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WATER VIEWS: The swollen Macquarie River cut the river walk in sections on Monday. Photo: CHRIS SEABROOK

PHOTOSStay away: Rising river level prompts a warning from Bathurst SES

Amy Rees

Council defers $50,000 financial support decision for TALS

SUBSCRIBERCouncil defers $50,000 financial support decision for TALS

Rachel Chamberlain

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian says stronger lockdown measures would have a marginal impact.

Two more COVID deaths as NSW plots future

Angelo Risso

Good as gold: Ariarne Titmus. Picture: Maddie Meyer/Getty Images

LIVETokyo Olympics day three: gold and bronze for Australia

PRESENTER: ABC TV's celebrity gardener Costa Georgiadis will host the 2021 National Landcare Conference and Awards on August 5 and 6.

Landcare Awards now virtual

WORKING TOGETHER: Mayor Ian North and deputy mayor Monica Morse after their election to the city's top jobs earlier this month. Photo: RACHEL CHAMBERLAIN

SUBSCRIBERNew leadership team will use extended council term wisely

Rachel Chamberlain

MASK UP: Cityfit owner Mark Simons says masks are just a phase for gym goers. Photo: CHRIS SEABROOK.

HAVE YOUR SAYYou can't mask the fact it's a bit different at the gym right now

Amy Rees

BIG WIN: Raglan Public School's mixed netball team. Photo: CHRIS SEABROOK 072621craglanetb

SUBSCRIBERRaglan Public School into semi-finals of PSSA Western Netball

Bradley Jurd

Here comes the sun? Forecast provides a glimmer of hope

HAVE YOUR SAYDrive-through queue a good sign for Bathurst's Oporto addition

FREELow testing numbers worry officials weighing up end to lockdown

It's a big call: Lifeline volunteers step up during difficult time

WATER VIEWS: The swollen Macquarie River cut the river walk in sections on Monday. Photo: CHRIS SEABROOK

PHOTOSStay away: Rising river level prompts a warning from Bathurst SES

BIG WIN: Raglan Public School's mixed netball team. Photo: CHRIS SEABROOK 072621craglanetb

SUBSCRIBERRaglan Public School into semi-finals of PSSA Western Netball

COLD COMFORT: The forecast is showing some tentative signs that winter might be slightly loosening its grip. Photo: SHARYN SEMMENS

Here comes the sun? Forecast provides a glimmer of hope

Councillors call for online voting after council election delayed

HAVE YOUR SAYCouncillors call for online voting after council election delayed

MAKING A DIFFERENCE: Member for Bathurst Paul Toole at Lifeline Central West's Bathurst headquarters with centre supervisor Astrid Taylor.

It's a big call: Lifeline volunteers step up during difficult time

Simone Biles, of the United States, performs on the uneven bars. Photo: AP Photo/Ashley Landis

PHOTOS20 amazing photos from today's Olympic action

SUBSCRIBERCouncil defers $50,000 financial support decision for TALS

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Landcare Awards now virtual

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SUBSCRIBERNew leadership team will use extended council term wisely

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HAVE YOUR SAYYou can't mask the fact it's a bit different at the gym right now

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SUBSCRIBERRaglan Public School into semi-finals of PSSA Western Netball

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PHOTOSStay away: Rising river level prompts a warning from Bathurst SES

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Dieter Brummer. Photo: Facebook

Home And Away star dead

Legal advocates say jailing children aged under 14 does not make the community any safer.

Renewed push to raise criminal age to 14

The burning questions Australia asked Google in 2021

The burning questions Australia asked Google in 2021

NSW Central Coast on high alert after long list of exposure sites

NSW Central Coast on high alert after long list of exposure sites

MIRROR: Premier Peter Gutwein confirmed that Tasmania will look to mirror South Australia and Victoria conservatively when easing border restrictions. Picture: Craig George

Tasmania waits on SA, Victoria before reopening borders

Adam Daunt

Police found Redley, a five-year-old Great Dane, in an emaciated state at a Perth home in 2019.

Five-year ban for man who starved pet dog

Emily Woods

Mark is living with a motor neurone disease diagnosis.

Mark wants final say on the impact of a 'bastard disease'

At least three crew members from the Darya Krishna bulk carrier are feared infectious with COVID-19.

WA on edge as ship crew hospitalised

Michael Ramsey

BIG WIN: Raglan Public School's mixed netball team. Photo: CHRIS SEABROOK 072621craglanetb

SUBSCRIBERRaglan Public School into semi-finals of PSSA Western Netball

Bradley Jurd

GETTING CLOSER: Wayne Wright (pictured) and Mark Gunning have reached the Jimmy Johnson Cup semi-finals. Photo: CHRIS SEABROOK

Semi-finals arrive for knockout competition

Alexander Grant

RUN HOME: The race for the remaining spots in the WPL top five and the minor premiership is expected to go down to the wire.

SUBSCRIBERWhere your WPL team can finish in the run home to the finals

Bradley Jurd

BIG WIN: Raglan Public School's mixed netball team. Photo: CHRIS SEABROOK 072621craglanetb

SUBSCRIBERRaglan Public School into semi-finals of PSSA Western Netball

RARE OCCURENCE: Richard Lesh has hit two hole-in-ones in the space of just over four months. The first of them came on March 5 while his latest effort came on July 15. Photo: CONTRIBUTED

Lesh hits his second hole-in-one of 2021

Alexander Grant

IN FORM: Lucky Lyla (right) and Itsallaboutned were winners at Dubbo for Josh Turnbull. Photo: ALEXANDER GRANT

Great joy for Turnbull and Rue following Dubbo double

Alexander Grant

LOW TESTING: Testing rates across the Western NSW LHD dropped over the weekend, and an increase is required to stay on top of the COVID threat. Photo: JUDE KEOGH

FREELow testing numbers worry officials weighing up end to lockdown

Prime Minister Scott Morrison and (inset) Parliament House. Pictures: Elesa Kurtz, Dion Georgopoulos

Federal Parliament to go into lockdown next week

145 new cases as premier urges families not to mix outside their home

145 new cases as premier urges families not to mix outside their home

Australias 4x100m Womens freestyle relay team (from left) Bronte Campbell, Meg Harris, Emma McKeon and Cate Campbell hold their Gold Medals after winning the final with a world record time at the Tokyo Aquatic Centre on Sunday. Picture: AAP/Joe Giddens

DIGESTAustralia claims first gold medal of Tokyo Games

Photo: FILE

FREEFourth day of no new cases after more than 1400 COVID tests across region

Riley Krause

ACT police check cars on the Federal Highway at a Covid checkpoint in January. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

Hard border with NSW would halt most ACT criminal investigations

Jasper Lindell

Council elections pushed back to December amid ongoing COVID concerns

Council elections pushed back to December amid ongoing COVID concerns

Sage Swinton

Protesters gathered en masse in Sydney to rally against lockdown measures. Picture: Getty

DIGESTThousands attend protests despite rising virus cases

Andrew Brown

Russian swimmer Yuliya Efimova says the Tokyo Games are unfair with many athletes unable to attend

Efimova hits out at 'unfair' Games

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Russian swimmer Yuliya Efimova says the Tokyo Games are unfair with many athletes unable to attend

Efimova hits out at 'unfair' Games

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Kenyan running great Eliud Kipchoge is ready to defend his Olympic marathon title.

Kenya marathon great Kipchoge keen to run

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Kenyan running great Eliud Kipchoge is ready to defend his Olympic marathon title.

Kenya marathon great Kipchoge keen to run

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The Olympic surfing finals have been moved forward to Tuesday as a storm approaches Tokyo.

Tokyo storm hands surfing finals new date

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The Olympic surfing finals have been moved forward to Tuesday as a storm approaches Tokyo.

Tokyo storm hands surfing finals new date

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Sister Brigid and Anjali Sharma one of the teenagers who brought the duty of care case against the Environment Minister. Picture: Supplied

LISTENEight kids and a nun walk into court, and it's no joke for rural Aussies

Sister Brigid and Anjali Sharma one of the teenagers who brought the duty of care case against the Environment Minister. Picture: Supplied

LISTENEight kids and a nun walk into court, and it's no joke for rural Aussies

Brumby Bar & Grill co-owner Patricia Borthwick-Higgs has had to reduce the number of patrons in the pub because she doesn't have the staff to serve them. Picture: Tom Melville

LISTENJobs abound in snow country, so why isn't anyone applying?

Brumby Bar & Grill co-owner Patricia Borthwick-Higgs has had to reduce the number of patrons in the pub because she doesn't have the staff to serve them. Picture: Tom Melville

LISTENJobs abound in snow country, so why isn't anyone applying?

Anna Winter, team leader, run the court-mandated drug diversion program in Tasmania's North-West. Picture: Brodie Weeding

LISTENWhy is everyone in this courtroom so happy?

Anna Winter, team leader, run the court-mandated drug diversion program in Tasmania's North-West. Picture: Brodie Weeding

LISTENWhy is everyone in this courtroom so happy?

Australia's national obsession goes regional

Australia's national obsession goes regional

Australia's national obsession goes regional

Australia's national obsession goes regional

There is more to Wingecarribee's population than meets the eye. Photo: Shutterstock

RACE TO REGIONSData reveals this NSW region's ageing population is climbing

There is more to Wingecarribee's population than meets the eye. Photo: Shutterstock

RACE TO REGIONSData reveals this NSW region's ageing population is climbing

Katherine renters are facing a major surge in property prices. Image: SHUTTERSTOCK

Rental price surge prompts housing affordability concerns

Katherine renters are facing a major surge in property prices. Image: SHUTTERSTOCK

Rental price surge prompts housing affordability concerns

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Four to enjoy: what to drink this week

Four to enjoy: what to drink this week

The Salway family, 2020. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

National Photographic Portrait Prize finalists revealed

Amy Martin

HIT THE TARGET: Bathurst's Horace Brownlow (centre) trains on the Ordnance QF 25 Pounder Field Gun.

'Final plans are coming together': Military memories on display at showground

Why customers are turning to comparison websites to source energy deals

Why customers are turning to comparison websites to source energy deals

Dellaram Vreeland

Filling a void in the market

Filling a void in the market

Della Vreeland

GRAB YOUR SKATES: The McDonalds Bathurst Ice Rink is always a popular place to be during the Bathurst Winter Festival. Photo: Rachel Chamberlain

Bathurst's winter wonderland returns

Why customers are turning to comparison websites to source energy deals

Why customers are turning to comparison websites to source energy deals

Country Pubs & Outback Yarns

Country Pubs & Outback Yarns

Rochelle Tubb

"Never more important": Costa Georgiadis is MC of the National Landcare Conference.

Rare opportunity for community of Landcarers to come together

This listing at 54 Cox Street, Mudgee, for sale with McGrath Central Tablelands, is being sold with forward Airbnb bookings. Photo: Supplied

New data shows regions where holiday listings are growing most

This listing at 54 Cox Street, Mudgee, for sale with McGrath Central Tablelands, is being sold with forward Airbnb bookings. Photo: Supplied

New data shows regions where holiday listings are growing most

Space and light: Why staying in a church should be on your bucket list

Space and light: Why staying in a church should be on your bucket list

Space and light: Why staying in a church should be on your bucket list

Space and light: Why staying in a church should be on your bucket list

15 Aspect Court, Port Macquarie. Photo: Supplied

Holiday at home: Five prestige properties with room for the whole family

Jack Needham

Yes, Sydneysiders can still attend regional open houses

Yes, Sydneysiders can still attend regional open houses

Jack Needham

LIGHT AND BRIGHT: Consider skylights in large living areas. Photo: Marni Epstein-Mervis

Let there be light! Your quick guide to installing a skylight

MAKING A DIFFERENCE: Member for Bathurst Paul Toole at Lifeline Central West's Bathurst headquarters with centre supervisor Astrid Taylor.

It's a big call: Lifeline volunteers step up during difficult time

Interagency | Machattie Park is the place for Kids' Play

Interagency | Machattie Park is the place for Kids' Play

SCAM ALERT: The ATO does not suspend TFNs and will never request you pay a fine or transfer money in order to protect your TFN pending legal action.

Scamwatch: Remote access scams increase 184 per cent

MAKING A DIFFERENCE: Member for Bathurst Paul Toole at Lifeline Central West's Bathurst headquarters with centre supervisor Astrid Taylor.

It's a big call: Lifeline volunteers step up during difficult time

Yesterday, Today | It began in the afternoon in August 1921

Yesterday, Today | It began in the afternoon in August 1921

Alan McRae

VOLUNTEERS: Carol Patterson, Nathan Warburton, Celeste Elliott, Maree Wilsmore and Lyn Webster in the Shelter Cafe. Photo: PHIL BLATCH

Shelter Café makes the winter more bearable for those in need

Rachel Chamberlain

Mark is living with a motor neurone disease diagnosis.

Mark wants final say on the impact of a 'bastard disease'

Simone Biles, of the United States, performs on the uneven bars. Photo: AP Photo/Ashley Landis

PHOTOS20 amazing photos from today's Olympic action

The burning questions Australia asked Google in 2021

The burning questions Australia asked Google in 2021

Dean Boxall, in calm, collected mode. Yes, this is a file photo. Photo: Dave Hunt

WATCHNow that's how you celebrate a gold medal

The Salway family, 2020. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

National Photographic Portrait Prize finalists revealed

Amy Martin

Thousands dob in anti-lockdown protestors

GET UP TO DATEThousands dob in anti-lockdown protestors

Janine Graham

Thrive by Five's Early Learning Monitor reveals 7 in 10 Australians want universal system for early childhood education and care. Picture: Shutterstock

Childcare and early learning policies could swing majority of parents' votes: survey

Harley Dennett

See the gallery for photo captions.

PHOTOS22 of the best* photos from day two of the Olympics

Grace Ryan

Our say | There were 102,233 real heroes on Saturday

OPINIONOur say | There were 102,233 real heroes on Saturday

COUNTRY: Environment Minister Sussan Ley welcomed by Wiradyuri elders (from left) Dinawan Bill Allen, Mallyan Brian Grant and Yanhadarrambal Jade Flynn in March this year.

Letter | It was the correct decision on McPhillamy Park motion

Jeffrey Muir

Letter | Unfortunately, the same game for the same old council

Letter | Unfortunately, the same game for the same old council

Iain McPherson

MORE HELP: 80,000 new packages are on the way. Photo: Shutterstock

Government announces 80,000 new home care packages

Eileen Wood

Yuck factor a barrier to bowel cancer screening

Yuck factor a barrier to bowel cancer screening

Rev. Bill Crews shares his rules for living a better life.

Bill Crews: Twelves rules for living a better life

Samara Ross

Burrinjuck dam spilled yesterday afternoon following increased inflows to the catchment. Photo: WaterNSW

Dams begin to spill across NSW

Olivia Calver

PROTEST: Residents call for a demerger of Snowy Valleys Council, which was knocked back by the local government minister this week.

'We're not giving up': Riverina towns to continue demerger push

Emily Wind

Michael Field of TA Field Estates P/L the largest progressive fine wool producer in the world is nominating for the AWI board. Photo: supplied

High profile nominations for AWI board

Stephen Burns

Four to enjoy: what to drink this week

Four to enjoy: what to drink this week

Some strains of microalgae contain more than 40 per cent protein. Picture: Shutterstock

OPINIONThe superfood that could fix world's hunger programs

Amy Cooper

Easy way to dramatically reduce energy needs of homes

Easy way to dramatically reduce energy needs of homes

Mathew Dickerson