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8.57: Lanterns will shine out at Dubbo tonight as a symbol of hope that in the future everyone with blood cancer can be cured.
A gathering of people and lanterns to be held at the Victoria Park rotunda on September 23 from 5.30pm to 8pm will also help the Leukaemia Foundation achieve its $1.25 million target, which will be used to fund projects in Australia's leading hospitals and research facilities.
8.54:
TELEVISION: As the final season of the hit sitcom Two and a Half Men looms, its original star Charlie Sheen, who exited the series in spectacular fashion three years ago, is seeking to return. According to US media reports Sheen has contacted his former employers at Warner Bros to investigate whether he can be a part of the show's final episode. That episode, the 12th season finale, is scheduled to air in the US in the second quarter of 2015. It's an ambitious idea: his character Charlie Harper was killed off in the series. Though not seen on screen, he was struck and killed by a moving train.
CELEBRITY: Amber Heard is the latest star to have her privacy violated. Over the weekend, more than 50 topless photos of the 28-year-old Texan were uploaded to the websites 4chan and Reddit. Among the stolen images is one with a message to her fiance, Johnny Depp. In the photo, Heard holds up a sign, a message to 51-year-old Depp, in which she refers to him as her "beloved Tonto man".
TELEVISION: It could have been a scene from Anchorman. At the end of a typical evening news report on Alaskan network KTVA, television journalist Charlo Greene spectacularly quit her job live on air. "F--- it, I quit," she said. Her announcement followed a story on the Alaska Cannabis Club, a "collective" that "connects medical marijuana cardholders in need to medical marijuana cardholders with green".
8.42: In sport news this morning. Nyngan took out the reserve grade premiership on the weekend against the Macquarie Cyms. Read about it in the link below.
8.31: Is it your birthday today? If so HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
You share your birthday with singers Bruce Springsteen, 64, and Ray Charles (deceased) and Seinfeld actor and stand up comedian Jason Alexander, 54.
To celebrate here is one of Jason's character George's great moments:
8.20: Here's today's front pages from around our region, but if you'd like to see all the Fairfax papers from today click here.
8.10: Did you catch last night's Brownlow Medal? We've got the wrap up for you right here:
It was the result none of the experts predicted; West Coast Eagle Matt Priddis claimed the 2014 Brownlow Medal.
Priddis becomes just the third Eagle to win a Brownlow Medal behind Ben Cousins and Chris Judd in 2004 and 2005.
The result was a shock to many with early season favourite Gary Ablett Jnr and Geelong's Joel Selwood expected to sit at the top come the end of round 23.
If the glitz and glam is more your thing check out our gallery here.
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8.02: If you've ever caught the Tube, you just might have wondered ... can I run between one stop and the next on the Circle Line and pick up the Tube again? It's a game called #RaceTheTube. Watch until the end for the commuters' reactions!
7.55:
A string of tyre slashings in South Dubbo has prompted a Dubbo family to buy a security camera that may provide a clue to a vandalism attack that took place in their driveway in the early hours of Monday morning.
A Gipps Street father told the Daily Liberal he woke to find a tyre slashed on a vehicle parked in his driveway.
He had bought and installed the camera after a spate of vandalism attacks at his and nearby houses.
It recorded a man in a hoodie with a bottle in his left hand and a concealed object in the other, about 4.11am Monday, the same morning the tyre was slashed.
"This has not only been expensive and inconvenient, it has now escalated. This guy was in my driveway with a weapon. Obviously it's very upsetting for my family. We're just one target, there could be many more and it could be thousands of dollars worth of damage."
- An unnamed Gipps Street father
7.45: While you're sitting down to breakfast why not take a look at our SNAPPED gallery? One of our fantastic photographers might have SNAPPED you or someone you know out and about this weekend.
7.37:
NATIONAL: Wow. Half of the men and one third of women in Australia will be diagnosed with cancer by the age of 85. Read more
NATIONAL: For 80 minutes in November, the most powerful man in the world will be able to add Brisbane airspace to the list of things under his control. Read more
CANBERRA: Islamic State's rallying call for its followers to kill all non-believers in the West is designed – as always – to terrorise, but the diatribe from its chief spokesman released on Monday is also revealing in betraying the weakness and fears of the terrorist group itself. Read more
BALLARAT: Incidents of sexual assaults, bullying and threats have been reported as impacting students and teachers in Ballarat’s public school system during the past four years. Read more
CANBERRA: Australians have been warned that their freedoms might have to be restricted for the sake of national security, as the government prepares to introduce counter-terrorism laws to crack down on Australians fighting for militant or terrorist groups. Read more
SYDNEY: Banks and credit unions are in close talks with Visa to work out whether they will have to give up some of their estimated $9 billion in payments revenue to Apple. Read more
NEW YORK: Australia has restated its commitment to reduce its carbon emissions by 5 per cent below 2000 levels by 2020, at a meeting of the top 17 economies in New York hosted by United States Secretary of State John Kerry. Read more
7.30:
EDEN, NSW: A 10-year-old Wyndham boy has died after school holiday fun went tragically wrong near Eden on Monday. Read more and watch the video
BATHURST, NSW: A central western NSW diocese is currently involved in legal action over failure to repay a $24 million debt. Read more
NEWCASTLE, NSW: A Hunter Valley winery has been fined more than $200,000 over the explosion that claimed the lives of winemaker Trevor Drayton and welder Eddie Orgo. Read more
BALLARAT, VIC: Your cheap bread comes at a cost. Woolworths' decision to slash its home brand white loaf price to 85 cents could “wipe out” local businesses, a Victorian baker says. Read more
OBERON, NSW: A BAIL hearing yesterday for a man accused of the manslaughter of his stepson heard horrifying allegations of ongoing abuse against the victim, who was just three years old when he died. Read more
ORANGE, NSW: Katie Maree Gander was honest when she told the magistrate she would more than likely continue to smoke cannabis after she appeared in Orange Local Court on Thursday. Read more
7.15:
DUBBO: A man still struggling to come to terms with the murder of his brother has been brought before Dubbo Local Court on a charge of driving while suspended. Dubbo Local Court heard Arthur Paul Smart was caught behind the wheel of a Mitsubishi Magna sedan in Palmer Street at 8.08am on April 1. A solicitor from the Aboriginal Legal Service told Magistrate Andrew Eckhold that Smart had not intended to commit the offence.
WELLINGTON entertainer Jono Nicholson takes the ice bucket challenge. See all the pictures here.
DUBBO: An explosive emotional outburst in Dubbo Local Court could be reported to WorkCover due to concerns about the safety of court staff working without the assistance of a sheriff. Magistrate Andrew Eckhold called for a transcript of court proceedings when a defendant handcuffed in the dock and a man seated in the public gallery started to yell and swear. A pregnant woman giving evidence via video link from a remote witness room cried as the uproar brought the court proceedings to a halt.
DUBBO: Motorists have together copped a total of more than $205,900 in parking fines at Dubbo in 12 months, but that is down on the previous year. In the 2013-14 financial year 1776 notices were issued, compared with 2559 notices in the previous period, according to figures published by the NSW Office of State Revenue. Parking penalties generated fines of $205,944 in 2013-14, down on the $282,911 in the previous year.
DUBBO: Airport has again made the top 10 list for punctuality when it comes to outgoing flights. The figure is contained in the Domestic airline on time performance August 2014 report released by the Australian Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics for that month. The report showed 88 per cent of departures from Dubbo were on time, ranking the airport number 10 in Australia.
DUBBO: TAFE Western students are in preparation for this year's Dubbo Reclaim the Night march. The night was established in England in 1977 in response to a wave of attacks against women. Since then it has become an event towards raising awareness of sexual violence and assisting survivors, student Nikia Harris said.
DUBBO: Dubbo City Council is calling on residents to make submissions as it looks to form a policy on mining in the region, including the possible future extraction of coal seam gas (CSG). A draft strategy will be on display for the next month and council is encouraging everyone to provide their feedback. Dubbo Field Naturalist & Conservation Society president, Tim Hosking said as the voice for environmental responsibility and conservation ethics in the Dubbo region, he was disappointed Dubbo Field Nats were not consulted.
7am: Good morning everyone and welcome to your Tuesday morning Grill.
You're Grilling with Grace in Narromine this morning.
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DUBBO \ TRANGIE \ NYNGAN: are all sunny with Dubbo and Nyngan getting to 25 and Trangie reaching 26.
COBAR: has cloud increasing with a 70 per cent chance of 1-5 mils. Cobar will reach 25 degrees
BOURKE: will be mostly sunny with a top of 27 degrees.
