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DELAYS: The crash scene at Medlow Bath. Photo: FACEBOOK, NSW Traffic and Highway Command.

BREAKING
Long highway delays after pet food truck crashes at Medlow Bath

Murray Nicholls
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WAIT FOR ANSWERS: Steve Barrott at the Salvo's shop with new computer he had to buy after destruction of the old one. Photo: PHIL BLATCH

First in the dark, now out of pocket: Businesses count cost of blackout

Jacinta Carroll

UPGRADE: Kelso High Campus students pictured with Bathurst MP Paul Toole and Bathurst Indoor Sports Stadium manager Andrew James. Photo: BRADLEY JURD

Bathurst Indoor Sports Stadium receives significant funding

Bradley Jurd

CONGRATULATIONS: Cathy Marshall, GM, Terri Latimore, midwife of the year, Rachel Oaks, nurse of the year, surgical ward with Tracy Wittich, DON, Bathurst Base.

Recognition for Bathurst Base Hospital's best nurses

Jacinta Carroll

A contributor's photo of the blue-green algae at Ben Chifley Dam back in early March.

High alert algae warning for the Ben Chifley Dam downgraded

Bradley Jurd

DO OVER: A new test date has been organised for students who had connectivity problems during day one of NAPLAN testing. Photo: FILE

Bungled online NAPLAN testing left Central West students distressed

Nadine Morton

NOT HERE, THANKS: Anyone caught collecting firewood from a travelling stock reserve could face a $5500 fine, Central Tablelands Local Land Services says. Photo: SUPPLIED

Snow's on the way, but collecting wood here could get you a $5500 fine

Nadine Morton

Highway blocked following two-car crash on Stewart Street, Bathurst

Highway blocked following two-car crash on Stewart Street, Bathurst

COMMENT
Our say | Stronger together, even if others don't get it

Feels Like Home: Snap up a family home with room to expand

Scott's carving out a career in business through handmade jewellery

Voice of the people: New push for a referendum on popularly-elected mayor

DELAYS: The crash scene at Medlow Bath. Photo: FACEBOOK, NSW Traffic and Highway Command.

BREAKING
Long highway delays after pet food truck crashes at Medlow Bath

59m ago

DO OVER: A new test date has been organised for students who had connectivity problems during day one of NAPLAN testing. Photo: FILE

Bungled online NAPLAN testing left Central West students distressed

NOT HERE, THANKS: Anyone caught collecting firewood from a travelling stock reserve could face a $5500 fine, Central Tablelands Local Land Services says. Photo: SUPPLIED

Snow's on the way, but collecting wood here could get you a $5500 fine

A contributor's photo of the blue-green algae at Ben Chifley Dam back in early March.

High alert algae warning for the Ben Chifley Dam downgraded

COME ON, SIR: Josh Toole appeals for a penalty during his side's loss to Dubbo CYMS in Group 11 last Sunday.

AROUND THE GROUNDS | Results from across the Central West: May 25-26

Western Advocate | May 2010

Throwback Thursday: Bathurst photos from May 2010 | Part 2

BREAKING
Long highway delays after pet food truck crashes at Medlow Bath

59m ago

Lavelle leads the way in target rifle class

07:00AM

First in the dark, now out of pocket: Businesses count cost of blackout

05:00AM

Bathurst Indoor Sports Stadium receives significant funding

17:30PM

Panthers squad are taking the top tier test

17:15PM

Recognition for Bathurst Base Hospital's best nurses

17:00PM

COME ON, SIR: Josh Toole appeals for a penalty during his side's loss to Dubbo CYMS in Group 11 last Sunday.

AROUND THE GROUNDS | Results from across the Central West: May 25-26

Nick McGrath

Lavelle leads the way in target rifle class

Geoff Willis

ON THE BALL: Lucy Rowe (Scots All Saints College) and Emerson Hall (CSU) contest for possession in the latest BNA round. Photo: PHIL BLATCH

Panthers squad are taking the top tier test

Alexander Grant

COME ON, SIR: Josh Toole appeals for a penalty during his side's loss to Dubbo CYMS in Group 11 last Sunday.

AROUND THE GROUNDS | Results from across the Central West: May 25-26

DIVING EFFORT: Ali Stanford throws herself at the ball during a recent match. Souths are looking to build off last round's 3-0 win over Lithgow Zig Zag in this Saturday's meeting against CYMS. Photo: PHIL BLATCH

Souths hope to escape mid-table scuffle

Alexander Grant

GET ON TRACK: Lisa Quinn is hoping to guide Bathurst City to a win over Orange Ex Services. Photo: PHIL BLATCH

City looking to play out a full contest with Orange

Alexander Grant

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Rosary: At 11.30am every Thursday at Assumption Church before 12.30pm Mass.

Church Services | Rosary is said at 11.30am every Thursday at Assumption

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BACK BURNING: A low intensity burn is proposed at Hillview Estate Reserve at Napoleon Reef on Saturday, May 25 subject to weather conditions.

What's on | A low intensity burn is proposed at Hillview Estate Reserve

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This Friday: Daffodil Cottage will be hosting The Biggest Morning Tea on Friday from 10am. Everyone is welcome to join us for a morning filled with lots of delicious goodies.

What's on | Biggest morning tea

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Ballarat man Lindsay, 69, has been delighted with the service Pennytel has delivered saying, "I won't go with anyone else 'cause I'm happy - you won't get better."

Old-fashioned service brings satisfaction with a smile

Keep on smiling: Getting geared up for some fun winter sport? Make sure you check your family's mouthguards fit properly to provide the best protection and keep those teeth in place.

Protect your precious assets with a custom mouthguard

Rosemary Ryan

The magical Christmas markets of Austria and Germany ensure travellers will be spoilt for choice and able to stock-up on gifts to bring home to surprise loved ones.

European Christmas market magic

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Ballarat man Lindsay, 69, has been delighted with the service Pennytel has delivered saying, "I won't go with anyone else 'cause I'm happy - you won't get better."

Old-fashioned service brings satisfaction with a smile

HELLO: Meet the locals on our escorted cruise to Papua New Guinea, one of the most culturally diverse countries in the world.

Explore Papua New Guinea on this cruise

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SERVICE PLUS: When it comes to telephone companies, 80-year-old Ballarat man Donald cares primarily about two things, an affordable plan and good old fashioned customer service. Advertiser content for Pennytel.

A company that cares

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PERFECT FOR FAMILIES: Professionals Bathurst's Mark Sullivan expects a large family would make the most of 8 Fuller Retreat. Photos: PHIL BLATCH

Feels Like Home: Snap up a family home with room to expand

Rachel Chamberlain

Open houses in and around Bathurst from Thursday, May 23 to Sunday, May 26 | Videos, photos, map

Open houses in and around Bathurst from Thursday, May 23 to Sunday, May 26 | Videos, photos, map

Open houses in and around Bathurst from Friday, May 17 to Saturday, May 18 | Videos, photos, map

Open houses in and around Bathurst from Friday, May 17 to Saturday, May 18 | Videos, photos, map

Rosary: At 11.30am every Thursday at Assumption Church before 12.30pm Mass.

Church Services | Rosary is said at 11.30am every Thursday at Assumption

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CULTURE CLASH: Guru of Chai is an outrageously funny and heartbreakingly beautiful romantic thriller. Photo: SUPPLIED

Modern India: A heady mix of iPhones and ancient gods

Kylie Shead

HISTORIC MOMENT: Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin here on July 21, 1969, standing on the Moon in a photograph taken by mission commander Neil Armstrong. Across Australia and around the globe, hundreds of millions tuned in to watch as the human race took its first steps in space. Once the realm of science fiction, it was now a reality. Picture: NASA

Race to space began as a daring dream

By Helen Sim

Rosary: At 11.30am every Thursday at Assumption Church before 12.30pm Mass.

Church Services | Rosary is said at 11.30am every Thursday at Assumption

BACK BURNING: A low intensity burn is proposed at Hillview Estate Reserve at Napoleon Reef on Saturday, May 25 subject to weather conditions.

What's on | A low intensity burn is proposed at Hillview Estate Reserve

Contributed

RECOGNITION: The Neighbourhood Centre's volunteer engagement officer Rebecca Wilson with volunteers Clara Bittencourt and Umair Tariq.

National Volunteer Week recognises the efforts of local volunteers

OCEAN'S mystery: Beachcomber John Miller from Port Fairy is discovering plenty of interesting items washed onto the shoreline. Picture: Anthony Brady

Beachcombers are on the hunt for rare finds along our coastline

SNAGGED THEM: Doug Hewitt steers Rock Fisherman past Kalypso King and Send It to take a surprise win on Wednesday night. Photo: ALEXANDER GRANT

Stunning success for Rock Fisherman in heats

Western Advocate | May 2010

Throwback Thursday: Bathurst photos from May 2010 | Part 2

ATTENTIVE AUDIENCE: All eyes were on mayor Graeme Hanger when he read Alpacas with Maracas at the library. Photo: PHIL BLATCH 052219pbstory1

Watch Bathurst kids enjoy the story everyone was reading

Nic Langenberg (left) with 104-year-old Dorothy Yeomans at Sea Life Sydney Aquarium.

Watch this shark glide by 104-year-old Dorothy

Geraldine Cardozo

FRIENDS: Alex Dunkley, Emily Maher, Kate Newland, Tegan Edwards and Caitlin Jones at BoxGrove on Saturday, May 11. 051119pbhope2

Faces from the HOPE fundraiser at BoxGrove, May 11, 2019 | Photos

Renshaw avoids crash and helps to secure fifth spot

Renshaw avoids crash and helps to secure fifth spot

Anya Whitelaw

LEGEND: Jimmy Barnes has been booked to play at Pola Park in Tullamore on November 2. Photo: FILE

Jimmy Barnes including Central West on new tour schedule

Nadine Morton

Our say | Give what you can to the Red Shield Appeal

COMMENT
Our say | Give what you can to the Red Shield Appeal

Murray Nicholls

Our say | Stronger together, even if others don't get it

COMMENT
Our say | Stronger together, even if others don't get it

Murray Nicholls

HISTORY: A re-enactment of the notorious three-day Siege of Canowindra was a highlight of the Bigger than Ben Hall project.

Students project wins galleries award for capturing Ben Hall ... on film

Paul Stafford

Associate Professor Stephen Macfarlane is part of a clinical trial looking into treatment for Parkinson's disease dementia.

Trial of new drug to treat Parkinson's dementia

MEET AND GREET: Academics from University of Sunshine Coast with international students, attending a familiarisation tour of the Cooinda Aged Care.

Uni 'roomies' to move into aged care home

SMART MOVES: Thinking of downsizing to a granny flat? Make sure you formalise decisions and get legal advice before moving in.

Estate planning: avoid granny flat pitfalls

Bill Shorten is urging all Labor supporters to get behind the new party leadership team.

ALP's Neumann still has plenty to give

57m ago

The Tasmanian seat of Bass is no longer on the AEC's too-close-to-call list.

Bass no longer on AEC 'in doubt' list

1hr ago

Victoria's royal commission in the use of police informers has get an extra year to report findings.

More time for 'impossible' Lawyer X report

2hrs ago

PM Scott Morrison will announce the post-election line-up of his team of ministers this weekend.

PM Morrison weighs ministry replacements

Adani will know by June 13 if Queensland's environment department will approve its plans.

Adani's upbeat but still has more hurdles

Liza Kappelle

Essendon man Bryner Menchavez has been missing for almost a month.

Concerns over Vic man missing for weeks

Christine McGinn

Samantha Farrer says she was shut down and her work was altered without her being consulted.

Inquest told investigator was shut down

Hannah Higgins

Meerkats at Werribee zoo now have their food dispensed by a computer-controlled feeder.

Meerkats make a meal of new feed device

Christine McGinn

The grand champion ram from Harewood White Dorper Stud, Rocky Forest, Bathurst with Diana Stewart, Harewood and judge, Graeme Budd, Old Munbilla, Coutts Crossing via Grafton.

Harewood ram again grand champion in the White Dorpers

Olivia Calver
2hrs ago

The grand champion ewe from Nomuula with judge, Graeme Budd, Old Munbilla, Coutts Crossing, Cherilyn Lowe and Joanna Dixon, Nomuula, Moonbi and Jessica Huckel and Tamsyn Henry, Dubbo College Delroy.

Whynot and Nomuula Dorpers impress

Olivia Calver

Sharon and Alf Cantrell hold letters and portrait of Banjo Paterson when Major in Egypt drawn by War Artist George W Lambert.

Honour for Banjo

Mark Griggs

The highway near Glen Innes: A picturesque window on the New England region of NSW. Image: Destination NSW.

Your weekly travel inspirations

John Rozentals

GOTTA DO IT?: Australian travellers surveyed by Hotels.com were more willing to pay out big ($1000 per night) to stay in five-star luxury in Anaheim, California in 2018.

Getting more bang for your five-star buck

Making the extraordinary appear ordinary in Siem Reap City

Making the extraordinary appear ordinary in Siem Reap City

John Rozentals

Stegbar's latest double glaze series, Alumiere, is designed to require minimal framing.

How to keep your heating bills down

Visit sydneyfishmarket.com.au/seafood-school/recipes-cooking-info/recipes

Try this: Scallop pot-sticker dumplings

OCEAN'S mystery: Beachcomber John Miller from Port Fairy is discovering plenty of interesting items washed onto the shoreline. Picture: Anthony Brady

Beachcombers are on the hunt for rare finds along our coastline

Jackson Graham