Narromine News, sport and weather | Narromine News

Hawks promise to soar higher after taking flight in a thriller

Hawks promise to soar higher after taking flight in a thriller

Nick Guthrie

Trangie Magpies head to fifth in the Castlereagh competition

Trangie Magpies head to fifth in the Castlereagh competition

2018: Narromine, in NAIDOC-themed jerseys. Photo: KATIE HAVERCROFT PHOTOGRAPHY

Get creative: Jets need you to design their Indigenous round jerseys

Hawks promise to soar higher after taking flight in a thriller

Hawks promise to soar higher after taking flight in a thriller

MAKING A SPLASH: Maddie Marks with her 200m IM bronze medal at the NSW PSSA Swimming Championships last month. Photo: SUPPLIED

How Maddie Marks overcomes daily challenge of swimming in the bush

Jennifer Hoar

STOKED: Tiffany Jeffries brings Rehanaat back to the yards after a convincing win in the $12,000 Nyngan Cup - Benchmark 58 Handicap (1400 metres). Photo: ZAAKARCHA MARLAN

Team Jeffries combines for Nyngan Cup glory

Far Left: Brooke Garland and Jasmine Kay took a minute to relax from a busy day at the 2018 Dubbo Show. Photo: Amy McIntyre.

Something for everyone at Dubbo Show

Far left: The beautiful outdoor setting of Dundullimal Homestead will play host to an alfresco concert in May. Photo: Supplied.

What's on around across Dubbo, Wellington, Narromine, Mudgee

What's on in the Narromine region this week

What's on in the Narromine region this week

Far Left: Brooke Garland and Jasmine Kay took a minute to relax from a busy day at the 2018 Dubbo Show. Photo: Amy McIntyre.

Something for everyone at Dubbo Show

Let's go fly a kite up high in Trangie

Let's go fly a kite up high in Trangie

Zaarkacha Marlan

WELCOME: New residents are invited to meet, greet and learn more about Narromine. Photo: KELLY MCCUTCHEON

Shire to welcome the Narromine region's newcomers at special event

Ballarat man Lindsay, 69, has been delighted with the service Pennytel has delivered saying, "I won't go with anyone else 'cause I'm happy - you won't get better."

Old-fashioned service brings satisfaction with a smile

SERVICE PLUS: When it comes to telephone companies, 80-year-old Ballarat man Donald cares primarily about two things, an affordable plan and good old fashioned customer service. Advertiser content for Pennytel.

A company that cares

Advertiser content

FCAI's chief executive Tony Weber is urging motorists to check their airbags even in older vehicles.

Faulty airbags have no respect for vehicle age

Ballarat man Lindsay, 69, has been delighted with the service Pennytel has delivered saying, "I won't go with anyone else 'cause I'm happy - you won't get better."

Old-fashioned service brings satisfaction with a smile

Click here to view the Great Central West Guide.

Be a tourist in your own backyard

Andrew Lotherington

Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries chief executive Tony Weber is urging motorists to check if their vehicles are affected by the Takata airbag recall.

Car makers call for vital safety check

Sponsored content

26 Allandale Drive

Open homes in and around Dubbo from Thursday, May 23 to Sunday, May 26 | Photos, Videos, Map

48 Tamworth Street

Open homes in and around Dubbo from Thursday, May 16 to Saturday, May 18 | Photos, Videos, Map

26 Torryburn Way

Open homes in and around Dubbo from Thursday, May 9 to Saturday, May 11 | Photos, Videos, Map

HISTORIC MOMENT: Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin here on July 21, 1969, standing on the Moon in a photograph taken by mission commander Neil Armstrong. Across Australia and around the globe, hundreds of millions tuned in to watch as the human race took its first steps in space. Once the realm of science fiction, it was now a reality. Picture: NASA

Race to space began as a daring dream

By Helen Sim

There's a million volunteering roles, all you've got to do is pick one

There's a million volunteering roles, all you've got to do is pick one

Nadine Morton

Julie Davis and Daphne Johnson.

'The way we were': group reflect back

HISTORIC MOMENT: Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin here on July 21, 1969, standing on the Moon in a photograph taken by mission commander Neil Armstrong. Across Australia and around the globe, hundreds of millions tuned in to watch as the human race took its first steps in space. Once the realm of science fiction, it was now a reality. Picture: NASA

Race to space began as a daring dream

Carrying on: Marian Byfield, along her husband Don, has not let their life-threatening cancer diagnoses slow their Biggest Morning Tea event down.

Join in the Biggest Morning Tea

Opportunities: Whether you are interested in the environment, history or animals there's a volunteer position for you.

Give a little time, help a lot

Maeve McKenna

OCEAN'S mystery: Beachcomber John Miller from Port Fairy is discovering plenty of interesting items washed onto the shoreline. Picture: Anthony Brady

Beachcombers are on the hunt for rare finds along our coastline

Nic Langenberg (left) with 104-year-old Dorothy Yeomans at Sea Life Sydney Aquarium.

Watch this shark glide by 104-year-old Dorothy

LEGEND: Jimmy Barnes has been booked to play at Pola Park in Tullamore on November 2. Photo: FILE

Jimmy Barnes including Central West on new tour schedule

NEW RULES: There will be an immediate loss of licence for all drink drivers in NSW from today. Photo: FILE

Immediate loss of licence for all drink drivers from today

FIVE IN A ROW: Parkes MP Mark Coulton celebrates his win in the 2019 federal election with supporters including wife Robyn and new State Member for Dubbo Dugald Saunders. Photo: RYAN YOUNG

EXCLUSIVE
Federal election 2019: Mark Coulton wins Parkes, watch his victory speech

Ryan Young

The weird, whacky wonderfulness of election day

The weird, whacky wonderfulness of election day

A screengrab from a YouTube video showing the former PM Bob Hawke skolling a beer from Mr Brandon.

Hawke downing 'one for the country' brings back memories

Robert Crawford

Tassie devil predicts election outcome

Tassie devil predicts election outcome

Scott Gelston

How you deal with disappointment is key

How you deal with disappointment is key

Zoë Wundenberg
2hrs ago

Australia, now is the time for climate action

Australia, now is the time for climate action

Mark Gardner

When planners play it right

When planners play it right

Michelle Haines Thomas

Associate Professor Stephen Macfarlane is part of a clinical trial looking into treatment for Parkinson's disease dementia.

Trial of new drug to treat Parkinson's dementia

MEET AND GREET: Academics from University of Sunshine Coast with international students, attending a familiarisation tour of the Cooinda Aged Care.

Uni 'roomies' to move into aged care home

SMART MOVES: Thinking of downsizing to a granny flat? Make sure you formalise decisions and get legal advice before moving in.

Estate planning: avoid granny flat pitfalls

Police plan to speak to Ivan Milat over dozens of unsolved murders as he fights terminal cancer.

Police to probe Ivan Milat over homicides

1hr ago

Samantha Knight's mother Tess Knight isn't satisfied pedophile Michael Guider is safe for release.

Sydney pedophile backtracks on guilty plea

2hrs ago

First-time Labor candidate Anika Wells declared victory in the Queensland federal seat of Lilley.

Labor claiming victory in close Qld seat

2hrs ago

George Pell will appeal convictions for sexually abusing two boys but won't appeal his sentence.

Pell won't appeal child abuse sentence

2hrs ago

Victoria's Treasurer Tim Pallas unveils a budget that borrows more to spend on major infrastructure.

Vic ramps up debt to deliver poll promises

Kaitlyn Offer
2hrs ago

Victoria has allocated budget funds to fix waste issues including stockpiles and toxic fires.

Recycling fixes get $35m in Vic budget

Georgie Moore

The Vic government has a fine line to tread, managing debt while spending to deliver on promises.

Big spending Vic budget a tightrope act

Kaitlyn Offer

Amber Holt who's accused of throwing an egg at Scott Morrison has briefly faced court in Albury.

Woman faces NSW court over PM's egging

Southern Beef Technology Services technical officer Boyd Gudex speaks at the Capitalise on Carcase conference.

Is it time to do away with days to calving EBVs?

Lucy Kinbacher
1hr ago

Dubbo MP, Dugald Saunders with Rosh Mercer and Brian Lewis, Glencoe, who had the highest combined hoof and hook score and were the most successful exhibitor.

Glencoe White Suffolks score big at Dubbo Hoof and Hook

Olivia Calver

The Rene supreme winning team; Brooke Perez, stud groom Kyle Sturgess, and Scott Mitchell.

Rene raises the bar in White Suffolk ring

Hannah Powe

VAST^: The expanse of Lake Eyre has started filling as floodwaters make their way down the river systems to South Australia. Photo: Felicity Brown, Chinta Air

See a unique natural phenomenon from the 'Eyre'

Berry: An arty, food-oriented town.

A Berry fine destination for a foodie escape

John Rozentals

The highway near Glen Innes: A picturesque window on the New England region of NSW. Image: Destination NSW.

Your weekly travel inspirations

John Rozentals

In the latest global rankings report by Ookla, Australia has dropped to number 62 in the ranking of household speeds.

Tech Talk: Frustrated with slow NBN? Try mobile

Mathew Dickerson

Vote for your favourite fish shop

Vote for your favourite fish shop

If you are planning to travel cashless, make sure you always have a back-up card.

OPINION
Going overseas? Hints and tips for travelling without cash

Noel Whittaker