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Inside massive $200,000 cannabis bust in sleepy village, cops swoop on alleged child abuser
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (394+ words) A tragic residential house fire near Cowra over the weekend cast a heavy shadow across the region, while police made major breakthroughs in ongoing theft, arson, and child abuse investigations. What happened: Emergency services rushed to a home on Waugoola…...
Child dead as family flees devastating house fire that's rocked small community
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (144+ words) The small community of Woodstock has been devastated after the body of a four-year-old child was pulled from a house fire on Saturday afternoon. Emergency services were called to the house fire around 3pm on September 12. The home on Waugoola Road,…...
'Just lucky': Peter Rogers' local legacy recognised with Hall of Fame award
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (963+ words) HE "started from nothing and moved in from Burraga", but in Bathurst, Peter Rogers built a legacy. On Saturday, September 5, at the Carillon Business Awards, this legacy was cemented in local history, as he was named the first inductee into…...
Driver knew a 'letter was coming', but said she didn't know she was disqualified
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (400+ words) A DRIVER pulled over in Bathurst's west told police she knew a "letter was coming", but did not know her disqualification had already taken place. Police say she tested positive to having a drug in her system after she had…...
Lost my way and fell back into addiction, 47-year-old tells court after late-night Llanarth visit
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (722+ words) A 47-YEAR-OLD says he would be willing to not come to Bathurst again after a late-night incident in Llanarth in which he tried to get inside his sister's house and then used a pot plant to smash a window panel....
Allegedly stolen chainsaw, bandsaw recovered as two men face court over break-in
5+ day, 18+ hour ago (205+ words) Two men have been charged after an alleged break and enter in Bathurst earlier this week. On Sunday, September 6, officers attached the Chifley Police District started an investigation after reports a hotel on Durham Street, Bathurst, was broken into at…...
West Bathurst woman tried to take contraband inside Kirkconnell | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW
6+ day, 23+ hour ago (825+ words) "IT requires some degree of planning, in my view." That was part of the Bathurst Local Court judge's comments as she sentenced a woman for attempting to bring tobacco and green vegetable matter into a correctional centre between Bathurst and…...
'You have our love and support': Bathurst comes together to support Nepal community
1+ week, 11+ hour ago (592+ words) A crowd of more than 100 people converged on the Bathurst Carillon on Friday, September 4, for a candlelit vigil for the Nepalese community. Members of both the Bathurst Nepalese and broader Bathurst community attended the event, with Calare MP Andrew Gee…...
Glitz and glamour as people arrive at night of nights for Bathurst businesses
1+ week, 10+ hour ago (143+ words) IT'S not often you get a chance to dress up in your finest in Bathurst, but the Carillon Business Awards is the perfect excuse. Hundreds of people were in attendance at Bathurst Goldfields on September 5, 2026 for the annual gala dinner....
'Passed the baton on': why this major award win is bigger than just Glenray
1+ week, 22+ hour ago (727+ words) THEY simply had no idea. No one was more shocked than the team at Glenray when the organisation's name was read out as the winner of Bathurst's Most Outstanding Business, the biggest gong at the 2026 Carillon Business Awards. They had…...