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8.53: Just in case you don't know, it's our favourite day of the week here! It's THROWBACK THURSDAY!
In NARROMINE today we're throwing back to August 2008. See if you see anyone you recognise in the gallery here.
In DUBBO we're going all the way back to 1987. Check out all the pics here, you may see some familiar faces!
8.46: Taking a look at today's entertainment news:
Don't worry if you missed the Bachelor last night, we've got the recap for you right here. (No judgement if you just want to relive the excitement.)
Fashion designer Johdi Meares has had her licence suspended for 12 months and fined $1,100 for a high-range drink driving incident in which she hit three parked cars in Sydney's eastern suburbs. Meares admitted that she was drunk when she ploughed into three parked cars in Sydney's eastern suburbs this year.
A New York-based model has been found alive in hospital, nearly two weeks after she vanished from outside a popular Manhattan nightclub, according to reports. Sudan-born Ataui Deng, 22, a former refugee, has walked in runway shows for leading fashion designers including Christian Dior.
Inspirational quotes on social media can be fairly annoying, and wrongly-attributed quotes are even worse. It’s not just your high school friends who are guilty of this, however: Some big celebrities have misquoted other famous people for some social media likes too. Reese Witherspoon is the most recent celebrity to commit the crime, posting a picture with the quote, ‘The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away,’ attributed to William Shakespeare.
8.38: Is it your birthday today? If so HAPPY BIRTHDAY from all of us here on the Grill team.
You share your birthday with Olympian Usain Bolt, 27, country music singer, Kenny Rogers, 75, Sex and the City star, Kim Cattarall, 57, actress, Hayden Panettiere, 24 and reality star, Brody Jenner, 30.
To celebrate here's Kenny Roger's famous hit The Gambler.
8.29: BEYONDBLUE'S Big Blue Bus will visit Dubbo College, the Men's Shed open day, the Dubbo Chat n Check event and Alesco during its two-day visit of the region. The arrival of the bus in DUBBO today is part of a 30,000 kilometre National Roadshow that has already toured Bathurst and Orange and will also travel to Manildra, Warren and Condobolin.
If you're keen for a sausage sizzle visit the Dubbo Men's Shed today at 1pm.
8.21: Looking for a new family member? Then pop on out to the shelter, we have a number of playful, cuddly pups and older dogs waiting to meet you.Shelter is open Monday to Saturday 11.30am to 1.30pm
8.18: Lets take a look at front pages from around the region
8.11: Narromine are in mourning after loosing the Turf Club President, Douglas Egan, last week. Mr Egan lost a short battle with illness. To celebrate and commemorate his life, we've set up a tribute page.
Find the links below.
Mr Egan's funeral will be held at the Narromine Racecourse on Friday.
8.01: This baby looked pretty scared when he heard a lion roar for the first time! Check out this gorgeous video here:
7.49: Taking a closer look at today's front page story this morning:
A local community club has been devastated by a robbery that has left it without thousands of dollars worth of equipment.
Members of the DUBBO Woodturning and Woodcrafting club arrived for their weekly meeting yesterday at the Cobra Street workshop to find the Colorbond sheeting had been unscrewed off two locked doors to allow thieves access to the workshop.
More than $4000 in specialist woodworking tools and equipment had been taken.
Club treasurer Charles Fletcher said the robbery was unusual because they targeted a number of items that wouldn't catch the eye of most people.
"We were broken into three years ago and on that occasion they took a saw and a few small tools and this is the second time it has happened to us. The club only makes a small amount of money from raffles and club membership fees and using some of that money it sponsors the oncology unit at the hospital,"
- Charles Fletcher
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7.39: Sorry about the delay this morning, there seems to have been a technical glitch in the system but we're working around it! Hope you stayed with us!
7.28: Making regional and national news this morning:
BATHURST: Police are appealing to the public for information about the fifth arson attack in the city in less than a week. Police are investigating two separate vehicle fires reported on Monday and Tuesday. On Monday night a Ford Festiva was destroyed by fire around 9.30pm in Gilmour Street, while a second vehicle was set alight in Church Lane (off Gilmour Street) around 5.45am on Tuesday.
KELSO: A man fronting court on a string of driving and theft matters has been jailed. Allan James Stoddart, 32, formerly of McMenamin Place appeared before magistrate Michael Allen last week. Stoddart faced charges including police pursuit, not stop – drive recklessly, break enter and steal, take conveyance without consent, drive whilst disqualified and possess a prohibited drug.
NATIONAL: The mental health crisis inside the detention centre on Christmas Island is now taking its toll on those who guard the asylum seekers, with one female employee attempting to take her life and a male considered at serious risk of self-harm. The two Serco employees, whose distress was prompted by prolonged exposure to depressed and self-harming asylum seekers, have been flown to the mainland.
NATIONAL: Cardinal George Pell was advised by his own independent investigator that a paedophile priest should be removed from the ministry, documents reveal. Cardinal Pell last year told the state's inquiry into the handling of child abuse that Father Peter Searson had never been convicted of "sexual misbehaviour". But a report tabled in Parliament on Wednesday revealed that Cardinal Pell was advised years earlier that Mr Searson had abused children when he was a priest at Doveton's Holy Family School.
NATIONAL: Teenagers in NSW are purchasing illegal, original-branded cigarette packets, claiming the original packaging makes them “cooler”. Fifteen-year-old student Rosie said the original packaging detracted from the effectiveness of plain packaging.
7.19: Making local news this morning:
A new educational program designed to meet the needs of students and prospective employers will get under way at DUBBO College Senior Campus next year. It focuses on real work skills and has been designed for students who struggle with the rigours of the Higher School Certificate but are determined to finish their education and contribute to the workforce.
Staff and volunteers at Meals on Wheels DUBBO were recognised for their contributions during a ceremony at the organisation's Mountbatten Drive premises this week. The celebration, also marked the start of increased services, new delivery vehicles and the installation of new freezers, much of which was made possible through federal government funding. Meals on Wheels Dubbo Service Manager Peter English said the upgrades would not only help Dubbo but the 30 per cent of NSW, geographically, the operation serviced.
DUBBO residents are hoping the city's run of luck continues as they charge into local newsagencies to buy entries in tonight's massive $70 million Powerball draw. The city sold a $1 million winner in Monday night's Lotto draw, just months after a whopping $50 million Powerball winner was sold in Dubbo in December.
A funeral service on Saturday will celebrate the life of DUBBO's Clare Diffey who passed away this week. The five-year-old daughter of local couple Jane and Angus Diffey lived with the rare neurological disorder Rett Syndrome. She was the inspiration behind Clare's Angels, a charity dedicated to helping local families.
The NYNGAN Observer got out on the streets and asked locals what they thought of the beatification of Pangee Street. Here are their answers.
The community has thanked long time volunteer Wendy Blake for her more than 34 years of dedication to the Wellington Eisteddfod which ended with a spectacular grand concert at the Civic centre before a big crowd. ‘’Over the years people who I have guided have gone onto the big things from this Eisteddfod and by being part of it you just never know where you end up’’ she said.
In an age where digital technology is taking over, man’s best friend is still the best weapon for firefighters to detect how fires have started. Canine handler Tim Garrett and Sheba, a labrador, were in NYNGAN last Friday to investigate a fire that gutted a Nyngan home. Firefighters from Fire and Rescue NSW and the NSW Rural Fire Service were called to the house fire in Nyngan Street just after midnight on Thursday.
7am: Good morning Grillers! Happy Thursday.
You're here with Grace from Narromine this morning.
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For your weather today:
Trangie / Dubbo/ Nyngan / Cobar- are all mostly sunny, Trangie and Nyngan will reach 20, Dubbo will get to 18 and Cobar will reach 19.
Bourke: Will get a late shower getting to a top of 20.
