5.35pm: Emergency services are on scene at a lift in a shopping complex in Cowra, where a woman and two school aged children are currently trapped in the elevator.
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Police, fire crews and ambulance crews are all present, with the lift doors being held open by a broom to create a crack and let air in to the trapped people.
Police report all three are calm and quite comfortable - "in good spirits". A balloon is helping to keep the boredom at bay.
The lift operator/mechanic is en route and reportedly only fifteen minutes away from Cowra.
5.46pm: Lift mechanic has reportedly arrived.
5.59pm: All three lift occupants are now out and everyone is safe and well.