9am: That’s it from us here this morning. Make sure you check back tomorrow at 7am with Grace Ryan to find out what’s happening in your region.
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8.45am: Have you been following our photo of the day competition? It's giving amateur photographers with a creative spark a chance to shine.
Monday's topic was Happy and common topics were family, children and pets.
8.30am: Making sports news today, Dubbo Turf Club has thrown its support behind a Labor proposal to give the racing industry a tax break if it wins the state election.
It has been suggested a tax decrease would allow country clubs to increase prizemoney from$15,000 to $20,000.
8.20am: More on the issue of medical marijuana.
Armidale mother of three, Narelle Williams has admitted she sources medical marijuana off the black market to ease her pain.
8.10am: Deputy mayor Ben Shields has penned an opinion piece on Playmates Cottage Childcare Centre.
He said he wanted to clear up some misconceptions about the centre and what it provides.
8am: An aerial survey to be conducted at the end of the week by Central West Local Land Services is designed to pinpoint areas in the region at risk of plague locusts.
7.55am: Candidates for the seat of Dubbo are divided on the issue of legalising medical marijuana.
Country Labor candidate Stephen Lawrence is standing behind Labor leader Luke Foley, who has already said he will legalise marijuana.
Member for Dubbo Troy Grant said more trials were needed before the drug is legalised.
Dubbo Greens candidate Matt Parameter agrees with Greens MP Dr John Kaye who said the Liberals were too slow in introducing trials.
7.40am: *NATIONAL- John Giannasca, 58, a man acquitted over the murder of his wife 10 years ago is at the centre of a new police investigation after his car fatally struck his father while they were visiting his mother's Sydney grave site.
*NATIONAL- The Returned and Services League has accused the Abbott government of breaking more election promises over Australian Defence Force pay and pensions for veterans and war widows.
*SYDNEY- Police have seized more than 50 kilograms of drugs with a street value of $20.8 million after a raid on a property in south west Sydney.
7.20am: Here's a look at today's local news headlines:
*ORANA - Patients face a new $20 fee hike for seeing their GP when changes to Medicare, introduced to save billions of dollars for the federal health budget, begin to take effect from next week.
*DUBBO - ALKANE Resources is not concerned by an announcement China will scrap its rare earth export quotas.
Managing director Ian Chalmers said if the quota was abolished, it would have no short-term effect on the Dubbo Zirconia Project (DZP).
*WELLINGTON - After missing out on a government contract to operate long-distance coach services hubbing at Dubbo, Ogdens Coaches has had to reduce the size of its staff and fleet.
*NARROMINE - For Narromine multiple sclerosis sufferer Nicole Gillette, the answer to the debate about medical marijuana is simple.
"If it's going to help, why not give it a go?"
*COBAR - The memorial wall will be placed in Heritage Park, opposite the Great Cobar Heritage Centre.
The list of names and dates of those killed is being compiled by staff at the Heritage Centre.
7am: Good morning and welcome to hump day, you're here with Mark Rayner and we will be looking at what is happening around the region.
* Dubbo / Trangie / Nyngan - Partly cloudy. Medium (60%) chance of showers on the northern slopes, slight (20%) chance elsewhere.
* Bourke / Cobar - Mostly sunny. Slight (30%) chance of a shower in the northeast this morning. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the northeast early this morning.
