ORANGE: Photo stylist Melise Coleman helps Dianne Taouk get ready for the Orange Picnic Races. Photo: STEVE GOSCH
DUBBO: Assistant manager at the Brigade espresso bar at Dubbo's Fire Station Arts Centre Ben Cluff cools off with a glass of blood orange juice after a stint of gardening. Photo: LOUISE DONGES
LITHGOW: Charles Sturt University journalism student Jacob Gillard casts an eye over the Hartley Valley from the partly completed new viewing platform. Photos: JEFF GEDDES lm011614hassans2.
COWRA: 'Freeda the Reader,' the Central West Libraries mascot and most popular platypus is missing and it's up to the kids of Cowra to put their detective skills to the test and track her down.
PARKES: There has been rain right across the region in the past two days and the Parkes Elvis Festival organisers have welcomed the site. This photo was taken at Tent City in Parkes. Photo: BARBARA REEVES.
BATHURST: Fire tower operator Caitlin Knight keeps a close eye on the Sunny Corner State Forest. Photo: DAVE ANDERSON 011414firetower
DUBBO: Paula Clark relieved to have Ned the Marsh Carney Saddleworld horse returned from his temporary stable at Dubbo Police Station. Photo: CHERYL BURKE.
FORBES: Volunteers at Forbes Handicraft Centre, Margaret Vogelsang and Mardi Pierpoint, in front of the fridge which normally stocks eggs for sale. They say there has been an increase in demand for eggs. 0114eggshortage
ORANGE: MAKING IT WORK: Nicole Caro works full time and enjoys spending hours with her children Jayde, Taylah, Sophie, Chloe, Jack and Emily. Photo: STEVE GOSCH
DUBBO: DUAL Commonwealth gold medalist Megan Dunn hopes drivers would not put cyclists' lives at risk when overtaking whether it was law or not.
CANOWINDRA: Some of the volunteers celebrating the Canowindra Christmas Day Luncheon. Photo: JUNE BROOKS
DUBBO: Sophia Rouse (second from left) as novice-turned-governess Maria at rehearsals for The Sound of Music with Jessica Madden, Nadia Volkovsky, Katherine Hovenden, Emma Wykes and David Woods. Photo: JOSH HEARD.
ORANGE: Mitchell batsman Michael Hannelly hits out on his way to 96 against Illawarra in the Western NS Under 15s Cricket Carnival. Photo: MELISE COLEMAN
MUDGEE: Emergency services, council staff and others involved in mopping Tuesday’s accident scene are being praised for avoiding an environmental disaster. Photo: DARREN SNYDER
COWRA: Over 15,000 people descend on Parkes for the annual Elvis festival; and if local country musician Stephen Cheney and his wife Nerallie have anything to do with it, Cowra's Great Escape Festival will dwarf those numbers one day.
DUBBO: Fire crews worked to contain a North Minore Road fire on Tuesday afternoon. Photo: LOUISE DONGES
ORANGE: A FORENSIC team establish a crime scene on the corner of Icely Road and Allenby Road after two people were allegedly shot at during a robbery. Photo: STEVE GOSCH
ORANGE: Tribute artist Carmine Cimilio performs on the Elvis Express during a stopover in Orange. Photo: STEVE GOSCH 0109sgelvis6
DUBBO: Bernadette Reynolds takes delivery of her prize pack from Make-A-Wish president Paul Toshack and committee member Luke O'Neill. Photo: BELINDA SOOLE
BATHURST: Bathurst players Luke Powell and Connor Slattery will line up for Western Zone at the Kookaburra Cup beginning today in Newcastle where they will take on Illawarra. Photo: ZENIO LAPKA 011014zcricket
FORBES: Roadworks are being undertaken on the Newell Highway (Dowling Street) and the section of road will be closed until works are completed on Friday, January 24. Work started yesterday and a detour is currently in place. 0114roadworks(4)
ORANGE: Orange under 21s skipper Hamish Finlayson hits out on his way to an unbeaten 65 in his side's loss to the Blue Mountains on Sunday. Photo: JUDE KEOGH
DUBBO: Landmark agronomist Ash Freeth stocking dry feed blocks with merchandise manager Damien Larnach. The blocks will be in hot demand if good rain doesn't fall soon. Photo: LOUISE DONGES
WELLINGTON: Oppressive heat across the region means Wellington residents are heading right for the pool.
COWRA: Greg Daly was inspired by the scenery around the Cowra Region for many of his recent pieces, the platter on the wall was created to express light shining through leaves by the Lachlan River.
NARROMINE: The Dubbo regional Livestock markets broke drawing and yarding records in 2013. Photo: GRACE RYAN
PARKES: What did Elvis get up to on Friday and Saturday night at the Parkes Elvis Festival? Photos: HANK PAUL
DUBBO: RSPCA shelter manager Nicole Balzer with a number of pups surrendered to the service, there have been over 100 unwanted dogs and cats arrive at the RSPCA in the first two weeks of January. Photo: LOUISE DONGES
ORANGE: Jessica Boys, two weeks out from finishing her fitter and machinist apprenticeship, says anyone who has excuses not to employ a female apprentice needs to reevaluate.
COWRA: Canobolas Zone Rural Fire Service's operational coordinator Brett Bowden said local crews responded to three large fires last Wednesday alone.
LITHGOW: Member for Bathurst Paul Toole (left) with Capertee Valley Alliance Group member Donna Upton and president of the Capertee Valley Progress Association Karl Hansen. lm010814alliance
DUBBO: A woman was killed after a car and truck collided on Wednesday afternoon near Narromine. Photo: LOUISE DONGES
NYNGAN: Showing a great sense of humour and being in touch with the local community has given Nyngan Police a celebrity status on Facebook. Pictured is Sergeant Tony Wood who runs the page.
BATHURST: Southern Shorthaul Rail director and proud former Bathurst boy Milton Bromwich (left) with Derek Larnach from the Kelso-based Grainforce Commodities at last week's official opening of the new local rail terminal. 010914pderek2
MUDGEE: A second truck overturned in as many days on the region’s roads. This accident occurred on Henry Lawson Drive about 12 kilometres from Mudgee CBD. Photo: DARREN SNYDER
PARKES: Champion Post Editor, Roel ten Cate thoroughly enjoyed his interview with Kissin’ Cousins star, Cynthia Pepper (left) and Collingwood Rocks With Elvis Fan Club president, Kathleen DeNike.
ORANGE: NSW Rural Fire Service Canobolas Zone assets and infrastructure inspector Steve Smith and zone manager David Hoadley say this week's predicted hot weather has crews on high alert. Photo: STEVE GOSCH 0113sgrfs2
DUBBO: Christine and Allan Blunt embrace new daughter Chloe, born two years after the devastating loss of her big sister, Ashley. Photo: LOUISE DONGES
PARKES: As temperatures reached 33 degrees on the Saturday of the 2014 Parkes Elvis Festival these Elvii decided a water fight was the way to keep cool. Photos: RENEE POWELL.