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LOOKING BACK: Terry Baker won six Astley Cups as a student with Orange High School and he says nothing stirs up school spirit quite like the cup. Inserts - Sophie McCauley and the Dubbo College Senior Campus drummers. Main photo: NICK McGRATH

Astley Cup's a 'special' community event: Undefeated Baker

Nick McGrath

CHAMPIONS: Central West celebrate their stunning NSW Country Rugby Union Women's Championship win, in which they didn't concede a point. Photo: SAMANTHA NEWSAM

Queens of Country: Blue Bulls sing it out loud in dominant, undefeated championship win

Matt Findlay

Cowra-Canowindra is back in action this Saturday. Photo: Matthew Chown

Pythons ready for an occasion as Sponsor's Day arrives

Ben Rodin

LOOKING BACK: Terry Baker won six Astley Cups as a student with Orange High School and he says nothing stirs up school spirit quite like the cup. Inserts - Sophie McCauley and the Dubbo College Senior Campus drummers. Main photo: NICK McGRATH

Astley Cup's a 'special' community event: Undefeated Baker

There's been plenty of bowls action in Canowindra this week

Around the Grounds of Cano: The last week in local sport

Ben Rodin

Greg Gihot, Matt Rice, Lachy Rice & Alex Rice competed at the Royal Bathurst Show earlier in the month, and had a fun and competitive day taking part in the various wood-chopping races. Photo supplied by Matt Rice.

Canowindra's wood-choppers shine at Royal Bathurst Show

Winemaker Steve Mobbs from Wallington Wines, which will be just one of the wineries showcasing the Cowra wine region at the Crowne Plaza Terrigal Pacific.

Cowra and Canowindra's wine and produce to be showcased on the coast

Volunteer Leo Wright welcomes shoppers to the markets.

Markets support those in need

New project for Canowindra library

New project for Canowindra library

Winemaker Steve Mobbs from Wallington Wines, which will be just one of the wineries showcasing the Cowra wine region at the Crowne Plaza Terrigal Pacific.

Cowra and Canowindra's wine and produce to be showcased on the coast

Cabonne Council is again supporting Woodfired Eugowra, to be held on August 3.

Fired up for a feed at Eugowra

Canowindra Librarian Rossanne Holmes is ready for the continuation of the Tech Savvy Seniors classes.

Seniors headed to Canowindra Library to get tech Savvy

Sit back and relax: Click here to read the Country Pubs and Outback Yarns magazine.

Country Pubs and Outback Yarns

Andrew Lotherington

2018 Champion School: Riverina Agricultural College, operating under their stud banner Boorooma TRAC had great success at the 2018 Championships. Photo: File

Strong competition ahead

Andrew Lotherington

Tough competitors: Andrew Scott and his son, James, 'Valley Vista', flank the judge, Julian Iles, after taking out the Grand Champion Poll Dorset Ram in 2018. Photo: File.

Warm welcome to Cowra

Roger Traves

Sit back and relax: Click here to read the Country Pubs and Outback Yarns magazine.

Country Pubs and Outback Yarns

LIGHT FANTASTIC: Chase the Northern Lights or the Auroroa Borealis with The Senior and Travelrite on this Nordic cruise in February 2020.

Join us on Northern Lights cruise

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Ballarat man Lindsay, 69, has been delighted with the service Pennytel has delivered saying, "I won't go with anyone else 'cause I'm happy - you won't get better."

Old-fashioned service brings satisfaction with a smile

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

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

HOUSE PRICES: The median home prices for your town revealed in the latest Domain report. Photo: FILE

Median home prices for your town revealed: How much did you pay?

Nadine Morton

BIRD'S EYE VIEW: The lunar module being tested in Earth orbit during Apollo 9. The gold-coloured material is a man-made polymer coated with aluminium. The probes dangling from the footpads were to sense the Moon’s surface during touchdown and signal the crew to shut off the descent engine. Pictures: NASA

A fragile chariot for a flight into history

Helen Sim

PHOTOS: Throwback Thursday | July to August 2012

PHOTOS: Throwback Thursday | July to August 2012

Recognition: 2019 Australian of the Year Award recipients. Photo: Salty Dingo

Nominate an Australian of the Year

BIRD'S EYE VIEW: The lunar module being tested in Earth orbit during Apollo 9. The gold-coloured material is a man-made polymer coated with aluminium. The probes dangling from the footpads were to sense the Moon’s surface during touchdown and signal the crew to shut off the descent engine. Pictures: NASA

A fragile chariot for a flight into history

Community pride: Hugh Bateman (left) said the Pink Up committee received a huge sense of self-satisfaction and feeling of achievement.

Supporting your community is not as hard as you might think

ATTENTION: CSIRO's Parkes radio telescope around the time of the 1969 Moon landing. A change of plan meant the Australian stations became the primary point of contact for the moonwalk. Picture: CSIRO

Australia goes from understudy to top billing

Helen Sim

Australian captain Sam Kerr wrote a letter to her former coach Aaron Holt for saving her football career. Picture: Karleen Minney

Meet the man who saved Sam Kerr's football career

Canowindra talent on show at Cowra Eisteddfod 2019

Canowindra talent on show at Cowra Eisteddfod 2019

Cadaver dog Bryson found Noel Ingham's remains in the bushland at Dulverton.

He was his mate, his carer and ended up ... his murderer

The Wyangala Bonfire and Fireworks Spectacular have become a trademark event on the Queen's Birthday long weekend each year. Photo: Robin Dale

Queen's Birthday fireworks in Wyangala go off with a bang

Luxury: Merewether's The Beach House has been listed online as a luxury weekender with ocean views since December, 2016, but its path to development approval via the Land and Environment Court has been stormy.

Sex on the deck at beach rental has neighbours seeing red

Joanne McCarthy

Lake Eyre comes to life as the water floods into the desert

Lake Eyre comes to life as the water floods into the desert

Megan Dingwall

PHOTOS: Throwback Thursday | July 2012

PHOTOS: Throwback Thursday | July 2012

Ben Rodin

DRIER DAYS: There is an 70-75 per cent chance the region will not exceed median rainfall levels. Image: BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY

'Unlikely' predictions when it comes to rainfall this winter season

Nadine Morton

NOT JUST WOMEN: Male breast cancer advocate Rob Fincher, who has been living with metastatic breast cancer since 2014, wants to raise community awareness. Picture: Sylvia Liber

OPINION
Most men unaware of breast cancer danger

Jody Lindbeck

IT HAPPENS EVERYWHERE: Just when you think it's safe to go back to the online ticketing site ...

Fake Ukrainian credit cards and pipe monsters

Gareth McKnight

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"Continence Queen" Bev Killick.

When the drip goes beyond a joke

A NATIONAL DISGRACE: Thousands of vulnerably elderly Australians are abused every year.

Financial, physical, psychological, sexual - how do we stop elder abuse?

Eileen Wood

NARROW WASTE LINE: Baby boomers are Australia's least wasteful generation when it comes to food according to a new report.

Boomers leading the way on food waste

The national branch of the CFMMEU is yet to say whether it backs Victorian Secretary John Setka.

National construction union backs Setka

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Unit owners in Mascot Towers have been told to pay a special levy worth a total of over $1 million.

Premier invited to Mascot Towers meeting

South Australian Treasurer Rob Lucas has unveiled a large infrastructure spend in the state budget.

SA treasurer defends budget debt blowout

Tribunal reduces female footballer Casey McElroy's ban

Tribunal reduces female footballer Casey McElroy's ban

The man who sourced the gun used to kill Curtis Cheng is appealing his 44-year prison sentence.

Terror planner only backs 'good' al-Qaeda

Luke Costin

Karl O'Callaghan says a report into his commissionership has no credibility at all.

'Toxic' claims trash WA top cop's legacy

Single-use plastic shopping bags will be banned in Victoria from November.

Victoria moves to ban plastic bags

Kaitlyn Offer and Georgie Moore

Local councils are only getting a fraction of the $750m NSW collects in waste levies each year.

NSW fails to hand out recycling millions

The $40,000 top-priced Simmental bull, Mt Ararat Phoenix, reserve junior champion shown by John L:eek, Mt Aarat stud, Nar Nar Goon, Vic. Holding the bull is Mark Alberni with buyers Tom and Lizzy Baker, Woonallee stud, Furner, SA; John Leek and Joel Fleming, Landmark, Tamworth

Simmental bull makes $40,000 at Dubbo

Mark Griggs

Competiton was strong for the Riverina Wool hogget ram of the 2019 show

Hay Sheep Show| Results| Photos

Stephen Burns

Numnuts director Robin Smith has relocated from Scotland to launch his product to producers in Armidale on Wednesday morning.

Numnuts officially launches to producers

Lucy Kinbacher

Doi Inthanon National Park, Chiang Mai, Thailand

Holidays with the 'host factor'

HOTSPOTS: Kangaroos accounted for 92.5 per cent of the top five most commonly hit animals on the road.Photo: SIMONE DE PEAK

What's that Skip? Roo collisions add to hotspot crash tally

Nadine Morton

THE MAN: Richard Boyce and Cruise Express has injected some $3 million into the coffers of various rail-restoration societies.

Riding the rails - the slow and steady way

John Rozentals

"Consumers in rural and remote areas, like those in any other parts of Australia, should not be paying for speeds that they are not getting," Mr Sims said.

Speed issues with NBN? Here's a guide

Lisa Williamson and her daughter Bonnie competing.

Freak fall motivates mum and daughter to bodybuilding titles

Monique Patterson

TWILIGHT YEARS: Pets are considered senior from seven years of age and can have differing needs to that of their younger selves.

Growing old gracefully: how to care for your senior pet