9.00am: That's it from us here this morning. Make sure you check back tomorrow to find out what's happening in your region.
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In the meantime why not have a more in-depth look at the news today.
8.55am: Like your celebrity news?
Take a look back at the top 10 celebrity happenings in 2014.
8.48am:
Yesterday's answers.
Did you put in an entry in yesterday's Brennan's Mitre 10 12 Days of Christmas? Did you answer correctly?
We were at Stanley the Big Emu.
Come back tomorrow for another chance to enter the 12 Days of Christmas competition.
VISIT THIS LINK: http://shop.mitre10.com.au/ to see the options if you win the voucher.
8.39am: Feeling thirsty?
In the 24 hours to 7am today Dubbo consumed 36 megalitres of drinking water, which is 45 per cent of the plant's daily treatment capacity, Dubbo City Council has reported.
This is equivalent to a residential water consumption of 752 litres per person.
8.33am: The Dubbo Mailbox Shopper is out today and it's a Christmas edition.
Collect it from your mailbox.
8.28am: Take a look at the front pages from today.
8.13am: Congratulations to all the students across western NSW who completed their Higher School Certificate.
Are you a year 12 student or a parent? How are you feeling today? Send us an email: thegrill@fairfaxmedia.com.au
A story about two students' results is just in.
8.08am: A new reason to head along to Cobar.
THE Cobar Memorial Services and Bowling Club opened its newly-converted remote control car track at the weekend, branching out into something a little different.
8.00am: Taking a closer look at today's front page of the Daily Liberal.
A TIP-OFF from a member of the public has helped apprehend a wanted man in Dubbo allegedly found with a gun in his backpack.
NSW Police issued a statewide alert on Saturday, seeking information about the whereabouts of Rodney Griffiths.
Orana Local Area Command Inspector Paul Stephens confirmed police had taken him into custody yesterday morning.
They had been called to the Mitchell Highway about 10.45am after reports Griffiths had been seen walking along the side of the road near Dubbo airport, he said.
Read the complete story here.
7.55am: Are you looking forward to the start of the cricket today at Brisbane?
Australia has a new captain in Steve Smith and he's revealed how love turned his life around.
7.42am:
We are up to day eight of our massive 12 Days of Christmas Competition today Grillers. You could have a massive $200 voucher to Brennan’s Mitre 10 if you’re the lucky winner!
We want to go on a destination hunt with you!
We’ve picked a destination around the region and all you have to do is guess where we are by our clues!
Fill out the form below and at the end of the 12 days we randomly select a winner.
We’ll tell you the correct answer the next day. The more times you enter the more chance you have to win!
We’re in Nyngan
- “Although I belong on the ground, my home up high is very sound.”
- “I am a mascot of the local Rugby Union team.”
- “I live at one of the local drinking holes.”
7.30am: Take a look at your regional and national news from overnight.
* ORANGE: Retail workers are concerned this will be the last Christmas they spend with their families if the state government votes to introduce Boxing Day trading next year.
* ORANGE: He visited Charles Sturt University to congratulate graduates, but in the wake of the Sydney siege, former prime minister John Howard also reminded them to stay united.
* BATHURST: Muslims living in central west NSW do not fear reprisals in the wake of the Martin Place Lindt cafe siege. Bathurst-based imam Soliman Gilany said the rest of Australia could learn from the region’s example of living together peacefully.
* BATHURST: THE “Coal Train” David Taylor and Australian representative Nate Myles will be two of the drawcards when Bathurst hosts its second NRL clash next year.
* ORANGE: Grandmother Gail Copping has criticised the Department of Primary Industries (DPI) for publishing a series of photographs captured by hidden surveillance cameras used to identify illegal hunters in the Mullion and Canobolas state forests.
* Prime Minister Tony Abbott says Australians are right to ask how the Sydney siege gunman, Man Haron Monis, was "entirely at large in the community".
7.15am: What's making news this morning. Take a look at the morning news highlights from Dubbo and Narromine.
* A TIP-OFF from a member of the public has helped apprehend a wanted man in Dubbo allegedly found with a gun in his backpack.
* ABOUT 880 Dubbo year 12 students will find out their marks in their Higher School Certificates (HSC) exams today.
* ORANGE-BASED drug and alcohol service provider The Lyndon Community is working with Dubbo-based organisations to work towards bringing a similar program to Dubbo.
* THE gunman involved in the fatal Sydney siege should have been deported the first time he ran foul of the law, according to a Dubbo City Councillor who says Australia's politicians need to "toughen up" or similar incidents will be a regular occurrence.
* The use of a prominent and popular space at Dubbo for promotion is now forbidden, leaving community groups without the option for their charitable causes and events.
7.00am: Good morning and welcome to the Morning Grill.
You are here today with Faye from Dubbo for your early look at what's making news.
If you have anything you would like me to include in the Morning Grill, send an email to faye.wheeler@fairfaxmedia.com.au
We also have day eight of the Brennan's Mitre 10 12 Days of Christmas competition. Keep an eye out for the clues.
DUBBO/ TRANGIE/ NYNGAN: Sunny. Winds S/SW 25 to 40 km/h tending W/SW 15 to 25 km/h in the middle of the day. Dubbo a top temperature of 33 degrees, and then in steps as you go west: Trangie 34 degrees and Nyngan 35 degrees.
BOURKE/ COBAR: Mostly sunny. The chance of a thunderstorm. Winds NW/SW 25 to 35 km/h turning W/SW 15 to 20 km/h in the afternoon. Mercury at Bourke tipped to reach 38 degrees and at Cobar, 34 degrees.
