Lithgow Mercury
Friday, 8 December 2023
Roads
Brown's gap on the road to repair after funding secured by Lithgow Council
Mayor Maree Statham said the funding is much needed. Picture on right by Reidun Berntsen.
Reidun Berntsen
Our Future
Locals protest Lake Lyell pumped hydro as EnergyAustralia open headquarters
Residents protesting at the Cook Street Plaza. Picture by Reidun Berntsen.
Reidun Berntsen
Our Business
'I don't know what our future is': Why residents should shop the top
Reidun Berntsen
Local Business owner Kelley Crane is calling on residents to shop locally this Christmas. Picture by Reidun Berntsen.
'Disgraceful': Locals call for action at old Portland Hospital site
Reidun Berntsen
Left- Mayor Maree Statham. File picture. Right- The overgrown state of the former Portland Hospital grounds. Picture by Reidun Berntsen.
Taylor Swift's 2023 capped off with Time's Person of the Year
Anna McGuinness
Taylor Swift heads Down Under in February for her Eras Tour. Picture via Shutterstock
Our Places
Santa swaps his sleigh for a steam train: Locals offered a unique experience at Zig Zag
Reidun Berntsen
Visitors will have their chance to ride the train with Santa. Picture supplied.
Weather
Lithgow struggled to keep dry despite El Nino
Moody skies in Portland after a storm on Wednesday, November 29. Picture by Reidun Berntsen.
Reidun Berntsen
Council
'It's one of our gems': Lithgow Council address Lake Lyell concerns
Reidun Berntsen
Rob White is concerned about the future of Lake Lyell. Picture by Reidun Berntsen.
Comment
The Saint: The hydro plan and the platypus
ENDANGERED? Locals and action group members Rob White and Joy Smith were co-opted into a university study that has revealed just how active platypus colonies are in Lake Lyell.
The Saint
What's on
Great Santa Hat Challenge returns to Hartley for seventh year
The 2022 Santa Hat Challenge in Hartley. Picture by Karen Edwards Photography
Leura speed limit cut to 70km/h
Area of new 70km/h limit along Great Western Highway at Leura.
Our Business
'We'll keep expanding:' The future looks bigger for Wallerawang bakery
Reidun Berntsen
'We'll keep expanding:' The future looks bigger for Wallerawang bakery
Fire affects traffic on Great Western Highway, crews monitoring for flare-ups
NSW Rural Fire Service badge. Picture by Karleen Minney.
Grace Ryan
Things to Do
Creepy, Kooky and Cinema: What's on in the Lithgow region
Newsroom
Christmas is coming: What's on in the Lithgow region
The latest in local sport: Your weekly wrap
Portland Golf open champion Justin Nelson. Picture supplied.
Staff Reporters
Our People
'You can go higher up': Cody Buck's advice after winning 'Apprentice Of The Year' award
Reidun Berntsen
Cody Buck loves making the most complicated of cocktails. Picture by Reidun Berntsen.
Thunderstorms deliver widespread drenching on Australia's east coast
Anna McGuinness
Flooding at Lake Conjola on November 29. Picture by NSW SES Ulladulla Unit
Exclusive
Australia's most expensive and cheapest streets revealed
Jen Melocco
Former Australia cricket captain Ricky Ponting paid $20.75 million for a six-bedroom home on Linlithgow Avenue, one of the country's most expensive streets. Pic: supplied
King Charles first Australian coins in circulation
Anna Houlahan
MP Andrew Leigh with King Charles' coin portrait. Picture via Andrew Leigh

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National
'Justice never sleeps': $500,000 reward in murder of disabled woman
Tanya Lee Glover and the wall of a Brisbane apartment where her body was found. Pictures via QLD Police
Anna Houlahan
Updated
Severe Tropical Cyclone Jasper intensifies north of Australia
Anna McGuinness
The Bureau's forecast track map for Severe Tropical Cyclone Jasper as of 11am AEST on December 7. Picture by the Bureau of Meteorology
Who was Charlotte Taylor? Sleuths solving kitchen bench gravestone mystery
Isabel Bird
Who was Charlotte Taylor: A 1934 gravestone was discovered in a kitchen bench during a home renovation in Tasmania. Picture: Paul Scambler
Liam Neeson action sequel to film in small Aussie town
Anna McGuinness
Liam Neeson is starring in the sequel to ICE ROAD, filming in Walhalla in January 2024. Picture by AAP Image
Alan Jones denies indecent assault allegations
Anna Houlahan
Alan Jones broadcasting for 2GB. File picture
Sport
Father time not catching up with this pair yet
Connections after Father Rick after winning the Ladbrokes Million Dollar Chase. Picture supplied
Club legend takes over at Workies with pledge to 'look after the local guys'
The club has conceded they cannot match the spending power of rivals.
Dominic Unwin
Peter Morris will lead Lithgow Workies Wolves in 2024. Picture by Reidun Berntsen
Row erupts over AFL, cricket team relocation project
Laine Clark
The government unveiled an artist's impression of the showgrounds stadium during the Gabba rebuild. (Jono Searle/AAP PHOTOS)
Matildas, 2000 water polo team win Don, Dawn awards
Roger Vaughan
The Matildas, who reached the World Cup semis, have won Sport Australia Hall Of Fame's Don award. (Darren England/AAP PHOTOS)
Greyhounds Adoption Day returns to Dapto
Greyhounds As Pets host their final Adoption Day for the year at Dapto on December 16. Picture supplied
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Australia's most expensive and cheapest streets revealed
Exclusive
Former Australia cricket captain Ricky Ponting paid $20.75 million for a six-bedroom home on Linlithgow Avenue, one of the country's most expensive streets. Pic: supplied
Jen Melocco
What do you do when your chicks have grown and flown the nest?
Steve Evans
Rachel Lane and Noel Whittaker. Picture by Elesa Kurtz
Why Australian home prices continue to rise despite rate increases
Jen Melocco
People have been sitting on their hands and been unwilling to put their home up for sale as interest rates rise says Ray White Commercial Head of Research, Vanessa Rader.
Sneak peek: Inside the beach house tipped to break the Byron Bay record
The home is tipped to break the Byron Bay record of $37 million. Pic: Supplied
Jen Melocco
See inside the Byron Bay house Carrie Bickmore is selling
Jen Melocco
The Byron Bay home is made for outdoor entertaining and summer living. Picture: Supplied
Photos
Longterm superhosts set to sell Australia's 'best nature stay'
Hamish Geale
Gordon Cuff and Susie Aulich have owned The Trig for the past 16 years. Pictures supplied
What's On
A tasty musical feast will please the palates of music lovers at Lithgow's historic Union Theatre
Catherine Bouchier
Third time's a charm as Gloria gets ready to lose the locks again
Matt Watson
Gloria Bird and her granddaughters Leah Islip, 10, and Carmen Islip, 12, will be cutting off their hair to raise money for the Royal Flying Doctor Service.
Things to Do
Creepy, Kooky and Cinema: What's on in the Lithgow region
Newsroom
Christmas is coming: What's on in the Lithgow region
Lithgow City Orchestra in winter concert at library
Lithgow City Orchestra will perform at Lithgow Library on June 24. Picture supplied
Recommended
Give the gifts that keep on giving with Samsung this Christmas
The Samsung Freestyle Portable Projector makes the cinematic experience mobile, indoors, outdoors or even the outback. Picture Samsung
Rhiannon Veness
Ag pioneers recognised in this year's Syngenta Growth Awards
The winners of the 2023 Syngenta Growth Awards night. Darren Best (not pictured) won second judges' choice. Picture supplied
Five reasons why the Zown app is a must-have for tweens and teens
Elizabeth Habermann
Zown is a safe, positive mobile app for children aged between eight and 14. Picture Zown
How today's evolving retirement villages can benefit seniors and society
Rosie Ryan
Keyton retirement communities foster friendship and fun. Picture supplied
What rights do you have as a borrower?
Financial stress can be scary but there is support available to help you get on top of the situation.Picture Shutterstock
Community
Great Santa Hat Challenge returns to Hartley for seventh year
What's on
The 2022 Santa Hat Challenge in Hartley. Picture by Karen Edwards Photography
The Catch Up
Nominate your influential woman of the year now
Grace Ryan
Graphic of women asking "do you know an influential woman in the Central West worth celebrating?". Picture is from Canva
Photos
Hauntings of the past: Memories of Halloween 2013-2017
Hauntings of the past: Memories of Halloween 2013-2017
Third time's a charm as Gloria gets ready to lose the locks again
Matt Watson
Gloria Bird and her granddaughters Leah Islip, 10, and Carmen Islip, 12, will be cutting off their hair to raise money for the Royal Flying Doctor Service.
Lady golfers don their best pink garb for special pink open day
Lynette Ritchie
Winners Janice Cohen and Rhonda Thompson and Captain Lynne Ritchie. Supplied
Photos and Video
'Distress, humiliation': Documents detail Higgins' $2.4m govt payout
Brittany Higgins arrives at court during the ACT criminal trial last year. Picture by Karleen Minney
Tim Piccione
Ho, ho, ho: the definitive gourmet Christmas gift guide for 2023
Karen Hardy
Merry Christmas to all our food mad readers. May you find a gift you like under the tree this year. Picture Shutterstock
Watch
A nose for 'black diamonds': the fine art of truffle harvesting
Saffron Howden
Truffle farmer Simon Hedges with his truffle dog, Jimmy, at Duckmaloi River Truffles near Oberon in NSW on June 11, 2022. Picture: Saffron Howden
Prime Minister vows to mend APS' reputation in final address for 2023
Justine Landis-Hanley
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. Picture by Gary Ramage
All hail Queen Maggie Beer, pheasant resplendent
Karen Hardy
Artist Del Kathryn Barton and Maggie Beer at the unveiling of Maggie, 2023. Picture by Karleen Minney
Comment
Decades of dedication given the axe
Comment
THE LAST HURRAH. THE outgoing chairman and deputy chairman of the Hartley historic Site committee, Bob Morris and Margaret Combs made a final donation of $2669 to the Highland Bands John Cambridge and Peter Spillett. Picture supplied.
Margaret Combs and Len Ashworth
Comment
THE SAINT: The dark side of Mother Nature
FLASHBACK FRIDAY: A demolition course on the curriculum at Lithgow High? We're not sure what the occasion was many years ago but we note the vehicle involved was.
Comment
The Saint: 'Ordinary' people stand and be counted
FLASHBACK: The rock gods of the era had serious competition when Jim Riley, Warren Logue ,Graham McKinney and Reg Cobber Cowden (all sadly deceased) entertained at a basketball function in the 1960s.
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Battle of the world's best sparkling-wine regions: Champagne v Prosecco
Two Ways to Go
Battle of the world's best sparkling-wine regions: Champagne v Prosecco
Amy Cooper and Mal Chenu
Found! The most beautiful places to stay in the Blue Mountains
Akash Arora
Spicers Sangoma.
The Big Question: Can long-haul flights with kids be stress-free?
Janet Stone
The Big Question: Can long-haul flights with kids be stress-free?
A gorgeous new hotel has just opened in Athens
A gorgeous new hotel has just opened in Athens
Country gems shine in Australia's top 50 restaurants list
Akash Arora
Country gems shine in Australia's top 50 restaurants list
Looking for the best seafood in the US? Make a beeline for Boston
Kristie Kellahan
Looking for the best seafood in the US? Make a beeline for Boston
Singular Santiago: A one-of-a-kind hotel in the bohemian heart of the city
Natascha Mirosch
Singular Santiago: A one-of-a-kind hotel in the bohemian heart of the city
If these waters could talk: Discover Bangkok through its River of Kings
Narina Exelby
If these waters could talk: Discover Bangkok through its River of Kings
Car Expert
2024 Toyota LandCruiser 70 Series review: Automatic four-cylinder driven
Car Expert
2024 Toyota LandCruiser 70 Series review: Automatic four-cylinder driven
Scott Collie
Car Expert
BYD wants to bring luxury quad-motor off-roader to Australia
Anthony Crawford
BYD wants to bring luxury quad-motor off-roader to Australia
Car Expert
New Suzuki Swift locked in for Australia
William Stopford
New Suzuki Swift locked in for Australia
Car Expert
2024 Ford Transit Custom price and specs
William Stopford
Car Expert
The new Porsche cars coming to Australia in 2024
Scott Collie
The new Porsche cars coming to Australia in 2024
The Senior
"Who are you?" - Don't be scammed by a stranger
Scammers pretending to be from a bank's fraud team are fleecing millions from Australians. Picture Shutterstock
Impersonation scams have fleeced $92 million from us in nine months. Here's how to not be duped.
Staff Reporter
There's an I in independence, says disability advocate
Anne-Mason Furmage won't let her lifelong disability defeat her.
Rowan Cowley
Disability advocate Ann-Mason Furmage. Picture supplied
World War II veteran Reg Chard celebrates 100th birthday
Thousands have heard Reg's stories about Kokoda Track. He has some simple advice to young people.
Staff Reporter
World War II veteran Reg Chard in his home at Villawood, Sydney, NSW. Picture supplied
The Land
Versatile central west property sold for $1597/acre | Video
About 85 per cent of Byambee is described as being arable. Picture supplied
Mark Phelps
Mutherumbung delivers quality Riverina irrigation and grazing
Mark Phelps
Mutherumbung has been developed with 304 hectares of irrigation country. Picture supplied
Two people taken to hospital after multi-vehicle crash
Andrew Mangelsdorf
Two cars collided at the intersection of Mill Street and East Street in North Wagga on Thursday. Picture by Ash Smith
Life & Style
Ho, ho, ho: the definitive gourmet Christmas gift guide for 2023
Merry Christmas to all our food mad readers. May you find a gift you like under the tree this year. Picture Shutterstock
Karen Hardy
All hail Queen Maggie Beer, pheasant resplendent
Karen Hardy
Artist Del Kathryn Barton and Maggie Beer at the unveiling of Maggie, 2023. Picture by Karleen Minney
Keep your house safe during the summer holiday break
An indoor camera is an extra layer of security that gives you eyes and ears inside your home while you're away. Picture from Ring