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The&nbsp;photos which tell the story of the past seven days in your region.

ORANGE: Eleni Pringle dances at the 2015 City of Orange Eisteddfod. Photo: STEVE GOSCH

GRENFELL: There will be Wattle Day Walks in Grenfell, Cowra and Young this week and next.

PARKES: Using the Moon and the GPS system, scientists have turned CSIRO's Parkes radio telescope in eastern Australia into a new tool for finding the highest-energy particles nature can hurl at us. 

DUBBO: St John's College students Isobel Humphreys and Holly Taylor don bandanas to raise funds for cancer charity CanTeen. Holly will also have her long locks cut on Friday and donate them to be made into a wig.	Photo: BELINDA SOOLE

DUBBO: Dubbo Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) president Matt Wright, White Ribbon senior executive for programs Jennifer Mullen, DCCI membership officer Toni Beatty and Dubbo White Ribbon ambassador Kevin Saul. Photo: JENNIFER HOAR

ORANGE: Ian Burrett lays a wreath at Gallipoli with the names of his father Lieutenant Colonel Athol Frederick Burrett, Private John Patrick Hamilton and 2nd Lieutenant John Henry Harrison who died in battle.

LIGHTNING RIDGE: Maurie Stack congratulating new Rotary president Danielle Osborne.

DUBBO: Dubbo College South Campus students, Jye Schultz, Samantha Smart and Tegan Shields, Dubbo mayor Mathew Dickerson, Rabobank National Merino Show and Sale president Stuart McBurnie with Camp Quality Tractor Trek volunteers Kate and Pat Kilby and Tractor Trek director Graeme Eggleston.	Photo: BELINDA SOOLE

BATHURST: Councillor Jess Jennings wants to see the invasive prickly pear gone from the region. Photo: BRIAN WOOD 081815bwprickley2

DUBBO: Operation Christmas Child area co-ordinator Sylvia Paice with some of the shoeboxes that will be sent overseas to children in need. Photo: BELINDA SOOLE

DUBBO: We Know Travel owner Kerin Stonestreet has encouraged people to visit the smart traveller website before planning or travelling overseas. Photo: BELINDA SOOLE

DUBBO: Fighting the disease together: Rhys Pagalday and Kailem Barwick.	Photo: CONTRIBUTED

COWRA: Ellie Carpenter has taken massive strides towards one day playing for the Matildas since moving to Sydney in chase of her footballing dream four years ago.

DUBBO: Showing off their work on Wednesday was (from left) Industry Technology teacher John Miller, Adam Mitchell, Robert Austin, Steven Leask, Joseph Crampton, Harry Van Dartel, Corey Marsden, William Black, Glenn Irwin and Scott Doolan. Photo: CHARLIE WHITELEY

DUBBO: Visitor experience officer Chris Anemaat with two sharpened knives found in the roof of a toilet block at Old Dubbo Gaol. Photo: CHARLIE WHITELEY. 

WELLINGTON: Beck Poole and Maree Thomas celebrate RSPCA Cupcake day

MUDGEE: With a little over a month until the official start of the bushfire danger period on October 1 Rural Fire Service personnel have said now is the time for all residents, to be checking equipment and ensure they are ready in case of a possible fire emergency.

FORBES: The Forbes and District’s Relay for Life committee were busy last week, hosting the first of two expo nights.

ORANGE: Orange High School year 8 student Quinn Routh, science teacher Aaron Routh, year 10 student Fergus O’Shea and science teacher Kate Hodgman use dry ice to freeze a rose at the school’s annual science show.

LITHGOW: CFMEU executive Grahame Osborne told this week’s meeting of Lithgow Council that blame for the current Springvale Colliery crisis rests squarely with the NSW Government.

BATHURST: THE sports field at MacKillop College became the blackboard for an important message. Students have been going to great lengths to raise money and awareness for Jeans for Genes.

CANOWINDRA: The much-publicised induction of a Canowindra fish fossil as the state's latest emblem has led to discussions on taking the celebrated find and Age of Fishes Museum into a new era.

BLAYNEY: Lyndhurst resident Ben Emms, is the newly crowned world champion in the sport of Fullbore Rifle Shooting.

MUDGEE: A demolition company moved in on Tuesday to knock down the 114-year-old building, much to the surprise of Gulgong residents who believed a date had not yet been set for the demolition. 

BATHURST: A blueprint mapping out the possible future of the former TAFE building is set to be unveiled.

PARKES: Five quirky bicycle racks, designed by local residents, are being installed around Parkes this week.

WESTERN MAGAZINE: Central West Local Land Services board member Jenny Bradley with Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton at the recent Nyngan Ag Expo where they delivered new incentives for landholders. PHOTO: GRACE RYAN

FORBES: Life Pharmacy was packed on Friday, as long-time customers and friends gathered to wish Helen Mackinnon the best in her retirement.

WELLINGTON: Euchareena P & C president Sandy Gosling, her daughter Ashlea Gosling and grand-daughter Chloe Gosling have all been educated at the school which could face closure at the end of the year. Photo: SUPPLIED..


ORANGE: It was a touching scene at Orange cenotaph on Tuesday morning when war veterans, school students and members of the public paused to remember the sacrifice and service of Vietnam veterans and the Battle of Long Tan.

COWRA: Colleen Mead has recently returned from chasing the midnight sun around the north pole. The photographer documented her journey and it is now hanging in a family friendly exhibit at the Cowra Japanese Garden and Cultural Centre.

BATHURST: Trunkey Creek. Photo: ANDREW SMITH

NARROMINE: The inaugural Trangie Charity Ball is taking place this October long weekend and committee members Kate Miller, Alli Jenkins, Mindy Quigley and James "Buster" Simmons are all excited for the ball.

TULLAMORE: The Tullamore Show kicked off the district show circuit last Saturday, with ideal conditions and a good crowd in attendance.

ORANGE: Orange Netball Association president Jacqui Jasprizza and Netball NSW West/Central West regional development officer Mardi Aplin say the Diamonds win will encourage more children to take up the sport. Photo: JUDE KEOGH

BATHURST: The value of kelpies as farm dogs was highlighted at the Bathurst Merino Association’s working dog auction at the weekend, with the average price paid  $1500.

MUDGEE: A 97-year-old woman was narrowly missed when a car backed through the wall of her room at the Gulgong Multi-Purpose Service late last week.

BEDGERABONG: NSW Member for Orange, Andrew Gee, is set to officially open Saturday’s show, while a fireworks spectacular will bring the 2015 event to a close, shortly after dusk.

COWRA: Effective and efficient farm businesses will be the focus of a Grains Research and Development Corporation forum in Cowra this month.

ORANGE: Rebekah, Olivia, Jake and Dan Ritchie help dig for truffles at the family’s Forest Reefs’ property. Photo: JUDE KEOGH 0816truffle1

DUBBO: Bert Eade lays a wreath as Allan Russell and Mark Collins watch on. The three were at Victoria Park on Tuesday to pay their respects for Vietnam Veterans' Day. Photo: BELINDA SOOLE


DUBBO: Priceline Pharmacy Dubbo co-owner Greg Shearing and Alison Van Der Linden want people to dig deep to restore dignity to some of Dubbo's most vulnerable residents.	Photo: BELINDA SOOLE

DUBBO: Bronwyn Andrews and Mary Meadows manned the Big Cake Bake at the Dubbo Red Cross Shop.

WELLINGTON: Phillip Bennett on Thailand streets Wednesday, he arrived in Bangkok only a few hours after a pipe bomb killed more than 20 people and injured more than 120 at a shrine in the heart of Thailand's capital. Photo: CONTRIBUTED


WELLINGTON: Ready for the regional finals of the Premier's Spelling Bee are Shayarnee Burns, William Dimmock, Logan Budd and Ezekiel Turaga.

NYNGAN: Some of the locals who make Meals on Wheels possible are David Scott, Jenny Holes, Dolly Ryan, Christine Adams, Helen Rose and Lesley Lister.

NYNGAN: Murray and Deanna Simpson came all the way from Sydney enjoying a trip on a the steam train in Nyngan. 

The&nbsp;photos which tell the story of the past seven days in your region.<br>

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