9AM: And that's it from me here this morning. Have a wonderful day everyone and stay dry and warm.
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We leave you today with our latest flashback gallery - A Trip Down Memory Lane July-August 2004 - what were you doing 10 years ago? And do you recognise any of these faces?
Don't miss your local news as we update our websites throughout the day.
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8.50AM: Who doesn't love this glorious RAIN! We want to know how much rain you have had at your place in the past few days.
Over the weekend Dubbo received 10mm of rain, with a chance of showers forecast every day until Friday - and we are loving listening to it on the roof of the office this morning.
8.44AM: A big HAPPY BIRTHDAY today to the Red Cross who turns 100 this year.
8.40AM: It's one of the best galleries on the Daily Liberal website each week.
Take a look at this week's edition of SNAPPED, with over 80 photos of local residents out and about having a great time.
The weekly sporting gallery is also live with over 100 photos from games over the weekend. Find those photos here.
8.30AM: It's time for a massive cheer for our MIGHTY DUBBO RHINOS!!!!! The Rhinos took out their first premiership in over 20 years with a 19-14 win over the Yeoval Eagles!
Thanks to Kylie O'Brien for this great photo.
8.20AM: Welcome Home is the Daily Liberal's newest feature. Each week we will take a look at one of Dubbo's premier properties.
Why not have a look at the first property here, and the best part? They will all be up for sale
8.10AM: There have been some beautiful tributes flowing in for firefighter Daniel Howard, who was killed fighting a fire in Cobar on Sunday morning.
As Cobar continues to grieve, NSW Fire and Rescue Commissioner Greg Millins has given his condolences to Howie's family and the community.
8AM: What made front page across the regional papers today? Here you go ...
7.45AM: Taking a look at your regional and national news this morning:
* Businesses and almost 6000 Bathurst homes were left in darkness by a blackout early yesterday morning. Residents and businesses in Kelso, Raglan and surrounding areas were left in the dark until just after 7am after the blackout struck at 5.40am
* As Ronald McDonald House in Orange nears completion, the facility has also become a legacy for Australian manufacturing. Yesterday, the Canobolas Cottage community board acknowledged Electrolux, which has donated about $200,000 worth of major and smaller household appliances to the facility’s three stages.
* And in National news, she is renowned as one of Australia's best known child stars, but now Kate Ritchie has become a mother herself after giving birth to a baby girl. Ritchie made the announcement on Facebook on Monday afternoon, after giving birth to a daughter in Sydney on Sunday.
* Taking a look at Victoria people who attack and kill others without warning in “one punch” incidents will spend at least a decade behind bars under new Victorian laws. The state government announced the changes on Sunday, with those who punch unsuspecting victims without warning to face a 10 year minimum jail term if convicted.
7.30AM: Are you watching the Today Show this morning? Dubbo is making an appearance!
Weatherman Stevie is at the Zoofari Lodge enjoying this wonderful wet weather.
7.15AM: Taking a look at your local news headlines this morning:
* In Dubbo Ken Piper claims runoff is channelled along an access lane by the design of a nearby intersection and that at times he has "seen a foot of water" flowing.
But Dubbo City Council did not accept Mr Piper's conclusions, saying that an inspection did not indicate the area draining into the lane was "large enough to cause significant flows" and that there were other parts of Brocklehurst that had "much higher priority needs for drainage improvement works".
* More areas of Dubbo are undergoing preparation work for the National Broadband Network including the city's Central Business District and parts of South Dubbo.
* Rural Fire Service (RFS) Far West team manager Chris Favelle has described Daniel Howard as "an absolute gem of a citizen" who was always willing to provide help when anyone needed it.
"He was one of my competitors in the It Takes Two singing fundraiser, he was a real character who gave 100 per cent to everything he did and we really enjoyed that," Superintendent Favelle said.
7AM: Welcome again this morning to your second Morning Grill for the week. You are here again this morning with Lynn Pinkerton in Dubbo.
If you have something you would like to share with us this morning, email thegrill@fairfaxmedia.com.au.
Taking a quick look at the weather for today we have:
* Dubbo / Trangie / Nyngan - Cloudy. Isolated showers until evening. Winds SW 20 to 30 km/h. Temperatures reaching 15 degrees.
* Bourke / Cobar - Partly cloudy. The chance of showers in the northeast late in the morning. Winds SW 20 to 30 km/h becoming light in the late evening. Temperatures reaching 14 degrees.
