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THE photos which tell the story of the past seven days in your region.

The photos which tell the story of the past seven days in your region

FORBES: Forbes Advocate journalists took 100 photos of some of the great fashions at the Bedgerabong Picnic Races.

NARROMINE: The government announced the expansion of the program from primarily horticulture to the broader agricultural sector, increasing the types of low and unskilled jobs included under the Programme.

PARKES: Parkes School of Dance volunteers and staff worked hard alongside local tradespeople to turn an empty space into a brand new third studio just in time for Term 1 classes to commence.

BATHURST: Andrew Brown was one of the early wickets to fall as St Pat’s Old Boys dominated the initial stages of their match with Ox-Cents, before Troy Kenny turned the game on its head with a magnificent century. Photo: PHILL MURRAY 021316pox2

DUBBO: Nairobi the lion leaps high over lion trainer Matt Ezekial, AKA 'Huckelberry' the clown as they prepare for StarDust Circus' shows in Dubbo. Photo: BELINDA SOOLE

SOFALA: One woman died and nine people were hurt in a head-on crash east of Sofala at about 11am on Saturday.

MUDGEE: The Festival of Figs at di Lusso winery offered guests a four-course menu based on the humble fig, demonstrating the variety of uses to which the fruit can be put.

GRENFELL: Grenfell is experiencing an unprecedented influx of new residents, such has not been seen for many years.

ORANGE: Sophie Kirk, a former Australian Federal Police officer, is in Orange co-ordinating a team of fruit pickers from the Solomon Islands. Photo: STEVE GOSCH

LITHGOW: Springvale Colliery was constantly making headlines in 2015 and barely two months into 2016 it is shaping up to be more of the same.

WELLINGTON: Wellington mayor Anne Jones promoting Wellington as a tourist destination during Steamfest, travelling with Wellington's John Fowler.

DUBBO: RFS Orana personnel had attended several small fires in the past few days, he said including one on the Newell Highway south of Dubbo and one at Narromine that were extinguished quite quickly.

COWRA: Warren Williams performs a cleansing ceremony at Cowra High School.

BATHURST: Firefighters were on scene at a forest fire west of Bathurst near The Rocks on Tuesday.

BLAYNEY: St Joseph's students Nick Davis, William Retallack, Jack McAlister, Alex Conn, James Nixon-Walker, Hope Henry and Zoe Lee with Raiders players Frank-Paul Nuuausala and Josh Papalii.

YOUNG: Anna, Emma and Elizabeth Cockburn are all ready for the annual Duck Day.

ORANGE: Young men should be forced into national service because it would reduce crime and drug-use and give young people qualifications, role models and strong friendships, say Orange’s national servicemen. 

MUDGEE: Olivia Holt and Maddie Morrissey were in the Greatest Wonder of the World building as part of Gulgong Public School’s paparazzi club.

DUBBO: "Drastic" action was needed to clean up the "disgraceful" state of the Macquarie River, not just a plan, according to Inland Waterways Rejuvenation Association.

FORBES: Put this date in your diary - the 2016 Forbes rodeo returns to Forbes Showground on Saturday, April 9.

PARKES: Believe it or not, this is a toadstool! Parkes man, Steve Ryan picked it over the weekend on the family property between Mudgee and Lithgow.

BATHURST: Landowner Serge Panayi shows where half of his security gate has been torn out and pushed aside in order to gain access to the Root Hog fire trail which runs through his property. Photo: CHRIS SEABROOK	021616cgate1

BEDGERABONG: Kelly Milliner achieved her most important success as a trainer when Financial Gain won the Stuart Brown Memorial Bedgerabong Picnic Cup over 1400 metres on Saturday.

ORANGE: Botanic Landscapes’ Rene Reimers lays the turf on top of the Orange Regional Museum. Photo: SUPPLIED

LITHGOW: Thieves gave little thought when they raided the delivery van in the early hours of Tuesday morning.

YOUNG: Six car enthusiasts from Young converged on Rosewood Skidpan earlier this month for Round 3 of Wagga and District Car Club’s summer tarmac series.

NURSES: Dubbo Hospital staff showing support for the World's Greatest Shave: Sanu Thekkumpurath Joy, Clinton Grose, Jamie Muir, Timothy Williams, Jason Webb, Ben Mastronardi, Kez Buckman, Jonathan Naden, Edwin Jacob and Anoop Appukuttan Nair Komalakumari. Photo: BELINDA SOOLE

FORBES: The second Forbes annual  triathlon is already shaping up to eclipse last year’s inaugural event, with three times more competitors registered than at the same time last year.

COWRA: For Justin and Sophie Saxby, accessing the two sections of Cowra Public School has just become a whole lot easier.

MUDGEE: Visitors to the region at the Tunnel of Lowe event at Lowe Wines on the weekend. Statistics show tourism is worth $139 million to the region’s economy annually, with eating out the favourite activity for visitors. Photo: COL BOYD

BATHURST: A temporary grandstand, capable of seating 850 fans, is being constructed this week at the new $1.5 million BMX track ahead of the national championships, which will be held from March 1-6. 021116bmx

ORANGE: More than 500 cars turned out for the annual Gnoo Blas Classic Car Show, with thousands of spectators going through the gate in what organisers have hailed as a record-breaking year.

Prkes: David Stevenson has been in impressive form in the Central West pennants.

PLAY: Kirrily Bloink from Turf the Lot and Orana Heights early intervention support class teacher Rebecca Carroll watch Joseph Furney take a slide in the playground that was turfed with a donation from Turf the Lot. Photo: BELINDA SOOLE

ORANGE: Orange coin club member Howard Lyons with coins the Royal Australian Mint has brought out for the 50th anniversary of the decimal system. Photo: STEVE GOSCH

PORTLAND: Portland Central School’s K-6 students have had a great start to the year with the students4success program.

THE photos which tell the story of the past seven days in your region.<br>

Grenfell Guides have lots planned for June with a stall planned, as well as a 'Come and try' day. Image supplied.


Guides thankful for support

Grenfell Cadets with the RSL Grenfell Sub Branch Combined Raffle drew the lucky winner in their Wood Raffle. Image supplied.

Community invited to join Cadets

Brendan McCool

The ever popular Street Parade will be returning to the Henry Lawson Festival of the Arts. File photo.

Festival approaches

ISIS bride from Young enters a guilty plea

Jonathan Hawes

Tamworth hospital's paediatric ward is getting additional resources to tackle the region's six-year long wait times for care. Will they be enough? Picture by Peter Hardin

Two initiatives for improving children's health are underway in northern NSW.

What is happening to address the shortage of paediatric services?

Hannah Neale

David McBride speaks to media outside court on Monday. Picture by Hannah Neale

Whistleblower's conduct 'honourable', lawyer says.

McBride's theft of 207 classified files 'dangerous': prosecutor

GALLERY: The week that was in the central west - February 12-18, 2016

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