JANUARY: A fast-moving fire threatening property in West Dubbo was thwarted from the ground and the air.

JANUARY: Four people were lucky to escape with their lives after a head-on collision.

JANUARY: Firefighters continued the fight as more fires started around the region. Here Orana Rural Fire Service personnel Aaron Lacey and Boothenba captain Shane Mansfiend refuelled a firefighting aircraft in Dubbo.

JANUARY: Demolition work started at Dubbo Base Hospital in preparation for a $79.8 million upgrade.

JANUARY: Fire west of Coonabarabran destroys more than 40,000 hectares

JANUARY: Even the zoo animals found way to keep cool as the temperature soared. Here Satu the Sumatran tiger had some cool moves on a hot Dubbo day.

JANUARY: A total fire ban was in place with NSW RFS Orana team safety officer Kennedy Tourle, membership services officer Mark Pickford and team manager Superintendent Lyndon Wieland manning the operations room of the Orana Fire Control Centre in response to a fire.

JANUARY: Rahni Ryan, Reggie Goodridge, Emma Tink, Jenny Cuthell and Jane Diffey getting ready for The Angel Ball, held on New Year's Eve.

FEBRUARY: Likewizi (left) was returned to Taronga Western Plains Zoo to be a companion to Mopani (right) and help fill the hole left by the mystery death of four female white rhinos in 2012. Photo: BELINDA SOOLE

FEBRUARY: Dubbo Turf Club chairman Robert Elllis proudly dressed in pink with McGrath Foundation board member Tracy Bevan and Turf Club general manager Mark Day raising money for cancer research. Photo: KATHRYN O’SULLIVAN

FEBRUARY: Passengers look on as Dubbo police continue their drug raid. Photo: BELINDA SOOLE

FEBRUARY: Wongarbon-based artist Brett Garling participated in an inaugural plein-air painting event along the banks of the Macqaurie River to support the endeavours of RiverSmart Australia. PHOTO: LISA MINNER

FEBRUARY: TAFE Western students Traci Miller, Yuantian Yin, Amy Powyer and Joe Josephson are among the new enrolements at the campus. Photo: AMY McINTYRE

FEBRUARY: Judith Ferguson and Greta Brown celebrated their 80th birthday's in John Whittle House, Orana Gardens. Photo: AMY MCINTYRE

FEBRUARY: Jackson Keating (green top), Inala Gibbs (pink), childcare educator Megan Bashford, Colby Ross and Hayden Mutton enjoy a clean morning tea. Photo: BELINDA SOOLE

FEBRUARY: Alyce Herman, Steph Mackay, Tim Connelly and Leandra Kirby ready to have some fun at Players Paintball. Photo: KATHRYN O"SULLIVAN

MARCH: QantasLink pilots, first officer Adrien Wallace, Captain Guy Yarrow, QantasLink executive manager John Gissing, Dubbo City Council mayor Mathew Dickerson, flight steward Robyn Hammond, the Member for Dubbo Troy Grant, and flight steward Jose Diaz. Photo: BELINDA SOOLE

MARCH: Fire and Rescue NSW assistant commissioner Rob McNeil, commissioner Greg Mullins, Delroy Fire Station captain Bernie Reid, chief superintendant Neil Harris, deputy commissioner Jim Smith and superintendant Greg Lewis. Photo: AMY McINTYRE

MARCH: Kristy Scholes’ uncle Tony Scholes, pictured outside the court in Sydney pictured relieved that Malcolm Naden had finally pleaded guilty. Photo: PETER RAE

MARCH: Peoples Place band members Billy Rouse, Blake Stevenson, Nathan Stevenson and Taylor Stevenson, couldn't wait to perform at triple j's One Night Stand concert in Dubbo . Photo: AMY MCINTYRE

MARCH: Orthoptist Lee Kennedy examines Madge Nixon of Coonabarabran at the new public ophthalmology clinic in Dubbo. Photo: AMY McINTYRE.

MARCH: Ryan and Dylan McQuade having fun together at the Dads For Kids Festival. Photo: CHERYL BURKE

MARCH: Dubbo City Councillor Ben Shields, Karen Thorne, Juliette Kassis, Priscilla Ambrose, Katia Kassis, Michelle Blackshaw, Wendy Stewart, Steve Green and Martin Dodd were among residents who attended the first meeting of the support group for Dubbo victims of crime. Photo: BELINDA SOOLE

APRIL: Dubbo businessmen Jarrod Kennedy, Brendan Crowley, Mick Hedger and Jason Everingham step out of a meeting of subcontractors in Dubbo. Photo: AMY MCINTYRE

APRIL: Dubbo-based highway patrol officer Constable Ian Hobden is among police who will be out in force during Operation Go Slow. Photo: BELINDA SOOLE

APRIL: A record crowd was at the Victoria Park cenotaph to honour the fallen at the post-parade ceremony. Photo: PAUL CREMIN, AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY

APRIL: It was a decisive win for the city as thousands flocked to Dubbo for the triple j One Night Stand.

APRIL: Dubbo City Council's City Promotions and Events assistant Kelly Reynolds and supervisor Lana Willetts promote Saturday's 10th triple J One Night Stand. Photo: AMY MCINTYRE

APRIL: Hibbards sales manager Tim Hibbard at one of a number of turn-key homes the company is building in Rosewood Grove. Photo: LISA MINNER

APRIL: CWA Wongarbon branch members Margaret Kelly, Marie Tucker and Shirley Trethowan with dresses that were modelled in a parade of fashions from 1860 to 1960. Photo: BELINDA SOOLE

APRIL: Commander Jodie Shepherd, Detective Inspector Rod Blackman, Detective Senior Constables Matt Martin, Troy Andrews, Paul Wilks, Daniel Ducksworth, Adam Macdougal, Scott Blanchard, Phil McCloskey, Paul Kelly and Assistant Commissioner Geoff McKechnie at a debriefing at the conclusion of an operation targeting illegal pig hunting and rural crime. Photo: LISA MINNER

MAY: Sergeant Jason Bush is among highway patrol officers taking part in a high-visibility operation to mark the 30th anniversary of random breath testing (RBT). Photo: SIMON CHAMBERLAIN

MAY: Sheep section chief steward Mike Brien with another long-term volunteer, John Bennett. Photo: BELINDA SOOLE

MAY: The house fire on Wingewarra Street was believed to have started in the laundry. Photo: BELINDA SOOLE

MAY: Dubbo MP Troy Grant (right) briefs Brendan Crowley of BJ Crowley Plumbing on the planned resumption of the early works for stage one and two redevelopment of Dubbo Base Hospital. The business is owed $440,000 for work previously carried out on the site. Photo: BELINDA SOOLE

MAY: Terry Jones of the MAAS Group and general manager of The Bachrach Naumburger Group Steve Gooley confer on the expansion of retail space on the southern side of the Orana Mall. Photo: BELINDA SOOLE

MAY: Practically singing in the rain in Dubbo were Karen Paxton, Jay Symons, Lisa Riley and Rebecca Ivers. Photo: LOUISE DONGES

MAY: Anglicare Western NSW project manager, Evelyn Trainor is appealing for support to help families in need to build up a strong pantry. Photo: LOUISE DONGES

MAY: Newly-appointed director of nursing at Dubbo Base Hospital Jenny Johnson (right) confers with Carol Falcioni, nurse unit manager for day surgery. Photo: BELINDA SOOLE

JUNE: Central West Livestock Health and Pest Authority ranger Scott Sullivan with batteries found dumped at the Mugga Hill reserve in Dubbo. PHOTO: BELINDA SOOLE

JUNE: Gearing up for wet weather play at Dubbo's Rainbow Cottage childcare centre were Austin Reynolds, Angus Mein and Tate Wootton. Photo: LOUISE DONGES

JUNE: Dubbo resident Mary Mathews always keeps the door of her heart and house open to everyone who is in need and now she has been awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia for her lifetime’s work in the communtiy. Photo: LOUSIE DONGES

JUNE: Rain encouraged farmers to come into Dubbo and kept Furneys CRT agronomist David Strahorn office-bound. Photo: BELINDA SOOLE

JUNE: Dubbo pensioner Ken Windsor watering his garden, which is set to cost him an extra $80 in the financial year beginning July 1, unless Dubbo City Council changes its policy. ` Photo: CHERYL BURKE

JUNE: Working at a clinic at Collarenebri are Charles Sturt University dental students Theodore Costa and Thong Vu with RFDS TOOTH program dentist Dr Callum Addison. Photo: BELINDA SOOLE

JUNE: Compass Housing Services manager Angus Ridge handing the keys to new tenant Robyn Harlad while Cr Bill Kelly, Kiesha Walford and house managers Ron Watson and Katy Jasper look on. Photo: LOUISE DONGES

JULY: Dubbo firefighters Bernard McTiernan, Steve Gilbert, Chris Sanders and Scott Habgood stand in support of fallen firefighters in Arizona. Photo: BELINDA SOOLE

JULY: Emergency services at the scene of a two-car crash at the intersection of Cobra Street and Windsor Parade on Friday night. Photo: LOUISE DONGES

JULY: Heart attack survivor Libby McMahon is sharing her story in the hope that it will save the lives of others. Photo: BELINDA SOOLE

JULY: Sebastian Bernardi, the third generation of the retailing family, welcomes customers through the door of Bernardi’s Marketplace, a SUPA IGA in Orana Mall. Photo: LOUISE DONGES

JULY: Dubbo hair salon owner, Ian Whiteman inspects his damaged shopfront. Photo: LOUISE DONGES

JULY: Steve Green is among West Dubbo residents fed up with crime and antisocial behaviour in their neighbourhood. Photo: LOUISE DONGES

JULY: The fire ripped through two containers holding treasured items worth $150,000, leaving some in ashes and others blackened. Photo: JOSH HEARD

JULY: Dubbo North Public School students Cody Triplett, Jordan Butcherine and Aiesha Brown work together on Schools Tree Day. Photo: LOUISE DONGES

AUGUST: Wesfarmers Arts Indigenous fellowship recipient Brad Harkin and Western Plains Cultural Centre curator Kent Buchanan admire a Jonathan Jones light installation, part of unDisclosed. Photo: BELINDA SOOLE

AUGUST: Dr Bessie Wayoe-Yamba ready to care for patients at her purpose-built medical centre, one of two practices to open today in a growing West Dubbo. Photo: LOUISE DONGES

AUGUST: Dubbo Hospital change manager Karen Salmon and site manager for Fugen Constructions Matt Chmielewski inspect the new section of the hospital's car park. Photo: BELINDA SOOLE

AUGUST: Police search a Sappa Bulga Road property as part of their investigation into the disappearance of Alois Rez. Photo: BELINDA SOOLE

AUGUST: The six-week process of demolishing Dubbo Hospital’s chimney stack has begun. Photo: BELINDA SOOLE

AUGUST: PolAir 1 landed at Dubbo on its way west to search for missing resident Alois Rez. Photo: BELINDA SOOLE

AUGUST: Dubbo was announced as the location for the 2014 City-Country Origin fixture.

AUGUST: Lionel Wood was been named as the Young Achiever of the Year at the NSW Local Government Aboriginal Network Conference. Photo: BELINDA SOOLE

SEPTEMBER: Amira Coon, 3, enjoys a perfect spring day in her father's peach, nectarine, plum and apricot orchards. Photo: LOUISE DONGES.

SEPTEMBER: Inspector Alan Cusack, Superintendent Stan Single and Senior Constable Nita Morris were recognised on an awards night for their long serving and outstanding careers.

SEPTEMBER: Firefighters battled a blaze in Collins Avenue. Main photo: BELINDA SOOLE

SEPTEMBER: Emma Elliott and her mother Erica Chesworth out with the cows on the Little Big Dairy Co. Photo: LOUISE DONGES

SEPTEMBER: More than 50 teams, including Rod and Ava Smith and Brent Groves, came together in a continuous walk for 24 hours to help raise a total of $78,000 during the Dubbo and District Relay for Life. Photo: HOLLY GRIFFITHS

SEPTEMBER: Winner Parkes Public School student Libby Hoyle with runner-up Buninyong Primary School student Alexandria Smith. Photo: LOUISE DONGES

SEPTEMBER: Brody, Riley and Bayley Hall enjoy their break from St Pius X Catholic primary School during the holidays and lead-up to an expected 30-degree day. Photo: CHERYL BURKE

SEPTEMBER: Charlie, Dave and Andy Cullenward explore how firefighters Barry Whalan, Lyn Whalan, Gordon Cowen and Trevor Munro work during the Rural Fire Service open day. Photo: JOSH HEARD

OCTOBER: Rosa Buchanan, Annika Samarasinge and Eva Laird begin to run the obstacle race at the Dream Day Out family fun day. Photo: JOSH HEARD

OCTOBER: Telstra's acting area general manager Paul Rapley is happy to launch NBN's fixed wireless service. Photo: LOUISE DONGES

OCTOBER: Houses in Dubbo available to buy or rent are dwindling.

OCTOBER: Director Public Schools for the Macquarie Schools Network Michael Cronk and Dubbo Primary Principals’ Association president Craig Renneberg are pleased with funding announcements for Public Schools for 2014. Photo: LOUISE DONGES

OCTOBER: THE launch of a Northern Wiradjuri Language and Culture Nest at Dubbo is being hailed by Aboriginal elders and government as a way of ensuring Aboriginal culture exists for generations to come. Photo: LOUISE DONGES

OCTOBER: Regional West zone commander Greg Lewis and duty commander Gary Barber will head a 40-strong crew from the Orana region that will assist at the Blue Mountains. Photo: BELINDA SOOLE.

OCTOBER: Rural Fire Service volunteers, among them teams from the orana area, in action near Lithgow. Photo: CAROLYN PIGGOTT

OCTOBER: More than 5000 people attended a glowing Victoria Park on Saturday as a parade of hundreds of lanterns featured at the end of the DREAM Senses Twilight Market.

NOVEMBER: Dubbo Events Network chairman Greg Marginson is inviting the community to attend a public meeting to discuss a potential New Year's Eve celebration. Photo: KATHRYN O'SULLIVAN.

NOVEMBER: Orana Local Area Command (LAC) crime prevention officer Senior Constable Ian Burns is warning people to remove valuables from their car and lock them in an effort to reduce the number of thefts from vehicles. Photo: LOUISE DONGES

NOVEMBER: Lest we forget... Air Force cadets Geordie Catto and Nathan Hawkes in Macquarie Street before Rememberance Day. Photo: BELINDA SOOLE

NOVEMBER: Station officer at Fire and Rescue NSW's Dubbo Fire Station Glenn Kimpton and senior firefighter Scott Habgood make their point about fires started by "malicious and careless" behaviour. Photo: LOUISE DONGES

NOVEMBER: Elaine Collins and Christine Kennedy working safely in yesterday’s 34-degree heat. Photo: LOUISE DONGES

NOVEMBER: Macquarie Region SES deputy controller Phil Lalor dresses up the Visitor Centre rhinos in orange. Photo BELINDA SOOLE

NOVEMBER: DUBBO man Brad Pullin is hoping the people who stole almost 200 rolls of film from his property will have a heart and return them. Photo: BELINDA SOOLE

NOVEMBER: Hayley Hawke, Tyler Sandry and Mia Hawke were among the hundreds of local children who dressed in their favourite scary costumes and ventured out out trick-or-treating for Halloween. Photo: LOUISE DONGES

DECEMBER: Anna Sarantzouklis holds back tears as she looks in horror at her husband’s desecrated grave. Photo: KATHRYN O'SULLIVAN

DECEMBER: Glenys Mulholland, Laurie Donoghue and Peter Stanford at the Rotary Christmas Fair. Photo: JOSH HEARD

DECEMBER: Flowers left by friends and family at the site of the accident where a 16-year-old youth died on Old Dubbo Road. Photo BELINDA SOOLE

DECEMBER: Playing with some of the top five toys for Target in the Orana region is Mia with a Fashionista Barbie doll and Lachlan Rummans with a Nerf Retaliator. Photo: LOUISE DONGES

DECEMBER: Taronga Western Plains Zoo meerkat keeper Karen Ellis and some of her charges enjoying treats from a papier-mâché Santa Claus. Photo: LOUISE DONGES

DECEMBER: Artist Bill Moseley preparing for his exhibition of Nightshade. Photo: LOUISE DONGES

DECEMBER: Irrigator and farmer Christ Taylor continues to enjoy some of at least 40 millimetres of rain that fell on his properties south of Dubbo on Christmas day. Photo: BELINDA SOOLE

DECEMBER: Sharon Hobson and Marjorie Griffiths hang Christmas lights for the season. Photo: LOUISE DONGES