CANOWINDRA: Sir David Attenborough takes a close look at the 360 million year old fossils at Canowindra’s Age of Fishes Museum
DUBBO: Jason Owen and Amber Lawrence gave St Johns Primary School students a go in front of the microphone during their performance: Matthew Riley, James O’Malley, Ryan Boland, Michael Butler, Gemma Lydford, Laura Egan, Madilyn Burden, Georgia Goodman and Ahlia Amoranto. Photo: LOUISE DONGES
ORANGE: Paramedics, firefighters, police and the State Emergency Service work together to extract a 24-year-old woman from the garage of a house in Dalton Street. Photo: STEVE GOSCH
ORANGE: Orange RSPCA animal attendant Kc Grealy with Shelly the cat. Shelly has given one of her nine lives to save the life of another cat. Photo: STEVE GOSCH 0722sgcat
DUBBO: Ray Peckham, better known as Uncle Ray, is the first elder-in-residence at the Charles Sturt University Centre for Indigenous Studies in Dubbo. Photo contributed
DUBBO: NSW Minister for Sport Graham Annesley has a hit with State Member Troy Grant while Muller Park Tennis Club president Ken Bailey and secretary Anne Barwick watch on. Photo: LOUISE DONGES
MUDGEE: Robert Oatley Vineyards’ Amanda Lyons with two high-rated wines featuring in James Halliday’s 2014 Australian Wine Companion. She is pictured with a 2011 Robert Oatley Finisterre Mudgee Chardonnay and a 2009 Craigmoor Estate Botrytis that helped the wine company reach five-star status. PHOTO BY DARREN SNYDER
MUDGEE: Scott Inglis of Inglis Realty Gulgong has called for residents to show up in force on Monday morning when the Land and Environment Court hearing goes to the site of the proposed 400-bed mining camp, just as they did to protest against the closure of the Gulgong Hospital in 2010. PHOTO BY DAVID DONOVAN
MUDGEE: Iain Clay, who moved to Mudgee with his wife Michelle after winning a trip to the region at last year’s Expo.
LITHGOW: Searchers have been unable to find Gary Tweddle, a 23-year-old computer salesman who has been missing in bushland for a week
DUBBO: Lieutenant Jasmin Martin gets a demonstration on how to use breathing apparatus from hull technician Michael Staples of USS Blue Ridge.
LITHGOW: Energy Australia announced this morning that had entered a purchase agreement for the acquisition of Mt Piper and Wallerawang power stations.
COWRA: The beautiful winter 'yarn bombing' trend continues with the statue behind Tastebuds at Cowra cafe tagged on Thursday.
DUBBO: A LIVE exhibition of patience and skill will be on display at the Western Plains Cultural Centre during the next few days.
LITHGOW: The work crew, Chris Perry, Ken Krause, Nathan Cadwallen, Darren Buchanan, Alex Pasma and Lithgow state Mine Railway volunteer supervisor Barry James.
BATHURST: Bathurst'S very own Mr Cricket Warwick Franks, the former editor of the Australian edition of Wisden, says the best result for Australian cricket would be to lose the current Ashes series against the Poms 5-0.
BATHURST: University student Julia Fitzgerald and her boyfriend Andrew Fathers are looking forward to the MTV Winter House Party Tour tonight to be held at a secret location.
BATHURST: Bathurst’s own little princess – baby Juliet Isolina Riepsamen – is pictured yesterday morning with beaming mum Domenica Russo, dad Russell Riepsamen and siblings Marcus, 4, and Anneka, 2. Photo: BRIAN WOOD 072313royal1
BATHURST: Former Bathurst man Peter Letcher has been identified as the likely eighth victim of serial killer Ivan Milat
BATHURST: John Archer one year after his assault
ORANGE: Agritechnology food scientist Mandy Seuss with the company's Kind’a Chilli spread.
ORANGE: Canowindra High School students Michael Ogden and Mellanie Old check out the V8 race car on display at the Central West Careers and Job Expo at the Orange Function Centre. Photo: STEVE GOSCH
ORANGE: Nurses take strike action.
ORANGE: Max Hazelton Aero Centre chairperson Bob Nash, Orange Aero Club president Phil Robertson and committee member Dr Stuart Porges outside the Max Hazelton Aero Centre at Orange Airport..
ORANGE: Health Minister Jillian Skinner in Orange
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COWRA: Holmwood Public School hopes to host a market day in October. Pictured are Holmwood's gardening group members Lisa Brien, Ashleigh Harding, Kaylah Rust, Brittany Kiss, Jarrod Hodgeson and Damien Harding
COWRA: Cowra's water is set to see huge water improvements in the next 12 months with its old supply system to undergo a complete transformation at the cost of 3.5 million dollars.
COWRA: A decision is now final on Cowra Council's heavy vehicle bypass route that aims to take truck traffic off its main street and business area.
FORBES: Forbes dancer Georgia Woods performs in the 'modern expressive solo open age' category of the eisteddfod, which recently wrapped up with a grand concert.
FORBES: Wally Biles stands outside Bundaburrah Music in Rankin Street, which will stay open, as his business spreads to Parkes
FORBES: Forbes Mayor Ron Penny has welcomed moves to install a new CT scanner at the refurbished Forbes Hospital
FORBES: Forbes locals Courtney Hodges and Gabe McMillan at a previous barbie championships, with nominations now open for the current one.
PARKES: It’s that time of year again with National Tree Day bringing communities together all over Australia to do their part for their local environment by planting trees.
PARKES: Scenes from the 2013 Trundle Abba Festival
PARKES: Brett Frame and his son, Ricky sought out the local paramedics who tried to save their son and brother, Matt Frame on the weekend to express their thanks for their efforts.
BLAYNEY: The car which crashed into a culvert near Carcoar on Monday. Photo: Colin Rouxel
CANOWINDRA: When Tathan William Tangye entered the world on June 24, at Cowra Hospital, weighing 7lb, 2oz, he became the seventh time, fifth generation member of Letitia Dawes' family, Albion Park.
LIGHTNING RIDGE: The 2013 Opal Festival is starting sooN. It’s 20 years since opal was officially named Australia’s national gem and this year also marks 50 years since Lightning Ridge became the official name, changed from the 1907 Western Lands Survey Wallangulla.
WELLINGTON: Mirree Louise Bayllis who paints Wiradjuri art will be part of an international exhibition organised by the United Nations in New York.