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By SHARON BONTHUYS AS we celebrate the fi ne work of volunteers around the country this week, did you know that almost 894 million hours of people’s most valuable asset, their time, was given to the NSW community last year in the form of volunteering?

The average helper donated 17.5 hours of their life per month last year, according to The Centre for Volunteering.

Threats to volunteering THE time commitment made by volunteers to a wide range of community causes is admirable, but potentially under threat from cost-of-living pressures and lack of a whole-of-government approach to resourcing and supporting the sector, the State’s peak body for volunteering said ahead of the recently-announced Federal Budget.

“Volunteers are central to key Government priorities identified in the Budget, including the environment, aged care, disability, domestic and gender-based violence, and cost of living. More strategic support for a thriving volunteering ecosystem is essential to progressing these priorities,” The Centre for Volunteering said in a statement.

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Dolly Parton Festival cancelled Post-COVID support dries up

By SHARON BONTHUYS AFTER delivering two successful consecutive and well-attended festivals, the committee of volunteers behind Narromine’s Dolly Parton Festival have announced there will be no event this October.

The committee released a statement last Friday indicating the difficult decision to cancel this year’s event was due to a lack of State and Federal Government funding and rising festival costs.

Narromine Dolly Parton Festival President, Susie Rae, said the annual event costs in excess of $150,000 to stage and, without dedicated funding support, it is not possible to proceed with this year’s Festival which was set for mid-October. “[The festival committee] agonised over this decision as it is highly anticipated by local businesses and community members alike, providing a significant boost to the local economy,” Ms Rae said.

“While numerous funding applications were lodged, our festival was unsuccessful in securing any funds. With an approximate event cost of $150,000, continuing without this funding was deemed too risky,” she added.

World-famous Dolly Parton impersonator from Britain, Kelly O’Brien, headlined the 2023 Dolly Parton Festival entertainment. PHOTO:

THE fi rst festival took place in September 2022, supported by a substantial grant from the former NSW Government’s $25 million Reconnecting Regional NSW: Community Events Program. This program was part of the then-Coalition Government’s wider $200 million Regional Recovery Package, designed to support regional economic and social recovery post-COVID. Narromine Shire Council received $239,651 from this recovery program to support five community events in the shire in 2022 and 2023, including the inaugural Dolly Parton Festival.

This was a one-off contribution, however, which helped considerably with staging costs in the first year, and enabled the committee to charge a small entry fee for festival-goers.

Similar funding was not available for the Festival in 2023, but the event proceeded despite the challenges that this funding shortfall presented. The committee cannot do this again in 2024.

Stimulus packages like the previous State Government’s Reconnecting Regional NSW program, the Regional Events Acceleration Fund, and the Country Shows Support Package are no longer available to assist future events.

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THE FORECAST Thursday, May 23 Min 3. Max 19. Morning frost. Sunny. Chance of any rain: 0% Central West Slopes and Plains area: Patches of frost in the morning, mainly in the south. The chance of morning fog. Mostly sunny afternoon.

Light winds. Overnight temperatures falling to between 1 and 5 with daytime temperatures reaching between 17 and 21.

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Representatives from the Far Western Group of the CWA NSW, including Trangie and Narromine, at the state conference in Coffs Harbour earlier this month. PHOTOS: ALEX GARTSIDE.

By PAT RILEY THE 102nd Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Country Women’s Association of NSW (CWA NSW), held recently at Coffs Harbour, attracted more than 400 members from all over the State.

As always, the event provided a lively forum for debate on a number of issues relevant to the wellbeing of both country and city regions.

These issues are formulated as “motions” at branch level and approved by the regional Group before being forwarded onto the State Executive, where the fi nal decision to “table” the motion at the Conference is made.

Once presented at the conference, delegates are invited to debate the merits of the proposed motions before voting takes place.

High on the agenda at this year’s conference as a Motion of Urgency was the motion dealing with domestic violence, a vote that was carried unanimously.

Other successfully debated motions were to topics of Agriculture and the Environment, Education, Road Safety, Transport and Health, as well numerous miscellaneous topics. sunny. Patches of morning frost in the south.

Light winds. Overnight temperatures falling to between 1 and 5 with daytime temperatures reaching between 17 and 21.

Sun protection recommended from 10:50 am to 1:10 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 3 [Moderate] Saturday, May 25 Min 7. Max 20. Partly cloudy. Chance of any rain: 0% Central West Slopes and Plains area: Partly cloudy. Light winds. Overnight temperatures falling to between 4 and 7 with daytime temperatures reaching between 18 and 22.

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ABC presenter Lisa Millar spoke at the conference.

The opening ceremony involved State President, Mrs Joy Beames, leading the official party into the auditorium accompanied by the wonderful music of local bagpipers before visitors were welcomed, fi rstly

by Indigenous elder Aunty Jenny Skinner, then by the Mayor of Coffs Harbour, Cr Paul Amos, and lastly, Mrs Beames.

The conference was then officially opened by the Governor of NSW, the Honourable Margaret Beazley, (AC KC), who expressed her delight at once again being involved with such an auspicious organisation.

Keynote speaker, Samuel Johnson OAM, a former “Home and Away” television actor and founder of the “Love Your Sister” charity, delivered an emotional address in support of Precision Medicine for the treatment of cancer.

NBN representative, Tom O’Dey, also issued a timely warning about the ever-increasing sophistication of online scammers and offered the advice that all scams should be reported on the ACCC scam-watch website.

A popular inclusion on the list of speakers was Lisa Millar, host of ABC News Breakfast and narrator of the ABC’s “Muster Dogs” program.

Youth welfare remains high on

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CWA’s agenda and. to this end, guest speaker Adam DeMamiel, Co-founder and CEO of “Boys to the Bush”, spoke about the programs run by his organisation for the purpose of mentoring vulnerable male youth.

The Medical Research project chosen for CWA’s support in the coming year was pancreatic cancer.

Mental Health also ranks high on the CWA’s list of projects for advocacy, and the Rural Adversity Mental Health Program was well represented by two counsellors. Their advice to anyone feeling unwell was to seek help.

Entertainment was provided by the very talented singer, Ebony Davis, and also the Coffs Harbour Regional Conservatorium Ensemble.

While it could understandably be assumed that Coffs Harbour would make the ideal meeting place for any form of conference, the ‘Weather Gods’, however, refused to co-operate this time around, with constant daily rain and unusually cold conditions from beginning to end.

Nevertheless, the 102nd Annual State meeting of CWA has been deemed a success and plans are already under way for the conference in 2025, which will be held in Wagga Wagga.

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NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Thursday, May 23, 2024

Focus on Volunteers

Trio honoured for many years service to Vinnies NATIONAL Volunteer Week is the largest celebration of volunteers and volunteerism in Australia and this year will be held from 20 – 26 May 2024. As part of this week Vinnies would like to acknowledge the invaluable contribution our wonderful Volunteers make in the delivery of services to our communities.

The efforts of our Volunteers do not go unnoticed.

This year we celebrate with Margaret Rappard for 5 years of service and both Robyn McManus and Tracey Milne for 10 years of service. We extend our thanks and appreciation to them for their valuable support during this time. During Volunteer week we celebrate with Margaret, Robyn and Tracey, and all Vinnies volunteers and members who have given so much back to their community

in Narromine.

With busy lives it can be hard to fi nd time to volunteer. However, volunteering is one of the best ways to make new friends, build relationships and learn new skills. It can also provide a sense of purpose to people who are lonely or isolated and can increase self-confidence.

We welcome every one of all ages and encourage you to join us. Vinnies is hoping some of the younger members of the community might be able to find some time in their busy lives to help out and volunteer.

If you are interested in volunteering and being able to give back to your community, call into the Vinnies Shop to enquire or you can email. We would love to hear from you and have you join us in making a difference to the community.

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In Brief

Around the traps…

HERE we are once again, bringing you the tiny news-grabs of events happening around the shire and beyond: f Trangie Golf Club is hosting the Cathundril Cup next month. It’s a match play knockout competition where players must have a handicap score because, as organisers explain: “you’re playing the person, not the course.” The club has more information if you’d like to sign up. f Narromine Shire is one of 25 local government areas to benefit from Marathon Health’s Flood Recovery Wellbeing Program, a low intensity counselling service supporting people 16 years old and over through difficult times.

The service provides up to 10 free individual sessions delivered in person, by phone or telehealth, which are responsive and personalised to each participant’s needs. f The beloved fruit and vegie shop in Narromine, closes its doors this Friday, but will re-emerge from its cocoon in mid-June as “Zest”. Follow “Zest By Modern Foodie” on social media for sneak peeks in the meantime. f Trangie Bakery has also re-opened following a hiatus. Locals can again enjoy getting their bread, pies, and other delicious freshly-baked fare once more. f Wiradjuri artist Ronda Sharpe will

hold a weaving workshop for youth aged from 13–18 at Narromine Library in mid-June. She will teach participants traditional and contemporary weaving techniques using a variety of natural fibres and reclaimed materials. f Well done to the good folk at Inland Petroleum and their donors and supporters, who raised $33,250 last week at a charity auction in support of Dolly’s Dream. The company had only sought to raise $13,000 at the event so a huge “good on you!” from us all. f Calling all local twenty-somethings… The Narromine Show Rural Achiever Competition is open to all young men and women aged between 20–29 years who call the shire home.

The event recognises current and future young leaders contributing to the community and rural industries. Entries close in mid-July so get in quick! f The Rabbit Trap Hotel’s Quick Shear is back once again and will be held on the June long weekend. There will also be a charity auction supporting Wings4Kidz and live music. Are you going? f Narromine’s Parkrun will notch up its 195th run this weekend around the Narromine Wetlands. A worldwide phenomenon, Parkrun in Narromine is free, fun, and the perfect warm up on a cold almost-winter day.

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Thursday, May 23, 2024 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR

Gavin’s wheelie bin walk, raising dough for doctors working in a troubled world

Gavin Kleinhans is trekking 1150km right across NSW, to raise money and awareness for Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders).

By HANNAH MORLEY AND DAVID DIXON TAKING the rubbish bin out for weekly kerbside collection, is a chore that most people do on a weekly basis, with little to no thought.

Yet 67-year-old Sydneysider, Gavin Kleinhans is going much further for a very important cause, trekking a total of 1150km, much of through towns in the central west, pushing his yellow wheelie bin from Bondi all the way to Broken Hill.

Stopping to take a wellearned rest and a sip of water, Gavin explained that his walk is “a little crazy”, but all for a good cause — raising money and awareness for Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders).

He’s hoping to raise up to $30,000 for the medicos who volunteer in some of the world’s worst-hit and poorest countries, providing vital medical care to those most in need.

Reflecting on the courage and commitment of doctors and nurses entering high-confl ict areas, Gavin is quick to

add: “we don’t realise how truly lucky we are”.

Going cross-country is nothing new for Gavin, however, who previously completed a giant lap around Australia on a 110CC postman’s motorbike in 2022, again raising funds for Médecins.

This Wheelie Bin Walk is more a physical and mental challenge, rather than the mechanical and logistical issues of his previous odyssey, he adds.

“I’ve supported them for some time, purely in fund-raising terms, I just admire their courage and spirit,” he said of Médecins.

“A few years’ ago, I rode a postie bike around Australia for the group, it was a different type of challenge, trying to coax this little machine around this huge country, it took three months and I covered about fi fteen and a half thousand kilometres,” the native South African recalled.

Gavin commenced his most-recent trek on Anzac Day, and was spotted rolling into Geurie last Sunday after completing a “casual” 21km walk that morning,

and is now in Dubbo for few day’s rest, before heading-off again Friday. This is potentially Gavin’s last opportunity to grab spare wheel bearings and parts, and possibly an additional pair of shoes, before he resumes his journey.

This trip sees Gavin bundling all of his supplies in his customised yellow wheelie bin — cleverly equipped to carry his clothing, tent, repair kit, communications devices, along with food and water.

When asked how much weight he is pushing, Gavin quips: “it’s better I don’t know”, however some parts of the trip require him to carry five days’ worth of water and food, a minimum of 25 litres of water alone.

“The bin is actually full, it has all my camping gear, clothes, food, water, as there’ll be stretches of 100km with no stops, I’ve got the lot in there,” Gav explained.

“I have a background as an ultra-marathon runner, but I’m now 68, so that’s way behind me, but I am hoping to do it in 38 walking days.”

The wheelie bin trek seed was sown on New Years’ Day

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after speaking with a friend, Les Bryce, who had an initial idea of pushing a bin from Turramurra to Temora, but was physically unable to undertake the journey.

Inspired by Les, and with the incentive to challenge himself by walking a longer distance, Gavin set about plotting a different journey, carefully inspecting routes with adequate roadside shoulders for him to safely walk.

With the gruelling Blue Mountains behind him, Gavin has walked through some torrential rain in recent days, (the previous day’s soaked “Hokas” hiking shoes are strapped precariously to the front of the wheelie bin to dry).

“I’ve got wet a few times, but I just keep going,” Gavin said.

“When you’re camping on the side of the road, you don’t want to just sit there in a tent, and wait for the rain to stop.”

Gavin is looking forward to the flatter terrain ahead as he heads further west and, although he has a good library of audiobooks, the friendly beeps and waves of passers-by, and the NSW countryside, also keep him company.

He hints that he is most looking forward to the stretch from Nyngan to Cobar, as he will be joined on the road by his daughter, who is making the trip from the United Kingdom to walk with him.

Gavin aims to roll into Broken Hill mid-way through June, but has not set a specific fi nish date.

“Even if I only walk 5km in a day, as long as I am moving forward, that is the main thing,” Gavin says determinedly.

Gavin passed through Narromine over the weekend and stopped to visit Norma Reid at The Plaza Deli. You can read more about his visit in Norma’s Deli-cious Gems column in this week’s issue.

People can learn more about Gavin’s journey, and donate to Doctors Without Borders by going to his fundraising page: https://fundraise.msf.org.au/ fundraisers/postiegeezer or by checking-out his Youtube channel: @postiegeezer, where he posts updates about his trek across NSW.

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NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Thursday, May 23, 2024

Have your say to develop joint LGA drought resilience plans COMMUNITY input is being sought as part of a collaborative project between Narromine Shire and Dubbo Regional councils in developing a joint Drought Resilience Plan.

Residents of both local government areas (LGA) are being asked to complete an online survey designed to help the region bolster community resilience and establish a proactive approach to managing short and long term drought events.

Narromine Shire Mayor, Cr Craig Davies, said the survey is an important feedback tool to inform the planning process.

“Everyone in the Narromine LGA is encouraged to complete the survey,” Cr Davies said.

“This is not just for farmers; it’s an all-inclusive effort to gather the best possible information. The impact of drought affects us all,” he added.

The initiative was made possible due to a success-

View from the top: Narromine and Dubbo Councils are seeking your input into the development of a joint Drought Resilience Plan. PHOTO: SUPPLIED. ful joint grant application by both councils which secured $200,000 from round two of the

Fans react to Dolly Festival cancellation

By SHARON BONTHUYS NEWS that the 2024 Dolly Parton Festival has been cancelled has shocked and disappointed local residents as well as fans of the event.

The Narromine Star asked its followers on social media to share their thoughts after the news of the cancellation broke last Friday.

Julie Davis spoke for many when she said: “What a crying shame. The organisers did a fantastic job organising and staging this two years in a row.

Very disappointed for the organising committee plus the town of Narromine.” “[It’s] a huge disappointment, we had a great time last year,” added local resident Craig Baker.

Lack of funding to support such events was also something that resonated with our social media followers.

“I have been hearing a lot of music festivals have been cancelled for the same reason,” commented Lyn Jablonski.

Luke Shea suggested that in future, closing streets with a

minimal entry fee for children and adults “would cover a majority of the event.”

Val Clark is busy organising the 10th annual Dubbo Writers Festival which will take place this September. Mrs Clark knows fi rst-hand the hard work that goes into organising an annual festival, and the ongoing struggle to fi nd funding to help subsidise the cost of bringing editors, publishers and authors to the region.

“And another regional festival bites the dust,” she said.

Kat Barnes suggested making the event bi-annual, occurring every two years, would help organisers fi nd more time to gain support and funding.

Some of those commenting indicated they had planned reunions and catch ups with family to take place around the festival.

“We were going to have a big Back to Narromine weekend,” said supporter Lisa Jane.

A full statement about the cancellation of this year’s Dolly Parton Festival can be found on the festival website.

Regional Drought Resilience Planning (RDRP) program.

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ience beyond water security, considering environmental and social resilience needs,” Cr Davies explained.

Independent consultants will help both councils carry out community engagement activities that are inclusive, accessible, and reflective of diverse communities, ensuring the insights gathered will inform the effective development and implementation of the Drought Resilience Plan.

Narromine Council will host a community drop-in session in Trangie next Thursday at a local cafe and invites interested community members to stop by and share their experiences and insights with the engagement team. Further details about this event are on the Council’s website.

Both councils are also running a broad social media campaign to raise awareness about the Drought Resilience Plan.

To access the survey, see below.

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Thursday, May 23, 2024 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR

Cost bite: Narromine’s Dolly Parton Festival cancelled

The inaugural Dolly Parton Festival in 2022 attracted a strong crowd.

The Saturday street party featured live entertainment and was a popular element of past events.

Kelly O’Brien and her band at the 2023 Dolly Parton Festival in Narromine.

From page 1 Federally, the Restart Investment to Sustain and Expand (RISE) Fund, part of the post-COVID Creative Economy Support Package has also closed, with the last event funded under that program to be completed later this year.

The current round of the Live Music Australia initiative is also the fi nal round of that funding program, according to the Office of the Arts’ website.

Some media reports have suggested the removal of post-COVID stimulus support for regional events across Australia has contributed to some of the many festival cancellations this year.

Splendour in the Grass, Groovin The Moo, the Falls Festival, Dark Mofo, and ValleyWays are just some of the high-profile and much larger music and art festivals to have been cancelled in recent months.

The increasing habit of fes-

tival-goers leaving their ticket-buying until the last minute as cost-of-living pressures impact purchasing habits has also played a role in some event cancellations, it has been reported.

Impact of cancellations on communities LIKE the Dolly Parton Festival, which fi lled local accommodation facilities, significantly boosted local trade, and developed a huge sense of local community pride and participation, these festivals have all played an important part in building regional tourism in the areas in which they were held.

The loss of these festivals to regional tourism, economies and communities will be felt for some time. Smaller regional festivals could also experience a similar outcome to the Dolly Parton Festival if wider

Drag superstar, Timberlina, hosted both previous festivals.

support is not available.

State Member for Dubbo, Dugald Saunders, expressed his disappointment at the cancellation of the Dolly Parton Festival and suggested regional event and tourism funds like those provided under the previous Government’s post-COVID recovery initiatives are “just more casualties” in the Minns’ Government’s “budget-cutting frenzy.”

“It is extremely disappointing to hear of the Dolly Festival’s cancellation after another highly-successful event at the end of last year,” Mr Saunders said.

“Funding for events like these is not about propping them up year after year but helping them while they grow and become self-sustaining.

“I’ll be looking forward to seeing the latest state budget in June. But to be honest, I’m not very hopeful for the prospects of Regional

Street stalls were also a popular attraction during the street parties. Will we see them again?

Dolly Parton Festival was not just a dress-up occasion for humans. PHOTOS: NARROMINE STAR.

NSW,” he added.

Similarly, Federal Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton, also lamented the loss of the event.

“I am saddened to hear that the 2024 Dolly Parton Festival has been cancelled. I know the Festival provided a significant boost to local businesses, so I understand the whole community will be very disappointed that it won’t be going ahead this year,” Mr Coulton said.

“I do hope the Dolly Parton Festival can return in 2025, and I encourage organisers to reach out to my office for a letter of support prior to submitting any future funding applications,” he added.

Shire support appreciated THE Dolly Parton Festival’s organising committee acknowledged the ongoing support from the Narromine Shire Council, which had con-

tributed significantly to the past two festivals with fi nancial and in-kind support.

“It’s with a sense of deep regret and frustration I note the inability of the Dolly Parton Festival to continue in Narromine,” said Narromine Mayor, Councillor Craig Davies.

“That cultural events of this nature in rural locations are ignored but our city counterparts appear to never miss out is a blight on governments who lack the empathy and understanding that we also deserve to be funded appropriately,” he added.

Hopefully next year…

THE organising committee hopes to turn the funding situation around in the coming months to be able to stage the event in 2025, and will continue working hard to ensure the Dolly Parton Festival can be revived in the future, Ms Rae said.

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NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Thursday, May 23, 2024

Rates, fees and charges set to rise: have your say on this and other things

By SHARON BONTHUYS AS part of its governance processes every year, the Narromine Shire Council is legally required to publicly display for 28 days and then formally adopt a suite of items known as the Draft Integrated Planning and Reporting Documents.

At the council meeting earlier this month, the draft documents were approved to go on public exhibition and will remain so until June 7.

The documents are available on the council’s website, and you can also view a hard copy at the council office. Check with your library, too, as they may also have a hard copy.

What are these documents and why should I read them, you may ask.

Currently available on the council website for review, the documents include a delivery program, draft operational plan (revenue), long term fi nancial plan, draft fees and charges for the next fi nancial year, and fees, charges and a draft operational plan for the Macquarie Regional Library services that operate in Narromine and Trangie.

Impacts to the hip pocket THE document that usually draws most attention at this time of year is the one focusing on the rates, fees and charges for the new fi nancial year.

NSW ratepayers are lucky that the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) sets the amount that councils can raise rates in this state, and traditionally keeps the “rate peg” very low.

The rate peg is the maximum percentage by which a council may increase its general income for the year, and this can only be altered if the council makes an application to IPART to review and vary the rate, which is subsequently approved. Narromine Shire Council has not done this.

Ratepayers should note the rate peg applies to residential and commercial rates, but does not apply to stormwater, waste collection, water, and sewerage charges.

The rate peg applies to the council’s general income in total, and not to individual ratepayers’ rates.

It’s slightly higher for commercial water consumption (15.11 per cent) with the flat rate of $2.90 per kilolitre plus an access charge varying on the size of the connection (page 31).

Sewerage, liquid trade waste and rubbish Rates to rise by 4.5 per collection fees to rise by five per cent cent IPART has set the rate peg for the new fi nancial year at 4.5 per cent. The Narromine Shire Council explains how this rate has been determined in its revenue statement on page 16 of the draft operational plan, and how it is applied.

The rate structure for the different categories of land use is listed on page 26 of that document.

Ratepayers have 13 ways in which they can pay their rates, as listed on page 29 of the draft operation plan.

As mentioned above, IPART does not control the pricing of stormwater, waste collection, water, and sewerage, which the council is able to charge separately for in accordance with Section 501(1) of the Local Government Act 1993.

Page 30 of the draft operational plan sets out how council charges for these services, which it describes as using “best practice pricing.”

In plain English, what this means is that the council recovers from ratepayers the true cost of providing the service (water, sewerage etc).

Water rates to rise by 15 per cent WHILE rates have been pegged low, the price of water in Narromine Shire will increase by an average of 15 per cent.

This includes a flat rate for consumption of water at $2.70 per kilolitre for residential (14.89 per cent, up from $2.35), and an access charge that varies depending on the size of the water connection (page 32).

FLUSHING the loo will cost ratepayers 5.13 per cent more in the new fi nancial year as the rate the council charges for that service will also rise.

Ratepayers receive a “uniform annual sewerage bill” in line with government water and energy best practice guidelines. An annual sewerage service charge applies to all single dwellings, strata title units and vacant land where a sewerage service is available.

Fees are charged across four categories to commercial and industrial properties discharging liquid trade waste to the sewerage system. In the next fi nancial year these fees will rise by 5.23 per cent.

Having your rubbish collected at your home every week will increase by 5.13 per cent in the new fi nancial year. This is an annual charge to ratepayers of $451, up from $429 this year. Ratepayers will also pay $123 (up from $115) for the fortnightly recycling bin collection and $106.00 towards the operation of the local waste depots in the shire.

Collection of the food and organic waste green bin will rise by 5.43 per cent to $97 per year, but eligible pensioners can seek a $50 rebate. Commercial waste fees will increase by 5.07 per cent.

Tip fees will also rise by an average of five per cent.

Stormwater management fees COUNCIL will charge $25 per home and $12.50 per strata unit within the urban stormwater

catchment. Commercial properties will pay a fee ranging from $25 for lots below 1200m2, up to $375 for areas greater than 10,000m2. Some exemptions do apply to this levy as outlined in the document (page 44).

No emergency services levy… for now COUNCIL is not charging an emergency services levy to ratepayers at this time. This was pushed onto councils by the NSW Government back in 2017 and charged based on unimproved land values. Although the government charges councils annually, it has deferred Councils charging ratepayers for now. An outcome will be decided following community consultation, the draft document says.

General fees and charges MODEST increases will apply for a range of services the council provides. These range from four to 10 per cent in most cases, but may be higher depending on the service. Fees and charges for some services will not rise at all.

Fees for animal registrations will not change but callouts, impounding, surrendering and releasing impounded animals, however, will rise by an average of five per cent.

Some good news for those planning to build, there will be no increase on development application (DA) costs or modifying DAs at this time. We understand this may change, however, as the state government sets the statutory fees for such things.

Cemetery burial and interment costs will rise by five to seven percent.

Some of the highest fee increases apply to services at the Macquarie Regional Library (MRL).

Interlibrary loans (books borrowed from other libraries

in the MRL network) will bear an increase of 11.11 per cent, plus the prospect of a 15.89 per cent increase in charges levied by other libraries.

Some people may rethink ordering an interlibrary loan on this basis. Make sure you ask the library staff about applicable charges before ordering.

Faxing, for those who still use that service, will increase between seven to 10 per cent while laminating and digital imaging services will rise 11 per cent.

Adult library workshops will also rise by nine per cent, but children’s workshops will not increase.

Truck wash fees at Trangie and Narromine will rise between 14 and 16 per cent.

Sports fanatics are also facing increased costs. Aquatic center users in both communities will see increases of between five and seven percent, with the Narromine sports center and use of ovals increasing by an average of five per cent. Showground use will also rise by an average of five percent.

Full details are in the draft fees and charges document currently on public exhibition.

Have your say by June 7

RESIDENTS have until June 7 to view the draft planning and reporting documents and can make a public submission to the council, if desired.

The draft documents will be further considered, and if supported by the seven current elected representatives, will be formally adopted at a council meeting on June 26.

Residents also have the opportunity to address council about the draft documents at a public forum prior to a council meeting, if desired.

This needs to be arranged with the council prior to the meeting and timeframes for doing so apply.

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Thursday, May 23, 2024 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR

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THURSDAY 23 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: HAVE YOUR SAY - DRAFT INTEGRATED PLANNING AND REPORTING DOCUMENTS

The upgrade is set to commence on Monday, 6 May 2024.

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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.

PUBLIC EXHIBITION – DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION Planning Portal Ref No: PAN-429010 Development: Site Refurbishments Property at 9 Trangie Road Narromine LOT: 12 DP:571383

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.

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

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 system 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. " Vi w i`] Õ V Ü «À «Ì Þ « V up the bin. 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.

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

From Monday 20th May - The facility is CLOSED to all users.

The facility will reopen on Monday 27th May 2023. Council’s team will be available at the Sports & Fitness Centre from 27th May – 31st May 8:30-5:00 pm to assist with the transition to the new entry system. Feel free to call in and let Council staff help you.

TRANGIE’S BULK RUBBISH REMOVAL REMINDER When utilising Trangie’s bulk rubbish removal system, please note the following items will NOT be accepted: mattresses, batteries, liquid waste and tyres. Kindly refrain from including these items to avoid any inconvenience. Residents will be charged for improper disposal of such items.

č w > V > i LiÀÃ `ÕÀ } Ì i V ÃÕÀi period will be compensated for any closure based on the time remaining on memberships. Council thanks all members and users for their patience and understanding as we work towards improving this community facility.

ROAD CLOSURES and ROAD SAFETY 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

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

Remember that Live updates, traveller information and personalised alerts for

all NSW roads including Narromine Shire Council’s roads please visit www. ÛiÌÀ>vw V°V É All motorists are reminded not to drive Ì À Õ} y `Ü>ÌiÀÃ > ` Ì `À Ûi Ì the conditions of the road. Water that is covering roadways may be deeper and y Ü } v>ÃÌiÀ Ì > > Ì V «>Ìi` > `É À Ì i 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 i iÀ}i VÞ i « y `Ã V> Ì i -7 SES on 132 500.

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 Ü À iÀÃ > ` LiÞ Ã } > Ã vÀ ÌÀ>vw V controllers.

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 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 - Building Drought Resilience, drop-in consultation session TRANGIE Café 2823 10:00 am – Midday.

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

Thursday 30 May – Trangie’s Cafe 2823 – Drought Resilience Plan Consultation Drop in Session from 10:00 am – Midday EVERYONE is WELCOME. Saturday 25th May – Sunday 26th May – Trangie Team Penning, Trangie Showground.

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SHARE YOUR INSIGHTS DROUGHT RESILIENCE PLAN 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: • Community Wellbeing • Economic and Business Sustainability • Environmental Needs 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.

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-our-community A Drought Resilience Plan Community Consultation Drop-in session will be held in Trangie on Thursday 30 May, 2024.

• 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.

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NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Thursday, May 23, 2024

DELI-CIOUS GEMS

By NORMA REID

Where have you wheelie bin, Gav, and where are you going?

ON Sunday, Gavin “Gav” Kleinhans popped in for breakfast at the deli. He looked familiar but, with so many travelling through town, I initially put him down as a repeat customer.

Chatting away, the question of “what are you up to today?” arose.

“Well, it’s a long story,” he replied.

The likeable 67-year-old Gav informed-us that “he was pushing his modified wheelie bin from Bondi to Broken Hill to raise funds for Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF),” known as “Doctors Without Borders” in English.

You may have heard of this group. It’s an international and independent medical humanitarian organisation delivering emergency medical aid to people affected by armed confl ict, epidemics, natural disasters, and exclu-

A MESSAGE FROM NARROMINE ANGLICAN CHURCH Blurred Vision THE OT prophets were the mouthpiece of God. They would bring the message that God wanted the people to hear, whether the people wanted to hear that message or not.

Messages like the one Hosea

sion from healthcare.

MSF offers assistance based on need and irrespective of race, religion, gender, or political affi liation. This cause is close to Gav’s heart, as he believes in the work MSF does.

Gav started his 1,160km adventure on ANZAC Day, travelling through Bathurst, Orange, Dubbo, and now Narromine, before moving on to Trangie, Nyngan, and Wilcannia.

The longest stretch on the journey without services and water will be between Cobar and Emmdale Roadhouse, a distance of 160 kilometres.

Gav said he plans to be in Broken Hill by Thursday, June 6.

Gav was charmed by Narromine and his two-night stay at The Abbey.

I asked him, “W hy Broken Hill?”

Gav responded: “Initially, I was thinking of doing a short trip along the coast, but others have already done that.”

Then he thought about Bondi to Temora, but that didn’t excite him, so he settled on Broken Hill. The idea appealed to him, it was a respectable distance.

I thought the symmetry of his walk was serendipity, as Broken Hill has a base for The Royal Flying Doctors Service (RFDS), which is also known for the huge distanchad for the people were so what the people needed to hear, at that time.

Hosea 12:6 says, “but you must return to your God; maintain love and justice, and wait for your God always.”

But to increase the emphasis of God’s warning, God directed Hosea’s personal life experiences to further illustrate His point. It’s worth going back and checking Hosea’s story out, such a great read.

I was listening to a speaker, Chris Witts, relating on the topic of spiritual shortsightedness on radio 103.2 the other day. He used the real life

Brett starts at the Trangie USMC

By SHARON BONTHUYS EARLIER this month, the Trangie United Service Memorial Club welcomed its new manager, Brett Reynolds.

Hailing from Dubbo, Mr Reynolds has been coming to Trangie since he was a child and is enjoying his new move to the town to manage the popular local club.

With a long history in hospitality over several decades, Mr Reynolds brings a wealth of experience to his new role.

He said there are a lot of ideas to explore for the future, including possible renovations and reopening the club in the mornings.

“We’re just look-

ing to bring the club back to what it once was,” he told the Narromine Star.

“There are a lot of events over the year which I’m sure we can slot into.”

Mr Reynolds said Trangie is a very tightknit community and he is looking forward to helping rebuild the spirit of the USMC for the community’s benefit.

Mr Reynolds appointment has been welcomed by the Trangie community.

“Brett has worked in the industry for many years, and we are very excited for him to come into our community and take the role of managing the club,” said Dave Duggan.

es it travels to assist people in many remote areas of Australia. The RFDS provides 24hour emergency retrievals, covering a land mass of approximately 640,000 km².

The RFDS also delivers health-care in many locations where mainstream health services are not available.

We organised an impromptu meet-and-greet at the deli to give people an opportunity to say “Hi” to Gav and to donate to his cause.

The most common question was about the cold weather and the difficulties he will face travelling onwards.

He said travelling now was better than trying to do this walk in January, when his reconnaissance trip was rather challenging. He couldn’t believe the heat, and felt he was better suited to face the cold and rain than the heat and sun.

Gav likes to challenge himself and others. He is a motivational speaker and wants people to know that “your age doesn’t defi ne you.” He’s encouraging others to follow his progress online and support his cause.

It was a fun day meeting a minor celebrity. Gav is heading for Trangie next, and should be in Nyngan by the time this column is published. If you see him on the road with his yellow wheelie bin, stop and say “hi” and donate to the cause.

Gav Kleinhans visited Narromine for two days as part of his epic walk from Bondi to Broken Hill to raise money and publicity for Médecins Sans Frontières (“Doctors Without Borders”).

experience of ‘blurred vision’ to increase the emphasis of his message.

I could remember how I felt when I had to get reading glasses. Then having the great blessing of crisp and clear vision, even though the initial fuzzy vision makes you a bit disheartened.

Then like millions of people, after a period, my fading eyes needed checking. A pair of multi-focal lens glasses addressed my need for redirection of vision.

Matthew 6: 22 says, “The eye is the lamp of the body, ,if your eyes are good, your whole body will be full of light.” (NIV).

We are now talking about

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spiritual sight in our life, the way we see God. To some degree or another, all of us have trouble with this one. Maybe not as much before our teen years, but we do have our own choices as we grow after and beyond that.

Here’s what Paul says Ephesians 1:18: “I asked God to make your eyes focused and clear, so that you can see exactly what it is that He is calling you to do.” (the Message version).

Blurry vision makes it not only hard to see what is going on, but also impacts which way we are trying to go. Psalm 119:18 asks God to, “Open my eyes to see the wonderful

truths in your instructions.”

It seems to me that life is always full of things I don’t know, ie we breathe air, even though we can’t see it. But God’s point of view and understanding of things can be amazing, when inner spiritual eyes are blurred and need an upgrade.

God’s word, the good news, gives us clarity as to who we are, whose we are, and who we can become. An answer to suffering fuzzy vision, to the things of God, enabling us to progressively overcome this internal condition.

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CWA RECIPE OF THE WEEK

Apple Charlotte

By NARROMINE CWA THE Narromine CWA enjoys bringing you simple, easy recipes that you can make at home by yourself or with your loved ones, especially the kids and grandkids.

Here’s another recipe that you can whip up using just seven ingredients. We hope you enjoy it!

Ingredients: Slices of bread 280ml water 12 cloves 450g sugar 1 1/4 tinned apples One tsp cinnamon 340g butter, melted

Method: Mix apple, cloves, and 340g of the sugar. Trim the crusts from the bread slices and dip the bread in the melted butter. Line a large baking dish with the bread, and spread the apple over the bread.

Cover the apple with left-over bread, buttered side-up. Mix the remaining sugar and cinnamon, and sprinkle over the top. Bake in a moderate oven until crisp and golden brown, about 30–40 minutes.

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Thursday, May 23, 2024 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR

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

$30.5 million investment in our region I AM absolutely thrilled that five projects in the Parkes electorate have received a total of $30.5 million in funding under Round One of the Australian Government’s Growing Regions Program.

The successful recipients included: f Brewarrina Shire Council — $10,069,524 for the Brewarrina PCYC Youth Hub and Indoor Sports Centre; f Moree Plains Shire Council — $9,641,761 for the Moree Artesian Aquatic Centre Federal Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton, Dubbo Regional Council Chief Executive Officer, Murray Wood, and Dubbo Mayor, Councillor Mathew Dickerson, are thrilled that Dubbo Regional Council has Redevelopment; f Dubbo Regional Council — been awarded $7 million in funding for the Wiradjuri Cultural Tourism Centre and Keeping Place. $7,190,505 for the Wiradjuri than two months, I’m very ing have been forgotten. households in my electorate.

Cultural Tourism Centre and thankful to Infrastructure The biggest allocation of We need to have a Budget Keeping Place; Minister, Catherine King for funding for agriculture, is that provides incentives for f Gunida Gunyah Aborigi- recognising the importance of ironically the phasing-out of individuals to do well, rather nal Corporation — $2,181,534 these worthwhile projects. live sheep exports, which is a than rely on band-aid handfor a Community Cultural major blow to the entire sheep outs from the Government Another disappointing industry. Our agricultural to cover rising costs that are Hub Project; f Narrabri Shire Council — Budget communities are also under a direct result of that same $1,483,112 for Narrabri Shire threat from the massive explo- Government’s bad policies.

2024/25 Federal sion of renewables that’s go- This Budget does nothing to Tourism and Cultural Pre- THE cinct — Stages Two and Three. Budget, was handed down ing to be required to generate restore what Labor has cost This is a whopping invest- last week and, sadly, the green hydrogen, while Labor Australians, and we are all ment into these communities Parkes electorate was once is remaining secretive about poorer for it. and, although the announce- again largely ignored by the water buybacks.

The $300 energy rebate is a Win for farmers ment of successful applicants Labor Government. for the Growing Regions ProThere’s nothing for Inland drop in the bucket compared OUR farmers did at least get gram was delayed by more Rail, and agriculture and min- to what bills have risen to for a win last week, when the

AROUND UND THE TORATE ELECTORATE Comment nt by DUGALD D SAUNDERS, ERS, State Member ember for Dubbo bo

Death tax is coming!

IN a cost-of-living crisis, we’re now faced with a cost-of-death!

From July 1, the Minns Labor Government’s new “death tax” will mean members of our community will be charged $41 per cremation, $63 per ash interment, and $156 per burial.

The Minns Government’s new tax on cremations and burials, will hit families when they are at their most vulnerable and grieving for their loved ones.

During last year’s election campaign, Chris Minns told the media: “I’m not proposing any tax increases at all in this election campaign.”

This is yet another broken election promise from Chris Minns and NSW Labor.

There are three certainties in life: death, taxes, and Labor lies!

Two-week wait for DV reform THERE are 100 domestic violence cases per day in NSW. It’s been a week since the Minns Labor Government blocked our urgent domestic violence bail reforms to keep women and children safe across the State.

The Government can’t strengthen bail laws until Par-

liament returns in two weeks.

On average, 1400 women and children will be victims of domestic violence in that time.

Chris Minns has put politics before people.

The NSW Nationals and Liberals were, and are prepared, to work constructively with NSW Labor to urgently pass these strengthened laws. What are we waiting for?

Urgent reform needed on knife crime THE NSW Nationals support urgent reforms to reduce knife crime and improve community safety.

We have been calling on the Minns’ Labor Government to introduce extensive wanding powers for police in NSW. If the Government is serious about addressing knife crime, they should give our police

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

If you or anyone you know has been affected by crime, please visit our Regional Crime website to share your stories.

You can also make a submission to the Parliamentary inquiry into community safety in regional and rural communities.

The Committee wants to

Car tax rammed through the House LAST week the Labor Government reached a new low, ramming its New Vehicle Efficiency Standard bill through the House without debate, completely flying in the face of transparency, accountability, and democracy.

The Prime Minister promised us greater transparency, and yet when it comes to debating legislation as important as this, Labor shamefully gagged the debate, refusing to allow any scrutiny over this tax that will have a significant impact on our farmers, our tradies and our families.

This tax is an attack on the people of the bush, people who rely on SUVs, 4WDs, and utes to go about their daily lives and shutting down the debate on this legislation is just shameful. hear fi rst-hand from regional communities and their representatives about best practice prevention initiatives — from standout community services, to law enforcement initiatives and leading diversionary programs.

Nominate a “vollie”!

NOMINATIONS for the 2024 NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards are now open. This is an annual program that recognises the incredible dedication, effort, and community service of our State’s volunteers, volunteer leaders and volunteer teams.

If you know someone who deserves to be celebrated for their community service, make sure you nominate them.

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the full powers they need to keep the community safe. Anytime, anywhere!

We should not have to wait for a violent crime to occur, before these powers come into effect.

Crossbench blocked Labor’s disastrous and ill-thought-out biosecurity protection levy in the Senate.

This comes after The Nationals spent the past year campaigning with farmers and industry against the tax which would have seen Australian farmers pay for the biosecurity risks of international importers.

Our farmers already pay more than their fair share of taxes, and this is just another cost that would have inevitably been passed onto consumers at the checkout.

The Nationals will always fight for common sense and for fairness in the regions and I’m proud to have been part of the campaign to stop this senseless tax.

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NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Thursday, May 23, 2024

Labor Budget overview

By NICHOLAS CROKER THE Labor Government’s 2024-25 budget was announced on Tuesday, May 14, with changes made impacting federal funding, infrastructure, education, welfare, and more.

Federal treasurer Jim Chalmers described this budget as one for the “here-and-now” in his address to parliament.

“This is a budget for the here and now and it’s a Budget for the decades to come,” Mr Chalmers said.

“It’s a responsible budget that helps people under pressure today – and invests in the promise and potential of the more prosperous future we can make together.

“The number one priority of this government and this budget is helping Australians with the cost of living.

“Responsible relief that eases pressure on people and directly reduces inflation.”

Taxes STAGE three tax cuts will see all Australian households paying less.

Households earning less than $150,000 per annum will receive the greatest benefit.

Those earning over $150,000 will still receive a tax cut, although the percentage cut is less compared to the previously legislated stage three tax cuts, which have been substituted for universal tax cuts for all rate payers.

Health UNDER measures announced in the budget, pensioners will

have the cost of pharmaceuticals frozen at $7.70 for five years and general consumers at $31.60 until 2026.

Health Minister Mark Butler said this measure was to ensure subsidised medicine: “stayed cheaper instead of rising with inflation.”

The budget also promises to deliver more Medicare urgent care clinics, a free early intervention mental health service for ‘low-grade’ mental health problems, further spending for mental health, and clinical trials for breakthrough medicine.

A total of $6.5 million has been placed for a trial of online age verification technology to restrict access to age restricted content online, in a bid to improve youth mental health and combat the national domestic violence crisis.

Cost-of-living ALL Australian households will receive $300 off their power bill, with $75 taken off electricity bills over three months.

About one million small businesses will also receive a $325 rebate in a similar scheme if their energy consumption is below a ‘small customer’ threshold.

Commonwealth rent assistance will receive a 10 per cent increase.

The budget includes a pay rise for aged care workers, and a provision for early childhood educators.

Three million Australians will have their HECS debt reduced by an average

of $1200, backdated to 2023, and will wipe $3 billion from public debt.

An extra 20,000 free TAFE places will be offered over the next fi nancial period, and $350 million has been invested into fee-free university ready courses.

Welfare PENSIONERS and income support recipients will receive a freezing of deeming rates for fi nancial investments.

People who can only work for up to 14 hours a week will have their JobSeeker payment increased by at least $54.90 a fortnight.

A sum of $45.5 million will be used to establish a National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) evidence advisory committee to build a greater understanding of what works for patients, including defi ning what treatments are considered ‘reasonable and necessary’.

Housing and infrastructure AROUND $11.3 billion have been invested to build 1.2 million homes by the end of the decade for low income, homeless, or distressed individuals.

A total of $1.9 billion in loans has been promised to help build at least 40,000 social and affordable homes, while $50 million has been invested towards increasing mobile reception on regional highways and major roads as part of the Regional Roads Australia Pilot Program. Infrastructure pro-

jects across NSW as a whole will receive an extra $20.8 billion in funding over the next 10 years, with a majority of the most recent funding placed towards projects in the Greater Sydney region.

Industry A SUM of $520 million has been invested into the Future Drought Fund, aimed at being used by farmers to prepare for future droughts and heat waves across the country.

Around $566.1 million has been invested over 10 years in the Future Made in Australia policy to support Australian innovation and industry.

Superannuation UP to 22 weeks of super payments for recipients of commonwealth parental leave payments, starting next financial year.

Tax on earnings from super fund balances above $3 million to rise from 15 to 30 percent. Employers will be required to pay super at the same time as wages from July 2026, with an expect increased earnings of $6000 for workers by retirement.

Education FUNDING for public schools will increase by $200 million this fi nancial year, further increasing to $1.1 billion by 2028.

A further $98 million will be delivered for childcare centres to boost capacity for children with additional needs.

Federal government funding for private schools is predicted to increase by $1.7 billion over

the next five years due to enrolment increases.

Other measures in the federal budget include $34 million for an ‘evidence-based curriculum’, $4 million for anti-bullying campaigns, and $4 million to combat xenophobia and racism – specifically islamophobia and antisemitism – at schools and universities.

Sport

A SUM of $250 million has been invested into the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra to boost the probability of winning medals at the 2032 Brisbane Olympic Games.

Defence, law and order

FEDERAL spending on defence is set to hit a 75 year high with $5.7 billion committed over the next four year for a total of $55 billion.

This includes $100 million to create an industrial workforce, $11.1 billion to bolster the navy up to $18 billion to increase national presence in the Indo-pacific region, up to $10 billion for new amphibious military infrastructure, and a further $63 billion as part of a AUKUS nuclear submarine deal.

Domestically, $160 million will be provided to establish national fi rearms register, $925 million to support people fleeing abuse and violence, $11 million to develop an app to alert citizens of fraud and data theft, and $100 million to set up a National Crime Intelligence System.

Coulton believes Parkes electorate was ignored in budget

By NICHOLAS CROKER FEDERAL Member for Parkes Mark Coulton said Labor has continued to ignore the Parkes electorate in this year’s federal budget, cutting regional infrastructure projects and failing to provide new money for regional programs, while refusing to fi x its self-made costof-living crisis.

“The Prime Minister said when he was elected two years ago, ‘no one would be held back, no one would be left behind’, but that’s only if you live in a capital city and not in regional Australia,” Mr Coulton said.

“I’m very proud of the part of Australia that I represent… and we’ve frankly been treated with contempt by this Labor Government.

“This budget reinforces that, with barely a mention of the regions. There’s nothing for roads, rail, agriculture, or mining.

“They’re the drivers that generate wealth in our part of the world and they’ve largely

been ignored.”

This sentiment has been echoed by the National Farmers Federation (NFF), who are bitter and disappointed in the Federal Government’s decision to shut down the live sheep trade.

National Farmers’ Federation President David Jochinke said while at a glance it would appear the biggest spending spree for agriculture was for the Future Drought Fund, only $42.2 million is new money.

“The budget confi rms $107 million to cancel the trade, and to add insult to injury, only $64.6 million will go to producers and the supply chain,” Mr Jochinke said.

“Farmers from across the nation are still reeling from (last) Saturday’s announcement that the live sheep trade will be wiped out in just four years.

“This is a painful budget for Australian farmers, and this is a kick in the guts when we are already down.”

The NFF have also said that

there has been little to support careers in agriculture.

The government has cut the Harvest Trail Services and Harvest Trail Information Service programs to save $46.3 million, along with drastically slashing funding for the gap year program AgCAREERSTART, according to the NFF. “AgCAREERSTART has received a pitiful $500,000 across two years. Whilst it’s a start, it falls far short of the $4.4 million needed to keep the program’s momentum going,” said the NFF in a 14 May media release.

“This program has revolutionised bringing fresh feet into the industry, connecting young people with jobs on farms, as well as helping solve farm workforce shortages.

“It’s been one of the few positive improvements amid a slashing of visa programs and degrading of workplace laws that has characterised this Government, and now its future remains uncertain.”

NSW Farmers agrees, saying that the federal budget

has fallen short for farmers, with more funding desperately needed to support rural industries across NSW. NSW Farmers president Xavier Martin said federal treasurer Jim Chalmers had failed to incorporate fair funding for farmers within the FY25 budget, with the nation’s agricultural sector facing a whole range of increasing costs and challenges to production.

“The Federal Government must fi nd better solutions to fund our biosecurity models other than just a double tax on farmers, and we would happily return the $107 million recently announced to shut down Australia’s live sheep export trade by sea if it meant we could keep this industry operating.

“Meanwhile, our roads and bridges are crumbling around us with little to no support to get them up to scratch – so it seems the Federal Government has failed the bush in its budget this year.”

But Regional Australia Institute (RAI) CEO Liz Ritchie has

said that the budget paints a picture of regional Australia’s “new leading role” in the nation’s future and in Australia’s place as a world leader in renewable energy technologies.

“The signature $1.7 billion Future Made in Australia Innovation Fund to develop new energy technologies is the key to injecting huge economic stimulus across regional Australia and to invigorate regions transitioning away from fossil fuel dependency,” Ms Ritchie said.

“This hallmark policy is underpinned by a significant suite of skills packages which will be vital in our global race to transition to a net zero nation.

“We welcome the significant investment of over $200 million across the decade for the Energy Industry Jobs Plan, and the expansion of the New Energy Apprenticeship Programs and Regional Workforce Transition Plans.

“We look forward to learning more about the regional application of these programs.”

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Hildebrand describes budget as neither good or bad

By NICHOLAS CROKER TELEVISION presenter Joe Hildebrand has described the 2024-2025 Federal Budget as neither good or bad while others with a rural outlook had stronger opinions.

Treasurer Jim Chalmers delivered the budget last Tuesday with updates impacting federal and state funding, education, cost-ofliving and more.

The budget, along with new economic forecasts, have been met with a mix of reactions on all sides.

Groups such as Gilbert + Tobin and Clayton Utz – finance, business, and legal specialists – have labelled the 2024-25 budget as a “delicate balancing act” con-

tending against a weakening Australian economy, higher inf lation rates, and the rising cost of living.

Economic growth in China have also been noted as lowering the price of international commodities, and geopolitical tensions continue to make waves in global economies.

Shadow Treasurer Angus Taylor claimed in an interview with Paul Allen that the 2024-25 budget includes “reckless spending,” when instead – in an effort to combat Australia’s “most persistent inflation in the world,” according to The Economist – we need to see restraint.

“Sadly, this budget is not being that this is a big spending budget [with] 16 per cent increase in spending in two

years, $4 of spending for every dollar of savings,” Mr Taylor said.

“We think that is creating a risk of a more extended period of persistent inflation and higher interest rates.

Mr Taylor also commented on the $300 energy bill rebate, saying that the measure would be “very difficult to means test.”

“It’s all a bit of smoke and mirrors. What [Labor] is trying to do is buy an interest rate cut… but the truth is, the Reserve Bank will see through that… It only defers inflation that’s going to happen anyways,” Mr Taylor said.

Journalist and television presenter Joe Hildebrand has said “[the budget] is not particularly good, nor particular-

ly bad, nor particularly anything much at all.

The verdict on this budget is a decisive ‘meh’.”

He attributes this to Labors needing to “thread the needle” with the national budget to avoid disaster.

Hildebrand believes this is Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ most difficult budget yet.

Not because there is much to do, but because it can’t do much at all.

“Do too much to help those struggling and it risks fuelling inflation and creating more long-term damage; Fail to do enough and countless lives could be ruined,” Mr Hildebrand said.

Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton said Labor has continued to ignore the Park-

es electorate in its Budget, cutting regional infrastructure projects and failing to provide new money for regional programs, while refusing to fi x its self-made cost-of-living crisis.

This sentiment has been echoed by the National Farmers Federation (NFF), who are bitter and disappointed in the Federal Government’s decision to shut down the live sheep trade.

Regional Australia Institute (RAI) CEO Liz Ritchie disagrees, having said that the budget paints a picture of regional Australia’s “new leading role” in the nation’s future and in Australia’s place as a world leader in renewable energy technologies.

Good news for first home-buyers — golden west, among Australia’s best!

GOOD news for young families looking to enter the housing market in the golden west, Dubbo, Wellington, Gilgandra, and Narromine were recently listed in an analysis by a leading market operator, as among the top regions to purchase a property in Australia.

The report, “The property pendulum — 15 housing markets swinging to fi rst home-buyers” was by the nationwide group, The Property Credit. Their report covered more than 300 housing markets nationally seeking to pinpoint where realtor dynamics are increasingly favouring those struggling to get on the fi rst rung of property ladder, CEO Giordano Stepancic said.

“Despite the head-winds of rising interest rates and escalating prices, there are tangible shifts in several markets, where the balance is tipping back towards fi rst home-buyers,” Mr Stepancic said.

“Our report identifies key areas where affordability is still within reach under the $750,000 mark,” he added.

The study reveals that, while the overall market may be tough, specific areas including Dubbo and surrounds, show a resilience against broader market trends, noting the importance of timing and local knowledge for home-buyers.

“While many areas are experiencing a pendulum swing towards buyers, coveted suburbs are holding their ground, this dichotomy can offer stra-

tegic opportunities for savvy fi rst home-buyers.

“Understanding when and where the market pendulum swings can significantly enhance buying strategies. Our analysis not only identifies where the markets are shifting, but also when these changes are occurring, helping buyers make informed decisions,” Mr Stepancic explained.

His detailed analysis of housing market trends across Australia, specifically targeted areas where conditions are improving for fi rst home-buyers, and focusing on the availability and affordability of homes under $750,000 while monitoring shifts in the number of listings compared to historical averages.

A standout observation from the report is the pronounced increase in listings in several key markets, suggesting a shift towards more buyer-friendly conditions.

The report illustrates that while the overall market might seem challenging due to rising prices and competitive conditions, the increase in listings above the longterm average in specific areas suggests that market conditions could continue to evolve in favour of buyers.

These insights not only help identify where buyers might fi nd better deals but also highlight the importance of tracking listing trends to gauge market dynamics effectively

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Narromine has seen an increase in listings from 15 to 24, with a median list price of $380,000 and an inventory level of 3.26 months, indicating a relatively competitive market that leans slightly towards sellers suggesting moderate negotiation potential for buyers.

Wellington offers a more buyer-friendly environment with listings growing from 44 to 55 and a median list price of $347,900. Its inventory of 6.12 months clearly classifies it as a buyer’s market, where more substantial negotiation leverage and a greater selection of properties could be advantageous for fi rst home-buyers seeking value.

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NASCA students think outside the box

By NARROMINE HIGH SCHOOL

Some of the results of the thought-provoking discussions.

All NASCA students contributed to the discussion.

NASCA students at Narromine High School discussed what owning their own businesses might look like. PHOTOS: NARROMINE HIGH SCHOOL.

The National Aboriginal Sporting Chance Academy (NASCA) Pathways team at Narromine High School recently delivered a thought-provoking session that challenged the girls in the group to think outside of the box and have an open discussion about what owning their own business may be like.

The NASCA team of Caz, Courtney, and Chatty, all shared their personal stories of how they got to where they are today. This directed the discussion to highlight the “three C’s” of starting a business: Confidence, Collaboration and Community.

This steered the first of many hands-on activities which resulted in the girls breaking off into smaller groups to deliver a “Shark Tank” inspired presentation of their own business plans.

Narromine Gorillas retain charity shield!

By NARROMINE GORILLAS RUGBY UNION THE Narromine Gorillas Rugby Union Club have retained the Red Cross Charity Shield after downing the Parkes Boars in a tight contest last Saturday, 31-19.

T h is event has been played a n nua lly aga i nst t he Pa rkes Boa rs si nce 2 0 0 3.

We’re excited to see you all again for another home game this weekend, which is also our annual Ladies Day.

The victorious Narromine Gorillas have retained the Red Cross Charity Shield. PHOTO: NGRU.

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Focus on Volunteers

Helping others: the good, the bad, and the reality…

Little Athletics is one sporting code that relies heavily on volunteers.

Over 60 volunteers helped deliver last year’s World Gliding Championships.

From page 1 “Cost-of-living pressures increase operating costs and demand for services, and at the same time reduce people’s capacity to volunteer,” they added.

“Half of all registered charities in Australia engage no paid staff, and are run entirely by volunteers.

“Increased resourcing for Australia’s not-for-profit sector is needed to support volunteers and address the ongoing costof-living crisis,” the organisation said.

schools and hospitals, our aged care and disability services, and our ability to support the community in times of crisis,” the organisation says.

And if anyone really knows the state of volunteering, it is this non-profit organisation with almost 50 years’ experience in providing leadership on volunteering in NSW, including playing a key role in advocacy, support services and sector development.

Money for surveys but more strategic support needed

FROM what the Narromine Star has seen over the last few years, so much voluntary work is being undertaken in the Narromine Shire by an increasingly ageing cohort.

The average age of the Narromine Hospital Auxiliary, for example, which works tirelessly to raise funds in support of local health services, is 83 years.

Newly-formed groups like Western Rural Connect, helmed by young, passionate community members, provide hope that the next generation will embrace volunteering with the same spirit of the organisations that have gone before them.

Many volunteer groups have also lost members over time due to age, illness, infi rmity, relocation, and sadly, death.

Recruiting new members and planning for succession in leadership roles is a priority for many groups.

The Trangie Lions Club was reborn from a long hiatus several months ago after a dedicated membership drive saw several local people come on board. The club hosted a local

IRONICALLY, the Federal Budget includes funding for the Australian Bureau of Statistics to collect key national data on volunteering through its General Social Survey.

However, the Centre for Volunteering says more comprehensive and frequent data is vital to support the implementation of the National Strategy for Volunteering (2023-2033).

“The Federal Budget demonstrates the need to think strategically about how volunteering contributes to societal and economic outcomes. We continue to call upon the government to invest in the implementation of the National Strategy for Volunteering.

“The role and value of volunteer workers needs to be explicitly recognised and better understood in these reform agendas, and further measures taken to promote sustainable volunteering into the future.

“The work that volunteers do is not a ‘nice to have’, it is essential work that supports our

Local volunteering not immune from issues

fishing tournament for children at Easter, which was well attended and well received by the community.

Narromine Rotary Club, which has provided so much to the local community over the years and hauls its food van to every race meeting and other major event, relies heavily on the support of the Friends of Rotary to deliver its community service commitments.

Sporting groups and clubs in the region also rely on parents and carers to fi ll volunteer roles on committees so there are sporting activities available locally.

The resurgence of the Narromine Tennis Club this month has been made possible by community members stepping up to bring the sport back as a social and competitive sporting activity.

“Something for Everyone” THE theme of this year’s National Volunteer Week is: “Something for Everyone.”

The Centre for Volunteering says this theme highlights the diversity of volunteering and volunteers across Australian communities.

“By promoting and celebrating volunteering as ‘Something for Everyone’, we can continue to work collectively towards a shared vision where volunteering is at the heart of Australian communities,” the Centre said.

To those who volunteer, thank you for your service.

You’re the true embodiment of the saying: “not all heroes wear capes.”

National Volunteer Week runs this week until Sunday, May 26.

Volunteers helped deliver Australia Day activities in Trangie.

Families and recreational river users helped release fingerlings into the Macquarie River.

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Volunteers run church services.

Trangie school students made this possible.

Rugby juniors learn from volunteers.

Narromine Cancer Support Group volunteers and supporters.

Greg McIntyre volunteers his time making trophies.

Narromine Lions volunteers.

Volunteers organised community meetings.

Trangie campdraft was run by volunteers.

Trangie Lions Club at their kids’ fishing comp.

Historian Norma Meadley, with Dugald Saunders MP

Narromine RSL volunteers organise public services and outreach.

Narromine Hospital Auxiliary volunteers.

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Community News

Triple M “Brekky Team” broadcast in Narromine

NHS students try out some traffic control

NHS students gained valuable experience undertaking an accredited traffic control course this month. PHOTO: NHS.

By NARROMINE HIGH SCHOOL

The Triple M team broadcast from Narromine this week. Did you see them? PHOTO: NARROMINE STAR.

By SHARON BONTHUYS THE 93.5FM Triple M Dubbo “Brekky Team” held their Tuesday live broadcast in Narromine this week. Stationed outside the bakery for the broadcast, hopefully the team wasn’t too cold or windswept.

We presented hosts Jodi and “Matho” (and their roadie, Britney) with a special copy of the May 9 issue of the Narromine Star, which featured the story of their Trangie live broadcast on the front page.

Did you pop down and see them while they were here?

EARLIER this month, three Narromine High School Year 12 students participated in an accredited four-day Traffic Control course, a pilot program between TAFE NSW and the Department of Education.

This is a fantastic qualification for students to have, enabling them to obtain skills to work within industries such as

road-works, construction, part of public events, and coordinated emergency responses.

Jayden Hocroft, Tayte McNeil, and Krisden Dickson, were fantastic ambassadors for Narromine High School.

The young men displayed the level of maturity and responsibility needed in an adult learning environment such as TAFE. Great work!

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TRANSPORT for NSW has launched a new advertising campaign to remind motorists that mobile phone detection cameras will begin enforcing seat-belt rules from Monday, July 1.

Transport for NSW Secretary, Josh Murray, said the campaign, which will appear on radio, television, as well as in metropolitan and regional print and social media, will remind drivers they will be caught if they break the law.

“The campaign is taken from the birds-eye view of a detection camera, and shows motorists how cameras will detect drivers and passengers who don't wear a seatbelt or wear one incorrectly,” Mr Murray said.

“Despite the fact it’s been a legal requirement to wear a seatbelt in NSW for more than 50 years, data shows that, between 2019 and 2023, 150 people who died in road crashes were not properly restrained,” he added.

He revealed that, while the majority of drivers “do the right thing” and wear a seatbelt, around one per cent of people still continue to ignore the rules. He added that the consequences of this are extremely serious or even fatal in the event of a crash.

All seat-belts must be worn so that the lap portion lies across the hips and the sash falls across the chest and mid-shoulder. It should

not be under both armpits or behind your back.

“Buckling up is a simple but vital step to help keep you and your passengers safe,” Mr Murray said.

“Drivers must remember they are responsible for their passengers and they will be fined if their passenger is caught on camera not wearing a seatbelt,” he warned.

“We know that across NSW the main factors in road trauma are speeding, fatigue, drink and drug driving, and not wearing proper restraints,” Mr Murray said.

“Let’s take seat-belts off that list by always belting up every trip,” he concluded.

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Classroom News

Kids test their skills at CWA public speaking comp

Year 5-6 winners.

Secondary winners.

Junior winners.

Narromine CWA members Carolyn Egan, Barbara Tuck and Kris Rybak were in super-early to prepare morning tea.

Volunteer judges Geoff Smith, Susie Hill and Greg O’Mally.

The only secondary students to compete, Kye, Isabella and Amanda from Narromine High.

Trangie Central School students who missed the group photos earlier. PHOTOS: NARROMINE STAR.

By SHARON BONTHUYS FOR many of us, the sheer terror of speaking in public — or “glossophobia”, as it is medically termed — is right up there with the fear of snakes and spiders.

There was no glossophobia on display in Narromine this week, however, as more than 40 students from a raft of schools in the region competed in the Country Women’s Association (CWA) Far Western Group (FWG) public speaking competition.

First time competitor, Alfie, from St John’s Parish School, Trangie.

Trangie CWA members Pat Riley and Kathleen Bennett handle the admin.

Year 3-4 competitors at the CWA FWG public speaking competition.

The annual event drew 42 participants from 11 schools from western NSW, ranging from Years 3–4, 5–6, and 7–12.

All but three of the students competing this week represented primary schools, with Narromine High School the only secondary school to compete this year.

The other schools attending included Hermidale Public School, St Mary’s Primary School (Warren), Warren Central School, St Joseph’s Primary School (Nyngan), Nyngan Public School, St John’s Parish

School (Trangie), Trangie Central School, Narromine Christian School, Narromine Public School, and St Augustine’s Parish School (Narromine).

First-time public speakers Alfie, from St John’s Trangie, and high schoolers Isabella and Amanda from Narromine were looking forward to participating in the competition.

“We started preparing just last week. We got our topics and picked which ones we wanted to do,” Isabella said.

Alfie had also started preparing just last week, and had

Year 4-5 competitors ready to speak.

performed for the school.

Fellow high schooler Kye had competed before when attending St Augustine’s, and was the fi rst student to deliver their speech on the day.

Kye spoke passionately about making three wishes that would help him achieve what he wanted in life, acknowledging that he would need a good degree of planning, commitment, and hard work to help them come true.

The hard task of adjudicating was left to Geoff Smith, Susie Hill, and Greg O’Mally,

who volunteered their time to assist at the event.

The hard-working members of the Narromine and Trangie CWA branches both administered the event for the Far Western Group and provided catering.

From here, student winners will progress to the next level of the public speaking competition against students from the CWA Central West and Oxley Groups.

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Puzzles

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Verve (6) Unready, green (6) Irritated skin bubbles (8) Arrange (4) Mild cranial trauma (10) Custodian (6) Plant yielding fragrant oil (8) 8 Having impaired vision (arch) (8) 13 Devotee (10) 16 Intensity (8) 17 Masters of music (8) 18 Decode (8) 21 Friends character, – Green (6) 22 Diligence (6) 23 Every seven days (6) 26 Pace (4)

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No. 230

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

The centre letter must be included and each letter may only be used once. No colloquial or foreign words. No capitalised nouns, apostrophes or plural words ending in “s”.

Today’s Aim: 9 words: Good 14 words: Very good

Soldiers (6) Average (4) Sporting side (4) Oral (6) Rapturous (8) Limited (6) Size (5)

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8 LETTERS CLIMATES GESTURED GORILLAS NEUROSES

7 LETTERS BURBLES CLOSURE HOLSTER INSTEPS TERSEST VANDALS

10 LETTERS ELECTORATE MOTHERHOOD

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No. 229

To solve a Sudoku puzzle, every number from 1 to 9 must appear in: each of the nine vertical columns, each of the nine horizontal rows and each of the nine 3 x 3 boxes. Remember, no number can occur more than once in any row, column or box.

EASY

MEDIUM

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

CROSSWORD

CODEWORD: 1 = W, 2 = H, 3 = S, 4 = M, 5 = I, 6 = F, 7 = B, 8 = U, 9 = K, 10 = L, 11 = D, 12 = P, 13 = R, 14 = A, 15 = J, 16 = T, 17 = Y, 18 = V, 19 = X, 20 = Q, 21 = Z, 22 = N, 23 = C, 24 = G

1. What is the capital

5. What does IMF

of Hungary?

2. In which country is the beer Stella Artois brewed?

3. Where in Australia would you find the Nan Tien Temple?

4. Hayley Williams (pictured) is the keyboardist and lead vocalist of which American alt-rock group?

stand for?

6. How many moons does Mercury have?

7. Which singer’s real name is James Newell Osterberg Jr? 8. What was the name of the first bank to open in Australia?

9. Who directed the movie Fight Club (1999)?

10. What is diegesis?

No. 139

Can you find all the words listed?

The leftover letters will spell out a secret message.

ALICE ANNABELLE ARIANA AURORA AYLA BELLA BONNIE CHARLIE CHARLOTTE CHLOE CLAIRE DAISY EDEN ELIZA ELLIE ELOISE

EMMA EVA EVIE FLORENCE GRACE HALLIE HARPER ISABELLE ISLA IVY LARA LOLA LUCY LUNA MAEVE MATILDA

MIA MILA MOLLY OLIVE OLIVIA PENELOPE PHOEBE REMI ROSIE RUBY SAVANNAH SIENNA STELLA ZOE

SECRET MESSAGE: Most popular feminine names

WORD SEARCH

QUICK QUIZ

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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 Miniseries: The Cry. 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 Gardening Australia. 8.30 Silent Witness.

9.30 Gruen. 10.10 Hard Quiz. 10.40 QI. 11.10 ABC Late News. 11.25 Grand Designs. 12.15 Long Lost Family. 1.00 We Hunt Together. 1.45 Rage.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show.

11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Hidden Family Secrets. (2018) Diora Baird, Abbie Gayle. 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.

8.30 MOVIE: The Ugly Truth. (2009) Katherine Heigl.

10.30 To Be Advised. 12.05 Celebrity Obsessed. 1.05 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: Buckley’s Chance. (2021) 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 12. Manly Sea Eagles v Melbourne Storm. 9.55 Golden Point. 10.40 MOVIE: Survivor.

(2015) Milla Jovovich. 12.40 Tipping Point.

1.35 Pointless. 2.30 Explore TV: Portugal & Spain. 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping.

4.00 Postcards. 4.30 Global Shop. 5.00 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. 10.30 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 Chocolate. 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. 8.30 Secrets Of The Lost Liners.

Return. 9.30 Bermuda Triangle: Into Cursed Waters. 10.20 SBS World News Late. 10.50 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.30 Weekender. 3.00 Australia’s Best Backyards. 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 The Yorkshire Steam Railway: All Aboard. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

1.00 Counting Cars. 3.00 Timbersports. 3.30 Building Giants. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Restoration.

5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars.

7.30 AFL: Friday Night Countdown. 8.00 Football. AFL. Fremantle (Walyalup) v Collingwood. 11.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.00 The Rookie. 3.00 Black-ish.

3.50 Modern Family. 4.15 Builders Make You Laugh Out Loud. 5.10 Starstruck.

6.25 MOVIE: Storm Boy. (2019) 8.30 MOVIE: The Bone Collector. (1999) Denzel Washington. 11.00 MOVIE: The Empty Man. (2020) 1.55 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

12.30 NCIS. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 4.30 Soccer. Global Football Week. Newcastle United v A-League All-Stars Men. 7.30 Soccer. Global Football Week. Arsenal Women v A-League All-Stars Women.

10.30 Bull. 11.25 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

1.00 Friends. 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 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. 11.20 Close.

6.00 Kids’ Programs.

5.50 Interstellar Ella.

6.05 Kiya And The Kimoja Heroes. 7.05 Andy And The Band. 7.30 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 MOVIE: A Time To Kill. (1996) Samuel L. Jackson. 10.55 MOVIE: The Informant! (2009) 12.40 Would I Lie To You? 1.40 QI. 2.10 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.

2.00 Dr Quinn. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: Seven Nights In Japan. (1976) 5.30 The Travelling Auctioneers. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow.

7.30 Take Me Home. 8.30 MOVIE: Tina.

(2021) 11.00 MOVIE: Collateral Beauty.

(2016) 1.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

2.15 Bamay. 2.35 Over The Black Dot. 3.25 BBC News At Ten. 3.55 ABC World News Tonight. 4.20 PBS News.

5.20 Tattoo Age. 5.45 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.

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 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery. 3.30 Tony Armstrong’s Extra-Ordinary Things. 4.30 Restoration Australia. 5.30 Landline.

6.00 Australian Story.

6.30 Back Roads.

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 Father Brown.

8.15 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 Cup Day. Sporting Chance Cancer Foundation Raceday. Sandown Saturday.

Morphettville Race Day. 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: The Next Level. (2019) Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart. 10.00 MOVIE: Bad Boys II. (2003) Will Smith.

1.00 Australia’s Amazing Homes. 2.00 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 My Way. 12.45 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 A Current Affair. 7.30 Jeopardy! Australia. 8.30 MOVIE: John Wick. (2014) Keanu Reeves, Willem Dafoe, Michael Nyqvist. 10.30 MOVIE: Mad Max: Fury Road. (2015) Tom Hardy. 12.45 The Lap. 1.35 The Garden Gurus. 2.00 The Incredible Journey Presents. 2.30 Getaway. 3.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 7.00 Camper Deals. 7.30 Escape Fishing With ET. 8.00 My Market Kitchen. 8.30 Farm To Fork.

9.00 Exploring Off The Grid. 9.30 The Brighter Side: Save. Grow. Dream. 10.00 Ready Steady Cook. 11.00 MasterChef Australia. 1.30 All 4 Adventure. 2.30 The Yes Experiment. 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 Dog House. 7.00 Soccer.

A-League Men. Grand Final. Central Coast Mariners v Melbourne Victory. 10.30 The Cheap Seats. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 7.00 Cycling. 8.00 WorldWatch. 10.05 Tough Trains. 11.05 My Unique B&B. 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Cycling. UCI ProSeries. Tour of Hungary.

H’lights. 3.05 Portillo’s Greatest Railway Journeys. 4.00 Sports Woman. 4.30 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Giro d’Italia.

H’lights. 5.30 War Gamers. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Jersey And Guernsey.

New. 8.25 Cannes Uncut. 10.00 Secrets Of The Royal Palaces. 10.50 Paris Paris.

12.20 Dear Mama. 2.40 Portillo’s Greatest Railway Journeys. 3.35 Peer To Peer. 5.00 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 American Pickers. 4.00 Hustle & Tow. 4.30 Football.

AFL. Geelong v GWS Giants. 7.15 AFL PreGame Show. 7.30 Football. AFL. Richmond v Essendon. 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 11.00 Ultimate Tag. 12.50 Take Me Out. 2.10 Australia’s Cheapest Weddings.

3.10 Frogger. 4.10 Starstruck. 5.25 MOVIE: Storm Boy. (2019) 7.30 MOVIE: The Butler. (2013) Forest Whitaker. 10.15 MOVIE: Nightmare Alley. (2021) 1.25 Late Programs.

6.00 Home Shopping. 9.00 Destination Dessert. 9.30 Diagnosis Murder. 11.30 Snap Happy.

12.00 Jake And The Fatman. 1.00 On The Fly. 2.00 JAG. 4.00 Tough Tested. 5.00 Escape Fishing With ET. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 NCIS. 10.20 NCIS: Los Angeles. 12.15 FBI. 1.10 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. 2.25 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. 5.40 Popularity Papers. 6.05 Home Sweet Rome! 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. 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. 9.20 Whose Line Is It Anyway?

10.00 MythBusters. 10.50 Portlandia.

11.35 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

3.30 Close Of Business.

4.00 News. 4.15 Planet America: Fireside.

5.00 News. 5.30 World This Week. 6.00 News. 6.30 Aust Story. 7.00 News. 7.30 The Pacific. 8.00 News Tonight. 8.15 Four Corners. 9.00 Nightly News. 9.30 Spies In The Outback. 10.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

1.15 MOVIE: The Amazing Howard Hughes. (1977) 3.45 MOVIE: The Alamo. (1960) 7.00 Rugby Union. Super Rugby Pacific. Round 14. Queensland Reds v Western Force. 9.30 Super Rugby Pacific Post-Match. 9.45 MOVIE: Be Cool. (2005) John Travolta. 12.10 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

2.50 Shortland St. 3.20 BBC News At Ten. 3.50 ABC World News Tonight With David Muir. 4.20 PBS NewsHour. 5.20 Tattoo Age. 5.50 The Food That Built The World. 7.30 Cycling.

UCI World Tour. Giro d’Italia. Stage 20. 1.35 The X-Files. 3.25 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 Paradise Garden. 3.30 Forever Summer With Nigella. 3.55 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. 4.40 Grand Designs. 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. 12.15 Late Programs.

6.00 NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise.

10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend.

12.00 House Of Wellness. 1.00 To Be Advised. 2.30 Surveillance Oz. 3.00 Border Security: International. 3.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line.

4.00 Better Homes And Gardens.

5.00 Seven News At 5. 5.30 Sydney Weekender. 6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Dream Home. New. 8.35 Farmer Wants A Wife: Reunion. Final. 10.05 The Latest: Seven News. 10.35 Code 1: Minute By Minute. 11.35 Quantum Leap. 12.35 Lipstick Jungle. 1.35 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 My Way. 1.45 The Summit. 3.00 Rugby League. NRL. Round 12. New Zealand Warriors v Dolphins.

6.00 9News Sunday. 7.00 Travel Guides.

8.00 60 Minutes. 9.00 The Missing Millionairess. 10.00 9News Late. 10.30 The First 48. 11.25 Transplant. 12.15 The Brokenwood Mysteries. 2.10 Take Me Home. 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping.

4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. 4.30 Drive TV. 5.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 9.00 Pooches At Play. 9.30 What’s Up Down Under.

10.30 Healthy Homes. 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 Roads Less Travelled. 3.00 Australia By Design: Architecture. 3.30 Good Chef Bad Chef. 4.00 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. 4.30 Farm To Fork. 5.00 10 News First. 6.30 The Sunday Project. 7.30 MasterChef Australia. 8.50 Tulsa King. 9.40 FBI. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 7.00 Cycling. 8.00 WorldWatch. 10.05 Tough Trains. 11.05 My Unique B&B. 12.00 WorldWatch. 12.30 PBS Washington Week With The Atlantic.

1.00 Motor Racing. ProMX C’ships. 4.00 Sports Woman. 4.30 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Giro d’Italia. H’lights. 5.30 War Gamers. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Came From Nowhere. 9.10 Pompeii: The Secrets Of Civita Giuliana. 10.15 Legendary Castles. 11.15 Lance. 1.20 Scotland: Rome’s Final Frontier. 2.25 Saved By A Stranger. 3.30 The Woman Who Wasn’t There. 4.40 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 The Surgery Ship. 2.00 South Aussie With Cosi. 2.35 The Yorkshire Vet. 4.35 Escape To The Perfect Town. 5.35 Escape To The Country. 6.35 Greatest Escapes To The Country. 7.20 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: RED. (2010) 10.50 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 11.30 Australia’s Cheapest Weddings.

12.30 Around The World With Manu. 1.30 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 Friends. 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. 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 5.40 Popularity Papers. 6.05 Home Sweet Rome! 6.35 Operation Ouch! 7.00 Mythbusters “There’s Your Problem!”. 7.35 Built To Survive. 8.10 Open Season: Call Of Nature. 8.35 Summer Memories. 8.50 Holly Hobbie. 9.15 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 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. 9.45 Miniseries: Time. 10.50 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

2.00 News. 2.30 Aust Story. 3.00 News. 3.30 Offsiders. 4.00 Landline. 5.00 News With Auslan. 5.30 News Regional. 6.00 News. 6.30 Spies In The Outback. 7.00 News. 7.30 Insiders.

8.30 News Tonight. 9.00 Nightly News.

9.30 Aust Story. 10.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

10.00 AFL Sunday Footy Show. 12.00 Getaway. 12.30 My Favorite Martian. 1.00 Edgar Wallace Mysteries.

2.15 MOVIE: The Party. (1968) 4.15 MOVIE: Follow That Dream. (1962) 6.30 French Open Tennis Pre-Show. 7.00 Tennis.

French Open. Day 1. 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

3.00 Australia’s War On Feral Cats. 3.30 The Bee Whisperer. 4.30 ABC World News Tonight With David Muir. 4.55 PBS Washington Week With The Atlantic. 5.25 Alone Denmark. 6.35 Abandoned Engineering. 8.25 Women Who Rock. 10.30 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. 2.30 Back Roads. 3.00 Further 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 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. 12.15 Grand Designs. 1.05 Long Lost Family. 1.50 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 Dream Home.

9.00 9-1-1.

10.00 S.W.A.T. 11.00 The Latest: Seven News. 11.30 Police Custody USA. 12.30 The Event. 1.30 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: Speechless. (1994) 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. 9.00 Paramedics.

10.00 100% Footy. 11.00 9News Late.

11.30 La Brea. 12.15 Tipping Point. 1.05 Pointless. 2.00 Hello SA. 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. 1.10 Judge Judy. 1.40 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 Lloyd Langford: Current Mood. 11.05 10’s Late News. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 7.00 Cycling. 8.00 WorldWatch. 9.30 Paul O’Grady: For The Love Of Dogs. 9.55 Outta Town Adventures. 10.50 First Australians. 12.05 WorldWatch. 2.00 The Assassination Of JFK: Ten Mistakes. 2.55 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. 10.15 SBS News.

10.45 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 Business Builders. 1.30 Our Town. 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.

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

5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars.

7.30 Outback Opal Hunters. 8.30 Gem Hunters Down Under. 9.30 Appalachian Outlaws. 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 3.00 To Be Advised. 4.30 Bondi Vet. 5.30 The Amazing Race. 6.30 Drivers Make You Laugh Out Loud. 7.30 Law & Order: Criminal Intent. 8.30 Law & Order: SVU. 10.30 Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders. Final. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Home Shopping. 8.00 Snap Happy. 8.30 Deal Or No Deal. 9.30 Reel Action. 10.30 JAG. 12.30 Tough Tested. 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.

2.00 The Neighborhood. 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 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 MythBusters. 9.20 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 10.05 Louis Theroux’s Forbidden America.

Final. 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.

12.55 The Young And The Restless. 2.00 Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: I Believe In You. (1952) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. 6.30 French Open Tennis Pre-Show. 7.00 Tennis. French Open. Day 2. 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

2.05 Insight. 3.05 BBC News. 3.25 ABC World News Tonight. 3.55 ABC America This Week. 4.50 PBS News.

5.20 Tattoo Age. 5.50 The Curse Of Oak Island Specials. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Taskmaster. 9.25 Freddie Mercury Auction. 10.15 Late Programs.

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6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 The Summit. 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. 9.00 Clarkson’s Farm. 10.00 To Be Advised. 11.00 9News Late. 11.30 Chicago Med. 12.15 Tipping Point. 1.05 Pointless. 2.00 Innovation Nation. 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 The Cheap Seats. 9.40 NCIS. 10.40 10’s Late News. 11.05 The Project. 12.05 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.10 Paul O’Grady: For The Love Of Dogs. 10.10 Outta Town Adventures. 11.05 First Australians. 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Land Wars. 3.00 Living Black. 3.35 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw. 4.05 Secrets Of Our Cities. 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers.

6.00 Mastermind Australia. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Who Do You Think You Are? 8.30 Insight. 9.30 Dateline. 10.05 SBS World News Late. 10.35 Living Black.

11.05 Lost Luggage. 1.10 Dark Woods.

3.50 Fantastical Factory Of Curious Craft.

4.45 Bamay. 5.00 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 Appalachian Outlaws.

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 Rookie. 3.00 To Be Advised. 4.30 Bondi Vet. 5.30 The Amazing Race. 6.30 Puppies Make You Laugh Out Loud. 7.30 First Dates UK. 8.35 MOVIE: Snatched. (2017) Amy Schumer, Goldie Hawn, Ike Barinholtz. 10.25 First Dates Australia. 11.30 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 Sol. 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 MOVIE: Entourage. (2015) 10.15 The Witchfinder. 11.15 Portlandia. 11.55 Would I Lie To You? 12.55 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

2.00 Parliament. 3.10 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.

12.55 The Young And The Restless. 2.00 Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: Happy Go Lovely. (1951) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. 6.30 French Open Tennis Pre-Show. 7.00 Tennis. French Open. Day 3. 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

2.00 Hunters. 2.50 Forever Young. 3.20 Kickin’ Back. 3.55 BBC News At Ten. 4.25 ABC World News Tonight With David Muir. 4.50 PBS News.

5.50 Curse Of Oak Island. 6.40 Jeopardy!

7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Our Guy In Colombia. 10.25 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 Parliament Question Time.

3.00 Back In Time For The Corner Shop.

3.55 Long Lost Family. 4.40 Grand Designs. 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. 6.30 Hard Quiz. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30.

8.00 Hard Quiz. 8.30 Gruen. 9.05 Blak Ball. 9.35 QI. 10.05 Planet America. 10.40 ABC Late News. 10.55 The Business. 11.10 The Luminaries. 12.05 Superwog. 12.25 Grand Designs. 1.15 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 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. 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 Great Australian Detour Snow. 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. 12.00 Tipping Point.

12.55 Pointless. 1.50 Destination WA. 2.30 Global Shop. 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 NCIS: Sydney. 9.40 FBI: International. 10.40 10’s Late News. 11.05 The Project. 12.05 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.10 Paul O’Grady: For The Love Of Dogs. 10.10 Outta Town Adventures. 11.05 First Australians. 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Dateline. 2.30 Insight.

3.40 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw. 4.10 Secrets Of Our Cities. 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Australia. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Alone Australia. Final. 9.30 This Town.

10.40 SBS World News Late. 11.10 Don’t Leave Me. New. 1.10 Stella Blomkvist. 3.45 Fantastical Factory Of Curious Craft. 4.40 Bamay. 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 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. 8.00 The Force: BTL. 8.30 World’s Wildest Police Videos. 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 3.00 Black-ish. 4.00 Modern Family.

4.30 Bondi Vet. 5.30 The Amazing Race.

6.30 Cats Make You Laugh Out Loud. 7.30 First Dates UK. 8.35 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares. 9.35 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA. 10.35 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

8.30 Diagnosis Murder.

10.30 JAG. 12.30 Bull. 1.30 NCIS. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder.

5.30 JAG. 7.30 Bull. 8.30 NCIS. 9.30 Hawaii Five-0. 10.30 Matildas Preview Show. 11.00 NCIS: Los Angeles. 11.55 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

1.00 Big Bang. 2.00 Impractical Jokers. 2.30 Two And A Half Men. 3.30 Rules Of Engagement. 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 Mindful Earth. 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. 9.40 Wreck. 11.10 Louis Theroux Interviews... 11.55 Would I Lie To You? 12.55 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

2.00 Parliament. 3.10 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.

12.55 The Young And The Restless. 2.00 Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: Warlords Of Atlantis. (1978) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. 6.30 French Open Tennis Pre-Show. 7.00 Tennis. French Open. Day 4. 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

2.45 Overlooked. 3.15 BBC News. 3.45 ABC World News Tonight.

4.15 PBS News. 5.20 Tattoo Age. 5.50 Curse Of Oak Island. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 MOVIE: Valerian And The City Of A Thousand Planets.

(2017) 11.00 Late Programs.

6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 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 Parliament Question Time. 3.00 Back In Time For The Corner Shop. 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. 9.00 Grand Designs. 9.50 Antiques Roadshow. 10.50 ABC Late News. 11.05 The Business. 11.20 QI. 11.55 Talking Heads. 12.25 Late Programs.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show.

11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Missing At 17. (2013) 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 Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly.

8.30 Crime Investigation Australia. 9.55 Border Security: International. 11.00 HMP: Behind Bars. 12.30 Boy To Man. 1.30 The Goldbergs. 2.00 Home Shopping. 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 The Summit. 1.15 Explore. 1.30 Great Australian Detour Snow. 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 13. Parramatta Eels v Cronulla Sharks. 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 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 4.00 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.

8.30 Law & Order: SVU. 9.30 The Cheap Seats. 10.30 10’s Late News. 10.55 The Project. 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.10 Paul O’Grady: For The Love Of Dogs. 10.05 Outta Town Adventures. 11.05 First Australians.

12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Alone Australia.

3.00 Mastermind Australia. 3.30 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw. 4.00 Secrets Of Our Cities. 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Australia. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 DNA Family Secrets. 8.40 Our Law. 9.50 The Responder. Return. 11.50 Wonders Of Scotland. 12.20 The Spectacular. 4.15 Peer To Peer. 4.40 Bamay. 5.00 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.

1.00 World’s Wildest Police Videos. 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. 7.00 Football.

AFL. Port Adelaide v Carlton. 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

10.30 Instant Hotel. 12.00 The Rookie. 3.00 Black-ish. 4.00 Bondi Vet. 5.30 The Amazing Race. 6.30 Dogs 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 Bull. 1.30 NCIS. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder.

5.30 JAG. 7.30 Bull. 8.25 NCIS. 9.20 NCIS: New Orleans. 10.15 Evil. 11.25 Diagnosis Murder. 12.20 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

1.00 Big Bang. 2.00 Impractical Jokers. 2.30 Two And A Half Men. 3.30 Rules Of Engagement. 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! 7.05 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 Mindful Earth. 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 Hard Quiz.

9.00 Gruen. 9.35 Tomorrow Tonight.

10.10 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 10.55 Would I Lie To You? 11.55 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

2.00 Parliament. 3.10 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 Explore. 2.05 Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman. 3.05 Antiques Roadshow. 3.35 MOVIE: The Ship That Died Of Shame. (1955) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. 6.30 French Open Tennis PreShow. 7.00 Tennis. French Open. Day 5.

12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

2.15 Queer Sports. 3.10 BBC News At Ten. 3.40 ABC World News Tonight With David Muir. 4.05 PBS News.

5.05 Tattoo Age. 5.55 Curse Of Oak Island.

6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats.

8.30 Lost Gold Of The Aztecs. New. 9.20 The Orville. 10.35 Late Programs.

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WEDNESDAY, MAY 29

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 Dream Home.

8.35 The Good Doctor. Return.

9.35 Ambulance: Code Red. 10.35 The Latest: Seven News. 11.05 Born To Kill? 12.05 MOVIE: Dying On The Edge.

(2001) 2.00 Home Shopping. 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise 5am News. 5.30 Sunrise.

C L A P S

THURSDAY, MAY 30

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 Secret Science. 10.30 The Pacific. 11.00 Antiques Roadshow. 12.00 ABC News At Noon.

1.00 After The Party. 2.00 Parliament Question Time. 3.00 Further 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 7.30. 8.00 Tony Armstrong’s Extra-Ordinary Things. 9.00 Secret Science. 9.30 David Stratton’s Stories Of Australian Cinema. 10.30 ABC Late News.

10.45 The Business. 11.05 Four Corners.

11.50 Late Programs.

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TUESDAY, MAY 28

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Thursday, May 23, 2024 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR

Sport CHRISTIE AND HOOD CASTLEREAGH LEAGUE

Coolah ‘Roos pouch the Cup

Silverware for the trophy cabinet, Baradine Magpies with the Noonan-Campbell Cup they won against Gilgandra on Saturday. PHOTO: SUPPLIED.

By BRYSON LUFF THE Coolah ‘Roos over the weekend stamped themselves as a genuine premiership threat in the Christie and Hood Castlereagh League competition with a hardfought win at Cobar.

The 2024-revived Roos tipped the Roosters off their perch in their top-of-the-table 22-16 clash at Tom Knight Oval and, in doing so, claimed the Boronia Cup to remain the only unbeaten First Grade side thus far this season.

Their fi rst defence of the Cup, however, will be this Saturday when they host the Gulgong Terriers.

The Terriers themselves will be enthused by their white knuckle 32-28 victory over Narromine Jets, and would like nothing better than to get their hands back on the Boronia Cup, after having lost it to Cobar in Round One. In other games, an energetic Baradine Magpies outfit proved too strong for the visiting Gilgandra Panthers, running out comfortable 34-14 winners in what was a physical game between the two teams.

For the Magpies, this was their fi rst win for the season and it not only delivered them the much needed competition points, but also the Noo-

nan-Campbell Cup. This prestigious trophy was contested between the two clubs on a day that featured a commemoration of the life of Baradine legend, Ken Campbell.

In the remaining game of the round, the Coonabarabran Unicorns bounced back from a heavy defeat at the hands of the Coolah ‘Roos the previous week, to register a narrow 3026 win over the Coonamble Bears at Coonamble.

Whilst the Coolah district is humming with excitement over the success of their First Grade side this year, the ladies from the Coolah Flyers are also enjoying a great start to the League Tag season and remain undefeated following their 32-22 win over Cobar last Saturday.

The other two undefeated League Tag sides, Dunedoo and Narromine, both registered big wins over Coonabarabran and Gulgong respectively to set up a massive Jessica Skinner Cup challenge game this Saturday at Dunedoo.

These two sides have had some mighty battles in recent times, including last year’s Grand Final in which the Jets took the spoils.

The Swannettes are the only side to have held the Jess Skinner Cup since its inception last year, and Saturday’s game looms as possibly one of their

most difficult defences.

A great game will be eagerly anticipated by supporters of both clubs.

The First Grade match-ofthe-round will be the Boronia Cup challenge game between the ‘Roos and the Terriers at Coolah’s Bowen Oval, which should be chock-a-block with supporters from both camps watching the action.

The home side could not have delivered a better start to the season for the red-andwhite faithful than what they have achieved so far this year, winning the Castlereagh League Knock-out in the lead up to the competition, where they are now sit on top of the ladder as the only undefeated side after four rounds.

Following their stellar year in 2023, the Terriers have lost a number of their premiership-winning team, yet are still winning games and are coming off a good victory over the Narromine Jets last Saturday which will give them the belief that they can roll the ‘Roos.

Another great battle should take place at Coonabarabran, when the Unicorns host the Cobar Roosters. Both teams sit in equal second place on 10 competition points.

No doubt the Roosters will be smarting from their loss to Coolah at home last Saturday, but the Unicorns at home should provide them with a tough contest.

Round Four Results for Christie and Hood Castlereagh League Youth League Gulgong 16 (Bobby Pascoe, Jackson Pascoe, George Mills tries, Caiden Horton two goals) defeated Narromine 12 (Rorey Miller-Coen two, Ashton Coleman tries).

Cobar 32 (Aiden Swan two, Jayden Paul two, Frazer Toropo, Oisin McMullen, Jamal Eves

tries, Tadgh McMullen two tries) defeated Orange United 26 (Kegan Jones two, Austin Herford, Ryver Robinson, Jackson Slederek tries, Brayden Nean two, Jason Edwards tries).

Competition Ladder: Gulgong (played three, won three) nine, Cobar (played three, won two) seven, Narromine (played three, won one) five, Binnaway (played two, won one) four.

League Tag Dunedoo 60 (Shelley Cox four, Mya Clisby three, Chelsea Gallagher two, Angela Trengrove, Meg Christensen, Eva Hogden tries, Gallagher two, Tiffany Murphy two, Mia Gallagher goals) defeated Coonabarabran 0.

Baradine 26 (Savannah Carey two, Jorja Carey, Suzie Carey tries, Jorja Carey three, Holly Arndell two goals) defeated Gilgandra four (Kiara Brown try).

Narromine 58 (Emily Edwards five, Lucy Dawson, Millah Phillips, Lily Spackman, Shian Chatfield, Rebecca Smyth, Emily Fardell tries, Chatfield five, Spackman two goals) defeated Gulgong 10 (Imagen Hollow, Chloe Patrick tries, Lolly Tumpey goal).

Coonamble 36 (Hannah Towns two, Leah Jackson, Temia Robinson, Khloe Boney, Jess Solomon, Mikiah Thurston tries, Thurston three, Robinson goals) defeated Binnaway eight (Emily Larkin, Jessie Newton tries).

Coolah 32 (Brooklyn Blackadder four, Molly Burgess, Fiona Whitbourne-Martin tries, Blackadder four goals) defeated Cobar 22 (Brianna Watson two, Kayla Hasson, Bridgette Negfeldt tries, Watson three goals).

Competition Ladder: Narromine 12, Dunedoo 12, Coolah 12, Baradine 10, Gulgong eight, Coonamble eight, Cobar six, Gilgandra four, Binnaway four, Coonabarabran four.

First Grade

Baradine 34 (Jamie Knox two, Logan Dewson two, Luke Hamilton-Forbes, Dylan Hohnberg tries, Billy Carey five goals) defeated Gilgandra 14 (Lachlan Boyce, Jay Towney, Cameron Bamblett tries, Ty Sutherland goal).

Gulgong 32 (Saimoni Lewaya two, Toby O’Leary, Brad James, Oliver Hollow, Braden Magann tries, James four goals) defeated Narromine 28 (Janus Walford, Zach Everett, Tyler Beer, Luke Thompson, Jacob Sunderland tries, Doug Potter four goals).

Coonabarabran 30 (Eddie Kuras two, Dylan Tighe, Peter Watton, Quade Milgate, Nick Willoughby tries, Jarvis Watton two, Brad Fuller goals) defeated Coonamble 26 (Derek Robinson, Daniel Sangster, Paul Richter, Jye Dixon, Mitch Nalder tries, Nalder three goals).

Coolah 22 (Josh Charles two, Jayden Brown, Chanse Burgess tries, Dan Lane three goals) defeated Cobar 16 (Jack Brown, Loma Atau, Tim Hillam tries, Ben Griffiths two goals).

Competition Ladder: Coolah 12, Cobar 10, Coonabarabran 10, Narromine eight, Gulgong eight, Baradine six, Gilgandra six, Coonamble four.

Round Five Friday, May 24 Binnaway versus Gilgandra from 7.30pm. (League Tag) Saturday, May 25 Dunedoo versus Narromine (League Tag — Jessica Skinner Challenge Cup game).

Coolah versus Gulgong (Boronia Cup Challenge game).

Coonabarabran versus Cobar (League Tag and First Grade.

Cobar versus Binnaway (at Coonabarabran in Youth League).

Coonamble versus Baradine.

Spectators would be well-advised, to check game times with their local club.

GOLF NOTES

Tony Mann leads the 2024 Championships

By NORM LEWIS THE fi rst two rounds of the Narromine Club Championships were played over the weekend. The weather was on the cool side and the course in great condition for this premier event of the year.

Good fields participated each day on the course, with 31 players on Saturday and 33 on Sunday.

Following the opening two rounds, the course leader is former champion, Tony Mann, with solid scores of 70 each day for a total of 140.

Tony is no stranger to the championships, having won the event many times in past years. Defending champion Rob Williams is

away and so won’t be defending the title he has won for the past two years.

After the fi rst two rounds, Mann leads Tony Harding in second place with rounds of 74 and 69 for a total of 143, tied with Craig Duff on 72 and 71 on the same score.

All is now set for a tense battle over the fi nal two rounds next weekend.

In the A-Grade Handicap section, Steve Gillette leads on nett 140 from Alex Sambrook on 142, and Tony Harding on 143.

Steve also won the EP King Memorial Trophy for the best two handicap rounds of the championships.

In the B-Grade division, James O’Connor leads the

field with rounds of 81 and 84 for a 165 total, from Rob Gainsford on 85 and 82 for a 167 score, and Matt Gainsford with 78 and 70 for nett 148. The same three players lead the Handicap division of B-Grade.

The stage is now set for a great fi nish to the championships next weekend.

Following the recent rain, the course is in excellent condition with gratitude extended to the volunteers who prepared the course for the opening rounds.

Results for the daily individual events on the weekend are as follows.

Saturday’s 18-hole Stroke event was contested by 31 players. James O’Connor was fi rst with nett 70, while Greg

Barlow was second with nett 71, and third was Glen Smyth with 71.

The Nearest-The-Pin (NTP) on the 17th went to Steve Gillette, and the Long Drive on the fourth went to Scott McGill while the Drawn Birdie Jackpot on the ninth was not won.

Sunday’s 18-hole stroke was contested by 33 players with Steve Gillette fi rst on 68 and Tony Harding placed second on 69. Ray Anning was third on 69, with Matt Gainsford fourth on 70.

NTP on the 10th went to Tom Hogan, while James O’Connor took the Long Drive on the fi rst, and the Drawn Birdie Jackpot on the 18th went to Tony Harding.

Trophies for each day’s events were donated by Dale and Chris Harding (Saturday) and Alex Sambrook and Glen Smyth (Sunday).

The golf for next weekend includes rounds three and four of the Club Championships with the Monthly Medal and Vets nine-hole event held in conjunction, and a ShootOut Round Five. The Junior Clinic will also be on at the usual time.

A reminder to all about the Narromine Open Tournament is coming up early next month.

In all, a big weekend is approaching. Good luck to all those competing in the Club Championships.

— See you at the 19th!

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NARROMINE STAR Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region Thursday, May 23, 2024

RACING NG ORT REPORT

By COLIN HODGES

Raced at Parkes, Sunday, May 19 IN front of the biggest crowd at a Parkes Cup meeting for many years, the feature race was a thriller with the Terry Croft, Hawkesbury-trained Just A Brother gaining the judges verdict in a four-way photo fi nish.

The $3.80 favourite Listen To The Band led until halfway down the straight from From The Bush with Sea Of Flames and Toretto both emerging from the chasing pack.

Patiently ridden by Mikayla Weir, the $31 chance Just A Brother was second last as the 12-horse field approached the home turn before powering down the outside to win the 1600 metres Parkes Services Club Parkes Cup from Invertational (Coriah Keatings, $6), Sea Of Flames (Shayleigh Ingelse, $7) and Toretto (Nick Heywood, $4.40).

Winning trainer Terry Croft completed a memorable day when Starros won the following race, the 1200 metres Coachman Hotel Punters Club Class Two Showcase Plate.

Swooping on the leading pair, Starros (Billy Owen, $8) shot away to score by over three lengths from Bliss (Shannen Llewellyn, $26) and Cruzingdafield (Mathew Cahill, $2.30 favourite).

Western Racing Report Dubbo trainer Brett Robb and his apprentice Shannen Llewellyn continued their impressive winning run when Blitzar took out the feature sprint, the 1200 metres Telescope Tyres and Hankook Tyres Satellite Handicap.

Resuming from a spell and fi rst up for the Robb stable, Blitzar ($15) took the lead from Kattegat when heads turned for home and won by almost two lengths from Extravagant Lad (Mathew Cahill, $4) and Rathlin (Coriah Keatings, $26).

Owned by Nathan Smith and trained at Orange by his wife Alison Smith, One More Thing as a $31 outsider sprung a surprise when winning the opening event, the 1000 metres D’Aquino’s Grand Hotel and Prout Assist Country Boosted Maiden Handicap.

Will Stanley who married fellow jockey Chelsea Ings last week, brought One More Thing with a strong run from well back to beat Charge Away (Shayleigh Ingelse, $8) and Foxwell (Heavelon Van Der Hoven, $2.10 to $1.60 favourite.).

Leading for home, the consistent Paul Clisby, Dubbo trained Starane (Shayleigh Ingelse, $4.20 to $3.80 favourite) won the 1000 metres Parkes Farm Centre and Can-Am Benchmark 58 Handicap by nearly three lengths from Sparkingly (Nick Heywood, $6) and Beau Factor, Shannen Llewellyn, $5).

The other winners were the Maree Hopkins, Cowra trained Flying Dubawi (Nick

Heywood, $7), the Michael Lunn, Dubbo-trained Charlotting (Mathew Cahill, $4.80) and Boongarra Girl (Jake Pracey-Holmes, $14) trained at Bathurst by Gayna Williams.

Apart from the racing, the big array of family based attractions at the immaculately presented Parkes racecourse proved a winner for Parkes Jockey Club.

Raced at Brewarrina, Saturday, May 18 ENGLISH born apprentice jockey Cobi Vitler and leading Scone trainer Brett Cavanough combined on Saturday to win the 1200 metres Akubra Hats Brewarrina Cup with the five-year-old mare Milingimbi.

Cobi Vitler, now 24, moved to Australia around four years ago and commenced his apprenticeship with Cavanough in 2023.

Interestingly, his fi rst winner was Milingimbi at Lismore last June and Vitler has now ridden 55 winners in a relatively short time.

A 12 horse field lined up for the Cup before a big crowd at Brewarrina and it was Plectrum leading the way to the home turn.

The James Hatch, Bourke trained Lost Media (Shayleigh Ingelse, $7) hit the front but was overhauled and beaten a long neck by Milingimbi (Cobi Vitler, $7) with Nannu (Ken Dunbar, $4 favourite) from the Rodney Robb stable at Nyngan, another half a length

LADIES’ GOLF

GERRIES GOLF

Lynn and Carol win the monthly medals

Win for Fraser in a low-scoring affair

By DALE HARDING

By NORM LEWIS

LAST Wednesday, our lady golfers played the second round of the monthly medal, with 22 players competing for the big prize.

In the 18-hole event, the A-Grade winner was Lynn McCutcheon on 69 net, and the winner of the B-Grade Medal was Jenny Ward on 71 net.

The golf ball winners were Vicki Gainsford and Linda Hutchinson, both on 75 net.

In the nine-hole competition, Kim Handsaker was the B-Grade Medal winner with 36 net, and Bron Plunkett won the C-Grade Medal on 38 net.

Nearest-the-Pin (NTP) winners were Vicky Tuck, Linda Hutchinson and Viv Halbisch, with the drawn cards won by Nikki McCutcheon and Carol McCalman.

On Saturday, a small field braved the cold morning with six ladies vying for the 18hole trophy donated by Michelle Ashdown.

Carol McCalman won the day on 70 net.

The scratch winner was Vicki Gainsford, scoring 86 off the stick, and the NTP winners were Gail White and Michelle Ashdown, with the drawn card won by Wendy Jeffrey.

In the nine-hole competition, five ladies played with Anne Harmer winning the scratch ball with 49 shots and also the NTP, and the drawn card was won by Vicki Tuck.

On Wednesday, May 22, we played a Canadian Foursomes for a trophy donated by Betty Berryman, and this weekend, we are playing a Stableford event for a trophy donated by Bron Plunkett.

Hope to see you on the course!

ONLY a small field of seven players participated in the weekly Gerries Golf Competition at “Royal Narromine” last Wednesday.

The course is recovering from the recent rain, and there is little or no run on the fairways with this seemingly the reason for the relatively low scores being recorded.

Winner on the day was Mal Fraser with a score of 21 points, with Phil White second with 20 points.

Once again, there was no winner in the Nearest-the-Pin comp while Brian Masling, who missed the NAGA last week on a count-back, this week collected the prize with a score of 14 points.

After the game, players were treated to some tasty morsels which were provided by Ron Green.

The Gerries Comp this week, May 23, was on the front nine and results will appear in next week’s Narromine Star.

Many of the Gerries are also members of the Veterans Club and are reminded our Annual Veterans Open Tournament will be played in early August.

In the meantime, the Coonamble Veterans Open will be held early next month. We need to support these neighbouring tournaments if we are to attract players to our own event.

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

away in third place.

Following heavy rain the previous week, the Brewarrina committee worked overtime to get the track in great order for the meeting and the reward was an overwhelming response from owners and trainers.

Very rarely are races divided at non-TAB meetings however the fi nal acceptors were so big, Brewarrina was extended from six to seven races.

Racing kicked off with an upset result in the 900 metres Michael Hughes Transport Benchmark 58 Handicap.

Despite being a last start winner at Tomingley Picnics, the Geoff O’Brien, Quirindi trained Redline (Zoe Hunt) started a $26 outsider and led throughout for a narrow win from The Hanger Cat (Cobi Vitler, $3.20 favourite) and Queensland visitor Seeburg (Jacob Golden, $26).

Things didn’t improve for punters when rank outsider Hell Oh Baby won the following race, the 900 metres Bourke Steel And Hire Maiden Handicap for Gilgandra trainer Kieren Hazelton.

Hell Oh Baby (Ken Dunbar, $12) raced outside the leader then edged away to score from Flight Or Fight (Zoe Hunt, $3.70) and Perfect Girl (Shannen Llewellyn, $2.50).

Gulgong trainer Brett Thompson won the 1200 metres Bourke Bowling Club BM 45 Handicap with Ithicus (Shannen Llewellyn, $6 ) which led all the way to beat Castle Hyde (Georgina Mc-

Donnell, $12) and Rupeltier (Jessica Brookes, $4 favourite).

The James Hatch trained Rupeltier was responsible for a huge run, coming from 10 lengths behind the second last horse in the 10 horse field.

Connie Greig, the premier trainer on the picnic circuit , also has plenty of success at the professional meetings and she landed a winning double at Brewarrina with Individualist and Blackhill Kitty.

Powerfully ridden by Andrew Banks, Individualist ($4.60) came from midfield to win the 1200 metres McCutcheon Earthmoving /Lucas Building BM 45 Handicap from Hammoon Sky (Georgina McDonnell, $4.60) and Bupkis (Wendy Peel, $4 fav.) while Blackhill Kitty (Georgina McDonnell, $6) wore down the leader Dancing In The Sky (Nyssa Burrells, $8) with Beg Me (James Rogers, $12) a strong fi nishing third in the 1600 metres Schute Bell Badgery Lumby BM 50 Handicap.

Recent Warren winner Miss Italiana became the only favourite to win at Brewarrina when taking out the final event, the 1600 metres The Stabilising -Civil And Mining Contractors Class One and Maiden Plate.

Giving Shannen Llewellyn a double for the day, the Brett Robb, Dubbo trained Miss Italiana ($2 fav.) raced close to the lead before cruising home over 3 lengths ahead of A Bit Bazarre (Jacob Golden, $8) and Virgo Vision (Jessica Brookes, $12).

CRACK-A-JACK’S COLUMN

Triples and pairs fun at social bowls

By JOHN EDWARDS, NARROMINE BOWLING CLUB SOCIAL bowls last Thursday involved a total of 16 bowlers on the green with two games of triples and a game of pairs played.

In pairs, Duane and Richard defeated Greg Wright and “Tappy” 22-14. In one game of triples, Dave, Neil, and Carl defeated Danny, “Cranky” and Cliff (“The Burglar”) Harris by 18-11.

“Sticker”, Col Hume, and Noi also defeated “Frenchy”, R Christoff, and “Pudy”, 20-11.

Winners on the day were Duane and Richard.

Sunday social bowls also involved 14 players turning up to do battle in two games of pairs and a game of triples. In the match ups, Lionel and Neil defeated “Sticker” and Ray 20-6 while Duane and “Westy” defeated “Rossy” and Steve 20-15.

In triples, Danny, “Cranky”, and Wilkie defeated Dave, Richard and “Tappy” in a thriller, 1514. Winners on the day were Lionel and Neil.

The next Trivia Tuesday is on again next week, and this event will be in aid of the Narromine Pre-School. So come along and support the little tackers and enjoy a good night of fun. Normal

raffles are also on two nights each week.

A bit of humour for the week: An old bloke in Melbourne calls his son in Perth and says, “I hate to ruin your day, but I have to tell you that your mother and I are divorcing. Forty-five years of misery is enough.”

“Dad, what are you talking about?” the son demands.

“We can't stand the sight of each other any longer,” the old man says.

“We're sick of each other, and I'm sick of talking about this, so you call your sister in Sydney and tell her.”

Frantic, the son calls his sister, who explodes on the phone.

“They're not getting divorced!

I'll take care of this.”

She calls Melbourne immediately and tells her dad, "You are NOT getting divorced. Don't do a single thing until I get there.

“I'm calling my brother back, and we'll both be there tomorrow. Until then, don't do a thing, DO YOU HEAR ME?” The old man hangs up the phone and turns to his wife.

“Okay. They're coming for Christmas and paying their own fares,” he says.

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

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Thursday, May 23, 2024 Local News for the Narromine, Trangie & Tomingley region NARROMINE STAR

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rugby at Friday Night Lights

By SHARON BONTHUYS

Banana Club gets active during a rugby skills development game at Cale Oval last Friday Night for the “Friday Night Lights” event for juniors. PHOTOS: NARROMINE STAR.

Some of the older kids having a scratch rugby match prior to their Sevens’ games.

AS the sun went down over Cale Oval last Friday night, the field was buzzing with activity as more than 150 junior rugby players from across the Central West gathered for training, skills development, and a whole lot of fun.

Patrick McCutcheon from Narromine Junior Gorillas Rugby Union Club told the Narromine Star that the “Friday Night Lights” event for juniors had been organised in conjunction with the Western Plains Junior Rugby Union.

“Tonight we have everyone here from Narromine, Trangie, Warren, Coonamble, and a few from Gulargambone as well,” Mr McCutcheon said.

“They’ve come a long way, which I’m very grateful for and appreciative of,” he added.

The youngest and smallest participants were aged just four and five years old and were part of the trendily-named “Banana Club”.

“It gives them a bit of structured play and a program for them,” Mr McCutcheon said, explaining that the program uses rugby as a vehicle to build confidence and physical fitness as well as improving social skills and working as part of a team.

Narromine Junior Gorillas club has more than 100 children aged from four to 12 years registered, with 45 of those in the Banana Club, he said.

From 6pm Rugby Sevens were played on Cale Oval under lights, with the fast and furious seven-aside games running for two seven-minute halves with a two-minute break in between. The Sevens fielded age groups for six, eight, 10, and 12-year-olds.

If rugby union is something that might interest your little ones, get in touch with the Narromine Junior Gorillas. This weekend the juniors are off to Walgett for a gala day on Sunday hosted by the Walgett Lambs Junior Rugby Union.

Banana Club prepares to play another game.

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