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Dubbo Regional Council Economic Development Team Leader Tim Nichols, with Crowe Horwath’s Amelia Hartney and Sam Lawrence with Export Council of Australia CEO Alina Bain. Photo: Taylor Jurd.

Central west exporters hear from industry experts at connection session

Taylor Jurd
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Everything you need to know ahead of this weekend’s Cob Loaf Festival

Daniel Shirkie
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My Health Record: what is it, and the case for opting in – or out

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GROWING HEALTHIER: A student receiving a vaccination shot. Photo: FILE

Get your child’s immunisation history or else face risk of exclusion: health authority

Sahil Makkar

Duncan Clowes stands next to his silage pit on "Valdemar", just outside of Millthorpe, as it is recharged.

Silage going into pits as farmers prepare

Daniel Pedersen

BUNNINGS SNAG: A new rule could change how you enjoy your Saturday morning sausage

Grace Ryan

Former dairy farmer Kylie Squires has since become a beautician at Skin Logic in Dubbo. Photo: Taylor Jurd.

Former dairy farmer turns new leaf as a beautician

Taylor Jurd

Dubbo Regional Council Economic Development Team Leader Tim Nichols, with Crowe Horwath’s Amelia Hartney and Sam Lawrence with Export Council of Australia CEO Alina Bain. Photo: Taylor Jurd.

Central west exporters hear from industry experts at connection session

Taylor Jurd
1hr ago

Everything you need to know ahead of this weekend’s Cob Loaf Festival

Daniel Shirkie
1hr ago

35 photos from the Coffs Coast World Rally showdown

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Kurt Fearnley has welcomed the significant boost to para-sport funding.

Para-athletes funding boost of $1 million

Adrian Warren
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Youngstar and Craig Williams. Photo: AAP/JULIAN SMITH

Who is Youngstar? The Central West horse who’s running at Flemington

Melbourne Cup 2018: an average punter’s guide to the race that stops a nation | Photos, videos

Matt Findlay

Kurt Fearnley has welcomed the significant boost to para-sport funding.

Para-athletes funding boost of $1 million

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Open winners for the prize of $6000 first place Jimmy Samuels, second Aiden Copp, third Leon Samuels, fourth Beau Guelfi, fifth Gavin Evans and sixth Luke Lynch.

Some of the world’s best on hand at Young Quick Shear | Photos

Daniel 'Stix' Parker took out gold in the men's IT1 400 metre run in just 58 seconds.

Not about medals for Aust athletics champ

Benita Kolovos

Photo: Supplied.

Workshops aim to help groups remove red tape

Men’s Shed generosity is flowing with drought barbeque

Zaarkacha Marlan

JUST GO FOR IT: These lads had a great time testing out the new Aqua Park at Ben Chifley Dam on Sunday. Photo: CHRIS SEABROOK 110418caqua1a

Aqua Park at Central West dam already a great success

Sam Bolt

Photo: Supplied.

Workshops aim to help groups remove red tape

Mel Ford, Emma Hill and Audrey Liu with this year's National Cherry Festival programs at the Young Information Centre.

Organisers announce changes to Young’s National Cherry Festival

Hoodoo Gurus. Photo: Supplied.

Community, singers to come together for drought relief concert

Taylor Jurd

A sunset bath in Botswana is enjoyed by a pair of elephants

An exhilarating brush with danger in deep Botswana

Jennie Dicker

TOP TIME: Rachel Griffith and her daughter, Jordan, 10, enjoyed the camel rides at the 2017 Australian National Field Days. Photo by Rachael Webb.

You’re sure to have a field day

Leading the way forward

A sunset bath in Botswana is enjoyed by a pair of elephants

An exhilarating brush with danger in deep Botswana

What's your plan: Having a Bushfire Survival Plan will help you avoid making last minute decisions that could be deadly.

Ensure you have a fire plan

Man of the moment: Santa reassures the children of the world that they have the power within themselves to stay on the Good List.

Santa believes in you too

Jennifer Birchall

ROW OF HISTORY: Real estate agent Ash Brown outside the Bowen Terrace row of townhouses where one is up for auction. Photo: JUDE KEOGH 1101jkbowen2

After 20 years empty, this Central West Property is on the market

David Fitzsimons

First impressions: Using quality photos in real estate listings can make all the difference.

Are professional photos worth it?

Ruth Lewis

Mixed farming where Tomingley might have been

Peter Austin

BUNNINGS SNAG: A new rule could change how you enjoy your Saturday morning sausage

Grace Ryan

SNAPPED: AIF 2nd Division soldiers, Vignacourt, 1918. Picture: AWM P10550.140

Road to Remembrance

Detective Inspector Jon Rouse

Detective awarded for work catching child sex offenders

BUNNINGS SNAG: A new rule could change how you enjoy your Saturday morning sausage

MOVE IT: Armidale Skating Rink, circa 1917, a source of entertainment for those on the home front.

Doing our bit on the home front

Lydia Roberts

Died in the war: Sydney William Estick.

Armistice Centenary: More stories about loved ones

Jim Kellar

Henry, Caroline, George and Kristy Taylor with Alison Plasto at Mt Hotham. Photo: CHRIS HOCKING

Defining spirit: Southern friends help our western friends in drought

Grahame and Kathy Bateup.

See who was at the Hit 93.5 Dubbo Derby Day on Saturday

Helping those in need: Moses Goire and Dione Carter at the Life Charity Focus Dubbo fundraiser. Photos: Supplied.

Ball raises thousands for Uganda children

Lilly Hand, Bourke, Tay-lah Picker, Forbes and Meg Sandford, Louth

Did we snap you out and about at this year’s ANFD? Check out the photos here

35 photos from the Coffs Coast World Rally showdown

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LIGHT THE NIGHT: Juliane Doerner, Kayleigh Nickson, Gwenllian Evans, Nadine Tratzy, Katherine Plewman and Courtney Baker. Photo: JUDE KEOGH

Did we snap you out and about in Orange | Photos

Molong Central School students, Anna Pottie, Year 8 and her sister Henrietta, Year 10

All the photos from day two at ANFD

Rachael Webb

Kempsey Cup | Photos

Samantha Townsend

Photo: File.
Demand: The crossbreds, while experiencing some losses to indicators, had a relatively firm week. Photo: File.

National wool offering is down

Natalie Lyons

The Country Women's Association of NSW says a national threat abatement program would go a long way to controlling feral pests.

Senate inquiry into feral goats and pigs

Tanya Jolly

Stock and property: Bill Tatt (pictured) discuses the latest rain event and the proposed installation of a weigh bridge at Dubbo and Forbes. Photo: File.

Rain event will enhance the prospect for hay

Bill Tatt

SORE SUBJECT FOR SENIORS: From November 1 anyone aged 50 or over will have to visit a specialist to be referred for an MRI scan on a sore or injured knee.

Over 50s denied GP-referred knee MRI scans

Eileen Wood

BEST SHOT: Wilma Perkins competes in shot put - one of seven events in the heptathlon - at the World Masters Athletics Championships in Malaga, Spain. Photo: World Masters Athletics

Golden girls reign in Spain

Geraldine Cardozo

Win a NZ Holiday

Scott Morrison has denied competitiveness with China over Pacific relations.

PM plays down China bidding war in Pacific

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Former artistic director of the South Australian state opera Timothy Sexton (left) is seen outside the Adelaide Magistrates Court.

Ex-SA opera director pleads not guilty

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An Undated social media image of Hamza Abbas.

Trio guilty of Melbourne Xmas terror plot

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Tony Marshall, the father of South Australian Premier Steven Marshall (pictured) has died.

SA premier's father passes away

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Fleay the platypus swims in an enclosure at the Healesville Sanctuary.

Platypus turns 25 at a Melbourne zoo

Christine McGinn
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Sugar will be a topic of discussion for Scott Morrison and Indian PM Narendra Modi.

Morrison raises sticky India sugar stoush

Daniel McCulloch
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Dreamworld staff asked for simple shutdown

Robyn Wuth
1hr ago

Third charge over Perth Zoo meerkat theft

Rebecca Le May
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A bellowing good time on Scotland’s west coast

Rochelle Tubb

Old bottles of madeira … richly flavoured and seductive.

Life is but a SeaDream

John Rozentals

The Sebel Melbourne Malvern … 17 floors with 86 apartments.

Six highlights in your travel week | 12 Nov

John Rozentals

Where's my waste: This year’s theme for National Recycling Week, From Waste Wars to Recycling Reboot, aims to resolve some of the confusion surrounding Australia’s waste.

The truth about recycling

BUNNINGS SNAG: A new rule could change how you enjoy your Saturday morning sausage

Grace Ryan

A 2013 comprehensive review of the literature on the effect of bariatric surgery on cancer outcomes suggested that the surgery did reduce cancer risk, particularly for breast and endometrial cancer in individuals who had been obese prior.

Does bariatric surgery reduce cancer risk?

Healthshare