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8.53: William Tyrell's family are desperately hoping the little boy will be found.
People from the Mid-North Coast and beyond has responded with heartfelt concern, helping emergency agencies search bushland and supporting the behind-the-scenes rescue effort.
8.48:
Hollywood star Keanu Reeves has proved his mettle n real life after talking to an intruder until police arrived at his home.
The 50-year-old actor woke up at 4am after hearing noises coming from the library of his Hollywood Hills home, according to reports.
He discovered a woman in her 40s who had allegedly broken in and was sitting down, TMZ reported.
In a bid to prove they are drunk in love, Beyonce and Jay Z have aired previously unseen footage of their wedding and the birth of their daughter, Blue Ivy.
The couple, who married in a secret ceremony in 2008, rounded out their joint On The Run tour in Paris by airing a six-minute montage of home movies including images of a nude and heavily pregnant Beyonce and scenes from their all white, night-time wedding.
Hackers have attempted to undermine Emma Watson's "game-changing" UN speech on feminism.
The UN Women Goodwill Ambassador gave a stirring speech for the gender equality campaign"HeForShe" at the weekend. For the speech, which was hailed as "game-changing," and "powerful", she received a standing ovation.
8.41:
The Dubbo Cheer Academy gave the public the opportunity to come and see them in action while also raising money to help them get to an interstate carnival next month and support the family of Brody Burgess who lost his leg.
8.35: Is it your birthday today? If so HAPPY BIRTHDAY, we hope you have a great day!
You share your birthday with Actors Will Smith, 45, Catherine Zeta Jones, 44, Michael Douglas, 69 and seventh Prime Minister of Australia, William Hughes.
To celebrate, here is Will Smith showing off his moves in Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
8.21: Have you been following X-Factor this year? Have you seen Narromine born Dean Ray soaring to the top of the iTunes Chart? He took a minute out of his busy schedule to catch up with us. Read what he had to say here.
Check out his iTunes chart topper in the video below.
8.16: To see more of the Fairfax front pages visit here.
8.08: Are you going to Springfest in Wellington this weekend? The town is getting pumped up for a massive Springfest!
One of the organisers of Saturday's SpringFest Ian Law says the hard working committee is excited by the community involvement in this year. The event has many individual volunteers plus Rotary, Lions and the Men's Shed.
One highlight this year is Chariot Racing. Read about what's involved and how you enter here.
For a complete program of what to expect read here.
The day will take place at Wellington Showground and kicks off on Saturday at 8am.
7.59: We hope your day is as exciting as this girl's. Her reaction to her mum's baby news is priceless.
7.51:
Discount retailer ALDI has attracted a crowd of shoppers on its first day of trade at Dubbo.
People queued outside the new $4.25 million store before its doors opened at 8.30am yesterday.
A steady stream of shoppers arrived at the land rezoned for commercial use in 2011 and many were quick to make their purchases.
"The line-up went all the way around the building and there was a steady stream coming in for about 25 minutes so we're really excited, all our hard work's going to pay off,"
- ALDI area manager Narelle Taylor
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7.45: It is one of our favourite days of the week here on the Grill! It's Throwback Thursday, where Dubbo, Narromine and Nyngan take a look back in previous papers to see what was happening. This week we have:
DUBBO travelling back to SEPTEMBER 1998
NARROMINE going back to SEPTEMBER 2010
And NYNGAN went back to SEPTEMBER 2007. Check it out in the link below.
7.40:
BENDIGO: A NSW man has been charged over allegedly making a death threat against Bendigo councillor Mark Weragoda. Read more
SYDNEY: Telstra chief executive David Thodey has warned there is "a long way to go" before renegotiations of its $11.2 billion deal with the government and NBN Co are finished, despite both parties signing a non-binding commercial framework. Read more
CANBERRA: A deal to resettle refugees in Cambodia will be signed by Immigration Minister Scott Morrison on Friday, a statement from the Interior Minister of Cambodia has confirmed. Read more
SEBASTOPOL, VIC: Victorian police uncovered a massive cannabis-growing operation at Sebastopol on Tuesday night after being called to the property on a burglary tip-off. Read more
QUEENSLAND: Yikes! Two men have been convicted and fined $32,000 for crabbing offences in Queensland. Read more
NATIONAL: Calls for burka bans by Tasmanian MPs Jacqui Lambie and Brett Whiteley have been controversial, but a majority of Australians agree. Read more
NATIONAL: Talk about #firstworldproblems ... Dubbed "bend-gate", some iPhone 6 Plus owners have discovered their new phone's aluminium body literally bending in their pockets. Read more
WESTERN AUSTRALIA: The West Australian Parliament has heard that the niece of convicted paedophile David Farnell contacted the Department of Child Protection to report that her uncle had a child in his custody months before the baby Gammy saga hit the headlines. Read more
NATIONAL: A suspected plot to behead two police officers by an 18-year-old terror suspect with links to international group Islamic State has elevated fears of further terrorist attacks just days before AFL grand final weekend. Read more
7.32:
BLANEY: A plan to build the state’s only goat-specific abattoir just off the Newbridge Road has riled neighbouring residents, who have voiced concerns about possible noise, smell and traffic issues associated with the new development and the impact it will have on their own business.
ORANGE: Bede Mumbulla “king-hit” a man who waved a machete to stop a brawl in Glenroi and he will spend the next six months behind bars. The 21-year-old’s solicitor Rayna Pettit tried to argue for a lesser sentence in Orange Local Court on Thursday because he had finally found somewhere stable to live and “obviously” needed some support.
ORANGE: Road quality’s impact on tourism in Orange has attracted concern from a councillor, who believes visitors should be left with a better impression. Councillor Russell Turner has asked for council staff to investigate Leeds Parade, with numerous potholes affecting the road surface.
OBERON: An emergency light plane landing in Oberon on August 25 is set to become the subject of an upcoming 60 Minutes episode. The dramatic mid-air emergency occurred on a routine charter flight from Sydney’s Bankstown Airport to Cowra. Just before 3pm, the 23-year-old pilot, James Chandler, radioed in to say: “My passenger’s trying to take over ... woah, woah.”
BATHURST police are warning that drink spiking can be potentially fatal as they investigate an incident where a local teenager was found semi-conscious in a toilet at a local hotel. Lauren Sullivan, 18, had been out dancing with a friend when she became unsteady on her feet and went to the toilet. Thirty minutes later her friends realised she had not returned and went to look for her, finding her collapsed on the floor.
BATHURST: Confidence hasn’t waned for beef cattle genetics in the Central Tablelands with stud stock producers continuing to record impressive results.Leading the way was angus powerhouse Millah Murrah, Bathurst, whose sale earlier this month broke the Australian angus on-property bull sale average and also topped at $70,000. Millah Murrah principals Ross, Dimity and Jane Thompson sold all 95 bulls offered to average $9147, with no lots selling for below $5000.
KELSO: Bathurst detectives have charged a man on a string of firearm offences following an alleged melee at Perthville in the early hours of Tuesday. The 26-year-old was arrested shortly after the incident, at a home in Bonnor Street in Kelso. It is alleged the disturbance started with a brawl at a house in Perth Street at about 1.30am Tuesday.
OBERON: A bail hearing yesterday for a man accused of the manslaughter of his stepson heard horrifying allegations of ongoing abuse against the victim, who was just three years old when he died. The 45-year-old man, who was last week charged by police with man-slaughter and reckless wounding causing grievous bodily harm, sat with his head hung, wearing prison greens and handcuffs, during the proceedings before magistrate Michael Allen, who refused the bail application.
BATHURST: With October fast approaching Bathurst is gearing up for this year’s V8 races and local businesses are encouraged to get involved. Bathurst Regional Council is once again holding its Window Display Competition, with two new prizes and a People’s Choice category that can be voted on via the council’s Facebook page.
7.13: Making local news this morning:
DUBBO: Dubbo City Council has granted conditional approval to a 28-lot residential subdivision in the face of opposition from neighbours. Kintyre Estate residents raised concerns about access and other infrastructure at a meeting on Monday but the development proposed for the city's west gained unanimous support from councillors. Yesterday Peter Pritchard said he and his Kintyre neighbours were angry and disappointed at the decision, and in response Dubbo mayor Mathew Dickerson said councillors had listened to the concerns but "there were no planning grounds to reject the development".
DUBBO: A man used a mobile phone to take photographs of a speedometer exceeding 200km/h while he raced along the Newell Highway in a stolen car. Police said Beau John Peralta placed lives in extreme danger when he pushed an Audi A5 coupe to the limit near Dubbo on Tuesday. The 23-year-old from Geelong was brought into Dubbo Local Court in handcuffs when he appeared before Magistrate Andrew Eckhold yesterday.
DUBBO: The man also allegedly dumped the car he was driving. The Audi A5 with Victorian number plates was spotted travelling 90km/h over the speed limit near Tomingley and the driver failed to stop for police.Officers converged on surrounding streets to try to stop the vehicle as it entered Dubbo but it turned in to Ascot Park Road then was dumped at a Newmarket Road property.
DUBBO: A summer attraction is set to make a splash ahead of its opening to the Dubbo public. The replacement twin water slides have come in spectacular new colours. One red and one yellow, they made a strong contrast against the blue sky as their installation at the Dubbo Aquatic Leisure Centre continued yesterday. Dubbo City Council recreation services manager James McKechnie said they made a change from the blue of the old slides, which after 32 years of use had to be replaced this year.
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DUBBO \ TRANGIE \ NYNGAN: will all see thunderstorms today. Dubbo and Trangie have a 90 per cent chance of one to five mils with Dubbo reaching 21 and Trangie 22. Nyngan will get to 23 degrees with a 90 per cent chance of less than one mil.
COBAR \ BOURKE: have clearing showers today. Cobar will get to 23 degrees with a 70 per cent chance of less than one mil and Bourke will get to 26 degrees witha five per cent chance of less than one mil.
