9.01: That's it from us here this morning. Make sure you check back on Monday to find out what's happening in your region.
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In the mean time why not have a more indepth look at what's happening today:
8.49: Here are some of today's front covers from around the region:
Last night's drama included one girl leaving the show in the middle of a date to put her netball career first and another who is less than happy she still hasn't been on a date with Bachelor Blake.
Despite simultaneously dating twenty women, Bachelor Blake is confident he's going to find his wife.
“I’m not looking just for the next relationship – I’m looking for someone to spend the rest of my life with. Is she amongst this group of women? I’m hoping she is,” he says.
8.21: Brenno's Hot Bake in Narromine turns ten today and there'll be special anniversary cupcakes to celebrate!
Happy birthday Brenno's!
Do you have an event or a community notice you would like to see in today's Morning Grill? Email us at thegrill@fairfaxmedia.com.au and we will add it in.
8.10: Don't want to grow up? Neither does Sadie.
8.57: Taking a closer look at The Daily Liberal's front page:
Dubbo students undertaking a range of vocational education courses will pay more from next year - with some courses rising by as much as 33 to 70 per cent.
The costs of some courses including carpentry and hairdressing offered by TAFE institutes will increase by about a third to $2000.
The cost of an aged care certificate will rise from $838 per year to $1440 per qualification, according to the schedule released for training courses and apprenticeships to be funded through the Smart and Skilled reforms.
Dubbo City Councillor Allan Smith said he feared the increases could increase the region’s number of unemployed youth but yesterday NSW education minister Adrian Piccoli said that without the reforms regional students would be worse off and additional funding would be provided “to ensure continuity of service to regional and remote areas”.
Will the proposed fee hikes for TAFE courses push more people away from further education?
7.40: Have you taken a look at this week's #TBT Gallery?
7.31: Take a look at your regional and national news from overnight:
*ORANGE: Police are appealing to the public to help them find a man who allegedly made threats to children.
*ORANGE: A couple is battling to explain to their heartbroken grandchildren why someone would hurt their pet chickens by putting them into a compost bin and pouring engine oil on top of them.
*BATHURST: Hundred of children screamed themselves hoarse as they practised their welcome for the Wallabies at Ashwood Park yesterday afternoon.
*NATIONAL: Foreign Minister Julie Bishop says she is disappointed Russia has imposed a “full embargo” on food imports from Australia.
*NATIONAL: The bad news in the latest jobless statistics is not that it is the biggest monthly figure since the global financial crisis, or that Australia now has a higher unemployment rate than the US.
7.12: What's making news this morning? Take a look at some of the local highlights:
*DUBBO: Upgrades totalling $2 million are underway at a shopping centre at Dubbo, including a $500,000 upgrade to its outdoor car park.
*DUBBO: Yesterday was the National Day of Mourning for the MH-17 disaster and a memorial was organised for people to pay their respects to those lost.
*DUBBO: Dubbo’s popular water slides are gone for now but they will come back - with an eye-catching appearance.
*NARROMINE: At its last meeting council raised the possibility of a security levy being imposed on residents to create a safer central business district.
7am: Good morning and welcome to your final grill of the week. You are here this morning with Landy Ruming in Dubbo.
Do you have an event or a community notice you would like to see in today's Morning Grill? Email us at thegrill@fairfaxmedia.com.au and we will add it in.
Taking a look at your Friday weather we have a cool morning across the region.
Central West Slopes and Plains (Dubbo, Trangie and Nyngan): Patchy fog in the south early in the morning. Morning frost, Sunny day and light winds. Temperatures reaching a low of -1 and a high of 18 degrees.
Upper Western (Bourke and Cobar): Sunny. Areas of frost in the southeast early in the morning. Light winds. A low of 2 degrees and a top of 19 degrees.
