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Bathurst man faces charges of assaulting two girls in his care

SUPPORT: Shooters, Fishers and Farmers party Member of Legislative Council Robert Borsak [far right] and Bathurst candidate Brenden May [third from right] with members of the Bridle Track Action Group. Photo: SAM BOLT

Shooters, Fishers and Farmers party go into bat for Bridle Track

Sam Bolt

TRAIN GANG: Bathurst MP Paul Toole announces a second daily rail service to Sydney. Photo: CHRIS SEABROOK

Bathurst businesses welcome second daily rail service to Sydney

Murray Nicholls

UNDER THE SPOTLIGHT: Sad, worrying cases of neglect and abuse in the disability sector will be heard during the royal commission, LiveBetter's Chris Rawlins says. Photo: FILE

Sad, worrying cases of neglect and abuse in disability sector will be heard

Nadine Morton

COLOURING THE STREETS: Councilor Jacqui Rudge is confident that Bathurst Regional Council's public art policy will be implemented. Photo: CHRIS SEABROOK 050818claneway3

Get your feedback in for Bathurst Regional Council’s public art policy

HELPING HAND: Bathurst Regional Art Gallery director Sarah Gurich and BRAGS president Max Wilson. Photo: BRADLEY JURD

New exhibition at art gallery marks society's milestone

Bradley Jurd

SEIZED: The drugs taken by Central West Police District officers as part of Strike Force Pimm's raids in the past week. Photo: NSW POLICE

Seven arrested, drugs and cash seized as police target supply chain | Photos

SECOND BULLET: Rail Action Bathurst chairman John Hollis welcomes news of a second daily rail service to Sydney as Bathurst MP Paul Toole looks on. Photo: CHRIS SEABROOK

Number two with a bullet: Second daily rail service to Sydney

Murray Nicholls

Local projects, local jobs: Central West Labor candidates’ pledge

UPDATE: Running fuel fire concerns by crews during highway blaze

CSU Diggings’ new head resident excited for on-campus orientation

Our million-dollar babies: Bathurst’s top-priced homes in 2018

Bathurst man faces charges of assaulting two girls in his care

SEIZED: The drugs taken by Central West Police District officers as part of Strike Force Pimm's raids in the past week. Photo: NSW POLICE

Seven arrested, drugs and cash seized as police target supply chain | Photos

HELPING HAND: Bathurst Regional Art Gallery director Sarah Gurich and BRAGS president Max Wilson. Photo: BRADLEY JURD

New exhibition at art gallery marks society's milestone

WEST'S WAY: From left, Justin Carney, Jack Littlejohn, Josh Starling and Sam Dwyer would all be walk-up starts in any Western Division senior side picked in 2019.

AT THE END OF THE DAY | Western’s best enough to challenge Bennett’s Rabbitohs?

Confessions of an 80s and 90s whistleblower: Referee’s memories of Group 10’s glory days | Photos

Confessions of an 80s and 90s whistleblower: Referee’s memories of Group 10’s glory days | Photos

Sad, worrying cases of neglect and abuse in disability sector will be heard

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Shooters, Fishers and Farmers party go into bat for Bridle Track

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Bathurst businesses welcome second daily rail service to Sydney

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Stannies move into semi-finals with smashing performance

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Get your feedback in for Bathurst Regional Council’s public art policy

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New exhibition at art gallery marks society's milestone

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STAR: Cooper Brien, pictured in the Western NSW Under 15 Select Twenty20 exhibition, helped St Stanislaus' College into the Berg Shield semi-finals.

Stannies move into semi-finals with smashing performance

Alexander Grant

OFF TO REGION CARNIVAL: Tahlia O’Connell and Isla Fitzgerald after performing at the recent Holy Family Catholic Primary School Kelso. Photo: SUPPLIED

Holy Family swimmers ready to perform at Diocese carnival at Cowra

ON THE RUN: Panorama recruit Lailee Phillips busts through the Woodbridge Cup defence. Photo: CARGO HEELERS

Goannas, Platypi on a WWRL collision course after impressive outings

Nick McGrath

STAR: Cooper Brien, pictured in the Western NSW Under 15 Select Twenty20 exhibition, helped St Stanislaus' College into the Berg Shield semi-finals.

Stannies move into semi-finals with smashing performance

PROUD: Emma Turnbull, pictured during a Team Teal event in the past, will contest one of the races for the campaign at Dubbo on Wednesday. Photo: CLARE LEWIS

Emma Turnbull tickled pink by ongoing support for Team Teal

Nick Guthrie

TOP KNOCK: Bathurst's under 12s Ruben Newton in action earlier this month against the Blue Mountains. Newton hit a team high of 33 not out on Sunday. Photo:CHRIS SEABROOK 021019cu12s3

Bathurst under 12s and 16s into Mitchell deciders with win

Bradley Jurd

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HELPING HAND: Bathurst Regional Art Gallery director Sarah Gurich and BRAGS president Max Wilson. Photo: BRADLEY JURD

New exhibition at art gallery marks society's milestone

Bradley Jurd

DUO: Scarlet's Way will play in Bathurst this week.

WA pair will be a long way from home when they get to Bathurst

What’s on | Join in for the food and flix with the greatest show!

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Five tips to have healthy teeth for life

Judith Whitfield

Transparency: Product review sites can tell you which companies are transparent about their customer service statistics to help you make an informed decision about which Telco provider to use.

When human contact makes all the difference

Emma Brown

COLOUR BURST: Capture the splendour of Japan’s autumnal colours on a 16-night cruise.

Fall in love with Japan on this autumn cruise

Geraldine Cardozo

Five tips to have healthy teeth for life

Anyone can shop at Catch, but by joining Club Catch you get even sweeter deals. Over 100,000 Australians are reaping the rewards - the country's largest online family.

Join the online club that offers real savings

Emma Brown

Over 200 years of heritage: Scots All Saints College is beginning the journey as a new College of academic excellence, unrivalled space and specialist facilities.

Stronger together

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Open houses in and around Bathurst from Thursday, February 14 to Sunday, February 17 | Videos, photos, map

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

UNBELIEVABLE QUALITY: An enormous property at 90 Blue Ridge Drive has every feature imaginable. Photos: CENTURY 21 BATHURST

Feels Like Home: 90 Blue Ridge Drive, White Rock

Rachel Chamberlain

TIME AND PLACE: One of Wendy Murray's Daily drawing series. From the collection of BRAG; purchased 2018.

Step back in time as BMEC marks a major birthday milestone

Steven Cavanagh

COLOURING THE STREETS: Councilor Jacqui Rudge is confident that Bathurst Regional Council's public art policy will be implemented. Photo: CHRIS SEABROOK 050818claneway3

Get your feedback in for Bathurst Regional Council’s public art policy

What’s on | Join in for the food and flix with the greatest show!

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TIME AND PLACE: One of Wendy Murray's Daily drawing series. From the collection of BRAG; purchased 2018.

Step back in time as BMEC marks a major birthday milestone

RIDING FOR A CAUSE:Black Dog Ride participants Peter Myler, Peter Willard, Bob Hancock, Paul Hutchins and Rose Hancock [event coordinator].

Bathurst motorcycle enthusiasts to raise awareness of depression

Sam Bolt

Driver airlifted after Sunday’s Mid Western Highway crash

Jacinta Carroll

An artist's interpretation of the sauropods that made tracks (18m and 11m).

95-million-year-old dinosaur tracks found in Qld

ALL DRESSED UP: Joshua Turner and Gloria Swansborough, both from Wagga, Rex Morgan, Marlena and Brian Welch and Christopher Morgan. 021619cball1

Bowties and boas at the eighth Abercrombie House Ball | Photos

BIRTHDAY WITH LOVED ONES: Ted Rheinberger with family.

Ted Rheinberger’s 90th at the Kelso Hotel, February 16, 2019 | Photos

Confessions of an 80s and 90s whistleblower: Referee’s memories of Group 10’s glory days | Photos

MEAN MACHINES: James Sharp and Zoe Dent at the Bathurst Street and Custom Motorcycle Show. Photos: PHIL BLATCH

Bathurst Street and Custom Motorcycle Show in the CBD | Photos

Heavenly victory has Hewitt on cloud nine | Photos, video

Alexander Grant

Romero reigns in photo finish over Better Than Grange | Photos, video

Alexander Grant

STAR MARE: Chris Frisby's Major Occasion (right, pictured during a previous win at Bathurst) came across Group 2 glory at Menangle.

Major Occasion secures invite to Ladyship Mile with Group 2 win | Video

Alexander Grant

Our say | Making the most of political incumbency

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Our say | At least it’s nice to know that people care

Letter | Thanks for the comfort and help at a tough time

Jan Murphy

‘I stopped breathing’: Water safety skills ‘vital’ for seniors

Geraldine Cardozo

INVISIBLE EXERCISE: See how your pelvic floor works and the proper way to exercise it in free 3D animated videos.

Ladies, it’s time to exercise that pelvic floor – you too guys

Eileen Wood

SALT OF THE EARTH: Landcare volunteer Graeme Stevenson was one of three finalists in the prestigious Bob Hawke Landcare Award last year.

Job well dung for poo-ologist

Johanna Baker-Dowdell

Labor wants the big four banks to explain how they implement the royal commission's recommendations.

Bank bosses to face public grillings

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Greater "secondary prevention" could save more Australians from dying from heart disease.

Call for repeat heart attack, strokes plan

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Archbishop Mark Coleridge says the child sex abuse royal commission can guide the church globally

Abuse royal commission a roadmap: bishop

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Introduced species are putting huge pressure on Australian species that are already under threat.

Invaders taking toll on threatened species

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Brian Winspear has returned to Darwin at age 99 for the 77th anniversary of the Darwin bombings.

Darwin veteran returns to honour comrades

Greg Roberts
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Accused serial killer Bradley Edwards attacked a hospital worker in 1990, a court has heard.

Alleged Claremont serial killer 'jilted'

Angie Raphael and Rebecca Le May
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Staff at Darren Weir’s former stables lose their jobs

Former Melbourne Lord Mayor Robert Doyle has been accused of sexual harassment by numerous women.

Vic assault claimant seeks city apology

Andrew Drummond

THE TWO JOHNS: Chairman of Rural Press, John B. Fairfax (left), and managing director, John Parker (right), farewell the then Prime Minister, Bob Hawke, after he made a flying visit to the company's North Richmond headquarters in 1991.

A milestone for The Land

Vernon Graham and Andrew Norris

The 2013 The Land Sydney Royal Showgirl, Kennedy Tourle.

What’s in a ‘Showgirl’ name?

Samantha Townsend

NSW Greens MP David Shoebridge, centre. The Greens want to set up four regional renewable energy power hubs.

Greens’ public energy proposal to make state 100 per cent renewable by 2030

John Ellicott

Four Points: One of last pieces of the jigsaw.

Chippendale shows a more modern side

John Rozentals

Parramasala: A vibrant cross-section of cultures.

Your weekly travel inspiration

Skip the flowers and hit the road with your Valentine

Whether native or introduced, wild animals are not pets; they belong in the wild. No matter how good your intentions, a life in captivity is a life of suffering for wild animals

Do you really need an exotic pet?

Catching a brain aneurysm in time for it to be treated, while partly down to chance, is also a matter of being aware of family history and of the symptoms – headaches, vision changes, confusion and nerve paralysis – and alerting a doctor in order to have the relevant tests done.

Brain surgery has come a long way

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LIVING THE GOOD LIFE: Former police officer Peter Gillett with his dogs on King Island. Picture: Dee Kramer

Island life proves the perfect treatment for former cop

Johanna Baker-Dowdell