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That's it from me here this morning. Make sure you check back on Monday with Angela Clutterbuck to find out what's happening in your region.
In the mean time, why not have a more indepth look at what's happening today?
8.43: Guess what? It's Friday! Are you as happy as this dog?
8.29: Qantas international passengers are spending millions of dollars a year on inflight shopping purchases.
The airline is recording nearly 350,000 duty free shopping transactions a year, with purchases ranging from sunglasses to tech gadgets.
Making up the top ten are various other forms of alcohol, a travel photo lens set, lip balm and macadamia chocolates.
Have you ever bought anything while flying?
8.16: A number of interesting things have happened on July 25th throughout history.
*2007- Pratibha Patil is sworn in as India's first female president.
*1994- Israel and Jordan sign the Washington Declaration, formally ending the war between the countries which had started in 1848.
1978 – The world's first test tube baby is born.
1957 – The Republic of Tunisia is declared.
1920 – The first transatlantic two-way radio broadcast took place.
8.03: Have you been watching the Commonwealth Games? The Queen has photobombed two Australian hockey players taking a selfie.
Australia is second on the medal tally with five gold medals, three silver and seven bronze. Unfortunately, England remains just in the lead.
The 4x100 Australian women's freestyle relay team have smashed the Dutch world record set in 2009! It's a great start to the first day in the pool.
Meanwhile, the Hockeyroos have got their campaign off to the perfect start with a 4-0 win against Malaysia, and our netball team have notched up a resounding 63-36 win in their first match against Wales.
Click here to meet all the athletes who will be competing.
7.45: Have you seen Dubbo's Throwback Thursday Gallery? Don't you love the big hair and flowing mullets?
7.29: Take a look at your regional and national news from overnight.
*Australian investigators at the MH17 crash site have discovered human remains that had been overlooked.
*Cyclist Anna Meares has won Australia's first gold medal at this year's Commonwealth Games.
*An Orange resident has taken on the ice water challenge- being drenched in iced water posting it on social media, and all in the name of charity.
*A Bathurst smash repairer says he is not surprised to hear that kangaroos account for more than 80 per cent of all animal-related collisions on NSW roads.
7:17: Here's a few of the things making news this morning:
*DUBBO: Legal teams representing alleged murders Raymond Roff and Sarah Tarrant will argue for the right to cross-examine prosecution witnesses in Dubbo Local Court.
*DUBBO: A towering crane dubbed "Galu" and the busy activity of a concrete pour are signs the $91.3 million redevelopment of Dubbo's hospital is on its way.
*TRANGIE: Trangie has been allocated more than $25,000 to enhance the power points and light fittings at the Showground and Racecourse Pavilion.
*NARROMINE: Small hospitality business owners in the shire are expressing relief following the latest Narromine Council meeting where the fees and charges for health inspections were changed.
7.02am: Good morning welcome to your Friday Grill!
You're here with Landy Ruming to take out your working week.
The weather is looking great for the farmers today with rain all around the region.
Dubbo / Trangie / Nyngan are all raining. Dubbo will reach 17, Trangie will get to 18 and Nyngan is looking 20.
Cobar / Bourke are also raining, Cobar will get to 18 and Bourke will get to 25.