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THE&nbsp;photos which tell the story of the past seven days in your region

The photos which tell the story of the past seven days in your region

PARKES: Meet the members of the Ancient and Honourable Guild of Town Criers who are in Parkes today celebrating the 200th birthday of Sir Henry Parkes and competing in the 2015 Australian town crier championships.

ORANGE: Former addict Jackson Oppy gave Orange students a graphic account of the consequences of using ice. Photo: JUDE KEOGH

FORBES: Forbes Fire and Rescue NSW station commander Brian Clarke and firefighter Mat Teale will be on hand this Saturday, giving tours of the fire station and talks on fire prevention for the station’s open day.

ORANGE: Jessica Hughes, Nick McGrath and their son Harry McGrath will be cheering for NSW in tonight’s first State of Origin match. Photo: JUDE KEOGH 0526origin2

COWRA: A dead dog at the Cowra pound published in a photo on a local Facebook page is actually the attacked kelpie owned by the local ranger and killed by a declared and impounded dangerous dog that broke out of its enclosure.

CANOWINDRA: Around 60 people attended the Grazing management Field Day, with Landcare's Scott Hickman saying farmers are hungry for information.

ORANGE: Artist Terry Tawa te iwi ngaro Rikihana showed guests at Friday night’s Pop Art Collective event Mayhem, how he created his artworks. Photo: JUDE KEOGH

GRENFELL: Tracey Hughes-Butters has been recognised as an Apple Distinguished Educator, one of only 2,000 teachers worldwide who have gained this recognition.

PARKES: Members of the Newell Highway Taskforce met in Parkes for the launch of the Newell Highway Corridor Strategy, outlining the vision and funding priorities along the 1000 kilometre stretch.

ORANGE: The majority of residents might seem stacked against amalgamation, but some living in the eastern parts of Cabonne have revived earlier efforts to become part of Orange.

FORBES: Following the devastating earthquakes in Nepal, Forbes Rotary Club have decided to hold a fundraising dinner to rally crucial funds for the Nepalese people.

COWRA: Woodstock Public School squeezing in one last practice before their performance at the Cowra Eisteddfod.

BLAYNEY: AS debate continues over the merits of the proposed $38 million goat abattoir at Blayney, Millthorpe resident Dr John Shepherd wants Blayney Shire Council to ensure residents won’t be put at risk of catching Q Fever as a result of the development.

DUBBO: Fifteen painters, sculptors and mixed media artists from across Dubbo and the wider region have come together to produce 28 pieces for Theatre 2015, which ties in with the 45th annual City of Dubbo Eisteddfod. Pictured: Artists Alleyne Graham and Gil Pedrana with curator Milena Sallustio.

DUBBO This is the fifth year the Dubbo PCYC gymnastics participants had been enlisted as the official clean up committee for the Orana Mutual Dubbo Show. In return for their efforts, the Show Society rewards the club with $5000 .

WELLINGTON: Sorry Day took on a special significance at Wellington Public School this week when the school's 520 students each made hand decorations with messages on them to put around the school.

BATHURST:  Bathurst resident Jeff Oliver, left, is pleased to have finally handed the 1914-15 Star medal belonging to Private Thomas Scougall to his great-grandson Simon Crowther, centre, and grandson Alan Young. Photo: RACHEL FERRET

BATHURST: Glenda and Stephen Birrell are the new owners of the historic Tremain’s Mill, which sold before auction earlier this month. Photo: CHRIS SEABROOK 051815cmill

BATHURST: Paramedic Simone Plummer from Bathurst Ambulance Station competed in the Interagency Fire Hose Challenge with help from Retained Firefighter Ashley McCaull from Kelso Fire Station. Photo: CHRIS SEABROOK

BATHURST: Zac Burke drags two Oberon Tigers defenders with him on his way to scoring a try in Bathurst Panthers’ 26-4 win at Carrington Park on Sunday. Photo: ALEXANDER GRANT 052415agpanu18s1

DUBBO: Dancers Payton Rose and Amber Bunt preparing for the 2015 City of Dubbo Eisteddfod.

DUBBO: Emergency services were called to the intersection of the Newell Highway and Boothenba Road after a vehicle overturned on Monday morning. Photo: CONTRIBUTED.

DUBBO: Junior soccer players took the field in Dubbo over the weekend.

DUBBO: Tibooburra Outback Public School enjoyed a day at Taronga Western Plains Zoo during the week, thanks to a generous donation from South Dubbo Rotary.

LITHGOW: It's a packed house at the Lithgow Workmen's Club for the Planning Assessment Committee public forum regarding the Springvale Mine extension.

LITHGOW: Lithgow High School students were treated to a behind the scenes look at the VIVID festival in Sydney.

MUDGEE: Genevieve Carroll, winner of the Pro Hart Award for Hanging Art, in front of her artwork, Tugging The World To Fruit.

MUDGEE: Vanessa and Clem Cox of Australian Gourmet Hazelnuts have been named as a finalists in the 2015 delicious. Produce Awards.

NARROMINE: The sun was shinning, the barbecues cooking and the punters punting at Monday's Narromine Business House Races.

OBERON: Judges have praised the standard of entires in Oberon's Waste to Art competition in 2015.

WELLINGTON: Giving children a head start in life, the School Readiness Program begins at St Mary's this month to make that first day of kindergarten less daunting.

THE&nbsp;photos which tell the story of the past seven days in your region<br>

Anzac Day in Parkes

There's something special watching the sun rise from atop Memorial Hill during the dawn service on Anzac Day. Picture by Christine Little

Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding a death in Forbes. Image supplied.

Police make murder arrest

Red Bend student Marty Davies with Australia's Governor General David Hurley and his wife Linda.

Marty Davies attends the National Schools Constitutional Convention

Truck driver charged with dangerous driving

On the side of Grain and Press Cafe, Trundle, the photo Diving in the dam at Warrawee (Col & Dolly McGrath's farm) by photographer Lex Weaver is on dispaly. Image supplied

Cultural grants now open for Parkes Shire

Lexi Herden as Annie and the talented young orphanage cast. Picture by Ruth Crowley

GALLERY: The week that was in the central west

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