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ELATED: Phil Donato surrounded by a crowd of family, friends and supporters on Saturday night at the Canobolas Hotel after claiming victory in the NSW state election. Photo: JUDE KEOGH

BREAKING
'Elated': Phil Donato claims landslide victory in Orange in 2019 state election

Max Stainkamph

INJURED: A teenager is in a serious condition after Saturday morning's crash on the Mitchell Highway. Photo: TROY PEARSON/TOP NOTCH VIDEO

P-plater airlifted to Sydney in serious condition after Mitchell Highway crash

Max Stainkamph

STARTING OFF: First-time voter Georgia Ferguson at Bletchington Public School. Photo: MAX STAINKAMPH

First-time voters hit the polls for their democratic debut

Max Stainkamph

FEEDING THE BEAST: Matt Fuller, Warwick Baines, Anthony Spruce and Toby Te Rupe in charge at Bletchington Public School. Photo: MAX STAINKAMPH

Feeding the election beast: P&Cs take on the task of cooking up a storm

Max Stainkamph

DOORS ARE OPEN: Leonie Taylor with some of the items on sale at the Pay It Forward Community Food Bank. Photo: JUDE KEOGH

'You see the need for it': Pay It Forward's food bank opens for all-comers

Max Stainkamph

The photos of the car gutted by fire on Saturday morning. Photos: SUPPLIED

Car set alight and interior burned out on Forest Road | Photos

Max Stainkamph

QUIETLY CONFIDENT: Shooters, Fishers and Farmers' Robert Borsak with Craig Chapman. Photo: TRACEY PRISK

Shooters, Fishers and Farmers' Borsak says guns not an election issue for voters

Tracey Prisk

SEEKING ACTION: Orange Rail Action Group members Neil Jones and Peter Bilenkij. Photo: JUDE KEOGH

Rail action group says fix needed now after $8m announced for fast rail study

Max Stainkamph

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Mitchell Highway reopened after helicopter deployed to single-vehicle crash site

ORANGE ELECTION LIVE | Incredible voting swing catapults Donato to emphatic victory

In the firing line: Gun laws to be an election issue for voters

Expansion afoot for aquatic centre as parent lobbies Ex-Services' for pool | Poll

ELATED: Phil Donato surrounded by a crowd of family, friends and supporters on Saturday night at the Canobolas Hotel after claiming victory in the NSW state election. Photo: JUDE KEOGH

BREAKING
'Elated': Phil Donato claims landslide victory in Orange in 2019 state election

The photos of the car gutted by fire on Saturday morning. Photos: SUPPLIED

Car set alight and interior burned out on Forest Road | Photos

NO SWIMMING: Harry, Francis, Kate and Sam Curtin want swimming to continue at Orange Ex-Services' Club. Photo: JUDE KEOGH 0322jkpool4

Expansion afoot for aquatic centre as parent lobbies Ex-Services' for pool | Poll

THE GOAT: Jason Belmonte celebrates his final-frame win in the PBA World Championship, his 11th major. Photo: PBA

The GOAT: Belmonte makes history with record-breaking 11th major victory

ROLLING IN: The storm near Forest Reefs on Friday afternoon.

Watch as Friday afternoon's storm rolls over Forest Reefs on way across Central West

ST PATRICK'S DAY: Grace Hill and Octavia Robinson. Photo: CARLA FREEDMAN

OUT AND ABOUT | The parties and events in Orange: March 17-23 | Photos

BREAKING
'Elated': Phil Donato claims landslide victory in Orange in 2019 state election

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Mayfield's Gunners clip Eagles' wings to spoil party in return to Sir Neville Howse Stadium | Photos, video

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First-time voters hit the polls for their democratic debut

17:27PM

P-plater airlifted to Sydney in serious condition after Mitchell Highway crash

17:15PM

Feeding the election beast: P&Cs take on the task of cooking up a storm

16:25PM

'You see the need for it': Pay It Forward's food bank opens for all-comers

16:00PM

WINGS CLIPPED: The Eagles were outgunned by Canberra on Saturday night, in their return to Sir Neville Howse Stadium. Photos: MATT FINDLAY, JUDE KEOGH

Mayfield's Gunners clip Eagles' wings to spoil party in return to Sir Neville Howse Stadium | Photos, video

Matt Findlay

MID-COURT MINUTES: Orange stalwart Tegan Dray was huge in the opening round of the Regional League, her side heads into round two udnefeated. Photo: CARLA FREEDMAN

Thunder looking to 'mix it up' as Regional League hits round two

Max Stainkamph

THE GOAT: Jason Belmonte celebrates his final-frame win in the PBA World Championship, his 11th major. Photo: PBA

The GOAT: Belmonte makes history with record-breaking 11th major victory

Matt Findlay

WINGS CLIPPED: The Eagles were outgunned by Canberra on Saturday night, in their return to Sir Neville Howse Stadium. Photos: MATT FINDLAY, JUDE KEOGH

Mayfield's Gunners clip Eagles' wings to spoil party in return to Sir Neville Howse Stadium | Photos, video

ONE TO WATCH: Orange's Marsela Koko proved a handful for the Mudgee defence in the two sides' only meeting in 2019. Mudgee and the Vipers square-off in a WWRL under 18s semi-final on Saturday.

The tougher the better: Vipers prepared to aim up ahead of finals

Nick McGrath

STAND UP: CYMS skipper Chris Novak wants more from his top-order bats like Mick Hannelly (pictured) in this weekend's preliminary final. Photo: JUDE KEOGH

Novak certain CYMS can break finally down City en route to 2018-19 decider

Matt Findlay

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AT HOME: Orange Eagles' Kobe Mansell in action in Wagga Wagga last week. Mansell is one of the side's Orange-born young guns. Photo: DAILY ADVERTISER

Slam dunk: Eagles first home game set has something for everyone

Max Stainkamph

LOL MEN: Mick Meredith and Paul McMahon will share the stage at Factory Espresso this Friday.

Comedy factory churns out the laughs with stand up coming to cafe Friday

Alex Crowe

HOT RODS: Peter Mills, Tracie Harris, John and George Georgiou, Mitzy Cronk, Steve Keniry, Olivia Haig, Rick Demmery, Stuart Milton, Micheal Perry, Alec Mills. Photo: JUDE KEOGH

Car show and swap meet return with chance to pick up parts, plants and furniture

Alex Crowe

Keeping your loved-ones close across the world

Emma Brown

VERTO CEO Ron Maxwell says that the whole team are driven by their desire to change lives by providing services that help people obtain the confidence, skills and qualifications they need to gain employment.

How big business can help small towns make a difference in Australia

Kathryn Carter

The beautiful Maldives: In the Maldives the group will cruise some of the region's most spectacular islands, taking in pristine beaches and abundant wildlife. This is sponsored content from Travelrite.

Seychelles, Maldives and Andaman Islands make for the holiday of a lifetime

Keeping your loved-ones close across the world

TEAM: Lorelei and her father Peter both live with a rare kidney disease and are this year's Bandaged Bear Appeal ambassadors. Photos: The Sydney Children's Hospital Network

Two special ambassadors

Thinking outside the box: The kitchen garden in Molong is just one of the many innovative projects helping students to learn. Photo: Supplied.

Catholic schools kick off celebrations

GREEN APPEAL: 472 The Escort Way will be auctioned. Photo: DOMAIN

Our Garden of Eden: Is this the most eco-friendly home on the market? | Video, photos

WORTH A LOOK: Photos of the Central Western Daily's latest House of the Week. Photo: DOMAIN

HOUSE OF THE WEEK | Comfort and convenience in North Orange | Photos

Andrew Lotherington

WORTH A LOOK: 88 Diamond Drive. Photo: DOMAIN

Open houses in Orange on Saturday, March 23 | Photos, videos, map

1925: The earliest photo of the Rugby Hotel in the archives. Photo: ANU/Noel Butlin Archive

PUBS FROM THE PAST | Kelly's has always been a part of our history | Video

David Fitzsimons

ONGOING BATTLE: Women across the world have been battling for equal rights and ooportunities for centuries, and the fight continues to this day, as discussed by the Orange Oral History Group. FILE PHOTO

HISTORY TALKING | Always the (un)fair sex? Women's ongoing fight for equality

Helen McAnulty

LOOKING FOR A HOME: Harness is at Orange's RSPCA shelter, located at 71 William Street. Photo: JUDE KEOGH

PET OF THE WEEK | Harnessing the power of purr-fection with a terrific tabby

1925: The earliest photo of the Rugby Hotel in the archives. Photo: ANU/Noel Butlin Archive

PUBS FROM THE PAST | Kelly's has always been a part of our history | Video

1939: The Standard Hotel with its verandahs and blind to shield against the western sun just before World War II broke out. Photo: ANU/Noel Butlin Archives

PUBS FROM THE PAST | From KB to craft beer, it's not your Standard hotel | Photos

David Fitzsimons

CELEBRATING: O'Brien Centre clients and volunteers with member for Orange Phil Donato. Photo: DANIELLE CETINSKI

Numbers swell at O'Brien Centre as it approaches key milestone

Danielle Cetinski

ST PATRICK'S DAY: Grace Hill and Octavia Robinson. Photo: CARLA FREEDMAN

OUT AND ABOUT | The parties and events in Orange: March 17-23 | Photos

THE WAY WE WERE: A selection of photos from the Central Western Daily's archives from March, 2003.

Throwback Thursday: March, 2003 - Part I | Photos

THE WAY WE WERE: A collection of photos from the Central Western Daily in March, 1991.

When we ruled this city: March, 1991 - Part IV | Photos

FOODIES NIGHT MARKETS: Kira Muller, Claudia Billiau and Natasha Spicer. Photo: JUDE KEOGH

Out and about in Orange: March 15-16 | Photos

DALTON BARBECUE: Rosemary, Michael, Rhonda and Jim Dalton. Photo: CARLA FREEDMAN

'I have a lot of pride in it': Daltons converge to celebrate lasting legacy | Photos

KINROSS HEAD SHAVE: Michelle Kelso and Fiona Cooper. Photo: JUDE KEOGH

Out and about in Orange: March 10-14 | Photos

CLIMATE OF PROTEST: Micah Parton, Sebastian Ringbauer and Lucy Abberton. Photo: JUDE KEOGH

Students strike from school to protest inaction on climate change | Video, photos

Alex Crowe

THE WAY WE WERE: A selection of photos from the Central Western Daily's archives from March, 2002.

Throwback Thursday: March, 2002 - Part III | Photos

HOT WATER: Rising sea temperatures has caused bleaching in the Great Barrier Reef which is now considered beyond repair, and Alex Crowe (inset) is sick of not hearing about it.

COMMENT | The critical issue I barely heard mentioned this election campaign

Alex Crowe

POINTS OF VIEW: The announcement by Orange Ex-Services' Club that they would be closing their swimming pool has sparked debate in the community.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR | Ex-Services' club's pool too important to just disappear

TWIN ISSUES: Nick King of the Environmnetally Concerned Citizens of Orange hopes water security and National Parks are issues which voters will consider in Saturday's state election.

EARTH FIRST | River systems and National Parks critical election issues

Nick King

End-of-life doula Helen Callanan

Doulas provide support for the dying

Eileen Wood

ON REFLECTION: Simon Cullen with the Lookinglass artifical intelligence mirror.

AI mirror monitors Parkinson’s signs

BE SAFE: If you find it is too tricky or unsafe to fit a smoke alarm yourself, contact your nearest Fire and Rescue NSW station for advice.

Be alarmed about fire risk

Prime Minister Scott Morrison is putting the bite to tech giants to keep Australians' data safe.

Tech giants on the line for data breaches

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NSW Opposition Leader Michael Daley wants to stay on as Labor leader after losing the election.

Daley wants to keep NSW Labor leadership

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NSW Liberal leader Gladys Berejiklian celebrates her election win with her family.

Day one of term three for NSW coalition

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More than 2000 people were evacuated in the NT, the largest such effort since Cyclone Tracy in 1974.

Cyclone Trevor moves inland through the NT

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NSW Liberal leader Gladys Berejiklian celebrates her election win with her family.

Libs hope NSW win could boost Morrison

Julian Drape, Tom Rabe and Dominica Sanda
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NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian is hoping counting will tip East Hills the Liberals way.

NSW election counting resumes on Sunday

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The Gladys Berejiklian government looks to have been reelected in NSW.

Coalition holds on to power in NSW

Julian Drape

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian celebrates her win with Prime Minister Scott Morrison.

NSW Coalition weathers election storm

Tom Rabe

When finished, the exclusion fence will provide farmers in the state's north west with greater protection from wild dogs, a problem that costs the NSW agriculture sector between $50-$60 million each year.

A step in the right direction

Katie Davies

Southern Basin Communities president Wade Northausen is on a mission to change the status quo and upset the 2007 Water Act.

Southern basin blues: a fight to the bitter end

Daniel Pedersen

Albury Gold Cup meeting called off after rain hits track

John Ellicott

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COMPACT HOMES: Tony Skinner builds tiny houses out of shipping containers. Picture: DARREN HOWE

Big dreams of tiny living for Tiny House Festival

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