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Brandon Horner flicks a shot past the Wanderers defence to sink his sixth goal for the afternoon. Photo: MAX STAINKAMPH

Panthers' pressure and Horner's six demolishes Wanderers in season opener | Photos, video

Max Stainkamph
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Portland Colts will take on Lithgow Bears this weekend. Picture: SUE MILLMORE.

Portland Colts plan to shake things up in the New Era Cup

Alanna Tomazin

Lithgow Bears are set to take on Portland Colts at Tony Luchetti Showground. Picture: SUPPLIED.

Lithgow Bears to recognise sponsor support at next home game

Lithgow Bears

Brandon Horner flicks a shot past the Wanderers defence to sink his sixth goal for the afternoon. Photo: MAX STAINKAMPH

Panthers' pressure and Horner's six demolishes Wanderers in season opener | Photos, video

33m ago

Grippers and Loopers through to the semi-finals

Grippers and Loopers through to the semi-finals

Tough games continue in midweek tennis competition

Tough games continue in midweek tennis competition

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Lithgow Garden Club members on their recent tour of Portland.

Lithgow Garden Club to host talk by Bret Sowerby on June 3

Lithgow Garden Club

CELEBRITIES: Married at First Sight stars Tamara Joy, Billy Vincent and Elizabeth Sobinoff will be appearing at a special event in Bathurst next month.

Bathurst's Oxford Hotel to host stars from Married at First Sight

Sam Bolt

VIOLIN VIRTUOSO: Nicole Hammill from Mitchell Conservatorium's 'String Theory' ensemble, who will be performing tomorrow night. Photo: PHIL BLATCH 051419pbstring6

Mitchell Conservatorium's String Theory ensemble to perform the classics

Sam Bolt

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

Stunning: World renowned artist, Guido Van Helten, has been busy painting Portland's old cement works, now known as The Foundations. Photo: Ciara Bastow.

The lifeblood of Portland

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

NEW FACES: A total of 39 excited new faces joined La Salle Academy's Year 7 class and the rest of the students in 2019. Photo: Alanna Tomazin.

Provide the richest of opportunities

READY TO LEARN: Jessica Jewell was one of many new faces in Lithgow Public Schools 2019 Kindergarten class. Photo: Kirsty Horton.

Your chance to get ready to learn

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

Lithgow Garden Club members on their recent tour of Portland.

Lithgow Garden Club to host talk by Bret Sowerby on June 3

Lithgow Garden Club

HISTORIC MOMENT: Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin here on July 21, 1969, standing on the Moon in a photograph taken by mission commander Neil Armstrong. Across Australia and around the globe, hundreds of millions tuned in to watch as the human race took its first steps in space. Once the realm of science fiction, it was now a reality. Picture: NASA

Race to space began as a daring dream

By Helen Sim

Paul grabs a sausage sanga from Lithgow Lions Club volunteers.

We recognise our valuable volunteers

Paul Toole

Lithgow Garden Club members on their recent tour of Portland.

Lithgow Garden Club to host talk by Bret Sowerby on June 3

To bring together the Lithgow Catholic community to rejoice in the Good News of Christ and to share with others our joy.

Church services for the Lithgow area

Contributed

There's a million volunteering roles, all you've got to do is pick one

There's a million volunteering roles, all you've got to do is pick one

Nadine Morton

Brandon Horner flicks a shot past the Wanderers defence to sink his sixth goal for the afternoon. Photo: MAX STAINKAMPH

Panthers' pressure and Horner's six demolishes Wanderers in season opener | Photos, video

33m ago

OCEAN'S mystery: Beachcomber John Miller from Port Fairy is discovering plenty of interesting items washed onto the shoreline. Picture: Anthony Brady

Beachcombers are on the hunt for rare finds along our coastline

Dribbling to success, Aussie Hoops once again proves popular

Dribbling to success, Aussie Hoops once again proves popular

The 2019/20 Lithgow Quota Club commitee members.

Lithgow Quota celebrate 67th installation dinner | Photos

Moey the alpaca comes to visit during library's story time | Photos

Moey the alpaca comes to visit during library's story time | Photos

Ciara Bastow

Nic Langenberg (left) with 104-year-old Dorothy Yeomans at Sea Life Sydney Aquarium.

Watch this shark glide by 104-year-old Dorothy

Geraldine Cardozo

LEGEND: Jimmy Barnes has been booked to play at Pola Park in Tullamore on November 2. Photo: FILE

Jimmy Barnes including Central West on new tour schedule

Nadine Morton

IDAHOBIT: Val Poskitt, Heather Mahony and Francis Chung. Pictures: ALANNA TOMAZIN.

IDAHOBIT, a day of action and change for the LGBTIQ+ community | Photos

Alanna Tomazin

Paul grabs a sausage sanga from Lithgow Lions Club volunteers.

We recognise our valuable volunteers

Paul Toole

Letter: Act of kindness makes you proud to call Lithgow home

Letter: Act of kindness makes you proud to call Lithgow home

The Saint: Lithgow's Cook Street Plaza drab today but a mural tomorrow?

The Saint: Lithgow's Cook Street Plaza drab today but a mural tomorrow?

The Saint

Associate Professor Stephen Macfarlane is part of a clinical trial looking into treatment for Parkinson's disease dementia.

Trial of new drug to treat Parkinson's dementia

MEET AND GREET: Academics from University of Sunshine Coast with international students, attending a familiarisation tour of the Cooinda Aged Care.

Uni 'roomies' to move into aged care home

SMART MOVES: Thinking of downsizing to a granny flat? Make sure you formalise decisions and get legal advice before moving in.

Estate planning: avoid granny flat pitfalls

Simon Birmingham, with Indonesia Trade Minister Enggartiasto Lukita, wants the trade deal finalised.

Busy agenda for trade ahead: Birmingham

9m ago

Victorian MP Clare O'Neil won't enter the contest for Labor deputy leader.

Albo, Marles set to be ALP leadership team

24m ago

British Prime Minister Theresa May is stepping down on June 7 after repeated Brexit failures.

Australia pays tribute to departing May

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Prime Minister Scott Morrison is not expected to make major changes to his team of ministers.

Cabinet choices never easy: Birmingham

1hr ago

Detective Chief Inspector Gary Jubelin has reportedly resigned from NSW Police.

Gary Jubelin resigns from NSW police

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A new Perth high school will be named for former prime minister Bob Hawke who died earlier in May.

WA school to be called Bob Hawke College

2hrs ago

Police are still trying to identify a woman whose body was found in a north Melbourne park.

Mystery of woman's body in Melbourne park

2hrs ago

AFL star Michael Long has joined Prime Minister Scott Morrison on the annual Long Walk To Dreamtime.

AFL legend to Scott Morrison: Unite us, PM

Joe Hinchliffe

Talkook ram is named Best Border Leicester of the show. Pictured with Robert Anderson, Talkook, Crookwell, Roger Fletcher, Fletcher International Exports, Kylie Anderson, Talkook and judge, Ian Carr, Castle Camps, Willalooka, South Australia.

Back to the glory days for Talkook

Olivia Calver
1hr ago

The supreme exhibit of the Corriedale feature show was Glen Esk stud's grand champion ram, and best Corriedale head winner, Glen Esk Junior 029/17. Pictured with judges, owners, and Trinity Catholic College students.

Corriedale feature sees Glen Esk on top

Hannah Powe
2hrs ago

Kate Swain, 17, and Angus Kelly, 15, with Hollywood Lady in Waiting L6.

Angus interbreed champions dominate Dubbo Show

Daniel Pedersen

The highway near Glen Innes: A picturesque window on the New England region of NSW. Image: Destination NSW.

Your weekly travel inspirations

John Rozentals

GOTTA DO IT?: Australian travellers surveyed by Hotels.com were more willing to pay out big ($1000 per night) to stay in five-star luxury in Anaheim, California in 2018.

Getting more bang for your five-star buck

Making the extraordinary appear ordinary in Siem Reap City

Making the extraordinary appear ordinary in Siem Reap City

John Rozentals

If you are planning to travel cashless, make sure you always have a back-up card.

OPINION
Going overseas? Hints and tips for travelling without cash

Noel Whittaker

Stegbar's latest double glaze series, Alumiere, is designed to require minimal framing.

How to keep your heating bills down

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Try this: Scallop pot-sticker dumplings