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'It's always good coming back home': Henry's second Bathurst trip goes to plan
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Liam Henry at Thursday's meet and greet session with the region's junior players at George Park. Picture by Alexander Grant.
The Blayney junior and his side got the better of the Tigers.
Alexander Grant
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No bench, no problem: Barlow leads Oberon's 80-minute-men to 'special' victory
'Playing with these boys and this club is awesome.'
Riley Krause
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Oberon Tigers celebrate one of their seven tries during their victory over Orange United. Newcomer to the club, Nic Barlow (inset), put in a monster performance. Pictures by Carla Freedman
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Merritt scores brace as Panthers start with win against Workies
The hosts got the job done in the NRL curtain raiser game.
Alexander Grant
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Josh Merritt is embraced after scoring during his Bathurst Panthers regular season debut for the club. Picture by Phil Blatch.
A call for nose-in parking and a roundabout solution ... this week's letters to the editor
Opinion
A call for nose-in parking and a roundabout solution ... this week's letters to the editor
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Orange moves another step closer to housing greyhounds development after Kennerson's closure
William Davis Matt Watson
Orange's old Highlands Paceway trotting track is the proposed location for a new greyhounds facility that has been at the centre of a tug-of-war between Bathurst and its neighbour. File picture.
Police were responding to 'domestic dispute' before fatal highway crash
Nick Guthrie
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Western Region Commander Rod Smith provided an update on the fatal crash outside of Dubbo on Saturday, April 20. Picture by Belinda Soole
Court
Cocaine wrapped in foil falls to ground in front of cops in fateful encounter
'If he can afford to buy drugs, he can afford to pay a fine.'
Court Reporter
Bathurst Courthouse, where Guy Fitzpatrick was sentenced on April 10, 2024. Picture by James Arrow
Photos
They are the champions: Bathurst business gems shine bright at 2024 show
Congratulations to the 2024 Bathurst Show exhibit champions.
Amy Rees
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Vicki Wilson's Town & Country Rural Supplies won Champion Agricultural Exhibit and Grand Champion Exhibit. Picture by Jacinta Carroll
Court and Crime
Police were responding to 'domestic dispute' before fatal highway crash
Western Region Commander Rod Smith provided an update on the fatal crash outside of Dubbo on Saturday, April 20. Picture by Belinda Soole
Nick Guthrie
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Court
Cocaine wrapped in foil falls to ground in front of cops in fateful encounter
'If he can afford to buy drugs, he can afford to pay a fine.'
Court Reporter
Bathurst Courthouse, where Guy Fitzpatrick was sentenced on April 10, 2024. Picture by James Arrow
One dead, others hospitalised after car crashes into bus following police pursuit
Nick Guthrie
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The crash outside of Dubbo occurred after 9am on Saturday, April 20. File picture
Property
You can have a house in Bathurst with a tennis court and putt-putt course
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Raine and Horne Bathurst director Grant Maskill-Dowton standing on the tennis court at 4 Negundo Place. Picture by James Arrow
Rachel Chamberlain
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Property
Australia's best investment suburbs for under $600k
Jemimah Clegg
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More than half of the 110 suburbs and towns highlighted as strong investment prospects had median house or unit prices of less than $600,000. Pic: Supplied
Family home with space for everyone
Family home with space for everyone
Council
Orange moves another step closer to housing greyhounds development after Kennerson's closure
Orange's old Highlands Paceway trotting track is the proposed location for a new greyhounds facility that has been at the centre of a tug-of-war between Bathurst and its neighbour. File picture.
William Davis Matt Watson
Plans unveiled to add 43 car parking spaces to the CBD's busiest blocks
Rachel Chamberlain
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Peter Rogers, business owners Karla McDiarmid and Matt Clifton, mayor Jess Jennings and Graeme Burke standing in Howick Street with drawings for parking. Picture by Rachel Chamberlain
Council delays Windy 1100 ballot draw 'based on community feedback'
Rachel Chamberlain
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The Windy 1100 subdivision. Picture by Rachel Chamberlain
Politics
AUKUS trade exemptions deadline delayed by 120 days
Trade exemptions for the AUKUS pact will be finalised in the next four months, the US says. (Aaron Bunch/AAP PHOTOS)
G7 pledges aid for Ukraine, seeks to calm Middle East
G7 foreign ministers have wrapped up three days of talks on the island of Capri. (EPA PHOTO)
Voting starts in India election, Modi seeks third term
Krishn Kaushik, Praveen Paramasivam and Yp Rajesh
Polls have opened in India's national election, which involves almost one billion voters. (AP PHOTO)
Health
'Get tested': how hip pain led to late cancer diagnosis
Malcolm McClarty is urging other men to get tested for prostate cancer. (HANDOUT/MALCOLM MCCLARTY)
Sophia McCaughan
Push for tough vaping laws amid 'prohibition' concerns
Savannah Meacham and Laine Clark
National data has revealed one in six high school students recently vaped. (Diego Fedele/AAP PHOTOS)
Survey shows culture of bullying in trainee doctors
Fraser Barton
Serious concerns about the culture of medicine have been raised by trainee doctors of all genders. (Diego Fedele/AAP PHOTOS)
Business
COVID clarity leads to new counselling chapter for businesswoman Julie Sack
Julie Sack has opened a new counselling business, Emerald Nest Counselling. Picture by James Arrow
Alise McIntosh
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Mayor keen to see detail in ambitious CBD corner block redevelopment plan
Matt Watson
Skillset chairman David Cooke and CEO Narelle Stocks with plans for the proposed redevelopment of the former NAB building and (inset) an article about the building from the Bathurst National Advocate in 1957.
'There's nothing like World Gym': New fitness facility set to open in June
Alise McIntosh
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World Gym Bathurst co-owners Hayden Mace and Clair Williams in the 2200-square-metre facility. Picture by James Arrow
Education
Young workers 'terrified' their student debts will never be paid off
Hannah Pycroft and Baillie McWhirter both have student debts over $50,000 which they are worried they'll never be able to pay off due to high indexation. Pictures supplied
Emily Anderson
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Our People
Notable ex-students from Bathurst high schools: Kelso High
Bradley Jurd
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George Rose at Mount Panorama on Thursday, November 16, as Bathurst is announced as the host of the 2024 Koori Knockout. Picture by Rachel Chamberlain
'Trying to survive': students skip meals to afford regional placements
Emily Anderson
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University students Jessica Gale, Milly Lynch and Isaac Wattenberg have experienced financial stress from unpaid placements. Pictures supplied
Rural
The sun shone on what might have been one of our finest Royal Bathurst Shows | Rural Notebook
This flock of white corellas seem to love Morse Park in Bathurst.
John Seaman
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Thanks to all those who make it worthy of a royal occasion | Rural Notebook
John Seaman
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The deep red colours of the best Herefords.
Let's say a little prayer and make use of those beads | Rural Notebook
John Seaman
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Sowing Vale Creek flats in ideal conditions this week.
National
'Time to heal': Higgins breaks silence on Lehrmann case
"I was raped - no judgement was ever going to change this truth," Brittany Higgins says. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)
Samantha Lock
Troubled forensic lab's DNA backlog blows out to 41,000
Fraser Barton
Health Minister Shannon Fentiman has revealed another jump in DNA samples that may need re-testing. (Darren England/AAP PHOTOS)
Man dead, bus driver 'saved lives' in head-on collision
Fraser Barton and Samantha Lock
A man has died after his car collided with a bus near Dubbo following a short police chase. (Steven Saphore/AAP PHOTOS)
World
Dubai airport re-opens after four killed in UAE floods
The UAE has witnessed its heaviest rainfall since it began data collection in 1949. (EPA PHOTO)
Pesha Magid
US House votes on $148 billion Ukraine, Israel package
Patricia Zengerle, Richard Cowan and Moira Warburton
House Speaker Mike Johnson says the funding package takes care of "really important obligations". (AP PHOTO)
Russian war reporter killed by Ukrainian drone: paper
Guy Faulconbridge, Ron Popeski and Vladimir Soldatkin
A Russian reporter returning from Zaporizhzhia region was reportedly killed by a Ukrainian drone. (AP PHOTO)
Australian of the Year
'I don't want to die': an Australian of the Year 2024 has incurable cancer
Professor Georgina Long and Professor Richard Scolyer. Picture by Sitthixay Ditthavong
Lanie Tindale
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Australia's golden girl of the pool collects another accolade
Lanie Tindale
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Young Australian of the Year Emma McKeon receives her award in Canberra on Thursday. Picture by Sitthixay Ditthavong
Traditional healer and teacher wants to 'marry both worlds of healing'
Lanie Tindale
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Yalmay Yunupingu is Senior Australian of the Year 2024. Picture by Sitthixay Ditthavong
Car Expert
Is it illegal for a passenger to steer your car?
Car Expert
Matt Campbell
Car Expert
Toyota Kluger: Top-selling three-row SUV going electric - report
Jordan Mulach
Car Expert
BYD's latest Australian trademarks point to ute name, plug-in hybrid sedans
William Stopford
Car Expert
Top Gear Australia drops trailer ahead of imminent TV return
Jordan Mulach
Car Expert
Tesla CEO Elon Musk in line for an $87 billion payday
Jordan Mulach

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