CANOWINDRA: Nicholas Wilson, Calvin Webb, Jess Boyd, Camille McKenzie and Marshall Wood (front) step up to their road safety lessons.
DUBBO: Senior Volunteer of the Year nominee Betty Daly has a natural bond with animals like Mutangi. Photo: LOUISE DONGES
DUBBO: Inspector Gemini Bakos is hoping this weekend s Operation UNITE can reduce incidents relating to alcohol at Dubbo. Photo: LOUISE DONGES
BLAYNEY: Nathan Burns (centre) celebrates his goal with Jacob Pepper, (left) and Joshua Brillante during the round nine A-League match against the Melbourne Victory. Photo: GETTY IMAGES
ORANGE: Jessica Scoins and Zac French's Staffordshire bull terrier Indi was stolen and tortured before its remains were returned to their Orange backyard three weeks later. Photo: STEVE GOSCH
CANOWINDRA: They've been practising all week and this year's group of Montana Bound students are ready to transform your car at their fundraising car wash this weekend.
COWRA: Gas guzzlers and clunkers from yesteryear were on show at Cowra’s heritage-listed Railway Station, where the Club meet every third Monday evening. Photo: Cowra Antique Vehcile Club Facebook.
ORANGE: Debbie Osborne (right), with her sons Alexander and Brandon, says she can’t believe people would be so heartless as to steal from her son’s grave. Photo: STEVE GOSCH
COWRA: Machinery sparked a grass fire that destroyed a house and hospitalised a volunteer working on a Gooloogong Road property 20 kilometres northwest of Cowra according to Cowra Police.
ORANGE: Health workers rallied outside Orange Health Service on Monday to protest job cuts and a lack of consultation with staff, according to the Health Service Unions (HSU). Photo: JUDE KEOGH
ORANGE: Canobolas-Smith Wines owner Toni Smith with Erin Smith, Stacey Diduszko and Cate Smith at the inaugural Garlic Harvest Festival on Sunday. Photo: STEVE GOSCH
DUBBO: Jeremy Wiatkowski and Sheridan Davis with their Siberian Huskies Archie (left) and Mishka and Santa Claus during the Santa Paws promotion at Petbarn Dubbo. Photo: HELEN AKERSTROM
ORANGE: Councillor Reg Kidd has warned his fellow councillors against turning a one-hour TV show about Orange “into a joke” and being portrayed as “hicks” when they open the council chamber to an ABC TV crew later this month.
ORANGE: Toy Run contributors Joel Woods and his dad Tim hand over their presents to Dianne Cooper of the Salvation Army so less fortunate children will have presents on Christmas Day. Photo: JUDE KEOGH
ORANGE: Charlie Bubb is fast gaining a serious belt collection after the 16-year-old muay thai fighter won yet another title in Canberra last month. Photo: NICK McGRATH
DUBBO: Major Colin Young, Tammy Williamson-Greer, Dan Sullivan, Renee Burgess and Rod Boland embrace the opportunity to help others during the Christmas season. Photo: LOUISE DONGES
ORANGE: Central West athletes Dean Pallier, Keelan Crawford, Siena Boland and Luke Rout all brought home medals from the Special Olympics Asia Pacific Games. Photo: JUDE KEOGH
DUBBO: Dubbo Athletics Club president David Williams, Dubbo mayor Mathew Dickerson, David Payne Constructions site manager John Stoddard, Dubbo City Council's Mark Riley and Wes Giddings inspect construction work on the grandstand at Barden Park. Photo: BELINDA SOOLE
BLAYNEY: Sydney resident Simon Maitek was spotted in front of Blayney Newsagency on Tuesday morning riding this unusual recumbent bicycle. He was planning to spend a night in Blayney before returning home again under his own pedal power.
COWRA: Director and Principal of the performing arts school, Larissa Pullen is incredibly pleased of all the hard work the students have been putting in to make this showcase the best that has been presented so far.
GRENFELL: Ronan and Finn Hutchens with their mum Katrina were happy to receive a bag of sweets and a gift from Santa Claus when he made an appearance at the Lions Club Market Day at the at the Lions Park at the Grenfell Railway Station on Sunday November 24.
DUBBO: Anisa Duggan, Veronica Haggan, Mary Reidy, Alex Salloum and Steve Salloum with Irene Salloum (seated). The family are grateful to the Dubbo community for helping to raise more than $23,000 for cancer treatment. Photo: BELINDA SOOLE
DUBBO: Dubbo City Council horticultural services manager Ian McAlister points to deteriorating mortar at the cenotaph. Photo: LOUISE DONGES
DUBBO: Playing with some of the top five toys for Target in the Orana region is Mia with a Fashionista Barbie doll and Lachlan Rummans with a Nerf Retaliator. Photo: LOUISE DONGES
DUBBO: Financial planner Tom Toohey warns shoppers not to overspend this Christmas. Photo: LOUISE DONGES
FORBES: River Arts Festival founder and current president Merrill Findlay, who is stepping down from the role, with current treasurer Margot Jolly.
FORBES: Santa Claus was very popular at the Christmas Festival, handing out lollies to the kids.
PARKES: Maddison Blockley-Ireland has been having singing lessons with Gail Smith for almost three years. She received five first place awards at the Wellington Eisteddfod. Maddison has performed in Starmaker, Raise the Roof and Australia Day concerts. She is a member of M&D and plays guitar and piano. Photo: Barbara Reeves
PARKES: The Henry Parkes Centre was a hive of activity on Saturday for the Open Day and third birthday celebrations. Former Yellow Wiggle, Greg Page entertained visitors with a live performance of some well know Elvis and Wiggles songs. Photos: Renee Powell.
WELLINGTON: A formidable force in the kitchen, Andrew Gay, Bev Cameron and Wendy Thomas. Andrew has entered The Land cookery compeition in a first for the Wellington CWA.
NYNGAN: Drama west performers Britt McClelland, Emily Ryan and Georgia Salter all from Nyngan High performing at the Schools’ Spectacular.
NYNGAN: Ruddy McInnerney of Trangie enjoys the Bogan Bush Mobile sessions with his friends.
NARROMINE: Bev Cleary and Pauline Newman at the Vinnies store are in the Christmas spirit.
NARROMINE: Yellow surveyors’ pegs have been placed along the riverbank in Narromine this week to mark out the extreme limits if Narromine Shire Council was to increase the town’s levee bank
LIGHTNING RIDGE: Members of the Lightning Ridge NSWNMA have met with the Ministry of Health who visited the Lightning Ridge MPS to discuss proposed staffing changes.
