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Wet Mother Nature comes out on top against cotton growers; Jon and Karin

chance to invest my time into other aspects of the property.

By BROOKE CHANDLER WHILE the peak agricultural body for cotton growers is forecasting a prosperous 2023 for growers, local landowners have not been so lucky...

Despite the impacts of cooler than expected temperatures and record-breaking rainfall, Cotton Australia anticipates an outcome of more than five million bales produced nationwide this season.

But for district landholders like Jon Elder, the outlook post-New Year, could not be worse.

“Our paddocks were too wet for too long”, Mr Elder explained.

“For a while there, we couldn’t access the ground.

When a moment did arise, we did try our hand at a hundred hectares, but the conditions were just not working for us.”

For the fi rst time in 11 years, Mr Elder and his partner, Karin Stark, have been forced to pull the plug on their entire summer cotton crop.

This means the Narromine couple will see a loss of over 70 per cent of their usual income this year.

“Like most farmers, we have been mugged by recent weather conditions” Mr Elder said.

In December, Mr Elder was

And for the fi rst time in years, Karin and I were able to take a January holiday,” he said, fi nding a silver lining to this economic cloud.

Mr Elder admitted that it will take at least 18–24 months before operations can return to their usual productivity and calendar structure.

Cotton Australia CEO, Adam Kay, said that many farmers suffered extensive damage to infrastructure and winter crops, but some positive signs were emerging.

“Our thoughts go out to all those impacted by the floods, and some will be facing a long recovery,” he said.

No more rain dances: Local cotton producers, Jon Elder and Karin Stark’s daughter, Noa, posing on top of what was meant to be their May crop. PHOTO: KARIN STARK.

The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resources Economics and Sciences (ABARES) is forecasting a 2022/23 gross value of cotton production at around $3.4 billion, with expectations that exports will reach a value of $5.1 billion.

picking what is traditionally his May crop.

“Because the cotton had to sit on the land for an extended period of time, we were only able to pick and sell a third of our usual yield”, Mr Elder

ABARES points to softening demand for cotton lint that led to a significant decrease in world cotton prices in the second half of 2022, however further significant price downgrades are not expected.

explained.

“And it wasn’t the best quality either! The cotton had lost a lot of strength so rather than picking up the bulbs neatly, sticks and debris was stirred in as well making it much

harder to gin,” he added.

While it is a huge fi nancial blow, Mr Elder remains optimistic.

“We are fortunate enough to come off the back of some really great years. I now have the

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Thursday, February 16, 2023 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR

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THE FORECAST Thursday, February 16 Min 17. Max 36. Sunny. Chance of any rain: 0% Central West Slopes and Plains area: Sunny.

Winds east to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h tending north to northeasterly 15 to 25 km/h in the morning then becoming light in the early afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to between 15 and 19 with daytime temperatures reaching the low to high 30s.

Sun protection recommended from 9:20 am to 5:20 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 12 [Extreme] Friday, February 17 Min 19. Max 39. Sunny. Chance of any rain: 0%

THINGS are really cooking at Narromine Golf Club with the on-site Chinese restaurant reopening after a grant to refurbish the kitchen to bring it up to modern safety standards.

The Golf Club recently secured $25,700 from the Community Building Partnerships program to replace equipment and bring it into line with modern food preparation standards.

“In classic, country, do-it-yourselfstyle, the committee got in and completed the work and the kitchen reopened in less than six months, in

Central West Slopes and Plains area: Sunny.

Winds northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h tending northwest to northeasterly 15 to 25 km/h during the morning then becoming light during the afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to between 17 and 21 with daytime temperatures reaching around 40.

Sun protection recommended from 9:20 am to 5:10 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 11 [Extreme] Saturday, February 18 Min 20. Max 41. Sunny. Chance of any rain: 20% Central West Slopes and Plains area: Sunny morning. Slight (20%) chance of a shower in the afternoon and evening. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening.

mid-2022,” State Member for Dubbo, Dugald Saunders said.

“But like many clubs, the ‘Golfie’ was hit hard by COVID-19 and revenue is down. This funding will enable the committee to cover its costs, complete some fi nishing touches, and get back in the black sooner,” he added.

Narromine Golf Club President, Matt Gainsford said that the club and restaurant hope to bring back the popular all-you-can-eat nights.

“It’s fantastic! They’re great meals and the business has picked up prob-

Winds north to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h tending north to northwesterly 20 to 30 km/h during the morning then becoming light during the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 19 and 22 with daytime temperatures reaching around 40.

Sun protection recommended from 9:20 am to 5:10 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 11 [Extreme] Sunday, February 19 Min 20. Max 40. Sunny. Chance of any rain: 5% Monday, February 20 Min 20. Max 41. Sunny. Chance of any rain: 20% Tuesday, February 21 Min 21. Max 40. Sunny. Chance of any rain: 20%

ably five-fold from previously so it’s really good,” Mr Gainsford said.

“All clubs I think are struggling a bit at the moment and we saw a fairly big downturn in revenue in recent years with COVID, so having the restaurant open and attracting more patrons, it’ll hopefully get things back in the black,” he added.

The Community Building Partnership program has funded more than 18,000 community projects since it commenced in 2009.

Applications for the 2023 Program open in May 2023.

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NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Thursday, February 16, 2023

Memorial Wall to honour aviation history

Member for Dubbo, Dugald Saunders with Narromine Shire Council deputy mayor Dawn Collins outside the Narromine Aviation Museum. PHOTO: DUBBO ELECTORATE.

Member for Dubbo, Dugald Saunders with Narromine Aviation Museum Chairman Peter Kierath OAM, in the Narromine Aviation Museum.

PHOTO: DUBBO ELECTORATE.

CCTV reveals identity of alleged USMC thief A THIRTY-ONE-YEAR-OLD Dubbo man has been charged with the alleged break-and-enter at Narromine’s United Services Memorial Club (USMC).

Police had been called to the scene at USMC on Dandaloo Street at 11.45pm on Tuesday February 7 after security alarms were sounded.

Upon arrival, on-site security informed police that the alleged thief, was still in the building. A police chase then incurred when the suspect fled the scene before being apprehended.

CCTV footage taken from the USMC facilities, however, led police to a property on Temoin Street on Wednesday afternoon.

While searching the property, police found a number of items relating to the USMC break-and-enter as well as other recent breakand-enters in the district.

A 31-year-old man was subsequently arrested on-site and taken to Narromine Police Station where he was charged with three offences before being refused bail to appear in Dubbo Court on Thursday.

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lieutenant Reginald ‘Rusty’ Kierath, who was taken prisoner by German forces after an aerial battle over the Tunisian coast.

“My uncle was involved in the ‘Great Escape’, so that’s why it means so much to me,” Mr Kierath said.

“We get quite a few visitors who come in saying their uncle or grand-father or great-uncle trained here so, I have no doubt it’s going to give us a big uplift in tourism.

“I’m just so pleased that the state government has seen the value in this project,” said Mr Kierath.

The wall will be constructed using old English-style red bricks and, when complete, will stand one-metre high with a 30-degree slope.

Mounted along the top will be 38 plaques, honouring all 2850 pilots who trained at the Narromine-based fl ight training school, including about 16 who died during training, and about 780 pilots who served but never returned home.

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LOCAL military history will be eternally memorialised due to a $136,941 grant received by the Narromine Aviation Museum.

Member for Dubbo, Dugald Saunders recently announced the museum’s successful grant application, under the Stronger Country Communities Fund, to build a World War II Air Force memorial wall at the Narromine Aerodrome.

“From May 1940 to May 1944, 2850 pilots went through the RAAF No.5 Elementary Flying Training School at the Narromine Aerodrome – over 20 per cent of all pilots trained in Australia during that period,” Mr Saunders said.

“The region is still internationally renowned for its fantastic thermals and is widely considered one of the top three locations in the world for gliding.

“This memorial wall will be a great tribute to the region’s military history, and I can’t wait to see the fi nished product!”

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OzArk Environment and Heritage has been engaged by Edify Energy Pty Ltd (the proponent) to complete an Aboriginal cultural heritage assessment for the proposed 470- hectare Burroway Solar Power Station, located 17.5 kilometres (km) north of Narromine and 27km west of Dubbo, within the Narromine local government area. The project will involve the development of a hybrid solar plus battery energy storage system.

OzArk is seeking persons or groups who wish to be consulted about the project and this consultation group will assist OzArk and the proponent in the preparation of an Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Assessment

Report and to assist Heritage NSW and the Department of Planning and Environment in their consideration and determination of the project.

If you hold cultural knowledge relevant to determining the cultural significance of Aboriginal objects or places in the project area, please register your interest to be consulted.

Registrations can be made by post: OzArk PO Box 2069 Dubbo NSW 2830; email: catherine@ozarkehm.com.au or by phoning OzArk on 02 6882 0118. All submissions should be received no later than 2 March 2023.

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Thursday, February 16, 2023 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Davies wants bureaucratic action on petrol station sale Councillor Craig Davies, Mayor Narromine Shire Council PLEASE allow me the opportunity to clear-up some of the fallacies in regards to the Trangie Service Station.

In October of 2022, the Trangie community became informed of the potential closure of our service station.

The lease of the site was to be transferred from the-then current holder, to a new entity to allow an upgrade to a dilapidated and completely-unloved site.

This was welcomed as great news knowing a new and at-

tractive service station would replace the unsightly building at the entrance to town.

Knowing the speed with which Government departments work, I contacted the current lessees, the proposed lessees, the managing company, and the Department of Transport, and asked for their complete focus to be directed to the transfer of this lease to allow a smooth transition from one company to the next without the closure of the service station on December 4, 2022.

This would need their collective cooperation to ensure

a community of 1200 people at the busiest time of the year, be able to complete harvest, ensure fuel for bushfi re protection, and to enable an aging community to have an ongoing fuel supply without having to travel 35 kilometres to refuel. This, and the potential for a disruption to local businesses due to having no trucks stopping or, indeed, travellers seeking to top-up.

I was given that assurance, and spent the Christmas break with family in Victoria.

On my arrival home in early January, nothing had happened. Now having returned

from a two-week stint having a knee replacement, still nothing.

Not only has the project faltered, it’s still in the hands of the NSW Department of Transport. I have contacted the Secretary of the Department who, like all other before, has given me an assurance that it will be resolved in three weeks.

I have explained to the Secretary of the Department, that we live in Australia and not Kazakhstan, and we deserve better.

This process started 18-months-ago. How can any Government department leave

a community of 1200 people without fuel for four months?

This takes a special type of incompetence, or a complete overhaul of the systems in place, and rural NSW deserves a hell of a lot better.

I can assure the residents of Trangie, I will pursue this until we get the result that should have happened months ago.

I sincerely thank those very community-minded and kind people who have been ferrying fuel from Narromine to help locals.

They are the only good story to emerge from this mess to date!

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NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Thursday, February 16, 2023

Pot-hole millions to repair roads on Council’s urgent New Year’s agenda

By BROOKE CHANDLER NEW order of business was in full swing at Narromine Shire Council’s fi rst meeting for 2023 held last Wednesday with councillors supporting a number of continuing, as well as fresh, projects.

The meeting noted the recent State Government announcement of half a billion dollars funding to be shared amongst regional councils, with Narromine Shire’s $3 million slice of the pie, to fund

urgent repairs to its battered 1600km Council-owned road network.

General Manager, Jane Redden told the Narromine Star that major works to repair pothole damage to sealed roads is already underway.

“Council will use this funding for short-term repair”, Ms Redden said.

“While council is very appreciative of the funding to repair roads, more funding is required to repair, reconstruct and maintain,” she added.

Upgrades to various other roads, including Farrendale and Backwater, have also been flagged for future funding applications.

“This year we will also look to successful reclassify and transfer the Eumungerie and Tomingley Roads to the State”, Ms Redden continued.

Council also acknowledged that, while they are hopeful these urgent repairs and upgrades will be followed through, issues such as contractor and supply chain

Meeting to unearth forgotten history of Narromine’s WWII Italian POW’s

By BROOKE CHANDLER IT’S a mystery from the dark days of the Second World War, and locals are being invited to attend a special presentation next week to help fi nd the answers.

For the past six decades, the Martin family knew there were layers of history built within the stone garden walls of their “Dulla Dulla” property.

One of the most fascinating of these memories, is the story of the six Italian Prisoners of War (POW) who were attached to the property during World War II (1939–45).

Recollections of those individuals, are vaguely etched into the minds of the of the property’s current residents; David, Andrew and Kerrie Martin.

Paired with the need to restore the property’s picturesque stone garden walls, Kerrie decided to invest her time and efforts into fi nding out more about these POWs. Researcher, Joanne Tapiolas, became Kerrie’s go-to expert on the topic with Australian and Italian publications and collaborations”.

“I got in contact with Joanne.

She showed keen interest in what I was looking to fi nd-out, but didn’t know much about billets in the Narromine area”, Ms Martin explained.

Pretty soon, Joanne was able to discover a series of significant facts and figures including the identities of more than 80 POW’s held in the Narromine area.

So far, however, Joanne has not been able to cement the identities of the six Dulla Dulla POW’s, and is looking for help.

“A lot of the older farmers who might have remembered then have since passed away... And

unfortunately, “Italian names were common and used often as both fi rst and last names so it’s actually quite tricky,” Ms Martin said.

Joanne’s interest in the Dulla Dulla case, has also morphed into an additional research project and community presentation which is set to be hosted next Friday, February 24.

Currently, twenty-five locals with either interest or involvement in this key aspect of Australian history, will be in attendance.

“Narromine local Nesto Falcioni has contacted us, revealing that his father, Nicola, was an Italian POW... after the war, Nicola emigrated back to Narromine”, Ms Martin revealed.

“That’s one fellow living on a farm, and loved it so much, he had to come back. We have already come across so many tidbits like that,” she said.

Ms Martin and Joanne hope that the afternoon event at Dulla Dulla, will unearth more of Narromine’s Italian POW stories and artefacts.

The meeting will include a presentation and question-and-answer hosted by Joanne as well as from David Martin, who was present on the property during the War. Attendees will also be invited to walk around the house and garden to view the stone garden walls and raised beds constructed by the Italian POW’s.

“Over 18,000 Italian POW’s were sent to Australia. There is still so much of this era we do not know about”, Joanne explained.

“I look forward to travelling down from Queensland to discover the treasures of Narromine’s past,” she added.

availability; natural disasters; and cost escalation; all pose likely delays.

There are, however, a number of major infrastructure projects on the cards for the New Year including Burns Oval tennis and netball courts, Cale Oval grandstand and tennis clubhouse, as well as Wentworth Parklands subdivision.

Ms Redden said that these projects will follow more pressing priorities such as installing a booster pump station for one of Narromine’s

water supply zones that will see an increase in service.

“Projects like these have been identified in council’s delivery program and support growth development and provision of services to our community”, she added.

Amongst a busy agenda, Council looks forward to the beginning of Inland Rail’s billion-dollar Narromine to Narrabri project, she said.

Italian Prisoners of War Date: Friday 24th February 2023 Time: 2:00pm Venue: Dulla Dulla Homestead 1112 Dulla Dulla Road Narromine NSW 2821 Text, phone or email your RSVP to Kerrie Martin on 0407 248 847 or admin@dulladulla.com.au

Cowra, NSW. 6 February 1944. Group of Italian prisoners of war (POWs) interned at No. 12 POW Group.

Back row, left to right: 45680 Nicola Falcioni; 57516 A. Vagnoni; 57062 Marino Belletti; 49511 Emilio Re; 49915 A. Sabatini.

Front row: 57365 A. Mattei; 57398 S. Muccichini; 57532 Rino Scipioni; 57486 Dante Santarelli; 57514 G. Vaccarini.

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Thursday, February 16, 2023 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR

Federal road and infrastructure funding released to councils COUNCILS in the Parkes electorate will now be able to plan ahead for priority projects, with funding details for phase four of the Local Roads and Community Infrastructure (LRCI) program fi nally released by the Federal government.

Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton said he is pleased to see the details of this critical program fi nally confi rmed.

“I’ve been calling on the Labor government to advise councils regarding the amount of funding each could expect to receive through phase four of this program,” Mr Coulton said.

“It’s a great result for our communities that these figures have at last been released.

This will enable councils to plan their capital works budgets and progress projects that have been on the backburner after months of major flooding.

“This funding was initially set up by the coalition government to assist councils during the COVID-19 pandemic and I am pleased that this has been continued.

“It has been so necessary to maintain strong support for our towns during the ongoing hardships of recent times. The window for delivery from July of this year through to June 2025 will provide plenty of time for significant recovery works to be completed.”

Mr Coulton said that while he welcomes the confi rmation that $500 million in LRCI funding originally promised to councils will be delivered, further details are needed for the extra $250 million which was announced in the October budget.

“The Labor government needs to be transparent about every dollar they spend,” Mr Coulton said.

“The government has stated that the additional $250 million will target road projects in rural, regional and outer urban areas.

While any money for our roads is more than welcome after the damage done by recent flooding, the government needs to be clear about exactly how this funding will be distributed. There’s a big difference between rural and outer urban areas, and I would hope our rural and regional councils receive their fair share since they’ve been hardest hit.

“Until I see more details, I will continue to have questions about the methodology Labor plans to use to determine where this money goes.”

The phase four LRCI funding allocations for councils in the Parkes electorate include: f Bogan Shire Council – $911,524 f Bourke Shire Council – $1,199,903 f Brewarrina Shire Council – $820,558 f Broken Hill City Council – $310,580 f Central Darling Shire Council – $1,001,818 f Cobar Shire Council – $1,085,211 f Coonamble Shire Council – $929,818 f Dubbo Regional Council – $2,146,498 f Gilgandra Shire Council – $878,444 f Gunnedah Shire Council – $1,007,220 f Gwydir Shire Councill – $1,182,224 f Lachlan Shire Council – $2,128,508 f Moree Plains Shire Council – $1,814,888 f Narrabri Shire Council – $1,475,176 f Narromine Shire Council – $909,690 f Walgett Shire Council – $1,235,615 f Warren Shire Council – $655,258 f Warrumbungle Shire Council – $1,553,366

Digital safety program for local kids boosts next gen of cyber-safe citizens A MAJOR telco recently announced an expansion to its Digital Thumbprint Program to provide more opportunities for students in Narromine Shire, to learn about digital safety and wellbeing.

Narromine Shire primary school students in Years Three and Four, can now be among the fi rst to experience the expanded digital educational program, focusing on kids staying safe when on games and apps, and keeping information private online.

Year Five and Six students, will also be able to access a program tailored to deal with cyberbullying and how to have respectful online relationships.

In light of the recent Safer Internet Day, Australia’s eSafety Commissioner is encouraging all Australians to connect safely and with purpose, reflect before they act, and protect themselves and others by taking action online.

A schoolteacher who participated in the program in 2022 said that the program is both practical and interesting for the pupils involved. ““The resources align with eSafety and current curriculum. They provide a fresh approach to online safety for primary and secondary students,” they said.

A spokesperson for the telco, said that the program is a means of ensuring that future generations have the tools to protect themselves from online threats.

“We are committed to ensuring a safer future for all Australians online by providing

support to young people, families and seniors,” Optus Customer Success Managing Director, Maurice McCarthy, said “We’re investing $1.25 million into the Optus Digital Thumbprint Program this year as one of our key commitments following the recent cyberattack.

“The aim is to create a more inclusive and optimistic future for all Australians in Narromine Shire to thrive and have confident, positive interactions with each other and digital technology by providing essential tools for digital safety and wellbeing.” he said.

“We’re dedicated to ensuring our Digital Thumbprint Program has an increased focus on Cyber Security and Digital Identity topics.

“This is part of a series of commitments Optus is making following the cyberattack to be better as a company, for our customers and for the communities we call home,” Mr McCarthy said.

Optus Digital Thumbprint began in 2013 and was one of the fi rst national programs of its kind. The program has since provided free workshops and supported over half a million primary and secondary students across the country, to build knowledge around digital safety and wellbeing.

The expansion of the Optus Digital Thumbprint offers a variety of resources for parents, teachers, and trusted adults to facilitate conversations with kids.

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NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Thursday, February 16, 2023

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Thursday, February 16, 2023 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR

COUNCILCOLUMN NEXT COUNCIL MEETING

THURSDAY 16 February 2023

The next Ordinary Council meeting will be held on Wednesday 8 March 2023 at Council Chambers commencing at 5.30 pm.

PUBLIC EXHIBITION – PUBLIC GATES AND BYPASS Public Gates and Bypass replacement - Pineview Road, Narromine a 6M wide steel grid replacement, located approximately 3 kms from the Dubbo/Collie Road intersection. For information on Public Exhibition documents please visit www.narromine.nsw.gov.au/council/ public-exhibition.

TRANGIE SENIORS WEEK 2023 Trangie LALC will be celebrating Seniors Week 2023 on Tuesday 21 February at Trangie Bowling Club from 9.30 am – 2.30 pm. Come along for morning tea, health screening talk, games, activities, light lunch and live music with Rockin’Robbie. To RSVP please call Trangie LALC on 68887 661.

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.

This week slashing will be underway at the following locations Tomingley and Tomingley West Roads, Trangie/ Collie and Weemabah Roads. Please be mindful of slashers when driving on local roads.

You will need to provide suitable perà > `i Ì w V>Ì ÃÕV >à > `À ÛiÀ½Ã licence, and any other appropriate documentation for your animal eg sterilisaÌ ViÀÌ w V>Ìi] VÀ V «« } v À ° 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

BUSHFIRE INFORMATION REMINDER 7 Ì Ì i à } w V> Ì VÀi>Ãi Ûi}iÌ> tion growth there is an increased risk of ITCUU Ƃ TGU. Landholders are asked Ì i « Ài`ÕVi Ì i À à v }À>Ãà w Àià LÞ Ì> } ÃÌi«Ã Ì «ÀiÛi Ì w Àià vÀ starting, especially during harvest. Ü Ì i w Ài `> }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

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES WITH COUNCIL – JOIN OUR TEAM Narromine Shire Council offers a variety of opportunities to grow, develop and progress your career, please visit Council’s website for more information www.narromine.nsw.gov.au/council/ employment

LOOKING FOR PRIVATE OR SHARED SHORT TERM COWORKING OFFICE SPACE WITH UBER-FAST INTERNET? Don’t work from home! Get out and mix with other small businesses in a bright and open environment. Narromine’s HubnSpoke offers private or occasional co-work spaces available with uberfast internet at reasonable daily and/or weekly rates. For more information go to: https://hubnspokenarromine.com. au. or email thehub@narromine.nsw.gov. au to arrange an inspection.

Up to date road closures and information is available on Council’s website, by phoning council or via social media channels. Motorists are reminded to proceed with caution on all roads. For information about Narromine Shire Council’s roads go to www.narromine.nsw.gov. au/residents/road-conditions Live updates, traveller information and personalised alerts for all -7 À >`Ã Û Ã Ì ÜÜÜ° ÛiÌÀ>vw V° com/

SERVICE NSW MOBILE SERVICE CENTRES Service NSW Mobile Centres will again be visiting Narromine Shire during 2023.

The Mobile Service Centre will be located at Trangie Library at 36 Dandaloo Street, Trangie from 9.30 am until 3.00 pm on Thursday 2 March 2023.

RESPONSIBLE PET OWNERSHIP and REGISTRATION All pet owners are reminded that Narromine Shire Council’s animal shelter does not have set opening hours therefore, to access the Animal Shelter please call Council on 02 6889 9999 to organise a suitable time. The Animal Shelter is under 24hr recorded video surveillance.

To arrange the release of an impounded animal from the Narromine Animal Shelter you will need to make an appointment with a Ranger on 02 6889 9999. Please note that Council does not release companion animals after hours.

Please note that all impounded animals must be microchipped and registered before being released from the pound.

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NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Thursday, February 16, 2023

$24m Gilgandra-Coonamble line upgrade for Inland Rail alignment WITH rail being increasingly seen as the future for much of our heavy transport needs, nearly 100km of line between Gilgandra and Coonamble is set to get a $24 million upgrade.

The 96km of upgraded line – part of the $400 million Fixing Country Rail Program – will help boost freight loads and lower costs as well as allowing better integration with the Inland Rail project.

The rail line will be upgraded to a 25-tonne axle load, to allow access for heavier trains and increase the total produce that can be transported through the region from the current 84-tonne gross weight limit to 100 tonnes per wagon.

This upgrade will also enable the line to provide the same axle load capability of the Inland Rail alignment that it will connect with at Curban in the future, Minister for Regional Transport and Roads Sam Farraway said.

“It takes an average of 10 hours to load a freight train.

By upgrading our rail network... we will allow more freight to be transported per trip, reducing delays and allowing goods and produce to get from farms and factories to our ports and supermarket

dra in connecting our farmers to the rest of the State and strengthening our local economy.

“This line services a large cereal and grain-producing region, supplying the domestic flour milling, oilseed and stockfeed sectors and bulk exports markets via Port Kembla and Newcastle; it is a vital part of the state’s economy,” he added.

Coonamble Shire mayor Tim Horan said the project will build on the benefits of another Fixing Country Rail project delivered on this line – the $2.5 million Coonamble rail siding.

Gilgandra Shire mayor Doug Batten described the Gilgandra-Coonamble rail line upgrade as “a fantastic outcome” in integrating grain trains with the Inland Rail line at its intersection at Curban.

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shelves quicker,” Mr Farraway said.

“Big loads and long distances are where our rail network shines. Rail freight is the most cost-effective way to transport large quantities over long distances, with one 600-metre-long train carrying the

equivalent load of at least 54 trucks,” he added.

Gilgandra Shire mayor Doug Batten said this was a fantastic outcome in ensuring that the 25-tonne axle weight grain trains on the Gilgandra-Coonamble line would be capable of joining the Inland Rail line at

its intersection at Curban.

“This is one of many Inland Rail initiatives Gilgandra Council has been advocating for since the announcement of the Inland Rail Project,” Cr Batten said.

“The project is a game-changer for Gilgan-

“The Coonamble rail siding project was completed in 2020 and has boosted the capacity on this line allowing for an extra 450 operational hours per year on this line,” Cr Horan said.

“That means more goods are being transported from paddock to port and today’s news will further strengthen the rail line and our supply chain,” he added.

Upgrade work on the line between Gilgandra and Coonamble is expected to start in mid2023, weather and material supply permitting.

Inland Rail’s bridge will have “transformative” impact, Mayor believes

By DAVID DIXON THE recent announcement of major infrastructure works as part of the Inland Rail project highlights the “transformative” effect the project will have on the Narromine Shire, the local Council believes.

The fi rst key infrastructure development rapidly taking shape is the Narwonah Material Distribution Centre (MDC), which is under construction between Narromine and Narrabri – it is only the start of major works around the project, mayor Craig Davies said.

Building of a major infrastructure “bridge” over existing natural and man-made features for the Inland Rail route will also create a variety of positive impacts.

As well as the economic boost from local construction jobs, the project will create a number of long-term technological, social and infrastructure benefits for the region, he added.

The Narwonah MDC – the largest site of its kind in Australia – as well as supplying and servicing the installation of ballast, sleepers and rail, will also house a high-tech rail-line-building mechanism that can lay kilometres of track each day.

“This distribution centre south of the town will be the biggest supply centre for the project,” Cr Davies said.

“The track-laying machine will,

in total, be loading 2.1 million tonnes of ballast, 580,000 concrete sleepers, and 40,000 tonnes of rail line... It will be laying 2.4km of track every day,” he added.

At the construction peak, about 100 people will be working on-site for the MDC that will facilitate a major part of the 1700km Inland Rail alignment.

“The Narwonah Material Distribution Centre site is generating local opportunities for jobs and suppliers of goods and services in the Narromine area,” he said.

“We saw enormous benefits materialise in Parkes when Inland Rail was under construction on the Parkes to Narromine section of the project, as well as similar benefits in Moree and Narrabri at present. Now it’s Narromine’s turn to reap the rewards,” he enthused.

Just as exciting, he said, is the huge “bridge” for the inland rail line that is also to be constructed as part of the project.

“It’s being built 6km east of the town, it will be 2.3km long and will fly-over a major arterial road, the current Dubbo to Narromine rail line, the Mitchell Highway, and the Macquarie River,” he said.

“It’s not too long before it starts; this will be another major construction project for the Inland Rail with lots of opportunities for local workers and companies to get involved,” he added.

Many locals were probably un-

aware of the full extent of the opportunities being presented by the Rail Corridor Program as part of the Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) Inland Rail development, Cr Davies said.

“The whole project will be so hugely beneficial to the town, many don’t realise this,” he enthused.

“What we achieve out of it, is only limited by our imagination.”

Deputy mayor Dawn Collins also believes that start of construction of the overpass will create an economic boost in Narromine.

“With the overhead bridge over the Mitchell Highway, the rail actually going over the road, we do expect there to be a boom in housing and such.

“It’s going to be huge, that’s when we’ll see a sudden increase in prices as a lot of people involved will travel to work from here,” she added.

The expansion of the Tomingley Gold Mine and construction of two large roadhouses in the Tomingley village show that Narromine is a Shire with a range of positive economic development in the years ahead, both councillors said.

“Tomingley’s a tiny dot on the highway, but with the two roadhouses either side of the road and the mine, this is major good news for the community,” Cr Davies said.

The Macquarie River, Mitchell Highway, arterial roads and an existing rail line will all be flown-over by a huge “bridge” for the Inland Rail project. Artist’s impression: Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC).

A multi-million dollar fly-over for the Inland Rail project will create a number of economic opportunities for the Shire, the mayor and deputy mayor both believe.

Artist’s impression: Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC). PHOTO: SUPPLIED.

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Thursday, February 16, 2023 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR

Political News & Opinion Red-tape hurting our regional visa applicants

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

Register interest for Stronger Communities funding I’M currently taking expressions of interest for round eight of the popular Stronger Communities Programme (SCP), with grants of up to $20,000 available for eligible not-for-profits or local governing bodies.

The Stronger Communities Programme, has funded so many worthwhile community projects over the years, including a kitchen upgrade for the third Broken Hill Sea Scouts, a shelter for Trangie Central School, new gym equipment for Orana Haven Aboriginal Corporation, and the installation of solar panels at the Baradine Golf Club under the last round.

It’s projects like these, that help to boost community participation and contribute to vibrant and viable communities, which is exactly why this program was established by the former Coalition Government.

A total of $150,000 is available under this latest round to fund up to 20 small capital projects in the Parkes electorate.

Funding can be used for small-scale infrastructure upgrades, fit-outs, and equipment purchases. If your community group has a suitable project in mind, I encourage you to submit an expression of interest.

For more information contact my office.

AROUND UND THE ELECTORATE TORATE Comment nt by DUGALD D SAUNDERS, ERS, State Member ember for Dubbo bo CONGRATULATIONS to Narromine local Lynda Edwards, who is a fi nalist for the NSW Aboriginal Woman of the Year Award.

The NSW Women of the Year Awards, play an important role in recognising inspirational women from diverse backgrounds, not only in our region, but right

I’M continuing my calls for the Labor government to immediately reverse its decision to impose a de facto regional processing penalty on skilled workers hoping to take up one of thousands of jobs that need to be fi lled in our regional communities.

A ministerial direction imposed by Immigration minister, Andrew Giles, allows for the prioritisation of visa applications in relation to healthcare or teaching occupations, however it doesn’t account for applications for skilled – regional visa (subclass 887). As a result, when someone applies for a skilled regional visa, they are put at the bottom of the pile and not given priority processing, even if they want to take-up a critical role such as a nurse, disability support worker, or a doctor in a regional town.

At a time when communities throughout the Parkes electorate are crying-out for skilled workers, thousands of people who can help fi ll that labour shortage, are being unfairly denied visa prioritisation, just because they want to live in regional and rural Australia.

I raised this issue back in November and have written to minister Giles several times on behalf of constituents in the Parkes electorate, but it has fallen on deaf ears. Unfortunately, since then, the number of distraught people contacting my office is only rising as this issue continues.

This is not good enough and, once again, highlights Labor’s total disregard for our regions.

across the State.

Lynda is a proud Wangkumara and Barkandji woman who is a dedicated voice and volunteer for her community and a passionate advocate for the fi nancial rights, fairness, and inclusion, of First Nations people across NSW and Australia.

Lynda spent the early part of her career as an Aboriginal Liaison Officer with the Department of Aboriginal Affairs and NSW Police. She joined CatholicCare Wilcannia-Forbes as an Aboriginal Financial Literacy Worker with the ‘Manage Your Income’ Program – a project she would later head up for more than nine years.

Lynda’s fi nancial counsel-

Federal Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton, pictured with members of the Moree and District Historical Society, which received funding under the last round of the Stronger Communities Programme to replace its printer and scanner. PHOTO: PARKES ELECTORATE.

Win for farmers and miners I’M pleased that after days of speculation last week, prime minister Anthony Albanese confi rmed the Labor government would not axe the fuel tax credit scheme. This is a win for common sense and relief for all Australian farmers, miners, truckies, fishers, and foresters.

I spoke about this issue in parliament last week, following a report released by the Grattan Institute, recommending this scheme be scrapped.

The diesel road tax is intended for heavy road vehicles such as large trucks. These vehicles cause wear and tear on our roads, so it’s fair they should pay for road repairs.

The credit scheme provides a rebate to those businesses that use fuel for off-road vehicles as part of their operations, such ling over the past 20 years, has resulted in significant improvements in the economic and social well-being of thousands of First Nations people and spared many the stress and anguish of extreme fi nancial hardship.

The winners will be announced at the 2023 NSW Women of the Year Awards Ceremony on Thursday, March 9 at the International Convention Centre, and streamed online.

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Corporate Australia’s disconnect I ALSO took the opportunity in parliament last week to speak about the disconnect between corporate Australia and our regional communities.

Water-lovers in Trangie aren’t able to take full advantage of the local pool because the water has been too cold – this means less time for local children to learn to swim, train, and just have fun, and the elderly and those with a disability have less access to valuable water-based therapies.

With the support of a $15,000 Local Sport Grant, the club has already installed a solar blanket. Stage Two of the project will include the purchase and installation of two 58kw heat pumps, made possible through the CBP program.

The SCCF grant will enable the club to install solar panels to offset the cost of running the heat pumps, and support the development of a master-

It follows the decision of a number of CEOs to work on Australia Day to show their virtue in support of Aboriginal people.

Yet the CEO of the National Australia Bank wasn’t so thoughtful when the Wee Waa branch was closed, most disadvantaging the elderly Aboriginal people who are unfamiliar with online banking.

And while the Telstra CEO also chose to be virtuous by working on Australia Day, where were they during the pandemic when the kids at Wilcannia couldn’t learn from home because they had no internet connection?

The Aboriginal people of my electorate don’t need the sympathy and virtue of corporate Australia, they just want the support to continue the great work they’re doing on the ground to improve their communities. plan for the precinct.

NARROMINE Aviation Museum has received $136,941 from the NSW Government’s Stronger Country Communities Fund to build a World War II Air Force memorial wall at the #Narromine Aerodrome.

From May 1940 to May 1944, 2850 pilots went through the RAAF No. 5 Elementary Flying Training School at the Narromine Aerodrome – over 20 per cent of all pilots trained in Australia during that period.

This memorial wall will be a great tribute to the region’s military history, and I can’t wait to see the fi nished product!

Until next time, Dugald

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These vehicles don’t use public roads and therefore shouldn’t have to pay the tax.

It would have been a folly for the government to even consider scrapping this scheme – our agricultural and mining businesses should not have to pay a tax for something they don’t use. And if off-road vehicles and machinery were made to pay a road tax, the cost of the food, energy, and services they provide, would increase and that increase would have to be passed on to consumers.

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“Flood run” extended for ChemClear pick-up of old chemicals

Narromine district farmers can still register for a one-off “flood run” by ChemClear to collect damaged or affected chemicals, but get in now. PHOTO: CHEMCLEAR

By DAVID DIXON FOR many landholders impacted by last year’s flooding rains, the condition of the chemicals in their rain-sodden sheds is probably not their top priority at this stage.

However, local farmers with chemical containers compromised by the recent floods can still register for a one-off ChemClear run to collect damaged or affected chemicals.

With registration originally closing on Sunday, February 12, high demand for the pickup has seen a week added to the closing registration date for the service.

Coming from an agricultur-

There’s still time to register for a one-off “flood run” by ChemClear to collect damaged or affected chemicals from local farms.

al service background himself, Narromine mayor Craig Davies said that this extra ChemClear run is the perfect chance to clear out old and unstable pesticides and other chemicals no longer needed.

“It’s a great opportunity to get rid of old chemicals from sheds that have been inundated during the floods,” Cr Davies said.

“Many farmers have chemicals that are no longer required that they have stored away, and now’s the time to get rid of them,” he added.

The Agsafe ChemClear program is aimed at assisting farmers and other agricultural and veterinary chemical us-

ers in the Southern and Central West regions of the State – including Narromine Local Government Area – that have been impacted by recent flooding to clear the decks of old and unstable chemicals.

As well as house-cleaning at an important time for individual farmers, the clean-up also reduces the likelihood of spills into local waterways and surrounding properties.

This so-called “Flood Run” is a short, sharp campaign to remove agricultural chemical products that have been impacted by the flood and can no longer be used.

NSW EPA executive director Steve Beaman said support for

Closing date to register for a one-off “flood run” by ChemClear to collect damaged or affected chemicals has been extended by a week due to high demand. the program was part of the continuing work to clean up flood impacted areas in NSW. “The recent floods caused widespread devastation across the southern and central west regions of NSW. In some instances, agricultural chemicals, such as fertiliser and pesticides, were moved or damaged by the floodwaters,” Mr Beaman said.

“This ChemClear campaign is designed to enable the safe and secure removal of flood-impacted agricultural chemicals from farms and out of rural communities at no cost to people who register, to help reduce any potential environmental impact.”

Agsafe general manager Dominique Doyle said this collection of flood-impacted agricultural chemicals will assist in the recovery process following the floods.

“This initiative is one step towards recovering from these floods, and Agsafe is thrilled to partner with NSW EPA to enable the removal of obsolete flood-impacted chemicals off farms and out of rural communities.”

As much detail as possible should be provided on the flood-impacted chemicals to allow for correct segregation on collection.

Good news for landholders, fuel tax credit scheme stays

By BROOKE CHANDLER IN good news for local farmers and miners, The Federal Government confi rmed last week, that no changes will be made to the Tax Fuel Credits Scheme.

The National Farmers Federation (NFF) has lauded the decision as a: “huge relief for farmers who would otherwise have seen a significant spike in their costs.”

NFF President, Fiona Simson feared that slashing the scheme, as proposed by the Grattan Institute’s latest report, would be economically disastrous.

“Levelling billions in new

taxes on the supply chain, is a recipe for further inflation”, Ms Simson said.

Argument for the credit scheme, is that the fuel tax is levied mostly for road repairs and improvements, and that vehicles that don’t use the roads, should therefore not be levied the tax.

The Grattan Institute claims, however, that fuel tax credits have been: “gnawing away an ever-growing share of fuel tax revenue”, with only half of the current amount spend justified in economic and social terms.

The report found that the fuel tax credit scheme served as a “political gift” to mostly

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Australia’s fuel tax is 47.7 cents a litre, however vehicles that only drive off-road, including trucks on mine sites and heavy machinery, are not required to pay any fuel tax.

Fuel tax credits were introduced 40 years ago, but more favourable conditions for larger on-road vehicles were only put in place in 1999.

The tax is incorporated into the cost of fuel at the bowser, with the government refunding this via fuel tax credits.

Perhaps most alarming of all, the Grattan Institute report claims that by increasing the cost of diesel for farmers, they will simply use less or

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Ms Simson said: “The idea that we’ll simply switch away from diesel is a dangerous fantasy. The only way to use less diesel is to grow less food.

“There is no business reason why larger vehicles should pay less than smaller vehicles – in fact quite the reverse, since heavy vehicles do far more damage to roads,” the report said, recommending heavy on-road vehicles pay the same rate as utes, vans, cars and small trucks used by businesses.

The NFF had intended on intensifying its advocacy of this

issue in the lead up to the Federal Budget.

Thrilled by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s decision, the NFF said they are still “disappoint[ed] to see that there are still a number of representatives in the Federal Parliament who choose to ignore these basic facts.

“We’ll continue to reach out to politicians of all persuasions to correct misinformation regarding Fuel Tax Credits and explain the important role they play in farm business.”

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Bush bank closure hearings are likely for regional communities

closures as banks continue to reduce their branch networks.

By DAVID DIXON THE recently-announced Parliamentary Senate Inquiry into bank closures in regional Australia is likely to hold hearings in smaller population centres in western NSW. A spokesperson for a Senator on the Committee said that, although closures may not be reversed, getting better financial service outcomes for country people overall could be a positive result of the Inquiry.

However well-intentioned the investigations though, there is an element of locking the barn door after the proverbial horse has bolted, according to Narromine Shire’s acting mayor Dawn Collins.

From four separate bank branches two decades ago, Narromine itself is now down to two part-time branches, with Trangie making do with a bank outlet at the Post Office and two ATM outlets in the town.

Cr Collins believes that local banking customers have largely adapted to reduced services by adopting online and internet banking, with older and less computer-literate users left behind by the changes.

The inquiry was established after a motion in the Senate referring the Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee to report

by December 1 on the current extent of bank closures in regional Australia, with reference to: f the branch closure process, including the reasons given for closures; f the economic and welfare impacts of bank closures on customers and regional communities; f the effect of bank closures or the removal of face-to-face cash services on access to cash; f the effectiveness of government banking statistics capturing and reporting regional

“Banks are shutting branches across Australia, leaving consumers and businesses without access to fi nancial services,” Ms Angrisano said.

“It is clear that cutting the branch network is being done to reduce costs and maintain profits.

“While hundreds of banks have been closed in recent years, a large number of bank staff have also lost their jobs.”

Junee Council in the State’s south also welcomed the inquiry with their Commonwealth Bank closing its local branch in early March.

A Parliamentary Senate Inquiry into bank closures in regional Australia is likely to hold hearings in smaller population centres in western NSW. PHOTO: DAVID DIXON service levels; f consideration of solutions; and any other related matters.

While the bank employees’ Finance Sector Union (FSU) and some country mayors have welcomed the inquiry, Cr Collins thinks it may all be too little, too late.

“We now only have the Commonwealth Bank parttime, about 10am to 2pm, and a regional bank credit union part-time, all the others have closed,” Cr Collins said.

“We used to have four banks in town – the Commonwealth, the State Bank, the ANZ, and the National Australia Bank – they’ve all gone in the past decade or so,” she added.

She said that banking customers have now largely adapted to the closures by utilising internet services and other banking services such as the Post Office.

“When it fi rst happened, as with any changes, people were upset, particularly the elderly... it was a bit of an upheav-

al,” Cr Collins said.

“But, in the end, the move motivated people; it forced them into using other forms of banking, that is except for those who simply didn’t have the skills or knowledge to do that... and for that, I can’t speak for those people,” she added.

She believes that many locals who still prefer face-toface service now do so while on trips to larger population centres.

“All the major branches are still in Dubbo, it’s only 25 minutes away, and locals have to go there for bedding, whitegoods, electricals, those sorts of things that we don’t have a great range of locally.

“I think many are also doing their major banking when they go to town as well.”

Cr Collins said that while the hearings indicate a concern for the fi nancially-vulnerable in our communities, it is unlikely that bank closures in small regional centres will

be stopped or reversed.

“I really can’t see them coming back with the cost, and most people have got around it by using other services.

“I’m not hearing a lot of people still complaining, I think we’ve just got used to it,” she added.

She believes that the good old days of the bank being an integral part of the local business community are probably over.

“It’s been a long time since we had proper branches with a bank manager who you went and saw for your fi nancial services, loans and overdrafts and the like,” Cr Collins said.

The Financial Services Union, though, has welcomed the inquiry, saying that it will take it’s time to examine in detail the “plethora” of issues that arise from the closure of bank branches.

FSU National Secretary, Julia Angrisano, said that the Union had been calling for a serious examination of branch

Junee Shire Council had previously lodged a complaint with the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) in November last year, objecting to the closure and suggesting that the Commonwealth Bank had failed to comply with the Australian Banking Association (ABA) Code of Practice or Branch Closure Protocol, and that it may be in breach of its own contractual agreements between the bank and its customers.

The Council said that bank branch closures are having a disproportional impact on regional Australia and were “meddling in a form of social engineering by forcing their loyal customers into banking practices they do not want or may not be able to access”.

A spokesperson for Victorian Senator Linda White who is on the Inquiry said that, while branch closures may not be able to be reversed, better overall fi nancial access outcomes for regional Australians could be a focus of the Inquiry.

Written submissions for the Inquiry close at the end of March 31.

High rainfall and low temps helped make 2022 a record-breaking year

By DAVID DIXON AS the old saying goes, you don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows.

And most locals certainly didn’t need the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) to tell them how wet, wild and mild 2022 was!

The whole of NSW was exceptionally wet last year – the State’s rainfall was the second highest on record since Federation and cooler maximum temperatures than average were recorded. The local weather statistics show a similar picture.

Dubbo led the way with an annual rainfall total of just over 1000mm, a near-record of a metre of rainfall for the city that normally averages just over half that annually, with

falls totalling 130mm for January, 190mm for April, and 196mm for October, a new record for the city.

Maximum daily temperatures were also well below average for every month but March and July (just on average), with October a full three degrees below average, November four degrees below, and December 2.6 degrees below the long-term average.

This gave Dubbo a new 30year low average temperature for the whole year, as recorded at the Airport, of only 23.1°C, a full 1.5°C below average for the full year.

Gilgandra also got a drenching with a total of 966mm of rain, a full 400mm above the average with, again, January (117mm), April (154mm) and October (130mm) all recording near-unprecedented

precipitation.

Trangie’s two big rainfall months were April with a whopping 165mm of rain, and October recording 104mm, and also with below average maximum temperatures, up to three degrees below the mean for the second half of the year, with the district a full 0.7°C below average for 2022.

NSW overall had 863.6mm rainfall in 2022 as an area average across the State, which is 55 per cent above the 19611990 average for the State.

It was the second wettest year on record for NSW after 1950, when there was 916.5 mm rainfall.

The average temperature was also 0.13°C warmer than the 1961-1990 average, but below average for maximum daily temperatures, while also being the coolest year for NSW

overall since 1996.

The year 2022 was also Sydney’s wettest year on record (since 1858) with 2530mm of drenching rainfall, 121 per cent above average. The previous record was 2110.5 mm in 1860.

In summary, the state averaged annual maximum temperatures 0.48°C below the 1961-1990 average, the coolest since 1992.

Large parts of the State, including the far west and the far south, recorded annual mean maximum temperature in the lowest 10 per cent of the historical record since 1910.

Maximum temperatures were particularly cool towards the end of the year with the State-averaged maximum temperatures for November and December among the 10 coolest on record since 1910.

The State-averaged mean maximum temperature for October to December 2022 was also 2.03°C below the 1961-1990 average, the second lowest on record, behind 1916.

The State-averaged annual minimum temperature anomaly, however, was 0.73°C above the 1961-1990 average, with warmer anomalies recorded towards the south.

For those now sick of the La Nina (cooling, wet) weather cycle of the past three years, this weather phase is now slowly breaking down, with the next three months in the central west and western NSW predicted to have above average temperatures, and below average rain.

As Australian poet Dorothea Mackellar famously wrote, we really are a land of droughts and flooding rains!

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Senior’s Festival at Narromine Library Contributed by GABRIELLE TEALE-MCEVOY NSW SENIOR’S Festival was in full swing at Narromine Library last week.

Local wordsmith Geoff Smith regaled the audience with his bush poetry over a lovely morning tea.

Verena Wright enjoyed a mindful potting activity using repurposed crockery.

Attendees at Narromine Shire Council’s Seniors Morning Tea at the Golf Club were informed of the Home Library Service, tech help on demand and our range of Large Print and Audio book titles by Belinda as well as signing up for their Regional Seniors Travel Cards with Tamara from Service NSW (pictured with Helen and Tess).

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Classroom News

School leaders for 2023 elected and ready to go!

THE votes are in, with the exciting new leadership team for Narromine Public School for 2023 recently announced.

Positions included for: the Student Representative Council; Technology Assistants; Library Monitors; House and Vice Captains; and Prefects and Captains at the school.

All inductees were recently presented at a special assembly where they received their badges with everyone looking forward to the positive impact they will have on the school community.

Namoi House and Vice Captains, Kye Sultana, Nylea Gordon, Max Penson, and Jade Moss.

Macquarie House and Vice Captains, Brody Darlington, Olivia McCarney, William Heckendorf and Shirnetta Landsborough.

Castlereagh House and Vice Captains, Nash Edwards, Sianna Hull-Riley, Heath Masters and Isabelle Mulligan (absent).

Captains Lydia Gordon and Luis Robertson (absent); Prefects Summer Adams, Tyreke Edwards, Sienna Farvis, Waylan Gray, Zarlee Forrester, and William Heckendorf.

Bogan House and Vice Captains, Will Cale, Nevaeh Murphy, Ruby McDonnell and Luis Robertson (absent).

Technology Assistants Jade Moss, Heath Masters, Nash Edwards, Alexis Press, Maddison Green, Max Penson, Tom McKenzie and Jack Cooney (absent).

Library Monitors Makayla Colville, Emily Newton, Nevaeh Murphy, Lara Smith, Amy Chant, Cianna Izzard, Jesse Stockings, and Sean Meylan.

Student Representative Council members Logan Busutel, Jasmine Miller, Victor McCutcheon, Maggie Wheelhouse, Esther Lillyman, Harvey Smith, Sommer-Leigh Booth, Harrison Coleman, Indy Farvis, Dana Reid, Annabelle Gibbs, Mason Burns, Nylea Gordon, Jacquez Byrne, Malyn Gordon, Aniyah Clarke and absent, Ted Robertson, and Joe Robertson.

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Back to St Augustine’s: 2023, Here we come!

Contributed by MATTY SMYTH AND ADDISON HUNT IT’S not just the students who are happy to be back at St Augustine’s school, the staff are too.

This year, we welcome back not just all our returning students, teachers, and parents, but all our new pupils and families.

Our Stage 3 leaders have been setting a good example for our younger students here at St Augustine’s. Year Six are very excited to play and help their Kindergarten buddies.

Our Stage One students pictured here are very lucky to have Mrs Jones and Mrs Crawford as their teachers. Mrs Crawford described Stage One as “a wonderful class of keen learners and kind friends.” Matty, the Tobin Sports’ Captain, has also observed that Stage One like playing games like “tips” and “bullrush” throughout the day.

Mrs Driver and Mrs Matheson are excited to teach Kindergarten, and the Kindergarten students love their classroom, and their teachers. Addi, a year 6 buddy says, “ The new kindies tell me they really enjoy playing in the playground and love their buddies.”

Welcome to 2023 from St John’s This year, we also welcome Mrs Heap full-time for Stage Two. Her students love her explicit and calm teaching, and they also love their newly-painted, brightly-lit classroom. Boys versus Girls netball is a popular sport in Stage Two.

Sawyer Sladek.

Contributed by THE PRINCIPAL, SHARON FERRARI

Lara Bell. PHOTOS: ST JOHN’S PRIMARY SCHOOL.

WELCOME back to another busy and productive year. I hope everyone had a happy, holy, and safe Christmas and holiday break.

We look forward to sharing your child’s learning journey. May the year ahead be a year of growth for all, and I look forward to supporting you as parents and carers. Communication between home and school is the master key to our successful partnership and I encourage you to communicate with the school to celebrate the successes and overcome the hurdles together. May God’s blessings be upon our school community as we commence this year together.

A key focus area across the school is RESPECT. Walking in the footsteps of Jesus, with his loving and inclusive ways as a model, provides the foundation of our success as a cooperative and supportive community. I encourage you to spend time talking

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to your child about what respect means to them and how they themselves can be wonderful models to their peers in the classroom and on the playground.

We are very excited to welcome our new kindergarten students to St John’s, Lara Bell, Sawyer Sladek and William Swift.

Staff for 2023: Principal: Sharon Ferrari.

REC/additional needs two/three/four: Tracey Klintworth.

Kindergarten/year one: Lauren Keelan.

Years two/three/four: Tracey Klintworth and Jada Andrews.

Years five/six: Sharon Ferrari, and Gina McKay (Friday).

RFF: Gina McKay/Sharon Ferrari.

Support staff: Luke Phillips, Trudy Ferrari, Leaha Hitchcock, Pippa Moore, and Bobby Carney.

Administrator/RFW: Kerrie Kerin.

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No. 163

Using the nine letters in the grid, how many words of four letters or more can you list?

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What do the letters in New York City’s music venue CBGB stand for?

Yoda was originally going to be played by what animal?

What trait is associated with people born in the Year of the Monkey?

Phenomenology of Perception was written by which 20th-century French philosopher?

6. Pygmy marmosets (pictured) are native to which continent?

7. What does it mean to be ‘discalced’?

8. David Bowie changed his name so he wouldn’t be confused with the frontman of which band?

9. The 2005 single I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor was the first Billboard number-one hit of which English band?

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FRIDAY, February 17

Your Seven-Day TV Guide 6.00 Morning Programs. 11.00 Australia Remastered. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Les Misérables. Final. 2.15 QI. 2.45 Back Roads. 3.15 Gardening Australia. 4.30 Antiques Roadshow. 5.30 Hard Quiz. 6.00 The Drum. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 Gardening Australia. 8.30 Van Der Valk. Final. 10.00 The Larkins. 10.50 ABC Late News. 11.05 The Larkins. Final. 11.55 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch.

9.00 Home Of The Year: Scotland. 10.05 Confucius Was A Foodie.

11.05 Story Of Chocolate. 12.00 WorldWatch.

2.05 Walking Britain’s Roman Roads. 3.00 NITV News: Nula. 3.30 Bamay. 3.45 Mastermind Aust.

4.15 Britain’s Cathedrals. 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Aust.

6.30 News. 7.35 Scotland: A Wild Year. 8.30 Megadams. 9.30 Lighthouses: Building The Impossible. 10.25 Late Programs.

6.00 Sunrise.

9.00 The Morning Show. 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Mom Wars. (2017) Jessica Blackmore.

2.00 House Of Wellness. Return. 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. 6.00 7News Local. 6.30 7News @ 6:30. 7.00 Better Homes And Gardens. 8.30 MOVIE: Kingsman: The Secret Service. (2014) 11.15 Australian Idol. 1.00 Home Shopping.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: June Again.

(2020) 2.00 Pointless. 3.00 Tipping Point.

4.00 Afternoon News. 4.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. 5.30 WIN News. 6.00 Nine News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 For The Love Of Pets. 8.30 MOVIE: Muriel’s Wedding. (1994) Toni Collette, Bill Hunter, Rachel Griffiths. 10.40 MOVIE: My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2. (2016) 12.30 Tipping Point. 1.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 Studio 10. 12.00 10 News First: Midday. 1.00 Dr Phil.

2.00 Jamie’s Easy Meals For Every Day. 3.00 Entertainment Tonight. 3.30 Judge Judy. 4.00 Farm To Fork. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful.

5.00 10 News First. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 The Graham Norton Show. 8.30 Taskmaster Australia. 9.30 To Be Advised. 10.30 Just For Laughs. 11.00 Just For Laughs Uncut. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ (22) Programs. 6.05 The Adventures Of Paddington. 6.25 Peter Rabbit. 6.50 Shaun The Sheep. 7.05 Catie’s Amazing Machines. 7.30 Spicks And Specks.

8.00 Hard Quiz. 8.30 MOVIE: Booksmart.

(2019) Kaitlyn Dever, Beanie Feldstein. 10.10 Doctor Who. 10.55 Death In Paradise. 11.55 Killing Eve. 12.40 Friday Night Dinner. 1.50 ABC TV Plus Programs Resume At 7.30pm. 5.05 Curious George. 5.35 Kids’ Programs.

ABC PLUS

6.00 (31) WorldWatch.

9.30 Shortland St. 11.00 The Movie Show.

12.00 Land Of The Giants: Titans Of Tech. 1.35 Bamay. 2.05 The UnXplained. 2.50 Counter Space. 3.20 WorldWatch. 5.15 Takeshi’s Castle.

5.45 Joy Of Painting. 6.15 Forged In Fire. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Hoarders.

9.20 The Swiping Game. 10.45 My Penis And Me. 11.40 News. 12.35 Dark Side Of The ‘90s.

2.25 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (62) Programs. 12.00 Better Homes And Gardens. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 Our Town. 2.30 Million Dollar Minute. 3.30 Medical Rookies. 4.00 Australia’s Best Backyards. 4.30 Better Homes And Gardens. 5.30 Escape To The Country.

6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Border Security USA. 8.00 Border Patrol. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 10.30 World’s Most Secret Homes.

11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (81) Programs. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. 12.00 Days Of Our Lives. 12.55 The Young And The Restless. 1.50 Grantchester. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: Spring In Park Lane.

(1948) 5.30 Murder, She Wrote. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Keeping Up Appearances.

8.40 MOVIE: The Pelican Brief. (1993) Denzel Washington, Julia Roberts, Sam Shepard. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Home (53) Shopping.

7.30 Infomercials. 8.00 Demolition Down Under. 9.00 iFish. 9.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 10.30 MacGyver. 11.30 JAG. 12.30 NCIS. 1.30 NCIS: Los Angeles. 2.30 Scorpion.

3.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 4.30 MacGyver. 5.30 JAG. 6.30 Scorpion. 7.30 Bull.

8.30 NCIS. 9.25 NCIS: Los Angeles. 10.20 Evil.

11.15 MacGyver. 12.15 Home Shopping. 2.15 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 3.20 The Day My Butt Went Psycho! 3.35 The Deep.

3.55 PJ Masks. 4.30 Secret Life Of Boys. 5.05 Mardis Gras + Me. 5.30 Jade Armor. 6.00 100 Things To Do Before High School. 6.30 Operation Ouch! 7.00 Horrible Histories.

7.35 Slugterra. 8.00 Camp Lakebottom. 8.20 Droners. 8.45 Voltron: Legendary Defender.

9.05 Dragon Ball Super. 9.30 Sailor Moon Crystal. 9.55 Fruits Basket. 10.50 Close.

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

3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 Afternoon Briefing. 5.00 ABC News Hour. 6.00 ABC Evening News. 7.00 ABC National News. 7.30 Bradman And Tendulkar. 8.30 ABC News Tonight. 9.00 ABC Nightly News. 9.30 Close Of Business. 10.00 The World. 11.00 The Drum.

12.00 ABC Late News. 12.15 The Breakfast Couch. 12.45 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 Blokesworld. 10.30 American Pickers. 11.30 Pawn Stars. 12.00 American Restoration. 12.30 MOVIE: Frantic. (1988) 3.00 Timbersports.

Stihl Timbersports. World Championship. 3.30 Down East Dickering. 4.30 Barter Kings. 5.30 American Restoration. 6.00 American Pickers.

7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 MOVIE: The Mule. (2018) Clint Eastwood. 9.55 MOVIE: The Wild Bunch.

(1969) William Holden. 1.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs.

12.00 Rich Kids Go Skint. 1.00 Raising Hope. 2.00 Full House. 2.30 3rd Rock From The Sun. 3.30 That ’70s Show.

4.30 The Nanny. 5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 I Dream Of Jeannie. 6.00 M*A*S*H. 6.30 MOVIE: Tom & Jerry. (2021) 8.30 MOVIE: Kong: Skull Island.

(2017) Tom Hiddleston. 10.45 MOVIE: Lucy.

(2014) 12.30 Alphas. 1.30 In Ice Cold Blood.

2.30 The Nanny. 3.00 Bakugan: Armored Alliance. 3.30 Monkie Kid. 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 Two And A Half Men. 10.30 Nancy Drew. 11.30 Frasier. 12.00 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 The Larkins. 2.00 Death In Paradise. 3.00 Marjorie Lawrence: The World At Her Feet. 4.30 Landline. 5.00 Dream Gardens. 5.30 Further Back In Time For Dinner.

6.25 Better Date Than Never. 7.00 ABC News.

7.30 Call The Midwife. 8.30 Midsomer Murders: 25 Years Of Mayhem. 9.20 Hunting The Essex Lorry Killers. 10.20 Miniseries: Come Home.

11.20 Rage Goes Retro. 5.00 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch.

9.10 Blue Water Safari.

10.10 Love Your Garden. 11.05 Paul O’Grady For The Love Of Dogs: What Happened Next. 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Figure Skating. Four Continents C’ships. Highlights. 3.30 Stonehenge: The Lost Circle Revealed. 4.40 Secret Scotland. 5.30 The Abyss: The Rise And Fall Of The Nazis. 6.30 News.

7.35 The World’s Most Beautiful Landscapes. 8.30 Portillo In The Pyrenees. 9.30 Inside Windsor Castle. 10.25 Great Escapes. 11.15 Late Programs.

6.00 Home Shopping. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 The Morning Show.

12.00 Horse Racing. Black Caviar Lightning Race Day and Silver Slipper Stakes Day. 5.00 Seven News At 5. 5.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. 6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Border Patrol. Return.

7.30 Million Pound Pawn.

8.30 MOVIE: The Equalizer 2. (2018) 11.00 To Be Advised. 1.00 Home Shopping.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Living On The Coast. 12.30 The Pet Rescuers.

Return. 1.00 My Way. 1.30 Mr Mayor. 2.00 For The Love Of Pets. 3.00 MOVIE: Buckley’s Chance. (2021) 5.00 News: First At Five. 5.30 Getaway. Return. 6.00 Nine News Saturday.

7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Space Invaders. 8.30 MOVIE: The Blind Side. (2009) Sandra Bullock, Tim McGraw. 11.10 MOVIE: Concussion. (2015) 1.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 Studio 10: Saturday. 12.00 Pat Callinan’s 4x4 Adventures. 1.00 The Offroad Adventure Show. 2.00 All 4 Adventure. 3.00 What’s Up Down Under. 3.30 Cook With Luke. 4.00 Farm To Fork. 4.30 Taste Of Australia With Hayden Quinn. 5.00 10 News First. 6.00 Bondi Rescue.

6.30 To Be Advised. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 NCIS: Hawai’i. 9.30 NCIS: Los Angeles. 10.30 FBI: International. 11.30 Late Programs.

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6.00 Kids’ Programs.

7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 8.20 Live At The Apollo. Return. 9.10 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 9.45 The Set. Final. 10.25 Doctor Who. 11.10 Would I Lie To You? 11.40 Bliss. Final. 12.15 Fleabag. 12.45 Cucumber. 1.30 QI. 1.55 Banana. 2.20 Louis Theroux: Altered States. 3.20 The Young Offenders. 4.05 ABC TV Plus Programs Resume At 7.30pm. 5.05 Kids’ Programs.

6.00 (31) WorldWatch.

9.30 Shortland Street. 11.00 The Movie Show.

12.00 Dave Gorman: Modern Life Is Goodish.

1.00 Front Up. 1.30 WorldWatch. 3.30 Athletics.

World Cross-Country Championships. 7.35 Impossible Engineering. 8.30 Keanu Reeves: Pop Messiah. 9.35 MOVIE: Constantine. (2005) Keanu Reeves. 11.50 The X-Files. 2.35 Future Man. 4.20 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera News Hour.

6.00 Morning (62) Programs. 12.00 Escape To The Country. 3.00 Better Homes And Gardens. 4.00 The Hotel Inspector.

5.00 Horse Racing. Black Caviar Lightning Race Day and Silver Slipper Stakes Day. 6.00 Border Patrol. 6.30 The Highland Vet. 7.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 8.30 I Escaped To The Country.

9.30 Escape To The Perfect Town. 10.30 Penelope Keith’s Hidden Villages. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (81) Programs. 7.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 8.00 Beyond Today.

8.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.00 My Favorite Martian. 10.30 Seaway. 11.30 MOVIE: Cage Of Gold. (1950) 1.15 MOVIE: The Titfield Thunderbolt. (1953) 3.00 MOVIE: The Brigand Of Kandahar. (1965) 4.40 MOVIE: Zulu. (1964) 7.30 MOVIE: A Time To Kill. (1996) Samuel L. Jackson. 10.30 MOVIE: The Mechanic. (1972) 12.35 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (53) Programs.

12.00 Escape Fishing With ET. 12.30 Exploring Off The Grid. 1.00 Pat Callinan’s 4x4 Adventures. 2.00 A-League All Access. 2.30 Waltzing Jimeoin. 3.00 JAG. 4.00 Scorpion.

5.00 Escape Fishing With ET. 5.30 Reel Action. 6.00 JAG. 7.00 Soccer. A-League Men. Matchweek 17. Melbourne Victory v Melbourne City. 10.15 MacGyver. 11.10 48 Hours. 12.05 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ (23) Programs. 12.10 The Adventures Of Jurassic Pet. 1.35 Step Up To The Plate. 2.05 Horrible Histories. 2.35 Operation Ouch! 3.35 Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs. 3.55 The Fairly Odd Parents. 4.30 The Beachbuds. 4.55 Miraculous. 5.20 Ted’s Top Ten. 5.45 The Inbestigators. 6.10 The PM’s Daughter. 6.35 Robot Wars. 7.40 Slugterra.

8.05 Camp Lakebottom. 8.25 Droners. 9.00 The Next Step. 10.50 Close.

6.00 Morning (24) Programs.

1.00 News. 1.30 Breakfast Couch. 2.00 ABC News. 2.30 Landline. 3.00 News. 3.30 ABC News Video Lab. 4.00 News. 4.30 Close Of Business. 5.00 ABC News. 5.30 The World This Week. 6.00 ABC Evening News. 6.30 Back Roads. 7.00 ABC National News. 7.30 Foreign Correspondent. 8.10 Four Corners. 9.00 ABC Nightly News. 9.30 Kurt Fearnley’s One Plus One. 10.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (64) Programs. 12.00 The Weekend Prospector. 12.30 Timbersports.

Stihl Timbersports. World Championship. 1.00 Blokesworld. 1.30 The Car Club. 2.00 Motor Racing. ANDRA Drag Racing. Top Doorslammer.

Replay. 3.00 Rides Down Under: Workshop Wars.

4.00 Sailing. Sail Grand Prix. 5.30 Last Car Garage.

6.00 Pawn Stars. 6.30 Building Giants. 7.30 Air Crash Investigation. 8.30 Air Crash Investigations: The Accident Files. 9.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs.

(82) 2.00 MOVIE: Pokémon: The Power Of One. (1999) 3.30 Motor Racing. Formula E Championship. Round 4. Hyderabad E-Prix. Highlights. 4.30 About A Boy. 5.00 Kids’ Programs. 5.15 MOVIE: ScoobyDoo. (2002) 7.00 MOVIE: Legally Blonde 2: Red, White And Blonde. (2003) 9.00 MOVIE: Magic Mike XXL. (2015) 11.15 Paranormal Caught On Camera. 12.15 Love After Lockup.

2.10 Vanderpump Rules. 3.00 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. 11.30 The King Of Queens. 12.30 Frasier. 1.00 The Middle. 1.30 Australian Survivor. 6.00 The Big Bang Theory.

10.15 Friends. 12.15 Home Shopping. 1.15 Infomercials. 1.45 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 2.45 Charmed. 3.35 Nancy Drew. 4.30 Home Shopping.

6.00 Morning (2) Programs. 10.30 The World This Week. 11.00 Compass. 11.30 Songs Of Praise. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Landline. 1.30 Gardening Australia. 2.30 Call The Midwife. 3.30 Victoria. 4.20 Grand Designs: House Of The Year. 5.10 Joanna Lumley’s Great Cities Of The World. 6.00 Antiques Roadshow.

7.00 ABC News. 7.30 Death In Paradise. 8.30 Vera. 10.00 Miniseries: Butterfly. 10.45 Just Between Us. 11.45 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch.

(3) 9.05 Blue Water Safari.

10.05 Love Your Garden. 11.00 Outside: Beyond The Lens. 12.00 WorldWatch. 1.00 Speedweek.

3.00 Surf Life Saving. Australian Interstate Championships. Highlights. 4.00 ISU Figure Skating Awards. 5.30 The Abyss: The Rise And Fall Of The Nazis. 6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Ancient Egypt By Train. 8.30 Dan Snow’s Greatest Discoveries. 9.30 Black West. 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Home (6) Shopping. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. 12.00 House Of Wellness. 1.00 MOVIE: The Sisterhood Of The Travelling Pants 2. (2008) 3.30 Highway Cops. 4.00 Better Homes And Gardens. 5.00 Seven News At 5.

5.30 Sydney Weekender. 6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Australian Idol. 8.45 Kylie Vs Bee Gees.

9.45 Maternal. 11.45 Autopsy USA. 1.00 Home Shopping. 5.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (8) Programs. 10.00 The Pet Rescuers. 10.30 GolfBarons. 11.00 Drive TV. Return. 11.30 Surfing Australia TV. 12.00 Arctic Vets. 12.30 MOVIE: Rocky III. (1982) 2.30 Space Invaders. 3.30 Bondi Vet. 4.30 Explore TV. 5.00 News: First At Five. 5.30 Territory Cops. 6.00 Nine News Sunday. 7.00 Married At First Sight.

8.40 60 Minutes. 9.40 Nine News Late. 10.10 Australian Crime Stories. 11.15 The First 48.

12.05 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (5) Programs. 12.00 Australian Survivor. 1.40 My Market Kitchen.

2.00 Waltzing Jimeoin. 2.30 Exploring Off The Grid. 3.00 Pat Callinan’s 4x4 Adventures.

4.00 Farm To Fork. 4.30 Taste Of Australia With Hayden Quinn. 5.00 10 News First. 6.30 The Sunday Project. 7.30 Australian Survivor.

9.10 War Zone: Bear Grylls Meets President Zelenskyy. 10.10 FBI. 11.00 The Sunday Project.

12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ (22) Programs.

6.25 Peter Rabbit. 6.50 Shaun The Sheep.

7.05 Catie’s Amazing Machines. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 You Can’t Ask That. 8.30 Louis Theroux: America’s Medicated Kids. 9.30 Louis Theroux: A Place For Paedophiles. 10.30 David Attenborough’s Great Barrier Reef. Final.

11.30 Long Lost Family. 12.15 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. 1.05 ABC TV Plus Programs Resume At 7.30pm. 5.05 Kids’ Programs.

ABC PLUS

6.00 WorldWatch.

9.30 Shortland Street. 11.00 The Movie Show.

12.00 The Kimberley Cruise: The Full Journey.

2.40 E-Sports Revolution. 3.40 WorldWatch.

4.10 Mastermind Australia. 6.40 Cars That Built The World. 7.35 Abandoned Engineering. 8.30 Lost Gold Of World War II. 9.20 Tales From The Territories. 10.10 The Kings. 11.15 Das Boot.

1.30 Future Man. 4.15 NHK World English News.

5.00 Al Jazeera.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 I Escaped To The Country. 1.00 The Yorkshire Vet. 2.00 South Aussie With Cosi. 2.30 The Great Australian Doorstep. 3.00 Sean’s Kitchen.

3.30 Our Town. 4.00 Penelope Keith’s Hidden Villages. 5.00 Escape To The Perfect Town.

6.00 Border Security USA. 6.30 Border Patrol.

7.00 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line.

8.30 Heathrow. 9.30 Chris Tarrant’s Extreme Railway Journeys. 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 Helping Hands. 10.30 Edgar Wallace Mysteries.

11.50 Getaway. 12.20 MOVIE: The Ghost Of St. Michael’s. (1941) 2.05 MOVIE: Billy Liar.

(1963) 4.05 MOVIE: What Did You Do In The War, Daddy? (1966) 6.30 Bondi Vet. 7.30 David Attenborough’s Life In Colour. 8.30 MOVIE: The Enforcer. (1976) Clint Eastwood, Harry Guardino, Tyne Daly. 10.30 Major Crimes. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

8.00 Tough Tested. 9.00 Pat Callinan’s 4x4 Adventures. 10.00 Reel Action. 11.00 Healthy Homes Australia. 11.30 Roads Less Travelled.

12.00 JAG. 1.00 Demolition Down Under.

2.00 What’s Up Down Under. 2.30 Soccer.

A-League Men. Matchweek 17. Adelaide United v Western Sydney Wanderers. 5.30 Soccer. Cup of Nations. Matildas v Spain. 8.30 NCIS. 10.20 MOVIE: Deja Vu. (2006) 12.50 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 12.00 Holly Hobbie. 12.50 Built To Survive. 1.15 Mythbusters “There’s Your Problem!”. 2.05 Horrible Histories. 2.35 Operation Ouch! 3.35 Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs. 3.55 The Fairly Odd Parents. 4.30 The Beachbuds. 4.55 Miraculous. 5.20 Ted’s Top Ten. 6.00 Crazy Fun Park. 6.25 Robot Wars. 7.35 Slugterra. 8.00 Camp Lakebottom. 8.20 Droners. 8.55 The Next Step. 9.55 Rage. 11.00 Close.

6.00 Morning (24) Programs. 1.00 News. 1.30 World This Week. 2.00 ABC News.

2.30 Back Roads. 3.00 ABC News. 3.30 Offsiders. 4.00 Landline. 5.00 ABC News. 5.30 ABC News Regional. 6.00 ABC Evening News.

6.30 ABC News Video Lab. 7.00 ABC National News. 7.30 Insiders. 8.30 ABC News Tonight.

9.00 ABC Nightly News. 9.30 Back Roads.

10.00 ABC Late News Weekend. 10.30 Foreign Correspondent. 11.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (64) Programs. 12.00 The Fishing Show By AFN. 1.00 Hook, Line And Sinker. 2.00 Al McGlashan’s Fish’n With Mates.

2.30 Step Outside With Paul Burt. 3.00 Mark Berg’s Fishing Addiction. 4.00 Sailing. Sail Grand Prix. 5.30 Motorbike Cops. 5.50 MOVIE: Maverick. (1994) 8.30 MOVIE: Black Panther.

(2018) Chadwick Boseman, Lupita Nyong’o, Michael B. Jordan. 11.15 MOVIE: Keanu. (2016) 1.20 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs.

(82) 1.30 3rd Rock. 2.00 Hollywood Medium. 3.00 Full Bloom. Final.

4.00 Dance Moms. 5.00 About A Boy. 5.30 Transformers: Cyberverse. 5.45 MOVIE: The Secret Life Of Pets. (2016) 7.30 MOVIE: Tomb Raider. (2018) 9.45 MOVIE: The Incredible Hulk.

(2008) 12.00 Hollywood Medium. 1.00 Full Bloom. 2.00 Dance Moms. 3.00 Power Rangers Dino Super. 3.30 Beyblade Burst Surge. 4.00 Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens. 4.30 Late Programs.

6.00 (52) Friends.

7.30 The Neighborhood. 8.30 Mom. 9.00 The Big Bang Theory. 11.00 Friends. 1.00 Two And A Half Men. 1.30 Mom. 2.00 The Middle.

3.30 Friends. 4.00 To Be Advised. 6.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.00 Friends. 12.00 Home Shopping. 12.30 Infomercials. 1.00 Home Shopping. 1.30 Charmed. 2.30 Nancy Drew. 3.30 Two And A Half Men. 4.30 Home Shopping.

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NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Thursday, February 16, 2023

Your Seven-Day TV Guide 6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Lucy Worsley: Agatha Christie Mystery Queen. 2.00 Midsomer Murders: 25 Years Of Mayhem. 3.00 Gardening Australia. 4.00 Antiques Roadshow. 5.00 Anh’s Brush With Fame. 5.30 Hard Quiz. 6.00 The Drum. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Back Roads. Final. 8.30 Four Corners. 9.15 Media Watch. 9.35 Q+A. 10.35 ABC Late News. 10.50 The Business. 11.10 Vera. 12.40 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch.

9.15 Home Of The Year: Scotland. 10.10 Confucius Was A Foodie.

11.10 The Bridges That Built London. 12.05 WorldWatch. 2.20 Walking Britain’s Roman Roads. 3.15 Mastermind Aust. 4.15 Britain’s Cathedrals With Tony Robinson. 5.05 Jeopardy!

5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Aust. 6.30 News. 7.35 Planet Reef. 8.30 Monster: The Mystery Of Loch Ness. 9.30 Secrets Of Playboy. 10.25 SBS News. 10.55 Late Programs.

6.00 Sunrise.

9.00 The Morning Show. 11.30 Seven Morning News.

12.00 MOVIE: One Small Indiscretion. (2017) 2.00 Surveillance Oz. 2.30 Border Security: America’s Front Line. 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 7News Local. 6.30 7News @ 6:30. 7.00 Home And Away. 7.30 Australian Idol. 9.15 Starstruck. 10.30 The Latest: Seven News.

11.00 Busted In Bangkok. 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 Married At First Sight.

1.30 Explore TV. 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 Married At First Sight. 9.00 Big Miracles. 10.00 Nine News Late.

10.30 New Amsterdam. 11.20 The Equalizer.

12.10 Almost Family. 1.00 Hello SA. 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 2.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 9.00 Judge Judy. 9.30 The Bold And The Beautiful.

10.00 Studio 10. 12.00 10 News First: Midday.

1.00 Dr Phil. 2.00 Australian Survivor. 3.40 Entertainment Tonight. 4.00 Farm To Fork.

4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 5.00 10 News First. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 Australian Survivor. 8.40 Would I Lie To You? Australia.

9.40 Ghosts. 10.10 FBI: Most Wanted. 11.00 The Project. 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ (22) Programs. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 David Attenborough’s Natural History Museum Alive. 9.05 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. 9.55 Long Lost Family. 10.40 Making Of David Attenborough’s Natural History Museum Alive. 11.35 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 12.15 Louis Theroux: America’s Medicated Kids. 1.15 Whose Line Is It Anyway?

1.40 Veneno. 2.30 ABC TV Plus Programs Resume At 7.30pm. 5.05 Kids’ Programs.

ABC PLUS

6.00 (31) WorldWatch.

6.50 The 77 Percent. 7.20 WorldWatch. 9.30 Shortland St. 11.00 The Movie Show. 12.00 Hear Me Out. 1.00 Adam Ruins Everything.

2.00 Devoured. 2.50 Counter Space. 3.50 WorldWatch. 5.15 Takeshi’s Castle. 5.45 The Joy Of Painting With Bob Ross. 6.15 Forged In Fire. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Taskmaster. 10.20 Somewhere Boy. 11.20 Late Programs.

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

9.30 NBC Today. 10.30 Better Homes And Gardens. 1.00 Chris Tarrant’s Extreme Railway Journeys. 2.00 Weekender. 2.30 Million Dollar Minute. 3.30 Medical Rookies. 4.00 Australia’s Best Backyards. 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 Wild Bill. 11.50 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (81) Programs. 10.00 Danoz Direct. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. 12.00 Days Of Our Lives.

12.55 The Young And The Restless. 1.50 Bondi Vet. 2.50 Antiques Roadshow. 3.20 MOVIE: The Lady With A Lamp. (1951) 5.30 Murder, She Wrote. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Death In Paradise. 8.40 Agatha Christie’s Partners In Crime. 9.50 Coroner. 10.50 Law & Order: Criminal Intent. 11.50 Late Programs.

6.00 Home (53) Shopping.

7.30 Infomercials. 8.00 Pooches At Play.

8.30 Destination Dessert. 9.00 iFish. 9.30 Demolition Down Under. 10.30 JAG. 12.30 NCIS. 1.30 NCIS: Los Angeles. 2.30 Demolition Down Under. 3.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation.

4.30 MacGyver. 5.30 JAG. 6.30 Scorpion. 7.30 Bull. 8.30 NCIS. 10.20 In The Dark. 11.15 NCIS: New Orleans. 12.15 Home Shopping. 2.15 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ (23) Programs. 10.40 Leo’s Pollinators. 10.55 Kids’ Programs. 1.45 Get It Together! 2.10 Ace My Space. 2.35 Spirit Riding Free. 3.10 Supernoobs. 3.35 The Deep. 4.30 Secret Life Of Boys. 5.05 Kuu Kuu Harajuku. 5.25 Jade Armor. 6.00 100 Things To Do Before High School. 6.30 Operation Ouch!

7.00 Mikki Vs The World. 7.35 Slugterra. 8.00 Camp Lakebottom. 8.20 Droners. 8.55 The Next Step. 9.45 Rage. 10.45 Close.

6.00 News (24) Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 Afternoon Briefing. 5.00 ABC News Hour. 6.00 ABC Evening News. 7.00 ABC National News.

7.30 7.30. 8.00 ABC News Tonight. 8.45 The Business. 9.00 ABC Nightly News. 9.30 Foreign Correspondent. 10.00 The World. 11.00 The Drum. 12.00 ABC Late News. 12.30 7.30. 1.00 ABC Late News. 1.15 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (64) Programs.

1.30 Rides Down Under: Workshop Wars.

2.30 Motor Racing. ANDRA Drag Racing. Top Doorslammer. Round 3. 3.30 Full Custom Garage. 4.30 Counting Cars. 5.30 American Restoration. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 American Pickers. 8.30 MOVIE: Lethal Weapon 3. (1992) Mel Gibson, Danny Glover. 11.00 MOVIE: Hard To Kill. (1990) 1.05 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs.

(82) 12.00 Pure Genius.

1.00 Raising Hope. 2.00 Full House. 2.30 3rd Rock. 3.30 That ’70s Show. 4.30 The Nanny.

5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 I Dream Of Jeannie.

6.00 M*A*S*H. 6.30 Raymond. 7.00 Young Sheldon. 7.30 RBT. 8.30 MOVIE: Blade Runner 2049. (2017) Ryan Gosling. 11.40 Young Sheldon. 12.05 Millionaire Matchmaker. 1.05 Vanderpump Rules. 2.00 The Nanny. 2.30 Full House. 3.00 Late Programs.

6.00 (52) Friends.

8.00 The Neighborhood. 9.00 The Big Bang Theory. 10.30 The Middle. 11.00 Friends. 12.30 Two And A Half Men. 1.00 The Neighborhood.

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. 1.30 Becker. 2.30 The Late Late Show With James Corden. 3.30 The King Of Queens. 4.30 Home Shopping.

6.00 Morning (2) Programs. 12.00 News. 1.00 Father Brown. 1.45 Gruen. 2.30 Back Roads. 3.00 Gardening Australia. 4.00 Antiques Roadshow. 5.00 Anh’s Brush With Fame. 5.30 Hard Quiz. 6.00 The Drum.

7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Better Date Than Never. 8.30 Extinction With David Attenborough. 9.30 Lucy Worsley: Agatha Christie Mystery Queen. Final. 10.30 ABC Late News. 10.45 The Business. 11.05 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.10 (3) Home Of The Year: Scotland. 10.10 Confucius Was A Foodie. 11.00 The Bridges That Built London. 12.00 WorldWatch.

2.20 Walking Britain’s Roman Roads. 3.10 Mastermind Aust. 3.40 The Cook Up. 4.10 Britain’s Cathedrals With Tony Robinson. 5.05 Jeopardy!

5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Aust. 6.30 News. 7.30 Who Do You Think You Are? UK. 8.30 Insight. 9.30 Where Are You Really From? 10.00 SBS News. 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Sunrise.

(6) 9.00 The Morning Show. 11.30 Seven Morning News.

12.00 MOVIE: Terror In The Woods. (2018) 2.00 Surveillance Oz. 2.30 Border Security: International. 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. 6.00 7News Local. 6.30 7News @ 6:30. 7.00 Home And Away. 7.30 Australian Idol. 9.15 The Good Doctor. 10.15 Quantum Leap. 11.15 The Latest: Seven News. 11.45 Late Programs.

6.00 Today. 9.00 (8) Today Extra. 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 Married At First Sight.

1.30 Getaway. 2.00 Pointless. 3.00 Tipping Point. 4.00 Afternoon News. 4.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. 5.30 WIN News. 6.00 Nine News.

7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Married At First Sight. 9.00 The Hundred With Andy Lee. 10.00 Nine News Late. 10.30 Botched. 11.20 La Brea.

12.10 Tipping Point. 1.00 It’s All Greek To Me. 1.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (5) Programs. 8.30 Entertainment Tonight. 9.00 Judge Judy. 9.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 10.00 Studio 10. 12.00 10 News First: Midday. 1.00 Dr Phil.

2.00 Australian Survivor. 3.10 Entertainment Tonight. 3.30 Judge Judy. 4.00 Farm To Fork.

4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 5.00 10 News First. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 Australian Survivor. 9.00 NCIS. 10.00 NCIS: Hawai’i. 11.00 NCIS: Los Angeles. 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ (22) Programs.

6.25 Peter Rabbit. 6.50 Shaun The Sheep. 7.05 Catie’s Amazing Machines. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Would I Lie To You? 9.00 Greg Davies: The Back Of My Mum’s Head. 10.25 Fleabag. 10.50 QI. 11.25 Friday Night Dinner.

12.10 The Young Offenders. 12.40 High Fidelity.

1.15 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 2.35 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 3.05 ABC TV Plus Programs Resume At 7.30pm. 5.05 Kids’ Programs.

ABC PLUS

6.00 (31) WorldWatch.

9.30 Shortland St. 11.00 The Movie Show.

12.00 Rise Up. 12.55 Fanatics: The Deep End. 1.25 Planet A. 1.55 Chasing Famous. 2.50 Counter Space. 3.20 WorldWatch. 5.15 Takeshi’s Castle. 5.45 Joy Of Painting. 6.15 Forged In Fire. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Trip Hazard: My Great British Adventure. 9.25 Forbidden History. 10.20 Robert Kirkman’s Secret History Of Comics. 11.10 Late Programs.

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

9.30 NBC Today. 12.00 The Surgery Ship.

1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 Creek To Coast. 2.30 Million Dollar Minute. 3.30 Medical Rookies. 4.00 Australia’s Best Backyards. 4.30 Better Homes And Gardens. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Call The Midwife. 8.30 The Inspector Lynley Mysteries.

10.30 To Be Advised. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (81) Programs. 9.30 Newstyle Direct. 10.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. 12.00 Days Of Our Lives. 12.55 The Young And The Restless. 1.50 Death In Paradise. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: Trent’s Last Case. (1952) 5.30 Murder, She Wrote. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 New Tricks. 8.40 The Closer. 9.40 Rizzoli & Isles.

10.40 Major Crimes. 11.35 Late Programs.

6.00 Home (53) Shopping.

7.30 Infomercials. 8.00 Pooches At Play. 8.30 Destination Dessert. 9.00 iFish. 9.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 10.30 MacGyver. 11.30 JAG. 12.30 NCIS. 1.30 NCIS: Los Angeles. 2.30 Scorpion. 3.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation.

4.30 MacGyver. 5.30 JAG. 6.30 Scorpion.

7.30 Bull. 8.30 My Life Is Murder. 9.25 Bull.

10.20 SEAL Team. 11.15 48 Hours. 12.15 Home Shopping. 12.45 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 2.10 Ace My Space. 2.35 Spirit Riding Free. 3.10 Supernoobs. 3.35 The Deep. 4.30 Secret Life Of Boys. 5.05 Kuu Kuu Harajuku. 5.25 Jade Armor.

6.00 100 Things To Do Before High School.

6.30 Operation Ouch! 7.00 Mikki Vs The World. 7.40 Slugterra. 8.00 Camp Lakebottom.

8.20 Droners. 8.55 Nova Jones. 9.20 K-POP! Academy. 9.40 Soundtrack To Our Teenage Zombie Apocalypse. 10.00 Rage. 11.05 Close.

6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 Afternoon Briefing. 5.00 ABC News Hour. 6.00 ABC Evening News. 7.00 ABC National News.

7.30 7.30. 8.00 ABC News Tonight. 8.45 The Business. 9.00 ABC Nightly News. 9.15 Four Corners. 10.00 The World. 11.00 The Drum.

12.10 Q+A. 1.15 ABC Late News. 1.30 7.30. 2.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 American Restoration. 10.30 American Pickers.

11.30 Pawn Stars. 12.00 Counting Cars. 12.30 MOVIE: Lethal Weapon 3. (1992) 3.00 Billy The Exterminator. 3.30 Down East Dickering.

4.30 Barter Kings. 5.30 American Restoration.

6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Outback Truckers. 8.30 Heavy Tow Truckers Down Under. 9.30 Aussie Salvage Squad. 10.30 Truck Night In America. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs.

12.00 Pure Genius.

1.00 Raising Hope. 2.00 Full House. 2.30 3rd Rock. 3.30 That ’70s Show. 4.30 The Nanny.

5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 I Dream Of Jeannie.

6.00 M*A*S*H. 6.30 Raymond. 7.00 Young Sheldon. 7.30 MOVIE: Under Siege. (1992) 9.40 MOVIE: Exit Wounds. (2001) 11.40 Young Sheldon. 12.05 Millionaire Matchmaker. 1.05 Vanderpump Rules. 2.00 The Nanny. 2.30 Full House. 3.00 Late Programs.

6.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 Seinfeld.

8.30 To Be Advised. 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. 10.20 Becker. 11.10 Frasier. 12.00 Home Shopping. 1.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 2.30 The Late Late Show With James Corden. 3.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (2) Programs. 12.00 News. 12.30 Press Club. 1.35 Media Watch. 1.55 Short Cuts To Glory. 2.30 Back Roads. 3.00 Gardening Australia. 4.00 Antiques Roadshow.

5.00 Anh’s Brush With Fame. 5.30 Hard Quiz.

6.00 The Drum. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30.

8.00 Hard Quiz. 8.30 The Weekly With Charlie Pickering. 9.00 QI. Return. 9.35 Spicks And Specks. 10.20 Would I Lie To You? 10.50 ABC Late News. 11.05 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch.

(3) 9.05 Peer To Peer. 9.35 Home Of The Year: Scotland. 10.05 Confucius Was A Foodie. 11.00 The Bridges That Built London. 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.05 Insight. 3.05 Mastermind Aust. 3.35 The Cook Up. 4.10 Britain’s Most Historic Towns. 5.05 Jeopardy!

5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Aust. 6.30 News. 7.35 Wildlife ER. 8.35 My Grandparents’ War. 9.30 Bloodlands. 10.35 SBS News. 11.05 Cargo. 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (6) Programs. 12.00 MOVIE: Escaping The Madhouse: The Nellie Bly Story. (2019) 2.00 Surveillance Oz. 2.30 Border Security: International. 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 7News Local. 6.30 7News @ 6:30. 7.00 Home And Away. 7.30 Code 1: The Martin Place Siege. 8.30 The Front Bar: All Sports Edition.

9.30 Kitchen Nightmares Australia. 10.40 The Latest: Seven News. 11.10 Late Programs.

6.00 Today. 9.00 (8) Today Extra. 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 Married At First Sight.

1.30 My Way. 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 Married At First Sight. 9.00 Under Investigation. 10.00 Nine News Late. 10.30 See No Evil. 11.20 Ordinary Joe. 12.10 Tipping Point. 1.00 Living On The Coast. 1.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (5) Programs. 8.00 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. 8.30 Entertainment Tonight. 9.00 Judge Judy. 9.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 10.00 Studio 10.

12.00 10 News First: Midday. 1.00 Dr Phil. 2.00 Australian Survivor. 3.30 Judge Judy. 4.00 Farm To Fork. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful.

5.00 10 News First. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 The Dog House Australia. 8.40 Fire Country. 9.40 Bull. 11.30 Late Programs.

ABC PLUS (22)

6.00 Kids’ Programs.

4.25 Beep And Mort. 5.05 Octonauts. 5.35 Do, Re & Mi. 6.05 The Adventures Of Paddington.

6.25 Peter Rabbit. 6.50 Shaun The Sheep. 7.05 Catie’s Amazing Machines. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.30 Death In Paradise. Final. 9.30 Banana. 9.55 Cucumber. 10.45 Killing Eve. 11.30 Veneno. Final. 12.35 MOVIE: Booksmart. (2019) 2.20 ABC TV Plus Programs Resume At 7.30pm.

5.35 Baby Jake. 5.50 Kids’ Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch.

9.30 Shortland St. 11.00 The Movie Show.

12.00 One Armed Chef. 12.55 Border To Border.

1.25 Cryptoland. 1.55 Hunters. 2.45 Counter Space. 3.15 WorldWatch. 5.15 Takeshi’s Castle.

5.45 The Joy Of Painting With Bob Ross. 6.15 Forged In Fire. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 The Bloody Decade. 9.25 Letterkenny. 10.25 MOVIE: Foxcatcher. (2014) 1.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 7.30 The Real Seachange. 8.00 Home Shopping.

8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today.

12.00 The Surgery Ship. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 Sydney Weekender. 2.30 Million Dollar Minute. 3.30 ICU. 4.00 Australia’s Best Backyards. 4.30 Better Homes And Gardens.

5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Heartbeat. 8.45 Foyle’s War. 10.55 Frankie Drake Mysteries. 11.55 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 Days Of Our Lives.

12.55 The Young And The Restless. 1.50 New Tricks. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: The Face Of Fu Manchu. (1965) 5.30 Murder, She Wrote. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 As Time Goes By. 8.50 Midsomer Murders. 10.50 One Deadly Mistake. 11.50 Late Programs.

6.00 Home Shopping.

7.30 Infomercials. 8.00 Pooches At Play. 8.30 Destination Dessert. 9.00 iFish. 9.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 10.30 MacGyver. 11.30 JAG. 12.30 NCIS. 1.30 NCIS: Los Angeles. 2.30 Scorpion. 3.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation.

4.30 MacGyver. 5.30 JAG. 6.30 Soccer. Cup of Nations. Matildas v Jamaica. 9.40 Hawaii Five0. 12.30 Home Shopping. 2.00 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 3.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ (23) Programs. 2.35 Spirit Riding Free. 3.10 Supernoobs. 3.35 The Deep. 4.30 Secret Life Of Boys. 5.05 Kuu Kuu Harajuku. 5.25 Jade Armor. 6.00 100 Things To Do Before High School. 6.30 Operation Ouch! 7.00 Mikki Vs The World. 7.40 Slugterra.

8.00 Camp Lakebottom. 8.25 Droners. 8.45 Dodo. 9.00 Nova Jones. 9.25 K-POP! Academy.

9.40 Soundtrack To Our Teenage Zombie Apocalypse. 10.05 Rage. 11.05 Close.

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

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

6.00 ABC Evening News. 7.00 ABC National News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 ABC News Tonight. 8.45 The Business. 9.00 ABC Nightly News. 9.30 Courtney Act’s One Plus One. 10.00 The World.

11.00 The Drum. 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (64) Programs. 10.00 American Restoration. 10.30 American Pickers.

11.30 Pawn Stars. 12.00 Boy To Man. 1.00 Heavy Tow Truckers Down Under. 2.00 Truck Night In America. 3.00 Billy The Exterminator.

3.30 Down East Dickering. 4.30 Barter Kings.

5.30 American Restoration. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Highway Patrol.

8.30 Highway Cops. 9.30 Police Strike Force.

10.30 Surveillance Oz. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs.

(82) 12.00 Pure Genius.

1.00 Raising Hope. 2.00 Full House. 2.30 3rd Rock. 3.30 That ’70s Show. 4.30 The Nanny.

5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 I Dream Of Jeannie. 6.00 M*A*S*H. 6.30 Raymond. 7.00 Young Sheldon.

7.30 MOVIE: Gemini Man. (2019) 9.40 MOVIE: Shaft. (2000) 11.40 Young Sheldon. 12.10 Millionaire Matchmaker. 1.10 Vanderpump Rules. 2.00 The Nanny. 2.30 Full House. 3.00 Late Programs.

6.00 (52) The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 The Neighborhood. 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. 1.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 News.

1.00 Hard Quiz. 1.30 The Weekly. 2.00 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL. 2.30 Back Roads. 3.00 Gardening Aust. 4.00 Antiques Roadshow.

5.00 Brush With Fame. 5.30 Hard Quiz. 6.00 The Drum. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Foreign Correspondent. 8.30 Grand Designs: House Of The Year. 9.20 Joanna Lumley’s Great Cities Of The World. 10.10 Movin’ To The Country. 10.40 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.10 Home Of The Year: Scotland. 10.10 Confucius Was A Foodie. 11.05 The Bridges That Built London. 12.00 WorldWatch.

2.15 Walking Britain’s Roman Roads. 3.10 Mastermind Aust. 3.40 The Cook Up. 4.10 Britain’s Most Historic Towns. 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Aust. 6.30 News. 7.35 From Paris To Rome. 8.30 American Presidency With Bill Clinton. 9.20 Miniseries: The Walk-In. 10.15 SBS News. 10.45 Late Programs.

6.00 Sunrise.

9.00 The Morning Show. 11.30 Seven Morning News.

12.00 MOVIE: Mommy’s Little Angel. (2018) 2.00 Kochie’s Business Builders. 2.30 Border Security: America’s Front Line. 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. 6.00 7News Local. 6.30 7News @ 6:30. 7.00 Home And Away. 8.30 The Roast Of Paul Hogan. 10.15 Mrs Brown’s Boys. 11.00 The Latest: Seven News. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 Married At First Sight.

1.30 It’s All Greek To Me. 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 Australia Behind Bars. 10.35 Nine News Late. 11.05 A+E After Dark. 11.50 Council Of Dads. 12.40 Tipping Point. 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 2.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 9.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 10.00 Studio 10.

12.00 10 News First: Midday. 1.00 Dr Phil. 2.00 Taskmaster Australia. 3.00 Entertainment Tonight. 3.30 Judge Judy. 4.00 Farm To Fork.

4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 5.00 10 News First. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 Taskmaster Australia. 8.30 Gogglebox Australia. Return.

9.30 The Montreal Comedy Festival. 10.30 Law & Order: SVU. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ (22) Programs. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 QI. 8.30 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 9.15 Hard Quiz. 9.45 The Weekly. 10.15 Gruen. 10.55 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL. 11.25 Doctor Who. 12.10 Would I Lie To You? 12.40 Louis Theroux: A Place For Paedophiles.

1.40 Making Of David Attenborough’s Natural History Museum Alive. 2.30 Live At The Apollo.

3.20 ABC TV Plus Programs Resume At 7.30pm.

5.05 Kids’ Programs.

ABC PLUS

6.00 (31) WorldWatch.

9.30 Shortland Street. 11.00 The Movie Show.

12.00 The Indian Pacific: The Full Journey. 3.20 WorldWatch. 5.15 Takeshi’s Castle. 5.45 Joy Of Painting. 6.15 Forged In Fire. 7.05 Jeopardy!

7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Curse Of Oak Island.

10.10 Overlooked. New. 11.00 The UnXplained.

12.40 The Clinton Affair. 1.30 Dark Side Of Comedy. 2.25 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera.

6.00 Morning (62) Programs. 8.00 Home Shopping. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute.

9.30 NBC Today. 12.00 The Surgery Ship. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 South Aussie With Cosi. 2.30 Million Dollar Minute. 3.30 ICU. 4.00 Australia’s Best Backyards. 4.30 Better Homes And Gardens. 5.30 Escape To The Country.

6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Father Brown. 8.30 Murdoch Mysteries. 9.30 Kavanagh QC. 11.15 Murdoch Mysteries. 12.15 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 Days Of Our Lives.

12.55 The Young And The Restless. 1.50 As Time Goes By. 3.10 Antiques Roadshow. 3.40 MOVIE: Tender Mercies. (1983) 5.30 Murder, She Wrote. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Grantchester. 8.40 Poirot. 10.50 London Kills.

12.00 House. 1.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Home (53) Shopping.

7.30 Infomercials. 8.00 Pooches At Play. 8.30 Destination Dessert. 9.00 iFish. 9.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 10.30 MacGyver. 11.30 JAG. 12.30 NCIS. 1.30 NCIS: Los Angeles. 2.30 Scorpion. 3.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation.

4.30 MacGyver. 5.30 JAG. 6.30 Scorpion.

7.30 Bull. 8.30 NCIS. 9.25 NCIS: New Orleans.

10.20 SEAL Team. 11.15 48 Hours. 12.15 Home Shopping. 12.45 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 2.10 Ace My Space. 2.35 Spirit Riding Free. 3.10 Supernoobs. 3.35 The Deep. 4.30 Secret Life Of Boys. 5.05 Kuu Kuu Harajuku. 5.25 Jade Armor.

6.00 100 Things To Do Before High School.

6.30 Operation Ouch! 7.00 Mikki Vs The World. 7.45 Slugterra. 8.05 Camp Lakebottom.

8.25 Droners. 9.00 Nova Jones. 9.25 K-POP! Academy. 9.45 Soundtrack To Our Teenage Zombie Apocalypse. 10.10 Rage. 11.10 Close.

6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 Afternoon Briefing. 5.00 ABC News Hour. 6.00 ABC Evening News. 7.00 ABC National News.

7.30 7.30. 8.00 ABC News Tonight. 8.45 The Business. 9.00 ABC Nightly News. 9.30 Back Roads. 10.00 The World. 11.00 The Drum.

12.00 ABC Late News. 12.30 7.30. 1.00 ABC Late News. 1.15 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Highway Patrol. 1.00 Surveillance Oz. 2.00 Police Strike Force. 3.00 Billy The Exterminator.

3.30 Down East Dickering. 4.30 Barter Kings.

5.30 American Restoration. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 8.30 MOVIE: The Long Kiss Goodnight. (1996) Geena Davis, Samuel L Jackson. 11.00 MOVIE: National Lampoon’s Loaded Weapon. (1993) 12.45 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs.

12.00 Pure Genius.

1.00 Raising Hope. 2.00 Full House. 2.30 3rd Rock. 3.30 That ’70s Show. 4.30 The Nanny.

5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 I Dream Of Jeannie. 6.00 M*A*S*H. 6.30 Raymond. 7.00 Young Sheldon.

7.30 MOVIE: Skyscraper. (2018) 9.30 MOVIE: Snitch. (2013) 11.45 Young Sheldon. 12.10 Millionaire Matchmaker. 1.10 Vanderpump Rules. 2.00 The Nanny. 2.30 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. 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.

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Thursday, February 16, 2023 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR

Sport

Little in name, big in heart, Narromine LA’s off to State

They’re a small club in name and numbers, but Narromine Little Athletics landed some big results at the recent Region Three Championships in Dubbo with three young athletes now heading-off to the HART Sport State Track & Field Championships in Sydney in mid-March.

By DAVID DIXON THEY’RE a small club in name and numbers, but Narromine Little Athletics landed some big results at the recent Region Three Championships in Dubbo.

The results will see three young athletes now heading-off to the HART Sport State Track & Field Championships in Sydney in mid-March.

Club President, Tanya Harding, said that the young competitors from the club, all thoroughly enjoyed the atmosphere and challenge of what was for many, their fi rst big meet.

“For us, it’s not so much about winning, but in doing your personal best (PB), and we had quite a few achieve outstanding personal results.

“We had one girl who took 30.6 seconds off her best time for the 1500 metres, another child who added 27cm to his best-ever long-jump, and many others beat their PB’s,” she added.

“With such a lot of competition, it just pushes the athletes to run faster and jump further,” she said.

With seven athletes from the club competing, nearly half of whom were para-athletes with a disability, it’s all about the fun of competition.

“We were the highest club with the most number of para-athletes, we’re absolutely very big on inclusiveness,” Tanya said.

“And many of these kids have progressed onto Sydney at the Olympic Park... our motto is ‘do your best,’ and that’s what we really emphasise,” she said.

With fi rst two place-getters at the Region Three Championships progressing through to Sydney, three of the para-athletes from Narromine are off to further competition, she said.

“Zac has been selected to represent NSW and compete in Melbourne towards the end of April at the 2023 Coles Australian Little Athletics Championships.

“Competing in the Junior

Athletics Championships his selection was based on his results from last years’ results at the Little Athletics State Track & Field Championships in Sydney.

With Zac (in the T/F36 classification), Bailey (the T/ F64), and Kye (T/F01 – Hearing impaired) off to HART Sport State Track and Field Championships in Sydney in March, the Zone Three event has proven a great springboard for the young athletes.

“Zac and Bailey will also represent NSW and compete in Brisbane in mid-April at the 2023 Chemist Warehouse Australian Junior (Under 13 to Under 18) Track & Field Championships,” Tanya said.

She believes that the Region Three Championships, which covered an area encompassing much of regional NSW, brought-out the best in many of the local kids.

“It was really hot on the Sunday, and every kid would have been exhausted, they left nothing in the tank,” she concluded.

Good field for weekly comp Contributed by NORM LEWIS THE heavy rain which fell over the course on Thursday night did not deter the golfers from their Saturday morning Gerries golf competition. The rainstorm caused little to no damage, in fact, it was probably what the course needed.

20 players faced the starter for the event, seven ladies and 13 men.

The women played the front nine and here the fi rst one home was Bev Woods with a score of 20 points. Great to see Bev in the winner’s circle.

Close behind was Michelle Ashdown and Marj Kelly, only one shot off the pace on 19 points. The countback was again called upon to decide the winner. It was Michelle Ashdown who took the prize. There was no lady winner of the NTP, however, Dale Harding won the NAGA with 11 points.

Apologies to Carol McDonald who actually ran second in

the lady’s division the previous week.

Over on the back nine, 13 men took to the course. Chris Peter scooped the pool with 24 points to win the men’s event and also collect four golf balls for a great shot on the NTP hole. Second home for the men was Chris Harding with 22. All in all, a very nice morning of golf.

The players were back on the pool table after a little break.

In the opening preliminary match, Chris Peter and Bob Fletcher comfortably defeated Graham Shaw and Norm Lewis to advance to the fi nal.

They met Greg Kearines and Chris Harding in the decider. It was a very competitive match; however, it was Chris and Bob who defeated the oddson favourites Greg and Chris to claim the title of pool champs for the week.

Thus, Chris Peter claimed the double – golf and pool- for the day. Well done, Chris!

See you all on the tee!

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NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Thursday, February 16, 2023

Heavy storm can’t wash-away battle for top Business House Contributed by NORM LEWIS NARROMINE golfers were lucky to get play at all, following the heavy rainstorm on Thursday night.

The Business House was still played on the Wednesday, and the weekend went ahead as scheduled.

On Saturday, 17 players took part in an 18-Par Plus event with the winner Luke Brown with a round that was all square with the card.

This is two weeks in a row for Luke, who also took the major prize last weekend.

Tim Wiggins at -2 was the

runner-up on a count-back from Steve Squires with Russ Hunt winning the longdrive on the fi rst, while Jason McPherson had a field day taking the NTP (nearest-thepin) on the 10th which happened to also be the jackpot hole.

There was no winner of the NTP on the Ninth Play on Sunday was a Two-Person Irish Stableford with a field of 12 players with the winners Steve Squires and Rob Gainsford and with a score of 59.

Runners-up were Tony Mann and Rob Williams on

Safety boost funds to help save for Trangie Racecourse

Welcoming funds to address safety issues at Trangie Racecourse, State Member for Dubbo, Dugald Saunders, and Narromine Shire’s Acting Mayor, Councillor Dawn Collins.

RACE-LOVERS will again, hopefully, flock back to the Trangie Racecourse in 2023 following new funds to address safety issues at the circuit.

With the support of the NSW Government’s Crown Reserves Improvement Fund, Narromine Shire Council has secured $36,212 for the vital work, “The Trangie racecourse is a classic country track and a race day there always attracts a great crowd from across the region, injecting money into this great little town,” State Member for Dubbo, Dugald Saunders said “It’s also an important gathering place for the local community to dress-up, relax, and unwind trackside,” he said, adding: “I can’t wait to see the track returned to its pre-La Nina standard!”

Narromine Shire’s Acting Mayor, Councillor Dawn Collins also welcomed the funding, pointing-out the track’s vital role in the town.

“Horse racing has always been an integral part of the Trangie community,” Cr Collins said. “After the past two very wet years, improvements to restore the track surface back to a safe standard will allow the annual Trangie Gold Cup to run in March and the Macquarie Picnic Races to run in July!” she added.

Crown Land covers about 34 million hectares, or 42 per cent, of NSW with more than 34,000 reserves across the State including parks, ovals, showgrounds, racecourses, and community halls.

The grant is part of $16.48 million being offered to support 264 projects across the State.

58, but there was no winner on the Ninth hole NTP while Tony Mann took the prize on the 17th. The long-drive on the 11th went to Dan Coen but the Jackpot was not won.

Down to five weeks left in the Business House Comp, and the battle for supremacy is on in earnest. Teams NDT, DOZER CHICKS, and GERRIES, are tied for the lead on 45 points with the team DEEP DIVOTS fourth on 44.

A total of 79 players took part on Wednesday last with the winning team on the day being McPhersons with a score of 3.4. Daily comp win-

ners were Alex Gordon, 30; M Dunbar, 28; Alec Sambrook, 26; John Everett, 23 (on a count-back); from Bev White also on 23.

The long-drive winners were Glen Smyth on the Third and Ninth, Ken McClare on the 10th, while the 17th was not won. The long-drives went to A Pfafflen on the 11th and R Mallon on the First.

The scene is now set for a great fi nish in this popular event.

The popular Junior Clinic resumes this Sunday, February 19 at 9.30 am with all youngsters invited to attend.

The Veterans Club also had their Annual Meeting last week with a new President elected as Bruce Mitchell retired from the position he has held since 2016. A great job well done, Bruce!

The new President is Peter Hutchinson while Norm Lewis retains the Secretary position and the Match Committee is Peter Hutchinson, Ashley Bullock, Chris Harding, and Norm Lewis.

That’s all for this week – see you at the 19th!

Lunn takes the trophy home after twelve years

RACING NG REPORT ORT

By COLIN HODGES

Bedgerabong Picnic Races – Saturday, February 11, 2023 TWELVE years after taking home the trophy, Du-bbo trainer Garry Lunn was back again on Saturday to win the $11,000 Total Wear Solutions Australia Bedgerabong Picnic Cup with Honeywine.

His 2011 winner, Carry The Dance, was ridden by Isabelle Chandler while Honeywine had Narromine-based Ricky Blewitt in the saddle.

In front of a crowd of nearly 2000 at the beautiful Bedgerabong racecourse, Namarari and Queensland visitor, Hard Currency were among the early leaders in the 1400-metres Cup with Sons Of Bourke dashing to the front approaching the home turn.

Given a nice run behind the leaders by Blewitt, Honeywine (at $7) in a thrilling fi nish, won by a half-head from Sons Of Bourke (Michael Gray at $2.70) with the $2.60 favourite Cheeky Nugget (Leandro Ribeiro) a length and three quarters away

in third place.

Blewitt then kept a cool head in the following race when the Michael Mulholland, Dubbo-trained Bon Vavont was very slowly away in the 1400-metres Lachlan Quarry Sands Class B Handicap.

Coming from a long last, Bon Vavont (the $1.90 favourite) arrived in time to defeat Here Comes Chum (Emily Waters at $6) and the Queensland-trained Dutton Ranch, (Todd Bailey at 3.80).

Recent good performances at Royal Randwick and Moonee Valley, were pointers to success for Bold Offa in the 800-metres Daniel Ball Transport Clearview Bracelet Handicap. Burdened with the 72kg top weight, the lightly-raced four-year-old stallion was ridden by Rebecca McCrae for her husband, Yass trainer Allan McRae. Leading from the outset, Bold Offa (the $2.20 favourite) held on under the big weight to win by a half-neck from Yorker (Leandro Ribeiro at $2.80) and Everyone (Emily Waters at $8).

Champion picnic jockey, Leandro Ribeiro also had his supporters feeling happy when he rode the opening three winners, Get Up Alby, Iciafox, and Benyatta.

Finishing strongly, the Con-

nie Greig, Dubbo-trained Get Up Alby (at $3.50) reeled in the leaders to win the 1100-metres Dunk Insurance Class Three Trophy Handicap from Hammoon Sweet-heart (Michael Gray at $10) and Angie Emm (Ricky Blewitt the $2.30 favourite).

Connie Greig, the picnic trainers Premiership winner last season, completed a double when Benyatta (the $2.80 favourite) raced outside the leader and, close to home, wore down Hireach (Emily Waters at $4.20) with Jesta Diva (Ricky Blewitt at $4) third in the 800-metres Roylance Tractor Replacements Class B Handicap.

Third leg of the Leandro Ribeiro treble, was aboard the Rodney Robb, Nyngan-trained Iciafox in the 1100-metres Hutcheon and Pearce Maiden Plate.

Taking the lead in the early stages, Iciafox (at $2.80) won by over six lengths from Supreme Reality (Michael Gray at $3) and Cinders (Kate Petersen at $6).

Condobolin Picnics and Coonabarabran, are scheduled for this Saturday with Mudgee on Sunday, featuring the $150,000 Central Districts Qualifier for the Newhaven Park Country Championship Final at Royal Randwick.

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Thursday, February 16, 2023 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR ISSN 2653-2948

SPORT Huge week of bowls action

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with “rocking” presentation A HUGE week of bowls action to report on, with lots more coming-up!

Firstly to social bowls action, where we had 18 Starters Thursday, and 10 troops take to the green Sunday morning for the Chook Run. First-up on Thursday and it was the trio of Peter Pearce, Kerry Martin, and Greg Wright who stood atop the podium at day’s end. The trio of Mark Smith, Des Lincoln, and David McNair were also afforded the runners-up cheque for their fi ne display on the day.

On Sunday, and with just 10 starters, the duo of Ross Wallace and Ray Anthony got all the spoils on offer.

We also held our annual Presentation Night on Friday with the clubhouse “rocking”.

After the excellent sausage-sizzle (of sorts) for all husbands, wives, partners, children, and guests, we got down to the series part of the night, handing-out the certificates and well-deserved cash. Congratulations to Secretary Bruce Maher, who did a sterling job as “Emcee”.

The Zone Triples and Fours in the Presidents Discipline have also been played at Narromine Bowling Club over the last two weekends with some 80 players lining up in the Triples and similar numbers going round in the Fours. Whilst there was no joy for any of our teams, the company was excellent, and our troops got to play against clubs they normally never see.

Both events have reached the Finals status and, due to no double-ups, will be played on Saturday April 1 – no kidding!

The Club’s AGM has been gazetted for this Saturday, February 18 from 10am in the Club House. I am pleased to an-

nounce we have a full contingent of names for the Board, so the meeting should be one that flows easily.

THE fi rst of our 2023 Club Championships are also set to commence on Saturday and the matches scheduled for 1.30pm that day, include: Game 1: Skips only Stanford V French Game 2: Skips only Edwards V Jermyn Game 3: Skips only H Buttsworth V Anthony PENNANTS also commence this Sunday with our lads in the red trousers travelling to Dubbo City on Sunday morning where, from 11am, they will tackle the Dinosaurs who have recruited very well and so the match looks to be a torrid affair for our new-look squad.

Due to a number of regulars being unavailable for this clash, the interim selectors have put together the following Teams: Team 1: Adam Jermyn, Kerry Martin, Ben Clark, and Robbie Stanford Team 2: David McNair, Alex Sambrook, Mark Hilder, and Henry Buttsworth Team 3: Ray Anthony, Steve Buttsworth, Aaron Hutchison, and John Edwards All players are asked to be at Narromine Clubhouse before 10am to organise transport.

The selectors (whoever they may be?) will be picking our team for the opening round of pennants for this Sunday so, if you wish to play pennants for Narromine Bowling Club, get your name up on the Nom sheet to avoid missing the boat.

Well that’s it for me for this week, I hope to catch up with you up at the “BOWLY”

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