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What happened over the past week? Take a look at the week that was through the eyes of Fairfax photographers. Flick through the above gallery to see the highlights.&nbsp;

DUBBO: Taylor, John and Beau Stevenson from Village Bakery won 15 awards in the Official Great Aussie Pie Competition, with the 15 pies they entered. Photo BELINDA SOOLE

ORANGE: Organiser of the Orange leg of Evocities mountain bike series Rodney Farrell and Orange City Council sports and recreation community committee chair Jason Hamling believe the event will be positive for tourism in Orange. Photo: STEVE GOSCH

BATHURST:  Local mum Rosaleen Sullivan wants to warn others about the dangers of drink spiking after her daughter was found in a semi-conscious state in a toilet at a local hotel. Photo: ZENIO LAPKA

MUDGEE: Locals Claire Cam, Nicole Pullen, Heidi O’Reilly Aroha Rzepecky enjoy the best of Mudgee’s food and wine with Nicole Joyce from Taree at Go Grazing.

DUBBO: Dubbo City Council sporting facilities manager Wes Giddings and Dubbo Aquatic Leisure Centre manager Nick Wilson with the replacement twin water slides on track for use this summer.	Photo: BELINDA SOOLE

LITHGOW: Acting Water and Wastewater Manager Maddison Bailey, Customer Service Trainee Kaitlen Cibulka, Customer Service Supervisor Gail Allan and Apprentice Plumber Dane Russell.

BATHURST:  Driver and part-time V8 presenter Michael Caruso interviews Bathurst mayor Gary Rush for V8 TV at Chifley Home yesterday as part of an upcoming short film series to be broadcast during the Bathurst 1000. The series will showcase many of Bathurst’s cultural attractions. Photo: ZENIO LAPKA

COWRA: Kyah Johnstone receives her Breakaway Certificate from Mr Charles Gauci.

DUBBO: Shoppers queue outside ALDI before the store's opening at Dubbo. Photo: BELINDA SOOLE

ORANGE: Councillor Jeff Whitton says Orange City Council will be looking for job creation when it decides who will purchase and redevelop the Ophir car park. Photo: STEVE GOSCH 

PARKES: RMS staff held a ‘Happy Retirement’ morning tea for retiring colleague, Peter Dearden as part of the celebrations acknowledging his outstanding career. Back row from left - Prue Britt, John Maddison, Rob Avard, Lethe Rawson, Dwayne Woods, Monica Lee, April Guise, Robert Lea, Anne McIntyre, Neil Peden, Delander Melhuish; front: Martin Cassell, Peter Dearden, Rachel Rice, Bruce Bates. Photos: Barbara Reeves

BATHURST: Millah Murrah principal Ross Thompson with buyer of the $70,000 Millah Murrah Hercules H125 Edmund Bateman from Gilmandyke Angus in Orange

NARROMINE: Collie's Andrew Freeth was recently awarded a prestigious Nuffield Scholarship.

DUBBO: Kintyre Estate resident Bob Browne in Glenabbey Drive, which he maintains will have traffic problems in the future when a nearby subdivision takes shape. Photo: BELINDA SOOLE

 MUDGEE: Central NSW Tourism is promoting Mudgee as a wedding venue through a new wedding website.


ORANGE: Erin Gibson and Nick Dennis pack 500 information bags about the O’Brien Centre which is the beneficiary of the 2015 Orange Colour City Running Festival. Photo: JUDE KEOGH 

COWRA: The 2014 PCYC debutantes and their partners.

 BATHURST: Bathurst Regional Council’s Amanda Marks shows off one of the posters included in the window display competition pack. Photo: PHILL MURRAY 

DUBBO: Paul Coles and Kerrie Smith from Fair Trading NSW at yesterday s Family Fun Day in Dubbo.	Photo: BELINDA SOOLE

PARKES: Miriam Luyt, Brooke Lees and VP Lynn Rogers with the volunteering trophy won by Northparkes Mines.

DUBBO: A man used a mobile phone to take photographs of a speedometer exceeding 200km/h while he raced along the Newell Highway in a stolen car. This is the A5 Audi involved in the high-speed pursuit. Photo: BELINDA SOOLE

BATHURST: Tania Reedy was awarded Employee of the Year in the Carillon Business Awards for her outstanding work at WJ Coote and Sons. Photo: ZENIO LAPKA 


ORANGE: Councillor Russell Turner has asked for improvements to Leeds Parade, saying the road surface does not leave visitors with a positive first impression of Orange. Photo: JUDE KEOGH

LITHGOW: Sixty years on Dot and Ernie will celebrate their day with family.

BATHURST: A crime scene was established in Perthville yesterday after a disturbance that led to a Kelso man being arrested. Photo: BRIAN WOOD

COWRA: Lycra and brain buckets were all the rage last weekend as Greenethorpe played host to a massive contingent of riders for the annual Le Tour de Greenethorpe. Here Hugh Allen has a ride. 

FORBES: Ian Simpson from Ray White Rural Forbes with his award.

BATHURST: Manager of BAEC Al Campbell and commercial manager Tony Rowe said the government grant has made all the difference in expanding their business and giving people work. Photo: ZENIO LAPKA 

 NYNGAN: The victorious Nyngan Tigers celebrate their historic Group 11 reserve grade grand final win. Photos: Belinda Soole

PARKES: Tracie Mauro (Parkes Branch Librarian) proudly display the Bess Thomas award won by the Parkes Shire Library team for their REaDtember Festival. Photo: Bill Jayet


 DUBBO: Julie Freeman and Lennie Bateup. Photo BELINDA SOOLE.

MUDGEE: Mudgee farrier David Cookson has joined a select group of Australians who have qualified for the Diploma of the Worshipful Company of Farriers 


BATHURST: Oasis Nails and Beauty’s Blythe Asimus, Kelly Turner and Natalie Morauf helped their workplace score best dressed in the Western Advocate’s Crazy Day competition. Photo: PHILL MURRAY

NARROMINE: Students from Parkes, Mudgee, Kelso, Bathurst, Neville and Grenfell at the recent Kids Teaching Kids workshop.

ORANGE: Charles Sturt University pharmacist Duncan Lynch and North Orange Discount Drug Store pharmacist Tim Denham will team up to provide product demonstrations on World Pharmacist Day on Thursday. Photo: STEVE GOSCH 


FORBES: Field service manager with AGnVET Matt McRae and AGnVET Dubbo group manager field services Ian Elliott.


BATHURST:  This station wagon was found burnt out by the Mitchell Highway. Photo: PHILL MURRAY 


ORANGE: TAKEN TO HOSPITAL: Emergency services crews help the injured man down the slope and into the ambulance. Photo: JUDE KEOGH 

DUBBO: Donna Shadwell, Nikia Harris, Carol Riley, Mason Sallusio, Noelle Swainston, Courtney Vizintin and Emily Lake with Melissa and Onyx Gilligan preparing for Reclaim the Night.	Photo: BELINDA SOOLE 


PARKES: Senior Constable Daniel Greef who will take part in the national Police Remembrance Day service at the Catholic Church in Parkes on Monday. Photo: Barbara Reeves


WELLINGTON: Entertainer Jono Nicholson has sent out a challenge to fellow local rock stars Nigel Stanley and Terry Leonard after undergoing the ice bucket challenge at Kimbell's Kitchens

 NARROMINE: The rubbish tip office was burnt down between Friday afternoon and Saturday morning.

 MUDGEE: Kim Deacon at La Paloma pottery in Hill End invites guests to visit the studios of Hill End artists on the October long weekend.

LIGHTNING RIDGE: The Angels: Lilly Fields, Tayla Flint, Ayerah Sohali, Destiny Seaton and Jaidey Samuelsson


PARKES: Central West Family Day Care Service Coordinator, Ann-Marie Winter (left), presented Judy Nicholson with a keepsake and certificate commemorating her achievement.

FORBES: Carly Morrison, Jess Cowan and Brianna Cotterill warming up and packing goody bags for Pamper the Parents Day.  

CANOWINDRA: Haylee Stanbury is looking forward to Swimming School beginning on Monday, October 6 at the Canowindra Pool. Hayley's mum, Melanie Stanbury will be hosting the swimming lessons three times a week untl Christmas.

What happened over the past week? Take a look at the week that was through the eyes of Fairfax photographers.<br>

Flick through the above gallery to see the highlights.&nbsp;

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Defence Minister Richard Marles toured Ukrainian defence sites on Saturday. Picture supplied

New assistance comes amid 'unrelenting' Russian attacks.

Australia will send $100m in weapons and combat tools to support Ukraine

Andrew Fisher

Balloons over Canowindra earlier this week for the 2024 International Balloon Challenge. Photo Federation Fotos

Challenging time

Steve Evans

Officer Cadet Tom Delaney on the parade ground where he will march on Thursday. Picture by Karleen Minney.

Australian War Memorial parade ground rebuilt in time for Thursday's Anzac Day.

The sensual scrunch of the War Memorial's new parade ground

Carla Mascarenhas

NSW Health Minister Ryan Park. Picture: AAP 

Health Minister Ryan Park says work is 'ongoing' to deliver long-term solutions.

No respite: Government refuses to commit to funding paediatric clinics

Poppy Starr t the District Final of the Youth of the Year competition held in Griffith.

State final awaits Poppy Starr

Demolition works is set to commence for the Canowindra Health redevelopment.

Demolition work to begin

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