ORANGE: Orange Christian School kindergarten student Seth Holmes and his mum Amy-Lee Darling take a selfie on Seth’s first day of school. Photo: JUDE KEOGH 0129school7
MUDGEE: Brandon Roth has his leg stump uprooted. Photo: BEN HARRIS 260114
DUBBO: Tony hanging our in the vineyard at Red Earth Estate near Dubbo. Photo: LOUISE DONGES
DUBBO: Ken Borchardt empties riesling grapes happy with the harvest. Photo: LOUISE DONGES.
COWRA: Wyangla Dam was a popular place on Australia Day. Pictured are Broc, Maddy and Alex White with 'Pop' Cliff Dykes.
DUBBO: Dubbo Christian School year 12 students Sophia Rouse and Ben Moreton rehearse the parts of Maria and Captain von Trapp. Photo: LOUISE DONGES
DUBBO: Riley Horsburgh, 5, tells his father Mark about his first day of kindergarten. Photo: LOUISE DONGES
BLAYNEY: An RFS truck sent to battle the fire at Hell's Hole near Trunkey Creek found itself in a sticky situation.
LITHGOW: It was the first time in a number of Australia Day ‘Pool Parties’ where the weather failed to play its part., though entertainer Tahmour helped lift spirits.
BATHURST: Kurt Lansom looks at some of the flowers that have been left for the little dogs that perished in the inferno that took hold of his mother Tracey Humphries-Gallegos’ Havannah Street home. Photo: PHILL MURRAY 011614pkurt
ORANGE: Ryan Baker gets into the spirit of the celebrations at Cook Park on Australia Day. Photo: JUDE KEOGH
DUBBO: A young echidna puggle, about four months old, that has been hand-raised by dedicated veterinary nurses at Taronga Western Plains Zoo. Photo: CONTRIBUTED
GRENFELL: Doctor Patrick Akhiwu will commence full time practice at his Burrangong Street Surgery as of Monday.
DUBBO: Kurt Waites, 27, plays the didgeridoo while Izziaha Ebsworth, 9, and Harry Ritchie, 13, imitate the kangaroo on Macquarie Street . Photo: BELINDA SOOLE
CANOWINDRA: School's back today and while many year seven students are walking through the gates of Canowindra High School for the first time, so too is new teacher Helen McAdam.
ORANGE: Orange City Rugby Club president Steve Stone accepts the Australia Day sporting organisation of the year award from John Davis and Jacinta Tynan. Photo JUDE KEOGH 0126austday43
BLAYNEY: When Sue Townsend was asked to attend Blayney's Australia Day awards, she never envisaged she would be there to accept the award for Citizen of the Year.
DUBBO: Australian Hotels Association (AHA) NSW Orana sub-branch delegate Joanne Blair at the Milestone Hotel, which like all pubs at Dubbo is subject to a 1am lockout. Photo: LOUISE DONGES
ORANGE: Rachel Divall has had a huge month, leading NSW to indoor hockey national championships in both the under 18s and 21s age groups, and was player of the tournament in the under 18s. Photo JUDE KEOGH 0129divall4
COWRA: Back to school can be a daunting process for students of any age, but 'back to school' for the first time are often the most challenging. Deakin Horton is one of many students heading to school for the first time.
DUBBO: Orana LAC police and NSW Ambulance paramedics at Orana Mall on Thursday morning after a mother accidently locked her child in the car.
ORANGE: When Orange’s Jason Belmonte took out the Barbasol Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Tournament of Champions he moved one step closer to a career goal of being inducted into the PBA Hall of Fame.
COWRA: Melissa Knights in action during the Australian Speed and Marathon Titles on Lake Jindabyne.
CANOWINDRA: With a warm start to 2014, the Canowindra@home team are heating up preparations for this year's regional food and wine events.
BATHURST: Mum Melinda Owens is calling on the community to help her buy a modified car that could accommodate her son Darius. Photo: CHRIS SEABROOK 012714cdarius
ORANGE: Greg Pringle was called to capture this red-bellied black snake from an Orange property on Australia Day. Photo: JUDE KEOGH
BATHURST: Relay for Life Family Fun day organisers Carissa Clair, Shireen Healey and Trudi Clair with Arabella Clair and Cooper Healey at Majellan Bowling Club. Photo: Phill Murray 012314prelay
ORANGE: Judges of the Orange 2014 citizen of the year could not split two exceptional nominees who have given countless hours to their community. Doctor David Howe and Denis Mullen were called to the podium in the rotunda at Cook Park on Australia Day by ambassador Jacinta Tynan.
NYNGAN: Rain is a rare sight these days, but here Nyngan's Sam Taylor enjoys the wet weather.
BATHURST: Senior Constable Colin Crome sets up a mobile headquarters on the corner of William and Keppel streets as part of Operation Rover, a high visibility strategy to curb anti-social behaviour over the Australia Day weekend. Photo: Zenio Lapka 012514zgrover
ORANGE: Amber Collins, pictured with her father John, is back in class at Orange High School with her friends and teachers probably unaware the humble teenager saved the life of a seven-year-old boy in treacherous surf at Dee Why Beach on Australia Day.
LITHGOW: FOR over 90 years the Rydal show has attracted entrants from far and wide in all categories and, for over half of that time, 48 years to be exact, there has been a Rydal show girl.
MUDGEE: Café 89 is one of several Mid-Western eateries to be recognised as having five-star food safety standards. Scott Slate of Café 89 serves customers Mal and Kaylene Williams on Monday. Photo: DARREN SNYDER
FORBES: Charlie Pearce and Imogen Collits are all ready for big school tomorrow. They are pictured with their families; Isabel, Matthew and Lucy Pearce and Tivoli Yeatman and Flyn Collits, who are anxious but excited for the first day of school. 0114kindy (6)
ORANGE: March Street Pet Foods owner Peter Moad posted a message for vandals who threw a beer keg through his now boarded-up front window. Photo: JUDE KEOGH 0129vandal5
WELLINGTON: Margaret Tierney, Wellington's Community Service Achiever, with Mark Griggs and Dawn Miller enjoying a giggle at Sunday's awards.
DUBBO: Doris Shillingsworth with Kyler, Tyreece, Noah and Raymond Cubby. Photo: LOUISE DONGES
NARROMINE: Watermelon eating was just one of the fun activities run on Australia Day in Narromine.
DUBBO: A family enjoying time together after a tumultuous year (clockwise from top left) niece Amber Collins, Christine Ricketts and children Ruby, Brent and Byron Ricketts. Photo: LOUISE DONGES
LIGHTNING RIDGE: Mayor Bill Murray with new Australian Citizens Pamela Brown, Theresa Laborte and Thomas Poovathinkal and the Australian Ambassador 2014 Brad Farmer.
DUBBO: Annette Lyons, 13, Fiona Cochrane, 9, and Marian Waites, 9, in the ocean for the first time. Photo: James Alcock
WELLINGTON: Teacher Brooke Hans with Yr 5 students at St Marys
PARKES: All decked out in Aussie gear ready for the walk were from left – Johnathon Petrie-Bishop, Pat Davis, Malcom Gunther, Alastair Logan, Narda Russell, Amber Logan (in pram), Maddison McGrath, Sasha McGrath (back), Makayla Sloanne and Jenine Crotty.
NARROMINE: Charlie Martin with Mayor Bill McAnally at the fingerling release last week. Photo: CONTRIBUTED