ORANGE: Fire crews worked through the night on Tuesday to contain a blaze that burnt out around 130 hectares of isolated pine forests north of Orange and 26 hectares of a state conservation area in Mullion Creek. Photo: ADAM ROBERTS
DUBBO: Auctioneer Graeme Board in action at the Dubbo Regional Livestock Market on Thursday. Farmers are concerned they are losing out because of the time it is taking for cattle to be weighed. Photo: LOUISE DONGES
DUBBO: One of the graves that was damaged at New Dubbo cemetery.
BLAYNEY: Organisers estimate almost 8000 people visited Millthorpe’s Redmond Oval yesterday for the Millthorpe Markets. Photo: JUDE KEOGH 1201markets16
COWRA: Tayla Garratt will board a flight to Townsville today, bound for the Australian All Schools Athletics Championships. The Cowra High School hammer thrower qualified for the event following her silver medal at the state equivalent and is looking forward to mixing it with the nation's best.
ORANGE: THE grounds of the Canobolas Rural Technology High School may be decades old, but they are in the process of getting an “uplift” thanks to the collaboration of teachers and students. Students (front) Joel Reid, Brendon Ditmar, Jerome Barnes, visual arts teacher Matt Caulfield, Daniel Mateo and Jess Heywood, (middle) Jesse Kelly, Harmon Whan, Sharleene Risby, Hayley Rothnie, Caitlin McGregor (back) Emily Marshall, Kath Howarth, Tamara Palmer and Jack Mahoney joined forces to brighten up their school. Photo: STEVE GOSCH 1128sgmural1
BLAYNEY: On Friday two Blayney Public School teachers Tanya Connor and Emily McRae will lose their long tresses and donate them to the Beautiful Lengths campaign. And two lucky students will be wielding the scissors!
DUBBO: Eliza Toomey is excited she will make her debut apperance on Redfern Now on ABC1 tomorrow night. Photo: ABANOB SAAD
DUBBO: Dubbo's iconic Toyworld with owners Robert and Catie Douglas. Photo: BELINDA SOOLE
ORANGE: Lylah Baker and Georgie Drain were jumping for joy over free pool entry on the first day of summer. Swimmers enjoyed a barbecue as well as a dip. Photo: JUDE KEOGH 1201pool1
BATHURST: Over the past week Bathurst residents have flooded social media with complaints about dirty water pouring from taps across the city. One reader has described it as the "dirtiest I've ever seen it".
CANOWINDRA: The best tourism businesses of the state were named at the highly acclaimed 2013 NSW Tourism Awards Dinner and Ceremony at Royal Randwick last week. Canowindra finalist The 18th Australian National Balloon Championships was pipped at the winner's post by the Deni Blues and Roots Festival in the Festivals and Events category, bringing home silver from the gala awards dinner.
ORANGE: Music. Art. Dancing ... it was a day that had it all. There was merriment in the air at Orange PCYC on Monday as revelers flocked for the MAD Ball to commemorate International Day of People with a Disability. James Ellwood, Tegan Penall, Bonnie Sanderman, Mark Stacey and Lizzy Randall were part of the fun. Photo: STEVE GOSCH
COWRA: With Christmas only three weeks away, Cowra VIEW Club has made a generous toy donation, helping out families finding it a little tough to get presents under the tree this year. Salvation Army Captain Louise Beamish and husband and Salvation Army officer Sean Beamish are presented with the Cowra VIEW club's toy donation for VIEW club member Elaine Donges.
DUBBO: Sheep and cattle storm the feed lines on Yambacoomba, a property about 30 kilometres north of Brewarrina, managed by Murray Bragg who has only been able to feed his stock every second day for four months.
ORANGE: THEY say good things come in threes, just ask Orange Public School vice principal Rebecca Hilton Brown. For the first time in the school’s history, three OPS teams qualified for the Primary Schools Sports Association state finals. The captains of Orange Public School’s state representative teams are Gidget Hall (netball), Bailey Ferguson (softball) and Sam Ridley (cricket). PHOTO: STEVE GOSCH 1129sgops2
FOBRES: The winning Red Bend students; (back) Chris Judd, Agriculture teacher Colin Hawthorn, Hospitality teacher Ruth Mendham, careers advisor Julianne Allan, David de Lange, (front) Beth Williams, Lauren Liebich, Darcy McMaster, and Kate Sandford. 1213tvetcomp
BLAYNEY: Indy Wilcox, Carly Wright, Renee Taylor and Brienne Dillan went to a lot of trouble dressing up their steads (and themselves) for the Pony Club Christmas party. Photo: WAYNE COCK
PARKES: Transtank staff with some of the boxes of items collected for the appeal - from left, Darryn Piper, Corrine Swindle, Darryl Bishop, Dennis Leongson, Anthony Fowler, David Newham, Roy Pabora, Mitch Newham, Arti Tique, Kris McNeil and Kis Wonosroyo.
ORANGE: Former Cavaliers quick bowler Matt White’s bowling stocks keep rising. After playing in three consecutive Orange District Cricket Association first grade premierships, the 24-year-old uprooted, and moved to Sydney. After one season with the Hawkesbury, White took the chance to move to Sydney Cricket Club in an attempt to work his way into first grade. After two seasons flitting between second and third grade, the move has paid off.
DUBBO: A section of the accident site where pilot David Black of Trangie was killed.
CANOWINDRA: It's shaping up to be one of the best in the Central West and Canowindra's brand new pool has a tentative opening date set for next weekend. Tim Fenning throws himself boots and all into putting the final touches on.
DUBBO: Leeton High School student Kane Pete, CRL Business Services Coordinator Adam Vanzanten and St John's students Isabella Gibson and Laughlin Wilshire. Photo: BELINDA SOOLE
BATHURST: Police are trying to reunite a stash of stolen goods with their rightful owners. Chifley local area command Inspector Mark Wall with some of the items seized during a police operation in West Bathurst last week.
NARROMINE: Narromine Shire Mayor Bill McAnally said a series of community workshops has uncovered lifestyle and people as big drawcards.
ORANGE: Amongst the many end of year activities commencing now are the annual dance school recitals, which started at the Orange Civic Theatre on the weekend. It was a busy weekend for aspiring young dancers and their proud parents, grandparents and friends.
COWRA: In the blink of an eye, the festive season has snuck up on us again and to embrace the Christmas spirit, Cowra Lions Club has once again made sure Santa is in abundance. Helping out were David Thomas and Darryl Chesher. Photo JESSICA QUINN
ORANGE: It’s not everyone’s favourite member of the onion genus but to a group of garlic-loving ladies from Orange, there’s a lot more to the humble pungent-tasting bulb than just warding off vampires and a little bit of bad breath. Enthusiasts (from left) Rhonda Gordon, Marnie Mason and Libby Morgan are preparing for the Garlic Harvest Festival in Orange on Sunday. Photo: NICK McGRATH 1203nmgarlic2
CANOWINDRA: After a self-confessed "mid-life crisis" the Deli Lama in Canowindra now has a new owner at the helm, with Tommy Jeffs swapping the bistro for cappuccinos. Tommy Jeffs will be working alongside Cindy Walker and best friend since he was 15, Denise Robinson.
ORANGE: DESPITE losing its NSW Primary School Sports Association state knockout cricket semi-final, Orange Public School finished its campaign on a positive note, earning third place. The side was (back, left) Sam Ridley, Max Pearce, Ben Shilling, Max Powell, Euan Oliver, Jack Taylor, Debbie Smith (coach) (front, left) Cameron Laird, Mitch Weekes, Bailey Ferguson, Jake Ritchie, Alex Wiegold and Hugh Middleton.
BATHURST: Ricki-Lee Coulter poses with the Assumption School student Sophie Fitzgerald (nine) after the concert at Bathurst Railway Station on Wednesday night. Photos: CHRIS SEABROOK 120413cricki15
DUBBO: Project manager for the Zoofari Lodge redevelopment at Taronga Western Plains Zoo (TWPZ) Mathew Curran shows TWPZ general manager Matthew Fuller and Dubbo MP Troy Grant design documents. Photo: LOUISE DONGES
DUBBO: NSW Primary Industries Minister Katrina Hodgkinson speaks with drought-affected Walgett landholder Helen Weber during her tour of the north-west on Monday.
DUBBO: Jayne Bleechmore, Dubbo City Council's road safety officer, handing out taxi vouchers to Nino Patriarca (right) and staff Warrick Wheeler and Sharon Owens of Dubbo Terrazzo and Concrete Industries. Photo: LOUISE DONGES.
DUBBO: Owner of salad run in Dubbo, Sharon Campbell, enjoys sitting in the business's smoke-free alfresco dining area. Photo: LOUISE DONGES
FORBES: Forbes Tidy Town committee members Jeff Nicholson, Lenny Reade, Nina Crawford and Pip Perry at Cotton’s Weir discussing where to put a fish pit, as part of the clean up of the site.
PARKES: Bill Brown said he was counting on a good attendance at the market, but said he would be back on Sunday, December 15, when hopefully, all would proceed.
BATHURST: David Pringle (centre) is all smiles after Jack’s Joker won the Soldier’s Saddle. Toby Weekes (left) finished third with Soviet Missile, while John Bowman handles second-placed Fancy Rhythm. Photo: ALEXANDER GRANT 120313dogs
WESTERN MAGAZING: Time Caterer has won the Western Magazine Harvest competition.
NYNGAN: Riley Rae having fun in the sand pit at Nyngan Preschool.