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A German beer but a very Australian view. The schnitzel in its true natural environment, a plate at a distillery in the Snowy Mountains. Picture: Edwina Pickles

OPINION
Lamb and pies step aside, this is Australia's national dish

John Paul Moloney
31m ago

The Bureau of Meteorology is predicting more falls for the Lithgow region.from 10am Picture: METEYE.

UPDATED
Snow flurries in Lithgow as weekend of warmth is left behind

2hrs ago

Do you have a vision of Lithgow's future? Now's the time to share it

Do you have a vision of Lithgow's future? Now's the time to share it

Child safety a top priority as council restricts vehicle access at Lake Wallace

Child safety a top priority as council restricts vehicle access at Lake Wallace

1hr ago

At just 17 years of age, Jarrod Emeny was left paraplegic when the vehicle he was driving rolled into a tree. He shared his story through The Land's first podcast series, Hear Them Raw. Pictures: Supplied

IN DEPTH
'You're just saying in your head, don't be dead'

Lucy Kinbacher

WEATHER WARNING: Wild winds arrive at Lithgow ahead of cold front

WEATHER WARNING: Wild winds arrive at Lithgow ahead of cold front

DAD OF THE YEAR: Lithgow Storm's Jonathon Brown (middle) with his wife Ashley and three kids Halle, Lydia and Linc. Picture: ALANNA TOMAZIN.

Coach, dad and number one supporter: Will Jonathan Brown be dad of the year?

Alanna Tomazin

CULTURAL CENTRE: EOOWV special projects manager Brendan Millett with Mingaan Aboriginal Corporation representative Aunty Sharon Riley. Picture: ALANNA TOMAZIN.

Emirates and Mingaan to open up jobs with cultural centre

Alanna Tomazin

COMMENT
Our say | Love and hate: Two sides of the online coin

Working hard to make ends meet when one job just isn't enough

Could the Lithgow region be in for more snow on Monday?

Mrs Wheeler's been a St Pat's teacher since her very first day

A German beer but a very Australian view. The schnitzel in its true natural environment, a plate at a distillery in the Snowy Mountains. Picture: Edwina Pickles

OPINION
Lamb and pies step aside, this is Australia's national dish

31m ago

DAD OF THE YEAR: Lithgow Storm's Jonathon Brown (middle) with his wife Ashley and three kids Halle, Lydia and Linc. Picture: ALANNA TOMAZIN.

Coach, dad and number one supporter: Will Jonathan Brown be dad of the year?

HATE: Social media has created new, anonymous ways to abuse and degrade people. FILE IMAGE.

COMMENT
Our say | Love and hate: Two sides of the online coin

WORKING HARD: Almost 25,000 people hold down more than one job in the Central West and Orana regions. Photo: SHUTTERSTOCK

Working hard to make ends meet when one job just isn't enough

DEDICATED: A little camera shy, St Patrick's Primary School teacher Cathy Wheeler has been honoured by her Diocese for 30 years of service.

Mrs Wheeler's been a St Pat's teacher since her very first day

The Bureau of Meteorology is predicting more falls for the Lithgow region.from 10am Picture: METEYE.

UPDATED
Snow flurries in Lithgow as weekend of warmth is left behind

2hrs ago

OPINION
Lamb and pies step aside, this is Australia's national dish

31m ago

Child safety a top priority as council restricts vehicle access at Lake Wallace

1hr ago

US probe of lung cases linked to 'vaping'

1hr ago

UPDATED
Snow flurries in Lithgow as weekend of warmth is left behind

2hrs ago

IN DEPTH
'You're just saying in your head, don't be dead'

09:43AM

Do you have a vision of Lithgow's future? Now's the time to share it

06:53AM

PERFORMING: Peter Thompson made the most of getting back on the greens on Saturday. Picture: SUPPLIED.

Lithgow golfers return to the greens in brilliant sunshine after snow

Jeff Geddes

DAD OF THE YEAR: Lithgow Storm's Jonathon Brown (middle) with his wife Ashley and three kids Halle, Lydia and Linc. Picture: ALANNA TOMAZIN.

Coach, dad and number one supporter: Will Jonathan Brown be dad of the year?

Alanna Tomazin

Lithgow Panthers men get another shot at a grand final spot

Lithgow Panthers men get another shot at a grand final spot

Alanna Tomazin

PERFORMING: Peter Thompson made the most of getting back on the greens on Saturday. Picture: SUPPLIED.

Lithgow golfers return to the greens in brilliant sunshine after snow

Lithgow Panthers women in good form for home semi final

Lithgow Panthers women in good form for home semi final

Alanna Tomazin

GOODBYE: Switchem All In, with Brett Field in the gig, kicks away from his rivals at the Bathurst Paceway on Wednesday. Photo: ANYA WHITELAW

Switchem goes All In with a blistering sprint home

Anya Whitelaw

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Newnes State Forest at a location called The Temple of Doom found and named by Dr Haydn Washington. Pictures: SUPPLIED.

Pagoda potential: Public film screening to showcase Gardens of Stone plan

2hrs ago

Like to solve puzzles? You could help save the malleefowl

Like to solve puzzles? You could help save the malleefowl

Be connected at Lithgow, Portland and Wallerawang libraries

Be connected at Lithgow, Portland and Wallerawang libraries

Scots All Saints College Year 8 Captains Zane Newham (second from left) and Emily Brown (second from right) said they both value the environment of the new Middle School.

Why middle school is giving students the edge before senior school years

Jill Hogan

Lithgow laundry delivering the goods

Lithgow laundry delivering the goods

Vanessa Hayden

Recommended: Daniela Kerr and her son Harrison are encouraging others to take advantage of the simple to use Blue Care NDIS app.

New app for simple NDIS planning

Scots All Saints College Year 8 Captains Zane Newham (second from left) and Emily Brown (second from right) said they both value the environment of the new Middle School.

Why middle school is giving students the edge before senior school years

STUNNING: Like many rural towns, Portland has received a touch up with the old cement works given new life by world renowned artist, Guido Van Helten. Photo: Ciara Bastow.

Community support is always near

SOMETHING TO TRUMPET: Everyone likes to look good in Cochin, India.

Cruise Singapore to Dubai next year

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SUNSET: Helen and Robert Swinton on the deck of their recently renovated South Bowenfels gem. Picture: KIRSTY HORTON.

Feels like home: Huge renovation for South Bowenfels property

PROPERTY PRICES: The median cost of buying a home in these regional locations is increasing, a new report shows. Photo: FILE

Lithgow house prices soar, according to new report

Nadine Morton

REAL ESATE: Looking to invest in the Central West? New data from Suburbanite shows where you should avoid. Photo: FILE

Looking to invest in the Central West? Here's where to avoid

Nadine Morton

Newnes State Forest at a location called The Temple of Doom found and named by Dr Haydn Washington. Pictures: SUPPLIED.

Pagoda potential: Public film screening to showcase Gardens of Stone plan

2hrs ago

At just 17 years of age, Jarrod Emeny was left paraplegic when the vehicle he was driving rolled into a tree. He shared his story through The Land's first podcast series, Hear Them Raw. Pictures: Supplied

IN DEPTH
'You're just saying in your head, don't be dead'

Lucy Kinbacher

Do you have a vision of Lithgow's future? Now's the time to share it

Do you have a vision of Lithgow's future? Now's the time to share it

Newnes State Forest at a location called The Temple of Doom found and named by Dr Haydn Washington. Pictures: SUPPLIED.

Pagoda potential: Public film screening to showcase Gardens of Stone plan

2hrs ago

Like to solve puzzles? You could help save the malleefowl

Like to solve puzzles? You could help save the malleefowl

A Light the Night event held in Lithgow in 2015. FILE IMAGE.

Leukaemia Foundation: Lithgow hosts sought for Light the Night fundraising

The Bureau of Meteorology is predicting more falls for the Lithgow region.from 10am Picture: METEYE.

UPDATED
Snow flurries in Lithgow as weekend of warmth is left behind

2hrs ago

Ready to rock: Star filly Libertini. Picture: Yarraman Park Stud.

Off The Beaten Track: Racing's week that was

Triumphing against the odds

REAL AUSTRALIA
Triumphing against the odds

Lithgow Panthers women in good form for home semi final

Lithgow Panthers women in good form for home semi final

On track: Trainer Clayton Harmey

Harmey's wait to be worthwhile at Newcastle

Peter Davis

Flashback Friday February 2014 Part 3 | Photos

Flashback Friday February 2014 Part 3 | Photos

Lithgow Mercury

Meme? Why are people so meme. Geddit?

REAL AUSTRALIA
Why are people so meme?

Rob Inglis

Crazy: A man races through the level crossing, right in the path of not one, but two trains. Picture: Transport for NSW

Watch the dangerous double cross in front of two NSW

Glen Humphries

HATE: Social media has created new, anonymous ways to abuse and degrade people. FILE IMAGE.

COMMENT
Our say | Love and hate: Two sides of the online coin

Murray Nicholls

Housing services at the touch of a button

Housing services at the touch of a button

Paul Toole

CENTRAL POSITION: The old TAFE building on Mort Street.

OPINION
The Saint: It's time for overdue action on monumental eyesore

The Saint

Building Bridges to Boorowa volunteer Dick Orchard takes a break from tree planting. Photo: Andrew Scott

Tree change: How one Orchard and an army of volunteers can make a difference

Geraldine Cardozo

Taryn Tottman said the life sentence for murdering her sister and family is "extremely suitable".

Dad never to be free for WA family murders

Angie Raphael

Kookaburras to Mr Whippy. What does Australia sound like to you?

Kookaburras to Mr Whippy. What does Australia sound like to you?

William Tyrrell

Inquest hears of child seen in car wearing Spiderman suit

27m ago

Proposed laws to help deport foreign criminals could ensnare people for minor offences, lawyers say.

NZ critical of Australia's deportation law

37m ago

Leonard John Warwick has been refused a stay in his trial for four murders and other charges.

Leonard Warwick's bomb trial to resume

49m ago

William Tyrrell vanished from his grandmother's home on the NSW mid-north coast in 2017.

'Boy seen in car' day of Tyrrell abduction

56m ago

Travis Loughnan has been in custody since September and may not face trial until March 2020.

Vic child porn accused refused bail

Amber Wilson
1hr ago

SS will lift a long-standing moratorium on genetically-modified crops, except on Kangaroo Island.

South Australia to lift ban on GM crops

1hr ago

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg will push to overhaul the financial services sector by the end of 2020.

Treasurer lays out tougher bank checks

1hr ago

Glenn Liscombe testified Novy Chardon told him to go to police if she didn't return from overseas.

Wife feared own murder, Qld trial told

Sonia Kohlbacher
1hr ago

Buyer Bernie McGlinchey, daughter Grace and auctioneer Nick Harton from Jim Hindmarsh and Co with Deneen Nirvana.

Looking for vealer success from strong Limousin bull

John Ellicott
27m ago

NSW DPI Cotton Researcher, Hayden Petty said their trial found planting a cover crop in between cotton improves yield.

Adding cover crops to rotation improves cotton yield

Olivia Calver
1hr ago

Jill Roughley of Walgett shared her story on The Land's podcast, Hear Them Raw.

The 79-year-old woman running a Walgett sheep station on her own

Lucy Kinbacher
2hrs ago

Impressive: The view from Common Grounds and the historic wooden bridge across the Hunter.

Take time to mosey around Morpeth

John Rozentals

Two monks walk in the Sacred Garden at the heart of Lumbini. Pictures: Michael Turtle

The holiest site you've never heard of

Michael Turtle

Chippendale: one of Sydney's hippest, artiest neighbourhoods.

Travel deals: Where will you go next?

John Rozentals

A German beer but a very Australian view. The schnitzel in its true natural environment, a plate at a distillery in the Snowy Mountains. Picture: Edwina Pickles

OPINION
Lamb and pies step aside, this is Australia's national dish

John Paul Moloney
31m ago

JOURNEY: Irena Romeo, 73, arrived at Lee Wharf aboard the Fairsea from Naples 70 years ago. Picture: Jonathan Carroll

From Italy to Australia, 70 years ago

Phoebe Moloney

Alexis (not pictured): "There is not a huge difference between what we do and people who use Tinder."

Why Alexis took up sex work during her university studies

Helen Pitt