Regional Songwriting Contest Seeing Strong Entries Ahead of August Finals
Organisers of this year’s Regional Songwriting Contest are making a final callout for original entries before they close next Friday. The contest is a chance for up-and-coming musicians to have their music heard on the Bathurst Memorial Entertainment Centre stage. Also on today’s Podcast Both Orange and Bathurst have recorded strong rain totals as a…
Wattle Tree House Raising Awareness of August Homelessness Support Event
Wattle Tree House is overhauling its annual homelessness and domestic violence support services event to be run during the day in August, instead of overnight, to open up accessibility to more people. The event will look to bring services together so people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness can see what supports are…
Orange Cantar Community Choir to Hold Winter Workshop Building Confidence in New Participants
Singing in public. It might come naturally for some, but it might intimidate others. A choir offers safety in numbers- so you can whisper if you’re not that confident! But one women’s choir in Orange is on a mission to bring out the strong voice in otherwise timid singers. Also on today’s Podcast Orange Council…
Poetry Workshop for Beginners and Seasoned Writers to be held in Bathurst
Following the success of the recent Bathurst Poetry Slam, expert poets will return to BMEC to host a workshop for people experienced or new to the craft. It’s on next Tuesday, and will see participants take part in guided exercises with creative prompts. Also on today’s Podcast Bathurst MP Paul Toole says the State Opposition…
GWH expected to remain closed for another 12 months as repair contract awarded
The State Government has announced a contract has been awarded to reopen the Great Western Highway at Victoria Pass. Construction will begin in July, with the highway expected to remain closed for at least another 12 months while repairs are carried out. The successful contractor will oversee the delivery of a new, more durable Mitchells…
NSW bird flu surveillance head quarters set up in Orange
With the H5N1 bird flu recently discovered in Western Australia, the New South Wales Government is increasing surveillance and boosting biosecurity capacity. In the event a case is detected in NSW, a State Coordination Centre has been established at the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development’s Orange Agricultural Institute to coordinate surveillance operations. Also…
Orange Ultimate Frisbee Club Starts New League From Growing Interest
A new ten-week league will start on Monday nights from next month. Organisers say it’s a chance for newcomers to hone their skills indoors with no wind interference. Also on today’s Podcast Wins for the Orange Health Service and domestic violence support charities in the NSW State Budget, but MPs are criticising the State Government…
Cabonne Acquisitive Art Prize to Display Best of Local Talent
This year’s Annual Prize displays work from nearly 30 artists and 60 students from across the region. The competition is aimed at encouraging both established and emerging talent. Also on today’s Podcast The Veterans Affairs Minister says he’s looked at a business case provided by the Bathurst RSL for a veterans’ wellbeing hub, and there’s…
Teenager missing from Bathurst located safe and sound
Local police have located an 18-year-old girl who went missing in Bathurst on the weekend, after deploying the Geo Targeting SMS System on Saturday night. The teenager was last seen walking west in bushland in Kelso at 3:30pm, with the text message sent out to the public about seven hours later. Last night, New South…
Bathurst Facebook group put on pause, leaving 38,000 followers with nowhere to post
Thousands of local followers of the ‘Bathurst Our Town’ Facebook group have been left searching for new places to ask and answer questions, after the moderators of the page decided to switch it to read-only mode last week. It comes after Facebook introduced anonymous posting, with moderators saying they were increasingly forced to deal with…
