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Wallerawang Bowling Club grant wasn't given under suspicious circumstances says club CEO

EXCLUSIVEWallerawang Bowling Club grant wasn't given under suspicious circumstances says club CEO

Ciara Bastow

DISCUSSIONS: Essential Energy management will meet with unions next week about the proposed job cuts. Photo: FILE

SUBSCRIBERJobs guarantee vital for Essential Energy workers: NSW Labour

Nadine Morton

Lithgow City Council says it's 'something they couldn't prepare for.' FILE

Hundreds left without water due to apparent pipe failure

Ciara Bastow

GIVING: Lithgow franchisee James Acreman and his wife Astrid will be raising money for Lithgow RFS. Picture: CIARA BASTOW

'Dough' raising for a good cause; Lithgow Domino's to give back to RFS

Ciara Bastow

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We now know how EnerygyAustralia's waste recovery project will affect Lithgow's economy and environment

Ciara Bastow

GENEROUS: A swathe of donations from the community when they were stored in the Mudgee Police Station meal room. Photo: Supplied

A simple callout on Facebook led to hundreds of donations for fire-affected kids

RYDAL 2019: Mayor Ray Thompson, Lindsey, with Australia Day 2019 Ambassadors Scott McGregor and Bernadette. Pictures: LITHGOW MERCURY

WHAT'S ONWhat's on: 2020 Australia Day events around the region

Expect delays on Victoria Pass this morning

Expect delays on Victoria Pass this morning

Lithgow Mercury

SUBSCRIBERThe incredible story of what Lithgow Hospital staff did during the fires

OPINIONUse it or lose it: Let's support local business

Jeanswest list which stores will close, staff to be made redundant

LIVECanberra residents evacuated as bushfires merge at national capital: Live updates

Wallerawang Bowling Club grant wasn't given under suspicious circumstances says club CEO

EXCLUSIVEWallerawang Bowling Club grant wasn't given under suspicious circumstances says club CEO

RYDAL 2019: Mayor Ray Thompson, Lindsey, with Australia Day 2019 Ambassadors Scott McGregor and Bernadette. Pictures: LITHGOW MERCURY

WHAT'S ONWhat's on: 2020 Australia Day events around the region

GENEROUS: A swathe of donations from the community when they were stored in the Mudgee Police Station meal room. Photo: Supplied

A simple callout on Facebook led to hundreds of donations for fire-affected kids

TOGETHER: Nurse manager Elizabeth Soper, Dr Mustafa Althamery and General Manager Jill Marjoram. Picture: CIARA BASTOW

SUBSCRIBERThe incredible story of what Lithgow Hospital staff did during the fires

Lithgow's Main Street.

OPINIONUse it or lose it: Let's support local business

The Brown family on Corrigans Beach, Batehaven, New Year's Eve.

Heroes of the home front: your messages of thanks

No coronavirus cases in UK yet: officials

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China builds hospital to treat coronavirus

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SUBSCRIBERIt's not over yet for cup hopefuls

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SUBSCRIBERJobs guarantee vital for Essential Energy workers: NSW Labour

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Singapore ramps up coronavirus fight

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EXCLUSIVEWallerawang Bowling Club grant wasn't given under suspicious circumstances says club CEO

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BRING SHAMMIES BACK: The fight to get the Lithgow Shamrocks back playing rugby league is set to continue. Pictured is a team photo from the 1980s. Photo: LITHGOW SHAMROCKS FACEBOOK PAGE

SUBSCRIBERIt's not over yet for cup hopefuls

Bradley Jurd

SHAMMIES A NO-GO: Lithgow Shamrocks pictured during the 1980s, one of the most successful Group 10 teams for the decade. The club's proposal to join the Mid West Cup has been rejected.

SUBSCRIBERNo place for Lithgow Shamrocks in Mid West for 2020 season

Bradley Jurd

Lithgow City Bowling Club: Club pairs continue on the green

Lithgow City Bowling Club: Club pairs continue on the green

BRING SHAMMIES BACK: The fight to get the Lithgow Shamrocks back playing rugby league is set to continue. Pictured is a team photo from the 1980s. Photo: LITHGOW SHAMROCKS FACEBOOK PAGE

SUBSCRIBERIt's not over yet for cup hopefuls

COMMUNITY SPIRIT: Run Directors Paul Black and Ross Yates cutting the birthday cake. Picture: SUPPLIED

PHOTOSLithgow Parkrun celebrates third birthday with a run, walk and most importantly, cake

Ciara Bastow

2019 Grand Final Winners: Rear Jeff Martin, Brian Nightingale, Dennis Goodwin, Matt Tattersall, Brian Bonus. Front Ritchie Bilby, Kevin Slaven, Alan Piggott (c), Col Tattersall, Garry Bender.

Snooker enthusiasts see the Terry Longdon Memorial Trophy competition get underway

Where better to spend Chinese New Year than Sydney? Picture: Destination NSW

Your guide to Lunar New Year in Sydney's Chinatown

Bernadette Chua

PRIZE: You could win a cruise from London to Bergen, via Nordkapp and the Norwegian fjords, in Explore. Entries open on Saturday.

Win a cruise to Norway - and other great travel ideas

SCALE: Moored in Geiranger at the head of Geirangerfjord, after passing by stunning cliffs and small Norwegian villages.

Entries open: win a Scandinavian cruise with Viking

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RYDAL 2019: Mayor Ray Thompson, Lindsey, with Australia Day 2019 Ambassadors Scott McGregor and Bernadette. Pictures: LITHGOW MERCURY

WHAT'S ONWhat's on: 2020 Australia Day events around the region

Our Community Garden has now started 10am on Thursdays if you'd like to come along and lend a hand!

Lithgow church services, events

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GIVING: Lithgow franchisee James Acreman and his wife Astrid will be raising money for Lithgow RFS. Picture: CIARA BASTOW

'Dough' raising for a good cause; Lithgow Domino's to give back to RFS

Ciara Bastow

Celebrated indy rockers 'Rhythmize' Lithgow

Celebrated indy rockers 'Rhythmize' Lithgow

Tom Sebo

Future Focus: building a stronger regional Australia

Future Focus: building a stronger regional Australia

Joanne Crawford

Future leadership: Why today's managers need to be 'intentional'

Future leadership: Why today's managers need to be 'intentional'

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Celebrated indy rockers 'Rhythmize' Lithgow

Celebrated indy rockers 'Rhythmize' Lithgow

Does your car harbour a deadly secret? Keep your family and friends safe by urging them to check if their vehicles are affected by the Takata airbag recall.

Car makers call for a 'tap on the shoulder' for Takata

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We may not have been back to the moon since 1969 but the advanced technology of today would certainly have to make for a smoother landing.

Could your mobile phone take you to the moon and back?

Emma Brown

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A slice of paradise set to hit the $1 million mark

Alanna Tomazin

'Ben Avon' on the market for the first time in nearly 100 years

'Ben Avon' on the market for the first time in nearly 100 years

Alanna Tomazin

LOCAL SERVICES: Lemdean director Todd Dean, LJ Hooker principal Jamie Giokaris and Dukes Eathmoving owner Wayne Dukes. Picture: ALANNA TOMAZIN.

Bowen Vista Estate development to boost local economy

Alanna Tomazin

HAPPY TIMES: Cobweb in his prime. He loved his garden ... it was his kingdom.

Love and loss ... the price we are willing to pay for our pets

Lyndell Whyte

GENEROUS: A swathe of donations from the community when they were stored in the Mudgee Police Station meal room. Photo: Supplied

A simple callout on Facebook led to hundreds of donations for fire-affected kids

Our Community Garden has now started 10am on Thursdays if you'd like to come along and lend a hand!

Lithgow church services, events

Contributed

HAPPY TIMES: Cobweb in his prime. He loved his garden ... it was his kingdom.

Love and loss ... the price we are willing to pay for our pets

Stacey Wilson from Milton Volunteer Rural Fire Brigade. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Heroes of the Home Front: Share your stories of gratitude

HAPPY BIRTHDAY: Erik Christensen celebrated his birthday with family and friends. Picture: SUPPLIED

Happy birthday Erik, 90 years young

SCALE: Moored in Geiranger at the head of Geirangerfjord, after passing by stunning cliffs and small Norwegian villages.

Entries open: win a Scandinavian cruise with Viking

The Brown family on Corrigans Beach, Batehaven, New Year's Eve.

Heroes of the home front: your messages of thanks

NEAR MISS: Police have released dash cam footage of a Ford wagon narrowly avoiding a head-on crash with a highway patrol car at Naringal. Picture: Supplied.

99km/h, a wet deck, a police car and a head-on waiting to happen

Widespread dust storms in Western NSW. Photo: Janelle Cooke

PHOTOSSee photos as the dust storm blankets the region

Photos: CHRIS SEABROOK

PHOTOSCarrington rock: More than 100 photos from Sir Elton John's Bathurst gig

DUSTY DAY: Raised dust and an afternoon thunderstorm is predicted across the region on Thursday afternoon. Reader Wendy Johnson took this photo of a dust storm earlier this week.

SUBSCRIBERDust, thunderstorms predicted to end a very hot day

Nadine Morton

Workers along the tracks.

PHOTOSOn the right track, trains running again on Blue Mountains line

Think you might have "survivor guilt"? Photo: Shutterstock

REAL AUSTRALIAThink the Summer of the Not-So-Random Apocalypse didn't impact you? Think again

Janine Graham

Celebrate: Paul joins Lions Club Volunteers to celebrate over an Aussie sausage sizzle.

Bushfire rebuild commitment continues

Paul Toole

Lithgow's Main Street.

OPINIONUse it or lose it: Let's support local business

Lithgow Mercury

Impacted property owners wanting their property cleared should call Service NSW on 13 77 88. Visit www.service.nsw.gov.au.

Matters of State with Paul Toole

Paul Toole, Mark Coulton and Dugald Saunders

MULTI-LEVEL: The Smart Road vertical village will comprise 77 independent living apartments and community amenities, including a Montessori Early Learning Centre.

Vertical living: A smart idea for generations

Geraldine Cardozo

REUNITED: Valda Dawson (left) with cousin, and neighbour, Dorothy Wallis.

Cousins reunited after six decades

Geraldine Cardozo

JUST LOVING IT: See Aussie singing legend John Paul Young. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

JPY shares the love

Cheryl Field

Ken Wyatt says instead moving the Australia Day date, we must engage in truthtelling about the past.

Indigenous Min urges honesty over past

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THIS IS HOME: Colin and Jacob Brennan, father and son, at their Nerrigundah home which was destroyed by bush fire on New Year's Eve.

Cole's special skills saved the day as fire rages through village

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Newspaper reports unearthed further revelations into the so-called $100 million sports rorts scandal

Minister's fate coming to a head

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Gold Coast musician and record producer, Brad Hosking applauds the city's thriving music scene.

Music beats at the heart of the Gold Coast

Investigators will visit southern NSW where the C-130 Hercules plane crashed, killing three.

NSW firefighting plane crash probe begins

Julian Drape

Drought-stricken victims of a hay bale scammer say they are shocked that the man stooped so low.

Victims shocked by 'low-life' hay scam

Steven Trask and Steve Zemek

Gold Coast mayor Tom Tate says he's confident of being cleared of allegations in a CCC report.

Tate confident despite scathing CCC report

Sonia Kohlbacher

A doctor who fled Iraq rather than carry out mutilations could be named Australian of the year.

Australian of the Year set to be crowned

Matt Coughlan

John Clayworth, and Andrew Ammann, Yarras, bought six tooth black baldy and Hereford steers, 582kg, from Michael Aitkens, Pipeclay, for $1469 and will turn them over, soon enough, and sell them to Wingham Beef Exports for a likely profit considering the weather forecast, after flash floods last weekend drowned cattle.

Wauchope steers to $1469

Jamie Brown
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Gold rush: Felicity Urquhart and Lee Kernaghan are both in the running for eight Golden Guitars.

Golden night showcases year's best

Ann Walsh
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The Erickson air crane Gypsy Lady at Merimbula Airport and (inset) air operations manager Tamsyne Harlen.

The aerial orchestra of water-bombing efforts

Jacob McMaster

Owl Woods a new nest for tree-changers

Owl Woods a new nest for tree-changers

NO BEEF: McDonald's new veggie burger is a straight-up-and-down vegetable patty, not a beef look-a-like.

When's a veggie burger a real veggie burger?

Shan Goodwin

Should lamington-flavoured hot cross buns be a thing?

Should lamington-flavoured hot cross buns be a thing?