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Don't miss the chance for a sneak peak into one Leo Grant drive, which features in today's Western Advocate's Feels Like Home feature. Here are some photos from the home included in today's paper.
That's it for today's edition of BathurstAM. Thanks for joining me. Michelle Allen will be back on Monday, so email and news through to her at michelle.allen@fairfaxmedia.com.au
8.40AM:
FREE-TO-AIR channels SBS and Southern Cross Ten will be changing frequencies in Bathurst on Wednesday, October 22.
This retune only affects viewers receiving their television signal from the Bathurst East
Tower. Viewers in the Central West and Central Tablelands retuned on September 3.
These moves are part of a national retune programme that will free-up broadcasting
spectrum for new services such as mobile broadband.
After channels have changed, viewers will need to retune their digital television, set-top
box or digital television recorder to find the channels that have moved.
Retuning should not be done until after 3.30pm on the retune day as channels won't move until then.
8.30AM:
Come along to the National Cool Climate Wine Show public tasting tonight at the Bathurst showground from 6pm to 9pm.
It is just one of many community events on this weekend, which include the Raglan Rural Fire Service open day and an open garden at Mayfield Garden.
8.15AM:
All the excitement of Lifeline Central West's popular Spring Book Fair will come to Bathurst Showground this weekend.
Director, Alex Ferguson said more than 30,000 used books have been donated to Lifeline for its major fundraiser of the year.
The Spring Book Fair will be held in the main pavilion and will be open between 9am and 4pm on both Saturday and Sunday.
7.50AM:
THE Central West Women's Health Centre will run a new three-week course
for mothers and daughters next month.
The course will help mothers and daughters understand and deal with the
changes that take place during puberty and adolescence.
Topics include the physical, psychological and emotional changes that take place during puberty and
adolescence; how to communicate about these changes; self-esteem and body image; relaxation strategies for mothers and daughters; and bullying and cyber-bullying.
The course starts on Wednesday, November 5 at 20 William Street. Cost is $80 per pair ($50 concession).
For more information, phone 6331 4133 or email Heather at: information@ cwwhc.org.au
7.40AM:
Detectives are appealing for information from witnesses following a house fire in the state’s west.
About 4.30am yesterday, emergency services were called to a house alight in Church Street, Forbes.
Fire and Rescue NSW officers attended and extinguished the flames.
Police spoke to a 41-year-old woman at the scene who is assisting with inquiries.
A crime scene was established and investigators are treating the fire as suspicious.
Detectives are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed the incident, or who have information about the fire, to contact them, via Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
7.30AM:
NEWS around the Central West.
TWO people were lucky to escape a horrific high-speed motor vehicle accident on Orange Road between Orange and Parkes on Thursday.
It is believed a female driver in her 20s, who was travelling west from Orange, veered on to the wrong side of the road, tried to correct and ran head-on into the car of a Parkes man heading towards Orange.
The man escaped with some minor cuts and bruises.
The woman was taken to Orange hospital by an ambulance with suspected concussion and possible fractures to her arm.
NEW NSW Deputy Premier Troy Grant has vowed to continue fighting for the Dubbo electorate despite a significant increase to his workload now that he has been elected as leader of the NSW National party.
Mr Grant could also retain his current portfolios of Hospitality, Gaming and Racing, and the Arts or take on a new role but said he will continue to give his all for those who gave him his start in politics. "I'm more than confident that I have demonstrated I can represent the people of Dubbo while handling other duties," Mr Grant told the Daily Liberal yesterday. "On my first day in Parliament I was promoted to Parliamentary Secretary for Natural Resources and I think my record speaks for itself."
The former policeman said he was acting in his role as chairman of the Joint Selection Committee for the Sentencing of Child Sexual Assault Offenders on Wednesday when he was summoned to an urgent National Party meeting.
WHILE the east of the state grappled with wild weather this week, Cowra has thrived from the super soaking.
The Bureau of Meterology (BoM) recorded 23.6 millimetres over Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday; outstripping last October's entire rainfall.
Landmark agronomist Charlie Buckmaster said the downpour was "perfect timing".
"There was 20 millimetres between a good season and a bad season but now we're right," Mr Buckmaster said.
"Agronomy-wise, we're one of the better situated regions in NSW with the timing of this rain; compared to Wagga and Temora we're now in front."
7.15AM:
Here's a quick snapshot of what's making news in Bathurst this morning.
IT was standing room only at Bathurst Panthers yesterday when Play School came to town.
It was a sell-out event at all the shows, with Big Ted, Jemima and Humpty Dumpty among the old favourites taking the stage.
The production was in Bathurst as part of the iconic children’s television program’s Prince of Bears tour scheduled to visit cities across Australia during 2014.
Children of all ages enjoyed the interactive show featuring Big Ted and his friends, with Prince Big Ted on a royal adventure to find his castle in the company of Humpty, Little Ted, Jemima, and the rest of the gang.
Among the crowds were Shane Woolfe, his wife Natasha and their two children Matthew and Charlie.
That’s the opinion of Bathurst Regional Vignerons Association vice president Tony Hatch after councillors voted on Wednesday night to reject calls for the creation of a new stakeholders reference group to support local tourism industries.
Councillor Jess Jennings put the notice of motion to Wednesday night’s monthly meeting of Bathurst Regional Council but it failed by the narrowest of margins, defeated by mayor Gary Rush’s casting vote.
Mr Hatch sat in the public gallery throughout a lengthy debate on the issue and left the chamber without the result he sought.
AND on a national front.....
"Abo Lover Abbott and [Australian of the Year] Adam Goodes are Siamese Twins and will have to be surgically separated," Professor Spurr wrote in an email published on the New Matilda website.
The university said an investigation into the report was under way.
In a series of different email exchanges, he used the terms "Mussies, Chinky-Poos, bogans and fatsoes", labelled Archbishop Desmond Tutu a "witch doctor", and Nelson Mandela a "Darkie", according to the website.
Professor Spurr was employed by the independent review into the national curriculum, commissioned by the federal government, as a specialist consultant to review the English curriculum.
7AM
Good morning and welcome to BathurstAM.
This morning will be frosty, moving to sunny later in the day, with a maximum temperature of 18 degrees.
If you have a news tip, send it through to me at jacinta.carroll@fairfaxmedia.com.au
