9am: Well that's all from me, hope you have a great Thursday. Two more working days to the weekend, yay. To have a closer look at what's happening around the region visit our websites.
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DUBBO | NARROMINE | WELLINGTON | NYNGAN | THE RIDGE | WESTERN MAG
8:50: Here's what's making entertainment news:
Former Miss Universe Australia Erin McNaught has announced she is expecting a baby with her DJ husband Example.
An inquest into the death of Peaches Geldof has heard she was a heroin addict who had been taking the substitute drug methadone in the two-and-a-half years before her death.
1D have abandoned 3D film-making for their second cinematic effort but the UK boy band have still set the bar high, planning the world's largest-ever "event cinema" release.
8:40: THREE of the biggest cult heroes in Australian rugby today look likely to be at Dubbo next month after being named in coach Ewen McKenzie's squad for the upcoming Rugby Championship. Israel Folau will be at Dubbo next month after being named in the Wallabies squad for the upcoming Rugby Championship.
8:30: Is it your birthday today? Happy Birthday! You share your birthday with singer Jennifer Lopez, Aussie identity Bindi Irwin and actor Anna Paquin.
8:26: Have you seen our yesterday's champions gallery?
8:18: How funny is this video. What a creepy cat; this is why I'm a dog person.
8:10: Here are today's front pages.
8:00: Why not check out this gallery while you're having your breakfast. We took a trip back in time to 1985 in this week's Dubbo Throw Back Thursday. Check it out here. And Narromine took a trip back to 2011, check that out here.
7:43: Here's your daily dose of national and regional headlines
Young victim's eerie premonition of plane crash. Samira Calehr's normally cheerful, well-travelled son should have been excited. His silver suitcase sat in the living room, ready to go. But something was off.
HIV-positive health practitioners, including surgeons and dentists, may soon be able to work without any limits on their practice - a change that would bring Australia in line with British regulations.
Australian prisons are investing heavily in trying to stop drugs getting into jails when they should be more focused on root causes, the Australian National Council on Drugs says.
ORANGE: Pharmacy staff threatened with knife: staff 'unharmed, but distressed' A WOMAN attempted to rob Hogan's Pharmacy at knife point on Tuesday night.
WHILE the debate over whether ORANGE needs a rectangular complex rages on, Wade Park is set to host the biggest rugby union game the city has seen since the NSW Waratahs took on Fiji in 2010.
BATHURST: TEACHERS from across the region marched on the Catholic Education Office yesterday morning to protest what they say are threats to their pay, job conditions and job security.
BATHURST: LEADING Group 10 first grade rugby league referee Nick Lander’s call to award a penalty against Bathurst Panthers for a nasty-looking tackle made in last Sunday’s match against Orange CYMS has been vindicated.
7:28: Making local news this morning
DUBBO residents are among those who have signed a condolence book to show their support for the families of people killed in the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 tragedy. The condolence book will be at the office of Dubbo MP Troy Grant until August 8.
A FORMER Dubbo man now serving in the Australian Army will run the Townsville marathon in full armour to raise awareness of post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
A SURVEY of city teenagers has confirmed what many have long suspected - most do not know much about farming and food production. It also found 17 per cent of urban teenagers surveyed had never been on a farm, while a further 50 per cent had been to a farm three or fewer times.
Students from the University of New South Wales have been conducting tests on groundwater, methane and resistivity at the Wellington Caves this week using equipment worth more than $500,000.
Western NSW Local Health District has clawed its way out of a financial hole and chief executive Scott McLachlan says it must continue to live within its means in the future.
7:15am: Welcome to your Thursday grill, you're here with Steph from Dubbo and Grace from Narromine
If you have anything to contribute to this morning's grill please email thegrill@fairfaxmedia.com.au
For this morning's weather we have:
Dubbo / Trangie / Nyngan: Possible showers, Dubbo's looking at a top of 17 degrees, Trangie will reach 19 and Nyngan will reach 20.
Cobar and Bourke: Have both got clearing showers, Cobar reaches a top of 20 and Bourke 24.
