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8:50am:
Is it your birthday today? HAPPY DAY OF BIRTH IF IT IS!
Did you know you share November 10 with non other than Chris Lilley?
Ja'mie, Jonah, Mr G, Ricky Wong, this list goes on. He's certainly not afraid to mock the Australian public which is why we love him.
8:45am:
CNN typo mistakes Osama for Obama: A video producer at CNN has made the gaffe of a lifetime - mixing up President Obama's name for that of al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden which proceeded to send social media into a fit of laughter.
The mockery occurred on the channel's Erin Burnett OutFront show, which dedicated the entire program to Robert O'Neill, the man recently identified as the Navy SEAL who shot and killed Osama bin Laden in 2011. Read more here.
Authors of young adult fiction say pitching the content right is a balancing act: It was J.K. Rowlings' Harry Potter series that demonstrated the modern blockbuster sales potential of a children's book series with crossover appeal. Hollywood has since built multimillion-dollar film franchises from adaptions of Twilight, The Hunger Games and Divergent. Read more here.
Parents are being urged not to disregard the benefits of video games, with a growing recognition among educators they can be powerful learning tools for fostering creativity and problem solving.
Primary and high schools across NSW are increasingly using video games to engage young students, many of whom have been immersed in technology since they were in a pram. Read more here.
8:40am: Gough Whitlam's memorial service was certainly one for the record books.
If you missed out on the hullabaloo of it all, we can get you up to speed here.
8:30am: Woolworths and BIG W have announced they are recalling a number of double adapters and power boards because of a risk of overheating and fire.
8:20am: It's not just children who can get a photo with Santa in the lead up to Christmas.
Saturday was the first day of this year's Santa Paws at Petbarn, allowing families to get a photo with their pet while raising money for the RSPCA.
Santa was available at the weekend to be photographed with dogs, turtles and everything in between and will be returning again this Saturday and Sunday - Read more here
8:10am: A Narromine family have worked with a local environmental organisation in order to revegetate and improve their land.
The Campbell family, Andrew, Catherine, Annabelle and Belinda partnered with the central west Local Land Services (LLS) on the project in August last year.
With the support from Australian and state funding the Campbell's carried out the project on their Narromine property where they saw environmental benefits such as protecting their stock, reducing the impact of highway traffic noise, gully erosion and lower wind. Read more here.
8:00am: Did you notice a change in the air yesterday? A bit of colour adding to the spring in your step?
The 2014 Dye Hard Fun Run was a huge success, with more than 1500 residents entered.
7:50am:
7:45am:
Cuts to jobless benefits will boost economic growth, Australia tells G20 - The Australian government has cited controversial cuts to unemployment benefits as one of the key structural reforms that will increase economic activity by 2 per cent, according to a draft of its growth strategy to be submitted to the G20 leaders' summit. Read more here.
A search will resume on Monday morning for two senior executives from a private insurance company who failed to return from a bushwalk in the Blue Mountains.
Chris Dalton, 57, from Chatswood, and Paul Bates, 58, from Mosman, set out together on Saturday morning for a day-long hike at Mount Wilson, 14 kilometres east of Bell in the Blue Mountains. Read more here
After three and half years of construction that has disrupted pedestrian access and put an ugly spot on the neck of one of Sydney's shiniest icons, nearly all of the Opera House's enormous forecourt will be fully restored to the public by Christmas. Read more here.
7:30am:
Here's a snippet of what's happening in the region:
BENDIGO: Ian Baker dies in Hawkesbury River boat crash -
Ian Baker has been remembered as a cheerful and driven person who was always in a good mood. Mr Baker, 44, was killed in a speed boat accident in Sydney's north on Saturday. He was taking part in the Bridge to Bridge race trial waterskiing event on Sydney's Hawkesbury River.
He was the observer on the boat, which was towing two waterskiers at the time. The boat lost control and flipped about 11.45am. Read more here.
NEWCASTLE: FROM the working-class shadow to the manicured hipster to the full-blown Ned Kelly bush, Hunter men have embraced facial hair.
And on Sunday in Newcastle they lined up to see who would be crowned king of the crop.
Organiser, the bearded Peter Hall, says the look is far from a fad. ‘‘All sorts of people grow beards for all different reasons,’’ he said. Read more here.
But the surprises kept coming when the time finally came for the Loomberah cattle farmer to crack the 169.3g egg open. Read more here.
7:15am:
Let's take a squiz at what's cracking the headlines today:
DUBBO: Man charged with murder after assault in Dubbo's Macquarie Street on Friday night - Police have charged a man with murder after an assault in Dubbo on Friday.
Officers from Orana Local Area Command were called to a unit on Macquarie Street, Dubbo, at 11.30pm after reports of an assault. On arrival police found a man with injuries to his head. Read more here.
DUBBO: REGIONAL Development Australia (RDA) is working alongside key stakeholders to draw attention to the need for enabling infrastructure to grow the economy in particular the Orana and Far West regions.
DUBBO: A TEENAGER who threw a bottle at a taxi and threatened the driver with a knife has pleaded guilty to five offences in Dubbo Local Court. Read more here.
DUBBO: A Dubbo resident is trying to spread the word about a solar panel fact not many residents seem to know.
"According to industry standards they're meant to be cleaned every three months. They're just like a glass window, dirt and grime build up,
- Brian Harvey
Mr Harvey has had solar panels for the past three years, but said it was only when he saw a pamphlet for someone offering to clean his solar panels that he realised they needed cleaning. Read more here.
WELLINGTON: A moving tribute involving the parents of Wellington's former world champion water skier Sarah Teelow was held at the Bridge to Bridge on the Hawkesbury River yesterday.
However, the event was marred by a second death in two years with a man killed when his boat flipped during trials on Saturday. Read more here.
7am: Good morning everyone and welcome to Monday's Morning Grill with Laura McIntyre here in Dubbo.
It look's like it will be a hot day today - a top of 35 degrees in Dubbo, 24 in Cobar, 39 in Bourke and 36 in Narromine/Trangie.
Stay cool everyone!
