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8:48: Is it your birthday? If it is you share your birthday with Aussie basketball great Andrew Bogut. If you don't know his work you can check out this highlights reel.
8:40: Today in history:
On November 28 1729 Natchez Indians massacred most of the 300 French settlers and soldiers at Fort Rosalie, Louisiana.
On the same day in 1975 East Timor declared its independence from Portugal.
And in the Daily Liberal in 2006 local businesses were urged to struggle through low-levels of Christmas shoppers.
8:30: Who doesn't like a bit of entertainment news:
One Direction on A Current Affair: An indictment on the state of Australian show business.
Beauty and the Geek finale: The winners celebrate just prior to never seeing each other again
In a week that has left the producers of reality game shows wondering whether the genre is finally running out of steam, Big Brother 2014 limped over the line, with a grand finale that pulled in just 737,000 viewers.
8:20: Here are our front pages from this morning:
8:10: And my personal favourite: sporting news:
CRICKET: Cowra's Mick Curtale has been labelled the most destructive batsmen in the Western Zone prior to the start of the Southern NSW Country cricket Carnival in Griffith today.
TENNIS: A special event was held last week at Muller Park Tennis Club to present cheques for a total of $3120 raised on the Grahame Priest and Warren McLennan Memorial Charity Day held in September, and from donations, to Camp Quality Western Region.
CYCLING: Dubbo Cycle Club rewarded the top cyclists for their efforts recently when they held a trophy night for riders at the club's base at No.1 Oval.
8am: In international news:
Phillip Hughes lost his battle to live almost two days to the hour since he was felled by a bouncer at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Tributes can be made to the future star on the Daily Liberal page.
Here's the Phil Hughes opinion piece from Daily Liberal journalist Ben Walker.
A Sydney mother has avoided going to jail after she hit and killed a six-year-old boy outside Carlingford Public School last December.
Timbercorp's liquidators have applied to the court to remove Sydney insolvency specialist Andrew Wily as bankruptcy trustee of banned financial adviser Peter Holt. It is the latest twist in the already-complex saga of Timbercorp, post-collapse.
7:50: And in regional news:
The Mudgee and District Bikers Toyrun is ready to roll this Saturday (November 29, 2014) for the 30th anniversary running of the event that helps out during the festive season through the St Vincent de Paul’s Christmas Appeal.
Orange drivers have been urged not to play “Russian roulette” with their licences in the lead-up to Christmas after they were named among the worst drink-drivers in the state.
Newstead Bowling Club members voted at the club’s annual general meeting on Wednesday night to cease negotiations to amalgamate with Orange City Bowling Club and explore the preferred option of being included in a partnership with Orange City Council for a proposed sporting precinct.
The adrenalin is kicking in for Trangie Central School students as they perform at the School Spectacular this weekend.
Freshwater fishers will again be able to target Murray cod this summer when the season opens on Monday December 1 following the annual three-month breeding closure.
St Joseph’s School and St Patrick’s Parish welcomed Bishop Columba to Nyngan during the first weekend in November.
A heavy vehicle by-pass to the west of Parkes will be built if the Coalition is returned to government after next March’s state election.
A woman remains in hospital in a critical condition after falling from a ute near Oberon overnight.
7:25: Here's what's making today's local news:
Water supply to Eumungerie is a "one in, all in" project and all ratepayers in the village will be billed for access, whether they connect or not, Dubbo City Council has confirmed.
There are fears the government could bypass the Senate in its bid to have patients at Dubbo and across Australia make a $7 co-payment for GP visits.
The Orana region had two lucky escapes yesterday after people involved in two separate car accidents were lucky to escape injury.
POLL: Dubbo Labor candidate Stephen Lawrence said the NSW government’s Rebuilding NSW initiative would “inevitably” lead to an increase in electricity bills.
The Macquarie Conservatorium is spreading the Christmas cheer with their quirky Christmas musical, The Midwife Crisis.
A man who menaced a woman with a knife and threatened to smash her head in with a brick has been jailed for 18 months.
7:10am: Good morning Grillers, sorry for the delay.
It's Friday! Only one more day to the weekend. Here's the weather you'll be facing today:
DUBBO / TRANGIE / NYNGAN: Dubbo will reach 31, mostly sunny with a slight chance of rain. Trangie will reach 32 and Nyngan a toasty 34.
COBAR / BOURKE: Cobar will be sunny with a top of to 33 with a 30 per cent chance of a drizzle. Bourke will get to 35 with a 30 per cent chance of less than one mil.
