Rydal Show patrons ignored the weather
09 Feb 10 | In a complete contrast to last year’s 40 degree temperatures, continual rain did not deter patrons at the Rydal Show at the weekend.
09 Feb 10 | There has been a remarkable recovery in the countryside around Lithgow after 10 days of rain.
09 Feb 10 | Local irrigators in the Lithgow-Blue Mountains area are invited to apply for grants to carry out works to improve irrigation efficiency by March 26.

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MULTIMEDIA

The Lithgow Catholic Ball 2009
14 May 09 | The Lithgow Catholic Ball celebrated its 75th year with eleven debutantes making their debut. Guest of Honour was Art Parlieviet and his wife Chris, with Matron of Honour being Annette Milroy.

SPORT

Big turn out for John Kelly Memorial Trophy
09 Feb 10 | The Lithgow City Bowling Club held its inaugural John B Kelly Memorial Versatility “six a side” tournament. This is in remembrance of one of the club’s hard working and popular member of the bowling club.
09 Feb 10 | It was a huge honour for former Lithgow fighter Craig Barrett when he not only represented Australian in the World Poomsae Championships, but was named as team captain.
‘NOXIOUS’ REDFIN POSE THREAT: Feral fish blitz
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NATIONAL NEWS

Coalition to offer six months off to parents
09 Feb 10 | A SIX-MONTH scheme of paid parental leave and plans to extend to nannies similar pay and conditions as childcare workers are at the heart of a Coalition policy being designed to woo family and female voters.

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WORLD NEWS

Iran ups the ante in battle with West on uranium
09 Feb 10 | BEIRUT: In a possible move to deflect attention from Iran's political woes, the President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has ordered the nation's atomic energy agency to begin enriching uranium from 3.5 per cent to 20 per cent purity to serve as fuel for a Tehran medical reactor.
Q: Do we do enough to promote tourism in Lithgow?

Yes
(9.4%)

No
(90.6%)

Total Votes: 53
Poll Date: 28 April, 2009
An insider's view: David Wilson should have been saved
09 Feb 10 | Former Labor foreign minister Gareth Evans is the key to the truth on why the Keating government wasted five chances to bring kidnapped Australian David Wilson home alive from Cambodia in 1994.
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