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RIPPER NIPPER: John Collins has been awarded the Patrol Captain of the Year for work with Dee Why Surf Life Saving Club. Photo: JUDE KEOGH

Ripper Nipper: John Collins flagged as surf lifesaving Patrol Captain of the Year

Alex Crowe

BAIL DENIED: Jayden Fliedner was arrested and charged on Wednesday, and appeared in Orange Local Court before Elizabeth Ellis. FILE PHOTO

Credit card, boat, motorbike and rifle: Accused serial thief refused bail in court

CRITICAL: Phil Donato.

'Bit of a rort': Donato hits out at government MP promotions that carry pay rises

David Fitzsimons

BIG YELLOW TAXI: Freo Group Orange staff Scott Clark, John Hansen, Clinton Neville, Stephen Jones and Shane McLaughlin with a 60-tonne Tadano taxi crane. Photo: JUDE KEOGH 0626jkfreo1

Crane company to create 20 full-time and 70 casual jobs soon after arriving in region

David Fitzsimons

RED ALERT: Members of Futuring Orange lobbied for a climate emergency to be declared, but did not succeed. Photo: DANIELLE CETINSKI

'It's unfair to say nothing's being done': council rejects climate emergency declaration

Danielle Cetinski

SITE: McDonalds on Bathurst Road.

Police hunting man after attempted armed robbery of McDonald's restaurant

David Fitzsimons

SCHOOL SAFETY: Orange City Council's City of Orange Traffic Committee Chair Russell Turner, Catherine McAuley Catholic Primary School year 5 students Darcy Franklyn and Heath Vaughan with principal Michael Croke. Photo: JUDE KEOGH

Parents flouting school pick-up rules blamed for parking enforcement crackdown

Alex Crowe

PRICE WAR: This Caltex Woolworths service station has slashed its prices. Photo: JUDE KEOGH

Cheap fuel flows as second petrol station slashes prices by 25c a litre

David Fitzsimons

Lack of footpath angers residents who say they have to walk on busy road

What happened at Orange City Council on Tuesday night

Trades team put technique to the test for WorldSkills competition | Photos

Credit where credit is due as charity offers $1500 loans for the needy

RIPPER NIPPER: John Collins has been awarded the Patrol Captain of the Year for work with Dee Why Surf Life Saving Club. Photo: JUDE KEOGH

Ripper Nipper: John Collins flagged as surf lifesaving Patrol Captain of the Year

PRICE WAR: This Caltex Woolworths service station has slashed its prices. Photo: JUDE KEOGH

Cheap fuel flows as second petrol station slashes prices by 25c a litre

CAPTAINS' CONFIDENCE: Orange High's Astley Cup captains take the microphone at Pickering Hall on Monday afternoon. Photo: JUDE KEOGH

Hustle, effort and different coloured pens: The Hornets' plan to win the Astley, Mulvey Cups

SOMETHING TO SAY: Charles Sturt University's Fiona Nash says it is important that regional stories and voices are heard.

COMMENT | Closure of regional newsrooms more than just a shame: Fiona Nash

ON THE BALL: The CYMS Pink team playing a game in 2018.

CYMS Pink see red in dispute over points after being moved to B-grade

THE WAY WE WERE: A selection of photos from the pages of the Central Western Daily from January, 1997.

WHEN WE RULED THIS CITY | Socials snaps from January, 1997 - Part II | Photos

Ripper Nipper: John Collins flagged as surf lifesaving Patrol Captain of the Year

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Credit card, boat, motorbike and rifle: Accused serial thief refused bail in court

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'Bit of a rort': Donato hits out at government MP promotions that carry pay rises

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CYMS Pink see red in dispute over points after being moved to B-grade

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Crane company to create 20 full-time and 70 casual jobs soon after arriving in region

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'It's unfair to say nothing's being done': council rejects climate emergency declaration

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ON THE BALL: The CYMS Pink team playing a game in 2018.

CYMS Pink see red in dispute over points after being moved to B-grade

David Fitzsimons

CHASE IS ON: Aaliyah Blenman and the Bathurst High School girls soccer team are looking to make it two from two in their Astley Cup campaign.

Champions' football side pledges to lead from the front in cup quest

Alexander Grant

TOUGH LOSS: The Orange Eagles suffered their fifth consecutive Basketball NSW Waratah League defeat on the weekend, going down to Wagga. Photos: JUDE KEOGH

Eagles looking forward after Heat take advantage of late foul-outs | Photos

Matt Findlay

ON THE BALL: The CYMS Pink team playing a game in 2018.

CYMS Pink see red in dispute over points after being moved to B-grade

CAPTAINS' CONFIDENCE: Orange High's Astley Cup captains take the microphone at Pickering Hall on Monday afternoon. Photo: JUDE KEOGH

Hustle, effort and different coloured pens: The Hornets' plan to win the Astley, Mulvey Cups

Matt Findlay

DYNAMIC DUO: Libby Smith and Eva Reith-Snare will combine again in Orange High's hockey team, in their final year of Astley Cup. Photo: JUDE KEOGH

Hornets' dynamic duo combining as captains in final Astley Cup tilt | Photos

Matt Findlay

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FIVE OF THE BEST: Lisa Young, Jacqueline Gawler, Nicola Eveleigh, Gabrielle Macgregor and Emma Gilmartin make up Coco's Lunch, and will perform in Orange on Friday. Photo: SUPPLIED

Five voices, no instruments: Coco's Lunch to perform at Conservatorium | Video

TRADE TRICKS: TAFE NSW Orange beauty therapy student Tracey Charleton. Photo: CARLA FREEDMAN

TAFE NSW Orange to host information day for prospective students

Alex Crowe

ROLLIN: Hunter Brown, Tim and Will Robinson at the Orange Mountain Bike Club's Cyclocross event on Sunday. Photo: 0623cfcyclocross4

Families go off road for first of mixed-terrain bike events at Moulder Park | Photos

Alex Crowe

Precision Pastoral CEO Tim Driver (left) and co-worker Camilla Osborn after collecting the Australian Government Innovation in Agriculture Land Management Award in 2018. Photo Landcare Australia

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Precision Pastoral CEO Tim Driver (left) and co-worker Camilla Osborn after collecting the Australian Government Innovation in Agriculture Land Management Award in 2018. Photo Landcare Australia

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Sit back and relax: Click here to read the Country Pubs and Outback Yarns magazine.

Country Pubs and Outback Yarns

Andrew Lotherington

Helping Hands: The friendly and supportive staff at Orange Aboriginal Medical Service are available to help the men of Orange and the surrounding region. Photo: File.

A focus on men's health

Andrew Lotherington

Open houses in and around Orange on Saturday, June 29 | Photos, videos, map

Open houses in and around Orange on Saturday, June 29 | Photos, videos, map

BLOWES TEAM: Chris Tyack, Margaret Longhurst, Sharissa Gill and Gary Blowes. Photo: ALEX CROWE

Agent confident of sale of four properties after they're passed in at auctions | Photos

David Fitzsimons

CRUISE STYLE: Two P&O Liner style houses on Bathurst Road will be auctioned on Saturday. Photo: JUDE KEOGH 0620daquino2

Four houses owned by D'Aquino company to be auctioned together on Saturday | Photos

David Fitzsimons

LOVEABLE AVENGERS: Kittens Black Widow and Hawkeye are ready to find new homes.

PET OF THE WEEK | Black Widow and Hawkeye could be your cuddly little superheroes

SCHOOL SUPPORT: Orange Christian School's Taylah Reilly, Harriet Grounds, Addison Toms, Hannah Reilly, Olivia Buckerfield, Lydelle Toms and Georgie Taberner. Photo: ALEX CROWE

Students skip sleep in to door knock for the Red Shield Appeal

Alex Crowe

ONLY PHOTO: The Tattersalls Hotel in June 1925. Photo: ANU/Noel Butlin Archive

PUBS FROM THE PAST | How fires brought an end to both of Cudal's hotels | Photos

David Fitzsimons

LOVEABLE AVENGERS: Kittens Black Widow and Hawkeye are ready to find new homes.

PET OF THE WEEK | Black Widow and Hawkeye could be your cuddly little superheroes

A LIFE LIVED IN THE CLOUDS: George Ingle Finch, the Orange-born man who for 31 years climbed as high as any man in the world.

How an Orange man could have been the first to conquer Mount Everest

Dave Neil

LOVING LISTENING: Kimmy Hurst and Megan Stibbard with Goodstart Early Learning Orange on Molong Road's preschool 1 class. Photo: JUDE KEOGH

Goodstart group among millions enthralled by National Simultaneous Storytime | Photos

THE WAY WE WERE: A selection of photos from the pages of the Central Western Daily from January, 1997.

WHEN WE RULED THIS CITY | Socials snaps from January, 1997 - Part II | Photos

DANCE SHOWCASE: Jessica and Rory Cronk. 0623cfcivic1

Out and about in Orange June 16-23, 2019

BABY DANCE GROUPS: Charlotte, Ivy and Piper from Dance HQ. Photo: CARLA FREEDMAN

Eisteddfod committee to host volunteer information session | Photos

BUZZ BUILDING: Orange High is primed and ready for an all-out assault on this year's Astley Cup title, following Monday's pep rally. Photos: JUDE KEOGH

'Watch out': Passionate Selwood sends champions message from Hornets | Photos, video

TOMORROW'S CHAMPIONS: All the action from Orange's junior sporting fields over the last week. Photos: JUDE KEOGH, CARLA FREEDMAN

Tomorrow's champions today: Orange's generation next lights up junior fields | Photos

COMMITTED TO STEM: Cal Abbott, Jessica Willis, Debbie Guisard, John Doherty, Kari Priest, Belinda Forbes, Jess McAlister, Carolyn James, Lydia Ebert, Belinda Elliott, Myrri Fatai, Sally Beer, Anne Marie McAnulty and mentor Susan Cameron. Photo: JUDE KEOGH

Primary school teachers get inside view on STEM at industry networking event | Photos

Tanya Marschke

OPEN DOORS: Aldi employees ahead of the store opening on Friday. Photo: JUDE KEOGH

Watch the walk through of Aldi's refurbished store following its two week closure | Photos

Alex Crowe

Sim captivated the audience with her lyrical performance for the showcase.

Pole dancers showcase their talents in front of record crowd | Photos

Olivia Sargent

OUR SAY | Major funding shortfall at heart of aged care industry's problems

OUR SAY | Major funding shortfall at heart of aged care industry's problems

SOMETHING TO SAY: Charles Sturt University's Fiona Nash says it is important that regional stories and voices are heard.

COMMENT | Closure of regional newsrooms more than just a shame: Fiona Nash

Fiona Nash

NEW HOME: There has been talk of relocating the ABC to a regional area. Photo: CANBERRA TIMES

LETTER TO THE EDITOR | Exactly who would fund the ABC's tree change?

Grant Agnew

NO GOING BACK: Apollo 11 commander Neil Armstrong shortly before the launch on July 16, 1969. Pictures: NASA

Endless preparations herald big event

Helen Sim

"Continence Queen" Bev Killick.

When the drip goes beyond a joke

REPUTATION: CSIRO’s Parkes radio telescope has made its mark on space exploration. Picture: CSIRO/A Cherney.

Parkes telescope helped open universe up to the world

Helen Sim

Peter Dutton(R) expects Prime Minister Scott Morrison to have a long innings in the role.

Dutton not keen to one day be leader

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Australian families reached a settlement with Malaysia Airlines over their loved ones death on MH17.

MH17 families settle with Malaysia Air

The local council on Wednesday retrieved documents relating to Sydney's evacuated Mascot Towers.

Council retrieves Mascot Towers documents

The auditor general wants the Farm Management Deposits Scheme to be improved.

Farmer deposits could be improved: report

The federal government is looking to follow Victoria's lead and ban mobile phones in school hours.

Push for Australia-wide school phone ban

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Three children have died in a house fire in the NSW Hunter Valley town of Singleton.

Three siblings die in NSW house fire

Perry Duffin and Roje Adaimy

Australian Education Union President Howard Spreadbury says public school teachers will strike.

SA public school teachers to strike

Women drivers: Shebah driver Kirsty Hinton with her daughter Jessie Hinton-Moore. The all-women rideshare service has started in the Illawarra. Picture: Sylvia Liber

Move over Uber there's a new rideshare app in town for women and kids

Glen Humphries

The Powe family, Goondoola Red Angus stud, Cargo, had a very successful National. Pictured is Hannah Powe holding junior and grand champion bull, Goondoola Nebraskasold at $5000; Peter McNamara holds senior champion bull Goondoola Never Forget which made $5000 and Nicole Skipper holds the $10,000 equal top-priced bull, Goondoola National.

Two bulls make $10,000 each

Mark Griggs

More cold mornings, but rain on the way

More cold mornings, but rain on the way

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Top price bull Farrer N9 with purchaser Herb Duddy, Sara Park Angus, Glen Innes, and Alex Bruce, Glen Innes, with Farrer students Cameron Kerr and Matt Roberts, and Elders Tamworth agent Nathan McConnell.

Glen Innes buyer scoops up Farrer sale bargain

Lucy Kinbacher

Salwater crocodile spotting is a major part of the Yellow Waters Cruise.

Wildlife abounds on billabong adventures in Kakadu

Vanessa Hayden

Lying down on the job? Just part of the entertainment at the Cunnamulla Fella Festival.

Inspiration for your next holiday

John Rozentals

Doi Inthanon National Park, Chiang Mai, Thailand

Holidays with the 'host factor'

The purpose of insurance is to help the family cope if one or more of its members become injured, or too ill to earn a living.

New rules for insurance through super: check your account now

Noel Whittaker

Research shows most fatalities happen when the victims are working under a vehicle and using equipment incorrectly, with many of the fatalities involving the use of vehicle jacks.

Think twice before repairing your car at home

WINNERS ARE GRINNERS: An eye-watering $80 million is up for grabs tonight in Oz Lotto. Photo: FILE

Feeling lucky? Tonight might just be the night to try your luck

Nadine Morton