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Hope you have a great day!
8.56: Making entertainment news this morning:
Did you miss the Bachelor last night? Don't worry we've got you covered here is the recap: The Bachelor recap: Players gonna play at the fun park
Miley Cyrus made headlines on Monday for letting a young homeless man accept her MTV award for video of the year. The nervous man said his name was Jesse and he was accepting the award on behalf of all American homeless people. He then asked the crowd to contribute to Cyrus' fundraising campaign, to donate money to a local centre for homeless youth. However, it turns out 22-year-old Jesse Helt's story isn't completely rosy: he's wanted in Oregon for probation violation.
EMMY AFTER PARTY GOSSIP: It wouldn't be a self-respecting Hollywood hoedown without a nipple slip mid choreographed dance routine. At the Emmys after party, Sofia Vegara and Dancing With the Starschoreographer Derek Hough rocked out a saucy routine to Footloose. But it wasn't a case of footloose so much as bust loose as Vergara's nipple freed itself.
A little bit closer to home: The Miss Summer Parade bikini competition, formerly called Miss Summergirl, has been an icon of Bunbury's hot months for many years. The competition is held at the Parade Hotel and calls on the city's beauties to strut their stuff on stage in the hopes of winning the title, cash prizes and modelling opportunities. We have compiled our photos from the competition from 2011 to this year's event, held in February.
8.47: Making sport news this morning, the Narromine Under 13s junior Gorillas are the first team from the Junior Gorillas to make it through to the Grand final this Saturday. Check out their finals journey in the link below.
The game is at 9.30 on Saturday morning at Cale Oval in Narromine against Orange City. Hope to see you there!
8.41: Is it your birthday today? If so HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
You share your birthday with actor Jack Black, 44, reality tv star Alana "Honey Boo Boo" Thompson, 8, Country singer, Shania Twain, 48, Florence Welch from Florence and the Machine, country singer LeAnn Rimes, 31.
To celebrate here's a clip of beauty queen "Honey Boo Boo", you either love her or love to dislike her.
8.30: Here are your local roadworks this week.
OXLEY HIGHWAY: Ewenmar Creek (82km west of Gilgandra) Intermittent lane closures. Delays of 10 minutes from 7am-6pm.
NEWELL HIGHWAY: Construction of new intersection 2.2km to 1.2km south of Parkes. One lane closed during work hours. Delays of five minutes can be expected between 7am and 6pm.
NEWELL HIGHWAY: Rehabilitation and intersection construction 0.2km to 2km north of Gilgandra. Intermittent lane closures. Delays of up to 10 minutes can be expected between 7am and 6pm.
OXLEY HIGHWAY: Shoulder widening 15km to 19km west of Warren. One lane open during work hours. Delays of up to 10 minutes can be expected between 7am and 6pm.
Please obey all road signs and travel with safety in these areas.
8.13: Taking a look at today's front pages from around the region.
8.06: As most of you know, Thursday is our favourite day of the week here on the Grill, because it's THROWBACK THURSDAY! We rustled through our archives during the week and threw together old photos to create some fantastic galleries.
The Daily Liberal will take you back to August 1996, this album includes some very cute baby pics so make sure you take a look if you were born in 1996.
To celebrate the end of the month the Narromine News and Trangie Advocate found photos from August 2010 AND 2011. So many fun things happen out in the Narromine Shire in August so take a look at the gallery to check it out.
7.59: Here's an interesting thought for your Thursday. We don't recommend trying this at home.
7.49: Taking a look at today's front page:
The town of Cobar stopped on Wednesday to celebrate and commemorate a man described as a "local hero".
Thirty-seven year-old retained firefighter Daniel "Howie" Howard was killed earlier this month while battling a blaze that destroyed Cobar's New Occidental Hotel.
Around 1500 people attended his funeral at Memorial Park, including NSW Fire and Rescue Commissioner Greg Mullins, the Minister for Police and Emergency Services Stuart Ayres and representatives from all of the state's emergency departments.
7.42: While you're sitting down to your porridge or bacon and eggs why not check out what happened in the Narromine Jets versus Dubbo Westside on the weekend? There's heaps of pics, so you won't feel like you've missed a thing.
7.33: Making regional and national news this morning:
ORANGE: Former Orange Public School teacher Jarrod Johnson-Smith, 43, was given a 16-month suspended jail sentence in Orange District Court on Wednesday, with Judge Colin Charteris saying he did not accept claims he had accessed child abuse material accidently.
ORANGE: Police are appealing for information after two girls were allegedly approached by two men as they played in the front yard of their house on Tuesday morning. At around 10am two girls, aged four and seven, were playing in their yard when a bright green utility stopped outside the home.
BATHURST: Each morning on Facebook and BathurstAM we publish photos you have taken around our beautiful region. Here are the August photos brought together into one gallery.
NATIONAL: Australia's Defence Chief has warned the brutal Islamic State group will sooner or later have to be defeated "on the battlefield", as the United States was reportedly preparing to ask Australia for help with air strikes in Iraq.
BREAKING THIS MORNING:
7.19: Making local news this morning:
DUBBO: Staff and volunteers at Emmanuel Care Centre arrived to a trashed premises yesterday morning, forcing them to close their doors to the community. What makes it worse is this is the second time in two months it has happened. Tuesday night's break-in has hit the Dubbo based organisation hard, with the intruders leaving extensive damage to the building along with taking $1600 from the security safe.
DUBBO: Day two of the Rabobank National Merino Sheep Show and Ram Sale started with a bang with the August- shorn ewes and rams taking the stage. Dubbo farmer and 2013 NSW Farmer of the Year winner Matthew Coddington, from Roseville Park, won first place in the August-shorn pairs.
WELLINGTON: Wellington Christian School students and staff wanted to help those suffering at the hands of injustice in Iraq. The outbreak of civil war has cost the lives of thousands, and hundreds of thousands are displaced. Christian School head Sarah Strahorn said the aim of the day was to help their students understand what it was they had been hearing regarding Iraq.
WESTERN REGION: Some bull bars will get a two-year exemption from registration regulations applying to the devices in NSW. Dubbo MP Troy Grant and Minister for Roads and Freight Duncan Gay have announced bull bars on light vehicles, within a reasonable tolerance of the requirements, will be given the two-year exemption.
DUBBO: Patrons of a recently-upgraded pub in Dubbo's Talbragar Street are set to gain a close and accessible late-night taxi zone to help them make it home. Dubbo Radio Cabs Co-operative lodged a request for a part-time taxi zone opposite the Castlereagh Hotel within a space dedicated to buses during the day. The group's efforts, supported by the publican met, with success this week when Dubbo City Council approved a restricted taxi zone for the northern side of Talbragar Street between 10pm and 6am daily.
WESTERN REGION: The decision to reduce penalty rates for Sunday work in hospitality will provide a long term benefit for businesses and towns, according to the regional manager of the Central West Orana NSW Business Chamber. Vicki Seccombe said the reduction in penalty rates from 75 per cent to 50 per cent for some workers would encourage some businesses to open on a Sunday, while others will now be in a position to take on additional staff.
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THE RIDGE: If you happened to drive past the Lightning Ridge Outback Resort last week you were probably wondering what the big mirror dish with bright lights on the front lawn was. It was not a UFO but something far more exciting to a region crippled by drought.
THE RIDGE: Trivia, and darts were the games at the Lightning Ridge Bowling Club as a Day on the Green with Abby was brought inside. The original plan was to play barefoot bowls but the rain changed that situation. The inside of the club was a sea of red, supports wearing the colour at a fundraiser for three year old Abby Thorpe who was diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis.
7am: Good morning everyone! Welcome to your Thursday.
You're grilling this morning with Grace from Narromine.
For today's weather:
Dubbo / Trangie / Nyngan: Mostly sunny. Winds S/SE 15 to 20 km/h becoming light in the evening. Daytime maximum temperatures between 18 and 21.
Cobar / Bourke: Sunny with south easterly winds from 15 to 25 km/hour in the evening. Cobar will get to 21 while Bourke will reach 22.
