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Mysterious death haunts town. Listen to the podcast now.

Mysterious death haunts town. Listen to the podcast now.

Carla Hildebrandt

REGIONAL VISIT: Community meetings will be held in the Central West ahead of the region's only Royal Commission into aged care hearing. Photo: FILE

HAVE YOUR SAY
Community meetings to run ahead of Royal Commission into aged care hearing

Nadine Morton

CITY LIFE: Kangaroos in Endeavour Park at Lithgow. Photo: MARGARET DOOHAN 091019roos1

Drought, land clearing and shooting to blame for flood of wildlife

Nadine Morton

Oriel Draffin, Stephen Griffin, Riley Cartwright, Oscar Schaefer, Anna Hunt and Connor Day with Emma Griffin. Photo: Gwen Clark.

Probus birthday coming up

RU OK?: Community members made the most of last year's event with this year expected to be bigger.

Asking the question

Great Support: Edith Taylor (L) and Merle Hunter at the 95th anniversary. (Contributed).

Weddin Whispers Bulletin

Deidre Carroll

BE PREPARED: Embers travelling up to 10km ahead of the main fire front and this type of blaze can also create its own weather patter. Photo: FILE

Embers travelling up to 10km and fires creating their own weather

Nadine Morton

Mysterious death haunts town. Listen to the podcast now.

Mysterious death haunts town. Listen to the podcast now.

Carla Hildebrandt

REGIONAL VISIT: Community meetings will be held in the Central West ahead of the region's only Royal Commission into aged care hearing. Photo: FILE

HAVE YOUR SAY
Community meetings to run ahead of Royal Commission into aged care hearing

Nadine Morton

The dichotomy of the 21st century laid bare. Photo: Shutterstock

REAL AUSTRALIA
From robot dairy farms to Mother Nature exploding on your doorstep

AFL tickets have been pulled from sale amid an investigation into possible price gouging.

AFL tickets pulled in price gouging probe

WELL DONE: The Grenfell Girlannas went down to the Cargo Blue Heelers in the Woodbridge Cup grand final last weekend. Photo: RS Williams Sport.

Girlannas just miss out on the big Grand Final win

Rebecca Hewson

ON AGAIN: Local trainers will be heading to Young on Friday for the club's first programme of the season.

Successful Cowra centenary for club

AFL tickets have been pulled from sale amid an investigation into possible price gouging.

AFL tickets pulled in price gouging probe

WINNERS: Pedro Rudd from Wagga Wagga, Geoff Holt from Young and Bill Robertson from Temora.

Classic triples

David Hacock

A 'mixed crew' bowl

A 'mixed crew' bowl

For craft we will be building cars and planes. There are multiple sessions for kids aged five and over. These are free but there are a limited number of places, so bookings are required.

Book your seat and warm up your vocal cords

Erica Kearnes

There is also a movie marathon being added for the Sunday, October 31 for all members of the family. We will be showing all three Back to the Future movies.

Save the date for movie marathon

Erica Kearnes

Come hear what the Library has to offer on researching your family history.

Get ready for some holiday fun

Erica Kearnes

For craft we will be building cars and planes. There are multiple sessions for kids aged five and over. These are free but there are a limited number of places, so bookings are required.

Book your seat and warm up your vocal cords

Happy Family: Karen Burn celebrating with her grandchildren.

Weddin Whispers Bulletin

Deidre Carroll

For more information visit www.grenfellpubliclibrary.org.au.

Search for your family history is even easier now

Erica Kearnes

Show your support: Click here to read the 2019 Orange Ronald McDonald House's amazing publication.

The value of local support

INPUT: What do you have to say about living and working in regional Australia? Join the discussion at futurefocusproject.com.au.

Have your say on living in regional Australia

Joanne Crawford

Does your car harbour a deadly secret? Keep your family and friends safe by urging them to check if their vehicles are affected by the Takata airbag recall.

Car makers call for a 'tap on the shoulder' for Takata

Sponsored content

Show your support: Click here to read the 2019 Orange Ronald McDonald House's amazing publication.

The value of local support

Future Focus: building a stronger regional Australia

Future Focus: building a stronger regional Australia

Joanne Crawford

Future leadership: Why today's managers need to be 'intentional'

Future leadership: Why today's managers need to be 'intentional'

Sponsored content

REAL ESTATE: Here's what $350,000 will buy you around the Central West and Orana. Photo: FILE

PHOTOS
What $350,000 buys you around the Central West, Orana

Nadine Morton

Great Support: Edith Taylor (L) and Merle Hunter at the 95th anniversary. (Contributed).

Weddin Whispers Bulletin

Deidre Carroll

For craft we will be building cars and planes. There are multiple sessions for kids aged five and over. These are free but there are a limited number of places, so bookings are required.

Book your seat and warm up your vocal cords

Erica Kearnes

Unveiled: Community members admiring the Wedge-tailed Eagle sculpture.

Weddin Whispers Bulletin

Deidre Carroll

Great Support: Edith Taylor (L) and Merle Hunter at the 95th anniversary. (Contributed).

Weddin Whispers Bulletin

There is also a movie marathon being added for the Sunday, October 31 for all members of the family. We will be showing all three Back to the Future movies.

Save the date for movie marathon

Erica Kearnes

Fabulous Family: Max, Thomas and Spencer Armstrong celebrating with ‘Nanny Mac’ Joan McSpadden on her 88th Birthday. (Cont).

Weddin Whispers Bulletin

Deidre Carroll

The dichotomy of the 21st century laid bare. Photo: Shutterstock

REAL AUSTRALIA
From robot dairy farms to Mother Nature exploding on your doorstep

NOTHING HERE: A kangaroo looking for food on farm land at drought-stricken Lightning Ridge. Picture: Rural Aid

Drought, dead cattle and a bleak forecast

ON SITE: Me, where Annette Deverell's remains were found in 1982 in the bush outside of Mandurah, WA.

REAL AUSTRALIA
My cold case crime podcast for forgotten victim

The power of words cannot be under-estimated.

REAL AUSTRALIA
My word, mind your language

GLOVES UP: Bec Sandridge fought through a relationship breakdown, social anxiety and self-doubt to record her debut album Try + Save Me out on October 4.

MUSIC
Bec Sandridge pulls no punches on her debut album

Josh Leeson

HOPE: Ballarat police Inspector Trevor Cornwill lights a candle in the annual Out of Shadows walk in Ballarat last year.

Confronting suicide: how asking straight up can help

Melanie Whelan

Triple-0 operator 'spoken to' after asking if caller was an idiot

Triple-0 operator 'spoken to' after asking if caller was an idiot

Emily Jarvie

Heading toward the light: But staying on track at the same time. Photo: Shutterstock

REAL AUSTRALIA
When laughing is the real punchline

Jacob McArthur

Regional policies the seed to drive growth

OPINION
Regional policies the seed to drive growth

James Pearson
35m ago

The dichotomy of the 21st century laid bare. Photo: Shutterstock

REAL AUSTRALIA
From robot dairy farms to Mother Nature exploding on your doorstep

ON SITE: Me, where Annette Deverell's remains were found in 1982 in the bush outside of Mandurah, WA.

REAL AUSTRALIA
My cold case crime podcast for forgotten victim

Carla Hildebrandt

See over a million spring flowering bulbs at Tesselaar Tulip Festival in Victoria, including tulips, daffodils, ranunculus and anemones.

Hello petal! Australia's must-see flower festivals

Geraldine Cardozo

FRIEND IN NEED: Alma's recognition of Tom's stroke symptoms helped to get him to hospital for a treatment in a timely fashion

Quick thinking Alma a stroke of luck for Tom

ART FORM: "I've stuck with pen, paper and paint," says Hairy Maclary creator Lynley Dodd, pictured here painting the cat Scarface Claw in her home studio in New Zealand.

Hairy Maclary creator Lynley Dodd's chaos theory

Geraldine Cardozo

Tony Abbott has told an anti-abortion rally in Sydney that abortion was "infanticide on demand".

Abbott: NSW bill 'infanticide on demand'

1hr ago

NSW rivers and dams are running dry, threatening drinking water supplies, according to projections.

'Critical' water situation across NSW

The WA government is hoping a university sets up a campus in Perth's CBD.

Plans for Perth CBD uni campus ramp up

Firefighters undertook back-burning around NSW, with warm and windy conditions expected to return.

Bushfire threat eases in northern NSW

Fijian Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama will be officially welcomed to Australia in Canberra.

Fiji PM welcomed as Labor hounds Lui

Colin Brinsden

Hot and windy conditions are expected to return to Queensland, raising the risk of more bushfires.

Binna Burra fire may be deliberate: Police

Sonia Kohlbacher

Melbourne Airport has launched an Australia-first program to help people with "hidden disabilities".

Vic airport help for 'hidden' disabilities

Marnie Banger

Labor is reviewing its third election loss in a row after Bill Shorten's defeat on May 18.

Labor awaits 'ruthless' election review

Colin Brinsden

One of two top-priced rams, which fetched $4500, at Darriwell Merinos is pictured with Darriwell principal Russell Jones, buyer and volume buyers Gus Shannon and Peter Morley, Boomey, Molong and auctioneer Jason Hartin, of Hartin Schute Bell.

Darriwell Merinos sells to $4500 twice

Daniel Pedersen

James Morris, Bonanza stud, Walgett, bought two rams including the $6500 sale-topper. Pictured are Paul Jameson, Elders, Dubbo; George Falkiner, Haddon Rig principal; buyer James Morris hold the $6500 ram, HR stud manager Andy Maclean holds the $5000 ram with Andy McLeod, classer, Dubbo, and John Settree, Landmark, Dubbo.

See who was at Haddon Rig Merino ram sale

Mark Griggs

The Queensland state government is considering removing tag-free movements for the goat industry.

Queensland government looks at removing tag-free movements

Katie Davies

Master reef guide Pablo Cogollos takes passenger on Sunlover Reef Cruises on a snorkelling tour. Picture: Calypso Reef Imagery

Discover the reef with a master guide

POPULAR: Bangkok, Thailand.

Bangkok tops Paris, London as world's most-visited city

Chayut Setboonsarng in Bangkok

The Capricorn Coast: great snorkelling territory.

Best travel deals this week

John Rozentals

IMPACT: Ageism, the stigma associated with dementia, and an inability to report incidents are ways people experience discrimination at work or in the community.

Remove stigma and show support for dementia

35m ago

DESIGNATED SPACE: Nominate a place to set up your home office that ideally has a lot of natural light and is a little out of the way.

Five tips for creating an effective home office

While the 'functional elements' of the house aligned to the subdivision grid, the main spaces were cranked off grid to better orient to the views and sun. Photos by Tom Blachford

Angling for the most sun and views