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PARKES PRIDE: Abigail Simpson, Marites Woods and Maddison Spence proudly represented Parkes High School this week at the NSW CHS Girls Cricket Championship meeting at Bathurst. Photo: Joanne Simpson

McNeil seals deal: Western picks up their third win

Alexander Grant

Fun for the kids, Jumping Castle ,Games, Photo booths, Craft/Painting table, Lucky Dips, Sausage Sizzle and Disco music and more.

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2013 Flashback: Some action from the Cambridge versus Reedy Ck game.

Cats defeat of Raptors

Luke Nash

PARKES PRIDE: Abigail Simpson, Marites Woods and Maddison Spence proudly represented Parkes High School this week at the NSW CHS Girls Cricket Championship meeting at Bathurst. Photo: Joanne Simpson

McNeil seals deal: Western picks up their third win

DELIVERY INBOUND: Western's Maddy Spence from Parkes charges in to bowl at a Hunter opponent during Tuesday's game at Watson Oval. Western finished the day with one win and one loss, just as they did on Monday. Photo: CHRIS SEABROOK

Gallant Western chase comes up just short

Alexander Grant

DAY ONE: Western versus North West. Photo: CHRIS SEABROOK

Mixed start for Western in CHS Girls Cricket Championships

Alexander Grant

Longboats wait to take people around the island from the main beach of
Perhentian Kecil. Pictures: Michael Turtle

Sounds like my idea of paradise

Michael Turtle

Just how picture perfect can it really be? Picture: Shutterstock

The big let down: when the reality is something else entirely

Chris Leadbeater

Peek through the famous keyhole to admire the secret gardens of the ancient order of the Knights of Malta and get a picture-perfect view of St Peter's Basilica. Picture: Shutterstock

Rome's hidden secrets brought to life in rockstar city

Teresa Ooi

Sebastian dances a tooth loose! Parkes unites in fundraising efforts

Sebastian dances a tooth loose! Parkes unites in fundraising efforts

Sebastian dances a tooth loose! Parkes unites in fundraising efforts

Sebastian dances a tooth loose! Parkes unites in fundraising efforts

SEE YOU NEXT YEAR: About 25,000 fans still turned out for the 28th Parkes Elvis Festival despite the devastating bush fires and drought in NSW. Photo: Michael Samson

Dust storm to moving tributes and initiatives, 2020 festival one to remember

SEE YOU NEXT YEAR: About 25,000 fans still turned out for the 28th Parkes Elvis Festival despite the devastating bush fires and drought in NSW. Photo: Michael Samson

Dust storm to moving tributes and initiatives, 2020 festival one to remember

Elijah Mannah (11) has been performing Elvis songs since he was seven-years-old.

PHOTOSFaces of the festival: The Wonder of You

Elijah Mannah (11) has been performing Elvis songs since he was seven-years-old.

PHOTOSFaces of the festival: The Wonder of You

Harold, Phillip and MegCrouch of Karu Pastoral Pty Ltd, Milby, Condobolin, won both the Don Brown and the Central West zone championship last year.

WHAT'S ONCentral West Merino ewe competition celebrates 21st year

Mark Griggs

MUCH LOVED CATHOLIC SAINT: St Thérèse of Lisieux. Photo: Sanctuaire de Lisieux

WHAT'S ONSt Therese of Lisieux pilgrimage comes to Parkes

FAREWELL: Long-serving director of PECC Lindy Farrant enjoyed play-time with Jack Burt, Chase Hartley, Sophie Wood and Hart Sheridan before she retires. Photo: Christine Little

WHAT'S ONEnd of an era: Long-serving director calls it a day after 33 years at PECC

Christine Little

Harold, Phillip and MegCrouch of Karu Pastoral Pty Ltd, Milby, Condobolin, won both the Don Brown and the Central West zone championship last year.

WHAT'S ONCentral West Merino ewe competition celebrates 21st year

Parkes' Zone 6 entrant is Rebeckah Auld.

Talented field of 22 contests zone 6 Showgirl finals

Maddison Wright holds aloft the Bedgerabong picnic races cup in 2018.

Bedgerabong race fields best in years: Col Hodges' 2020 Cup preview

Colin Hodges

Elvis Tribute Artist Damian Mullins officially opened the Broadway Hotel at this year's Elvis Festival. Damian is pictured congratulating owner Terry Rowney.

Parkes' Iconic Broadway Hotel open and in full swing

Parkes business looking forward to an exciting future

Parkes business looking forward to an exciting future

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UP FOR THE CHALLENGE: Forefront Services general manager Anthony Redfern and director Michael Clout.

Forefront on the front foot in future proofing Parkes

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Elvis Tribute Artist Damian Mullins officially opened the Broadway Hotel at this year's Elvis Festival. Damian is pictured congratulating owner Terry Rowney.

Parkes' Iconic Broadway Hotel open and in full swing

Take a chance: Get your costumes ready and your dancing shoes on, it's time for the 2019 Trundle ABBA Festival. Photo: File.

Festival continues to grow

Taylor Jurd

Fresh Fashion: It's not all about flares, any ABBA song can provide inspiration for some creative costumes including these amazing fashionistas. Photo: File.

Ready to get down for a good time

MILESTONE: Dubbo couple Taylar Osborne and Jack Browne and seven-month-old daughter Hollie Browne celebrate the purchase of their first home with real estate agent Adam Wells. Photo: SUPPLIED

How a young dad achieved his home ownership dream

Faye Wheeler

SAVINGS: $9 million has been saved by first home buyers entering market. Photo: FILE

$9 million saved by first home buyers entering market

Faye Wheeler

DREAM AWAY: The most expensive homes sold during 2019 in photos.

PHOTOSSee photos of the most expensive real estate sales of 2019

Nadine Morton

Green dream in a fragile land

Green dream in a fragile land

Michelle Haines Thomas

Flashback Friday - February 2010 | Gallery 3

PHOTOSFlashback Friday - February 2010 | Gallery 3

Sweet Ride: Craig and Karen Thornton's Austin-Healey Sprite which was produced from 1958 - 1971 by BMCin the UK at their MG factory.

Iconic looking bugeye wins a lot of hearts

Jeff McClurg

Green dream in a fragile land

Green dream in a fragile land

Angus Pilmore and Heidi Larkings.

PHOTOSLove is in the air on Valentine's Day in Parkes

PLANTING IDEAS: Celebrity gardener Costa Georgiadis encourages Camdenville Public School students to see what goes on a ground level when planting fire retardant native shrubs.

Costa sows hope after fires

Robyn Ainsworth

Angus Pilmore and Heidi Larkings.

PHOTOSLove is in the air on Valentine's Day in Parkes

Flashback Friday - February 2010 | Gallery 2

PHOTOSFlashback Friday - February 2010 | Gallery 2

Rod Sharp, Bob and Jane Metcalf travelled from Trundle for the event.

PHOTOSSpecial Grinsted Cup dinner celebrates a century of cricket

Flashback Friday - February 2010 | Gallery 1

PHOTOSFlashback Friday - February 2010 | Gallery 1

Benjamin James Hunter
Born 8th January 2019, weighing 2.25kg and 42cm long. Son of Matthew and Natalie Hunter. Pictured here with his siblings, L-R: Jack 3, Isobelle 10, Cameron 7.

PHOTOSWelcome to the world: Meet Parkes' babies of 2019

SOCIALISING: Scarlet Peden, Lexi Crowe and Elsie Tomlinson had a great time together at the Australia Day trots.

PHOTOSSee who was out and about in Parkes on Australia Day

Christine Little

SPORTSPERSON OF THE YEAR: Dad John Lovett accepted the award on Kurt Lovett's behalf, who was unable to attend the awards ceremony.

PHOTOSParkes' sporting best honoured at annual awards

Christine Little

Bega MP Andrew Constance says the bushfire emergency has forced him to reset his approach to politics. Photo: Adam McLean

IN DEPTHMP's fears for mental wellbeing of bushfire survivors

John Hanscombe

Learn the truth about climate crisis and 'let's be brave' to change, says reader

Learn the truth about climate crisis and 'let's be brave' to change, says reader

Why are so many of us so easily offended?

Why are so many of us so easily offended?

John Malouff

Widespread rorting: The Parliament needs to improve its oversight and scrutiny of government spending. Photo: Shutterstock

Government spending needs more scrutiny

John Hewson

NSW Seniors Festival: so much to celebrate

NSW Seniors Festival: so much to celebrate

LADY OF THE HOUSE: Miriam Margolyes as Aunt Prudence in Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears, in cinemas nationally from February 27.

Dear Prudence comes out to play for unstoppable Miriam

Geraldine Cardozo

TURNING THE PAGE: Rosie Craven is living with early stage Alzheimer's but is now able to enjoy hobbies such as reading again thanks to a new clinical trial.

Everything is Rosie thanks to new Alzheimer's drug trial

Rowan Cowley

A vigil will be held in Brisbane for Hannah Clarke and her three children, who died on Wednesday.

Vigil to be held for Brisbane family

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Australian evacuees from China will be released from a Darwin camp after a 14-day quarantine ends.

First Darwin coronavirus quarantine ends

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Plans are underway to remove the XPT train wreck after investigators examined the derailment site.

Work begins to remove Vic derailed train

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A slow-moving tropical low could develop into Cyclone Esther in the Gulf of Carpentaria.

North Qld, NT set for cyclonic weather

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Gladys Berejiklian and Scott Morrison will speak at a Sydney memorial to bushfire victims.

State memorial for NSW bushfire victims

Steven Trask
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Seven Australians evacuated from a cruise ship in Japan have now tested positive to coronavirus.

Aust eases travel ban, virus cases rise

Georgie Moore and Robyn Wuth

The victim of a possible hit-run accident in Sydney has been identified as Antonio Plati.

Victim identified in fatal Sydney crash

Steve Zemek

Hundreds of travel agents will head to Darwin for the Corroboree Asia tourism convention in August.

Darwin to host major tourism convention

Colin Brinsden

Claire and Jon Welsh with their first pressed bale of Merino wool at Oban View, Guyra.

Why cattle producers are opting for sheep

Lucy Kinbacher

Ted O'Kane, NSW DPI Rural Resiliance Officer, Goulburn addressing the 'Strategies for 2020' forum at Boorowa.

Strategies for 2020

Stephen Burns

Livestock buyer Eliezer Robinson lost a bull and drowned a tractor when floodwaters from the Upper Orara, above Dairyville, swept across his flats. He was lucky not to lose this fence, which survived but showed the effect of receding waters

Record wet February - and the month is not over yet

Jamie Brown

CALMING INFLUENCE: Pheromones can help pets deal with stress and anxiety.

Using the call of nature to help fur kids cope with modern life

Lyndell Whyte

MODERN LOOK: The clean lines and simple forms of the Soulsby House reference the site responsive, energy efficient and cost effective homes of post-war Australian Modernism. Photos: Felix Mooneeram

A clean, green and comfortable machine

PERFECT MATCH: Ensure your beautiful dishes are complemented by beautiful glassware and a quality cutlery set.

The finer points on cutlery