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In the meantime, why don't you check out our local websites to stay up to date?

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8.52: Is it your birthday today? If so HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! We hope you have a fantastic day.

You share your birthday with Aussie golden boy Liam Hemsworth, 24, Lord of the Rings Star Orlando Bloom, 37, Grey's Anatomy's McDreamy Patrick Dempsey, 48, the gorgeous Julia Louis-Dreyfus, 

8.46: It was a massive day of entertainment yesterday for the highly anticipated Golden Globes. Did you watch the celebs stroll down the Red Carpet? Or check out the awards themselves?

You can see what the celebs were wearing here.

The Globes have been considered more serious this year than in previous years. The Golden Globe awards are normally considered a bit of a loose-limbed event, with the focus on red-carpet glitz, the hosting performance, and the possibility of gaffes. But this year, the ceremony delivered something no one could have anticipated; it was more politically aware than anyone could have expected, with acceptance speeches that struck a mostly serious note.Read more. 

It's also a great way to see celebrities interacting with each other. Check out Benedict Cumberbatch's epic photo bomb! 

8.30: Taking a look at this weeks traffic report

CASTLEREAGH HIGHWAY – 36km to 37km north of Coonamble. Road improvements, widening and strengthening, one lane closed during work hours. Delays of up to 10 minutes can be expected. Working hours Monday to Friday 7am to 6pm, Saturday 7am to 1pm.

GOLDEN HIGHWAY – Mitchell Creek, 27.4km north east of Dubbo. Bridge painting. Intermittent land closures. Delays of up to five minutes can be expected. Working hours Monday to Friday 7am to 5pm.

KIDMAN WAY - 51km to 60km south of Cobar. Shoulder widening. Intermittent lane closures. Delays of up to five minutes can be expected. Working hours 7am to 6pm Monday to Saturday.

MITCHELL HIGHWAY - Narromine. Installation of Cenotaph. Intersection of Dandaloo Street and Mitchell Highway. Intermittent lane closures. No delays expected. Working days Monday to Friday 7am to 6pm. No parking in O'Neils Square, alternate parking at old railway station on Derribong Street.

NANIMA ROAD - Holman Bridge one km north of Gooloongong Roadwork on approach to new Holman Bridge. Two detour side tracks in operation during works. Intermittent delays may be experienced. Working hours Monday to Friday 7am to 6pm, 7am to 1.30pm Saturday.

NEWELL HIGHWAY - 60km to 63km north of West Wyalong. Building new overtaking lane. Building new overtaking lane. Lane closures intermittent. Delays of up to five minutes can be expected, traffic lights in place. Working hours Monday to Friday 7am to 6pm, Saturday 8am to 1pm.

NEWELL HIGHWAY - 16km north of Parkes. Build new overtaking lanes. Intermittent lane closures. Delays of up to five minutes can be expected. Working days Monday to Saturday 7am to 6pm.

Please obey all signs and proceed with care.

8.18: Check out the local Fairfax Regional front pages this morning in gallery below, see all the front pages here.

8.15: Have you been playing the #MyDubbo photo-a-day challenge? The challenge asks you to snap a photo of something to do with a certain category each day. Today's topic is ROUND. 

Check out the pics from days seven to 11 here.

Here's a sample of the pics so far:

8.08: Passengers on a flight bound for Broken Hill had to stop in Orange last night when there was an emergency landing. Read about it in the link below.

8am: What kind of mood are you this morning? Perhaps you can channel Hugh Grant from Love Actually and dance your way out of the house...

7.50: Here's what's making the front page today: 

Candidates for the State seat of Dubbo have weighed in on the police pursuit policy following a fatal pursuit in Sydney's West.

Member for Dubbo Troy Grant and Country Labor candidate for Dubbo Stephen Lawrence have both had experience with police pursuits as a former police officer and solicitor respectively.

Both candidates believe the current police pursuits policy is strict and robust and have both agreed the incident was a tragic event.

Read the whole story here.

We want to know what you think, let us know by answering our poll below: 

7.46: Want to take a walk down memory lane this breakfast time? 

The Daily Liberal has gone back to January 2000. What were you up to? Can't remember? Don't worry, we have you covered, check out the pics here.

The Nyngan Observer had a FLASHBACK to January 2008. Check the pics out in the link below:

7.38: Taking a look at national and international news this morning:

Royal Commission into Institutional Responses To Child Sex Acts: A Hunter group wants an investigation into the deaths of more than 30 former Catholic high school students by suicide, drug overdoses or possible suicide, because of links to known or alleged child sex offenders. A list with more than 30 names – all male – of boys, teenagers and men has been compiled for a submission to the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, with the youngest aged just 13 when he took his life in his bedroom, and the most recent suicide early last year.

GP Fee: Australian patients will be hit by a new $20 fee for seeing their GP when changes to Medicare, introduced by the Abbott government to save billions of dollars, begin to take effect from next week. Under a little-known "10 minute" rule predicted to blow out GP waiting times from January 19, Medicare will pay $20.10 less for consultations lasting six to 10 minutes

We want to know what you think: 

Lock Out Laws: The Baird government will rethink lockout laws that have helped drive down assaults at Sydney nightspots, prompting suggestions it has buckled to pressure from the powerful alcohol lobby. But pubs and clubs say they have suffered a severe downturn in trade and the stringent laws should be reassessed before more damage is done

Mysterious Death at Canberra Nursing Home: A mysterious death at a Canberra nursing home two years ago is under renewed police scrutiny, as investigators try to determine how suspiciously high levels of alcohol came to be in a non-drinker's system.

Child dies in Ipswitch: A 15-month-old boy hit by a car in an Ipswich driveway has died. The boy suffered head injuries when the car struck him shortly before 1.20pm Monday. A Queensland Ambulance Service spokeswoman said another person, believed to be the driver of the car, had been taken to Ipswich Hospital to be treated for shock.

26 Acquitted for Debauchery:  An Egyptian court has acquitted 26 men on charges of "debauchery" – a term commonly used there as code for homosexual acts – but only after they had endured public humiliation, weeks in jail and, in at least three cases, apparent sexual assault while in custody. The acquittals were welcomed by the men's supporters, but the case was held up as an example of an increasingly hostile climate toward gay people under Egypt's authoritarian government. Although homosexuality is not technically illegal, dozens of people have been prosecuted in recent months for alleged acts such as public lewdness or habitual indecency that are generally invoked when gays are targeted.

US Military Twitter Hacked: The twitter site of the military's US Central Command was taken over Monday by hackers claiming to be working on behalf of the Islamic State militants. American and coalition fighters are launching airstrikes against IS in Iraq and Syria.The site was filled with threats that said "American soldiers, we are coming, watch your back."

Yesterday's Poll Result: 

7.25: Taking a look at news from around regional Australia:

Real Estate: Owning a slice of seaside heaven just became that bit more expensive in Kiama, which is now the state's priciest coastal area to buy land outside Sydney. Information released by the NSW Valuer-General shows in the year to July 1, 2014, Kiama's residential median land value jumped from $305,000 to $334,000 - a whopping 9.51 per cent - making it the most expensive coastal land outside Sydney. The increase outstripped growth in the popular Byron Shire, on the Far North Coast, which ranked second with a median land value of $328,000. 

Man dies after being tasered: A man who died in police custody in the NSW southern highlands had been Tasered and sprayed with capsicum spray after a "violent" confrontation with officers at a McDonald's restaurant, police say. Kevin Norris, 38, had been arrested and taken to Bowral police station on Sunday night when he slumped to the ground, unconscious.

10 years since Wangary bushfire: Sunday marked 10 years since Natalie Borlase lost her two children, Jack and Star, and her mother Judith Griffith as they tried to flee the Wangary bushfire - but the anniversary was not a morbid day. Family gathered at Natalie and Darren Borlase's farm, where they have since rebuilt their lives, spending the day with them, as they do every year on January 11. Read their stories here.

Unwitting Millionare: An unwitting Wagga millionaire is yet to cash in on the largest unclaimed prize in NSW. A $2.7 million winning lottery ticket remains unclaimed more than a week since it was drawn

Behind the Blue Line: Most people don’t get to see behind the blue line – and with a proactive team of police officers on the crime beat in Tamworth. The Leader did just that on Friday, on a night that would culminate in the capture of one of the town’s most wanted and seizure of what’s suspected to be ecstasy pills in a random car stop

7.22: Taking a look at the local news this morning: 

Proposed Sand Mine: When Dubbo councillors Greg Mohr and Ben Shields agreed to meet up with a few residents of Eumungerie to hear their concerns about the proposed sand mine, they were unprepared for what awaited them. Read what they said here.

Drought Package: The NSW Government will support the state's most drought-affected farmers with an extra $20 million under the Emergency Water Infrastructure Rebate scheme. While meeting with drought-affected landholders in Walgett in the State's north west, NSW Acting Premier and Dubbo MP Troy Grant said the funding would target producers worst hit by the drought.

Crime: A Bourke supermarket employee suffered an arm injury after allegedly being pushed over by someone who had entered the store and fled with stolen meat. Police were called to Sturt Street about 1.40pm Saturday and were told the employee had tried to stop the alleged thief from taking off. Inquiries are continuing.

SES Injury: The State Emergency Service (SES) volunteer who was injured during a training mishap has been released from hospital. The 30-year-old Dubbo woman was airlifted to Sydney's Royal North Shore Hospital after a rubber raft hit her on the head during a routine training exercise at the Penrith White Water Rafting Park.

Breast Friend: Breastscreen Western NSW is encouraging all women to band together and "be a bosom buddy" to ensure their health is simply the breast. Director of medical imaging and BreastScreen Western NSW Local Health District, Steve Adams, said one in eight women would develop breast cancer in their lifetime.

Stolen Opal Located: Police have recovered a rare opal allegedly stolen last month during a search of a vehicle in Lightning Ridge. It follows an incident where the occupant of a Gunnedah rural property found his safe had been broken into and the rare opal and other items were taken in the early hours of December 23.

More Rain Needed: Dubbo and surrounding regions welcomed the rain over the weekend, but cropping officers and agronomists say follow-up is needed to avoid moisture from drying in the soil. Yesterday, Dubbo received 37mm of rain, bringing a total of 73.2mm for the month of January.

7am: Good morning everyone and welcome to your Tuesday Grill.

You're here with Grace from Narromine this morning. If there is anything you'd like to see in your Grill please email me by clicking here.

DUBBO / TRANGIE / NYNGAN / COBAR: are all expecting rain with a 90 per cent chance of 10 to 20 mms. Dubbo and Nyngan will reach 29, Trangie 27 and Cobar 32. 

BOURKE: will see late thunder with a 90 per cent chance of five to 10 mms. It'll reach 37 degrees.