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SUCCESS: Joan Graham was the women's golf winner with minus 3, on a countback from Flo Spence. It was a good winter's day for the golfers.

Women's golf | Graham the winner on a perfect winter's day

2hrs ago

NEXT STEP: Luke Christie Johnston celebrates with regional qualifier Rob McGrath at Saturday's men's golf two-person ambrose event.

Men's golf | McGrath, Sargent to go on to regional qualifier

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

SUCCESS: Joan Graham was the women's golf winner with minus 3, on a countback from Flo Spence. It was a good winter's day for the golfers.

Women's golf | Graham the winner on a perfect winter's day

2hrs ago

TOP 20: From top right, clockwise, Panthers prop Brent Seager, Mudgee rake Jack Beasley, Lithgow veteran Jono Van Veen, Cowra gun Lee McClintock and Hawks prop Sam Coyte.

THE TOP 20 | Who has been Group 10's most influential player of 2019?

Nick McGrath

SMILE: Helen Toohill was the Monthly Medal winner in last week's round of women's golf, beating Joan Graham on a countback.

Women's golf | Only the hardy players take to the course

What's on: Country music show coming up at Burraga Hall

What's on: Country music show coming up at Burraga Hall

FROST TIME: There are still jobs to do in gardens in winter. Photo: RITA FRY

Oberon Garden Club | Decorating with foliage, fruit and flowers

The bards of the bush are back for an evening of banter

The bards of the bush are back for an evening of banter

What's on: Country music show coming up at Burraga Hall

What's on: Country music show coming up at Burraga Hall

What's on: Hospital auxiliary to celebrate birthday at high tea

What's on: Hospital auxiliary to celebrate birthday at high tea

JUMP IN MY CAR: A two-hour workshop, Helping Learner Drivers Become Safer Drivers, will be held at the Bob Hooper Community Centre next week.

A roadmap to safety: free course to be held at community centre

Kristen Michael has fulfilled her NDIS goal to move out of home with friends.

The Vibe of the Thing – How the NDIS helped build a castle | Advertiser

Advertiser

Compound interest: Put some money away now and watch your savings grow as the years go by.

Making the most of your tax refund

1hr ago

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

Country Pubs and Outback Yarns

Andrew Lotherington

Kristen Michael has fulfilled her NDIS goal to move out of home with friends.

The Vibe of the Thing – How the NDIS helped build a castle | Advertiser

Be alert: Have controls in place prior to working near the network. Photo: Essential Energy.

Spark your safety interest

Best in the business: Angelo, Georgia and Peter Varlas from Varlas Automotive are happy to celebrate three decades of business in Oberon. Photos: Sally Thomas.

A celebration of success

Andrew Lotherington

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

FROST TIME: There are still jobs to do in gardens in winter. Photo: RITA FRY

Oberon Garden Club | Decorating with foliage, fruit and flowers

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

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

Nominate an Australian of the Year

FROST TIME: There are still jobs to do in gardens in winter. Photo: RITA FRY

Oberon Garden Club | Decorating with foliage, fruit and flowers

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

CLOSE ENCOUNTER: A humpback whale breaches spectacularly in front of Dean Sorley's kayak in Fingal Bay last week. Picture: Dean Sorley

Imagine being in this kayak

2hrs ago

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

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

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

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

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

Samantha Gilmore: Black Springs.

Deep freeze: Heavy snow across the Central Tablelands | Reader photos

WHITEOUT: Heavy overnight snow has blanketed Oberon this morning. Photo: AMY DEATON

BREAKING
All white now: Roads closed by snow after heavy overnight falls | Photos, video

Murray Nicholls

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

All sources of water must be protected now

OPINION
All sources of water must be protected now

Robyn King
2hrs ago

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

Letter | We're concerned about Roundup, so why not fluoride?

Letter | We're concerned about Roundup, so why not fluoride?

Rosy Ward

For those who should fill in the means testing forms - those who will pay less as a result - easier paperwork is welcome news.

Aged care assessment forms are getting easier

Noel Whittaker
2hrs ago

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

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

Eileen Wood

"Continence Queen" Bev Killick.

When the drip goes beyond a joke

Julie Bishop says grieving families will be relieved four have been charged over the MH17 tragedy.

Charges over MH17 are a relief: Bishop

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Marise Payne has pledged to examine a UN report into the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

Aust to look closely at Khashoggi report

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GAPING GRIEF: Solstice speakers Kathy and Ralph Kelly with photographs of their sons, Thomas and Stuart, forever lost to them. Picture: FAIRFAX

'Don't wait until it's too late to be kind'

1hr ago

Paul Guard's parents Jill and Roger died on MH17 when it was shot down by a missile over Ukraine.

Grieving son sees value in MH17 trial

2hrs ago

Charges laid over polo pony deaths

Charges laid over polo pony deaths

Caitlin Jarvis
2hrs ago

CLOSE ENCOUNTER: A humpback whale breaches spectacularly in front of Dean Sorley's kayak in Fingal Bay last week. Picture: Dean Sorley

Imagine being in this kayak

Phoebe Moloney
2hrs ago

SET GRUNT FREE: Victorian MP Tim Quilty has thrown his support behind Grunt the pig, pictured with owner Matthew Evans. Picture: JAMES WILTSHIRE

Grunt the pig gets support from Victorian MP

Vivienne Jones

A landmark study shows that there are economic benefits to early childhood education.

Economic benefit of early education: study

Rebecca Gredley

Hear Them Raw has officially launched with a new episode dropping every Thursday.

The Land launches its first podcast

52m ago

An agricultural worker is vaccinated against Q fever by a nurse. Photo: Vicky Hughson

Calls for government to remedy Q fever vaccination outreach

Hannah Sparks
1hr ago

Bit of a give-away - These clipped ears were a obvious to bystanders at the Northern Rivers Livestock Exchange at Casino, who reported the potential for cattle theft to police. Photo by NSW Police Media.

Police arrest cattle duffer at saleyards

2hrs ago

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

For those who should fill in the means testing forms - those who will pay less as a result - easier paperwork is welcome news.

Aged care assessment forms are getting easier

Noel Whittaker
2hrs ago

"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