ORANGE: The 2014 Orange Civic Theatre subscription season will have the classics, but it is designed to challenge the way people look at the world, according to Orange City Council performing arts and venues manager Michelle Pearce.
COWRA: Serious sleuths, Patrick, Jacob and Makenna Rowston check out some of the the investigative novels currently on display at the Cowra Library.
LITHGOW: MUSIC FOR SOME: Students from Blackheath Public School discover tadpoles and learn how to test for water pollution during a recent visit to Popes Glen Reserve. lm122313frogs
MUDGEE: Rural Fire Service crews work on the scorched ground following a grass fire on Blue Springs Road outside Gulgong.
BATHURST: Grain broker Tom Roberts and Igrain operations manager Tracey Carolan in a local corn field, having achieved the milestone of sales of one million tonnes since they kicked off in 2009. 010714cgrain
ORANGE: The Salvation Army Family Store retail leading hand Leanne McCulloch and store supervisor Glenn Byrne encourage people to drop donations at the Peisley Street entrance to the store rather than leave them on the footpath next to the donation bins. Photo: STEVE GOSCH 0108sgsalvos2
CANOWINDRA: Alikinetic Dance performed at this year's Moyne's Carols in the Carpark. Pictured are Maleah Duggan, Brooke Kinsela, Reaghan Fliedner, Addison Fliedner, Amelia Holmes, Sophie Phelan, Leahlie Nicka, Olivia Parriah, Marli O'Malley, Caitlin Kinsela and Amahni Nicka.
ORANGE: Kaylee Grenfell is one of a host of young kids taking up cricket this season after the success of Michael Clarke's Australian team. Photo: JUDE KEOGH 0107kidscricket2
COWRA: Cowra Antique Vehicle Club's Russell Denning with president Laurie Trethewey at the historic railway station.
ORANGE: Shoalhaven's fieldsmen show Lachlan's Nicholas Hall the verdict in their Western NSW Under 13 Cricket Carnival game at Sir Jack Brabham Park on Tuesday. Photo: JUDE KEOGH
ORANGE: Electronic message signs have a place in the Orange market, but there has to be some guidelines introduced to ensure their use doesn't become “open slather”, according to Orange councillor Glenn Taylor. Orange Kennards Hire branch manager Craig McMahon is pictured. Photo: STEVE GOSCH
ORANGE:Forget the big banana, Orange could soon have the dubious honour of owning the "biggest eyesore in NSW". That will be the case if something's not done to clean up the Orange Base Hospital precinct, according to Orange councillor Glenn Taylor.
LITHGOW: Boaters using Lake Lyell and other popular locations across the region have been put on notice to play by the rules.
BATHURST: Myles Duggan and Daniel Dibley with their revolutionary mobile LED screen. Photo: CHRIS SEABROOK 010714cscreen
COWRA: Cowra Shire residents helped to raise $2847 for McHappy Day last year according to recently released figures. Ash Eastwood, Catherine Anderson and Emma Melton are pictured getting ready for this year's McHappy Day.
ORANGE: Bradley Hammond’s art career has taken off. Singapore Airlines has poached the Orange artist to draw an original piece to hang in its Sydney international airport lounge.
BATHURST: Derek Larnach, from local company Grainforce, gets the seal of approval on Thursday's rail terminal opening from acting NSW Premier Andrew Stoner, centre, and Bathurst MP Paul Toole. Photo: PHILL MURRAY 010914pgrain2
MUDGEE: Kerry Bourke is joined by friends and family supporting a stance against an access road to her property being blocked by Sibelco Australia’s Tallawang mine.
DUBBO: Checking out the booklet detailing the 24 shows of Dubbo Regional Theatre and Convention Centre's 2014 season are manager Alan Youngson and operations co-ordinator Linda Christof. Photo: BELINDA SOOLE
DUBBO: Dubbo City Council landcare services manager Lynton Auld at the Wongarbon courts reconstructed for the extra uses of basketball and netball. Photo: LOUISE DONGES
DUBBO: Manager of The Salvation Army Family Store in Dubbo's Darling Street, Lindsay Foggon, attends to an influx of donations delivered on Monday when it reopened. Photo: LOUISE DONGES
DUBBO: WIRES volunteers Michelle Crawford and Tim Howarth with a joey they will nurse until ready to be released. Photo: BELINDA SOOLE
DUBBO: Dr Lucy Ducat is encouraging dog owners to vaccinate their pets against parvovirus. Photo: LOUISE DONGES
DUBBO: A wapiti fawn was one of the new babies born at Taronga Western Plains Zoo in December. Photo: LOUISE DONGES
DUBBO: A zebra foal was one of the new babies born at Taronga Western Plains Zoo in December. Photo: LOUISE DONGES
DUBBO: A addax calf was one of the new babies born at Taronga Western Plains Zoo in December. Photo: LOUISE DONGES
DUBBO: Mick Coon and his daughter Amira, 3, check out Sunnyside Orchard peaches with brother and uncle Paul Coon and his children Toby, 10, and Sienna ,8. Photo BELINDA SOOLE.
DUBBO: Dubbo City Council acting technical services director Steve Clayton walks along a section of Darling Street damaged by London plane trees. The trees and the makeshift drainage repairs will make way for new underground pipes. Photos: LOUISE DONGES
PARKES: Jimmy Davison is excited to be attending his very first Parkes Elvis Festival. Photos: Barbara Reeves.
PARKES: There are sightings of Elvii all over town this time every year, with the Mobile Blood Bank no exception. Happy to help - from left Elvis Al Gersbach, Cylie Kemper (Enrolled Nurse), Tanya Warren (Enrolled Nurse), Elvis Luke Nash, Addy Ingham (Donor Services Nursing Assistant), Sue Rollin (Registered Nurse. Photos: Barbara Reeves
FORBES: Bernardi Group director, Joseph Bernardi rates among the hardest workers in Forbes, working up to 60 hours a week. 0114joebernardi
FORBES: Michael Robinson from Michael Robinson and Co says the relocation scheme is a great idea and will be an incentive to enourage people to move to Forbes. 0114michaelrobinson(1)
FORBES: Michael Little with his award for placing third in the 2013 NSW Drag Racing Championships. 0114michaellittle
WELLINGTON: Instructor Tracey Ling with Hannah Bruce, Shakyiah Elemes and Shania Frazer.
PARKES: The US Consul General Hugo Llorens received some expert advice on how to correctly do the Elvis moves at the civic reception at the shire chambers yesterday. Showing him the moves are from left, Greg Jones, Al Gersbach, Luke Nash, and the Elvis Festival Feature Artist for 2014, the popular Mark Andrew. Photos: Roel ten Cate 0114USCounsul13