Local News
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.
11 Mar 10 | A single mother and her child lost all of their possessions when fire gutted their home at western Lithgow on Tuesday.
09 Mar 10 | It’s a voluntary organisation unlike any other in the scope of demands on its members and requires a special type of person to take part.
09 Mar 10 | Blackheath residents may be left high and dry again after a surprise decision made at the last Blue Mountains Council meeting that could see the local pool not open in time for the next swimming season.
09 Mar 10 | Firefighters from Lithgow Fire Station are urging older residents to attend a free kitchen fire safety demonstration throughout Seniors Week (March 15 to 22) to help reduce household fire risks, particularly in the kitchen.
09 Mar 10 | MARJORIE JACKSON’S eldest daughter, Sandy Nelson, was a very special guest at the Lithgow Flash Gift at the weekend. She is pictured with Cr Ray Thompson, chairman of the Gift committee
Family envoy was popular
09 Mar 10 | The Labor Party will hold a rank and file ballot to choose its candidate for the Federal seat of Macquarie, effectively ending Blue Mountains Mayor Adam Searle’s chances of winning the spot to replace retiring MP Bob Debus.
09 Mar 10 | A large Victorian contingent made their long journey to Lithgow well worth while when they returned with a large slice of the Lithgow Flash Gift prizemoney after dominating the major events.
07 Mar 10 | To celebrate International Women's Day this Monday Lithgow Library Learning Centre is presenting a display of resources, including books, photographs and magazines, by and about women.
07 Mar 10 | A little piece of the World War II era of the Small Arms Factory has been preserved for posterity by an initiative of the factory’s operators, Thales.
07 Mar 10 | Lithgow Council’s General Manager Roger Bailey yesterday issued a prepared statement reflecting the disgust felt at the outburst at this week’s Council meeting by a representative of Lithgow Croquet Club.
07 Mar 10 | Lithgow Croquet Club may well be the smallest sporting organisation in Lithgow but its representatives are quite possibly the most outspoken.
07 Mar 10 | The predictable reaction from The Greens following this week’s announcement of approval of concept plans for new power stations at Mt Piper and in the Hunter Valley has not been long in coming.
07 Mar 10 | I feel it necessary to write this article to inform our community that those that walk amongst us are not always as honest as they seem.
04 Mar 10 | Two hundred years ago in 1810, a man named Lachlan Macquarie took his position in the young colony of Australia as Governor.
04 Mar 10 | Lithgow Show has special reason to celebrate this year; this month’s presentation will proudly mark the 125th anniversary.
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