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8.47: In today's sport headlines:
*BULLDOGS enforcer David Klemmer might be born and bred in Sydney, but he will always have fond memories of Dubbo. The 21-year-old man mountain made his representative debut for City in last year's Country-City fixture at Caltex Park, with that match and Bulldogs surge to the NRL grand final proving the catalyst behind his selection in the Australian squad for the Four Nations competition. So you can imagine he was only to happy to return to the city as part of the NRL's Community Carnival scheme.
*GROUP 11 secretary Ross McDermott says he will let the dust settle as he waits to hear whether a bid to have an NRL match involving Manly played at Dubbo this season has been successful. The matter came to a head this week when a metropolitan newspaper report claimed the Sea Eagles' clash with Canberra on Easter Saturday would be played at Gosford rather than at Caltex Park, despite $165,000 being raised in order to host the match at Dubbo.
8.39: It's Thursday and that means the latest #TBT gallery is here. Spot anyone you know?
8.28: She is about to grace the runway at the Melbourne Fashion Festival but 20-year-old Nakita Robinson of Peak Hill said her first modelling job was a little unexpected.
"I didn't know about it actually, it was a surprise, my sister signed me up," Ms Robinson said.
"I was a couple of years ago. It was just a little job with Darkies Design. That was pretty good.
"I wasn't too confident. I had to wear heels which I wasn't used to. I was pretty much a tom boy growing up."
Ms Robinson said modelling was something she hadn't thought of before she started but she was now determined to make it into an international career.
"I was really sporty but my family, my aunties had always said I was going to be a model one day," she said.
8.19: Have you read the latest story on Max McIntyre?
8.07: Comforted by regular headlines that moderate drinking is good for your health and will prolong your life?
A new study published in a leading medical journal suggests these claims are too good to be true.
While high alcohol consumption has been linked to more than 200 diseases and chronic conditions, some research has suggested that moderate consumption (1-2 drinks per day) may protect against heart disease and help prevent an early death.
But after examining some of the studies used to back these findings, British and Australian researchers say the results are likely to have been skewed by study design.
7.49: While you have your morning coffee, check out his video of 25-year-old Ukrainian dancer Sergei Polunin improvising a routine to 'Take Me to Church'.
7.37: In regional news:
*ORANGE: NEWCREST Mining has responded to concerns about discontinued contractors at the mine, saying its focus on building a sustainable operation will secure its future for the next 20 to 30 years.
*ORANGE: ON the same day Prime Minister Tony Abbott described many aspects of the latest Closing the Gap report as disappointing, the Orange Aboriginal Medical Service (OAMS) chief executive officer says he is proud the service has now engaged with 90 per cent of Orange’s Aboriginal population.
*BATHURST: BATHURST Regional Council is to be dragged before the Land and Environment Court to defend its rejection of plans to build a new kennel at Dunkeld. Dunkeld Pet Hotel’s development application (DA) has twice been rejected by councillors, despite a recommendation from environment planning and building services director David Shaw to approve it, subject to 28 conditions.
*BATHURST will host its first pancake race next week on Shrove Tuesday. Dean of All Saints’ Cathedral, Anne Wentzel, is inviting everyone in the community to come along and be part of history. “This is a long tradition across the world and the London pancake race is world renowned,” she said.
*MUDGEE: With 3.6 million Australians riding a bike each week, Barbara Hickson has joined a campaign to see better representation for cyclists in NSW parliament. The Mudgee architect and heritage advisor is the first of 22 Australian Cyclists Party candidates announced to contest seats in the Upper and Lower House at March 28 election.
7.21: Taking a closer look at the Daily Liberal front page:
Some Kintyre residents are campaigning for about $1.5 million to be spent on a road Dubbo City Council believes is unnecessary.
In September, Dubbo City Council granted conditional approval for a residential subdivision at Cavelle Place but residents are concerned about the traffic increase the development would cause.
The development would be accessed by Glenabbey Drive but Bob Browne and Heath Busch said the road was ill equipped.
In a submission to council Bob Browne said the road was only small and couldn't handle the traffic increase.
"Glenabbey Drive is little more than a country single lane road with a blind hill and a downhill sweeping corner... no street lighting, no speed limit, no kerb and guttering and no traffic lines," he said.
Mr Busch said the residents were not against the 28 lots, but were trying to ensure the access to the development was sensible.
Mayor Mathew Dickerson said the road was already well under its limit for traffic and the new residential area would only create a small increase.
"In the 11 years I've been involved with council the most common comment has been 'I'm not against x, whatever x may be, I just don't want it happening in my backyard'," he said.
"In a new development things are going to happen. These plans have been there for a significant amount of time."
Mr Busch said he would like to see a road linking the Newell Highway to the estate, which he said he was told would cost about $1.5 million.
7.12: Here's what is making local news this morning:
*Landholders across the central west are being urged to be vigilant against locusts, after several reports of swarm activity in the region. Central west Local Land Services senior biosecurity officer Rhett Robinson said there had been 130 reports of locust activity since January.
*It started out as a simple screen printing and fabric art workshop in Dubbo but facilitator Nina Angelo said it could become a profitable business. Ms Angelo started the four day beginner workshops on Tuesday at Apollo House where participants were making pillowcases.
*Western NSW centres were among those to set new climate records in 2014, according to a Bureau of Meteorology report released this week. A record high annual mean temperature of 20.4 degrees Celsius was recorded at Cobar Meteorological Office, the town's highest in 51 years, which surpassed the previous record of 20.3 in 2005.
*Dubbo cops were among those out in force as part of a one-day, statewide traffic blitz targeting dangerous driver behaviours in and around school zones. The first Operation Compliance for 2015, started at 12.01am on Wednesday and focused on motorists driving using mobile phones, exceeding the speed limit in school zones, and children's crossing offences.
7am: Good morning and welcome to the Grill! You're with Landy in Dubbo today. Anything you would like included? Just send me a line at orlander.ruming@fairfaxmedia.com.au.
Today's weather:
* Dubbo / Trangie / Nyngan - Late showers. A top of 33 in Dubbo with a 60% chance of rain. 1-5 mm is forecast. Slightly warmer in Trangie with a top of 34 and hotter still in Nyngan with a top of 36.
* Bourke / Cobar - Possible shower in Bourke. 50% chance of getting less than 1mm. Top of 38. Possible showers are also forecast for Cobar with an 80% chance of 1 to 5 mm. maximum temperature of 36.