ORANGE: E-I-E-I-THROW: Turning every day farm activities into sporting competition, Mark McLennan, Carly Franks, Caroline Dematos and Jaimi Brown are looking forward to this year’s CSU Young Farmer Challenge. Photo: NICK McGRATH 0312nmaggies
BLAYNEY: Leo Nitto’s two-bedroom unit was one of five destroyed by a fire that was deliberately lit in Adelaide Street, Blayney at midnight on Friday.
ORANGE: Richard Connell, pictured with Spice, will contest the 2014 Millamolong Polo Club John Davis Volvo carnival this weekend. Photo: STEVE GOSCH 0227sgpolo1
COWRA: With both parents in the Rural Fire Service, it was only a matter of time before 14-year-old Claire Liversidge stepped up to the plate.
ORANGE: Ray Vanderby has spoken out about his decades of drug and alcohol abuse. He wants to raise awareness as part of the Black Dog Ride. Photo: STEVE GOSCH
GRENFELL: With much needed rain clouds looming, the Greenethorpe Soldiers Memorial Hall Committee officially opened their new outdoor play space.
COWRA: Scouts and Cub Scouts from Cowra Scout Group cleaned up Fairleigh Reserve and Beach recently as their contribution to the Clean-up Australia Day effort.
ORANGE: Lieutenant Michael Kelly, Private Charles Dunlop, Private Ben Meek, Private James Sutherland and Private Kenneth Turnbull from the 1/19 Royal NSW Regiment Relay for Life team. Photo: CLARE COLLEY 0308ccrelay2
COWRA: Steve 'Tough Love' Lovett remains undefeated following his second round knockout win in Las Vegas on Saturday night.
ORANGE: Glen Robinson, Steve Shannon, Lee Stinson and Steve Carr are all competing in the Golden Eagle lawn bowls tournament this week. Photo JUDE KEOGH 0309goldeneagle
CANOWINDRA: Hayley and Vickie Larnach (nee Rice) and Dale Sherwin at the opening of the newly renovated Charles McCarron Baths.
ORANGE: Kinross WOlaroi School's girls side celebrate a wicket in junior cricket on Saturday morning. Photo: JUDE KEOGH
BLAYNEY: After a perfect day for racing on Sunday at the Blayney Showground, all tracks lead to next month's Blayney Harness Racing's Carnival of Cups meeting.
ORANGE: NICK Garton could not think of a better place to raise a family than Orange, and he is not the only person who feels that way. New research conducted by RP Data for Aussie Home Loans rated Orange the best regional place in Australia to live
ORANGE: More than 1000 people attended this year’s Orange Bridal Expo hoping for tips on how to hold the perfect wedding. Photo: JUDE KEOGH 0309bridal1
CANOWINDRA: With a future mechanic and a potential pilot or engineer in the mix, the girls at Canowindra High School are making big plans.
BATHURST: This year's Bathurst Autofest at Mount Panorama attracted record numbers with almost 5000 people passing through the gates.
BATHURST: Joshua Miller checks out a koala he helped to remove from a roadway south of Bathurst recently. 031114koala1
BATHURST: Sebastian Honeyman, Taylah Noonan and Jordan Ashcroft (front) and their year 5 classmates at Holy Family School work on developing their literacy skills. The school has again recorded good results.
BATHURST Vignerons Tony Hatch and Mark Renzaglia will take visitors behind the scenes at their vineyards on Sunday as part of the Bathurst Autumn Colours program. Photo ZENIO LAPKA 031014zvale3
BATHURST: Mick Warren, son of the late artist Selby Warren, watches the children from Trunkey Public School interact with his father’s exhibition at Bathurst Regional Art Gallery. Photo ZENIO LAPKA 030614zwa
LITHGOW: After weeks of dry weather RailCorp crews had to work in the rain on the latest upgrade program between Lithgow station and Eskbank. lm030714LA8495
BATHURST: All Saints’ College’s junior school students participated in a mini Relay For Life yesterday to help raise funds for the Cancer Council. Photo CHRIS SEABROOK 031214casc1
MUDGEE: Abby Jerret and Laurie Watterson meet British India band members at A Day On The Green. Photo by Ruth Egan
LITHGOW: Jesse Radosevic and Cooper Sutherland from Wallerawang Public School learning the new Mathematics syllabus
MUDGEE: Members of the Hunter School of Performing Arts Marching Band brass section have some fun during their performance at the Dunedoo Show on Saturday.
MUDGEE: The Health and Fitness Festival was an opportunity to try out the Mudgee Region MudDragons new boat on the Cudgegong River.
DUBBO: State Member for Dubbo Troy Grant celebrates the awarding of the contract for stage one and two redevelopment main works at Dubbo Hospital. Photo: LOUISE DONGES
DUBBO: Residents of Bracken House Jean Martin and Mary Layard cutting the cake. Photo: LOUISE DONGES
DUBBO: Simon Williams, director and geophysicist at George Ballard Geotechnics archaeologist Robynne Mills using a ground penetrating radar at the Old Dubbo Gaol. Photo: LOUISE DONGES
DUBBO: Sharik Burgess-Stride, Rohan Jayasuriya, Shiv Ram and Sarah Wonderley from Dubbo College Delroy Campus with the bridge they made. Photo: LOUISE DONGES
DUBBO: Joyce Ben has enjoyed the relaxed friendly atmosphere since relocating to Dubbo
DUBBO: Seb Miller from WIRES Sydney and Mandy Bye from WIRES Dubbo collecting dead birds along the Macquarie River. Photo: LOUISE DONGES
DUBBO: The Western NSW Local Health District's Yvonne Muyambi is encouraging photographers to submit expressions of interest to be in the Open-Minded exhibition. Photo: LOUISE DONGES
DUBBO: First year apprentice Damien Dowsett works on a truck while Hall's Transport Repairs owner Richard Hall and Skillset business manager for Dubbo and Tamworth Luke Cameron look on. Photo: Belinda Soole
DUBBO: Bec Leven, Narelle Taylor and Robert Eichfeld sift through more than 150 applications for Dubbo s upcoming Aldi store. Photo: BELINDA SOOLE
DUBBO: Brittany Mitchell-White takes the first cut of Millie Hicks' hair as she took part in Shave for a Cure on Saturday. Photo: CHERYL BURKE
WELLINGTON: The scouts have been praised by the community for their efforts during the Wellington Clean Up Australia Day efforts.
WELLINGTON: Sue Towney, Wendy MacLean and Sharon Tolhurst with some of the paintings attracting interest at the Quota Art Show.
NYNGAN: Dennis Callaghan and Bay Lovett pack pikelets on Pancake Day.
NARROMINE: Aiden Butcher, coach Ernie Sluiter and Kaitlin Butcher are excited about nationals after they competed in the NSW Athletics Junior State Championships.
LIGHTNING RIDGE: Barwon "Woman of the Year "Joan Treweeke.
FORBES: Organisers of the Forbes Rodeo Shaun and Troy Read took their makeshift bull to Forbes Preschool, where Beth Cannon enjoyed the ride
FORBES: Fourth year apprentice Jake Hennock with Skillset’s Kristy Greenaway and Duncan Steel’s Stuart Duncan
PARKES: Farmers Hayden, Cliff, Helen, Alison and Neil with their kelpie Buttons. Photo: Bill Jayet
PARKES: It's on again and in aid of the same cause - the Western Care Lodge which accommodates cancer patients from around the region. Pictured is Mayor Ken Keith at the last Swim Relay held in 2010
PARKES: At the collection point in front of the Parkes Red Cross Centre during the appeal last Saturday were from left, Barbara Scott, Zelma Fisher, Gloria Dietrich and donor, Bernice Lovelock. Photo: Renee Powell.