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Two men die in separate crashes on Central West roads over past 24 hours

Two men die in separate crashes on Central West roads over past 24 hours

FILE PHOTO: The Freemantle Road end of the proposed development site, just past the rural fire shed.

SUBSCRIBEREducation department commits to one lot behind Eglinton school

Rachel Chamberlain

WORK PROGRESSING: Mayor Bobby Bourke and member for Bathurst Paul Toole at the BMX track on Friday. Photo: RACHEL CHAMBERLAIN

City and businesses can ride on the back of BMX event

Rachel Chamberlain

EXPLORE: Let our new travel section help you dream and plan your next holiday.

Explore: your new favourite travel destination

Joanne Crawford

CONVICTED: A man was given a three-year custodial sentence in Orange Local Court for five breaches of the child protection register. FILE PHOTO

SUBSCRIBERRegistered sex offender convicted of driving teenager from Warren to Bathurst

READY TO LAUNCH: Author Sharon Shelton with her new book about the Bridle Track. Photo: RACHEL CHAMBERLAIN

Bathurst author tracks down history, shares stories in new book

Rachel Chamberlain

Emergency services at the scene of Friday's crash on the Great Western Highway. Photos: TOP NOTCH VIDEO

PHOTOSWoman flown to Westmead Hospital after two-car crash east of Bathurst

TRAVELLING IN STYLE: Luke and Di Croker with Paige Clarke before the Bathurst High graduation.

PHOTOSBathurst High School's Class of 2019 graduates in style

WHAT'S ONBathurst ready to put on a show in honour of truckie Dane Ballinger

Council to change parking rules on River Road to improve safety

Triple threat: Yulina shortlisted for HSC honour in three subjects

Food for thought: Other cities to keep an eye on Bathurst Taxi Tucker

Two men die in separate crashes on Central West roads over past 24 hours

Two men die in separate crashes on Central West roads over past 24 hours

BATHURST BOUND?: Rubens Barrichello could race an S5000 car at Bathurst. Photo: EAGLE IMAGES/DAVID GOUDIE

Bathurst International may lure Barrichello to Mount Panorama

IMPROVEMENT WANTED: Having signed on as coach for 2020, Zac Merritt is determined to see the Saints return to finals football. Photo: CHRIS SEABROOK

Saints' roster builds as Merritt aims for a big 2020

WORK PROGRESSING: Mayor Bobby Bourke and member for Bathurst Paul Toole at the BMX track on Friday. Photo: RACHEL CHAMBERLAIN

City and businesses can ride on the back of BMX event

BATHURST TAXI TUCKER: NSW Taxi Council deputy chief executive officer Nick Abrahim (centre) with Bathurst Taxis' Dean Shadbolt and Paul Shanahan at Friday's launch.

Food for thought: Other cities to keep an eye on Bathurst Taxi Tucker

TEARING IN: St Pat's Old Boys quick Ethan Ivory snared two wickets on Friday night as his side downed Kinross.

PHOTOSSaints end Kinross' tilt with cruisy chase

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PHOTOSSaints end Kinross' tilt with cruisy chase

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Destructive duo: Saints' Macauley, Slattery come up trumps

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Betts is happy to Burns her rivals for all the win at Young

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PHOTOSBOIDC wrap-up: How your team fared on the opening day of the third round

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Bathurst International may lure Barrichello to Mount Panorama

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PHOTOSHe's got attitude and now Tattoo has inked in a win too

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TEARING IN: St Pat's Old Boys quick Ethan Ivory snared two wickets on Friday night as his side downed Kinross.

PHOTOSSaints end Kinross' tilt with cruisy chase

Matt Findlay
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DEADLY DUO: Aiden Macauley and Connor Slattery helped St Pat's Old Boys claim first innings points against City Colts. Photo: CONTRIBUTED

Destructive duo: Saints' Macauley, Slattery come up trumps

Alexander Grant
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ANOTHER SUCCESS: She was all smiles after driving the first winner of her career in July and on Friday at Young Phoebe Betts was smiling again after steering $12 chance Esther Burns to victory. Photo: COFFEE PHOTOGRAPHY AND FRAMING

Betts is happy to Burns her rivals for all the win at Young

Anya Whitelaw

TEARING IN: St Pat's Old Boys quick Ethan Ivory snared two wickets on Friday night as his side downed Kinross.

PHOTOSSaints end Kinross' tilt with cruisy chase

44m ago

GET BACK: Centrals seamer Zac Reimer shapes to have a ping after Kinross' Will Luelf charged at Riawena Oval, Luelf made 95. Photo: JUDE KEOGH

PHOTOSBOIDC wrap-up: How your team fared on the opening day of the third round

Matt Findlay

BATHURST BOUND?: Rubens Barrichello could race an S5000 car at Bathurst. Photo: EAGLE IMAGES/DAVID GOUDIE

Bathurst International may lure Barrichello to Mount Panorama

Anya Whitelaw

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Self portrait: Ben Quilty after Afghanistan 2012. Private collection, Sydney.

Documentary captures Ben Quilty confronting injustice head-on

Jim Kellar

Find a garage sale in NSW and the ACT

Find a garage sale in NSW and the ACT

Truck Show at Bathurst showground. There will be plenty to see and do for the whole family including over 200 market stalls, food stalls, entertainment and kids rides . Make a weekend out of it with the annual Bathurst Swap Meet.

What's on | Say hi to team Tipping at the Bathurst Truck Show

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MODERN GEM: Situated in a quiet Kelso cul-de-sac, the home at 9 Wattle Close is packed with unique features. Photos: AGENT CHAPMAN REAL ESTATE

Be wowed by great design and attention to detail

Rachel Chamberlain

Open houses in and around Bathurst from Friday November 15 to Saturday, November 16 | Videos, photos, map

Open houses in and around Bathurst from Friday November 15 to Saturday, November 16 | Videos, photos, map

Open houses in and around Bathurst from Friday November 8 to Sunday, November 10 | Videos, photos, map

Open houses in and around Bathurst from Friday November 8 to Sunday, November 10 | Videos, photos, map

READY TO LAUNCH: Author Sharon Shelton with her new book about the Bridle Track. Photo: RACHEL CHAMBERLAIN

Bathurst author tracks down history, shares stories in new book

Rachel Chamberlain

REMEMBERING HIM: The Bathurst Truck Show has been renamed to honour the late Dane Ballinger, pictured with his son Sam, who was killed in an accident in September. Photo: SUPPLIED

WHAT'S ONBathurst ready to put on a show in honour of truckie Dane Ballinger

Rachel Chamberlain

SUPPORT: Hair Razing owner Natalie Daymond has put together toiletry packages to assist those who have been affected by bushfires on NSW's mid-north coast.

Small business owner encourages Bathurst to dig deep for fire relief

Sam Bolt

READY TO LAUNCH: Author Sharon Shelton with her new book about the Bridle Track. Photo: RACHEL CHAMBERLAIN

Bathurst author tracks down history, shares stories in new book

WORK PROGRESSING: Mayor Bobby Bourke and member for Bathurst Paul Toole at the BMX track on Friday. Photo: RACHEL CHAMBERLAIN

City and businesses can ride on the back of BMX event

Rachel Chamberlain

#TrainHack participants will travel to Armidale on the XPT train.

Inaugural #Trainhack postponed due to bushfires

Gemma Purves

TEARING IN: St Pat's Old Boys quick Ethan Ivory snared two wickets on Friday night as his side downed Kinross.

PHOTOSSaints end Kinross' tilt with cruisy chase

44m ago

ANOTHER SUCCESS: She was all smiles after driving the first winner of her career in July and on Friday at Young Phoebe Betts was smiling again after steering $12 chance Esther Burns to victory. Photo: COFFEE PHOTOGRAPHY AND FRAMING

Betts is happy to Burns her rivals for all the win at Young

GET BACK: Centrals seamer Zac Reimer shapes to have a ping after Kinross' Will Luelf charged at Riawena Oval, Luelf made 95. Photo: JUDE KEOGH

PHOTOSBOIDC wrap-up: How your team fared on the opening day of the third round

BLUE IS GOLD: Blue Tattoo, with Billy Cray in the saddle, takes out the Club Lithgow Maiden Handicap at Tyers Park on Saturday. Photo: PHIL BLATCH

PHOTOSHe's got attitude and now Tattoo has inked in a win too

TRAVELLING IN STYLE: Luke and Di Croker with Paige Clarke before the Bathurst High graduation.

PHOTOSBathurst High School's Class of 2019 graduates in style

The long form TV style gives time for the exploration of landscape, stories, culture and history. Picture: Supplied.

The outback uses 'slow TV' to share stories, culture

Roxanne Fitzgerald

A tale to tell: North Haven residents Jodie and Nathan Gardner present day (left) and the Port News photo after Nathan's birth in 2009 (right).

Were you involved in a highway delivery 10 years ago?

Liz Langdale

Port Macquarie - a lifetime ago: Well, about a fortnight ago anyway. Photo: Brittany Daly

REAL AUSTRALIAA dollop of tolerance goes a long way

Janine Graham

Our say | Another way for local taxis to take the fight to Uber

COMMENTOur say | Another way for local taxis to take the fight to Uber

Murray Nicholls

Our say | Play by the rules if you don't want to get dobbed in

COMMENTOur say | Play by the rules if you don't want to get dobbed in

Murray Nicholls

PLAN: Roads and Maritime Services western region director Alistair Lunn, Bathurst mayor Bobby Bourke, Member for Bathurst Paul Toole, Nationals MLC Sam Farraway and Orange City Council's technical services director Wayne Gailey look over plans for the Great Western Highway upgrade.

Great Western Highway upgrade plans look great, but ...

Gerry Johnston

BLAST FROM THE PAST: Polio survivors at Polio Australia's 2017 health and wellness retreat on the Sunshine Coast.

Demanding action for polio survivors

Rowan Cowley

OUCH: Corticosteroid injections versus orthotics.

Heel pain: to jab or not to jab?

RAINBOW RIBBON: Queensland AIDS Council CEO Rebecca Reynolds, Arcare CEO Colin Singh, Local Liberal state member for Bonney, Sam OConnor at the opening of Arcare Parkwood.

Queensland's first LGBTI aged care opens

Fire conditions in Queensland are becoming more grim as the weekend goes on.

Qld braces for challenging fire conditions

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Andrew Hastie is unrepentant about his criticisms that have seen him barred from a trip to China.

Liberal MP refuses to back down on China

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Firefighters and residents northwest of Sydney have been trying to prepare for conditions to worsen.

Anxious wait as NSW bushfire rages

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The government is set to ban the import of bump stock devices that increase gun firing speed.

Rapid-fire gun attachments set for ban

The NSW government has kicked in another $200k to help clean up fire-ravaged areas.

NSW govt boosts bushfire aid by $200k

Aine Fox

Greens MP Adam Bandt has defended Jordon Steele-John's spray over climate change.

Greens MP backs senator's 'arsonist' spray

Matt Coughlan

The fire danger in northern NSW and Sydney will increase as conditions worsen this week.

Bushfire crews backburn to protect homes

Aine Fox

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg is resisting calls to speed up tax cuts and other stimulation measures .

Treasurer sticking to his guns on economy

Matt Coughlan

ON THE MARKET: Do you have an interesting real estate story that could be featured in an upcoming edition? Please email brendan.crabb@illawarramercury.com.au with details. Picture: Supplied

Luxury Jamberoo property with popular farm-stay cottage listed for sale

Brendan Crabb
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DRAINED: Tony Sergi is incredibly disappointed in the government knowing they are 'playing politics' with our donated water. PHOTO: Jacinta Dickins

'Playing politics' with MIA irrigator's plan to donate water

Jacinta Dickins

Home on the range where the bore water is forever on tap. This unique property is up for sale.

A farm where the water never runs out

John Ellicott

EXPLORE: Let our new travel section help you dream and plan your next holiday.

Explore: your new favourite travel destination

Joanne Crawford

Our team took blood samples, four DNA samples and imbedded two GPS tracking devices while myself and eight others worked hard to keep the animal upright. Photos: Scott McRae

Combining conservation with wanderlust

Scott McRae

Working out how to switch off all the lights in a hotel room shouldn't be that difficult ... should it? Picture: Supplied

Room for improvement: What hotels could be doing better

Michael Turtle

COLOUR POP: Next year's hottest colours reflect everything from our current faves to environmental concerns. All furniture available at essentialhome.eu.

Take a seat and check out the colour trends for 2020

Paul said the owners are especially happy with the rich internal palette. Images: andymacphersonstudio.com

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The plastics and metals used to make mobile phones are valuable resources that can be recovered and made into new products, reducing the need to mine.

How is your Recycling Week going?