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That is it for this morning's BathurstAM report.
Today I will leave you with a photo from this week's Throwback Thursday gallery, which features photos from July 1992.
If you have a community announcement you would like to see published here tomorrow morning please email it to kate.burke@fairfaxmedia.com.au.
8:50AM
Argentina will face Germany in the World Cup final, after defeating the Netherlands in a penalty shoot out.
8:45AM
Check out what live entertainment will be on in Bathurst over the next few days, with the Western Advocate's Gig Guide.
8:35AM
Members of the Bathurst Bus Community Action Group are collecting signatures to petition Transport Minister Gladys Berejiklian to take action over a Bathurst Buslines timetable they say was poorly put together.
Group members Jenni Brackenreg and Ray Wilson said they collected many signatures and complaints at the Howick Street bus interchange yesterday morning.
“We already have around 50 letters to the minister which have been signed and have also had a lot of complaints,” Ms Brackenreg said.
Mr Wilson said most complaints were about the irregularity of routes and the poor timetable information available.
Are you satisfied with the current Bathurst Buslines timetable? Or do you think it needs to be improved?
8:20AM
In World Cup news, the Netherlands and Argentina are still at nil-all in the battle for a spot in the final.
They have just gone into their second-half of extra time.
8:15AM
THE feats of up and coming Bathurst wheelchair rugby player Harry Clist have been recognised by Glenray Industries.
Harry is in the NSW Gladiators training squad and takes part in the Sydney Slam series.
A match in the series will feature as part of the wheelchair rugby gala day to be held in Bathurst on Saturday, September 13.
Better known as “murder ball”, Harry has taken to the high contact sport like a duck to water.
After reading the recent back page story in the Western Advocate about Harry’s murder ball exploits, the team at Glenray thought they could help.
They have presented him with the $140 donation they received from the Great Moscow Circus. The circus also gave them a thick wad of tickets to sell and they were allowed to pocket the proceeds.
Harry said he’ll spend the dosh on some new castor wheels for his rugby wheelchair.
8:05AM
In the latest police news for Chifley LAC,
- CCTV will be used to identify offenders who spray painted a fence on a property at Little Hartley between 4pm and 5.30pm yesterday.
- A vehicle parked in Beynon St Lithgow had the rear window smashed, but it does not appear that items were stolen from the vehicle.
- Thieves have attempted to break into a business in Lithgow sometime between 4pm on July 8 and 11am the following day. A window was smashed and a roller door to a shed damaged. It appears as though no property was stolen.
- There have been several steal from motor vehicles in the Oberon area over the last few weeks. Reports indicate that the thieves are stealing light bars from utilities.
8:00AM
Looking for something to do over the next few days? Below are a few events happening around town.
- World renowned palaeontologists will present this year’s Somerville Lecture at the Australian Fossil and Mineral Museum from 4.30pm on Saturday.
In their investigations of vertebrate palaeontology in Australia, Professor Patricia Vickers-Rich and Dr Thomas Rich have accumulated an extraordinary record of life from the age of dinosaurs in Australia.
Earlier in the afternoon there will be a talk by Peter Trusler, who has a new exhibition, Upstream/Downstream, opening on Friday. Tickets for the talk are $15.Bookings: 6331 5511.
- Bathurst Country Music Club will hold a concert at Bathurst RSL from 8pm on Friday. The night will include dancing, singing, supper and a lucky door prize.
Admission is $4 for adults and is free for children under 16. For more information, call Chris, 6337 3511.
- CityFit will host a PJ Party from 9am on Saturday. Go and try out the latest Les Mills releases in your pyjamas and you could win a $100 Athlete’s Foot voucher, or vouchers for Elie’s Cafe or Harris Farm.
The Kids’ Club is open, and will be having a pyjama party too! Book in for a class at reception on 6331 4344
7:50AM
Sadly there was no "bluewash" or fairytale finish to the 2014 State of Origin series as Queensland gatecrashed the NSW party.
The Maroons left Suncorp Stadium 32-8 victors but, for the first time in eight years, a NSW skipper finished the series with the State of Origin Shield.
Take a look back through some photo from last night's game:
7:40AM
The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a severe weather warning for damaging winds has been issued for Bathurst and the Central Tablelands this morning.
A complex low pressure system near Tasmania is moving steadily east, with an associated cold front crossing New South Wales.
Damaging west to northwesterly winds around 60 km/h with peak gusts of 90 km/h are forecast for the Central Tablelands, Illawarra, Hunter, South Coast, Southern Tablelands, Snowy Mountains and Australian Capital Territory forecast districts, chiefly in the afternoon.
The State Emergency Service advises that people should:
- Move vehicles under cover or away from trees.
- Secure or put away loose items around your house, yard and balcony.
- Keep clear of fallen power lines.
For emergency help in floods and storms, ring your local SES Unit on 132 500.
7:30AM
What's happening around the region today,
MEMBER for Orange Andrew Gee says Orange still has many ageing fibro social housing properties because it has a higher percentage of public housing than the state average.
ACCUSED killer Melissa Welsh elected to remain in the Dubbo Local Court cells yesterday when a charge of murder was brought before Magistrate Andrew Eckhold.
Country doctors have hit out at the Federal Government for axing a program that gave young doctors an opportunity to work at rural practices.
In national news,
The federal government has suffered another blow to its beleaguered budget after being forced to retain tax-cut compensation due to start next year and an expensive energy-research agency, both of which were slated to go under its carbon-tax repeal package.
Pregnant asylum seeker women on Christmas Island pleaded with medical experts to adopt their children out to Australian families four months ago, as they became anxious about their future.
7:15AM
In local news this morning,
A NEWLY formed group has been flooded with complaints from dissatisfied Bathurst bus users.
THE Bathurst Community Climate Action Network (BCCAN) has criticised the Federal Government over its plans to repeal the carbon tax.
TURBO is taboo no more for P-plate drivers – a wider range of vehicles are now acceptable for Bathurst’s newest drivers.
A TREASURED piece of Bathurst and NSW’s firefighting history was added to the State Heritage Register yesterday.
7:00AM
Welcome to your Thursday morning Bathurst, it's Western Advocate journalist Kate Burke here to bring you today's BathurstAM report.
Today is expected to be cloudy with scattered showers and temperatures are predicted to reach a top of seven degrees.
If you have a community announcement you would like to see published here this morning please email it to kate.burke@fairfaxmedia.com.au.