13 Mar 10 | It was a proud Ross Harrington of Lithgow who accepted life membership from the South Sydney Rugby League Club.
13 Mar 10 | At the halfway mark of the Lithgow Golf Club Raine and Horne Real Estate championships, Gary Wallace and Tyrone MacCullagh share the lead on 147.
13 Mar 10 | The City Bowling Club’s major singles championships continue to dominate proceedings with a further three games played during the week.
13 Mar 10 | The Blue Mountains District Bowls Association’s 2010 championships began in January with 28 teams nominated from throughout the District to compete in the triples event.
13 Mar 10 | Workmens Club La Salle Hornets are the first team into the first grade Lithgow Cricket Association grand final after accounting for Lidsdale in the major semi final.
13 Mar 10 | Year 7 students at Lithgow High School have witnessed a play as part of their transition into high school.
13 Mar 10 | There were again plaudits from many quarters for the quality and presentation of the annual Portland Art Exhibition held in the Crystal Theatre at the weekend.
13 Mar 10 | Lithgow Council has been told that a substance leaking from a World War II shell casing at a Lithgow recycling facility was not mustard gas but a mixture of benzene — found in petroleum products — and water.
13 Mar 10 | As part of its long term commitment to cleaning up bushland areas in the Blue Mountains area the Blue Mountains 4 Wheel Drive Club again came out in force to assist with a clean-up across Newnes Plateau.
13 Mar 10 | THIS was the moment Bathurst MP Gerard Martin again found himself embroiled in accusations of boorish, juvenile behaviour on the floor of State Parliament.
11 Mar 10 | Again rain played havoc with the Lithgow Golf Club Friday nine hole numbers with the winning score coming from Corey Osborne with 23 points.
11 Mar 10 | A last minute switch saw Wendy Castle streak home to take out the Celebrity race at the Lithgow Flash Athletics Carnival.
11 Mar 10 | The amazing popularity of the Six Foot Track Marathon, Katoomba’s iconic 45 km trail race, from the marked tree on the highway west of the town to Jenolan Caves, has created a nightmare for organisers of this year’s event.
11 Mar 10 | Workmens Club Rugby League Club took a squad of 14 to contest the Kiama Nines Knockout and took the chance to blood a number of up and coming young players.
11 Mar 10 | Two local athletes — Natalie Sharp and Jenna Heath — have enjoyed two very successful weekends.
11 Mar 10 | Federal Member for Calare John Cobb says producers around the region will breathe a sigh of relief following an anxious wait at the hands of Minister for Agriculture Tony Burke regarding Exceptional Circumstances Funding.
11 Mar 10 | Minister for Police Michael Daley has announced that instances of copper theft had fallen drastically in the Blue Mountains region and the remainder of the State, thanks in part to increased awareness and reporting by the NSW community.
11 Mar 10 | Chairman of the organising committee for the Portland Art Exhibition, Maree Statham, has expressed pleasure at the response to this year’s show from both artists and the general public.
11 Mar 10 | State Member for Bathurst Gerard Martin said the terms of reference for the long term strategic corridor plan for the Bells Line of Road have been completed and are now available on the RTA website.
11 Mar 10 | The Keneally Government is supporting Delta Electricity’s $250,000 investment in a mallee biomass planting trial which will create new jobs in the Central West, Minister for Regional Development, Ian Macdonald has announced.