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Marli Sharah is the District’s Aboriginal Nurse/Midwife of the Year Marli Sharah was recognised as the WNSWLHD’s Aboriginal Nurse/Midwife of the Year at a presentation dinner on May 9.

By SHARON BONTHUYS VAUGHAN Ellen was enjoying a drink in Brisbane when he took a call that would change his life. The NSW Department of Education was on the other end of the line, asking the retired teacher if he would consider returning to the classroom.

The Narromine resident is one of almost 150 teachers to say ‘yes’ to the department’s proposal to return to public school classrooms this year as part of the “Teachers Re-engage” initiative. The drastic action to recall retired teachers aims to redress the teacher shortage that has seriously impacted the delivery of education in NSW in recent years.

After teaching for 20 years, which included time at Narromine Public School, the 61-year-old had given the gig away and was exploring new horizons, enjoying a semi-retired life when he was enticed back.

More than 260 former teachers have expressed interest in returning to service, with 145 now linked with schools to perform casual and temporary work in more than 600 schools across the state.

Continued page 14

PHOTO: WNSWLHD.

By SHARON BONTHUYS MARLI Sharah from Narromine Health Service was honoured last week, taking out a prestigious award

at the Western NSW Local Health District (WNSWLHD) 2024 Nursing and Midwifery Awards.

The 35-year-old from Peak Hill was announced as the

district’s Aboriginal Nurse/ Midwife of the Year at a presentation dinner on May 9.

The annual awards given across eight categories acknowledge the passion,

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Thursday, May 16, 2024 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR

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INSIDE THIS WEEK Political News & Opinion . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8

CWA tackles DV, health and crime at state conference

Community News .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..11 Classroom News .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .16 Puzzles .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 18 Classifieds .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .19 Your Seven-Day TV Guide .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 20

Around 700 members attended the CWA NSW State Conference in Coffs Harbour recently which passed an urgent motion calling for more to be done to reduce the incidence of domestic violence in NSW. PHOTO: CWA NSW.

Sport .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 22

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THE FORECAST Thursday, May 16 Min 10. Max 22. Partly cloudy. Chance of any rain: 0% Central West Slopes and Plains area: Partly cloudy. The chance of fog in the early morning.

Light winds. Overnight temperatures falling to between 7 and 10 with daytime temperatures reaching the low to mid 20s.

Sun protection recommended from 10:30 am to 1:30 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 3 [Moderate] Friday, May 17 Min 9. Max 22. Mostly sunny. Chance of any rain: 5% Central West Slopes and Plains area: Mostly

CENTRAL issues to country women, health, law and order, education, transport, and the environment, were some of the 25 motions passed at the NSW Country Women’s Association (CWA) annual State Conference in Coffs Harbour last week.

The three-day event also discussed a “motion of urgency” on the need for more action on the high rates of domestic and family violence, which passed unanimously, and included: f A call to amend the NSW Bail Act to change the presumption of bail provisions to a default against bail for domestic and family violence offences. f Prioritisation of sustainable funding models for frontline victim support services and services that target perpetrator risk-factors to ensure stability and continuity in funding for these services. f The expediting of the establishment of a real-time system to record, track, and share information on perpetrators across systems and jurisdictions.

“This was the fi rst issue we dealt with when the business sessions began on Monday, recognising just how important this motion was to members who want to see immediate and meaningful action around current rates of domestic and family violence and we’ll be strongly advocating for the measures we endorsed at the conference,” said CWA NSW State President, Joy Beames.

Other motions carried at this year’s conference included advocacy on: f Urgent action around bushfi re mitigation and management of government-controlled land. f A transparent, publicly-available water ownership register and the mandating of the registration of elected Members’ interest and foreign investment in water. f The provision of adequate funding for licensed teachers to provide sunny. The chance of morning fog. Slight chance of a shower on the northern plains, near zero chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm on the northern plains in the morning and afternoon. Light winds. Overnight temperatures falling to between 7 and 11 with daytime temperatures reaching the low 20s.

Sun protection recommended from 10:30 am to 1:30 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 3 [Moderate] Saturday, May 18 Min 8. Max 19. Mostly sunny. Chance of any rain: 0% Central West Slopes and Plains area: Mostly sunny. Light winds becoming southerly 15 to 25 km/h during the morning then becoming light

swimming and water safety skills lessons to primary school students. f Funding support or rental subsidies for educators working in early childhood centres in remote, rural, and regional locations. f The continuation and extension of the Preschool Drive Subsidy Pilot Program for remote families. f A review of Triple Zero call centre procedures to help determine caller locations. f Banning the heading of footballs by children under 16 when training or playing football, and promoting education about oncussion and sub-concussion in sport. f The addition or retrofitting of public toilets with adult disabled changing facilities. f Federal adoption of recommendations from the Senate Inquiry into barriers to assessment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and support services for children, adolescents and adults with ADHD and/or autism. f Reducing the minimum eligible age to take part in the free National Bowel Cancer Screening Program to at least 45. f Ways to support providers of affordable accommodation in NSW for the growing number of homeless older women, particularly in regional, rural and remote areas. f Mandatory regulation of sporting broadcasts to prohibit marketing, advertising or sponsorship promotion of alcohol. f Additional funding for local councils to maintain, repair and upgrade school bus routes. f Urgent, immediate action to establish 24-hour policing in all larger regional, rural and remote shires.

About 700 members attended this year’s State Conference, including representatives from Trangie and Narromine branches of the CWA. Mrs Beames said the diversity in

during the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 6 and 9 with daytime temperatures reaching between 17 and 20.

Sun protection recommended from 10:50 am to 1:10 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 3 [Moderate] Sunday, May 19 Min 4. Max 17. Sunny. Chance of any rain: 0% Monday, May 20 Min 4. Max 18. Sunny. Chance of any rain: 5% Tuesday, May 21 Min 4. Max 19. Sunny. Chance of any rain: 5%

the motions once again highlighted the variety of concerns from communities across NSW. “Health has remained a big focus for branches, with numerous motions endorsed by delegates that seek to improve access to services for regional, rural and remote residents and enhance the recruitment of health professionals to these communities,” Mrs Beames said.

“The increasing rates of crime in rural and regional locations has also been of enormous concern to the association and our members, and this is reflected in several motions that came before the conference this year,” she added.

The conference also hosted a rural and regional crime panel where members heard a number of different perspectives on the issue, which reinforced the need for ongoing advocacy for country communities that are experiencing a real crisis when it comes to crime rates and impacts on victims..

The motions endorsed at the State Conference will now form the basis of CWA NSW lobbying efforts in the immediate future.

The conference also voted to make pancreatic cancer the Health Research Fund Annual Project for 2023/24, following its previous focus on ovarian cancer. Earlier in the conference, the CWA NSW presented a cheque for $52,087 to the University of Newcastle for research into ovarian cancer by Professor Pradeep Tanwar.

Sources of assistance for family and domestic violence Police/emergency services: triple zero (000) www.triplezero.gov.au 1800 RESPECT: 1800 737 732 www.1800respect.org.au Lifeline: 13 11 14 www.lifeline.org.au Kids Help Line: 1800 55 1800 www.kidshelpline.com.au

The week @ Trangie weather station

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NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Thursday, May 16, 2024

The second Temporary closure: Gilgandra Film Festival Dandaloo Street to showcase level crossing young talent

By NICHOLAS CROKER THE second annual Gilgandra Film Festival is set to take place later this month.

This year’s festival will feature one local documentary, one national, and one international.

Alongside these fi lms will be a newly introduced screening of local young director’s fi lms.

Film festival artistic director Simon Target said, “documentaries are a special genre in fi lmmaking and that local stories make the best inspiration”.

His short fi lm ‘Warrawong: the wind still blows’ will be a continuation of the 2023 documentary ‘Warrawong: The Windy Place on the Hill’, a documentary that explored “the notion of what life on a farm is like in modern Australia.” This was fi lmed at the foothills of the Warrumbungle mountains, featuring fi lm festival director Sue Armstrong and her late husband Brian, who passed away late last year.

Mr Target also directed the feature ‘Kozok: Alone across Australia’ following Polish photographer and adventurer Michael Kozok as he walks solo across Australia.

It will be included in the fi lm festival as a special test screening; this will be the fi rst time the documentary is shown to the public.

From Iranian director Marjan Khosravi comes ‘The

Dream of a Horse’, the story of Shahnaz, the oldest daughter of a nomadic family who live in the Iranian mountains.

Mr Target believes the Gilgandra screening of Ms Khosravi’s documentary will also be a national fi rst. “[It is] an extraordinary perspective,” he said.

The 2024 festival will also see the introduction of a young director’s segment, ‘Early Harvest Films’, where children from local primary schools compete to direct and produce documentary fi lms. The best will be presented at the Gilgandra Film Festival.

“When we piloted last year’s [festival], we thought we just had a bit of fun. Nobody expected it to be so successful,” said Mr Target.

Film festival director Mrs Armstrong the organisers are expecting the festival to be a fantastic regional event.

“We have the opportunity to see international as well as local documentaries presented to the community that you’d usually have to go to Sydney for.”

She also said that the film festival committee loved planning and pulling off the event last year.

“It was an absolute joy to see the reactions last year... to have another fun event would be a great achievement,” she said.

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NARROMINE’S Dandaloo Street level crossing is set to close for four days later this week, as the Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) carries out its scheduled improvements.

The level crossing upgrade has been flagged for some time with various preliminary works undertaken in recent weeks around the site by both Narromine Shire Council and contractors.

West-bound traffic has

been diverted at Derribong Avenue during this time, crossing at the Manildra Street level crossing several hundred metres to the east.

From 6am on Friday, May 17 to 6pm on Monday, May 20, Dandaloo Street will be closed to all traffic between Burraway Street and Derribong Avenue for the ARTC level crossing upgrade.

A single pedestrian crossing will remain open during daylight hours during this time. At night, the road and both pedestrian cross-

ings will be closed.

The detour via the Manildra Street level crossing will be available for vehicles and pedestrians.

Bus patrons will need to note the temporary relocation of the Intercity bus stop on Burraway Street. Signage will be installed at the site of the temporary bus stop by Transport for NSW. ARTC’s scheduled upgrade is expected to improve rail, pedestrian and vehicle safety at this level crossing.

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Thursday, May 16, 2024 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR

Defib grants for Narromine district sports and community clubs THEY literally save lives on an almost weekly basis, with some of Narromine district’s sporting and other clubs, recently being funded for their very-own heart defibrillators.

The half-million-dollar State Government scheme sought to provide these essential automated external defibrillators (AEDs) for some of NSW’s most disadvantaged areas.

Local groups to receive the funding include $2,500 for Narromine Soccer Club, $2,175 for Narromine Turf Club, $2,500 for Narromine Little Athletics Club, $2,450 for Narromine Tennis Club, $2,400 for Trangie Team Penning Association, and $2,450 for Narromine Show Society.

Each organisation has received the money to go towards the purchase, installation, and training in how to use a new automated external defibrillator, said NSW Minister for Sport, Steve Kamper.

“Heart attacks and heart disease do not discriminate, and access to a defibrillator immediately following a cardiac arrest can mean the difference between life and death,” Mr Kamper said.

“Local Sport Defibrillator Grant Program ensures that our smallest community sport and recreation clubs are equipped to respond to life-threatening emergencies,” he added.

Co-deputy Director of the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, Professor Jamie Vandenberg, said that the defibrillators were vital for those suffering sudden heart attacks.

“Nine out 10 people who have a sudden cardiac arrest outside of hospital won’t survive, but your survival chances are greatly increased if there is a defibrillator close at hand,” Prof Vandenberg said.

“It’s fantastic to see that more sports clubs across NSW will now have these life saving devices installed as a result of these grants.

Every second counts when it comes to surviving a sudden cardiac arrest,” he added.

In their application, Trangie Team Penning Association said: “Our sport encourages all ages and abilities to participate in this equestrian discipline.

“To ensure both riders and spectators are safe during our event, having a defibrillator close by, especially in a small rural town, means we can keep everyone beating to the rhythm of our horses hooves!”

Nyngan only NSW town to receive remote airstrip funding

Only one remote airstrip in NSW has been funded under round 10 of the Remote Airstrip Upgrade Program.

PHOTO: SUPPLIED.

By SHARON BONTHUYS EARLIER this month, the federal Member for Parkes electorate, Mark Coulton MP, lamented the delay in announcing the recipients of funding support from round ten of the Remote Airstrip Upgrade Program.

The critical funding program closed off applications for round ten last December.

Mr Coulton, who represents a federal electorate that covers geographically almost half the state of NSW, was very disappointed when the federal government finally announced last week that just one of the 21 projects to receive funding from round ten is located in NSW. Nyngan, in the Parkes electorate, was the only NSW location to receive remote airstrip funding in round ten. The Bogan Shire Council will receive $116,550 towards a lighting upgrade at Nyngan Airport.

Nine of the 21 projects funded in round ten involved lighting upgrades or installations support-

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ing taxiways at remote airstrips across the country. Queensland received the lion’s share of the grants (seven), followed by South Australia (five), the Northern Territory (five), Western Australia (three) and NSW (one).

The smallest grant issued was just $30,705 for a passenger shelter and helipad lighting at Nipapanha (Nepabunna) Angepena Airstrip in north-east South Australia. The largest grant was $2.956 million for an aeronautical lighting upgrade at the Lockhart River Aerodrome in far north Queensland.

“I’m glad the Labor Government has heeded our calls and finally released this funding, months after applications closed,” Mr Coulton said.

“At least now, the successful recipients can get on with the job of improving their airstrips.

“It’s so important for our rural aerodromes to remain operational for the delivery of essential supplies, particularly for access to life-saving

medical services like the Royal Flying Doctors,” he added.

“However, I am disappointed that Bogan Shire Council was the only recipient in NSW. “I know for a fact that numerous other councils in my electorate applied for this funding and have unfortunately missed out. I’m hoping that further funding for the Remote Airstrip Upgrade Program will be made available in next week’s Federal Budget.

“Councils in my electorate have had great success in the past under this program, with the previous round alone delivering more than $700,000 for vital upgrades for remote airstrips in Bourke, Condobolin, Tottenham, Emmdale, Walgett, Lightning Ridge, Collarenebri, Burren Junction, and Carinda,” Mr Coulton concluded.

The upgrade program is essential to enhance the safety and accessibility of aerodromes in remote and very remote areas of Australia.

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NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Thursday, May 16, 2024

“Midnight” is appointed as first Aboriginal regional LLS board chair NSW Opposition introduces bail bill to keep DV perpetrators behind bars Paul (Midnight) Brydon is the new Chair of the Central West Region Local Land Services Board.

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PAUL (Midnight) Brydon has been named as the fi rst Aboriginal person to chair a regional Local Land Services board, after being selected to head the Central West Region Local Land Services body. He replaces Susan Madden, who had held the role for around a decade.

Mr Brydon has actively served the Central West LLS board since March 2020, including being the Board representative on the Central West Regional Weeds Committee and a member of the Central West Aboriginal Engagement Steering Committee.

Mr Brydon is a proud Wiradjuri man living in Narromine with connections across the Central West region, including in Wellington, Dubbo, and Dunedoo.

This is demonstrated through his membership on the Wiradjuri Council of Elders at Charles Sturt University, personal commitment to teaching the Wiradjuri language, and advisory roles with various NSW government committees.

Also known as Midnight, Mr Brydon is currently a weeds contractor for Dubbo Regional Council and participates on the Community Consultative Committees for the Tomingley and Wilpinjong mines.

The Central West Local Land Services re-

gion is home to around 110,000 people and covers the central west slopes region around Grenfell, Forbes and Wellington to the western plains of Nyngan and Coonamble.

With Dubbo as a key hub, the Central West region also includes Gilgandra, Narromine, and Warren.

Recently, the Minister for Agriculture, Tara Moriarty, announced the appointment of 24 new Local Land Services board members state-wide.

“With this influx of new members, including a record number of women as board chairs, they bring a new wave of leadership, agriculture, and communication skills to the Local Land Services board,” Local Land Services stated in a newsletter.

“The new members, who hold a wide range of experience and skills spanning business, agriculture, communications and industry, will play a key role in connecting the organisation to landholders and communities across NSW.” The entire Central West Region Local Land Services Board includes Paul Brydon (Chair), appointed board members Lisa Schiff, Andrew Rice (Parkes), and Ross McCarthy (Dubbo), and elected board members Will Martin (Gollan), David Waters (Mendooran), and Chris Sweeney (Forbes).

THE NSW Liberals and Nationals will seek to introduce the Bail Amendment (Serious Personal Violence and Electronic Monitoring) Bill 2024 when Parliament resumes this week.

Announced earlier this week, the legislation will seek to amend the Bail Act 2013 to implement the Opposition’s proposals to strengthen bail laws by: f Expanding the use of electronic monitoring devices to bail on serious domestic violence charges. f Expanding the grounds for staying the granting of bail for serious domestic violence charges. f Removing the power for registrars to determine bail for serious personal violence charges where bail is opposed, given the widespread audio-visual capacity across our courthouses enabling magistrates to make orders from centralised locations, if necessary.

Member for the Dubbo electorate and NSW Nationals Leader, Dugald Saunders, said these measures will improve safety for victims of family and domestic violence in our community.

“We need to take swift and decisive action to protect the women of the Dubbo electorate and across NSW,” Mr Saunders said.

“A bipartisan approach is needed to protect women no matter where they are from, with half of the 27 domestic violence related deaths this year occurring in regional parts of Australia,” he added.

The amendments are now more urgent than ever, especially for those in the bush, he argued.

“Those living in the regions, are particularly hurting after the tragic death of Molly Ticehurst.

“We know it can be harder for women to leave abusive relationships when they live in the country because they often have nowhere else to go,” Mr Saunders said.

Deputy Leader of the NSW Nationals, Bronnie Taylor, said the statistics are too shocking to bear.

“On average, one woman is killed every nine days by a current or former partner in Australia, and those numbers are more than just statistics,” Mrs Taylor said.

“They are women who were mothers, sisters, daughters, colleagues and friends,” she added.

Leader of the Nationals in the Upper House, Sarah Mitchell, said there is an overwhelming sense of helplessness, of fear, and of anger which has revealed itself in protests on the streets and on social media.

“Women are telling political leaders that substantial change is needed. As a regional woman who has the privilege to sit in Parliament, I will add my voice to these calls because enough is enough and we know we deserve better,” Mrs Mitchell said.

The NSW Nationals have invited the Government and the crossbench to act and to support its proposals.

“We wish to be constructive. We are more than willing to discuss and consider any amendments they suggest to our legislation and their own proposals,” Mrs Mitchell concluded.

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Collect firewood from legal sources, LLS reminds public LOCAL Land Services (LLS) have issued a reminder to the public that it is illegal to collect fi rewood from travelling stock reserves (TSR).

Fines of up to $5,500 can apply to people caught carrying out illegal activity on TSRs under the Local Land Services Act 2013.

Fallen timber provides refuge, shelter and foraging resources for wildlife.

Members of the public are asked to report any illegal activity to LLS or contact NSW Police.

“Be smart and source your firewood from a legal source,” the LLS Central West regional update for May 2024 newsletter concluded.

Thursday, May 16, 2024 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR

Firies’ winter warning: keep one metre from your heater

Dangers of trying to stay warm, Fire and Rescue NSW is warning residents about heaters and electric blankets this winter. PHOTO: FRNSW.

WE all like to keep warm in winter, but Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) recently reminded all residents about keep a clear distance from heaters.

At this time of year, there is generally a 10 per cent increase in the number of home fi res during the cooler months, with more fi res in bedrooms and lounge rooms due to electric blankets and heaters.

Some tips from the fi refighting experts as we approach winter include: f Ensure everything is kept a metre from the heater. f Check your electric and gas heaters before you use them. f If you suspect a fault, have the item checked by a qualified repairer or replaced. f Check all cords for fraying and damage. f Plug heaters directly into wall sockets only. f Do not overload powerboards. f Install any new heaters and use as per manufacturer’s instructions. f Check your portable outdoor heaters before use and service or replace them if required. Ensure the area where you plan to use them is level, well ventilated and away from awnings and other combustible materials. f NEVER use any outdoor heating or cooking equipment inside your home, including those that use heat beads or LPG as a fuel source. This type of equipment is not suitable for indoor use and can lead to a build up of lethal gases which could be deadly.

CWA RECIPE OF THE WEEK

Tuna mornay

By NARROMINE CWA DO we have an amazing recipe for you this week!

With just seven ingredients, in just over half an hour you can have a delicious hot Tuna Mornay on your table. It’s super simple to whip up, and your family will enjoy it as these cold nights make us want something tasty and warm for dinner.

What’s a “mornay” you ask? It’s a fancy word that describes the sauce the meal is baked in, basically.

Some people prefer to call this a “tuna casserole” and may also like to add ingredients like pasta and cheese. It’s totally up to you.

Ingredients: 2 tbsp flour

500ml milk 40g butter 1 tin tuna salt, pepper bread crumbs Method: Melt butter in a saucepan, add flour and cook for one min. Remove from heat, stir in milk. Return to heat, stirring until it boils and thickens. Cook for five minutes, stirring constantly.

Season to taste. Drain tuna, add to sauce, spoon into a greased ovenproof dish, and sprinkle with bread crumbs.

Cook in a moderate oven.

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Marli Sharah is the District’s Aboriginal Nurse/Midwife of the Year From page 1 Mentoring in Midwifery Facilitator Caroline Staniforth from Dubbo Health Service was also recognised with the Nursing and Midwifery Leader of the Year award at the presentation dinner.

Ms Sharah’s nursing journey fi rst began at the age of 18, and progressed from enrolled nursing to registered nursing and midwifery.

Currently a community midwife and Aboriginal maternal and infant health services registered midwife working between Narromine and Peak Hill Health Services, she has been working in Narromine for about eight years.

Ms Sharah loves her job and her patients certainly appreciate the support she provides.

“I like being able to support my patients through their pregnancies to early post-partum and provide that continuity of care,” she said.

The mum of three young children said her family, including partner Adam Atkinson, are very proud of her success.

“I love doing what I’m doing,” she said.

Ms Sharah’s passion for and commitment to her role was highlighted in her nomination, submitted by local staff, which said she has “an unwavering commitment to excellence in midwifery care”.

“Marli’s dedication to her profession is truly remarkable. She consistently goes above and beyond to provide exceptional care and support to her patients, ensuring that they receive the highest standard of care during such a crucial time in their lives,” the nomination stated.

Ms Sharah’s win was also celebrated at the Narromine Hospital Auxiliary thank you function on May 10, where she received a beautiful bouquet and gift.

Ms Sharah is one of 3,300 nursing and midwifery staff in the WNSWLHD, by far the greatest proportion of the workforce, said Adrian Fahy, WNSWLHD Executive Director Quality, Clinical Safety and Nursing.

“All eight recipients of this year’s Nursing and Midwifery Awards were truly deserving and I was thrilled to present them with their awards, as well as acknowledge all the nominees and those who received honourable mentions in each category,” he said.

“They work incredibly hard to deliver essential services in our hospitals, health centres and in community settings.”

“The recipients from our local award categories will now be put forward as nominees for the 2024 NSW Health Excellence in Nursing and Midwifery Awards,” he concluded.

Marli speaks at the Narromine Hospital Auxiliary function on May 10.

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Red Cross celebrates international day

By SHARON BONTHUYS

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NARROMINE’S Red Cross branch held a special community morning tea last week to celebrate the unceasing work of this worldwide not-for-profit at International Red Cross Day. Well-attended by its members and supporters, the annual event is in recognition of the renowned global humanitarian network’s role as the human face behind responses to natural disasters, wars, famine, and human rights abuses.

To commemorate the Day, those attending enjoyed a delicious morning tea prepared by Narromine Red Cross with the chance to discuss with community members the varied and important voluntary work of the organisation.

This year’s theme for the Day was “Keeping Humanity Alive,” a subject reflected upon by special guest speaker, the Red Cross’ Regional Emergency Services Officer NSW/ACT, Kerrie Edwards, who discussed her work across an extensive geographical region for the charity.

“We do a lot of bereavement work,” Ms Edwards said, revealing that the organisation is still helping the families of victims of the Hunter Valley bus crash which killed 10 people returning from a wedding in June 2023.

Other invaluable work includes helping with recovery of the Eugowra community following the devastating floods in 2022, she said.

The organisation is also well-known for donating “Trauma Teddies” to people of all ages who have experienced or are experiencing stress and tragedy.

“We’re also in the middle of a volunteer drive,” Ms Edwards told those gathered, encouraging people to consider giving their time to support the work of the Red Cross.

The local branch started in 1915, a year after the international movement was founded by Henry Dunant, and continues to work quietly and diligently in the community.

International Red Cross Day is observed annually on May 8, honouring the founder’s birthday.

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

Volunteer Grants announced

THIRTY-ONE volunteer organisations in the Parkes electorate will share in $66,225 under the 2023-24 Volunteer Grants program.

I know many local groups have been struggling during the current cost-of-living crisis as fewer people have the capacity to donate, while their own bills continue to rise.

These grants will help ease some of that pressure and help our community groups to invest in projects that will enable them to continue the great work they do in communities across the Parkes electorate.

Recipients include Dubbo Touch Association Incorporated; Dubbo VRA Rescue NSW Search Dogs; the Coolah District Development Group; the Isolated Children’s Parents’ Association; the Condobolin Picnic Race Club; Can Assist in Nyngan; Trangie Central School P&C Association; Neighbourhood Watch in Warialda and the West Darling Fishing Club in Menindee.

Visit my website for a full list of recipients.

AROUND UND THE ELECTORATE TORATE Comment nt by DUGALD D SAUNDERS, ERS, State Member ember for Dubbo bo ANOTHER phenomenal three days in May! Congratulations to the Dubbo Show Society, on the success of the 151st Dubbo Show.

Well done to the show committee and all volunteers for bringing everything together- a job that is far larger than most realise… and congrats to Sophie Cargill, who has been sashed as the Young Woman for 2024, to Taylah Nelson as the 2024 Miss Teenage Showgirl, and to Rural Achiever, Roy Elder.

From livestock to handicrafts, live music to dagwood dogs, dinosaurs and V8 utes,

Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton pictured with members of the Coolah District Development Group, which received a $2,000 grant.

Funding welcomed for Nyngan airport BOGAN Shire Council has received $116,550 to undertake a lighting upgrade at Nyngan airport through round 10 of the Remote Airstrip Upgrade Program.

Just recently I met with the mayor and general manager of Bogan Shire Council, who had been anxiously waiting for this funding so that they can begin upgrading the lighting at Nyngan Airport, to enable planes to safely land at night.

After months of delay, the Labor government has fi nally heeded our calls and released this funding. and even a “Skin Check Truck”, there really was something for the whole family to enjoy!

NOMINATIONS are now open for the Ministers’ Awards for Women in Local Government.

These awards are a way to recognise the extraordinary achievements made by women in our state’s local councils.There are seven categories of awards open for nomination incorporating: Alternative Pathways Award — for a female staff member who is breaking-down gender stereotypes.

Champion of Change Award — for a male and a female general manager or senior manager who have excelled in supporting and encouraging women’s participation at their council.

Elected Representative Award — for a female councillor who has improved the position of female elected representatives.

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While I welcome this announcement, I know numerous other councils in my electorate applied for this funding and have unfortunately missed out.

I’m hopeful that further funding for the Remote Airstrip Upgrade Program will be made available in this week’s federal budget.

Calls to scrap Labor’s fresh food tax TIME is now running out to scrap Labor’s fresh food tax, which is due to be implemented on July 1, forcing farmers to pay for the biosecurity risks of Employment Diversity Award — for a successful council program to increase female participation in senior leadership roles or at the elected representative level.

Woman of Distinction Award — for a woman who has demonstrated exceptional innovation, integrity and initiative or who has a positive influence on others.

Young Achievers Award — for an outstanding female staff member (including trainees and apprentices) aged 25 and under.

WESTERN NSW Local Health District (WNSWLHD) has announced the recipients of its 2024 Nursing and Midwifery Awards. They were recognised at a presentation dinner on Thursday 9 May. The Awards acknowledge the passion, dedication and significant contribution nurses and midwives provide to patients and communities across Western NSW.

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The new tax makes absolutely no sense and it will hurt families and farmers who are already under pressure due to the cost of living crisis.

This new tax will hurt almost all Australians, because farmers will be forced to pass on costs, meaning families will feel more pain at the grocery checkout.

I am standing shoulder-to-shoulder with Australian farmers to fi ght Labor’s fresh food tax, and I encourage families and farmers in the Parkes electorate to join the fi ght.

A new petition, Stop the Two incredible women from the Dubbo electorate were recognised at the awards!

Nursing and Midwifery Leader of the Year: Caroline Staniforth — Dubbo Health Service, Mentoring in Midwifery Facilitator and Aboriginal Nurse/Midwife of the Year: Marli Sharah — Narromine Health Service.

Congratulations to you both!

YOUR regional crime stories matter, and I want to make sure community members have a voice when it comes to regional crime.

I f you or anyone you know has been a f fected by crime, please visit www. reg ionalcrime.com.au to share your stories.

Don’t forget you can also make a submission to the parliamentary inquiry into community safety in regional and rural communities The Committee wants to hear fi rst-hand from regional communities and their repre-

Fresh Food Tax, has been launched by the Coalition to coincide with the National Farmers’ Federation ‘day of action’ to scrap the tax.

Telstra delays 3G shutdown TELSTRA has announced it will extend its 3G closure by two months, until the end of August 2024.

Even though the deadline has been extended, I encourage everyone to act now to ensure you are well prepared for when the network is switched off. For more information, visit Telstra’s website. sentatives about best practice prevention initiatives – from standout community services to law enforcement initiatives and leading diversionary programs.

NOMINATIONS for the 2024 NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards are now open.

The NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards are an annual program aimed at recognising the incredible dedication, effort and community service of our state’s volunteers, volunteer leaders and volunteer teams.

The Awards program has grown to become one of the largest celebrations of volunteering in Australia. Last year, more than 133,000 nominees from over 500 organisations were recognised at Regional and State Ceremonies.

Until next time, Dugald

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THURSDAY 16 May 2024

NEXT COUNCIL The next Ordinary Council meeting will be held Wednesday, June 26, 2024 at Council’s Chambers, commencing at 5.30 pm.

MEETING: CALLING ALL NEW RESIDENTS - PLEASE JOIN US FOR NARROMINE REGION’S WELCOME NIGHT Are you a new resident in the Narromine Region? We extend a warm invitation to you to join us for Narromine Region’s New Residents Welcome Night on Thursday 30 May 2024 from 5:30 pm at Narromine USMC. This is a fantastic opportunity to meet fellow newcomers, learn more about the community, and get acquainted with the resources available in our region. Please RSVP by visiting the Council’s website: www.narromine.nsw. gov.au/council/public-service-announcement or simply click on the shortcut: https://bit. ly/3JyejIn.

end of May 2024, weather permitting. Whist these improvements are being carried out; the facility will have changes to normal access arrangements.

waste and tyres. Kindly refrain from including these items to avoid any inconvenience.

Residents will be charged for improper disposal of such items.

Monday 13th May to Friday 17th May 2024 There is NO access to the stadium area.

ROAD CLOSURES and ROAD SAFETY

Monday 20th May to Friday 24th May 2024 The facility is CLOSED to all users.

Council thanks all members and users for their patience and understanding as we work towards improving this community facility.

CAREERS AT COUNCIL Narromine Council offers diverse range v Û>V> V ià >VÀ Ãà Û>À Õà w i `ð Ý« Ài Council’s website to discover the opportunities waiting for you and kick start your journey with Council https://www.narromine.nsw.gov.au/ council/employment

We look forward to seeing you there and extending a warm welcome to our vibrant community.

HAVE YOUR SAY - CENTRAL ORANA DROUGHT RESILIENCE PLAN

PUBLIC NOTICE - UPGRADE OF DANDALOO STREET LEVEL CROSSING BY AUSTRALIAN RAIL TRACK CORPORATION (ARTC)

Narromine Shire Council together with Dubbo Regional Council is developing a Regional Drought Resilience Plan for the Central Orana Region (Dubbo and Narromine LGAs). The Central Orana Drought Resilience Plan will address both historical and predicted impacts of drought, identifying initiatives to support:

Narromine Shire Council would like to inform all residents, businesses, and the travelling public that the Australia Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) is scheduled to commence upgrades on the level crossing located on Dandaloo Street, Narromine. The upgrade is set to commence on Monday, 6 May 2024.

- Community Wellbeing - Economic and Business Sustainability - Environmental Needs

This initiative aims to enhance safety measures and optimise the functionality of the level VÀ ÃÃ }] i ÃÕÀ } Ã Ì iÀ ÌÀ>vw V y Ü v À both pedestrians and motorists in the area.

This is a collaborative effort and Council needs your invaluable lived experiences and insights to shape the Regional Drought Resilience Plan.

While we can’t prevent droughts, together we can ensure we are better prepared. Council invites all Narromine Shire residents to share their thoughts and ideas on how we can better manage drought.

During the upgrade period, residents and businesses are advised to plan their travel routes accordingly. Temporary diversions > ` ÌÀ>vw V >` ÕÃÌ i ÌÃ Ü Li « i i Ìi` to facilitate the construction process. In coming weeks, ARTC will be consulting with affected businesses and residents throughout Narromine. For any inquiries or concerns regarding the project, please direct your queries to ARTC’s Enviroline at 1300 550 402 or via email at enviroline@artc.com.au

Your input is crucial, please visit Council’s website for more information and follow the link to the survey www.narromine.nsw.gov.au/ community/building-drought-resilience-in-ourcommunity A Drought Resilience Plan Community Consultation Drop in session will be held in Trangie on Thursday 30 May, 2024.

PUBLIC NOTICE - TRANGIE WASTE DEPOT Narromine Shire Council announces a change in the weekend opening hours at Trangie Waste Depot, effective from 9 March 2024.

The new Saturday and Sunday opening hours will be from 10 am until 2 pm. The Waste Depot will maintain its regular schedule every Wednesday and Friday from 8 am until Midday.

Café 2823 10:00 am – Midday For further information please contact Narromine Shire Council via email: mail@ narromine.nsw.gov.au or phone 6889 9999.

Your participation will help us build a stronger, more resilient community.

PUBLIC EXHIBITION – DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION

The Trangie weekly kerbside green, yellow, and red lidded bins service to town residents will continue without any changes. To provide more convenient waste disposal options, Narromine Shire Council is launching a free trial “click and collect” bulk rubbish removal ÃÞÃÌi ëiV w V> Þ v À /À> } i Ì Ü Àià `i Ìð This trial period will run until 26 July 2024.

Residents can book the delivery of a skip bin to their residence through the Council. Once w i`] Õ V Ü «À «Ì Þ « V Õ« Ì i L ° Trangie residents interested in availing of this free service are encouraged to contact Narromine Shire Council at 6889 9999 to schedule the delivery of their bulk rubbish collection bin.

Planning Portal Ref No: PAN-429010 Development: Site Refurbishments Property at 9 Trangie Road Narromine LOT: 12 DP:571383 All submissions must be in writing and received

by Monday, 27 May 2024 an online submission can be completed via the NSW Planning Portal.

Follow the link and search for Narromine in the Local Government Area to view the application. www.planningportal.nsw.gov.au/ daexhibitions PUBLIC NOTICE – IMPROVEMENTS TO NARROMINE SPORTS AND FITNESS CENTRE Council is replacing the external roof and upgrading the 24/7 member access system at the Narromine Sports and Fitness Centre.

Works are scheduled to be completed by the

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 Remember that Live updates, traveller information and personalised alerts for all NSW roads including Narromine Shire Council’s roads « i>Ãi Û Ã Ì ÜÜÜ° ÛiÌÀ>vw V° com/ All motorists are reminded not to drive Ì À Õ} y `Ü>ÌiÀà > ` Ì `À Ûi Ì Ì i conditions of the road. Water that is covering À >`Ü>Þà >Þ Li `ii«iÀ > ` y Ü } v>ÃÌiÀ than anticipated and/or the road may have suffered extensive damage hidden beneath the water. Flagrant and irresponsible disregard for this appeal could lead to prosecution to the full extent of the law. In life threatening situations call 000 (Triple Zero) for emergency i « y `à V> Ì i -7 - - £ÎÓ xää° TAKING CARE AT ROADWORKS As there are numerous road improvement upgrades across the Shire, Council would like to remind motorists to prioritise their safety at roadworks. Approach roadworks with caution, slow down, look for hazards and be prepared to stop. All motorists must obey the regulatory signs and designated speed limit at roadworks, look out for road workers and obey signals vÀ ÌÀ>vw V V ÌÀ iÀð REGISTERING ANIMALS UNDER THE COMPANION ANIMALS ACT, 1998 Council is currently updating the records for all dogs on the NSW Companion Animal Register. Some residents may receive advice from Narromine Shire Council requesting to update their dog’s ownership details on the NSW Companion Animal Register. Please make sure you complete the form or ask for assistance by visiting Council ‘s Customer Service and Payments Centre at 118 Dandaloo Street, Narromine or by phoning 6889 9999.

Ownership details and registrations can also be managed by visiting www.petregistry.nsw. gov.au We would like to thank our residents for their cooperation in ensuring the accurate registration of companion animals in the community.

COMING UP IN THE NARROMINE REGION Wednesday 22 May – Service NSW Mobile Van will be visiting Trangie (outside Library) 10:00 am – 3:00 pm Thursday 23 May – Service NSW Mobile Van will be visiting Narromine (outside Men’s Shed in Dandaloo Street) 9:00 am – 4:00 pm Thursday 30 May – Narromine Region’s New Residents Welcome Night, RSVPs essential www.narromine.nsw.gov.au/council/publicservice-announcement or click on the shortcut https://bit.ly/3JyejIn

TRANGIE’S BULK RUBBISH REMOVAL REMINDER

Thursday 30 May - Building Drought Resilience, drop-in consultation session TRANGIE Café 2823 10:00 am – Midday. All Welcome.

When utilising Trangie’s bulk rubbish removal system, please note the following items will NOT be accepted: mattresses, batteries, liquid

Monday 3 June – Western NSW Local Health District Women’s Health Clinic in Narromine, to book an appointment call 6889 9600.

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HAVE YOUR SAY - DRAFT INTEGRATED PLANNING AND REPORTING DOCUMENTS 2024-25 Council at its ordinary meeting held 8 May 2024 adopted its Draft Integrated Planning and Reporting documents which are now on public exhibition for a period of 28 days. These documents can be found by visiting Narromine Shire Council’s website www.narromine. nsw.gov.au/council/publicexhibition Members of the public are invited to make comments on these Draft documents up until 5.00pm, Friday 7 June 2023.

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An unlikely Australian icon

On Sydney’s majestic, ncomparable harbour, at the climax of the show, the single word ‘Eternity’ appeared as the last of the fi reworks smoke cleared.

It was etched in glittering lights just below the apex of the bridge’s towering arch. The fi rst written word of the third millennium, in distinctive copper plate script. So, people started to ask, “What’s the story behind eternity” ?

AS night fell on December 31, 1999, five million Sydneysiders looked forward to hours of splendid celebration. It was the eve of the 21st century, the eve of the third millennium. It was the usual New Year’s Eve, eating, drinking and being merry, and generally celebrating sending millions of dollars of public money up in smoke.

It was a word deeply and affectionately associated with the history of Sydney – and with one man in particular.

Arthur Stace, who died in 1967 aged 83 years, was not the fi rst per-son to write ‘eternity’ around the streets of Sydney, but he was certainly the most pro-lific. He did it using chalk or crayon every day for almost

35 years, perhaps half a million times.

Stace was born in a Balmain slum in 1884. His parents were alcoholics, as were his brothers. By the age of 15, Arthur himself was addicted and got himself into trouble with the police for criminal activities.

He enlisted in WWI and saw the horrors of trench war-fare, and returned home having lost the sight of one eye. The trouble continued on with the law, reportedly due to his drinking and involvement in crime.

By the Great Depression, Arthur’s fortunes had reached rock bottom. In 1930 he attend-ed a meeting for ‘needy men’, as it was called. It was at the church hall of St Barnabus An-glican, Broadway. There were about 300 men in the meeting, but before they could re-ceive the free food, they

Cowra, has a baby, has overcome the unimaginable, and has come through with the biggest smile and best attitude ever.

Her inspiring words continue: “Some days, it feels like I am trying to navigate a maze blindfolded but, amidst the challenges, there’s an undeniable sense of fulfi llment.”

“From late nights crunching numbers, to early mornings chasing little ones, every moment is a reminder of the passion that drives us forward.”

This same passion is what drives me forward here in the deli. I am passionate about our service, our products, our outof-store services, and our community. I continue to strive to bring excellence in all I do as less than my best is not good enough.

As a woman who has raised

her children and runs her own business, I stand in awe of this young woman, and also of another family member, who also runs her own business whilst juggling children, a household, and my brother.

This generation of women are such go-getters, which is so encouraging to see in our cynical world.

These two resilient women battled and won their fight with breast cancer. Both are in their early thirties, and have overcome more than most people do in a lifetime.

In light of the Biggest Morning Tea held last Thursday, May 9, I would like to honour women in business who “embrace the chaos of life” and make things work, in spite of the mountains they have to climb.

Women like this are an inspiration and give me the will to keep striving, regardless of

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By NORMA REID

Stories of amazing resilience: cancer and women in business

By NORMA REID “BEHIND every small business, there is a story of resilience, juggling multiple roles, and embracing the chaos of life.” I recently read this opening line from my niece’s Instagram post.

This amazing young woman owns a fitness centre in

Eye on the Environment

Be practical, constructive on conservation: NSW Farmers LAND conservation “doesn’t have to come at the cost of our farm productivity”, the state’s peak farming body has declared, as it warned interest groups to adopt a practical and constructive approach to the environment.

NSW Farmers believe ecological solutions do not have to be at the price of farm output and food security.

NSW Farmers President, Xavier Martin, said that producers played a key role in ensuring the long term conservation of the landscape.

Mr Martin said that, as sustainability targets loom ever closer, listening and engaging with the agricultural industry around their knowledge and activities will be essential to ensuring conservation outcomes can be achieved without a cost to productivity, “Land conservation doesn’t have to come at the cost of our farm productivity,” Mr Martin said.

“Food and fibre are basic human needs, and there are ways for us to conserve the environment while not just maintaining but increasing our production as farmers,” he added.

He believes that political propaganda is often used to denigrate the conservation efforts of primary producers.

“Interest groups need to be obtaining and using fair and factual information

to understand our conservation efforts, rather than relying on information that is biased toward certain agendas, if they want to preserve the landscape for centuries to come.

“Our agricultural industry has this information ready and waiting for them, if they just step up and start being practical and constructive in building solutions that are mutually beneficial, and also sustainable.”

Mr Martin added farmers had strong, practical solutions to offer groups looking to increase biodiversity and the environmental health of the landscape.

“Farmers have to look after the landscape to ensure they can grow and nurture their produce that feeds and clothes the country,” Mr Martin said.

“They have a lot of practical knowledge to offer those wanting to build solutions around natural capital and broader environmental outcomes,” he argued.

Farmers are already doing their bit for net zero, he believes.

“Already, farmers are making significant environmental gains in carbon sequestration as well as soil and pasture health that could have learnings for a broad range of interest groups seeking to drive biodiversity into the future,” he concluded.

were asked to listen to a sermon from Archdeacon Hammond. Arthur was impressed by some of the men who were Christians and wanted to be like them.

At the end of the meeting, he left the hall and knelt under a fig tree and cried out to God for mercy. God answered his prayer, he turned to Jesus Christ and he was a changed man. That was in 1930, and a little while later he was attending a Burton Street Baptist church service where Rev. John Ridley preached a sermon on eternity.

Arthur was quoted to say this: “After the service, the thought of eternity went ringing through my brain. Suddenly I felt a powerful call to write the word. I had a piece of chalk in my pocket, so I bent down outside the church and

wrote it on the pavement. The fun-ny thing is that before I wrote it, I could hardly write my own name. I had no schooling, and I couldn’t have spelt eternity for a hundred quid.

But it came out smoothly in a beau-tiful copperplate script.

I couldn’t understand it and still can’t.”

So for the next 33 years, at 5:30 each morning, going wherever he felt God directed him, Arthur Stace wrote ‘eternity’ in the elegant copperplate script, in chalk or crayon, on the sidewalks of Sydney. Over half a million times. It seems that Stace wanted us to turn back to God and pointed us to live lives marked by gratitude to our saviour Jesus, who died so that we might spend eternity not in hell, but in heaven.

the mountains I have to climb.

Our town has many businesses run by women, and some with small children and families to take care of.

We never know the personal issues they are battling to keep the doors of our town open and thriving. Let us embrace and encourage these women and continue to support them as they work with passion to keep their doors open.

Cancer is an equaliser. It doesn’t play favourites. Young or old, rich or poor, male or female — it doesn’t discriminate. When it hits, it’s potentially a life sentence, and the battle is real.

Our local cancer support group is a blessing to our community, and from a thank you letter after the Biggest Morning Tea fundraiser last week, I read: “Should you know of anyone who requires help, please encourage them to contact us”.

This group can offer fi nancial assistance to anyone who lives in our Shire who has had a cancer diagnosis.

By PHILIP HAND

They also have an array of equipment free-of-charge to anyone in the Shire. These can be accessed via the community nurses or directly from the Narromine Support Group.

They also accept donations to help them help others.

Norma Reid is the proprietor of The Plaza Deli, located in Kierath’s Shopping Centre, Narromine. You can follow her business on social media.

This article contains general advice only. Readers should consult medical or clinical professionals before starting new routines or using new products for personal use, health and wellbeing.

Council receives progress update on Inland Rail from ARTC NARROMINE Shire Council recently received a progress update from the Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) about future construction of the Inland Rail project.

ARTC executives met with Narromine Shire Council recently for a quarterly update with the Mayor, Cr Craig Davies, expressing satisfaction with the progress of the $31.4 billion project through the region.

While ARTC reaffirmed their commitment to delivering the project as planned, no details were publicly available about the progress of the Narromine-to-Narrabri phase of the nation-building initiative, other than for the Materials Distribution Centre (MDC) at Narwonah.

At present, Council heard ARTC's primary focus remains on completing the Melbourne-to-Parkes route, before initiating the Narromine-to-Narrabri phase.

Council heard that, from September this year, the MDC will become operational and will start accepting deliveries of materials earmarked for stockpiling and facilitating track laying construction from

Narromine-to-Narrabri.

Cr Davies said the project will, in time, become the focal point of much of the agricultural industries for the region.

“The Narwonah site brings opportunities for value-adding agricultural activities and other agricultural-related businesses,” Cr Davies said.

“It forms the vision behind the current rezoning by Council in this precinct and will serve the Shire into the decades ahead,” he added.

The Inland Rail project stands is designed to bring numerous benefits to the Narromine region, including meeting increasing freight demands, and reducing the reliance on road transport for freight movement.

“Each train using Inland Rail, will be able to carry the equivalent freight volume of 110 B-double trucks, enabling faster, safer and more reliable delivery of freight and reducing supply chain costs for our producers,” Cr Davies said.

“While the construction activities will provide initial opportunities, we cannot ignore the long term benefits that Inland Rail will provide for future generations,” he concluded.

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Community News Big hearts support the Biggest Morning Tea

By SHARON BONTHUYS

The raffle was a popular drawcard at the Biggest Morning Tea last Thursday in Narromine. Graham Millgate (left) and Heather Bootle (right) get tickets from Nikki McCutcheon and Fran Crawford. PHOTOS: NARROMINE STAR.

Participants enjoying the wonderful morning tea.

Narromine Cancer Support Group volunteers Annie Harmer and Pam Hamilton staffing the kiosk.

Volunteers Local groups share in community grants APPROACHING National Volunteer Week later this month, Narromine Anglican Church and Trangie Central School P&C Association are among 31 organisations from Parkes electorate to benefit from the Australian Government’s 2023/24 Volunteer Grants program.

Earlier this week, Federal Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton, announced a total of $66,225 in funding to be shared by these groups.

“Congratulations to each of the successful groups who have received a much-needed funding boost,” Mr Coulton said.

“I know many of our local organisations have been struggling during the current cost-of-living crisis, as fewer people have the capacity to donate while their own bills continue to rise,” he added.

The grants, he explained, will help ease some of that pressure and help communi-

ty groups to invest in projects that will enable them to continue the good work that they do in hard-hit local communities.

The Volunteer Grants program issues small amounts of between $1,000 and $5,000 to purchase small equipment items, contribute towards the cost of training courses and background checks, and to help reimburse volunteers for the cost of their fuel or transport.

Anglican Parish of Narromine (Diocese of Bathurst) will receive $1,500 this round, while Trangie Central School P&C Association will receive $1,400.

“Our volunteer groups make such a valuable contribution to our towns and it’s all thanks to the selfless volunteers who generously give their time, efforts, talents and skills for the betterment of our communities,” Mr Coulton said.

“I look forward to seeing the ways in which this funding will boost volunteer efforts across the electorate,” he concluded.

National Volunteer Week runs from May 20-26.

CANCER is a scourge that has touched many lives. Our local communities are certainly not immune from this illness, which many people will unfortunately face in their lifetimes.

The hardworking volunteers at Narromine Cancer Support Group work at the frontline with cancer sufferers, providing support through the loan of items and equipment needed by cancer sufferers during their treatment, as well as all-important fi nancial support.

The volunteers also provide a friendly face at what is for sufferers a very difficult time to navigate.

Last Thursday, the community came out to support a fundraising event in support of the Narromine Cancer Support Group.

The highly-anticipated Biggest Morning Tea took place in the courtyard outside the Kierath Shopping Centre on May 9 and was well attended.

Participants enjoyed a delicious morning tea for their donation, with the items baked especially for the event by group members and local supporters. Local retailers also donated a variety of items for a raffle, which was also a keen drawcard.

Narromine Cancer Support Group spokesperson Fran Crawford thanked those who baked especially for the event, and those who visited the shopping centre to take part in the Biggest Morning Tea. “We’re very pleased with the turnout today and would like to thank those who came along, those who baked, and all the retailers for donating items for our raffle,” Mrs Crawford said.

“All of the money raised today stays with our group for use with cancer sufferers within the shire,” she added.

Special magnetic-backed flyers have been printed promoting the work of the Narromine Cancer Support Group, and in particular, the availability of fi nancial support for cancer sufferers.

“People just don’t know this fi nancial support is available,” Mrs Crawford said.

The group would like to distribute these flyers to interested locals and businesses so more people become aware of the valuable support they provide and, importantly, the group’s contact numbers.

The magnetic backs mean you can place the f lyers on a fridge at home or in the staffroom.

If you would like a f lyer for your home or office, contact Nikki McCutcheon or Fran Crawford.

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Narromine Hospital Auxiliary offers a big “thank you” to its supporters

“Thank you” are two small words that convey a great deal of meaning, with many such acknowledgements delivered last Friday when Narromine Hospital Auxiliary expressed its appreciation to local organisations, businesses, and community members, for their continuing and long-standing support for local health services.

By SHARON BONTHUYS “THANK you” — two small words that convey a great deal of meaning, especially when delivered from the heart.

Many such acknowledgements were delivered last Friday when Narromine Hospital Auxiliary expressed its appreciation to local organisations, businesses, and community members for their continuing and long standing support for local health services.

These supporters had all been invited to the Hospital for a special function and lunch organised by the Auxiliary and paid for by the Narromine Health Service.

The Service benefits directly from the dedicated fundraising activities that are coordinated on its behalf by the Auxiliary, whose members were also thanked by the leadership team for their tireless efforts.

Certificates of appreciation were presented to supporters and donors, and several floral bouquets were given to special guests, staff and auxiliary members.

Auntie Ruth Carney delivered a Welcome to Country, and spoke fondly of her long connection to the Narromine Hospital, including decades as an employee.

Narromine’s Cr. Councillor Dawn Collins, also said it was

very important to have good health services in the Shire.

“I believe that with all the staff, the doctors, the nurses, the domestic staff, the gardeners, everyone holds this place together. We’re so lucky to have what we have today,” Cr Collins said.

NARROMINE Hospital Auxiliary President Daphne Johnson also paid tribute to the local community for its generosity and support.

“You realise the importance of having a well-equipped and run local hospital,” Mrs Johnson said.

She also acknowledged the hospital leadership team of Health Services Manager, Sanu Joy, and Nurse Unit Manager, Grace Allen, for their efforts.

“We know our hospital has gained a lot of respect and support in recent years, and we attribute this to [Sanu and Grace],” she said.

“The amount of donations we receive seems to grow larger and larger every year We have local businesses, clubs and private citizens who regularly give us donations of goods, gift cards, plants, cakes and so on, which we use to generate funds by way of

our street stalls and raffles,” Mrs Johnson said.

She acknowledged the support of key donors Coles supermarket and Narromine Pharmacy, which raised $1370 and $558 respectively from donation tins at both locations.

Mrs Johnson also gave a shout out to the “Geriatric Golfers” for their donation of $500, and the Narromine Bowling Club for supporting the auxiliary with a trivia night raising $1210. Many other local organisations, businesses and individuals were also acknowledged.

Mrs Johnson then spoke about some special projects that are being made possible through generous community support.

“Last New Year’s Eve the Western Rural Connect group held an end-of-harvest ball and donated the night’s proceeds of $5075.

“This money has been earmarked towards a portable ultrasound scanner — a special wish of our Dr Andy [Caldin],” she added.

The Narromine Men’s Shed also donated $1000 towards this project, and the Auxiliary had also received pledges of $5000 from the Narromine Rotary Club and $2000 from the Narromine Garden Club, she said.

Tomingley Gold Operations donated $15,000 to the Auxiliary which will be used to purchase a

and workshop, so polish up your New Vogue, Sequence, Standard Ballroom and Latin skills and go dancing. Contact Fantasy Dubbo DanceSport for details. f Landholders are on the frontline of biosecurity management. If you suspect an emergency animal disease on your property, report it immediately to the Emergency Animal Disease Hotline (1800 675 888) or your Local Land Services district veterinarian (1300 795 299). f Narromine Combined Churches are holding a plant stall at the kiosk today to

raise funds for the teaching of scripture at the Narromine High School. f Western NSW Primary Health Network is offering scholarships to people residing in NSWPHN local government areas to complete a Certificate IV in Community Services with a focus on Alcohol and Other Drugs. f Narromine Shire Council’s animal shelter reopened on May 10, following the temporary closure caused by a canine parvovirus outbreak linked to a litter of surrendered puppies.

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“Donors make things possible”

new, modern “morgue trolley” for the Narromine hospital.

“The [existing] morgue trolley is 40 years old and very hard [to push] and out-ofdate,” Mrs Johnson explained.

“When we were deciding to put the money towards this, one of our members said ‘well we should because we’re all going to have a ride on it one day!’”

Mrs Johnson also said the old X-Ray Room at the Hospital is currently being refurbished and the Auxiliary is directing some of the funds raised towards the upgrade.

An Advanced Life Simulator for nurses to keep their cardiac skills up-to-date is another item the Auxiliary aims to purchase in the near future, she said.

“Future proofing” the Hospital DR Andy Caldin said that developing the range of services and support offered by the Narromine Hospital is “future-proofi ng” the Hospital.

Dr Caldin said more than 80 people from the region have already benefited from the “slit lamp” donated through community fundraising to examine eye injuries.

Grace Allen told those gathered, that the refurbishment of the X-Ray Room will aid local health district support for

the facility to provide a level of local X-Ray services.

“We already have a mobile X-Ray machine at the facility, and we’ve been successfully able to train up one of our local nurses, so we’re able to use local staff to complete X-Rays themselves,” Ms Allen said.

She added that they are working with the district to review the possibility of moving the morgue facility closer to the Hospital. The new morgue trolley, which is motorised, is also part of this initiative, she said.

International Nurses Day WITH Sunday, May 12, being International Nurses Day, the Auxiliary took the opportunity to thank the nursing staff of the Hospital and Health Service.

Award-winning Nurse, Marli Sharah, was also acknowledged at the event. Ms Sharah is the community midwife and Aboriginal maternal infant health service midwife who works between Narromine and Peak Hill Health Services and was recognised last week as the Aboriginal Nurse/ Midwife of the Year for NSW Health.

The Narromine Hospital opened on November 12, 1949, and will celebrate its 75th anniversary later this year.

In Brief Around the traps…

HERE we are once again, with those tiny newsgrabs from around the shire and beyond. f Parents and carers are invited to join Narromine High’s School’s relieving principal, Lucy Burns, for breakfast next Tuesday.

RSVP to the high school office so they know to cater for you. f Calling all dancers… the Fantasy Dubbo Festival of Dance is on later this month.

There will be three days of fun including a black-tie ball

like to re-home a surrendered dog or cat. f Save the date: Peak Hill Post Office is turning 125 in late September this year and the community is looking to hold a street party. f The Stroke Foundation seeks to raise $65,000 to fund and distribute Australia’s fi rst-ever Aphasia Handbook for stroke survivors experiencing communication issues post-stroke.

See the foundation website for more details. f The Rosby Gallery in Mudgee has another art exhibition starting later this

month featuring recent works by Walcha artsworkers Julia Griffi n and Stephen King. f The Cotton Grower of the Year Awards and Macquarie Cotton Growers Association Winter Ball will be held in late June in Dubbo. Further details available from the MCGA. f Social sign up night for Narromine Tennis Club happening next Wednesday night. Enjoy a hit and a barbecue dinner and check out the new facilities.

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Azadi Far Ride reaches the Murray

By SHARON BONTHUYS AFTER an epic 1200-kilometre journey by horseback from the Queensland-NSW border to the NSW-Victorian border, Shané Steffen completed her journey to the Murray River earlier this month.

Known as the Azadi Far Ride to the Murray, the trek via travelling stock reserves (TSR) took six weeks and two days to complete, promoting the existence and use of the TSR as a sustainable “slow” tourism asset.

The Narromine Star featured a story on Ms Steffen’s trek in our April 18 issue, when she and her support team (aka mum Birgit) visited Narromine as part of the 34-leg trip.

Not yet 30-years-old, the agricultural scientist and sustainable farmer from Bullyard near Bundaberg was recognised as the 2023 Young Woman of the Year by the non-profit Queensland Rural, Regional and Remote Women’s Network Inc last December.

During their visit to Narromine in early April, the Steffens attended a meeting of the Narromine branch of the Country Women’s Association, and spoke about what has become the experience of a lifetime.

Grandfather Peter Steffen also travelled from Germany to join the trek, and hiked from Forbes to the fi nish line with his granddaughter.

Ms Steffen said her super-fit 80-year-old grandfather enjoyed the experi-

ence, averaging about 24 kilometres per day.

The Azadi Far Ride set off from Goondiwindi on March 18, with just Ms Steffen and her horses Melika and Glory. Mum Birgit drove a support vehicle towing a horse float and met up with her daughter at particular points on the trek.

Ms Steffen rode into Tocumwal on Glory on May 1, accompanied by grandfather Peter on foot.

Melika suffered an injury mid-journey and was rested at Mendooran while the journey south carried on without her. But Glory thrived on the trip, Ms Steffen said, and although he also suffered a minor injury at Narrandera from a stick puncture, he did recover and was able to see out the journey.

Ms Steffen spoke to the Narromine Star from Tocumwal and said she is excited for the next journey to come.

“It’s kind of poignant because we started at a river and fi nished at a river. I’m looking forward to continuing to raise awareness about the preservation of stock routes and planning for the next [trip],” she said.

“We stopped at all the stock routes we planned to stay at and recorded the information.”

Some of the challenges experienced earlier in the trip, identified in our previous story, were still evident on the second half of the trip, Ms Steffen said.

“There were cattle in some of the stock reserves

and gates were wired shut or padlocked,” she said.

Finding appropriate contacts to deal with these issues then itself became an issue.

Water was scarce in some locations along the trek, and where cattle were being kept in the reserves, this created additional issues, she said.

“It was annoying because you get there to the water and someone’s kept their cattle locked in there and there’s no grass, it’s all dirt. The dams are so muddy you can’t get down to them,” she said.

“It’s a shame from an ecological, soil-health perspective that no one’s [appearing to monitor that situation]. It’s destroying the stock reserves leaving the cattle locked up in them,” she added.

Ms Steffen intends to provide a report to NSW Local Land Services (LLS) about her travels and says she also has a few questions for the agency, particularly around the alleged inconsistency of support available to stock route users.

“Who’s the ombudsman [for LLS issues] and what is the process for raising issues about [support] or complaints at the reserves?”

Ms Steffen has now returned home to Bullyard with Glory and Melika, and is busy planning her next trip and a documentary she plans to make about her trek across NSW. You can read her blog on the Azadi Far Ride website.

Shané Steffen and her horse Glory pose with the famous Murray Cod at Tocumwal. PHOTOS: AZADI FAR RIDE.

Scrublands author enthralls local fans Chris Hammer with his latest book, The Seven, in Narromine.

PHOTOS: NARROMINE STAR.

Narromine library hosts author Chris Hammer.

By SHARON BONTHUYS IT’S not often we get famous authors visiting the Narromine Shire, so when they do, local fans roll out the welcome mat.

Scrublands author Chris Hammer was welcomed to Narromine earlier this week, addressing a packed audience at the Narromine library on May 13.

The author of six popular crime fiction novels and two non-fiction works gave a unique insight to his publishing journey, and how he writes rural crime fiction stories bearing multiple layers and sub-plots to keep readers guessing.

His newest novel, ‘The Seven’ sees rural detectives Ivan Lucic and Nell Buchanan sent in to investigate the murder of a member of one of the seven founding families in fictional Yuwonderie.

The multi-level work tells three simultaneous stories within its pages, leading to a complex and suspenseful tale.

Mr Hammer described his transition from jour-

nalism to fiction-writing as a “sliding doors” moment.

“It slid the right way,” he joked.

Mr Hammer grew up devouring books from the library and spent 30 years as a journalist, during which time he wrote two non-fiction books, one of which, The River, won the ACT Book of the Year in 2011. He worked for some of the biggest publications in Australia including The Bulletin and later for SBS’ Dateline program.

An agent looked at his Scrublands manuscript on the advice of a mutual friend and snapped up the fi rst time novelist, who was at the time working for a politician. A bidding war followed for Scrublands, and the rest is history.

His fiction works have won multiple awards and Scrublands has been developed as a four-part TV series, something that Mr Hammer describes as “exciting.”

Locals who attended the author talk in Narromine asked Mr Hammer about his research processes.

“I’m not big on doing research and I don’t do a lot up front,” he explained.

Mr Hammer admitted to being a self-confessed “pantser”, which is writer-speak for someone who ‘fl ies by the seat of their pants’, plotting minimally and letting the story take its own course. Some writers in the audience admitted to being the same with their writing process.

Mr Hammer also explained that due to the vagaries of international publishing, some of his works are known by different titles in different countries.

“As a writer you have to fit in but stand out, if that makes sense,” he said.

Title changes internationally are something the author cannot control, but he did recommend his fans check out the books further before buying what may be the same book they’ve already read published under a different title.

Mr Hammer’s next work involves his recurring characters Ivan and Nell.

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Vaughan answers the call to return to the classroom

New principal for MAGS

New principal Alison Mitchell, centre, with MAGS student leaders Thomas Williamson (VC) Airlie Smith (Captain), Ethan Moody (captain), and Annabelle Stephens (VC). PHOTO: MAGS. MRS Alison Mitchell BMusEd, MEd, has been confirmed as the new principal of Macquarie Anglican Grammar School (MAGS), Dubbo.

Appointed by the school council and The Anglican Schools Corporation, Mrs Mitchell joined MAGS as deputy principal in 2021 from the Scots School, Albury.

She has acted as principal of MAGS during 2022, and from the start of 2024 following the resignation of Craig Mansour.

“I am deeply humbled and honoured to

have been appointed as the next principal,” Mrs Mitchell said.

“Serving the community in this capacity is a great privilege, and I am fi lled with excitement to collaborate with staff, students, and parents to continue enhancing our school’s educational offering and experience.

“With trust in God guiding our path, I am confident that together, we will achieve remarkable growth and success,” Mrs Mitchell concluded.

‘Old’ Apex club members catch up

Vaughan Ellen has returned to the classroom in a special initiative to help solve the teacher shortage crisis in NSW. PHOTO: NARROMINE STAR.

From page 1 Like Mr Ellen, around 60 per cent of the returning teachers are coming out of retirement.

Teachers re-engaged under the program will add to the department’s pool of qualified teachers who can cover gaps due to absences in schools, relieving pressure on other teachers and principals and reducing the amount of merged and cancelled classes in NSW schools.

But Mr Ellen makes it clear his return wasn’t motivated by the money on offer following the NSW Government’s move last year to remove the public sector wage gap and deliver the largest pay rise in decades to teachers, while taking steps to reduce the burden of administration.

“The department called me and asked if I’d be interested in returning, and I was,” he told the Narromine Star.

“I can see why they want experienced teachers in front of classrooms. Things haven’t really changed since I left, and there are a lot of issues in education. Teaching is a hard job. But I know I have what it takes to be a relief teacher.”

The pathway to return to the classroom wasn’t difficult for

Mr Ellen, who had retained his teacher accreditation and Working With Children (WWC) Check since leaving the classroom three and a half years earlier.

“All I needed to do was press a button, literally, and got my own access and email back straight away,” he said.

The Department of Education has simplified the re-employment process for returning teachers by providing support for attaining accreditation, approval to teach, and WWC Check.

With the support of his wife Carol, Mr Ellen is now working two or three days each week at public schools in Dubbo and Yeoval. He is enjoying his new role more than he had expected, which fits around his other personal and community service commitments.

Mr Ellen is involved with local community organisations including the Narromine United Services Memorial Club, the Narromine Hospital Auxiliary, and he has also expressed interest in joining the newly revitalised Narromine Tennis Club.

“I love music and I’m interested in doing things in my community,” he said.

Former Apexians and partners enjoying a night out: Ewen and Tammy Jones, Graham and Judi Millgate, Lewis Lydon, Col Pearce, John Brennan, Wendy and Wayne Colman.

PHOTO: EWEN JONES.

By SHARON BONTHUYS NARROMINE was once home to a thriving Apex Club, serving the community in much the same way that the Rotary and Lions Clubs continue to do.

The Narromine Apex Club closed over a decade ago, but former members do like to catch up occasionally, as they did recently.

Former members and some of their partners en-

joyed a night out at the United Services Memorial Club. It was a chance to reflect on the many good things the club did while it existed and the friendships formed through the spirit of volunteering.

If you have enjoyed the Venetian Carnivals over the years in Narromine, these popular community events actually had their origins in the work of the Narromine Apex Club.

The hardworking volunteers also raised money doing the bar at the Narromine Races to take underprivileged children to the Apex Magic Castle chalet at Smiggins Holes, said club spokesperson Ewen Jones.

We have much to be thankful for as a result of the former Narromine Apex Club’s volunteering.

Thank you for your service to the community.

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Classroom News

NHS ag team has cracking weekend at Dubbo Show

By NARROMINE HIGH SCHOOL THE Narromine High Agricultural Show Team have come away victorious after a cracking weekend at the Dubbo Show earlier this month.

The success was all in the preparation though, the team plucking and fluffing the show poultry during the school week in preparation for the big dance.

Students Talin Horstman and Blake Kellermeir participated in the Junior Handler Over 14 Class. Talin took out first in this class, with Blake just missing out on a place.

Talin and Blake were able to enter this section thanks to the generosity of Bellowrie White Dorper Stud, who loaned them the sheep for the day.

The Poultry also went well with the school

rooster, “Cecil”, bagging fi rst in the Sussex Rooster AOC. Not to be outdone, the hens took out fi rst and second in the Sussex Hen AOC. Year Nine student, Taylor Rees, also entered his own hen, “Henny Penny”, in the “Prettiest Backyard Hen” and was awarded third. He also entered his own rooster, “Kevin”, in “Most Handsome Backyard Rooster” and took out fi rst.

Due to how Taylor and fellow student, Ryan Pearce, conducted themselves at the Dubbo Show, fellow poultry enthusiast Charlie Newby donated a breeding pair of Bantam Australorps to the school.

He said he was so impressed with the boys, that he will also be donating a breeding pair of Belgium Bantams to Taylor after the Dubbo Poultry Show in July.

Talin Horstman and Hannah Preston at the poul- Talin Horstman took out first place in the Junior Handler try section.

Over 14 Class.

Taylor Rees and Ryan Pearce’s stellar efforts inspired the donation of a The Narromine High School Ag Team did super well at the recent Dubbo Show, with great results for Taylor Rees, Hannah Preston, Ryan Pearce, and Talin Horstman. PHOTOS: NHS. breeding pair of Bantam Australorps to the School.

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Kindness in action: NPS students’ “Do It For Dolly Day”

By NARROMINE PUBLIC SCHOOL THE fi rst Narromine Public School “Do It For Dolly Day” was a great success and a wonderful event.

The Day included students wearing different shades of blue and participating in a range of kindness activities including the creation of a collaborative butterfly mural.

The fundraising efforts raised money for “Dolly’s Dream”, a charity which aims to make a kinder and safer world for Australian kids and communities.

Brax Harding, Eddie Heckendorf, and Ollie Cale, getting creative!

Archie O’Neill and Heidi Bulmer with Miss Rhodes wearing blue in support of Mekenzie Sultana and Ellie-Mae Haylan working on the mural “Do it for Dolly Day”. together.

Cale Mula, Ruari Weir, Nevaeh Murphy and Maisie Craft.

The collaborate butterfly mural made by the Narromine Public School students raising funds for “Dolly’s Dream”. PHOTOS: NARROMINE PUBLIC SCHOOL.

Callum’s off to Paris: Help him get there!

By NARROMINE HIGH SCHOOL YEAR 11 Narromine High School student, Callum Hutchinson, will soon be jetting off to Paris for a once in a lifetime opportunity, thanks to the Creating Chances program.

Callum is one of 64 delegates selected from around the world to participate in the Festival ‘24 in Paris, which will be held in the lead-up to the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

The 10-day event is the fi rst ever international and inclusion Youth Sports Festival that is designed to promote respect, friendship and equality as well as an educational and cultural exchange program.

As a participant in the program, Callum is responsible for raising funds to contribute to the cost of the trip including travel, accommodation, meals and program fees.

With the support of the Narromine Courthouse Hotel and Narromine High School, Callum has organised a raffle to help fund his trip, with a great prize donated

by The Fishing Shed Narromine.

Tickets are available from all three organisations and the winner will be drawn early next month.

Year 11 student, Callum Hutchinson, is off to Paris for Festival ‘24. Buy a raffle ticket to help him get there.

PHOTOS: NARROMINE HIGH SCHOOL.

What a great illustration! It could be yours if you win the raffle.

This great prize is part of the raffle helping get Callum to Paris.

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NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Thursday, May 16, 2024

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Your Seven-Day TV Guide 6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Planet America. 10.30 That Pacific Sports Show. 11.00 Antiques Roadshow. 12.00 ABC News At Noon.

1.00 Silent Witness. 2.00 Queen Of Oz. Final. 2.30 White Fever. Final. 2.55 Back In Time For Dinner. 3.55 Long Lost Family.

4.40 Grand Designs. 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. 6.30 Hard Quiz. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 Gardening Australia. 8.30 Silent Witness. 9.30 Gruen. 10.10 Hard Quiz. 10.40 White Fever. Final. 11.10 ABC Late News. 11.25 Grand Designs. 12.15 Long Lost Family. 1.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show.

11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: I’ll Be Watching. (2018) 2.00 House Of Wellness. 3.00 The Chase.

4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. 6.00 7News Local. 6.30 7News @ 6:30. 7.00 Better Homes And Gardens.

7.20 Football. AFL. Round 10. Sydney v Carlton. 10.30 AFL Post-Game Show.

11.15 Armchair Experts. 12.00 Celebrity Obsessed. 1.00 Medical Emergency. 1.30 Harry’s Practice. 2.00 Home Shopping.

4.00 Million Dollar Minute. 5.00 NBC Today.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 MOVIE: Wedding Daze. (2006) 2.00 Pointless. 3.00 Tipping Point. 4.00 9News Afternoon. 4.30 Tipping Point Australia. 5.30 WIN News.

6.00 9News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Rugby League. NRL. Round 11. Manly Sea Eagles v Brisbane Broncos. 9.55 Golden Point. 10.40 MOVIE: Sicario: Day Of The Soldado. (2018) Benicio del Toro. 1.00 Tipping Point. 2.00 Pointless. 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 4.00 Postcards.

4.30 Global Shop. 5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 5.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 Good Chef Bad Chef. 10.30 Judge Judy. 11.00 Dr Phil. 12.00 10 News First: Midday.

1.00 Entertainment Tonight. 1.30 Judge Judy. 2.00 Ready Steady Cook. 3.00 Good Chef Bad Chef. 3.30 10 News First: Afternoon. 4.00 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 5.00 10 News First. 6.00 Deal Or No Deal. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 Ready Steady Cook. 8.30 To Be Advised. 9.30 The Graham Norton Show. 10.35 10’s Late News. 11.00 The Project. 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 7.00 Cycling. 8.00 WorldWatch. 10.10 Susan Calman’s Grand Day Out. 11.00 The Story Of Beef. 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Mastermind Aust.

3.00 NITV News: Nula. 3.35 The Cook Up. 4.05 Jeopardy! 4.30 Letters And Numbers. 5.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour.

Giro d’Italia. H’lights. 6.00 Mastermind Australia. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.35 Abandoned Railways From Above. New. 8.30 Supertrains: The Race For Speed.

9.30 Secrets Of The Lost Liners. 10.25 SBS World News Late. 10.55 World On Fire. Return. 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

1.00 House Of Wellness. 2.00 My Road To Adventure. 2.30 Sydney Weekender. 3.00 My Greek Odyssey. 4.00 Better Homes And Gardens. 5.00 Escape To The Country. 6.00 Bargain Hunt. 7.00 Better Homes And Gardens. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

3.00 Timbersports. 3.30 Building Giants. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Restoration. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.00 AFL: Friday Night Countdown. 7.20 Pawn Stars. 7.50 MOVIE: The Bounty Hunter. (2010) 10.10 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 3.00 Modern Family. 4.00 The Goldbergs. 4.20 Cutest Ever Puppy Party.

5.15 Starstruck. 6.30 MOVIE: A Dog’s Way Home. (2019) 8.30 MOVIE: Alita: Battle Angel. (2019) Rosa Salazar, Christoph Waltz. 11.05 MOVIE: Argo. (2012) 1.35 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

8.30 Ready Steady Cook.

9.30 Diagnosis Murder. 10.30 JAG. 12.30 NCIS. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 Bull.

8.30 NCIS. 9.25 CSI: Vegas. 12.15 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

1.00 The Neighborhood.

2.00 Impractical Jokers. 2.30 Rules Of Engagement. 3.00 King Of Queens. 4.00 Good Chef Bad Chef. 4.30 Becker. 5.30 Frasier. 6.30 The Big Bang Theory. 8.30 Two And A Half Men. 10.00 Impractical Jokers. 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 5.00 Mystery Lane. 5.25 Miraculous. 5.45 Total DramaRama. 6.00 Lagging. 6.30 Operation Ouch! 7.00 Horrible Histories.

7.35 Kung Fu Panda. 8.10 Open Season: Call Of Nature. 8.35 Summer Memories.

8.50 Holly Hobbie. 9.10 The Next Step.

9.35 Ace My Space. 11.20 Close.

6.00 Kids’ Programs.

6.05 Kiya And The Kimoja Heroes. 6.25 The Adventures Of Paddington. 7.05 Andy And The Band.

7.30 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 MOVIE: Matchstick Men. (2003) 10.25 MOVIE: Hedwig And The Angry Inch. (2001) 11.55 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

3.00 News. 4.00 Afternoon Briefing. 5.00 News. 6.00 News Hour. 7.00 National News. 7.30 Evening News. 8.00 Planet America: Fireside Chat. 8.45 ABC News Tonight.

9.00 The World. 9.30 Close Of Business.

10.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

1.50 Dr Quinn. 2.50 Antiques Roadshow. 3.20 MOVIE: Fear Is The Key. (1972) 5.30 The Travelling Auctioneers. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow.

7.30 Take Me Home. 8.30 MOVIE: Sliding Doors. (1998) 10.30 MOVIE: Music & Lyrics. (2007) 12.40 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

2.35 Over The Black Dot. 3.25 BBC News At Ten. 3.55 ABC World News Tonight With David Muir. 4.20 PBS News. 5.20 Shortland St. 5.50 Curse Of Oak Island. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats.

8.30 Adam Eats The 80s. 8.50 UCI World Tour. Giro d’Italia. 1.35 Late Programs.

6.00 Rage. 7.00 Weekend Breakfast.

9.00 Rage. 12.00 ABC News At Noon.

12.30 Call The Midwife. 1.30 Father Brown. 2.15 Gruen. 3.00 Monty Don’s Japanese Gardens. 4.00 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery. 5.00 Creative Types With Virginia Trioli. Final. 5.30 Landline.

6.00 Australian Story.

6.30 Back Roads.

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 Father Brown.

8.20 Midsomer Murders.

9.50 After The Party.

10.35 Shetland. 11.35 Rage.

6.00 NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise.

10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend.

12.00 Horse Racing. Doomben 10,000 Day, Andrew Ramsden Race Day, Morphettville Race Day and Scone Cup Carnival Day 2. 5.00 Seven News At 5.

5.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. 6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. 7.30 MOVIE: Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle.

(2017) Kevin Hart, Dwayne Johnson.

10.05 MOVIE: Bad Boys. (1995) Will Smith.

12.20 Late Programs.

6.00 Getaway. 6.30 A Current Affair.

7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Today Extra: Saturday. 12.00 Destination WA. 12.30 Explore TV: Portugal & Spain. 1.00 Adelaide Equestrian Festival. 2.10 The Summit. 3.30 The Lap. 4.30 The Garden Gurus. 5.00 9News First At Five. 5.30 Getaway. 6.00 9News Saturday. 7.00 Rugby League. NRL. Round 11. South Sydney Rabbitohs v North Queensland Cowboys. 9.35 NRL Saturday Night Footy Post-Match. 10.00 MOVIE: Volcano.

(1997) Tommy Lee Jones. 12.00 The Lap. 12.50 Ageless. 1.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 7.00 Camper Deals. 7.30 Escape Fishing With ET. 8.00 Taste Of Australia: BBQ. 8.30 Farm To Fork. 9.00 Exploring Off The Grid. 9.30 Food Trail: South Africa. 10.00 Ready Steady Cook. 11.00 MasterChef Australia.

1.30 All 4 Adventure. 2.30 GoRV. 3.00 What’s Up Down Under. 3.30 Good Chef Bad Chef. 4.00 Ready Steady Cook. 5.00 10 News First. 6.00 The Brighter Side: Save. Grow. Dream. 6.30 The Dog House.

8.30 Ambulance UK. 11.00 To Be Advised.

12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 7.00 Cycling. 8.00 WorldWatch. 9.40 Ageless Gardens.

10.10 Phase III Odyssey. 11.00 Outside: Beyond The Lens. 12.00 WorldWatch.

2.00 Portillo’s Greatest Railway Journeys.

3.55 Grand Tours Of Scotland’s Rivers.

4.30 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Giro d’Italia.

H’lights. 5.30 War Gamers. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Mysteries From The Grave: Titanic. 9.00 The Rise And Fall Of Boris Becker. 10.50 Secrets Of The Royal Palaces. 11.45 Everything You Love. Final.

12.15 Paris Paris. New. 1.10 Dear Mama.

3.15 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

12.00 House Of Wellness.

1.00 Escape To The Country. 3.00 The Yorkshire Steam Railway: All Aboard. 4.00 Escape To The Country. 5.00 Bargain Hunt. 6.00 Heathrow. 6.30 Bondi Vet. 7.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

1.00 Blokesworld. 1.30 Australia ReDiscovered. 2.00 Rides Down Under: Workshop Wars. 3.00 Circuit Boats Drivers C’ship. Replay. 4.00 Hustle & Tow. 4.30 AFL. GWS Giants v Western Bulldogs.

7.15 Football. AFL. Brisbane Lions v Richmond. 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.25 Take Me Out. 1.45 Australia’s Cheapest Weddings. 2.45 Frogger. 3.45 The Goldbergs. 4.15 Starstruck. 5.30 MOVIE: A Dog’s Way Home. (2019) 7.30 MOVIE: Maid In Manhattan. (2002) 9.40 MOVIE: Bombshell. (2019) Charlize Theron. 11.55 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

12.00 Jake And The Fatman.

1.00 On The Fly. 2.00 JAG. 5.00 Escape Fishing With ET. 5.30 Reel Action. 6.00 JAG. 7.00 Soccer. A-League Men. First semi-final. Second leg. Central Coast Mariners v Sydney FC. 10.15 NCIS: Los Angeles. 12.05 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

7.00 The King Of Queens.

8.00 Becker. 9.00 Neighbours. 11.00 Good Chef Bad Chef. 11.30 The King Of Queens. 12.30 Frasier. 1.30 Becker. 2.20 MasterChef Australia. 5.00 Deal Or No Deal. 6.00 The Big Bang Theory. 10.30 Two And A Half Men. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 12.35 MOVIE: The Midnight Gang. (2018) 1.40 Kids’ Programs. 7.00 Mythbusters “There’s Your Problem!”. 7.30 Built To Survive. 8.10 Open Season: Call Of Nature.

8.35 Summer Memories. 8.50 Holly Hobbie. 9.10 The Next Step. 9.35 Ace My Space. 11.20 Close.

6.00 Kids’ Programs.

6.05 Kiya And The Kimoja Heroes. 6.25 The Adventures Of Paddington. 7.05 Karma’s World. 7.30 Would I Lie To You? 8.00 QI. 8.30 Live At The Apollo. Return. 9.20 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 10.05 MythBusters. 10.55 Portlandia. 11.40 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

4.00 News. 4.15 Planet America: Fireside Chat. 5.00 News. 5.30 World This Week. 6.00 Evening News.

6.30 Aust Story. 7.00 National News. 7.30 The Pacific. 8.00 News Tonight. 8.15 Four Corners. 9.00 Nightly News. 9.30 Foreign Correspondent. 10.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

1.30 MOVIE: Piccadilly Incident. (1946) 3.40 MOVIE: The Big Country. (1958) 7.00 Rugby Union. Super Rugby Pacific. Round 13. Western Force v NSW Waratahs. 9.30 Super Rugby Pacific Post-Match. 9.45 MOVIE: A Time To Kill.

(1996) 12.45 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

3.00 Shortland St. 3.30 BBC News At Ten. 4.00 ABC World News Tonight With David Muir. 4.25 PBS News.

5.25 Woman. 5.55 The Food That Built The World. 7.35 Impossible Engineering. 8.30 Travel Man. 9.10 Cycling. UCI World Tour.

Giro d’Italia. 1.35 Late Programs.

6.00 Rage. 7.00 Weekend Breakfast.

9.00 Insiders. 10.00 Offsiders. 10.30 The World This Week. 11.00 Compass.

11.30 Songs Of Praise. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Landline. 1.30 Gardening Australia. 2.30 Monty Don’s French Gardens. 3.30 Forever Summer With Nigella. 3.55 Britain By The Book. 4.40 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. 6.30 Compass. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 Call The Midwife. 8.30 After The Party. 9.20 The Luminaries.

10.15 Shetland. 11.15 Savage River. 12.10 Late Programs.

6.00 NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise.

10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend.

12.00 House Of Wellness. 1.00 Jabba’s Movies. 1.30 Surveillance Oz. 1.55 To Be Advised. 3.30 Better Homes And Gardens. 4.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. 5.00 Seven News At 5. 5.30 Sydney Weekender. 6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Farmer Wants A Wife. 8.30 7NEWS Spotlight. 9.30 The Latest: Seven News.

10.00 Code 1: Minute By Minute. 11.00 Quantum Leap. 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Hello SA. 6.30 A Current Affair. 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Wide World Of Sports. 11.00 NRL Sunday Footy Show.

1.00 Drive TV. 1.30 Mr Mayor. 2.00 David Attenborough’s Green Planet. 3.00 Rugby League. NRL. Round 11. Melbourne Storm v Parramatta Eels. 6.00 9News Sunday. 7.00 Travel Guides. Return. 8.40 60 Minutes. 9.40 9News Late. 10.10 The First 48. 11.10 Transplant. 12.00 The Brokenwood Mysteries. 2.00 David Attenborough’s Green Planet. 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. 4.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 9.00 Pooches At Play. 9.30 Buy To Build. 10.00 Healthy Homes Australia. 10.30 Farm To Fork.

11.00 Pat Callinan’s 4x4 Adventures.

12.00 MasterChef Australia. 1.10 My Market Kitchen. 1.30 Cook With Luke.

2.00 Destination Dessert. 2.30 Hungry.

3.00 Taste Of Australia With Hayden Quinn. 3.30 The Brighter Side: Save.

Grow. Dream. 4.00 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. 4.30 Good Chef Bad Chef. 5.00 10 News First. 6.30 The Sunday Project. 7.30 MasterChef Australia. 8.55 FBI. 11.55 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 7.00 Cycling. 7.30 WorldWatch. 9.35 J Schwanke’s Life In Bloom. 10.10 Phase III Odyssey. 11.10 My Unique B&B. New. 12.00 WorldWatch.

12.30 PBS Washington Week With The Atlantic. 1.00 Motor Racing. Hi-Tec Oils Super Series. 5.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Giro d’Italia. H’lights. 5.30 War Gamers. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Tulum: The Last City Of The Mayan Empire. 8.30 Philae The Last Temples Of Ancient Egypt. 9.30 When Champollion Meets Ramses II. 10.30 Legendary Castles. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 The Surgery Ship. 2.00 South Aussie With Cosi. 2.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 4.30 Escape To The Perfect Town. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Greatest Escapes To The Country. 7.15 The Vicar Of Dibley. 8.30 Endeavour. 10.30 Hornby: A Model Empire. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 ITM Fishing. 1.30 Fish’n Mates.

2.00 Fishy Business. 2.30 Step Outside.

3.00 Fishing Addiction. 4.00 Disasters At Sea. 5.00 Storage Wars: TX. 6.00 Border Security: Int. 7.00 Border Security. 8.30 MOVIE: John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum.

(2019) 11.10 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.25 Australia’s Cheapest Weddings.

2.25 Around The World With Manu. 3.25 To Be Advised. 5.00 The Goldbergs. 5.30 Dr Harry’s Animal Encounters. 6.30 A Year On Planet Earth. 7.30 Law & Order: Criminal Intent. 8.30 Law & Order: SVU. 10.30 Law & Order. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

11.00 Escape Fishing With ET. 11.30 JAG. 1.30 Exploring Off The Grid. 2.00 MasterChef Australia. 3.10 Buy To Build. 3.35 On The Fly. 4.00 Camper Deals. 4.30 What’s Up Down Under. 5.00 Reel Action. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 NCIS. 11.15 NCIS: Los Angeles. 12.15 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

8.00 MasterChef Australia.

10.20 The Big Bang Theory. 11.35 The Neighborhood. 12.30 Ready Steady Cook.

1.30 The Middle. 3.30 So Help Me Todd.

4.30 Deal Or No Deal. 6.00 The Big Bang Theory. 8.30 Two And A Half Men. 10.00 South Park. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 5.45 Popularity Papers. 6.05 The Next Step. 6.30 Operation Ouch! 7.00 Mythbusters “There’s Your Problem!”. 7.30 Built To Survive. 7.55 Hotel Transylvania.

8.20 Almost Naked Animals. 8.45 Holly Hobbie. 9.10 The Next Step. 9.30 Ace My Space. 10.15 Rage. 11.20 Close.

6.00 Kids’ Programs.

6.05 Kiya And The Kimoja Heroes. 6.25 The Adventures Of Paddington. 7.05 Karma’s World. 7.30 Would I Lie To You? 8.00 QI. 8.30 Louis Theroux Interviews... 9.20 You Can’t Ask That. 9.50 Miniseries: Time. 10.45 Would I Lie To You? 11.15 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

3.00 News. 3.30 Offsiders. 4.00 Landline. 5.00 News With Auslan. 5.30 News Regional. 6.00 Evening News. 6.30 Foreign Correspondent. 7.00 National News. 7.30 Insiders. 8.30 News Tonight. 9.00 Nightly News. 9.30 Aust Story. 10.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

12.00 Getaway. 12.30 MOVIE: Where No Vultures Fly. (1951) 2.45 MOVIE: Gun Belt. (1953) 4.25 MOVIE: The War Wagon. (1967) 6.30 M*A*S*H. 8.30 MOVIE: Gran Torino. (2008) Clint Eastwood, Bee Vang, Christopher Carley.

11.00 Chicago Med. 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

2.35 The Story Of. 3.05 The Bee Whisperer. 4.05 ABC World News Tonight With David Muir. 4.35 PBS Washington Week With The Atlantic. 5.05 Alone Denmark. 6.15 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Giro d’Italia. Stage 15. 1.35 Late Programs.

6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Landline. 11.00 Antiques Roadshow. 12.00 ABC News At Noon.

1.00 Midsomer Murders. 2.25 Back Roads. 2.55 Back In Time For Dinner. 3.55 Long Lost Family. 4.45 Grand Designs.

5.30 Antiques Roadshow. 6.30 Hard Quiz. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Australian Story. 8.30 Four Corners.

9.15 Media Watch. 9.35 Q+A. 10.35 ABC Late News. 10.50 The Business. 11.10 Gruen. 11.45 Planet America. 12.20 Grand Designs. 1.05 Long Lost Family. 1.55 Late Programs.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show.

11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 To Be Advised. 1.30 Surveillance Oz: Dashcam.

2.00 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 Farmer Wants A Wife.

9.05 9-1-1.

10.05 S.W.A.T. 11.05 The Latest: Seven News. 11.35 Police Custody USA. 12.35 The Event. 1.35 Kochie’s Business Builders. 2.00 Home Shopping. 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise 5am News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 MOVIE: Everything, Everything. (2017) 2.00 Pointless. 3.00 Tipping Point. 4.00 9News Afternoon. 4.30 Tipping Point Australia. 5.30 WIN News. 6.00 9News.

7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 The Summit.

9.10 Paramedics.

10.10 100% Footy. 11.10 9News Late.

11.40 La Brea. 12.30 Tipping Point. 1.30 Pointless. 2.30 Global Shop. 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. 4.30 A Current Affair.

5.00 Today Early News. 5.30 Today.

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 Good Chef Bad Chef. 10.30 Judge Judy. 11.00 Dr Phil. 12.00 10 News First: Midday.

1.00 Entertainment Tonight. 1.30 MasterChef Australia. 3.00 Good Chef Bad Chef. 3.30 10 News First: Afternoon.

4.00 Neighbours. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 5.00 10 News First. 6.00 Deal Or No Deal. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 MasterChef Australia. 8.40 Have You Been Paying Attention? 9.40 Mel Buttle: Let Me Know Either Way. 10.50 10’s Late News. 11.15 The Project. 12.20 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 7.00 Cycling. 8.00 WorldWatch. 9.50 Paul O’Grady: For The Love Of Dogs. 10.20 Susan Calman’s Grand Day Out. 11.10 The Story Of Sugar. 12.10 WorldWatch. 2.00 9/11: Ten Mistakes. 3.05 Mastermind Aust.

3.35 The Cook Up. 4.05 Jeopardy! 4.30 Letters And Numbers. 5.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Giro d’Italia. H’lights. 6.00 Mastermind Aust. 6.30 News. 7.35 Tony Robinson’s Marvellous Machines. 8.30 Secrets Of The Tower Of London. 9.20 24 Hours In Emergency. 10.20 SBS News.

10.50 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 Hornby: A Model Empire. 2.00 Weekender. 2.30 Escape To The Perfect Town. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Medical Emergency. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Doc Martin. 8.30 Foyle’s War. 10.40 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

2.30 Supercars C’ship. Perth SuperSprint. H’lights. 3.30 Supercars C’ship.

Perth SuperSprint. H’lights. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Restoration. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Outback Opal Hunters. 8.30 Adventure Gold Diggers. 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

10.30 Instant Hotel. 12.00 The Good Doctor. 3.00 To Be Advised.

4.30 Bondi Vet. 5.30 The Amazing Race.

6.30 Funniest Ever Toddlers. 7.30 Law & Order: Criminal Intent. 8.30 Law & Order: SVU. 10.30 Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Home Shopping. 8.00 Snap Happy. 8.30 Deal Or No Deal. 9.30 iFish. 10.30 JAG. 12.30 NCIS. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 Bull.

8.30 NCIS. 10.20 NCIS: Los Angeles. 11.15 Evil. 12.15 Home Shopping. 2.15 Diagnosis Murder. 4.05 JAG.

6.00 Morning Programs.

1.00 Taskmaster Australia.

3.00 The King Of Queens. 4.00 Good Chef Bad Chef. 4.30 Becker. 5.30 Frasier.

6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 The Big Bang Theory. 8.30 Two And A Half Men. 10.00 The Neighborhood. 11.00 Frasier. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 5.45 Total DramaRama. 6.00 Ted’s Top Ten. 6.30 Operation Ouch! 7.00 Horrible Histories. 7.35 Kung Fu Panda. 7.55 Hotel Transylvania. 8.20 Almost Naked Animals. 8.45 Holly Hobbie. 9.10 The Next Step. 9.30 Ace My Space. 10.15 Rage.

11.20 Close.

6.00 Kids’ Programs.

6.05 Kiya And The Kimoja Heroes. 6.25 The Adventures Of Paddington. 7.05 Andy And The Band. 7.30 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 MythBusters. 9.20 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 10.05 Louis Theroux: Law And Disorder In Lagos. 11.05 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

3.00 News. 4.00 Afternoon Briefing. 5.00 News With Joe O’Brien. 6.00 ABC News Hour. 7.00 National News. 7.30 ABC Evening News.

8.00 ABC News Tonight. 8.45 The Business. 9.00 The World. 10.00 Nightly News. 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

2.00 Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow.

3.30 MOVIE: The Passionate Stranger.

(1957) 5.30 The Travelling Auctioneers.

6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Death In Paradise. 8.40 Harry Wild. 10.40 London Kills. 11.50 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

3.25 ABC World News Tonight With David Muir. 3.55 ABC America This Week. 4.50 PBS News Weekend. 5.20 Inhuman Kind. 5.50 Curse Of Oak Island.

6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Taskmaster. 9.25 The Specials: A Message To You. 10.45 Late Programs.

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NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Thursday, May 16, 2024

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 The Summit.

1.30 Country House Hunters Australia.

2.00 Pointless. 3.00 Tipping Point. 4.00 9News Afternoon. 4.30 Tipping Point Australia. 5.30 WIN News. 6.00 9News.

7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 The Summit.

8.45 Clarkson’s Farm. 9.45 Opal Hunters: Red Dirt Road Trip. 10.45 9News Late.

11.15 Chicago Med. 12.05 Tipping Point.

1.05 Pointless. 2.00 Explore TV: Portugal & Spain. 2.30 Hello SA. 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. 4.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 9.00 The Bold And The Beautiful. 9.30 Deal Or No Deal.

10.00 Good Chef Bad Chef. 10.30 Judge Judy. 11.00 Dr Phil. 12.00 10 News First: Midday. 1.00 Entertainment Tonight. 1.20 Judge Judy. 1.50 MasterChef Australia.

3.00 Good Chef Bad Chef. 3.30 10 News First: Afternoon. 4.00 Neighbours. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 5.00 10 News First. 6.00 Deal Or No Deal. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 MasterChef Australia.

8.40 The Cheap Seats. 9.40 NCIS. 10.40 10’s Late News. 11.05 The Project. 12.10 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.10 Paul O’Grady: For The Love Of Dogs. 10.10 Susan Calman’s Grand Day Out. 11.00 The Story Of Tea. 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.10 Hindenburg: Ten Mistakes. 3.05 Living Black. 3.35 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw. 4.05 Who Do You Think You Are? US. 5.00 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers.

6.00 Mastermind Australia. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Who Do You Think You Are? 8.30 Insight. 9.30 Dateline. 10.00 SBS World News Late. 10.30 Living Black.

11.05 Lost Luggage. 12.55 Dark Woods.

3.35 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 Creek To Coast. 2.30 Impossible Builds.

3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Medical Emergency. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Call The Midwife. 8.30 A Touch Of Frost. 10.50 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

2.00 Frozen Gold. 3.00 Billy The Exterminator. 3.30 Building Giants.

4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Restoration. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Outback Truckers. 8.30 Outback Outlaw Comedian. 9.00 Family Guy. 10.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

12.00 The Good Doctor. 3.00 To Be Advised. 4.30 Bondi Vet. 5.30 The Amazing Race. 6.30 Daredevils Make You Laugh Out Loud. 7.30 First Dates UK. 8.35 MOVIE: Bad Teacher. (2011) Cameron Diaz, Lucy Punch, Jason Segel. 10.35 First Dates Australia. 11.45 Late Programs.

6.00 Home Shopping. 8.00 Snap Happy. 8.30 Diagnosis Murder. 10.30 JAG. 12.30 NCIS. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder.

5.30 JAG. 7.30 Bull. 8.30 NCIS. 9.25 FBI. 11.15 48 Hours. 12.15 Home Shopping. 2.15 Diagnosis Murder. 4.05 JAG.

6.00 Morning Programs.

1.00 Big Bang. 2.00 King Of Queens. 3.00 So Help Me Todd. 4.00 Good Chef Bad Chef. 4.30 Becker. 5.30 Frasier. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 The Big Bang Theory. 8.30 Two And A Half Men. 10.00 Impractical Jokers. 10.30 Rules Of Engagement. 11.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 5.45 Total DramaRama. 6.00 Ted’s Top Ten. 6.30 Operation Ouch! 7.00 Horrible Histories. 7.35 Kung Fu Panda. 8.10 Open Season: Call Of Nature. 8.35 Summer Memories. 8.50 Holly Hobbie. 9.10 The Next Step. 9.35 Ace My Space. 10.15 Rage.

11.20 Close.

6.00 Kids’ Programs.

6.05 Kiya And The Kimoja Heroes. 6.25 The Adventures Of Paddington. 7.05 Andy And The Band.

7.30 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 White Fever. Final. 9.00 The Witchfinder. 10.00 Portlandia. 10.45 Would I Lie To You? 11.45 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

3.00 News. 4.00 Afternoon Briefing. 5.00 News With Joe O’Brien. 6.00 ABC News Hour. 7.00 National News. 7.30 ABC Evening News.

8.00 ABC News Tonight. 8.45 The Business. 9.00 The World. 10.00 Nightly News. 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

2.00 Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: The Fallen Idol. (1948) 5.30 The Travelling Auctioneers. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 New Tricks. 8.40 Agatha Christie’s Marple. 10.40 A Wedding And A Murder. 11.40 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

2.00 Hunters. 2.55 Where Are You Really From? 3.30 BBC News At Ten. 4.00 ABC World News Tonight With David Muir. 4.30 PBS News.

5.30 Curse Of Oak Island. 6.20 Jeopardy!

7.15 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Giro d’Italia.

Stage 16. 1.35 Late Programs.

6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Four Corners. 10.45 Q+A. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 National Press Club Address. 1.35 Media Watch. 2.00 Anh’s Brush With Fame.

2.30 Back Roads. 3.00 Further Back In Time For Dinner. 4.00 Long Lost Family.

4.45 Grand Designs Revisited. 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. 6.30 Hard Quiz.

7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Hard Quiz. 8.30 Gruen. 9.10 QI. 10.10 Planet America. 10.40 ABC Late News. 10.55 The Business. 11.15 The Luminaries. 12.05 Superwog. 12.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show.

11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 To Be Advised. 1.35 Surveillance Oz: Dashcam.

2.00 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 The 1% Club UK. 8.30 The Front Bar. 9.30 Unbelievable Moments Caught On Camera. 10.30 The Latest: Seven News.

11.00 Talking Footy. 12.00 Dracula. New. 1.00 Travel Oz. 2.00 Home Shopping.

4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise 5am News.

5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 The Summit. 1.15 My Way. 1.30 Getaway. 2.00 Pointless.

3.00 Tipping Point. 4.00 9News Afternoon. 4.30 Tipping Point Australia.

5.30 WIN News. 6.00 9News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 The Summit. 8.45 Ski Rescue Downunder. 9.45 9News Late.

10.15 See No Evil. 11.15 The Equalizer.

12.05 Tipping Point. 1.00 Pointless. 1.55 Destination WA. 2.30 Global Shop. 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. 4.30 A Current Affair.

5.00 Today Early News. 5.30 Today.

6.00 Morning Programs. 9.00 The Bold And The Beautiful. 9.30 Deal Or No Deal.

10.00 Good Chef Bad Chef. 10.30 Judge Judy. 11.00 Dr Phil. 12.00 10 News First: Midday. 1.00 Entertainment Tonight. 1.20 Judge Judy. 1.50 MasterChef Australia.

3.00 Good Chef Bad Chef. 3.30 10 News First: Afternoon. 4.00 Neighbours.

4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 5.00 10 News First. 6.00 Deal Or No Deal.

6.30 The Project. 7.30 MasterChef Australia. 8.40 NCIS: Sydney. 9.40 FBI: International. 10.40 10’s Late News. 11.05 The Project. 12.05 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 7.00 Cycling. 8.00 WorldWatch. 10.05 Susan Calman’s Grand Day Out. 11.00 The Story Of Ramadan.

12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Dateline. 2.30 Insight. 3.35 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw. 4.05 Jeopardy! 4.30 Letters And Numbers. 5.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour.

Giro d’Italia. H’lights. 6.00 Mastermind Australia. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Alone Australia. 8.30 24 Hours In ALDI. 9.25 This Town. New. 10.30 SBS World News Late. 11.05 You Shall Not Lie. Final.

12.15 Black Sands. 4.00 Portillo’s Greatest Railway Journeys. 5.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 Weekender. 2.30 The Yorkshire Steam Railway: All Aboard. 3.30 Harry’s Practice.

4.00 Medical Emergency. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Heartbeat. 8.45 Judge John Deed. 10.45 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

2.00 Duck Dynasty. 3.00 Billy The Exterminator. 3.30 Building Giants. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Restoration. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Highway Patrol. 8.30 The Force: BTL. 9.30 World’s Wildest Police Videos. 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

3.00 First Dates Australia.

4.00 Black-ish. 4.30 Jabba’s Movies.

5.00 Bondi Vet. 5.30 The Amazing Race.

6.30 Delinquents Make You Laugh Out Loud. 7.30 First Dates UK. 8.35 Kitchen Nightmares. 9.35 Kitchen Nightmares USA. 10.35 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

8.30 Diagnosis Murder.

10.30 JAG. 12.30 NCIS. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 6.30 Bondi Rescue. 7.00 Soccer. Global Football Week. Tottenham Hotspur v Newcastle United. 10.15 Bull. 11.10 NCIS. 12.05 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

1.00 Big Bang. 2.00 Impractical Jokers. 2.30 Rules Of Engagement. 3.00 Two And A Half Men. 4.00 GCBC. 4.30 Becker. 5.30 Frasier.

6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 The Big Bang Theory. 8.30 Two And A Half Men. 10.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 5.45 Total DramaRama. 6.00 Ted’s Top Ten. 6.30 Operation Ouch! 7.00 Horrible Histories. 7.35 Kung Fu Panda. 8.10 Open Season: Call Of Nature. 8.35 Summer Memories. 8.50 Holly Hobbie. 9.10 The Next Step. 9.35 Ace My Space. 10.00 BTN High. 10.15 Rage. 11.20 Close.

6.00 Kids’ Programs.

5.50 Interstellar Ella.

6.05 Kiya And The Kimoja Heroes. 6.25 The Adventures Of Paddington. 7.05 Andy And The Band. 7.30 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 Miniseries: Time. 9.30 Wreck. 11.05 Louis Theroux Interviews... 11.50 Would I Lie To You? 12.50 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

3.00 News. 4.00 Afternoon Briefing. 5.00 News With Joe O’Brien. 6.00 ABC News Hour. 7.00 National News. 7.30 ABC Evening News.

8.00 ABC News Tonight. 8.45 The Business. 9.00 The World. 10.00 Nightly News. 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

1.50 Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman. 2.50 Antiques Roadshow.

3.20 MOVIE: The Dove. (1974) 5.30 The Travelling Auctioneers. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 As Time Goes By. 8.40 Midsomer Murders. 10.40 A+E After Dark.

11.40 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

2.05 The Inside Story.

2.45 Overlooked. 3.15 BBC News At Ten. 3.45 ABC World News Tonight With David Muir. 4.15 PBS News. 5.15 Tattoo Age. 5.45 Curse Of Oak Island. 6.35 Jeopardy! 7.30 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.25 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Giro d’Italia. 1.35 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 Australian Story. 10.30 Compass. 11.00 Antiques Roadshow. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Secret Science. 1.30 Stuff The British Stole. 2.00 Anh’s Brush With Fame.

2.30 QI. 3.00 Further Back In Time For Dinner. 3.55 Long Lost Family. 4.45 Grand Designs. 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. 6.30 Hard Quiz. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30.

8.00 Restoration Australia. Return. 9.00 Grand Designs. Return. 9.50 Antiques Roadshow. 10.50 ABC Late News.

11.05 The Business. 11.20 Love On The Spectrum. 12.15 Late Programs.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show.

11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Nightmare Student. (2021) 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.

7.30 Football. AFL. Round 11. Western Bulldogs v Sydney. 10.30 AFL Post-Game Show. 11.00 The Latest: Seven News.

11.30 HMP: Behind Bars. 1.00 Fortitude.

2.00 Home Shopping. 4.00 NBC Today.

5.00 Sunrise 5am News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 The Summit.

1.15 My Way. 1.30 Explore TV: Portugal & Spain. 2.00 Pointless. 3.00 Tipping Point. 4.00 9News Afternoon. 5.00 Tipping Point Australia. 6.00 9News.

7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Rugby League.

NRL. Round 12. Canterbury Bulldogs v St George Illawarra Dragons. 9.45 Thursday Night Knock Off. 10.30 9News Late. 11.00 Law & Order: Organized Crime. 11.50 The First 48. 12.40 Tipping Point. 1.35 Pointless. 2.30 Global Shop. 3.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 9.00 The Bold And The Beautiful. 9.30 Deal Or No Deal.

10.00 Good Chef Bad Chef. 10.30 Judge Judy. 11.00 Dr Phil. 12.00 10 News First: Midday. 1.00 Entertainment Tonight. 1.20 Judge Judy. 1.50 MasterChef Australia.

3.00 Good Chef Bad Chef. 3.30 10 News First: Afternoon. 4.00 Neighbours. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 5.00 10 News First. 6.00 Deal Or No Deal. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 Taskmaster Australia.

Return. 8.30 Law & Order: SVU. 9.30 To Be Advised. 10.30 10’s Late News. 10.55 The Project. 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 7.00 Cycling. 8.00 WorldWatch. 10.10 Susan Calman’s Grand Day Out. 11.00 The Story Of Cheese.

12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Alone Australia.

3.00 Mastermind Aust. 3.35 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw. 4.05 Jeopardy! 4.30 Letters And Numbers. 5.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Giro d’Italia. H’lights. 6.00 Mastermind Australia. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 DNA Family Secrets. 8.35 Our Law. 9.45 Blue Lights. Final. 10.50 SBS World News Late. 11.20 Illegals. Final.

12.15 The Responder. 2.00 Das Boot. 3.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 South Aussie With Cosi. 2.30 Air Crash Investigations. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Medical Emergency. 4.30 Better Homes.

5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Father Brown. 8.30 Shetland.

11.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

3.30 Building Giants. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Restoration.

5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars.

7.00 AFL. Western Bulldogs v Sydney.

7.30 Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly. 8.30 Crime Investigation Australia. 9.50 Border Security: Int. 10.20 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 3.00 Black-ish. 3.30 Delinquents Make You Laugh Out Loud. 4.30 Bondi Vet. 5.30 The Amazing Race. 6.30 Builders Make You Laugh Out Loud. 7.30 First Dates UK. 8.35 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA. 9.35 Ramsay’s 24 Hours To Hell And Back. 11.35 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

8.30 Diagnosis Murder.

10.30 JAG. 12.30 NCIS. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder.

5.30 JAG. 7.30 Bull. 8.30 NCIS. 9.25 NCIS: New Orleans. 10.20 Evil. 11.15 Diagnosis Murder. 12.15 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

1.00 Big Bang. 2.00 Impractical Jokers. 2.30 Rules Of Engagement. 3.00 Two And A Half Men. 4.00 GCBC. 4.30 Becker. 5.30 Frasier.

6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 The Big Bang Theory. 8.30 Two And A Half Men. 10.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 5.45 Total DramaRama. 6.00 Ted’s Top Ten. 6.30 Operation Ouch! 7.00 Horrible Histories. 7.35 Kung Fu Panda. 7.55 Hotel Transylvania. 8.20 Almost Naked Animals.

8.45 Holly Hobbie. 9.10 The Next Step.

9.30 Ace My Space. 10.00 BTN High. 10.15 Rage. 11.20 Close.

6.00 Kids’ Programs.

6.05 Kiya And The Kimoja Heroes. 7.05 Andy And The Band.

7.30 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 Hard Quiz.

9.00 Gruen. 9.35 Tomorrow Tonight.

10.05 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 10.50 Would I Lie To You? 11.50 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. Final. 12.35 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

3.00 News. 4.00 Afternoon Briefing. 5.00 News With Joe O’Brien. 6.00 ABC News Hour. 7.00 National News. 7.30 ABC Evening News.

8.00 ABC News Tonight. 8.45 The Business. 9.00 The World. 10.00 Nightly News. 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

2.00 Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: Some People. (1962) 5.30 The Travelling Auctioneers. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 RBT. 8.30 To Be Advised.

10.30 Police After Dark. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

2.15 How It Feels To Be Free. 3.25 BBC News At Ten. 3.55 ABC World News Tonight With David Muir. 4.25 PBS News. 5.25 Tattoo Age. 5.50 Curse Of Oak Island. 6.35 Jeopardy! 7.30 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.25 Travel Man. 8.55 UCI World Tour. Giro d’Italia. 1.35 Late Programs.

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No. 138

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

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AW

EC

There may be more than one possible answer.

Crossmath

No. 137

Solutions

Insert each number from 1 to 9 in the shaded squares to solve all the horizontal and vertical equations.

Multiplication and division are performed before addition and subtraction.

× ×

– ×

+ +

= 39 +

× ×

×

= 20 ×

×

= 21

=

=

=

27

18

30

CROSSMATH

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

Edgeword

5 × 9 – 6 = 39 × × + 4 + 2 × 8 = 20 + × × 7 × 1 × 3 = 21 = = = 27 18 30

No. 137

5X5

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U I D E N M A N T A R T I G E R E E D Y

WEDNESDAY, MAY 22

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show.

11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 To Be Advised. 1.35 Surveillance Oz: Dashcam.

2.00 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 Farmer Wants A Wife. Final. 9.05 Miniseries: The Marlow Murder Club. 10.05 Ambulance: Code Red. 11.05 The Latest: Seven News. 11.35 The Real Manhunter. 12.35 Gold Digger.

Final. 2.00 Home Shopping. 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise 5am News. 5.30 Sunrise.

G U S T S

THURSDAY, MAY 23

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.30 The Pacific. 11.00 Antiques Roadshow. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 After The Party.

2.00 Anh’s Brush With Fame. 2.30 Back Roads. 3.00 Back In Time For Dinner.

4.00 Long Lost Family. 4.45 Grand Designs. 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. 6.30 Hard Quiz. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30.

8.00 Tony Armstrong’s Extra-Ordinary Things. New. 9.00 Secret Science.

New. 9.30 David Stratton’s Stories Of Australian Cinema. 10.35 ABC Late News.

10.50 The Business. 11.05 Four Corners.

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Thursday, May 16, 2024 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR

Sport RACING NG REPORT ORT

By COLIN HODGES

Raced at Mudgee on Sunday, May 12 WITH the task getting harder at every start, Elson Boy keeps responding to the challenge and the outstanding frontrunner made it four successive wins when taking out the 1400 metres Gooree Cup on Sunday at Mudgee.

Unplaced at the fi rst nine starts the four-year-old gelding has undergone an amazing transformation under Dubbo trainer Dar Lunn.

Owned by Guy Mitchell from Binnaway and Rob Pratten from Dubbo, Elson Boy has now won seven races and the recent winning sequence has included a Benchmark 58 Handicap at Dubbo, the $150,000 WRA Country Championship Qualifier at Coonamble, the Diggers Cup at Narromine and the Gooree Cup. Ridden by apprentice Chelsea Hillier at Mudgee, Elson Boy jumped from barrier 12 in the 13-horse field and crossed quickly to lead on the rails.

In the straight, Elson Boy ($3.10 to $2.45 favourite) in a brilliant display of sustained

Western Racing Report speed shot away to win by almost 4 lengths from Nitride (Grant Buckley, $9) and Red Beryl (Kelsey Lenton, $41).

Earlier the Dar Lunn trained Saint Philomena was a game second to the Bjorn Baker, Warwick Farm trained debut maker Unleeshing in the 1100 metres Two-Year-Old Handicap.

Raced by the My Racehorse syndicate, Unleeshing (Ashley Morgan, $1.80 to $2.20 favourite) had won a barrier trial at Rosehill and looked well above average when sweeping down the outside from near the tail of the field to overhaul Saint Philomena (Jake Pracey-Holmes, $9) at Mudgee.

Leading jockey Aaron Bullock with classy rides landed a winning double on D’Oro Choice and De Forerunner.

From well back in the 2000 metres Gooree Park Wine Benchmark 58 Handicap, Bullock sent the Alison Smith, Orange trained D’Oro Choice around the field to lead from the halfway point.

Displaying good staying potential, D’Oro Choice ($2.80 fav.) kept going strongly to beat Weave That Web (Shae Wilkes, $3.10) and Apple Cider (Jake Pracey-Holmes, $12).

Backing up from a good third in the Bathurst Soldiers Saddle won by Fletchlo, the Dean Mirfi n, Bathurst

GERRIES GOLF NOTES

Win for Richardson

By NORM LEWIS LAST Wednesday, some nine hardy golfers turned up for the weekly Gerries’ Golf ninehole event.

Despite the small number, competition was keen and resulted in a tie for fi rst on 22 points between Bob Richardson and Brian Masling. The count-back went to Bob, and it was good to see a regular player collect the major prize.

The jackpot pool for the Nearest-the-Pin prize has started again, as there was no winner this week.

As we have said in the past, the winner from one week feels the wrath of the handicapper and may have difficulty handling the new mark. This happened last week as Chris Harding, a recent runaway winner, dropped back on Wednesday to collect the NAGA prize with 14 points.

This week the Gerries played their event on the back nine and were hoping the rain had cleared to allow players on to the course.

The results of that will be in next week's Narromine Star.

The Dubbo Veterans Open is on tomorrow, Friday, May 17, and should provide those who enter a chance to play on some fi ne grass greens.

— That's all for this week. See you at the 19th!

trained De Forerunner ($3 fav.) was given a charmed run behind the leaders by Aaron Bullock before winning the 1100 metres Newgate Country Boosted Class 3 Handicap from Allay (Ashley Morgan, $21) and Destiny’s Bounty (Shae Wilkes, $6.50).

The other winners were the David Smith, Mudgee trained Commando Jack (Coriah Keatings, $4.60 to $3.20), Sydney Gal (Jean Van Overmeire, $4.60 fav.) trained at Goulburn

by Geoff Crothers and Imperioness (Jake Pracey-Holmes, $5) from the Cameron Crockett stable at Scone.

Raced at Wellington on Tuesday, May 7.

OPPOSED to a field of smart sprinters, the Wayne Collison, Narromine trained Sisters Pick outsped them all in the 1100 metres Wellington Soldiers Memorial Club Benchmark 66 Handicap at the recent Wellington meeting.

Noted for their early pace, Just A Flash, Loving Angel and Ilzoomya charged from the barriers however Sisters Pick was quickly in front.

Allowed more rein by apprentice Jessica Brookes when heads turned for home, Sisters Pick ($3.20) shot away and won by over three lengths from Brief Statement (Will

Hutchinson and O’Mally win ladies putting comp

By DALE HARDING LAST Wednesday, a total of 11 ladies played 18 holes for a trophy donated by Judy Heckendor. A further 13 nine-hole players vied for a golf ball with a stroke event and also a putting competition.

Vicki Gainsford eventually won the trophy, scoring 73 nett, with the B-Grade ball winner Carol McCalman on 74 nett. Other ball winners were Jenny Fitzgerald on 78 nett, and Lynne McCutcheon on 79 nett.

The putting competition winner, Linda Hutchinson, had 22 putts and won the Soul Food voucher while the nine-hole winner was Anne Harmer on 37 nett, on a countback from Kim Handsaker.

The C-Grade ball was won by Deb Fairbairn on 38 nett, with ball winners also Kim Handsaker on 37 nett, and Viv Halbisch and Marj Kelly, both on 39 nett.

The nine-hole putting comp was won by Maida O’Mally, sinking 11 putts, who won the trophy donated by Marj Kelly.

Nearest-to-the-pin winners were Michelle Ashdown, who won two, and Anne Harmer, one while drawn cards went to Gail White and Barbie Tuck.

The Club also organised a coaching clinic on Sunday, May 5, with good numbers attending. Keep your eye open for the next one!

Saturday was another wash out so, on Wednesday, May 15, we played the second round of the monthly medal (results next week). This weekend we’re playing a stroke, scratch and handicap event for a trophy donated by Michelle Ashdown.

— Hope to see you on the course.

Stanley, $4.60) with Beau Factor (Shayleigh Ingelse, $10) in third place.

Now the winner of five races and placed three times from 12 starts, Sisters Pick was bred by the late Wal Prout from Gilgandra and is raced by Robyn Douglas the wife of the winning trainer Wayne Collison.

Riding in top form, Mikayla Weir was responsible for an outstanding exhibition on Laisvas in the 1700 metres Federal Hotel Benchmark 58 Handicap.

From an outside barrier, Weir found a perfect spot behind the leader and gave Laisvas a dream run.

Although Weave That Web (Shae Wilkes, $9) fought hard, the Connie Greig trained Laivas, $2.90 favourite) gained the upper hand and won by over a length with Vaquero (Will Stanley, $8.50) nearly two lengths away third.

Garry Lunn who trains Weave That Web had earlier won the 1600 metres Allendale Merino Stud Country Boosted Maiden Plate with Governor General.

Owned by Peter Carolan and Noel Child, Governor General (Mathew Cahill, $12) led throughout to defeat Bledisloe (Mikayla Weir, $2.80 fav.) and Lots Of Fiddees (Ken Dunbar, $5).

Another polished front

running ride by Mathew Cahill, helped the Danielle Seib, Goulburn trained Motorboat ($8) to a half-length win over Pocket Eights (Mitch Stapleford, $4.50) and Taormina Sailor, Angela Cooper, $26) in the 1100 metres Grand Hotel Maiden Plate.

Bred and raced by David and Heather Ringland and trained at Dubbo by Brett Robb, the three-year-old fi lly Annyanme made it successive wins at Wellington when taking out the 900 metres Diamond Dog Pest Control Class 1 Handicap.

Leading for home, Annyanme (Shayleigh Ingelse, $8.50) held on for a comfortable win from Rewarding Belle (Darryl McLellan, $5) and She’s A Bad Girl (Patrick Scorse, $2.80 fav.).

Ridden by Patrick Scorse for Wyong trainer Craig Roberts, I’m Brazilian ($3.30 to $2.15 favourite) was a runaway 6 1/4 lengths winner from I’m Independent (Mikayla Weir, $6) and Ufana (Will Stanley, $9.50) in the 900 metres KFC Wellington Maiden Handicap.

From the John Ramsey stable at Scone, Dolly Jayne (Jake Pracey-Holmes, $3.30) came from third on the home turn to win the 1400 metres Barnson Country Boosted Class 2 Plate from Charlotting (Darryl McLellan, $11) and Mrs Bull (Mikayla Weir, $3 fav).

CRACKAJACK’S COLUMN

Pennants game a washout for Narromine and Parkes

By JOHN EDWARDS, NARROMINE BOWLING CLUB THE fi nal game of pennants between Narromine and Parkes Railway on Saturday was unfortunately called off due to rain.

This now means that the Pennant season is now done and dusted for Narromine until the two-team-aside competition commences in July.

Social bowls last Thursday involved two games of pairs and a game of triples. In the pairs, Bruce and “Homo” defeated Richard and “Cranky” by 24-13. Duane and “Tappy” (welcome back!) also defeated Neil and Danny.

There seemed to be some confusion occasionally in the pairs, regarding the proper number of ends to play, with both of these games going for the full 21 ends. However, this should only be 18 ends, fellas!

In the triples, Dale, “Frenchy” and Robbie ran roughshod over Noi, Wilkie and Dave by 38-8, a lop-sided affair. Dave did manage to get on the board on the 16th end to save any embarrassment, though.

Winners on the day — no surprise — Robbie and his team.

Sunday social bowls involved 12 players turning up to do battle with Game One involving Neil, Danny and Dave, defeating Wilkie, Bobby and Duane by 211-12, putting Dave’s

back in the winner’s stall.

Game Two involved Richard, Mitch and “Cranky” defeating Richard (playing for both teams), Rossy and “Sticker” by 14-8.

Don’t forget our famous twice-weekly raffles at the club, so get on down and have a chance to win big.

Bit of Humour for the Week: “Two Irish lads were working for the Dublin public works department. One would dig a hole and the other would follow behind him and fi ll the hole in.

They worked up one side of the street, then down the other, then moved on to the next street, working furiously all day without rest, one man digging a hole, the other fi lling it in again.

An onlooker was amazed at their hard work but couldn’t understand what they were doing. So he asked the hole digger, “I’m impressed by the effort you two are putting into your work, but I don’t get it – why do you dig a hole only to have your partner follow behind and fill it up again?”

The hole digger wiped his brow and sighed, “Well, I suppose it probably looks odd because we’re normally a three-person team. But today the lad who plants the trees called in sick”.

Until next week — good bowling and Crack-a-jack!

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NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Thursday, May 16, 2024 GOLF CLUB NOTES

Big golf events coming up!

By NORM LEWIS TWO of the year’s major golfing events will take place in the next three weeks.

Firstly, the opening rounds of the 2024 Club Championships will be played over the next weekend. This major event is to be played across four rounds over the next two weekends.

If you want to hit off earlier than midday, contact Alex Sambrook or Glen Smyth to make the necessary arrangements.

Alex has indicated he would like to see as many players as possible competing in this event.

Following the championships, the Narromine Open Tournament will be played early next month. More details are displayed in the clubhouse.

Last weekend, golf was hampered by the rain that fell towards the end of the week.

There was sufficient rain to force the cancellation of Satur-

day’s event. A good field of 22 players arrived for the Sunday event, which was an Individual Irish Stableford with trophies donated by Tom Hogan.

Winner of the event was Tony Mann, with a score of 75, and runner-up was Tim Wiggins on 72. The Nearest the Pin trophy on the 10th went to Rob Gainsford, and Alex Sambrook won the Long Drive on the fi rst. The drawn Birdie Jackpot went to Glen Smyth.

Nominations for the club matchplay championships are being taken. If you wish to play in this event, nominate on the sheet on the club noticeboard.

Following the recent rain, Peter Gainsford and his team of volunteers will be out in force this week to ensure the course is in top order for the major events coming up. Many thanks to the volunteers who do a great job.

That’s all for this week, see you at the 19th.

Varroa mite Control Order lifted IN good news for beekeepers across the state, a Biosecurity Control Order in response to the Varroa mite outbreak has been lifted, removing restrictions on the bee industry, including movement restrictions that were previously imposed.

Last year, a plan to eradicate the pest was abandoned, with all levels of government as well as beekeeping and pollination industry representatives agreeing to move towards a ‘transition to management program’ which aims to increase resilience and minimise impacts, now that control options are freely available.

A national education program is being rolled out to train beekeepers and pollination-dependent industries on how to prepare and manage the pest.

Beekeepers are required to inspect their own hives for pests and diseases, as required under the General Biosecurity Duty and the Code of Practice and report any detections of Varroa mite, but all other restrictions have been removed.

NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) Chief Plant Protection Officer, Dr. Shane Hetherington said there is no longer a need for Varroa-specific regulation over and above existing bee biosecurity responsibilities.

“This type of regulation is only warranted where there remains a significant risk to production or market failure to NSW beekeepers. We are confident that is no longer the case,” Dr Hetherington said.

“The Commonwealth advis-

es that maintaining notification requirements for Varroa mite in NSW is sufficient to support trade in live bees, therefore, there is no risk of international market failure. NSW will maintain the requirement to notify the presence of Varroa and to control Varroa through the existing provisions of the NSW Biosecurity Act 2015 but remove other restrictions.

“This includes the zoning and subsequent movement restrictions in full, although beekeepers are still required to be compliant with the Australian Honey Bee Industry Biosecurity Code of Practice (the Code) and the General Biosecurity Duty under the Act which requires beekeepers to prevent, eliminate or minimise risks caused

by Varroa.”

“The continued reporting of results from hive monitoring by beekeepers is key to understanding where the mite is currently active,” said Dr Hetherington.

Control methods are now freely available across the country, with previous restrictions treatments and treatment times also lifted.

“As beekeepers in the state undertake the available free training being offered under the program, there is no risk of production failure within NSW due to a lack of advice on pest management.

“This move is a positive for industry in NSW, as it learns to manage Varroa mite,” concluded Dr Hetherington.

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Thursday, May 16, 2024 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR

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CHRISTIE & HOOD CASTLEREAGH LEAGUE

Top two, Roosters and ‘Roos, to clash for Cup!

Narromine Jets’ First Grade side in action against Coonamble.

PHOTO: PETER SHERWOOD PHOTOGRAPHY.

By BRYSON LUFF AFTER just three rounds, only the Cobar Roosters and the Coolah ‘Roos remain unbeaten in the Christie and Hood Castlereagh League fi rst grade competition. As fate would have it, those two sides will be clashing this Saturday in what will be a gigantic Boronia Cup game at Cobar’s Tom Knight Oval.

The Roosters saw off the Baradine Magpies 34-12 at Cobar last Saturday with their dynamic co-coach Loma Atuau crossing for two of his team’s seven tries in what was another impressive performance by the red, white and blues.

Meanwhile at Coolah, the resurgent ‘Roos continued their notable return to the Castlereagh scene with a strong 48-10 defeat of the Coonabarabran Unicorns.

Their League Tag team, the Flyers, also retained their unbeaten status when they recorded an emphatic 64-0 win over the Unicorns.

In the other fi rst grade games, the Narromine Jets were too strong for Coonamble, recording a large 56-16 win over the Bears at Coonamble. The Jet’s five-eight, and last year’s Castlereagh League Player of the Year, Doug Potter, scored 24 of his side’s points, crossing for three tries

and slotting six goals in a fi ne individual performance.

The remaining game saw the Gilgandra Panthers get up for their first win of the season, just getting the job done against the visiting Gulgong Terriers.

In what was an absorbing and exciting fi nish to a close game, the Panthers were called on to grimly defend a slender 22-20 lead for the final 15 minutes. This they did despite the Terriers throwing plenty at them in those final stages of a game that could have easily gone either way.

Quite obviously the match of the round this Saturday will be the Boronia Cup game at Cobar between the Roosters and the ‘Roos, and what a match it promises to be with both outfits big in size and mobility across the park and chock-full of confidence.

Indeed, it will be a real test for the Coolah club, in terms of how they travel and how they perform against a side that is warming as the early season favourite to collect the 2024 premiership.

Should make for interesting viewing and a huge crowd is expected to take in the action!

Apart from the game at Cobar there will be some other enthralling match ups around the Castlereagh area with the Baradine Magpies playing the Gilgandra Panthers for the Campbell-Noonan Cup at Baradine.

A highlight of the day will be a commemoration of the life of Ken Campbell who recently passed away.

Ken was a legendary Baradine player who was a member of the famous 1974 Western Division side that won the Amco Cup, and was well respected both on and off the field as a tough competitor and great bloke.

The Campbell-Noonan Cup has been played between the Baradine and Gilgandra clubs for a number of years now and is partly named after Ken, the

other half of the name honouring Gilgandra great, “Buzz” Noonan, who, incidentally, is Ken’s brother-in-law. The two had many monumental battles on the field in years gone by!

At Gulgong, the Terriers will be hoping to return to the winning list against the visiting Narromine Jets and, as will the Coonabarabran Unicorns when they travel to Coonamble to try and down the Bears at Bearstone Park!

Christie and Hood Castlereagh League Round 3 scores Youth League Narromine 28 (Darby Gordon 2, Rorey Miller-Coen, Tate McNeil, Ashton Coleman, Will Kerr tries, Zac Everett 2 goals) defeated Binnaway 12 (Toby Kelly, Nash Walker, Beau Hinton tries).

Competition Table: Gulgong 6, Binnaway 4, Cobar 4, Narromine 4.

League Tag Narromine 44 (Emily Edwards 2, Emily Fardell 2, Lily Spackman, Jacana Powell, Shian Chatfield, Hayley Crawley tries, Chatfield 4, Spackman 2 goals) defeated Binnaway 0.

Coolah 64 (Mackenzie Blackadder 3, Molly Burgess 3, Jacinta Dummett 2, Jenna Packham, Emma Ratatagia, Fiona Westbourne-Martin, Kadesha Ayoub tries, Jasmine Thompson 6, Channy Burgess 2 goals) defeated Coonabarabran 0.

Dunedoo 32 (Shelley Cox 5, Eva Hogden tries, Chloe Brougham 4 goals) defeated Coonamble 4 (Kiara Cross try).

Cobar 22 (Molly Broughton 2, Brennah Aumua, Kayla Hasson, Taylah Good tries, Brianna Watson goal) defeated Baradine 16 (Jalika Leslie 2, Claudia Eastburn, Stephanie Dewson tries).

Gulgong 10 (Chloe Patrick, Matilda Harper tries, Laurissa Hay goal) defeated Gilgandra

8 (Zillah Rogers, Laura Jordan tries).

Competition Table: Narromine 9, Dunedoo 9, Coolah 9, Baradine 7, Gulgong 7, Coonamble 5, Cobar 5, Gilgandra 3, Binnaway 3, Coonabarabran 3.

First Grade Coolah 48 (Jack Piper 3, Sam Wesley 2, Jayden Brown 2, Tyler Lennox, Austin Burgess, Chanse Burgess tries, Hugh Wesley 3, Dan Lane goals) defeated Coonabarabran 10 (Brad Fuller, Jarvis Watton tries, Fuller goal).

Narromine 56 ( Doug Potter 3, Brent Paige 2, Janus Walford 2, Luke Thompson 2, Ryan Richardson, Darby Gordon tries, Potter 6 goals) defeated Coonamble 16 (Preston Smith, Jack Kelly, Jye Dixon tries, Mitch Nalder 2 goals).

Cobar 34 (Loma Atuau 2, Jack Brown, Ben Griffiths, Tim Hillam, Zane Taylor, Veni Taumololo, Kai Taylor tries, Thomas Plater 2, Griffiths goal) defeated Baradine 12 (Jamie Knox-Greenaway, Logan Dewson, Dylan Hohnberg tries).

Gilgandra 22 (Jarrod Fuller 2, Wade Peachey, Jay Towney tries, Ty Sutherland 3 goals) defeated Gulgong 20 (Zac Warwicker 2, Brodie McGann, Jai Cain tries, Brad James 2 goals).

Competition Table: Cobar 9, Coolah 9, Coonabarabran 7, Narromine 7, Gulgong 5, Gilgandra 5, Baradine 3, Coonamble 3.

Round 4 - Friday, May 17, 7.30pm — Coonabarabran versus Dunedoo (League Tag) Saturday, May 18 —- Baradine versus Gilgandra; Gulgong versus Narromine; Cobar versus Coolah (Boronia Challenge Cup game); Coonamble versus Binnaway (League Tag); Coonamble versus Coonabarabran (First Grade).

Sunday, May 19 — Cobar versus Orange United Warriors (Youth League) at Peak Hill.

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