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Defence is key: Wellington co-coach Aidan Ryan (pictured) said he was proud of his team's efforts on Sunday against Narromine. Photo: NICK McGRATH

Consistency proves key for the Cowboys after thrashing the Jets at home

Taylor Jurd

DEFEATED: Nick Plunkett and his CSU teammates suffered their first loss of the season against Narromine on Saturday, in a big blow-out score. Photo: PHIL BLATCH

Fortress Cale Oval proves too difficult for travelling students

Bradley Jurd

Home game: Wellington Cowboys coach Justin Toomey-White (pictured) says the team pride themselves on their defence. This Sunday they will take on the Narromine Jets at Kennard Park. Photo: Nick Gurthrie.

Cowboys defence will win them the game on Sunday against the Jets, Toomey-White says

Taylor Jurd

Defence is key: Wellington co-coach Aidan Ryan (pictured) said he was proud of his team's efforts on Sunday against Narromine. Photo: NICK McGRATH

Consistency proves key for the Cowboys after thrashing the Jets at home

TOWARD ZERO: Former NRL stars Mark O'Meley and Ben Ellis (inset) will be in Narromine on Thursday to help spread the road safety message. Photo: FILE

Former NRL stars to help community Toward Zero

Zaarkacha Marlan

MOVING UP: Ratu Roko and the Narromine Jets made it back-to-back wins on the weekend. Photo: AMY McINTYRE

Group 11 Power Rankings: Jets take flight while CYMS stays top

Nick Guthrie

JUNIOR JUDGES: Hugo and Eddie from Nevertire and Trangie. Photo: ZAARKACHA MARLAN

Young judges to show off their skills in Trangie

SPEAKER: Economist Jonathan Pain, creator of the Pain Report, will speak at the State of the Region Dinner in Dubbo on June 13. Photo: Contributed

Network with pollies and 'success stories' at State of the Region Dinner

PERFORMING BROTHERS: Zamael and Zeon Berger from Narromine said they practice their poetry for the Dubbo Eisteddfod up to five times a day. Photo: BELINDA SOOLE

Poetic brothers know how to perform

Orlander Ruming

JUNIOR JUDGES: Hugo and Eddie from Nevertire and Trangie. Photo: ZAARKACHA MARLAN

Young judges to show off their skills in Trangie

TOWARD ZERO: Former NRL stars Mark O'Meley and Ben Ellis (inset) will be in Narromine on Thursday to help spread the road safety message. Photo: FILE

Former NRL stars to help community Toward Zero

Zaarkacha Marlan

Far left: Celebrate World Environment Day on June 8-9 at the Wellingotn Buddhist centre. Photo: ELOUISE HAWKEY

Celebrate the environment at free event

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

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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

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

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FCAI's chief executive Tony Weber is urging motorists to check their airbags even in older vehicles.

Faulty airbags have no respect for vehicle age

Click here to view the Great Central West Guide.

Be a tourist in your own backyard

Andrew Lotherington

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Open homes in and around Dubbo from Thursday, June 20 to Saturday, June 22 | Photos, Videos, Map

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Open homes in and around Dubbo from Thursday, June 13 to Saturday, June 15 | Photos, Videos, Map

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Open homes in and around Dubbo from Thursday, June 6 to Saturday, June 8 | Photos, Videos, Map

Photo: FILE.

This is not a drill: It's take your dog to work day!

Grace Ryan

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

Photo: FILE.

This is not a drill: It's take your dog to work day!

SPEAKING UP: Students from Narromine and Trangie were among 45 students who competed at the CWA far west group public speaking competition. Photo: CONTRIBUTED

Students speak for CWA

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

Photo: FILE.

This is not a drill: It's take your dog to work day!

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

TOWARD ZERO: Former NRL stars Mark O'Meley and Ben Ellis (inset) will be in Narromine on Thursday to help spread the road safety message. Photo: FILE

Former NRL stars to help community Toward Zero

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

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

Eadie McCutcheon and Julani Coleman-O’Brien.

Crazy hair day at Narromine Public | photos

Memo AFL: crowds will often behave as expected

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Memo AFL: crowds will often behave as expected

Father Brendan Lee

Water we waiting for?

Water we waiting for?

Jamieson Murphy

Picture: AAP Image/Sam Wundke

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Moment shows why we embrace sport

Justine McCullagh-Beasy

University of Melbourne Associate Professor Peter van Wijngaarden (left) with CERA's Dr Xavier Hadoux.

Simple eye test could soon detect early signs of Alzheimer's

Geraldine Cardozo

Why aged care needs to change its position on residents' sex lives

Why aged care needs to change its position on residents' sex lives

Rowan Cowley

How Barry foiled the scammers, and you can too

How Barry foiled the scammers, and you can too

Laurent Hayez has pleaded for public to help find his son Theo who went missing in Byron Bay.

Headland still focus in search for Belgian

Owners of the cracked Mascot Towers will meet with officials and building experts on Thursday.

Cracked Syd tower's $1.1m bill detailed

Victoria has done what no other Australian state was willing to, says Andrew Denton.

Last-ditch warnings on Vic euthanasia laws

SA Treasurer Rob Lucas and Premier Steven Marshall delivered the 2019 state budget.

SA budget plunges state into more debt

Two men have faced court over the bashing of Assistant Commissioner Chris O'Neill.

Brothers in court over Vic police bashing

Caroline Schelle

John Setka has vowed a long battle if Anthony Albanese tries to expel him from the Labor party.

Victorian unions band together for Setka

Treasurer Jackie Trad claims Queensland's $15 billion LNG industry is powering Australia's exports

Qld lifts Aust to top three LNG exporters

Peter Hofmann was fatally bashed and stabbed while sleeping in a car in Sydney's east.

Murder trial hears of Sydney man's bashing

Margaret Scheikowski

Standing proudly in his crop of wheat: Alex Davies, Box Ridge, Coonabarabran is the inaugural Future Farmers Network Rabobank Farm Mangers Program Scholarship. Photo: supplied

Alex Davies is New Zealand bound

Christine and Greg Healey, Mt Bathurst Poll Dorsets, Black Springs, with their granddaughter Olivia Anderson and their daughter Monique O’Rourke. The family had a range of show rams, some of which will be offered for sale later in the year, some older sires and a selection of ewes on display. Mr Healey said they aimed to breed easy doing, commercially focused animals where progeny could be sold as either sucker lambs or grown on to heavier lambs.

Day two of Shearwell Australia Sheep Week | Photos

KAREN BAILEY and RACHAEL WEBB

Michael Peel, Peel Ridge Stud, Camden sold his pair of Grey Toulouse geese for a record-breaking $4250 to Thomas Spencer from Bullsbrook, Western Australia. Photo supplied.

Geese sell for $4250, a new Australian record

Olivia Calver

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

Compass Hut engages the five senses. Image: Kylie Bell

Planning your next holiday? Check out these deals

John Rozentals

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

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

Boomers lead the way on food waste