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Protests: Signs in the Bylong Valley illustrate the split between supporters and objectors to the proposed underground and open cut coal mine proposal by KEPCO.

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Bylong Coal Project decision: Reactions from both sides

Benjamin Palmer

TRAFFIC ALERT: The Great Western Highway is closed after fatal crash between a car and a truck on Thursday morning. Photo: FILE

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Delays on Great Western Highway following early morning fatal crash

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The Bylong Coal Project has been refused development consent for 'environmental impacts'

NSW Government

NEW RULES: The controversial 12-month trial of the slow down rule has come to an end and changes commence on September 26. Photo: FILE

40km/h slow down rule axed for motorists on highways

Nadine Morton

Some projects will be postponed including the Ulan Road rehabilitation works.

Council reallocating teams to begin unscheduled grading after rain

A man has been charged after an elderly woman was assaulted during an aggravated break and enter. Photo: FILE

Man charged over alleged aggravated break and enter at Kandos

CLASS SIZES: Catholic primary schools are generally more overcrowded than government schools in the Central West. Photo: FILE

Catholic primary schools more overcrowded than government schools

Nadine Morton

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Water woes for the mines out west: Should workers be concerned?

Sir Ivan fire inquest hears Rural Fire Service was distrusted

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What's on at the Town Hall movies in October?

Motorcyclist dies following afternoon crash near Mudgee

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Bylong Coal Project decision: Reactions from both sides

See what was happening Mudgee in July 2004 | Throwback Thursday

The Bylong Coal Project has been refused development consent for 'environmental impacts'

Mudgee can snag a festival as finalist in national comp

WE DID IT: Panthers duo Blake Lawson and Doug Hewitt celebrate the 2019 Group 10 premiership while Mudgee supporters (bottom right) watch on at Carrington Park.

OPINION
AT THE END OF THE DAY | Newsflash Dragons fans, the Illuminati weren't behind grand final loss

Suspicions, secrets revealed. Annette: Cold Case Unlocked episode 2

Largest ever skin cancer study looking for the disease's genetic cause

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Junior basketballers ready to take court for grand final clashes

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Senior men prepare for their highly anticipated grand final appearances

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GAME ON: Junior basketballers prepare for their grand final battles on Sunday. Photo: Pixabay

Junior basketballers ready to take court for grand final clashes

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GRAND FINAL BOUND: Mudgee senior men's basketball grand finals are just around the corner. Photo: Simone Rawlinson

Senior men prepare for their highly anticipated grand final appearances

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Junior basketballers ready to take court for grand final clashes

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WHAT'S ON
What's on at the Town Hall movies in October?

Mudgee can snag a festival as finalist in national comp

Mudgee Museum Fair: October 6. We'll be hosting a range of demonstrations and special exhibits including historic vehicles, blacksmithing, lacemaking, painting, and calligraphy. Admission is by donation.

What's going on around the Mudgee area?

Raising the standard of managers and leaders to create a better society

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IMPACT: Ageism, the stigma associated with dementia, and an inability to report incidents are ways people experience discrimination at work or in the community.

Tackling a stigma

Show your support: Click here to read the 2019 Orange Ronald McDonald House's amazing publication.

The value of local support

Raising the standard of managers and leaders to create a better society

SHELTER THEM: Foster carers give children the chance to experience a safe and nurturing family environment. Picture: Shutterstock

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R U OK?: A Trust the Signs Tour has been making its way across Australia, covering 14,000 km of Australian roads to encourage people to learn the signs to support those who are struggling. Picture: Supplied

Trust the signs and ask

REAL ESTATE: Here's what $350,000 will buy you around the Central West and Orana. Photo: FILE

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What $350,000 buys you around the Central West, Orana

Nadine Morton

Lifeskills Plus CEO Owen Rogers accepts part of the proceeds, from David Hanna (HIC), Andrew Palmer, and Bill Dowdy (Laser Plumbing).

Decade-long support of Tradies Night 'humbling'

RECOGNITION OF WORK: Sara Perry of The Property Shop receives Real Estate Business Women in Real Estate Awards 'Sales Agent of the Year - Regional' award. Photo: Jay-Anna Mobbs

'I was not expecting it': Sara Perry receives first Women in Real Estate award of its kind

Jay-Anna Mobbs

See what was happening Mudgee in July 2004 | Throwback Thursday

Lifeskills Plus staff and clients and Mudgee North West Legacy widows and Legatees, joined together for lunch.

Legacy thanks Lifeskills Plus for help during biggest week of year

Getting Ready: Michelle Knowles from Mudgee with her children Bella, Lillie and William with NSW Fire and Rescue Captain Peter Taylor.

Rural fire service gets ready

David Innes

See what was happening Mudgee in July 2004 | Throwback Thursday

Never too early to take first steps towards 25-hour Relay

Local ecologist, David Allworth: Come along, meet other Watershed Landcare members and be introduced to some of the local eualypts.

What Eucalypt is that?

Up she goes: Well, so says 97% of scientists, anyway. Photo: Shutterstock

REAL AUSTRALIA
Time to strike while the climate is hot

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'Give your mates a hug': Friends, family and fans remember Danny Frawley

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Suspicions, secrets revealed. Annette: Cold Case Unlocked episode 2

Carla Hildebrandt

Shae Deverll (main photo) never met her aunt Annette (top) but has lived with the ongoing grief of her grandmother Margaret Carver (below).

The aunt I never knew: who killed Annette?

Carla Hildebrandt

REAL AUSTRALIA
Well, that's a lot of bull

Sally Cripps

REAL AUSTRALIA
Time to strike while the climate is hot

Rachael Houlihan
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OPINION
When our stories don't stop at a soundbite

Marie Low

THE DESPERATE: Even before the AI strikes, Australia was in deep decline due to climate change: endless droughts and other extreme weather events such as super-cyclones and floods ... Artwork: Marco Mana

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Stuck on a smelly refugee boat with Dutton

Mark Bode

ART FORM: "I've stuck with pen, paper and paint," says Hairy Maclary creator Lynley Dodd, pictured here painting the cat Scarface Claw in her home studio in New Zealand.

Hairy Maclary creator Lynley Dodd's chaos theory

Geraldine Cardozo

FRIEND IN NEED: Alma's recognition of Tom's stroke symptoms helped to get him to hospital for a treatment in a timely fashion

Quick thinking Alma a stroke of luck for Tom

See over a million spring flowering bulbs at Tesselaar Tulip Festival in Victoria, including tulips, daffodils, ranunculus and anemones.

Hello petal! Australia's must-see flower festivals

Geraldine Cardozo

The mother of the three missing Beaumont siblings - Jane (9), Arnna (7) and Grant (4) - has died.

Mother of missing Beaumont children dies

Comin' at you ... Are cable ties the answer?

Cable ties probably won't stop magpie attacks - here are a few things to try instead

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A Tamil family will remain in legal limbo on Christmas Island.

Tamil family to stay in Aust until trial

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Acting PM Michael McCormack(R) says no one eligible for NDIS will miss out despite $4.6b underspend.

Question Time in federal parliament

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Senate President Scott Ryan says a some data was taken in a cyber attack on Parliament's network.

Bits of data taken when parliament hacked

Matt Coughlan
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Former PM Julia Gillard says teachers need to better understand students' mental health issues.

Help teachers spot mental issues: Gillard

Colin Brinsden
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HEARING: Former NSW RSL president Donald Rowe will have his case go to a hearing in December.

Former NSW RSL boss headed to hearing on fraud charges

Madeline Link
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More Victorians are seeking help from emergency departments for opioid-related illness.

Pharmaceutical opioid harm rising in Vic

Kaitlyn Offer and Christine McGinn
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'Why we had to sell up'

Jann Karp and Lucy Kinbacher
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Welcome rain in parts of NSW

BEN DOMENSINO, Weatherzone
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New rules: NSW government is consulting over proposed controversial changes to irrigation rules. North and south irrigators says the state's water managers are guilty of overreach.

Storm clouds over NSW's new rainfall run-off rules

Mike Foley
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The Great Barrier Reef Drive: one of Australia's most picturesque coastal roads.

What's your next holiday destination?

John Rozentals

Get in early: The ACCC inquiry found foreign cash is more expensive at airport locations than at other locations. When buying USD200 in February 2019, consumers could have saved AUD40 by purchasing from the cheapest supplier at a non-airport location, compared with the most expensive supplier at the airport.

Australians paying millions too much for foreign currency services: ACCC

FASCINATING: The Australian Fossil and Mineral Museum is known for exhibiting specimens from every major stage of life on Earth.

A weekend at the museum

Andrew Lotherington

Making the most of super: I can't think of an easier way for a young person to earn nearly $1 million. All they need to do is contact their superannuation fund and allocate their asset mix into growth investments.

Under 55? Go for growth

Noel Whittaker

NICE THREADS: It doesn't take much for boys to pull together a smooth look for their school formal, but it does help if they know what they like.

SUBSCRIBERBylong Coal Project decision: Reactions from both sides

UPDATEDDelays on Great Western Highway following early morning fatal crash

SUBSCRIBERWater woes for the mines out west: Should workers be concerned?

WHAT'S ONWhat's on at the Town Hall movies in October?

SUBSCRIBERBylong Coal Project decision: Reactions from both sides

OPINIONAT THE END OF THE DAY | Newsflash Dragons fans, the Illuminati weren't behind grand final loss

HAVE YOUR SAYCWRU TEAM OF THE YEAR | Vote for the best centres of the 2019 season

UPDATEDDelays on Great Western Highway following early morning fatal crash

HAVE YOUR SAYCWRU TEAM OF THE YEAR | Vote for the best centres of the 2019 season

HAVE YOUR SAYCWRU TEAM OF THE YEAR | Vote for the best five-eighth of the 2019 season

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WHAT'S ONWhat's on at the Town Hall movies in October?

PHOTOSWhat $350,000 buys you around the Central West, Orana

REAL AUSTRALIATime to strike while the climate is hot

HAVE YOUR SAYCWRU TEAM OF THE YEAR | Vote for the best centres of the 2019 season

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REAL AUSTRALIAWell, that's a lot of bull

REAL AUSTRALIATime to strike while the climate is hot

OPINIONWhen our stories don't stop at a soundbite

SATIREStuck on a smelly refugee boat with Dutton

SUBSCRIBER
Bylong Coal Project decision: Reactions from both sides

UPDATED
Delays on Great Western Highway following early morning fatal crash

SUBSCRIBER
Water woes for the mines out west: Should workers be concerned?

WHAT'S ON
What's on at the Town Hall movies in October?

SUBSCRIBER
Bylong Coal Project decision: Reactions from both sides

OPINION
AT THE END OF THE DAY | Newsflash Dragons fans, the Illuminati weren't behind grand final loss

HAVE YOUR SAY
CWRU TEAM OF THE YEAR | Vote for the best centres of the 2019 season

UPDATED
Delays on Great Western Highway following early morning fatal crash

HAVE YOUR SAY
CWRU TEAM OF THE YEAR | Vote for the best centres of the 2019 season

HAVE YOUR SAY
CWRU TEAM OF THE YEAR | Vote for the best five-eighth of the 2019 season

HAVE YOUR SAY
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WHAT'S ON
What's on at the Town Hall movies in October?

PHOTOS
What $350,000 buys you around the Central West, Orana

REAL AUSTRALIA
Time to strike while the climate is hot

HAVE YOUR SAY
CWRU TEAM OF THE YEAR | Vote for the best centres of the 2019 season

HAVE YOUR SAY
CWRU TEAM OF THE YEAR | Vote for the best five-eighth of the 2019 season

REAL AUSTRALIA
Well, that's a lot of bull

REAL AUSTRALIA
Time to strike while the climate is hot

OPINION
When our stories don't stop at a soundbite

SATIRE
Stuck on a smelly refugee boat with Dutton