3+ hour, 6+ min ago  (1136+ words) Every week Anne Gemmell sees the same thing. People come into the Sing Out Choir with blank faces, stooped, not engaging with their surroundings. And then the music starts. "Once the sessions start, they just light up like anything and…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago  (472+ words) AROUND one in five older Australians experiences social isolation, but this local group has found a way to combat loneliness, through the power of music. The Mitchell Conservatorium Daytime Concert Band was born in 2025, to encourage older people to develop…...

6+ day, 7+ hour ago  (1061+ words) HAVING established that there was a man in his ex-wife's house, a 34-year-old struck her in the face with enough force that she fell back on the carpet, police say. It came after he'd climbed through a window of the…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (283+ words) Britain is encouraging parents to speak to their children about the harmful content they encounter online as "the government looks into the pros and cons of an Australian-style ban on "social media for under 16s. Citing research that showed half of…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (409+ words) Simi Fili knows what it's like to struggle with mental health, and he wants others going through the same thing to know they are supported. That's why he's part of a group walking from Blayney to Orange on Saturday, February…...

1+ mon, 9+ hour ago  (1022+ words) If a resident walked into an emergency department in Orange, Bathurst or Dubbo with a life-threatening injury, the community would be outraged by a two-month wait for a doctor. Yet, for over 100 women in western NSW fleeing domestic violence, that…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (736+ words) "SKELETON and bones," that's how owner of Zenspa, Melanie Bone, described some areas of the Rankin Street beauty salon after it was gutted by fire in late 2025. The business, which was once booming, suffered a devastating blow on November 7 last…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (360+ words) 'New year, new me'. A phrase many people tell themselves on January 1. The start of a new year often symbolises a fresh slate in people's minds, an opportunity to make a change in their lives with the hopes of achieving…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (586+ words) LIFECHANGING treatment that can help pets recover from injury or improve their quality of life is now more accessible. Horse and Hound Animal Physiotherapy opened its doors in Bathurst on January 5, 2026, eliminating the need for people and their pets to…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (478+ words) Weekly appointments where victim-survivors of domestic violence (DV) get free face-to-face support may turn into a phone call if funding is not replaced. That's the concern for members of The Central Tablelands and Blue Mountains Community Legal Centre (CTBMCLC), with the…...