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What made news around the region during the first week of the year? Take a look at some of the best photos from our photographers as they captured the major news events.&nbsp;

ORANGE: Terri Mercieca, formerly of Orange, has started providing desserts to Harrods in London. Photo: HAYDN CATTACH

LITHGOW: Father Greg Lack joins his children Tobi, Josh and Tenika in the water at Lake Lyell. Photo: Troy Walsh.

ORANGE: Orange City Council's deputy mayor and crime prevention committee chairman Jason Hamling said a change requiring councils to collect a levy to fund emergency services was "a catch-22". Photo: STEVE GOSCH

 DUBBO: Shyla MD, Alexis MD, Haylee M and Miah MD enjoy the carnival atmosphere at the New Year's Eve celebrations. Photo: PAIGE WILLIAMS


ORANGE: Daniel Ulaviau is among the army of workers picking cherries in Orange. Photo: JUDE KEOGH

 ORANGE: Orchadists Ian Pearce and Fiona Hall with NSW Farmers' Bruce Reynolds holding cherries bound for Asia. Photo: PHIL BLATCH

COWRA: Locals from the Cowra Baptist Church and Cowra Presbyterian Church work to deliver a quality program for the the kids of Cowra.

DUBBO: Alasdair Webb from Holcim, Lindsay Walker and Jennifer Humphries from Dubbo and Western Plains Ulysses Branch present The Salvation Army lieutenant Mark Townsend with a cheque for $1500

ORANGE: Veronica and Matthew Fowler in their bedroom after the New Year's Day blaze that destroyed their home.

BATHURST: Bathurst jail was put in lockdown on Tuesday afternoon amid fears of a riot after an incident involving two inmates, one of whom repeatedly struck a Corrective Services officer in the head. Photo: CHRIS SEABROOK

COWRA: Cowra’s Natalie Giallourakis and Jason Stopps eagerly awaited the arrival of their son. Jason Stopps-Giallourakis was born at Orange Health Service at 9.41pm on Christmas Day.

BATHURST:  Brooke Barnes with her sons, Nate (8) and Chase (2), who enjoy making their own creations at the Lego exhibition currently on display at Bathurst Regional Art Gallery (BRAG). Photo: CHRIS SEABROOK 

FORBES: Clarissa Stewart and Blake Nicholson are set for beach footy and frisbee at Forbes pool.


ORANGE: Luci Cummins and Madeleine Chellas relished Orange's sunny summer weather with a visit to the duck pond at Cook Park. Photo: JUDE KEOGH 

 MUDGEE: Mudgee local Hugh Bateman has been selected to carry the Jane McGrath banner at the annual Pink Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG).

BATHURST: bbey Barrett and Stacey Whittaker are off to Maylasia on Monday to take part in Exersise Boss Lift with Austrailan Army reservists. Photo: CHRIS SEABROOK


DUBBO:  Muller Street residents Ross Hill and Mick Wykes with some of the syringes that were found in the drain on their street after a recent downpour. Photo: MARK RAYNER

 BATHURST: Bathurst Presbyterian Church Reverend, and chair of the Elizabeth Chifley Presbyterian Preschool board, David Whittingham, with centre director Julie Moore in the work zone. Photo: CHRIS SEABROOK 

PARKES: Brother and sister duo Laura and Matt Curtis have always dreamed of conquering the 96 kilometre Kokoda Trek.

DUBBO: Taronga Western Plains Zoo director Matt Fuller has been bringing tourists to the region with new ideas and projects for the zoo, like the recently opened Savannah Safari. Photo: BELINDA SOOLE

MUDGEE: The Gulgong Folk Festival was held over the New Year’s long weekend, with the town of Gulgong hosting concerts, workshops and continuous jam sessions.


DUBBO: Mick Peet feels he will finally be able to get some closure after confirmation that bones found at Butlers Falls belonged to his murdered daughter Lateesha Nolan. Photo: BELINDA SOOLE

YOUNG: Young resident Sally Hewson with the footprint that thieves left when they broke into her home on Christmas morning.

ORANGE: Father Garry McKeown will leave the Catholic Parish of St Mary and St Joseph’s to take up a position in Lithgow. Photo: DANIELLE CETINSKI

ORANGE: The plight of Darryl Kerrigan in ‘The Castle’ is feeling familiar to Bob and Elizabeth Weston as they fight to keep their property free of a cycleway.

ORANGE: Orange mayor John Davis at the proposed private hospital site where he hopes there will be construction starting this year. Photo: STEVE GOSCH

ORANGE: Jordan and Erica Sims named their daughter Charlotte, which was one of the most popular baby names, after the Princess Charlotte of Cambridge. Photo: PHIL BLATCH


BATHURST: Caroline Sage (Director, Panorama Cruise and Travel) with brochures on cruises from around the world. Photo: CHRIS SEABROOK 

PARKES: Emma Barber, with parents Sara Phillips and Kyle Barber (formerly of Parkes) from Griffith, was born on New Year's Day in Wagga. Picture: Kieren L Tilly

DUBBO: Aarien Towney with her grandmother Beryl "Ha-Ha" Towney showing off the pink and sparkly cuffs Aarien made during school holiday library workshops. Photo: PAIGE WILLIAMS

What's on around Cowra and the region

Weddin Health Council's Peter Moffitt, Health Service manager Pauline Rowston, Virginia Drogemuller and WNSWLHD Chief Executive Mark Spittal with MPS staff at this week's announcement.

$3.3 million gift to hospital gift

Western NSW Local Heath District Chief Executive Mark Spittal has thanked health staff for their commitment and dedication to delivering high-quality care.

More than 2000 patients seen

Garry Linnell

Supermarket companies persist with the myth of self-service checkouts. Picture Shutterstock

Most of us know price gouging when we experience it.

The customer's always ripe, for a rip-off

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It pays not fill your tank in Cowra - fuel 10 cents a litre more expensive

Woman jailed after lost travel card used to make online purchases

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