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8:16 AM AEDT | STATE public schools, colleges of technical and further education and administration offices will be serviced from a new centre employing about 60 people in Bathurst.
Member for Bathurst Gerard Martin said a shared service centre will be established at the Department of Education and Training’s Bathurst State Office, one of two sites taking responsibility for core financial functions in future.
8:15 AM AEDT | THE biggest review of Australia's tax system in more than 60 years will be released within two months.
Treasurer Wayne Swan announced yesterday the much-anticipated Henry tax review would be be made public by the time the Budget is delivered on May 11.
8:14 AM AEDT | BATHURST became a vintage car lovers’ heaven over the weekend as vehicles from a bygone era gathered for the Cadillac and LaSalle Car Club of Australia’s 40th anniversary.
Organiser Peter Waite has described the rally as a huge success as about 350 cars from around Australia gathered in the city to mark the celebration.
8:13 AM AEDT | The Very Reverend Andrew Sempell, Dean of All Saints’ Cathedral Bathurst, has announced he has accepted an appointment as the 16th Rector of the historic Parish of St James’ Church, King Street, in the heart of the City of Sydney.
Dean Sempell’s last official Sunday in Bathurst will be June 20, when he will celebrate and preach at both the morning service and at Choral Evensong.
8:12 AM AEDT | THE trial of a Bathurst man over sexual assault allegations at St Stanislaus' College has been listed in Sydney today .
Richard John McPhillamy, 48, who was arrested by police after attending the Bathurst Police Station in December, 2008 has pleaded not guilty to four sexual assault charges dating back 25 years.
8:10 AM AEDT | IF YOU woke up to a sparkling clean city this morning, you can thank all the residents who were out and about picking up rubbish yesterday.
The Bathurst Clean Up Australia Day event was held yesterday, postponed for one week to avoid a clash with the Royal Bathurst Show.
8:09 AM AEDT | BATHURST mayor Paul Toole has called on Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to come to Bathurst and save St Vincent’s Hospital.
The challenge comes at a time when Mr Rudd is embarking on a campaign to overhaul the way the health system is funded in Australia.
12 Mar 10 | CADILLAC and La Salle cars � regarded as some of the best in the world � will be among about 350 vehicles on exhibition at a rally in Bathurst this weekend.
An outstanding 1930s Cadill
12 Mar 10 | TWO helicopter pilots did not know they had collided as they fought the December bushfires at Macquarie Woods until they later stopped to refuel, a report from the Australian Transport Safety Bu
12 Mar 10 |
TWO jail escapees who abducted a Bathurst woman and threatening to kill her with screwdrivers have appeared with manacled hands and feet under the tightest of security for pre-sentencing hearing
12 Mar 10 | SOUTH Sydney fans are coming out of the woodwork to support the Rabbitohs as the 2010 National Rugby League competition kicks off.
With tonight's season opener pitting the Parramatta Eels an
12 Mar 10 | NOW in its eighth year, the Country Energy Art Prize for landscape painting � Countryscapes � aims to celebrate the talent of regional NSW.
Country Energy managing director Craig Murray said
12 Mar 10 |
VANDALS have caused thousands of dollars damage to a toilet block in Blayney prompting the township's general manager to offer a cash reward leading to the conviction of the perpetrator.
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12 Mar 10 |
STOP press: The Bathurst region has a new mayor.
There were tense scenes at city hall yesterday as votes were cast.
It went down to the wire, but Melinda Nancarrow from All S
12 Mar 10 |
Doctors from St Vincent's had no idea there was a deal on the table which could have saved the private hospital � and now it is too late.
Catholic Healthcare wrote to Member for Macqua
12 Mar 10 |
ALL the best things to do this autumn have been outlined in the new Autumn Colours brochure.
Produced by Bathurst Regional Council, the stylish brochure has 57 pages packed full of cu
10 Mar 10 | THREE of Bathurst's most enthusiastic vignerons are joining forces to make the city's first sparkling wine. Vale Creek wines, Renzaglia Wines, and Grass Parrott Vineyard have bought chardonnay
10 Mar 10 | A CONSORTIUM of Bathurst doctors believes it just might be possible to open a private surgical service following the closure of St Vincent's.
Day Procedures Australia, which currently
10 Mar 10 |
THE state opposition has labelled Bathurst MP Gerard Martin boorish and juvenile over allegations of a "one- and two-fingered salute" in state parliament yesterday.
Mr Martin has rejec
10 Mar 10 |
THE small close knit community of Perthville is rallying behind the family of 28-year-old Richard Bowker who was killed last month in a car accident near Blayney.
The late Mr Bowker li