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Max Alexander and Lowan Francis.

Footy fun at Peachy and Richardson Cup | Photos

Ciara Bastow

TAG: Winners St Pat's.

Workies' tag team faces Western Challenge at Canowindra

Nick McGrath

IN GOOD TOUCH: Mitch Luka. Picture: SUPPLIED.

A wet start: Mitch Luka one of the lucky finishers

Jeff Geddes

Max Alexander and Lowan Francis.

Footy fun at Peachy and Richardson Cup | Photos

RAMS RIOT: Western Ram's Lithgow representative Tui Oloapu. Picture: NICK McGRATH.

Western Rams thump Greater Southern Region Wests Tigers by 48 points

Nick McGrath

New recruit Drelan Tripplett was the lead scorer in the recent match against Dubbo. Picture: KIRSTY HORTON.

Lithgow Lazers start their 2019 season with a win against Dubbo

Ciara Bastow

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CALL FOR ENTRIES: High school student Erin Mullen preparing for a climate change action rally in 2015. Picture: Tracy Sorensen/BCCAN.

How should we respond to climate change? Lithgow students invited to enter comp

HARMONY DAY: The Harmony Day gathering in 2017, which including representatives of Lithgow Information and Neighbourhood Centre, Lithgow High School and Lithgow City Council. Olivia Xiao Chun Li (front centre) performed a Han fan dance.

Lithgow Library to host 2019 Harmony Day Storytime

Time to Reflect: Sunday, March 17 8:30am Prayer time at HMC in the Parish Centre. 9:30am Wallerawang Harvest Thanksgiving Service. 11am Harvest Thanksgiving Service.

Church Services | Wallerawang Harvest Festival / Holy Communion Service this Sunday

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Lithgow laundry delivering the goods

Vanessa Hayden

Welcome: Mountains Christian College aims to develop students with discerning minds, generous spirits, grateful outlooks and the ability to think, write and speak clearly.

Christian values help to support students

BIG SWING: Nathan Graham makes tree felling look oh so easy at last year's show. Photo: KIRSTY HORTON/PHOEBE MOLONEY.

Time to show off in Lithgow

Lithgow laundry delivering the goods

Time to celebrate: With one in five students in Australia attending a catholic school. Photos: Supplied.

Catholic schools celebrate

BE FITTED: A well-fitting bra is more comfortable, offers you appropriate support, and makes you feel better because it helps your clothes to sit properly. Photo: Shutterstock

Looking and feeling fabulous

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

RENTAL MARKET: Finding it hard to find a rental in Lithgow? You're not the only one, new data shows. Photo: FILE

Finding it hard to find a rental in Lithgow? You're not the only one

Nadine Morton

DREAM AWAY: Central West’s most expensive homes in 2018 – in photos. Photos: DOMAIN

Central West’s most expensive homes in 2018 – in photos

Nadine Morton

Bev Coombs, Elaine Barnes, Robyn Thompson, Dafnee Jeffery, Eve-lynne Dive, Margaret Duncan and Dawn Glew.

A birthday to remember as Red Cross turns 83 | Photos

Ciara Bastow

CALL FOR ENTRIES: High school student Erin Mullen preparing for a climate change action rally in 2015. Picture: Tracy Sorensen/BCCAN.

How should we respond to climate change? Lithgow students invited to enter comp

For young and old: Portland's intergenerational playgroup has everyone smiling

Bev Coombs, Elaine Barnes, Robyn Thompson, Dafnee Jeffery, Eve-lynne Dive, Margaret Duncan and Dawn Glew.

A birthday to remember as Red Cross turns 83 | Photos

HARMONY DAY: The Harmony Day gathering in 2017, which including representatives of Lithgow Information and Neighbourhood Centre, Lithgow High School and Lithgow City Council. Olivia Xiao Chun Li (front centre) performed a Han fan dance.

Lithgow Library to host 2019 Harmony Day Storytime

GRINNERS: Young Farmers Challenge winners Kasey Mill, Luke Abbott, Isabella McIntyre and Swae Howarth.

Lithgow Show is off to a flying start this Friday | Photos

Photo: WSL/Matt Dunbar

The master, Kelly Slater, surfs on

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Max Alexander and Lowan Francis.

Footy fun at Peachy and Richardson Cup | Photos

CHALK MURAL: Lithgow High Students create the mural.

Lithgow High: National day of action against bullying and violence

Bev Coombs, Elaine Barnes, Robyn Thompson, Dafnee Jeffery, Eve-lynne Dive, Margaret Duncan and Dawn Glew.

A birthday to remember as Red Cross turns 83 | Photos

RAMS RIOT: Western Ram's Lithgow representative Tui Oloapu. Picture: NICK McGRATH.

Western Rams thump Greater Southern Region Wests Tigers by 48 points

Nick McGrath

BEARING ALL: Blayney's 2019 senior coaches Ben McKenna and Ben Pettit joined the podcast for episode eight. Photo: NICK McGRATH

THE GET ‘EM ONSIDE PODCAST | Episode eight: Blayney Bears

Nick McGrath

VETERAN: Dudley King and Richard Marjoram. Picture: KIRSTY HORTON.

Dudley's still the King at the Lazerdome

Kirsty Horton

CELEBRATE: The Lithgow Lazers and their supporters gather to celebrate the official opening of the upgraded facilities. Picture: KIRSTY HORTON.

Lithgow Lazers hit the new court after $225,000 upgrade

Kirsty Horton

Some of the action from the Lithgow Showground over the weekend, with the grey skies always present. Picture: KIRSTY HORTON.

The Saint: For just a few votes more...

The Saint

The Saint: Suffer the little children indeed

The Saint

Still Struggling: Support to help their children attend preschool, thanks to an additional $2.6 million from the NSW Liberals and Nationals.

Aiming to attract more business event visitors into rural and regional areas across the State

Paul Toole

End-of-life doula Helen Callanan

Doulas provide support for the dying

Eileen Wood

ON REFLECTION: Simon Cullen with the Lookinglass artifical intelligence mirror.

AI mirror monitors Parkinson’s signs

BE SAFE: If you find it is too tricky or unsafe to fit a smoke alarm yourself, contact your nearest Fire and Rescue NSW station for advice.

Be alarmed about fire risk

Susan Neill-Fraser is serving 23 years in jail for the murder of her partner Bob Chappell

Judgment date in Neill-Fraser freedom bid

26m ago

Graeme Bryan Curran has pleaded not guilty to indecently assaulting a boy nine times.

Magistrate testifies at child abuse trial

30m ago

Gladys Berejiklian has a narrow lead over Michael Daley for preferred premier with 38-36 per cent.

Premier on the attack as Daley apologises

34m ago

Inaction could lead to koalas becoming extinct in NSW because population numbers are falling.

Nationals koala numbers laid bare

35m ago

There's no evidence to back Labor's claim NSW power prices are the highest in the developed world.

Labor's NSW power price claim is false

44m ago

Barry Ehrke was commissioned to prepare a report into the sinking of the prawn trawler FV Cassandra.

Ropes stop sunken Qld trawler's lifeboats

Aaron Bunch
53m ago

Australia will wait for an international consensus on taxing the online economy.

Australia won't go it alone on digital tax

Marnie Banger
1hr ago

Tour companies say they aren't planning to cancel their upcoming Anzac Day offerings.

Heated remarks don't shake Anzac tours

Marnie Banger
1hr ago

Maintaining the upkeep and cleanliness of farm silos is advised at anytime, but with the pressure of drought it might be one of those jobs which gets put aside. Photo: GRDC

Monitor farm grain storage

Stephen Burns

Flood damage on Ross Sherlock's farm outside Cooma after a rain supercell hit last week.

'Heaviest rain in 50 years' on parts of Monaro

John Ellicott

Port of Bourke Hotel

Bourke cues up record

Samantha Townsend

Business as usual: Peppers Blue on Blue.

Your weekly travel inspiration

John Rozentals

Qualia: Exclusive packages for Hamilton Island Race Week.

Do you need some travel inspiration?

John Rozentals

Take a taste stop at Haigh’s Chocolates on Beehive Corner, Rundle Mall.

Take the time to soak up a little bit of Adelaide

Bronwyn Ridgway

Samara Johnston's life jigsaw. Photos: supplied

One woman's search for answers: from Port Macquarie to Sri Lanka

Carla Mascarenhas

SAFE AND SECURE: One benefit of telehealth consultations for rural and remote patients is the feeling of confidentiality it provides.

Using video chat to access mental health treatment

HealthShare

Cuddles: Shorewell wildlife carer, Lynne Jordan, with Sherman the orphaned wombat. Picture: Brodie Weeding.

Orphaned wildlife given a second chance

Libby Bingham