
Do you have an escape plan at your place?
Are your wood heaters well maintained and ready for the winter workload?
If the answer is no to both questions, you'll need to watch this.

This year's Variety Bush Bash stopped in Dubbo today to donate more than $5000 to Bunninyong Public School.
The money will help install new a new air conditioning unit, destroyed by arson four years ago.

Group 10 has claimed Central West rugby league bragging rights.
and they've done it in style, with a big win over Group 11 and then getting a dozen of their players in the local rep squad.

The Orange City Lions are still unbeaten in the Central West Rugby Union competition, after a three try haul by a star winger who's almost unstoppable these days.
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There's nothing like taking your dog for a walk... it's an experience.
And as was the case in Orange this weekend, walking the dog, did more than just exercise man's best friend.

The Bathurst Business Chamber has slammed the Premier's suggestion of a GST hike.
Barry O'Farrell has called on the Federal Opposition to consider changing the current rate while scrapping a number of state taxes.
But locals fear raising the tax ab

A parliamentary inquiry into dental services in the bush has heard many patients are waiting months, even years to see a dentist.
And the delay is turning what start as simple tooth problems into much more serious ones.
But a local expert believe

They say size isn't everything... whoever did say that didn't tell this next bunch..
Because their trucks are absolute monsters.
Big wheels. Big jumps.
And they've brought their monster sized show to Dubbo...

Local mums and dads to-be have welcomed Tony Abbott's paid parental leave scheme
But local businesses aren't so sure.
3000 of the countries biggest companies will be slugged with a levy to fund the scheme
Which some say will be passed on to cons

If you had a strip of bacon with your brekkie this morning there's a good chance it came from overseas.
Two thirds of bacon sold in Australia is imported.
But during Australian Bacon week - we're being urged to make sure that tasty treat comes from

A very special regional organisation is celebrating a big birthday today.
85 years ago the very first Royal Flying doctors flight took off...
Fast forward to 2013 - and the RFDS are still getting life saving medical treatment to where it's needed m

First:
Green groups and animal welfare advocates say pig hunting rules need tightening up.
The latest arguments started when somebody posted gruesome photos of slaughtered sheep online.
But local hunters say the majority play by the rules
And th

It'll be a league lovers paradise in Dubbo this weekend - the Western Cluster is holding one of the biggest gala days it's ever had.
20 teams from six different competitions will face off across three different ovals.
With the main event - the grou

The 22 year old man suspected of inhumanely killing a number of sheep has been released on bail.
Warren Alfred Moses has been charged with 20 counts of animal cruelty, trespassing and stealing cattle.
Despite suggestions from police prosecutors his

Wellington Shire Mayor Rod Buhr says dwindling council coffers - and not the state government - will force council mergers.
The government has guaranteed forced amalgamations wouldn't happen.
But at least one mayor believes some may not have a choi
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