1. Great Australian Trucking Stories by Bill ‘Swampy’ Marsh. 2. 27 Letters to my Daughter by Ella Ward. 3. The Ballad of Abdul Wade by Ryan Butta, The Widow of Walcha by Emma Partridge, Daughter of the River Country by Dianne O’Brien. DVDs 1. Reminiscence and West Side Story. 2. The Duel. 3. The Drover’s Wife: The Bel Maher and Gaby Teale-McEvoy are ready with Christmas readLegend of Molly Johnson. ing. PHOTO: SUPPLIED. CDs the Fairvale Ladies Book Club by braries will be closed for the 1. The Red House: Heritage Christmas/New Year period. Sophie Green. of the Scottish Fiddle Chris Magazine Duncan. Better Homes and Garden. Branches will close from 2. West Side Story: Original lunchtime on December 23, Motion Picture Soundtrack. What a diverse range of ma- 2022, and will reopen on Janu3. A Holly Dolly Christmas terial. Have you read, listened ary 3, 2023. Dolly Parton. to or watched any of these “top Large Print titles”? 1. Land of Golden Wattle by Gabrielle and her team wish Residents should note that shire residents all the very John Fletcher. as part of the Macquarie Re- best and look forward to wel2. Black Reed Bay by Rod gional Library network, the coming them back to the liReynolds. Narromine and Trangie library in the new year. 3. The Inaugural Meeting of

Christmas in the Bush! See the gum leaves glisten! Heralding a day of birth As little children look and listen, For the sounds that tell them: “It’s Christmas in the Bush!” Christmas in the Bush! Waken the Koalas sleeping! All the Emus run in a dash While the Kangaroos go leaping, As they pass the word along: “It’s Christmas in the Bush!” Christmas in the Bush! Hear Kookaburra laughter! With their joyous tidings Of peace on earth forever after, To echo across dusty plains: “It’s Christmas in the Bush!” Christmas in the Bush! So gather a giant pine tree! To hold aloft a bright star That will shine for you and me, Then all the world will know: “It’s Christmas in the Bush!” Submitted by Trangie author/poet Maggie Gordon, who wishes our local communities a wonderful ‘Bush Christmas’.

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Thursday, December 22, 2022 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR

COUNCILCOLUMN NEXT COUNCIL MEETING

THURSDAY 22 December 2022

Please be advised that there is no Ordinary Council meeting held in January. The next Ordinary Council meeting will be held on Wednesday 8 February 2023 at Council’s Chambers commencing at 5.30pm.

AUSTRALIA DAY NOMINATIONS 2023 Council is reminding all residents to acknowledge the wonderful contributions that individuals and groups make to the wider community. 2023 Australia Day Awards are open and nomination forms are available from Council’s website www.narromine.nsw.gov.au/community/ australia-day-awards

SCHOOL HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES – NARROMINE & TRANGIE -« ÀÌ } V VÃ > ` vÕ >VÌ Û Ì iÃ w ` out what is on and where, these school holidays by visiting https://www.narromineregion.com.au/calendar

BUSHFIRE INFORMATION REMINDER / iÀi Ã > Ã } wV> Ì VÀi>Ãi Ûi}itation growth over past few years and as this dries out, there is an increased risk of ITCUU ƂTGU. Landholders are asked to help reduce the risk of grass wÀiÃ LÞ Ì> } ÃÌi«Ã Ì «ÀiÛi Ì wÀiÃ from starting, especially during harvest. Ü Ì i wÀi `> }iÀ À>Ì } Þ ÕÀ >Ài> by visiting www.rfs.nsw.gov.au and help protect your family and your life with a Bush Fire Survival Plan. For more information please visit www.rfs.gov.au

WHAT’S ON IN THE NARROMINE REGION If you have a community event please visit www.narromineregion.com.au to add any event to the Narromine Region event calendar.

VEHICLE SAFETY DURING HARVEST 2022 Council is reminding all road users to be extra cautious over coming weeks and months and to take extra care when driving around heavy vehicles and trucks. Council also urges all motorists to be alert on roads and at rail level crossings in the coming months as the grain harvest continues.

COUNCIL CHRISTMAS CLOSURE 2022 Please be advised that Narromine Shire Council Customer Service and Payments Centre and Chambers will close for business at 5.00pm on Tuesday 20 December 2022 and re-open at 8.30am

Wednesday 4 January 2023. All other facilities (including Swimming Pools and Waste Depots) will be closed on Christmas Day and re-open during the rest of the Christmas and New Year period but may operate with changes to the hours of operation. Narromine Shire Council continues to provide essential services to ensure the health and safety of the community including kerbside garbage collection (as per normal collection days), CBD cleaning and cleaning of public facilities such as toilets, BBQs. During this period, requests for emergency and essential services may be lodged with Council by telephoning 02 6889 9999. To check the opening hours of waste management facilities, please visit: www.narromine.nsw.gov.au/residents/waste-management

MACQUARIE REGIONAL LIBRARY SERVICE Council advises that the Narromine and Trangie Branch of Macquarie Regional Library Service will close on Friday 23 December 2022 at Midday. The Narromine branch will re-open on Tuesday 3 January 2023 at 10.30am and the Trangie branch will re-open Wednesday 4 January December 2023. Macquarie Regional Online Library is always open, for more information please visit: www. mrl.nsw.gov.au

ROADSIDE VEGETATION MANAGEMENT Council advises motorists and residents that roadside vegetation management/ slashing has commenced in the Narromine Local Government Area, in order to reduce vegetation and improve the visibility and safety for all road users. Please be mindful of slashers when driving on local roads.

FLOOD INFORMATION Please visit Bureau of Meteorology for v ÀiV>ÃÌÃ > ` y ` Ü>À }Ã ÜÜÜ°L ° gov.au/Visit For help or emergency information, visit www.ses.nsw.gov.au/ or contact 132 500. In life threatening situations call 000 (Triple Zero). For i iÀ}i VÞ i « y `Ã V> Ì i -7 SES on 132 500. Tune in to your local ABC Radio station for any emergency

announcements. For rural animal and livestock assistance, contact your Local > ` -iÀÛ ViÃ "vwVi £Îää Ç x Ó À visit www.lls.nsw.gov.au

NSW SMALL BUSINESS STORMS AND FLOOD SUPPORT Support services are available now for small business owners and operators who have been seriously impacted by Ì i -7 y `Ã° Ì -iÀÛ Vi -7 website for more information www. ÃiÀÛ Vi° ÃÜ°} Û°>ÕÉÃÌ À > ` y ` >Ãsistance-businesses www.service.nsw. } Û°>ÕÉy `ÃÉw > V > >ÃÃ ÃÌ> Vi

RESPONSIBLE PET OWNERSHIP and REGISTRATION All pet owners are reminded that companion animals must be under effective control (on a lead under the control of a competent person) while in a public place unless they are in a leash free area. Council operates a leash free area at the eastern end of Rotary Park on Culling Street Narromine. Any person wishing to register a cat or dog can do so at Council’s Customer Service and Payments Centre at 118 Dandaloo Street, Narromine. For further information about caring for dogs and cats and looking after pets during the heat of summer please visit: www.narromine.nsw.gov.au/residents

MOSQUITOES ARE A HEALTH HAZARD Õi Ì ÀiVi Ì i>ÛÞ À> Ã > ` y ` }] it’s important to protect yourself and others against mosquito bites and acquiring mosquito-borne diseases. Help protect yourself and your home. z Cover up as much as possible. z Use an effective insect repellent on any exposed skin. z Use insecticide sprays, vapour dispensing units (indoors) and mosquito coils (outdoors) to clear rooms or repel mosquitoes from an area. z Cover all windows, doors, vents and other entrances with insect screens. z Remove any water-holding containers outside the house where mosquitoes could breed. For more information please visit NSW Health website: www.health.nsw.gov.au/

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NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Thursday, December 22, 2022

Trust is key when entering personal information less required by law.”

Contributed by DEVELOPERSTEVE COOCHIN IT is sadly a more common occurrence of late to see a multitude of data breaches, hacks or other malicious activities making news headlines. With such incidents on the rise it always serves as a timely reminder to ensure that you only give your personal information, also known as PII, to organisations that you are able to trust to store it appropriately. When giving out personal data, it is important to trust the person or organisation receiving the data. This means thoroughly researching and verifying their reputation and security measures in protecting data. It is also important to carefully read and understand any privacy policies or terms of service before providing the data. It is always a good idea to ask questions and clarify any concerns before giving out personal data. Recently I became aware of a more localised example of what not to do when asking for personal data. What is really concerning is that the example I am about to give is for a local politician who should be setting a far better example when it comes to cyber security and data handling.

Yet right there under the form itself is an icon stating “powered by MailMunch” which indicates the data entered into the newsletter form is indeed not stored on the website itself but sent away to a third party, something I have also conﬁ rmed using my powers of technology. MailMunch is based in the United States.

This is a screenshot of the sign up section of Dugald Saunders’ website, with the notification of the mailserver in the bottom right corner. PHOTO: SUPPLIED. Like most politicians, Dugald Saunders, Member for the Dubbo electorate, has his own website which proudly displays “funded using parliamentary entitlements” at the bottom of the site. The website spruiks a variety of news articles, policies and also offers a way for people to “sign up today and be the first to get notified on new updates” via a basic website form.

The form requests the usual information you would expect like name and email as mandatory ﬁelds. It also requests date of birth as a non-mandatory ﬁeld, which should always be treated as critical personal information particularly when combined with a person’s name. The most concerning part here is that the form itself actually doesn’t store this information on the website but ac-

tually sends it away to a third party provider to be stored. While this may not seem like a big deal, Dugald Saunders’ own website privacy policy (on the bottom right of the website) actually conﬁ rms the complete opposite. It states: “we collect personal data through a registration process. We will not sell, transfer, assign or rent your information to any third party without your permission, un-

The most concerning thing here isn’t that taxpayers are paying for someone in a notable public service position to inappropriately store potentially sensitive personal information. It is that unsuspecting people will sign up and put trust in someone that should be setting a better example when it comes to cyber security.

A review of several other politicians’ websites show that they, too, are sending personal information to be stored in servers off-shore. This is something we should all be concerned about.

Always remember to always trust who you give your information to and stay safe online over the holidays! Developer Steve Coochin is at developersteve.com.

Barry McMillan steps down after almost 52 years as a JP By SHARON BONTHUYS NARROMINE resident Barry McMillan was honoured this week for notching up more than 50 years’ service as a justice of the peace (JP) in NSW. Member for the Dubbo Electorate, Dugald Saunders, visited Mr McMillan in Narromine on December 20 to congratulate him on surpassing the important 50-year milestone. “Fifty years is a long time to dedicate to any endeavour, let alone serving your community in a voluntary capacity. “JPs don’t get paid for their service, yet they are an essential part of our society,” Mr Saunders said. Mr McMillan’s 50-year milestone ticked over during the pandemic. He is one of more than 300 JPs from the “Class of 1971” to be recognised recently. Ceremonies were held in Sydney in October and November 2022 for this purpose, but Mr McMillan was in hospital and unable to attend them. After being nominated by then Member for the Dubbo Electorate, John Mason, Mr McMillan was officially appointed to his role as a JP on January 27, 1971. He still has the letter sent to him dated February 10, 1971, by J.B. Holliday, Under Secretary, Chief Secretary’s Department, notifying

him of his appointment. At the time of his appointment, Mr McMillan was senior officer at the Macquarie County Council Electricity Supply at Trangie. He later moved to Narromine in 1973. “I was very involved in civic affairs and Mr Mason nominated me to be a JP,” Mr McMillan said. Back in those days he was not required to do any formal training to be appointed as a JP. Things have changed significantly since then. “They gave me a handbook when I was sworn in. It was fairly extensive. I’ve mainly been witnessing signatures and things associated with that [over the years],” he said. Mr McMillan said he was motivated to stay on as a JP because he could see there was a need for his voluntary services by people who may have otherwise been reluctant to approach a postmaster or other authority figure providing JP services. Now 81, Mr McMillan has officially retired as a JP. His accreditation expired last month. NSW Attorney-General Mark Speakman honoured the JPs from the Class of 1971 at three ceremonies held in Sydney during October and November 2022. “These JPs have demonstrated remarkable dedication to their role, starting their tenure

at a time when the world’s ﬁ rst email was sent, bands like the Eagles and Queen just formed, and seat belts were made compulsory in NSW,” Mr Speakman said. “These ceremonies are an acknowledgement of the many years of service these JPs havebeen providing to people at critical points in their lives – whether that be applying for passports, needing a witness for a statutory declaration or affidavit, or when they are buying and selling property.” With the youngest JP from that 1971 cohort now aged 72 and the oldest 93, Mr McMillan is comfortably in the middle and enjoying his retirement from providing this important community service. Having been nominated more than 50 years ago as a JP by the then Member for Dubbo, John Mason, Mr McMillan appreciated being congratulated on his service milestone and retirement by the current Member for Dubbo, Dugald Saunders. “It means a lot,” he said. “I commend Barry for his tireless dedication to the Narromine community, and I wish him all the best in his retirement!” said Mr Saunders. Mr McMillan will receive his commemorative certiﬁcate from Mr Saunders in the new year.

Barry McMillan is congratulated by the Member for Dubbo electorate, Dugald Saunders, on December 20. PHOTO: NARROMINE STAR.

Thursday, December 22, 2022 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR

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

Tree plantings to commemorate the late Queen ON Friday it was lovely to attend a commemorative event at North Star Public School where seven recently-planted snow pear trees were unveiled to the community. The trees were funded under the Australian Government’s Planting Trees for the Queen’s Jubilee program, to commemorate the service of Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II to the Commonwealth over the past 70 years. North Star Parents and Citizens Association planted one for each decade of the late Queen’s reign around an old concrete slab in the playground, converting the space into a shaded outdoor learning area for the children and community to enjoy. The Moree community will also be able to remember the late Queen and enjoy a beautiful green space at Moree PCYC with the club’s plans to plant more than 30 native and citrus trees around the facility, thanks to a $10,200 grant.

Energy bill unlikely to bring meaningful relief

THE Labor Government’s energy bill that passed Parliament last week is unlikely to do anything to bring power prices down and provide cost of living relief to struggling Australians. I support ﬁ nancial assistance being given to Australians to help them deal with the energy crisis, however I believe this deal is a symbol-

AROUND UND THE TORATE ELECTORATE Comment nt by DUGALD D SAUNDERS, ERS, State Member ember for Dubbo bo IT’S hard to believe that it’s Christmas time already! I feel like I say that every year, but it’s true.

Mark and Robyn Coulton wish everyone in the Parkes electorate a merry Christmas and happy New Year. ic gesture that will not put any practical downward pressure on energy prices. History has shown that price caps will only result in supply shortages and that leads to price rises. Bringing politicians back to Canberra, at a cost of $1 million, is also a waste of taxpayer money, when Labor has had six months to do something about bringing power prices down.

I presented the school captains and Principal Pete Baum with a special Australian ﬂag which had been hung in the House of Representatives Chamber of November 30 during the last sitting week this year.

Christmas wishes

I ATTENDED Gunnedah South Public School’s presentation day last week where

Gunnedah South Public School was an obvious choice as I was due to meet with their year 6 students in Parliament House earlier this year. However, their bus crashed on the way and they sadly never made it to Canberra. I hope this ﬂag provides some consolation to make up for the

IT’S been another difficult year for communities across the Parkes electorate, with the relentless rainfall and flooding impacting so many. Our roads in particular are in a state of disrepair which will take significant funding and time to fi x, so please be patient and drive to the conditions if you’re travelling over the holidays. Despite the weather, there’s still so many exciting opportunities ahead with new projects and developments underway throughout the electorate. I’m looking forward to seeing our

2022 has been a huge year, not just for our region but right across western NSW. This time last year I was sworn in as Minister for Agriculture and Western NSW, and it’s been a very busy time in that space. We’ve faced some serious biosecurity threats, from varroa mite to lumpy skin and foot and mouth disease, but I’ve been very proud of the way our primary producers have worked hand-inhand with this government to

overcome these challenges. We’ve had to get used to a new normal in terms of COVID-19, with the Omicron wave resulting in more cases, and my heart goes out to anyone who has lost someone to this terrible virus over the past few years. We’ve also had to weather storms of a more literal kind, with ﬂooding causing devastation in many parts of our region, meaning this Christmas – once again – is going to be a really tough time for a lot of people.

But I’m conﬁdent the spirit and resilience in regional areas will continue to get us through. I’ve been really proud of the way people across the region have rallied to help neighbouring towns, or literal neighbours, whether during evacuations or the clean-up. For many, the physical and emotional recovery from these events will take years, and I’m determined to support people as much as possible in the months and years ahead. I couldn’t be prouder to call

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regions thrive over the coming year. With this being my last column for 2022, I’d like to take the opportunity to thank all my constituents for your support, not only over the past 12 months, but throughout the 15 years that I’ve had the privilege of being the Member for Parkes. Wishing you all a very merry Christmas and a healthy and happy 2023. I hope that many of you will be able to enjoy some time with loved ones over the festive season. I’ll be back with my weekly column in January. Until then – stay safe, enjoy the break, and may Mother Nature be kinder to us in 2023. this region home and represent you in the NSW Parliament, and 2023 will be another big year. The people of NSW will go to the polls in March, and I hope you will support me to represent you in the Parliament for another four years. I wish you a very happy and safe Christmas, and I hope 2023 brings you and your family all the happiness and prosperity you hope for. Cheers, Dugald.

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NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Thursday, December 22, 2022

Community News

Community carols bring festive cheer

Lots of young people were at the event.

Greg Varady-Szabo (guitar), Ken Rumble (drums), Jenine Varady-Szabo (piano) and Matthias Kelly (violin) played beautiful music at the community carols.

Sing Australia perform at the community carols.

PHOTOS: KAREN SHEARWOOD.

CWA RECIPE OF THE WEEK

Cream pudding Contributed by THE NARROMINE CWA Ingredients: 1/2 cup sultanas 1/2 cup currants 1/2 cup raisins, chopped 1/2 cup glazed cherries, coarsely chopped 1/4 cup mixed peel 1/4 cup glazed fruit, pineapple, apricots, peaches, coarsely chopped 1/4 cup brandy, rum or fruit juice 1 litre vanilla ice cream, softened 1/2 cup cream 1/2 cup toasted, flaked almonds Extra fruit and nuts to decorate, optional Method: Mix all fruits together, add brandy, cover with plastic wrap and leave overnight. Combine fruitmixture with ice cream, cream and almonds and pour into a greased seven-cup pudding basin. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate. Mixture, if wrapped well, can be kept for up to six weeks. To serve, remove cover, immerse basin in hand-hot-water for 10-20 seconds and unmould pudding onto a chilled plate. Serve with cream or custard.

Community members at the community carols. By SHARON BONTHUYS A JOINT effort by St Andrews Uniting Church and the Narromine Baptist Church saw community carols return to Narromine earlier this month, much to the delight of those who attended. About 80 people of all ages gath-

Ross and Carole King with Maureen Bootle.

ered on the lawn at St Andrews Church to celebrate the coming of Christmas with a sausage sizzle, followed by carol singing and scripture readings. Several musicians combined to provide the music for the event which included a performance by the local Wesley Collective Sing-

ers group.

Representatives from several of Narromine’s churches raised their voices in song, as well as members of the community.

Narromine’s churches send the season’s greetings to all the residents of the shire.

Thursday, December 22, 2022 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR

Travelling stock reserves are off limits for camping THEY are corridors of land set aside for stock on the move, and not for pitching your tent! Local Land Services is reminding people, not to camp on travelling stock reserves (TSRs) these summer holidays. Restrictions on camping are in place to protect TSRs and the important role they play in moving livestock, the grazing industry, biodiversity conservation and Aboriginal culture. Local Land Services Acting TSR Business Partner, Aaron Smith, said there are plenty of other places people are free to camp, including National Parks and State Forests. “At Local Land Services, we are committed to managing and protecting our TSR network so they can be preserved for generations to come,” Mr Smith said. “In addition to their agricultural beneﬁts, TSRs are instrumental in connecting isolated patches of remnant vegetation and also provide habitat for many native species.

Food barn finishes for year

They are corridors of land set-aside for stock on the move, and not for pitching your tent! Do not camp on travelling stock reserves (TSRs) these summer holidays. “Camping on TSRs can lead to damaging vegetation, harming habitat and rubbish dumping, which is why we’re reminding people that TSRs

are off limits for camping. “All TSRs are clearly signposted, but if you’re not sure whether you’re on a TSR, you can contact your nearest Lo-

By SHARON BONTHUYS THE ﬁ nal Food Barn service for the year, held last Friday, welcomed 65 people through the doors. The not-for-proﬁt weekly service that operates through the Narromine St Andrews Uniting Church has become increasingly important to those struggling with cost of living pressures. Operating from the St Andrews hall on Meryula Street, Food Barn sells very low cost items but also provides some items for free. “In the last couple of years, the num-

cal Land Services office to ﬁ nd out. “People are also allowed to camp in designated areas of National Parks and State For-

bers seeking our help has doubled from an average of around 20 to 40 per week, and sometimes reaching high into the 50s,” said coordinator Ken Rumble. “As well as a mark of success for Food Barn, the numbers reflect the sad fi nancial situation our community fi nds itself in today. We now have regulars coming from as far afield as Tottenham and Nevertire.” Food Barn recently partnered with Second Bite, a food rescue agency which approaches supermarkets and other businesses to “rescue” nourishing, edible food that would otherwise end up go-

ests, so we’re asking that you plan ahead before your camping trip and think again before setting up camp on a TSR.” For more information on camping in National Parks and State Forests, go to: www. nat iona lpa rks.nsw.gov.au / camping-and-accommodation, and www.forestrycorporation.com.au/visit/activities/ camping-and-picnics While camping is restricted on TSRs, people are encouraged to use TSRs for recreational activities such as walking, ﬁshing, and bird-watching. However, TSRs in the western division are not open for public access and can only be used for travelling stock. Local Land Services is responsible for the care, control, and management of about 30 per cent of TSRs in NSW, covering about 530,000 hectares, mostly concentrated in the Central and Eastern Divisions. To report any illegal activity on TSRs, call Local Land Services on 1300 795 299, or the police assistance line on 131 444.

ing to landﬁ lls, Mr Rumble said. “Agencies such as ours then partner with Second Bite to distribute the food to the general community. We mainly receive from Coles in Narromine bread, bread rolls, fruit and vegetables.” These items are provided to Food Barn shoppers free of charge. After their bumper trading session last week, Food Barn and the volunteers that provide the valuable community service will now break for the year. It will resume in mid-January.

“Routine” search for missing Dubbo man catalyst for Queensland police murders A CATALYST for the tragic shooting death of six people, including two police officers, on a remote property west of Brisbane was a missing persons report for a Dubbo man, Nathaniel Train. A former principal of Walgett Public School, Train, 46, his brother and sisterin-law are believed to have ambushed and executed two young Queensland police ofﬁcers and a neighbour at their property before later dying in a police shoot-out. Queensland police had been searching for the missing school principal at Wieambilla after a request from NSW Police who had issued a Missing Person’s report for Train the previous week. Train had not been seen by his family for more than a year, but had remained in telephone contact until early October when their concerns for his welfare were raised. His older brother, Gareth Train, 47 was a well-known online conspiracy theorist who was building an “ark” at his property and whose beliefs included that the Port Arthur massacre of 1996 was a government-inspired operation. But police were largely unaware of his online activity when four young consta-

bles, all aged under 30, were sent to his property at Wieambilla, about three hours west of Brisbane, on Monday afternoon, December 12. The brothers, along with Gareth’s wife, Stacey, were allegedly waiting for the ofﬁcers in an ambush-style operation, ﬁ rst shooting two and then executing them. Constables Matthew Arnold, 26, and Rachel McCrow, 29, were shot dead. Another officer was grazed by a bullet as he turned and ran back up the driveway while another female officer hid in long grass. About six hours later, heavily-armed specialist police arrived at the scene from Brisbane and, in the ensuing shoot-out, the Trains were shot dead. Nathaniel Train had seemingly carved out a successful career as an indigenous teacher winning accolades for his work in remote areas of north Queensland. In 2020, he moved to Walgett as Principal, but he was at the school for less than a year when he suffered a major heart attack at his desk and, according to reports, had to be revived by staff. The next year, his mental health apparently began to deteriorate, and he started

raising concerns about “problems” in a series of emails to Government ﬁgures asking for more resources. He is then said to have left his wife in Dubbo, heading north with a missing persons notice issued by police after he had last been seen in NSW in December last year. He was reported missing on December 4 this year, after he had stopped answering his phone in October. The NSW Police Missing person’s report said that was last seen in Dubbo on Thursday, December 16, 2021, “however, he remained in contact with his family until Sunday, October 9, 2022”. “When he could not be contacted by family or friends, he was reported missing to officers from Central North Police District on Sunday (December 4, 2022), who immediately commenced inquiries into his whereabouts. Nathaniel was described as “being of Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander appearance, about 183cm tall, of thin build, and has a long grey beard”. “He was last seen wearing a white shirt and jeans and is known to always wear brown boots,” the NSW Police report said.

A missing persons report had been issued for a Dubbo man, former principal of Walgett Public School, Nathaniel Train. PHOTO: NSW POLICE.

NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Thursday, December 22, 2022

Farmer trio buy iconic Trangie pub

Shane Dolton is on hand to serve up the bevvies.

The new Trangie Imperial Hotel.

From page 1 ALL three farmers have grappled with the changing conditions over the past few years, as well as the impacts of the pandemic. Darren said that things are only just returning to normal now after the drought, the mouse plague and more recently, the rain. And now they’ve bought a pub.

What have they learnt? “IT’S been a big job [taking on the pub]. Compliance and signage are our biggest things. We’ve all gone and done our RSAs [Responsible Service of Alcohol] and RSGs [Responsible Service of Gambling],” Darren said. “To be compliant, and especially with the signage, is really important. “One thing we’ve realised is that the gaming machines are the devil’s best friend. By doing these courses we’ve learnt so much. With RSA the main

worry is minors so we’ve got to watch out for underage [drinkers] and intoxication,” he said. He credited their partners with supporting their dream and undertaking work behind the scenes to help meet their accountability and compliance obligations. The new Trangie Imperial Hotel will not operate gaming machines but will offer Keno and TAB services.

What they hope for “ANOTHER reason we want to see this work is that we’ve had COVID on board for three years. Out in the bush mental health is a big issue,” Darren said. “If we could see more guys that we haven’t seen for a while come in, and even offer them non-alcoholic options, that would be good. “We’d like to encourage more people to get together and have a meal together and

this is a good medium to do that. “We offer meals now seven days a week so families can come in, and we’ve seen people come just for that,” Mark said. The rear of the hotel has an excellent beer garden which the farmers hope will attract more locals and visitors. They are upgrading the facilities and plan to install a children’s playground and a laundromat. Proﬁts will be ploughed back into repairs and maintenance on the historic building which was constructed in the 1800s and rebuilt in 1916. Darren said people were already organising to hold functions in the outdoor space as well as indoors.

Introducing “The Impy” THEIR work to rebrand the pub and introduce a new look and feel to the iconic building is paying off, with new patron-

age every day. “We’ve just found that now we’re changing things and have put food on, people are coming through the doors,” Ross said, adding that a local nickname for the pub has also been worked into their rebranding. “The young ones call this place ‘The Impy’. We’re sort of bringing that into it as well. We’ve got the ‘Impy Menu’ in the restaurant,” he said. When the Narromine Star told them of the recent opening of a pub with a similar name in Narromine, Ross declared his team would need to “up The Impy.” Ross predicts that the old vibe “Trangie by day, Paris by night” was going to make a comeback, only it would be known this time as “Trangie by day, Impy by night.”

Thankful THE farmers credit the new

manager, their friend of many decades, Shane Dolton, with changes to service and meals that have already brought new patrons through the doors. “Shane has walked across the road and he’s now managing the pub for us. He’s made it so easy,” Mark said. The new owners are also keen to pay tribute to the former owners who had managed the pub for nearly three decades and made the transition to the new ownership as smooth as possible. “Kooka and Lynn have been so good in the transition, making things really easy for us,” Ross said.

The future

MOVING into 2023, the new pub owners aim to provide a great service and great experience to locals and visitors, and make “The Impy” a place people will enjoy coming. They’re off to a fantastic start.

Visitors enjoy time out at Trangie By SHARON BONTHUYS THE Narromine Star ran into three visitors from Warren who told us they just love coming to Trangie to shop and eat – and buy a newspaper because they no longer have one in their town. Karen Potter, her mum Helen Ferguson and their friend Shirley Jorgensen were snapped taking a break outside Cafe 2823 recently. They had enjoyed some time checking out the shops and were most complimentary about Trangie and how they enjoyed visiting. They do miss having their own local pa-

per, though. Karen told us that she used to read the paper with the aged care residents and could no longer do that since the Warren Weekly stopped publishing earlier this year. Shirley told us that Warren had no newspaper but two fuel stations and she’d gladly swap a fuel station with Trangie for a newspaper service. We’ll send them a copy of this issue of the Narromine Star and hope their wish for their local newspaper to start up again in Warren comes true in 2023. And, of course, we also hope the temporary fuel site promised for Trangie is a slightly late Christmas gift for the local community.

Shirley, Karen and Helen enjoy a break in Trangie. PHOTO: NARROMINE STAR.

Thursday, December 22, 2022 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR

Residential development to proceed in Narromine

Signage at the site in Kingsway Drive, Narromine.

PHOTO: NARROMINE STAR

By SHARON BONTHUYS AT an extraordinary council meeting on November 21, Narromine Shire Council approved an application for a 77-lot residential development [DA] in Narromine, subject to a detailed range of conditions. Accessed via Kingsway Drive, Narromine, the proposed development will transform currently vacant, unoccupied land into homes that will house hundreds of people. It is a project that will, over time, create jobs, increase land values in the area, and provide much needed housing stock in the growing community. This project involves stages two and three of a development that started some 17 years ago according to documents presented to the meeting by Narromine Shire Council. Stage one of the project, approved in 2005, resulted in the construction of existing homes in what is known as the Macquarie Park Estate. Subsequent stages have been

marketed online and in social media as the “Waterford Estate” although signage at the site references Macquarie Park Estate. What was presented for approval at the council meeting, however, does not match the site plan publicly displayed on the website, social media and physical signage by the developers. A cafe and a child care centre are listed publicly on the plans and signage but these facilities were not part of the DA recently considered and approved by council last month. A spokesperson for Narromine Shire Council said the council has speciﬁcally approved the subdivision of land as outlined for the creation of 77 residential lots. “No consent has been given for any child care centre, and any proposal of this nature would be the subject of a future [DA]. “We are aware that the marketing plan may contain some detail which will be subject to

a further DA if this is to be developed. Any additional development, depending on its scale and nature will likely need to investigate its serviceability and impact on the community,” the spokesperson said. With the development currently only approved for residential lots and a single point of entry to and exit from the estate via Kingsway Drive, the addition of commercial facilities will need to be carefully considered should this ever be proposed in a future DA. A child care centre and or cafe will signiﬁcantly increase traffic in the estate and potentially lead to parking, noise and other concerns. With Kingsway Drive connecting to busy Manildra Street, it could potentially also cause issues with traffic management at that intersection. While these facilities may be welcomed by the wider community, particularly the child care centre which is much needed in Narromine, they have not been approved at this stage. Traffic management in the proposed estate and the single point of entry/exit was discussed at the council meeting last month in relation to the residential lots being approved. This will need to be given further extensive consideration if the child care centre and cafe are put forward for development in the future. “Council is not privy to any details in regards to the marketing and this is a private business matter,” the spokesperson said. Now that the development for the 77 residential lots has been approved, it is unknown when works may commence on the estate.

Plans presented to council for consideration and approval on November 21. PHOTOS: NARROMINE SHIRE COUNCIL. “The proponent has a number of conditions that now need to be met prior to work commencing. Council has no formal indication of when the works will be undertaken but we understand there has been some interest in the residential sites,” the council spokesperson said. The Waterford Estate website indicates the ﬁ rst three stages of the development have sold out. Stage four was released on October 5, and the

Narromine Star understands this was promoted at a lavish sales-oriented event in Sydney. At the time of going to press, the Narromine Star was unable to ﬁ nd out which company is involved in developing this project. Enquiries to LJ Hooker Narromine and a Century 21 franchise answering calls on the number published on the estate website did not receive a response.

Happy Christmas from the Narromine Star team

Lady bowlers look to 2023

By SHARON BONTHUYS

THEY’VE been super quiet all year but Narromine’s lady bowlers want the world to know they are here and 2023 will be their year. With about 14 members, the ladies gathered at the Narromine Bowls Club – where else? – for their end of year celebration recently, where they enjoyed a “traditional Christmas dinner” of hot meats and vegetables. Secretary Rosalie Wood told the Narromine Star that the group is looking forward to the new year and hope other ladies in town will join them in playing their favourite sport. “We will have a beginners’ day early next year where ladies can learn how to play bowls,” Rosalie said. She said the group runs its own intra-group competitions as well as playing in and hosting other teams at inter-group competitions. The group is now on a break until March 2023. They would like to wish the community a safe and happy new year.

Happy Christmas! PHOTO: NARROMINE STAR.

Narromine’s lady bowlers enjoy their end of year festive feast on December 14. PHOTO: NARROMINE STAR.

THAT’S a wrap, folks! The Narromine Star team hope you’ve enjoyed the ﬁnal edition for 2022. We’re taking a break now and the paper will return on January 19, 2023. Thank you for your support this year and we hope you enjoy a safe and happy holiday. Sharon, Tim and Zoe

NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Thursday, December 22, 2022

Elouise wins CWA award By SHARON BONTHUYS NARROMINE High School senior Elouise Fountain received the Gwennyth Campbell Memorial Grant at the Narromine Country Women’s Association (CWA) meeting on December 14. While not strictly an academic award, the $500 prize is awarded annually in memory of Mrs Campbell to a Narromine High student pursuing further study. Mrs Campbell was president of the Narromine CWA when she passed away in February 2021, aged 73. She is remembered for her hard work, conﬁdence and compassion in the community, as well as her long involvement with the CWA at Narromine, Oxley and Tottenham. Grant recipient Elouise will study clinical psychology at Charles Sturt University, Bathurst. She aims to complete a Bachelor’s degree then a Masters in this subject over the next several years and hopes to return to the central west to practice. “I know there’s a shortage of clinical psychologists out

here and it would be really cool to come back here,” she said, thanking the CWA for providing the grant. “I’d like to congratulate Elouise for winning the grant and I really hope you enjoy the course you have chosen to take,” said Narromine CWA president Jean Richardson. The award was presented to Elouise by Sandra Irvine, the daughter of the late Mrs Campbell. Jan Davison from the Narromine High School also thanked the CWA for sponsoring the memorial award. “On behalf of the high school I would like to say thank you to the CWA. This award is very much appreciated. Gwen epitomised the CWA to me: she was kind, generous, caring and family-orientated. She also made a mean pav! “I’m sure Gwen would have loved Elouise receiving [the award]. She’s a very worthy recipient,” Ms Davison said. Congratulations, Elouise, and all the best with your studies.

Sandra Irvine, Elouise Fountain and Jean Richardson. PHOTO: NARROMINE STAR.

Council breaks for Christmas By SHARON BONTHUYS

Councillors Les Lambert and Ewen Jones twinned in matching festive shirts for the meeting. PHOTO: EWEN JONES.

Councillors assembled for the final meeting for the year on December 14. PHOTO: NARROMINE STAR.

NARROMINE Shire Council met for the fi nal time on December 14 and is now in hiatus until February 2023. It has been a busy year for the council, with five newly elected councillors fi nding their feet in their new roles and completing their fi rst year as elected representatives. The council has also witnessed the horrific devastation to local roads and farms by months of continuing rain, and borne the brunt of ratepayer anger at problems

for which there are no simple solutions. The council ended the year in a good ﬁscal position and heads into the new year hoping for better weather conditions, and encouraging ongoing growth and development across the shire. Recordings of past meetings can be accessed via the council website, as well as associated paperwork including agendas, minutes and tabled reports. The Narromine Star team sends seasons’ greetings to the council, management and staff.

Aboriginal-led cultural digitisation project preserving Trangie collection TRANGIE’S Wungunja Cultural Centre will digitally preserve and protect the centre’s valuable cultural collection thanks to a $100,000 Creative Capital investment by the NSW Government. Member for the Dubbo electorate Dugald Saunders said the centre participated in the ﬁ rst phase of a First Nations Digitisation Project during its 12-month pilot phase, and this funding extends the project for a further two years. “The Wungunja Cultural Centre already plays an incredibly active role in educating the community about the region’s rich Aboriginal culture and heritage,” Mr Saunders said. “This funding will enable

the centre to employ another part-time digital officer, as well as a school-based trainee one day per week. “With additional resources and state-of-the-art technology, Wungunja will be able to professionally manage and preserve its collections for future generations, not just in Trangie but further aﬁeld, with copies of their records to be shared with the State Library of NSW.” Trangie Local Aboriginal Land Council CEO Terrie Milgate welcomed the funding. “Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal, the community loves this space and they have a real sense of ownership,” Ms Milgate said. “It’s a place of education

so the schools come over and learn a lot as well. It’s a very valuable centre for the community and we just hope that we get more visitation. That’s what we’d like to see.” The Wungunja Cultural Centre will collaborate with three other regional Aboriginal Cultural Centres, sharing in a total of $800,000 Creative Capital funding. The other centres are Armidale Aboriginal Cultural Centre and Keeping Place, Yarkuwa Indigenous Knowledge Centre Aboriginal Corporation at Deniliquin, and Yarrawarra Aboriginal Cultural Centre at Corindi. The co-design funding model is supported by a collaborative partnership involving

Dugald Saunders with Trangie Local Aboriginal Land Council CEO Terrie Milgate at the Wungunja Cultural Centre. PHOTO: DUBBO ELECTORATE.

Create NSW, State Library of NSW, and Aboriginal Culture, Heritage and Arts Association, with each partner organ-

isation providing support to

the Cultural Centres to ensure their success.

Thursday, December 22, 2022 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR

NASCA students attend Gadalung Program at Sydney Uni Contributed by JORDAYNA SMITH, PROGRAM LEAD, NASCA NARROMINE

NATIONAL Aboriginal Sporting Chance Academy (NASCA) students Erica Mcarney and Shinae Gillin were selected to attend Sydney University’s (USYD) Gadalung program in week nine. This enabled them to get a taste of university life along with studying their chosen field and seeing fi rst hand what their course had to offer. Whilst the girls were in Sydney they did lots of activities like engineering, science, journalism, participated in many university lectures, met the university’s guest speakers, engaged with university students and learnt their stories of what lead them to coming to university and they even got to meet First Nation artist Kobie Dee at a concert. Shinae had this to say about Gadalung: “I had the opportunity to participate in the USYD event running. “I had the ability to create lifelong friends, take part in activities like a live concert, flying on a plane for the fi rst time, I also got to see what university life was like along with the many courses they have. I can’t wait for another opportunity to do it all again.” Erica had this to say about Gadalung: “ It was an amazing experience where I made many new life long friends. It was my fi rst time going on a plane and partaking of something like this. “I cannot wait to do it again next year, the experiences I have made have helped me identify what it is I need to do to get where i wanna go within my education.”

Ready to leave for the Gadalung program.

Erica and Shinae with some of their new friends.

Erica and Shinae at the University of Sydney. PHOTOS: NASCA.

Buy a bale is back THE dire flood crisis continuing to grip huge areas of land and communities within NSW, Victoria and South Australia has prompted the urgent relaunch of Rural Aid’s Buy a Bale rescue campaign in the lead up to Christmas. Thousands of rural families face a bleak festive season, with recovery from what has been deemed Australia’s most expensive flood event hampered by ongoing rain across the more than 130 local government areas already declared disaster zones. Rural Aid has now made an urgent plea for donations through the Buy a Bale program, which fi rst came to prominence when it raised $100 million for drought-affected farmers between 2015 and 2020. Rural Aid CEO, John Warlters, said the scale of this disaster made it necessary to bring Buy a Bale back. “These floods have had an unprecedented impact on rural Australians – families are losing their homes and livelihoods and entire towns are being wiped out,” Mr Warlters said. “Hay supplies are running out and stranded animals are drowning and

starving. Crops are rotting in the ground. “It’s time to bring Buy a Bale back, not only to provide much-needed fodder deliveries, but also to offer ﬁ nancial assistance, clean drinking water, volunteer and counselling support to Aussie farming families facing this crisis.” Rural Aid predicts at least a two to three-year recovery for communities, with the funds required to adequately support farmers and families estimated to be in excess of $50 million. With concerns the extent of the disaster has not been fully communicated to policy makers, corporate Australia and the broader community, Mr Warlters is urging governments and private donors to commit to prioritising the wellbeing of affected communities.. “These families need help, and they need it now. Without it, they face a frightening and uncertain time as the rest of the country gears up to celebrate Christmas.” Further information is available from the Buy A Bale website.

Four sheep huddle together surrounded by floodwaters. PHOTO: RURAL AID.

NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Thursday, December 22, 2022

Santa and his firies deliver Christmas cheer

Madison and Alexis received the first lollies from Santa on his epic trek around town.

Firey Luke with Ally, Brydie, Santa, Matilda, Deb holding baby Charlie, and Holly.

By SHARON BONTHUYS ESCORTED by Narromine ﬁ reﬁghters, That Guy In Red, Santa, made his way around Narromine on the evening of December 19 delivering lollies and Christmas cheer to local families. In an operation that took

several hours, the crew visited as many streets as possible in their shiny red ﬁ re appliance which was suitably decorated with glittery tinsel and loaded with lollies. It was an opportunity for Narromine’s ﬁ nest to connect with the community and distribute some sugary fun pur-

Off they go with a wave to their next stop.

Narromine firies Renee Lewry, Luke Bowers, Santa and Robert Burns prepare for their mission to deliver Christmas cheer to local families. PHOTOS: NARROMINE STAR.

chased from the ﬁ ries’ own personal contributions. Santa wasn’t monitoring social media but was aware that despite the best of intentions, some families missed out on the chance to see him with the ﬁ re crew that night and were disappointed. “We did our best to get to

everyone. Please convey our apologies,” he told the Narromine Star. Next year the group aims to use two ﬁ re appliances which will help spread the cheer a lot more easily and quickly, Santa said. The Trangie community got to see their local ﬁ ries dis-

tributing lollies and Christmas cheer on December 21. As this was after the paper went to print, we have no photos in this issue. Well done, Narromine and Trangie ﬁ reﬁghters, for thinking of your communities and spreading some much needed Christmas cheer. You rock.

Thursday, December 22, 2022 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR

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Your Seven-Day TV Guide 6.00 Morning Programs. 11.00 The Yearly With Charlie Pickering. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Belgravia. 1.45 Doc Martin. 2.50 Gardening Australia. 3.55 Long Lost Family. 4.40 Back Roads. 5.10 QI. 5.40 Hard Quiz. 6.10 Grand Designs New Zealand. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 All Creatures Great And Small Christmas Special. 8.25 Vera. 9.55 Troppo. 10.55 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 11.40 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 7.00 BBC News At Six. 7.30 WorldWatch. 9.10 Peer To Peer. 10.10 Patrizio Buanne: Celebration. 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.05 Patrizio Buanne: Celebration. 3.05 The Cook Up. 3.35 Dishing It Up. 4.35 Jeopardy! 5.00 Letters And Numbers. 5.30 Mastermind Aust. 6.30 News. 7.35 Engineering Reborn. 8.30 Inside Central Station. 9.25 Then And Now: The River Thames. 10.20 SBS News. 10.50 Gomorrah. 11.50 Late Programs.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: The Christmas Swap. (2018) Jackie Seiden. 2.00 House Of Wellness. 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. 6.00 7News Local. 6.30 Seven News. 7.00 Better Homes And Gardens Summer. 7.30 Carols In The Domain. 10.00 Schools Spectacular Creating The Magic. 12.30 Home Shopping.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra Summer. 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Snowed In For Christmas. (2021) 2.00 Pointless. 3.00 Tipping Point. 4.00 Afternoon News. 4.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. 5.30 WIN News. 6.00 Nine News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Taronga: Who’s Who In The Zoo. 8.30 MOVIE: The Holiday. (2006) Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet, Jude Law. 11.10 Council Of Dads. 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Dr Phil. 1.00 Jamie’s One-Pan Wonders. 1.30 Christmas With Australian Women’s Weekly. 2.30 Entertainment Tonight. 3.00 Judge Judy. 3.30 Freshly Picked With Simon Toohey. 4.00 Farm To Fork. 4.30 Jamie’s Easy Meals For Every Day. 5.00 10 News First. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 The Living Room. 8.30 The Graham Norton Show. 10.30 Georgie Carroll: The Gloves Are Off. 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ (22) Programs. 5.35 Do, Re & Mi. 6.05 Ben And Holly. 6.25 Nella The Princess Knight. 6.50 Shaun The Sheep. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Hard Quiz. 8.30 MOVIE: Office Christmas Party. (2016) Jason Bateman, Jennifer Aniston. 10.15 Doctor Who. 11.00 Back. Final. 11.25 Archer. Final. 11.45 QI. 12.20 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. 1.05 Would I Lie To You At Christmas? 1.40 Close. 5.10 Dot. 5.35 Kids’ Programs.

6.00 (31) WorldWatch. 9.30 Shortland St. 11.00 The Movie Show. 12.00 Cocaine Trade Exposed: The Invisibles. 12.50 The Source. 1.40 Figure Skating. ISU Grand Prix. 2020 NHK Trophy. Replay. 3.40 WorldWatch. 5.05 Takeshi’s Castle. 5.35 Joy Of Painting. 6.05 Country Music. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Hoarders. 9.20 The Language Of Love. 10.15 Naughty And Nice: Sex Toy Britain. 11.10 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (62) Programs. 12.00 Emmerdale. 12.30 Coronation Street. 1.00 House Of Wellness. 2.00 Our Town. 2.30 Million Dollar Minute. 3.30 Medical Emergency. 4.00 RSPCA Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes And Gardens. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Border Security: International. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 10.30 Australia’s Big Backyards. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (81) Programs. 7.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. 12.00 The Young And The Restless. 1.00 As Time Goes By. 1.40 MOVIE: The Man Who Finally Died. (1963) 3.40 MOVIE: A Christmas Movie Christmas. (2019) 5.30 Murder, She Wrote. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Fawlty Towers. 8.40 Midsomer Murders. 10.40 Christmas At Highclere Castle. 11.40 Late Programs.

6.00 Home (53) Shopping. 7.30 Infomercials. 8.00 Healthy Homes Australia. 8.30 Australia By Design: Architecture. 9.00 iFish. 9.30 Reel Action. 10.00 The Love Boat. 11.00 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 12.00 MacGyver. 2.00 Diagnosis Murder. 3.00 Bondi Rescue. 3.30 The Love Boat. 4.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 5.30 MacGyver. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 NCIS: Los Angeles. 10.20 Evil. 11.15 Star Trek: Discovery. 12.15 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 8.40 Scream Street. 9.05 Odd Squad. 3.35 The Deep. 3.55 The Fairly Odd Parents. 4.20 Little Big Awesome. 4.45 Odd Squad. 5.00 The Flamin’ Thongs. 5.15 Good Game Spawn Point. 5.35 The Penguins Of Madagascar. 6.00 Malory Towers. 6.30 Miraculous. 6.55 MOVIE: Paddington. (2014) Ben Whishaw, Hugh Bonneville. 8.35 Lost In Oz. 8.55 Dodo. 9.10 The Next Step. 9.30 Holly Hobbie. 9.55 Close.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.30 Barrie Cassidy’s One Plus One. 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 5.00 ABC News Hour. 6.00 ABC Evening News. 7.00 ABC National News. 7.30 Farewell To Leigh Sales: A 7.30 Special. 8.00 ABC News Tonight. 8.25 Australian Story. 9.00 ABC Nightly News. 9.30 The Business: Summer Series. 10.00 ABC Late News. 10.30 The World In 2022. 11.10 Four Corners. 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.30 American Pickers. 11.30 Pawn Stars. 1.00 Pawn Stars South Africa. 1.30 Pawn Stars UK. 2.00 Down East Dickering. 3.00 Timbersports. 3.30 Irish Pickers. 4.30 Aussie Lobster Men. 5.30 American Restoration. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Storage Wars. 8.30 MOVIE: Rambo 3. (1988) Sylvester Stallone, Richard Crenna, Marc de Jonge. 10.35 MOVIE: Hard To Kill. (1990) 12.45 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 12.00 Inside Phuket Airport. 1.00 The Bionic Woman. 2.00 Full House. 3.00 The Nanny. 3.30 3rd Rock From The Sun. 4.00 That ’70s Show. 4.30 Everybody Loves Raymond. 5.30 The Nanny. 6.00 MOVIE: Antz. (1998) 7.30 MOVIE: Richie Rich. (1994) 9.30 MOVIE: Kindergarten Cop. (1990) 11.45 Telenovela. 12.15 Queer Eye For The Straight Guy. 2.00 Full House. 3.00 Bakugan: Evolutions. 3.30 Ninjago. 4.00 Late Programs.

6.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 NBL Slam. 7.30 Seinfeld. 9.00 Becker. 10.00 The Middle. 11.30 The King Of Queens. 12.30 Frasier. 1.30 Seinfeld. 3.00 The King Of Queens. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Mom. 11.00 Frasier. 12.00 Home Shopping. 12.30 Infomercials. 1.00 Home Shopping. 1.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 2.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (2) Programs. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Vera. 2.00 Midsomer Murders. 3.30 Wallace And Gromit: A Matter Of Loaf And Death. 4.00 Shaun The Sheep: The Flight Before Christmas. 4.40 MOVIE: Paddington. (2014) 6.10 Extraordinary Escapes: Christmas Special. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 Doc Martin. Final. 8.20 Shetland. Final. 9.20 Midsomer Murders. 10.50 MOVIE: Jackie. (2016) 12.25 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 7.00 BBC News. 7.30 WorldWatch. 9.05 Blue Water Safari. 10.05 World From Above. 11.05 For The Love Of Dogs Xmas. 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Figure Skating. ISU Grand Prix. Final. 3.30 Cycling. Cape To Cape MTB. 4.40 Wonderful World Of Chocolate Christmas. 5.30 Europe’s Greatest Train Journeys. 6.30 News. 7.30 Freddie Mercury: The Great Pretender. 9.10 Silent Night: A Song For The World. 10.45 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Christmas With The Salvos. 12.30 Border Security: International. 1.00 Surveillance Oz Dashcam. 1.30 Better Homes And Gardens Summer. 2.00 MOVIE: Santa’s Boots. (2018) 4.00 Better Homes And Gardens Summer. 5.00 Seven News At 5. 5.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. 6.00 Seven News. 7.00 MOVIE: Moana. (2016) 9.15 MOVIE: Elf. (2003) 11.15 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Our State On A Plate. 12.30 Great Australian Detour. 1.00 Cross Court. 1.30 Surfing Australia TV. 2.00 Driving Test. 2.30 MOVIE: Last Christmas. (2019) 4.30 Destination Australia. Return. 5.00 News: First At Five. 5.30 Country House Hunters Australia. 6.00 Nine News Saturday. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Christmas With Delta. 8.00 Carols By Candlelight. 11.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. 12.30 Well Traveller. 1.00 The Offroad Adventure Show. 2.00 All 4 Adventure. 3.00 Pat Callinan’s 4x4 Adventures. 4.00 Jamie’s Easy Meals At Christmas. 5.00 10 News First. 6.00 Bondi Rescue. 6.30 Hungry. 7.00 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 The Dog House. 8.30 Have You Been Paying Attention? 9.30 The Graham Norton Show. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 4.30 Fireman Sam. 4.45 Octonauts. 5.35 Do, Re & Mi. 6.05 Kangaroo Beach. 6.25 The Adventures Of Paddington. 6.50 Piney: The Lonesome Pine. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 QI. 8.30 Live At The Apollo. 9.20 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 10.05 Staged. 10.30 Upstart Crow. 11.00 Fleabag. 11.30 Doctor Who. 12.20 Friday Night Dinner. 12.45 Universe With Brian Cox. Final. 1.45 Close. 5.10 Dot. 5.45 Kids’ Programs.

6.00 (31) WorldWatch. 7.40 DW Global 3000. 8.10 WorldWatch. 9.30 Shortland St. 11.00 Movie Show. 12.00 Dave Gorman: Terms And Conditions Apply. 12.55 Wellington Paranormal. 1.25 American Song Contest. 3.05 WorldWatch. 4.30 Mastermind Aust. 5.35 Vs Arashi. 6.30 The Fast History Of Toys. 7.30 Impossible Engineering. 8.30 One Night In Hamleys Xmas Special. 9.25 Travel Man. 10.20 Forged In Fire. 11.10 Late Programs.

6.00 Home (62) Shopping. 8.30 Travel Oz. 10.00 Travel And Eat With Dan & Steph. 10.30 Weekender. 11.00 House Of Wellness. 12.00 Horse Racing. From Rosehill, The Valley and Doomben. 6.00 Border Security: International. 6.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 7.30 The Yorkshire Vet In Autumn. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 9.30 Escape To The Perfect Town. 10.30 Penelope Keith’s Hidden Villages. 11.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 12.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (81) Programs. 8.00 Beyond Today. 8.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.00 My Favorite Martian. 10.30 MOVIE: Time, Gentlemen, Please! (1952) 12.10 MOVIE: Last Holiday. (1950) 2.05 MOVIE: Bonnie Prince Charlie. (1948) 4.30 MOVIE: A Hole In The Head. (1959) 7.00 MOVIE: It’s A Wonderful Life. (1946) 9.40 MOVIE: An Officer And A Gentleman. (1982) Richard Gere. 12.10 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (53) Programs. 9.30 Australia By Design: Innovations. 10.00 Pat Callinan’s 4x4 Adventures. 11.00 All 4 Adventure. 12.00 The Love Boat. 1.00 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 2.00 A-League All Access. 2.30 Stories Of Bikes. 3.00 Reel Action. 3.30 Scorpion. 4.30 Soccer. A-League Men. Matchweek 9. Sydney FC v Macarthur FC. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 NCIS: Los Angeles. 10.20 MacGyver. 11.15 48 Hours. 12.15 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ (23) Programs. 12.45 The Next Step. 1.30 MOVIE: Saving Santa. (2013) 2.50 MOVIE: Elliot The Littlest Reindeer. (2018) 4.20 MOVIE: The Boy In The Dress. (2014) 5.20 MOVIE: The Midnight Gang. (2018) 6.30 Miraculous. 6.50 MOVIE: Paddington 2. (2017) Ben Whishaw. 8.30 Shaun The Sheep: The Flight Before Christmas. 9.00 MOVIE: Gangsta Granny. (2013) Julia McKenzie, Reece Buttery, David Walliams. 10.10 Close.

6.00 Morning (24) Programs. 1.00 News. 1.30 Back Roads. 2.00 News. 2.30 Landline: Summer. 3.00 News. 3.30 The Business: Summer. 4.00 News. 4.30 Farewell To Leigh Sales. 5.00 News. 5.30 The Context. 6.00 Evening News. 6.30 Throwback. 7.00 National News. 7.30 Back Roads. 8.00 News Tonight. 8.30 Movin’ To The Country. 9.00 Nightly News. 9.30 Farewell To Leigh Sales: A 7.30 Special. 10.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (64) Programs. 12.30 Timbersports. 1.00 Blokesworld. 1.30 Australia ReDiscovered. 2.00 Motor Racing. Night Thunder. King Of Wings. 3.00 Rides Down Under: Workshop Wars. 4.00 Storage Wars. 5.00 Leepu And Pitbull. 6.00 Last Stop Garage. 6.30 Secrets Of The Supercars. 7.30 Air Crash Investigation. 9.30 Mighty Trains. 10.30 Mighty Ships. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. (82) 2.30 Inside Phuket Airport. 4.30 Kids’ Programs. 4.45 The Nanny: Oy To The World. 5.15 MOVIE: Captain Underpants. (2017) 7.00 MOVIE: Shrek Forever After. (2010) 8.50 MOVIE: Occupation: Rainfall. (2020) Dan Ewing. 11.20 Paranormal Caught On Camera. 12.20 Manifest. 2.10 Inside Phuket Airport. 3.00 Power Rangers Dino Charge. 3.30 Beyblade Burst Surge. 4.00 Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens. 4.30 Ricky Zoom. 4.50 Late Programs.

6.00 (52) The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 The King Of Queens. 8.00 Frasier. 9.00 Becker. 10.00 Friends. 12.00 The King Of Queens. 1.00 Broke. 3.00 Friends. 6.00 The Big Bang Theory. 10.15 Friends. 12.15 Home Shopping. 1.15 Infomercials. 1.45 Mom. 2.15 NBL Slam. 2.45 Basketball. NBL. Round 11. South East Melbourne Phoenix v Sydney Kings. Replay. 4.30 Home Shopping.

6.00 Morning (2) Programs. 9.30 The Pope’s Christmas Mass. 11.30 Compass. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Southern Ocean Live. 2.30 MOVIE: Robin Hood: Men In Tights. (1993) 4.10 MOVIE: Paddington 2. (2017) 6.00 To Be Advised. 7.00 ABC News On Christmas Day. 7.40 The Royal Variety Performance. 9.40 MOVIE: Miss Fisher And The Crypt Of Tears. (2020) Essie Davis. 11.20 Christmas Cabaret. 1.40 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.10 (3) Blue Water Safari. 10.05 The World From Above. 10.40 A World Of Calm. 11.05 Paul O’Grady For The Love Of Dogs Xmas. 12.00 WorldWatch. 1.00 Speedweek. 3.00 Figure Skating. ISU Grand Prix. Final. Highlights. 4.30 The Luxury Christmas Decorators. 5.30 Europe’s Greatest Train Journeys. 6.30 News. 7.30 Dean Martin: King Of Cool. 8.35 Uri Geller’s Secret Treasures. 10.05 MOVIE: Amy. (2015) 12.25 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (6) Programs. 11.30 Christmas With The Salvos. 12.00 House Of Wellness. 1.00 SeaLink Carols By Candlelight. 3.30 Beach Cops. 4.00 Better Homes And Gardens. 5.00 Border Security: International. 5.30 Sydney Weekender. 6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Dog Patrol. 7.30 MOVIE: National Lampoon’s Vacation. (1983) Chevy Chase. 9.35 MOVIE: Love Actually. (2003) Hugh Grant. 12.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (8) Programs. 10.00 Home For Christmas. 10.30 CMA Country Christmas. 11.30 Christmas With Delta. 1.00 Carols By Candlelight. 4.00 MOVIE: Blizzard. (2003) 6.00 Nine News Sunday. 7.00 MOVIE: National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation. (1989) 9.00 MOVIE: National Lampoon’s Vegas Vacation. (1997) Chevy Chase, Beverly D’Angelo. 11.10 MOVIE: The Jazz Singer. (1980) 1.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (5) Programs. 12.00 A Baby Reindeer’s First Christmas. 1.00 Jamie’s Easy Meals At Christmas. 2.00 Jamie: Together At Christmas. 3.00 The King’s Christmas Message. 3.15 Jamie: Together At Christmas. 4.15 Jamie’s One-Pan Christmas. 5.00 10 News First. 6.00 Bondi Rescue. 6.30 Basketball. NBL. Round 12. Sydney Kings v Melbourne United. 8.30 The Cheap Seats. 9.30 Ghosts. 10.30 MOVIE: Book Club. (2018) 12.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ (22) Programs. 4.05 PJ Masks. 4.30 Rusty Rivets. 4.50 Stick Man. 5.35 Do, Re & Mi. 6.25 Aliens Love Underpants And Panta Claus. 6.50 Sir Mouse. 7.30 QI. 8.00 Adam Hills: The Last Leg Christmas Bash. 8.45 The Yearly With Charlie Pickering 2022. 9.45 Christmas Cabaret. 10.45 MOVIE: Office Christmas Party. (2016) 12.25 Queen: Days Of Our Lives. 1.25 Long Lost Family. 2.20 Close. 5.10 Dot. 5.45 Kids’ Programs.

6.00 TRT Newshour. 6.50 Indian Country Today News. 7.20 Fiji One News. 7.50 France 24 Feature. 8.10 ABC America Nightline. 8.40 CBC The National. 9.30am Jeopardy! An all-day marathon screening of the popular game show. 3.00am NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera Newshour.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Escape To The Country. 1.00 The Yorkshire Vet In Autumn. 2.00 DVine Living. 2.30 The Great Australian Doorstep. 3.00 South Aussie With Cosi. 3.30 Jabba’s School Holiday Movies. 4.00 Penelope Keith’s Hidden Villages. 5.00 Escape To The Perfect Town. 6.00 Air Crash Investigation: Special Report. 7.00 Border Security. 8.30 Heathrow. 9.30 Air Crash Investigation. 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 9.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.00 Why The Nativity? 12.00 Explore. 12.20 Christmas At Highclere Castle. 1.20 MOVIE: The Rooftop Christmas Tree. (2016) 3.10 MOVIE: The Holly And The Ivy. (1952) 4.50 Keeping Up Appearances. 5.30 Christmas At Warwick Castle. 6.30 Bondi Vet. 7.30 MOVIE: White Christmas. (1954) Bing Crosby. 10.00 MOVIE: Overboard. (1987) 12.20 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 Reel Action. 11.00 Healthy Homes Australia. 11.30 Buy To Build. 12.00 Roads Less Travelled. 12.30 Scorpion. 1.30 Diagnosis Murder. 2.30 MacGyver. 3.30 Pooches At Play. 4.00 Destination Dessert. 4.30 The Offroad Adventure Show. 5.30 Reel Action. 6.00 Bondi Rescue. 6.30 MacGyver. 7.30 NCIS. 9.25 NCIS: New Orleans. 10.20 48 Hours. 11.15 Star Trek: Discovery. 12.15 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 2.40 MOVIE: Hank Zipzer’s Christmas Catastrophe. (2016) 4.10 MOVIE: Grandpa’s Great Escape. (2018) 5.20 MOVIE: Ratburger. (2017) 6.30 Kids’ Programs. 7.20 Wallace And Gromit: A Close Shave. 7.50 Wallace And Gromit: The Wrong Trousers. 8.20 Wallace And Gromit: A Grand Day Out. 8.45 Shaun The Sheep. 9.15 Operation Ouch! 9.45 Horrible Histories. 10.15 Rage. 11.20 Close.

6.00 Morning (24) Programs. 1.00 News. 1.30 Crocodile Territory: Protecting A Predator. 2.00 News. 2.15 8 Billion People And Counting. 3.00 News. 3.30 One Plus One. 4.00 News. 4.30 Landline: Summer Series. 5.00 News. 5.30 The World In 2022. 6.00 Evening News. 6.30 One Plus One. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 Farewell To Leigh Sales: A 7.30 Special. 8.00 News Tonight. 8.25 Aust Story. 9.00 Nightly News. 9.30 Heywire. 10.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (64) Programs. 11.30 Step Outside With Paul Burt. 12.00 Al McGlashan’s Fish’n With Mates. 1.00 Hook, Line And Sinker. 2.00 On The Fly. 2.30 Merv Hughes Fishing. 3.00 Mark Berg’s Fishing Addiction. 4.00 Full Custom Garage. 5.00 Shipping Wars. 6.00 Pawn Stars. 6.30 MOVIE: Inside Out. (1975) 8.30 MOVIE: Enter The Dragon. (1973) Bruce Lee, John Saxon, Kien Shih. 10.45 The Cleveland Show. 11.45 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. (82) 8.00 MOVIE: AliceMiranda: A Royal Christmas Ball. (2021) 9.30 Kids’ Programs. 1.45 MOVIE: Madison And The Happiness Jar. (2021) 3.30 LEGO Masters Bricksmas Special. 7.00 MOVIE: Shrek. (2001) 8.45 MOVIE: Beethoven. (1992) Charles Grodin. 10.30 MOVIE: Top End Wedding. (2019) 12.30 Inside Phuket Airport. 2.25 I’ve Got A Text With Josh And Flex! 3.00 Power Rangers Dino Charge. 3.30 Late Programs.

6.00 (52) Friends. 7.00 The Big Bang Theory. 8.30 The Middle. 11.00 Christmas With Australian Women’s Weekly. 12.00 The Living Room. 1.00 Broke. 3.00 Two And A Half Men. 3.30 The Big Bang Theory. 4.00 Friends. 6.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.00 Friends. 12.00 Home Shopping. 12.30 Infomercials. 1.00 Home Shopping. 1.30 MOVIE: Charlie And The Chocolate Factory. (2005) 3.30 Broke. 4.30 Home Shopping.

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Your Seven-Day TV Guide 6.00 Escape From The City. 7.00 News Breakfast. 10.00 The Royal Variety Performance. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Vera. 2.30 Mad As Hell Does Hard Quiz. 3.05 Long Lost Family. 4.00 The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo. 5.30 Call The Midwife. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 Doc Martin Christmas Special. 8.40 Farewell Doc Martin. 9.25 Our Dementia Choir. 10.25 The Detectives. 11.25 The Australian Soul With Geraldine Doogue. 12.25 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.10 Peer To Peer. 10.10 Legacy List. 11.15 Great Canal Journeys. 12.10 WorldWatch. 2.00 En`coda. 3.20 A World Of Calm. 3.45 The Cook Up. 4.15 The Wonderful World Of Chocolate. 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Aust. 6.30 News. 7.30 Letters And Numbers. 8.30 24 Hours In Emergency. 9.30 Secrets Of Playboy. 10.20 Battle Of Alcatraz. 11.10 Reunions. 12.05 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.30 Test Cricket: The Lunch Break. 1.10 Cricket. Second Test. Australia v South Africa. Day 1. Afternoon session. 3.10 Test Cricket: Tea Break. 3.30 Cricket. Second Test. Australia v South Africa. Day 1. Late afternoon session. 6.00 News. 7.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 15. Sydney Sixers v Melbourne Stars. 9.10 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 16. Perth Scorchers v Adelaide Strikers. 12.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra Summer. 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 Bondi Vet. 1.00 Take Me Home. 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 Police After Dark. 10.30 The Equalizer. 11.20 Almost Family. 12.10 Tipping Point. 1.05 Cross Court. 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 2.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 11.00 Wildlife Rescue Australia. 12.00 Dr Phil. 1.00 The Living Room. 2.00 Entertainment Tonight. 2.30 Good Chef Bad Chef. 3.00 Judge Judy. 3.30 My Market Kitchen. 4.00 Farm To Fork. 4.30 Jamie’s Easy Meals For Every Day. 5.00 10 News First. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 MOVIE: Muriel’s Wedding. (1994) Toni Collette. 9.35 MOVIE: The Hunger Games. (2012) Jennifer Lawrence. 12.20 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ (22) Programs. 5.50 Peppa Pig. 6.05 Octonauts. 6.25 Kangaroo Beach Summer Special. 6.50 The Monster At The End Of This Story. 7.30 Dinosaurs Of The Frozen Continent. 8.25 Long Lost Family. 9.10 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. 10.00 Catalyst. 11.00 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 11.40 Brian Johnson’s A Life On The Road. 12.25 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 1.10 Would I Lie To You? 1.45 Close. 5.00 Kids’ Programs.

6.00 (31) WorldWatch. 6.50 The 77 Percent. 7.20 WorldWatch. 9.30 Shortland St. 11.00 The Movie Show. 12.00 Dave Gorman: Modern Life Is Goodish. 2.55 Bizarre Foods. 3.45 WorldWatch. 5.05 Takeshi’s Castle. 5.35 The Joy Of Painting With Bob Ross. 6.05 Country Music. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.30 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Taskmaster. 9.25 Hypothetical. 10.20 WWE Legends. 11.50 The Clinton Affair. 12.40 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (62) Programs. 10.30 Better Homes And Gardens Summer. 12.00 Emmerdale. 12.30 Coronation Street. 1.00 Air Crash Investigation. 2.00 Weekender. 2.30 Million Dollar Minute. 3.30 Medical Emergency. 4.00 RSPCA Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes And Gardens. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Doc Martin. 8.30 Inspector Morse. 10.50 Cities Of The Underworld. 11.50 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (81) Programs. 9.30 Newstyle Direct. 10.00 Danoz Direct. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. 12.00 The Young And The Restless. 12.55 The Great British Sewing Bee. 2.15 Antiques Roadshow. 2.45 MOVIE: We Of The Never Never. (1982) 5.30 Murder, She Wrote. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Death In Paradise. 8.40 The Brokenwood Mysteries. 10.40 Law & Order: Criminal Intent. 11.40 Late Programs.

6.00 Home (53) Shopping. 7.30 Infomercials. 8.00 Healthy Homes Australia. 8.30 Australia By Design: Architecture. 9.00 iFish. 9.30 Reel Action. 10.00 The Offroad Adventure Show. 11.00 MacGyver. 1.00 Diagnosis Murder. 3.00 Bondi Rescue. 3.30 The Love Boat. 4.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 5.30 MacGyver. 7.30 NCIS. 10.20 The Code. 12.15 Home Shopping. 2.15 The FBI Declassified. 3.10 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ (23) Programs. 2.25 Miraculous World. 3.30 The Deep. 3.55 The Fairly Odd Parents. 4.30 Little Lunch. 4.45 Odd Squad. 5.00 100% Wolf: Legend Of The Moonstone. 5.25 Dragons: Riders Of Berk. 6.00 So Awkward. 6.35 Operation Ouch! Hospital Takeover. 7.05 Horrible Histories. 7.40 TMNT. 8.05 The Penguins Of Madagascar. 8.25 Lost In Oz. 9.00 The Next Step. 9.25 Holly Hobbie. 9.50 Rage. 10.55 Close.

6.00 Morning (24) Programs. 1.00 ABC News Summer. 1.30 Farewell To Leigh Sales. 2.00 ABC News. 2.30 One Plus One. 3.00 News. 4.00 ABC News. 4.30 The Business: Summer Series. 5.00 ABC News Summer. 5.30 The World In 2022. 6.00 ABC News Summer. 6.30 Women In Sport Spotlight. 7.00 National News. 7.30 Back Roads. 8.00 News Tonight. 8.20 Aust Story. 9.00 Nightly News. 9.30 Rosie Batty’s One Plus One. 10.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (64) Programs. 12.30 Sailing. Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. 2.00 Motor Racing. ANDRA Drag Racing. Top Doorslammer. Replay. 3.00 Seven’s Motorsport Classic. 3.30 Irish Pickers. 4.30 Barter Kings. 5.30 American Restoration. 6.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 15. Sydney Sixers v Melbourne Stars. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 American Pickers. 8.30 MOVIE: Cradle 2 The Grave. (2003) Jet Li. 10.45 The Cleveland Show. 11.15 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. (82) 12.00 Inside Phuket Airport. 1.00 The Bionic Woman. 2.00 Full House. 3.00 The Nanny. 3.30 Everybody Loves Raymond. 5.30 The Nanny. 6.00 3rd Rock. 6.30 That ’70s Show. 7.00 Young Sheldon. 7.30 The Weakest Link USA. 8.30 MOVIE: Baywatch. (2017) Dwayne Johnson. 10.50 Young Sheldon. 11.15 Paranormal Caught On Camera. 12.15 Satisfaction. 1.05 The Sex Clinic. 2.00 Full House. 3.00 Late Programs.

6.00 (52) Friends. 9.00 The Middle. 11.00 Broke. 1.00 The Big Bang Theory. 2.00 Friends. 3.00 The King Of Queens. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Seinfeld. 11.00 Frasier. 12.00 Home Shopping. 12.30 Infomercials. 1.30 The Late Late Show With James Corden. 2.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 3.30 The King Of Queens. 4.30 Home Shopping.

6.00 Morning (2) Programs. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Shetland. Final. 2.00 Agatha Raisin. 2.55 Gardening Australia. 3.55 Long Lost Family. 4.40 Back Roads. 5.10 QI. 5.40 Hard Quiz. 6.10 Grand Designs New Zealand. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery. 8.00 Anh’s Brush With Fame. 8.30 Love On The Spectrum. 9.25 Louis Theroux: Mothers On The Edge. 10.25 Summer Love. 11.35 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. (3) 7.00 BBC News At Six. 7.30 WorldWatch. 9.05 Peer To Peer. 10.05 Legacy List. 11.05 Great Canal Journeys. 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.05 Saving Lives At Sea. 3.10 Child Genius Australia. 4.15 The Wonderful World Of Chocolate. 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Australia. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Who Do You Think You Are? 8.30 Some Kind Of Heaven. 10.00 The Artist’s View. 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (6) Programs. 12.30 Test Cricket: The Lunch Break. 1.10 Cricket. Second Test. Australia v South Africa. Day 2. Afternoon session. 3.10 Test Cricket: Tea Break. 3.30 Cricket. Second Test. Australia v South Africa. Day 2. Late afternoon session. 6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 17. Sydney Thunder v Brisbane Heat. 11.00 The Disappearance Of Grace Millane. 1.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Today. 9.00 (8) Today Extra Summer. 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Middle School: The Worst Years Of My Life. (2016) 2.00 Pointless. 3.00 Tipping Point. 4.00 Afternoon News. 4.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. 5.30 WIN News. 6.00 Nine News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Travel Guides. 8.30 MOVIE: Vacation. (2015) Ed Helms, Christina Applegate, Chris Hemsworth. 10.30 La Brea. 11.20 Law & Order: Organized Crime. 12.10 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (5) Programs. 8.30 Studio 10. 11.00 Wildlife Rescue Australia. 12.00 Dr Phil. 1.00 The Living Room. 2.00 Entertainment Tonight. 2.30 Good Chef Bad Chef. 3.00 Judge Judy. 3.30 My Market Kitchen. 4.00 Farm To Fork. 4.30 Jamie’s Easy Meals For Every Day. 5.00 10 News First. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 MOVIE: Star Trek. (2009) Chris Pine. 10.00 MOVIE: The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. (2013) 12.45 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ (22) Programs. 5.35 Do, Re & Mi. 6.05 Ben And Holly. 6.25 Room On The Broom. 6.55 We’re Going On A Bear Hunt. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 Ghosts. 9.05 Staged. 9.30 Friday Night Dinner. 9.50 Fleabag. 10.20 Everything’s Gonna Be Okay. 10.40 Black Comedy. 11.10 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 11.55 Live At The Apollo. 12.40 Christmas Cabaret. 1.45 Close. 5.10 Dot. 5.35 Kids’ Programs.

6.00 (31) WorldWatch. 9.30 Shortland St. 11.00 The Movie Show. 12.00 Dave Gorman: Modern Life Is Goodish. 2.45 Unknown Amazon. 3.40 WorldWatch. 5.05 Takeshi’s Castle. 5.35 Joy Of Painting. 6.05 Country Music. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.30 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Billy Connolly: Great American Trail. 9.30 Forbidden History. 10.25 Why Does Everyone Hate The English? 11.20 Hoarders. 12.10 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (62) Programs. 12.00 Emmerdale. 12.30 Coronation Street. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 Travel And Eat With Dan & Steph. 2.30 Million Dollar Minute. 3.30 Medical Emergency. 4.00 RSPCA Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes And Gardens. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Call The Midwife. 8.45 Miniseries: Bancroft. 10.45 Air Crash Investigation: Special Report. 11.45 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (81) Programs. 7.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 9.30 Newstyle Direct. 10.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. 12.00 The Young And The Restless. 12.55 The Great British Sewing Bee. 2.15 Bondi Vet. 3.15 MOVIE: The Magic Box. (1951) 5.30 Murder, She Wrote. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 New Tricks. 8.40 The Closer. 9.40 Rizzoli & Isles. 10.40 New Amsterdam. 11.40 Late Programs.

6.00 Home (53) Shopping. 7.30 Infomercials. 8.00 Healthy Homes. 8.30 Australia By Design: Architecture. 9.00 iFish. 9.30 Reel Action. 10.00 The Love Boat. 11.00 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 12.00 MacGyver. 2.00 Diagnosis Murder. 3.00 Bondi Rescue. 3.30 The Love Boat. 4.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 5.30 MacGyver. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 Bull. 10.20 48 Hours. 12.15 Home Shopping. 12.45 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 8.20 Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs. 8.40 Hardball. 1.50 The Dengineers. 3.30 The Deep. 3.55 The Fairly Odd Parents. 4.30 Little Lunch. 4.55 FriendZSpace. 5.25 Dragons: Riders Of Berk. 6.00 So Awkward. 6.35 Operation Ouch! Hospital Takeover. 7.05 Horrible Histories. 7.40 TMNT. 8.05 The Penguins Of Madagascar. 8.25 Lost In Oz. 9.00 The Next Step. 9.25 Holly Hobbie. 9.50 Rage. 10.55 Close.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.30 Kurt Fearnley’s One Plus One. 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.30 The Business: Summer Series. 5.00 ABC News Hour. 6.00 ABC Evening News. 7.00 ABC National News. 7.30 Back Roads. 8.00 ABC News Tonight. 8.25 Australian Story. 9.00 ABC Nightly News. 9.30 Kurt Fearnley’s One Plus One. 10.00 The World. 10.30 Foreign Correspondent. 11.00 ABC Late News. 11.15 Four Corners. 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 Irish Pickers. 11.00 American Restoration. 11.30 Pawn Stars. 12.00 American Pickers. 1.00 Pawn Stars South Africa. 1.30 Pawn Stars UK. 2.00 Down East Dickering. 3.00 Billy The Exterminator. 3.30 Irish Pickers. 4.30 Barter Kings. 5.30 American Restoration. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Outback Truckers. 9.30 Aussie Salvage Squad. 10.30 Train Truckers. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 12.00 The Bionic Woman. 2.00 Full House. 3.00 The Nanny. 3.30 3rd Rock From The Sun. 4.00 That ’70s Show. 4.30 Everybody Loves Raymond. 5.30 The Nanny. 6.00 3rd Rock. 6.30 That ’70s Show. 7.00 Young Sheldon. 7.30 MOVIE: Kung Fu Panda 3. (2016) 9.15 MOVIE: Nacho Libre. (2006) 11.00 Young Sheldon. 11.30 Telenovela. 12.00 Satisfaction. 1.00 The Sex Clinic. 2.00 Full House. 3.00 Late Programs.

6.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 Seinfeld. 8.30 Basketball. NBL. Round 12. Sydney Kings v Melbourne United. Replay. 10.30 Becker. 11.30 Frasier. 12.30 The King Of Queens. 1.30 Seinfeld. 3.00 The King Of Queens. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Mom. 11.10 Frasier. 12.00 Home Shopping. 12.30 Infomercials. 1.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (2) Programs. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Call The Midwife. 2.30 Agatha Raisin. 3.25 Gardening Australia. 4.25 Long Lost Family. 5.10 QI. 5.40 Hard Quiz. 6.10 Grand Designs New Zealand. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery. 8.00 Hard Quiz: Battle Of The Has Beens. 8.40 Spicks And Specks. 9.25 Utopia. 9.55 Adam Hills: The Last Leg Christmas Bash. 10.35 Miniseries: Us. 11.35 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. (3) 7.00 BBC News At Six. 7.30 WorldWatch. 9.00 Peer To Peer. 10.00 Legacy List. 11.05 Great Canal Journeys. 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Saving Lives At Sea. 3.15 Child Genius Australia. 4.15 The Wonderful World Of Chocolate. 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Aust. 6.30 News. 7.35 Britain’s Beautiful Rivers. 8.30 Britain’s Secret Islands. 9.25 Tokyo Vice. 10.25 SBS News. 10.55 Dignity. 11.55 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (6) Programs. 12.30 Test Cricket: The Lunch Break. 1.10 Cricket. Second Test. Australia v South Africa. Day 3. Afternoon session. 3.10 Test Cricket: Tea Break. 3.30 Cricket. Second Test. Australia v South Africa. Day 3. Late afternoon session. 6.00 7News Local. 6.30 Seven News. 7.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 18. Sydney Sixers v Melbourne Renegades. 11.00 Crime Investigation Australia. 12.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (8) Programs. 12.00 MOVIE: Cooking Up Love. (2021) 2.00 Pointless. 3.00 Tipping Point. 4.00 Afternoon News. 4.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. 5.30 WIN News. 6.00 Nine News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Country Home Rescue With Shaynna Blaze. 8.30 Dream Listings Byron Bay. 9.30 Escape To The Chateau. 10.30 Family Law. 11.20 The Thing About Pam. 12.10 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (5) Programs. 11.00 Wildlife Rescue Australia. 12.00 Dr Phil. 1.00 The Living Room. 2.00 Entertainment Tonight. 2.30 Good Chef Bad Chef. 3.00 Judge Judy. 3.30 My Market Kitchen. 4.00 Farm To Fork. 4.30 Jamie’s Easy Meals For Every Day. 5.00 10 News First. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 MOVIE: Star Trek Into Darkness. (2013) Chris Pine. 10.05 MOVIE: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1. (2014) 12.25 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 3.15 Noddy Toyland Detective. 3.30 Play School. 4.10 The Wonder Gang. 4.45 PJ Masks. 5.35 Do, Re & Mi. 6.05 Ben And Holly. 6.25 The Gruffalo. 6.55 The Gruffalo’s Child. 7.30 Brush With Fame. 8.00 Brian Johnson’s A Life On The Road. 8.45 Wreck. New. 9.30 Science Of Drugs With Richard Roxburgh. 10.25 Leaving Allen Street. 11.25 Starstruck. 12.10 Catalyst. 1.15 Close. 5.10 Dot. 5.45 Kids’ Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.30 Shortland Street. 11.00 The Movie Show. 12.00 Dave Gorman: Modern Life Is Goodish. 2.45 Unknown Amazon. 3.40 WorldWatch. 5.05 Takeshi’s Castle. 5.35 Joy Of Painting. 6.05 Country Music. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.30 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 MOVIE: Looper. (2012) Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Bruce Willis. 10.45 MOVIE: Tale Of Tales. (2015) 1.10 Future Man. 2.55 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera.

6.00 Morning Programs. 8.00 Home Shopping. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. 12.00 Emmerdale. 12.30 Coronation Street. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 Sydney Weekender. 2.30 Million Dollar Minute. 3.30 Medical Emergency. 4.00 RSPCA Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes And Gardens. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Heartbeat. 8.45 Lewis. 10.45 Born To Kill? 11.45 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 The Young And The Restless. 12.55 The Great British Sewing Bee. 2.15 World’s Greatest Islands. 3.15 MOVIE: Where No Vultures Fly. (1951) 5.30 Murder, She Wrote. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 As Time Goes By. 8.50 Midsomer Murders. 10.50 Snapped. 11.50 House. 1.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Home Shopping. 7.30 Infomercials. 8.00 Healthy Homes Australia. 8.30 Australia By Design: Architecture. 9.00 iFish. 9.30 Reel Action. 10.00 The Love Boat. 11.00 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 12.00 MacGyver. 2.00 Diagnosis Murder. 3.00 Bondi Rescue. 3.30 The Love Boat. 4.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 5.30 MacGyver. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 Hawaii Five-0. 11.15 Evil. 12.15 Home Shopping. 2.15 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ (23) Programs. 7.30 Kung Fu Panda. 8.20 Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs. 8.40 The Deep. 1.30 The Flamin’ Thongs. 3.30 The Deep. 3.55 The Fairly Odd Parents. 4.30 Little Lunch. 4.55 FriendZSpace. 5.25 Dragons: Riders Of Berk. 6.00 So Awkward. 6.35 Operation Ouch! Hospital Takeover. 7.05 Horrible Histories. 7.40 TMNT. 8.05 The Penguins Of Madagascar. 8.25 Lost In Oz. 9.00 The Next Step. 9.45 Rage. 10.55 Close.

6.00 Morning (24) Programs. 2.30 Courtney Act’s One Plus One. 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.30 The Business: Summer Series. 5.00 ABC News Hour. 6.00 ABC Evening News. 7.00 ABC National News. 7.30 Back Roads. 8.00 ABC News Tonight. 8.25 Australian Story. 9.00 ABC Nightly News. 9.30 Courtney Act’s One Plus One. 10.00 The World. 10.30 Foreign Correspondent. 11.00 ABC Late News. 11.15 Four Corners. 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (64) Programs. 12.00 Jade Fever. 12.30 Pawn Stars. 1.00 Pawn Stars South Africa. 1.30 Pawn Stars UK. 2.00 Down East Dickering. 3.00 Billy The Exterminator. 3.30 Irish Pickers. 4.30 Barter Kings. 5.30 American Restoration. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 MOVIE: Tango & Cash. (1989) Sylvester Stallone. 9.40 MOVIE: Absolute Power. (1997) Clint Eastwood. 12.20 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. (82) 12.00 The Bionic Woman. 2.00 Full House. 3.00 The Nanny. 3.30 3rd Rock From The Sun. 4.00 That ’70s Show. 4.30 Everybody Loves Raymond. 5.30 The Nanny. 6.00 3rd Rock. 6.30 That ’70s Show. 7.00 Young Sheldon. 7.30 MOVIE: The Benchwarmers. (2006) 9.15 MOVIE: Good Boys. (2019) 11.00 Young Sheldon. 11.30 Raymond. 12.00 Satisfaction. 1.00 Kardashians. 2.00 Full House. 3.00 Late Programs.

6.00 (52) The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 Becker. 9.00 The King Of Queens. 10.00 The Middle. 11.30 Frasier. 12.30 Friends. 1.00 Becker. 2.00 NBL Slam. 2.30 The Big Bang Theory. 3.00 The King Of Queens. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.20 Two And A Half Men. 10.10 The Big Bang Theory. 11.00 Frasier. 12.00 Home Shopping. 12.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Call The Midwife. 2.30 Agatha Raisin. 3.20 Gardening Australia. 4.20 Long Lost Family. 5.10 QI. 5.40 Hard Quiz. 6.10 Grand Designs New Zealand. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery. 8.00 You Can’t Ask That. 8.35 Grand Designs: House Of The Year. 9.20 Secrets Of Althorp With Charles Spencer. 10.10 Movin’ To The Country. 10.40 Love On The Spectrum. 11.35 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 7.00 BBC News. 7.30 WorldWatch. 9.00 Peer To Peer. 10.00 Legacy List. 11.05 Canal Journeys. 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Saving Lives At Sea. 3.15 Child Genius Australia. 4.15 Wonderful World Of Chocolate. 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Aust. 6.30 News. 7.35 World’s Most Scenic Railway Journeys. 8.30 Coastal Ireland With Adrian Dunbar. 9.25 War Of The Worlds. 10.20 News. 10.50 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.30 Test Cricket: Lunch Break. 1.10 Cricket. Second Test. Australia v South Africa. Day 4. Afternoon. 3.10 Test Cricket: Tea Break. 3.30 Cricket. Second Test. Australia v South Africa. Day 4. Late afternoon. 6.00 7News Local. 6.30 News. 7.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 19. Brisbane Heat v Sydney Thunder. 9.10 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 20. Perth Scorchers v Melbourne Stars. 12.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra Summer. 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 Tennis. United Cup. Day 1. Group Stage. 4.30 Afternoon News. 5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. 6.00 Nine News. 7.00 Tennis. United Cup. Day 1. Group stage. 12.30 Murder For Hire. 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 2.30 Global Shop. 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. 4.30 Destination Australia. 5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today.

6.00 Morning Programs. 8.30 Studio 10. 11.00 Wildlife Rescue Australia. 12.00 Dr Phil. 1.00 The Living Room. 2.00 Entertainment Tonight. 2.30 Good Chef Bad Chef. 3.00 Judge Judy. 3.30 My Market Kitchen. 4.00 Farm To Fork. 4.30 Jamie’s Easy Meals For Every Day. 5.00 10 News First. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 MOVIE: Star Trek Beyond. (2016) Chris Pine. 10.05 MOVIE: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2. (2015) 12.45 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ (22) Programs. 3.15 Noddy Toyland Detective. 3.30 Play School. 4.10 The Wonder Gang. 4.45 PJ Masks. 5.35 Do, Re & Mi. 6.05 Ben And Holly. 6.25 Stick Man. 6.55 The Highway Rat. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.30 Would I Lie To You? 9.00 Starstruck. 9.45 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 10.30 Doctor Who. 11.25 Superwog. 11.50 Ross Noble: El Hablador. 1.15 Archer. 1.40 Everything’s Gonna Be Okay. 2.05 Close. 5.10 Dot. 5.45 Kids’ Programs.

6.00 (31) WorldWatch. 9.30 Shortland St. 11.00 The Movie Show. 12.00 Dave Gorman: Modern Life Is Goodish. 1.50 Valley Of The Boom. 3.40 WorldWatch. 5.05 Takeshi’s Castle. 5.35 The Joy Of Painting With Bob Ross. 6.05 Country Music. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.30 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 The Curse Of Oak Island Specials. 10.10 Life After Prison. 11.05 The UnXplained. 12.45 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (62) Programs. 12.00 Emmerdale. 12.30 Coronation Street. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 South Aussie With Cosi. 2.30 Million Dollar Minute. 3.30 Medical Emergency. 4.00 RSPCA Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes And Gardens. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Father Brown. 8.30 Kavanagh QC. 10.15 Murdoch Mysteries. 11.15 Medical Emergency. 11.45 Late Programs.

6.00 TV Shop: (81) Home Shopping. 7.00 Creflo Dollar Ministries. 7.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. 12.00 The Young And The Restless. 12.55 The Great British Sewing Bee. 2.15 As Time Goes By. 3.20 Spy In The Wild. 4.30 Tennis. United Cup. Day 1. Group stage. 7.00 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Grantchester. 8.40 Poirot. 9.50 MOVIE: Beat. (2022) Rachael Carpani. 11.50 House. 12.50 Late Programs.

6.00 Home (53) Shopping. 7.30 Infomercials. 8.00 Healthy Homes. 8.30 Australia By Design: Architecture. 9.00 iFish. 9.30 Reel Action. 10.00 The Love Boat. 11.00 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 12.00 MacGyver. 2.00 Diagnosis Murder. 3.00 Bondi Rescue. 3.30 The Love Boat. 4.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 5.30 MacGyver. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 Bull. 10.30 The Code. 12.30 Infomercials. 1.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 7.30 Kung Fu Panda. 8.20 Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs. 8.40 The Penguins Of Madagascar. 3.30 The Deep. 3.55 The Fairly Odd Parents. 4.30 Little Lunch. 4.55 FriendZSpace. 5.25 Dragons: Riders Of Berk. 6.00 So Awkward. 6.35 Operation Ouch! Hospital Takeover. 7.05 Horrible Histories. 7.40 TMNT. 8.05 The Penguins Of Madagascar. 8.25 Lost In Oz. 9.00 The Next Step. 9.45 Rage. 10.50 Close.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.30 Stan Grant’s One Plus One. 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.30 The Business: Summer Series. 5.00 ABC News Hour. 6.00 ABC Evening News. 7.00 ABC National News. 7.30 Back Roads. 8.00 ABC News Tonight. 8.25 Australian Story. 9.00 ABC Nightly News. 9.30 Stan Grant’s One Plus One. 10.00 The World. 10.30 Foreign Correspondent. 11.00 ABC Late News. 11.15 Four Corners. 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 American Pickers. 1.00 Pawn Stars South Africa. 1.30 Pawn Stars UK. 2.00 Down East Dickering. 3.00 Billy The Exterminator. 3.30 Irish Pickers. 4.30 Barter Kings. 5.30 American Restoration. 6.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 19. Brisbane Heat v Sydney Thunder. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 8.30 MOVIE: Resident Evil: Retribution. (2012) Milla Jovovich. 10.30 The Cleveland Show. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 12.00 The Bionic Woman. 2.00 Full House. 3.00 The Nanny. 3.30 3rd Rock From The Sun. 4.00 That ’70s Show. 4.30 Everybody Loves Raymond. 5.30 The Nanny. 6.00 3rd Rock. 6.30 That ’70s Show. 7.00 Young Sheldon. 7.30 MOVIE: The Little Rascals. (1994) 9.10 MOVIE: Funny Farm. (1988) 11.15 Young Sheldon. 11.40 Raymond. 12.10 Dash Dolls. 1.10 Kardashians. 2.00 Full House. 3.00 Late Programs.

6.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 Becker. 9.00 The King Of Queens. 10.00 Friends. 10.30 The Middle. 12.00 The Big Bang Theory. 1.00 Frasier. 2.00 Becker. 2.30 Frasier. 3.00 The King Of Queens. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Seinfeld. 11.00 Frasier. 12.00 Home Shopping. 12.30 Infomercials. 1.30 Late Programs.

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O A W A L E M R P I A

S U R A G I F T T P S

T E E O L G D Y T R Y

Y R A Y A H Y A L I U

T S T S E S J O Y B L

A E E E I N V I I O L

V S L E D V L E C N O

E L F R T O Y S S S G

JUNIOR CROSSWORD

TREE WREATH XMAS YULE LOG

PARTY RIBBON ROAST SEASON SING SLED SLEIGH STAR TOYS

ELVES FAMILY FROSTY GIFT HAM HAPPY HOLIDAY IVY JOY

H R H M O L T S E B E

A waltz is one

When no one is fighting

You write on them for special occasions

Sound of a sneeze

Are you — for Christmas?

Mr Claus

They get decorated at Christmas time

What you do when you’re happy

SOLUTIONS

SOLUTION: Dance, Peace, Cards, Achoo, Ready, Santa, Trees, Smile (DECORATE).

SOLUTION: Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

CROSSWORD

CHRISTMAS TREE EE JUMBLES 18 Relaxes (5) 20 Christmas visitor (5) 21 Gloves (7)

DOWN

1 Christmas dinners (6) 2 Jesus is the — of God (3) 3 Used to sweep up rubbish (7) 4 In Greek mythology, she had snakes for hair (6) 6 A Christmas ornament (4) 9 Schedule (7) 11 You do this with presents (6) 13 Minus (4) 14 Holy people (6) 19 Explosive (1,1,1)

SOLUTIONS

RIDDLE

SOLUTION: D (Missing spots)

Christian Saint (5) Small explosion (3) More certain (5) Book of maps (5) To have (3) Admiring (5) You need this for skiing (3)

ODD ONE OUT

WORD STEP

Which one of Santa’s reindeer can be seen on Valentines day?

SOLUTION: Cupid

1 White Christmas tree (7) 5 Justin Bieber song, — the Mistletoe (5) 6 Falls from the sky in winter (5) 7 To rest (3)

8 9 10 12 15 16 17

SOLUTIONS: Green – Star, Pink – Angel, Yellow – Lights, Blue – Tinsel

ACROSS

Can you rearrange the coloured baubles to work out what the tree was decorated with?

MERRY

_____ _____ _____ _____ PATCH

SOLUTION: Merry, Mercy, Merch March, Parch, Patch

F Y H X R S H P F H T

DRAW ME

NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Thursday, December 22, 2022

Sport

Twilight races at Warren

RACING NG REPORT ORT By COLIN HODGES

Raced Friday, December 16 PURCHASED in 2020 for only $600, the now seven-year-old mare, Not Negotiating took her prizemoney earnings to more than $150,000 when winning the feature race on Friday at Warren. Trained at Wellington by Peter W Stanley, Not Negotiating had Peter’s daughter, the Bathurst based apprentice, Ashleigh Stanley in the saddle when beating a classy ﬁeld in the 1400-metres Nutrien Ag Solutions Benchmark 74 Handicap. Ashleigh produced an outstanding ride in the big race with Not Negotiating near last

when turning for home where Larynx, The Long Run, and Great Buy were the leaders. Pushed through narrow openings on the rails by Stanley, Not Negotiating (at $10) hit the lead close to home to win by almost a length from Praline (Tony Cavallo at $4.40) and Larynx (Clayton Gallagher, the $3.40 favourite). Off the scene for two-and-ahalf years, the eight-year-old gelding, Listen To The Band, made a brilliant return to racing as a runaway winner of the 1000-metres Western Farm Machinery Maiden Handicap at the Warren meet. At its initial three starts in 2020, Listen To The Band had run second at Wellington and Bathurst, and ﬁ fth at Mudgee. Now trained at Dubbo by Clint Lundholm, Listen To The Band, had been set for a ﬁ rst up win at Warren and was backed in from $6.50 to be the

$3 favourite. Sent straight to the lead by rider Jake Pracey-Holmes, Listen To The Band breezed home a full ﬁve-lengths clear of Acey (Chelsea Hillier at $8.50) and Lockdown Lad (Kacie Adams at $81). Bred by the late Jack Cover from Mudgee, Listen To The Band, is part-owned by his son, John, who also worked for the late Guy Walter, the trainer of numerous champion gallopers. “I am proud to have the pale pink and yellow-striped colours used by some of the Guy Walter family”, John said. Completing a double at the meet for Clint Lundholm and Jake Pracey-Holmes, Lady Lucilla (at $9) led throughout in beating Zachariah (Will Stanley at $8) and the fast-ﬁnishing Stone (Tony Cavallo at $21) in the 1200-metres Business DNA Class One Handicap. Talented apprentice, Shay-

leigh Ingelse, who recently transferred from the Kris Lees stable at Newcastle to Brett Thompson at Gulgong, was quickly off the mark for her new boss in winning the 1200-metres Gold Acres and Sprayer Barn Maiden Plate on the horse, Jade Division. Raced by Rodger and Nerida Atkinson from Ye-oval, Jade Division (at $11) was nicely-positioned midﬁeld by Ingelse, who then took control to win by three- lengths from Sallista (Tony Cavallo at $4.40) and Divine Entity (Michael Heagney at $5). Another apprentice currently riding well, is Dubbo-based Jake Barrett who overcame a wide barrier on the Brett Robb-trained No Debt to lead most of the way when winning the 1000-metres “Australian Food and Fibre Benchmark 50 Handicap” from Latest News (James Rogers at $21) and In-

ferno Miss (Kacie Adams at $4.20).

Carrying the orange-andblack colours of the David Baxter MacQuarie Stud at Wellington, the Garry Lunn, Dubbo-trained Allchosen (Brooke Sto-wer at $7) was an all-the-way winner in the 1600-metres Coopers Farm Gear Class One and Maiden Plate from Chowdah (Billy Cray, the $3.10 favourite) and Individualist (Clayton Gallagher at $4). A powerful ride by Gallagher, however, saw the Wayne Collison, Narromine-trained Planet Ex (the $3.40 favourite) come from fourth on the home turn, to beat Sin City Belle (Hollie Hull at $4.80) and Aisle Six (Billy Cray at $12) in the 1400-metres MCC Hydraulics Benchmark 50 Handicap.

Potter wins Saturday golf Contributed by NORM LEWIS A FIELD of 12 players participated in the Saturday golf competition at the Narromine Club. The event was an 18-hole stableford and the winner was Doug Potter with a score of 39 points. Runner-up was Mitch Smith on 37 points, taking second place on a countback.

The jackpot hole was the 18th but there was no winner. The Nearest The Pin (NTP) on the third hole went to Rob Hunt and the long drive on the 11th went to Tony Mann. On Sunday the competition was called off due to insufficient players. It is disappointing for the Club that these competitions are being cancelled. Let’s hope the new year will

see an increase in playing numbers. No golf is scheduled for this weekend due to the Christmas holiday break. The Business House comp er and last continues to prosper easing roll week there was a pleasing he winning up of 68 players. The team on the day wass Agmark/ e of 22.5. LJ Hooker on a score Leading scores forr the event ke Carney on the day were Jake

NARROMINE STAR CHRISTMAS-NEW YEAR PUBLICATION DATES This is Narromine Star’s last edition for 2022 (Thursday, December 22). We will be taking a three week break. Our ﬁrst edition for the new year will be published on Thursday, January 19, 2023. We wish you a wonderful Christmas and restful holiday break!

Narromine Our local newspaper

26, Laurie Muscat 25, Scott White 24, Nicola McCutcheon 24, and Mal Richardson 23. The NTP winners were Mal McIntyre (third hole),Steve Barlow (ninth hole), tenth hole not won,Archie Harding (17th hole). Long drives went to Tony Harding (on the 11th) and Alex Sambrook (ﬁ rst). Very little to report this week. I believe the Christmas party was a success and those

present had a lovely night.

I’ll close this week by thanking those who support the club, and wish everyone a Happy Christmas and a bright and prosperous new year.

Until the next Narromine Starr appears in January 2023, watch the club noticeboard and social media to keep up to date.

Thursday, December 22, 2022 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR ISSN 2653-2948

SPORT

$2 includes GST

Big field chases Gerries’ Christmas goodies Contributed by NORM LEWIS LAST Saturday the Gerries golfers played for their annual Christmas goodies. Some 26 golfers teed off on a very pleasant morning with the course in good order as can be seen by the scores returned. Eight ladies faced the starter for their weekly match on the front nine. Michelle Ashdown carded 25 points to win by one point over Wendy Jeffery to collect the Christmas ham. Wendy collected the picnic ham. Well done, girls! Some great golf. There were no ladies on the Nearest The Pin (NTP) card so the prize jackpots to next week. Marj Kelly took the NAGA prize with 17 points and picked up the Christmas pudding prize. The boys were on the back nine with a field of 18 players, the best for some time. Jamie Roberts returned to top form to return 29 points to collect the ham for the men’s comp. No doubt he will have a new handicap for next week. Ross Smith won the ham for second place in the boys’ division. Here again there was no winner in the men’s NTP comp. It was a battle royal for the NAGA between Chris Harding and Brian Masling. Sorry, “Pom”, you lost the count back so “Maso” emerged victorious. The Club “El Supremo”, Terry Willis, presented a delicious table of nibbles for lunch which was enjoyed by all. He asked the ladies first to the table and now we know where all the prawns went. There was a special presentation to Bob Fletcher for being the best attender for the year. Ron Green made a presentation to Terry Willis on behalf of the members in appreciation of his efforts in running the weekly competitions. Well done, Terry. After the festivities, attention moved to the pool table for the weekly competition. First match was between Chris Peter and Ron Jackson against Chris Harding and Ross Smith. Victory went to Chris and “Jacko”, which saw them advance to the fi nal. They were to play Alan Kearines and Terry Willis, who defeated Bob Fletcher and Norm Lewis in a close match. The fi nal was another close one with Jacko and Chris claiming the title of pool champs for the week. It was an enjoyable morning with special thanks to organiser Terry for a great effort. The Gerries will play again on Christmas Eve, with the ladies on the back and the men on the front, hitting off at the usual time. That’s all for the week and we’ll report again in the new year. All of us at the Gerries hope everyone has a very happy festive season.

Michelle Ashdown won the Christmas ham at the Gerries’ golf comp last weekend. PHOTO: TERRY WILLIS.

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