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LOOKING BACK: Terry Baker won six Astley Cups as a student with Orange High School and he says nothing stirs up school spirit quite like the cup. Inserts - Sophie McCauley and the Dubbo College Senior Campus drummers. Main photo: NICK McGRATH

Astley Cup's a 'special' community event: Undefeated Baker

Nick McGrath
2hrs ago

TOP 20: From top right, clockwise, Panthers prop Brent Seager, Mudgee rake Jack Beasley, Lithgow veteran Jono Van Veen, Cowra gun Lee McClintock and Hawks prop Sam Coyte.

THE TOP 20 | Who has been Group 10's most influential player of 2019?

Nick McGrath

TEAM MATES: Adam Marjoram passes the ball to Michael Johnson who gets ready to make a play for goal. Picture: ALANNA TOMAZIN

Lithgow brings the heat to Wagga at the Lazerdome

LOOKING BACK: Terry Baker won six Astley Cups as a student with Orange High School and he says nothing stirs up school spirit quite like the cup. Inserts - Sophie McCauley and the Dubbo College Senior Campus drummers. Main photo: NICK McGRATH

Astley Cup's a 'special' community event: Undefeated Baker

2hrs ago

IN GOOD TOUCH: Veteran Tom Jennings. Picture: SUPPLIED.

Tom Jennings the best of the vets at latest Lithgow Golf Club comp

Jeff Geddes

Fred Foye Trophy: Winners Col McDonnell and Klaus Fegebank with Fred Foye (centre). Picture: SUPPLIED.

High quality of bowling at Fred Foye competition - just ask the man himself

Stephen Lesslie

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Photo caption: Pastor Josh Bleyerveen displays the 2019 Hoskins Memorial Church Calendar.

Do you have an amazing image of Lithgow's Hoskins Uniting Church to share?

Jan Saundercock
1hr ago

END OF NIGHT: Director Oscar Molinari and cinematographer Matt Scott Chow. Picture: SUPPLIED.

Thriller 'End of Night' will be filmed in Lithgow and it's on the hunt for actors, crew

Kirsty Horton
2hrs ago

UNIONS: John Koch, Skipton Koch and Norm Short during a visit to Lithgow in 2018. Picture: CIARA BASTOW

Vernon and Joyce Moffitt to be honoured at State Mine on June 30

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

Sit back and relax: Click here to read the Country Pubs and Outback Yarns magazine.

Country Pubs and Outback Yarns

Andrew Lotherington

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

Compound Interest: Put some money away now and
watch your savings grow as the years go by. Photo: Shutterstock.

Making the most of your tax refund

LIGHT FANTASTIC: Chase the Northern Lights or the Auroroa Borealis with The Senior and Travelrite on this Nordic cruise in February 2020.

Join us on Northern Lights cruise

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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

Photo caption: Pastor Josh Bleyerveen displays the 2019 Hoskins Memorial Church Calendar.

Do you have an amazing image of Lithgow's Hoskins Uniting Church to share?

Jan Saundercock
1hr ago

GREASE: Lithgow High students were excited to perform a flash mob for shoppers. Picture: CIARA BASTOW

Shoppers surprised as Lithgow High School students perform flash mob | Video

Ciara Bastow
2hrs ago

Ruth Lockley accepts her award.

Choir, musician and performer: Greater Lithgow Arts Council quarterly awards winners announced

Photo caption: Pastor Josh Bleyerveen displays the 2019 Hoskins Memorial Church Calendar.

Do you have an amazing image of Lithgow's Hoskins Uniting Church to share?

1hr ago

Save the date, enjoy coffee with a cop

Save the date, enjoy coffee with a cop

George and Fay Quinnel volunteer for Tidy Towns and Beehive at an event for volunteers in 2018.

Lithgow region's volunteers invited to 'thank you' morning tea

GREASE: Lithgow High students were excited to perform a flash mob for shoppers. Picture: CIARA BASTOW

Shoppers surprised as Lithgow High School students perform flash mob | Video

2hrs ago

Australian captain Sam Kerr wrote a letter to her former coach Aaron Holt for saving her football career. Picture: Karleen Minney

Meet the man who saved Sam Kerr's football career

Cadaver dog Bryson found Noel Ingham's remains in the bushland at Dulverton.

He was his mate, his carer and ended up ... his murderer

Who said it's not easy being green? Lithgow women's team shines at state | Photos

Who said it's not easy being green? Lithgow women's team shines at state | Photos

SUNNY WALK: Lithgow Walk 'n' Talk for Life's Leanne Walding with founder Shannon Nevin on Saturday, June 15.

Lithgow Walk 'n' Talk for Life success to be rolled out across Central West

Flashback Friday March 2005 Part 1 | Photos

Flashback Friday March 2005 Part 1 | Photos

Alanna Tomazin

Undefeated streak continues for Workies Reserve Grade | Photos

Undefeated streak continues for Workies Reserve Grade | Photos

Ciara Bastow

CHEQUE HANDOVER: Walk 'n' Talk for Life Lithgow coordinator Leanne Walding receives a cheque from Lithgow Workmen's Valley Women's Bowling Club president Lesley Townsend. Picture: ALANNA TOMAZIN.

Lithgow Workies bowling club gives a boost to Walk 'n' Talk | Photos

Alanna Tomazin

BATHURST BULLET: Bathurst MP Paul Toole with Bathurst Bullet advocate John Hollis at Bathurst Railway Station last Saturday morning welcoming news a second daily return service to Sydney will start operating before the end of the year.

Number two with a bullet for Bathurst

Paul Toole

The Saint: There's blackspots; and then there's...

The Saint: There's blackspots; and then there's...

The Saint

Our Pets: Paul says gday to a couple of popular Kandos identities.

State's toughest drought on record

Paul Toole

A NATIONAL DISGRACE: Thousands of vulnerably elderly Australians are abused every year.

Financial, physical, psychological, sexual - how do we stop elder abuse?

Eileen Wood
2hrs ago

"Continence Queen" Bev Killick.

When the drip goes beyond a joke

2hrs ago

NARROW WASTE LINE: Baby boomers are Australia's least wasteful generation when it comes to food according to a new report.

Boomers leading the way on food waste

The High Court has ruled that a sperm donor is the legal father of a girl.

High Court rules sperm donor is a father

12m ago

Mathias Cormann has ruled out bringing parliament forward a week to legislate promised tax cuts.

Cormann blasts Labor MP's recession claim

16m ago

Victoria's senate seats have been confirmed with the make-up of the federal parliament now settled.

Morrison faces easier Senate post-election

21m ago

Additional security bollards will be installed in Melbourne's Bourke Street mall.

Melbourne's Bourke St gets more bollards

26m ago

Some women in remote Queensland have been forced to travel long distances to give birth.

Qld bid to keep clinicians in the bush

Sonia Kohlbacher
32m ago

Jason Cooper has faced court in Brisbane over the death of Shae Francis.

Qld woman's alleged killer faces court

Warren Barnsley
42m ago

The family of a man murdered outside a Melbourne club hope new evidence will help catch the killers.

Hunt on for Melb club shooting killers

Melissa Iaria
56m ago

"We take all animal welfare matters seriously, and are investigating this issue," said Agriculture Minister Jaclyn Symes. Photo: Shutterstock

Investigation launched into shocking abuse of chickens

1hr ago

Marrington stud's Debbie O'Connor with Marrington Effie N8, the $7000 top-priced stud female at Dubbo National with buyers Ben and Vicki Kell for their Moonthalie Shorthorns, Tumut.

Shorthorn stud females sell to $7000

Mark Griggs
17m ago

The footage was captured by animal rights activists in April and May. Picture: ANIMAL LIBERATION

Animal cruelty investigation launched; four staff sacked

Emma D'Agostino
1hr ago

CWA Walgett president, Jane Friend and secretary Chris Ford drop off a Foodbank hamper to a local resident. Photo supplied.

A temporary supermarket pledged for Walgett

Olivia Calver
2hrs ago

Doi Inthanon National Park, Chiang Mai, Thailand

Holidays with the 'host factor'

47m ago

GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY: NSW Tourism Minister Stuart Ayres, Sofala Royal Hotel owners Marty and Sandy Tomkinson and Airbnb's Brent Thomas.

Sofala's Royal Hotel under consideration for new Airbnb initiative

Sam Bolt

HOTSPOTS: Kangaroos accounted for 92.5 per cent of the top five most commonly hit animals on the road.Photo: SIMONE DE PEAK

What's that Skip? Roo collisions add to hotspot crash tally

Nadine Morton

"Consumers in rural and remote areas, like those in any other parts of Australia, should not be paying for speeds that they are not getting," Mr Sims said.

Speed issues with NBN? Here's a guide

GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY: NSW Tourism Minister Stuart Ayres, Sofala Royal Hotel owners Marty and Sandy Tomkinson and Airbnb's Brent Thomas.

Sofala's Royal Hotel under consideration for new Airbnb initiative

Sam Bolt

Lisa Williamson and her daughter Bonnie competing.

Freak fall motivates mum and daughter to bodybuilding titles

Monique Patterson