Lithgow
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Plans for major residential expansion at Lithgow
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It is hoped a 20-year plan for a major residential expansion at Lithgow may lead to an influx in services and jobs to the region.
Topics: regional, housing, marrangaroo-2790, lithgow-2790
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Plans for mental health summit in Lithgow
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Closer ties between community leaders and health professionals are being hailed as a critical step in tackling mental health issues in Lithgow.
Topics: mental-health, local-government, regional, lithgow-2790
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Calls to reduce NSW coal mine extension west of Blue Mountains
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A planning panel hears concerns about a planned mine extension that could hamper efforts to create an international tourist destination north of Lithgow.
Topics: coal, mining-environmental-issues, mining-industry, lithgow-2790, capertee-2846
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Lithgow toddler found with head injuries, couple questioned by police
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Police are questioning a man and a woman after a toddler was found with critical head injuries at a home at Lithgow on the New South Wales central tablelands.
Topics: children---toddlers, lithgow-2790, nsw
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Unemployment in western NSW declining
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The unemployment rate in more than half of towns in western New South Wales is above the state average.
Topics: regional-development, industry, orange-2800, dubbo-2830, lithgow-2790
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NSW councillor to challenge misconduct finding
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A New South Wales councillor set to face a penalty over code of conduct breaches is confident he will be able to retain civic office.
Topics: local-government, lithgow-2790
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Duo charged with stabbing murder of Lithgow ex-teacher
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A man and a woman are charged over the "violent death" of Chris Whiteley, 69, a former teacher and later a recluse in the NSW central west.
Topics: murder-and-manslaughter, crime, law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, lithgow-2790, wallerawang-2845, nsw
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Lithgow murder victim suffered 'violent death', police say
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The brother of a man found murdered in his home last week on the New South Wales central tablelands describes his brother as a solitary man who would not hurt anyone.
Topics: murder-and-manslaughter, police, crime, law-crime-and-justice, lithgow-2790
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Topics: murder-and-manslaughter, lithgow-2790
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Court upholds mine expansion despite environmentalists' concerns
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Environmentalists vow to continue pushing to stop the expansion of a coal mine near Lithgow, on the New South Wales central tablelands, despite losing a legal challenge.
Topics: environmental-impact, mining-industry, mining-rural, mining-environmental-issues, lithgow-2790, nsw
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Wildlife at the Secret Creek Sanctuary image
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Topics: animals-and-nature, animals, conservation, tourism, lithgow-2790
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Wildlife conservationist Trevor Evans and dusty the dingo pup image
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Topics: animals, environmental-management, zoos, lithgow-2790
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Fitness fans and foodies join Zoo Run to help wildlife conservation (audio)
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The fun and fitness benefits of running or enjoying a meal at a restaurant are being harnessed by a wildlife sanctuary in country New South Wales to help preserve some of Australia's most endangered species.
Topics: exercise-and-fitness, animals, environmental-impact, environmental-management, lifestyle-and-leisure, food-and-cooking, zoos, ecology, lithgow-2790
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Uncertainty about future of historic small arms museum
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There is a call for national recognition of the historic Lithgow small arms museum site to ensure its viability.
Topics: library-museum-and-gallery, lithgow-2790
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Cautious optimism about mine extension
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The planning authority considering a mine extension near Lithgow is being urged to hold another public hearing in light of fresh information into the potential impacts.
Topics: mining-environmental-issues, community-and-society, regional, environment, lithgow-2790
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Music event to go ahead, despite police concerns
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A music festival near Lithgow in New South Wales is given the go-ahead despite objections from local police.
Topics: music, events, lithgow-2790, capertee-2846
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Lithgow mine proposes production increase
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There are hopes plans to ramp up production at a Lithgow district coal mine could help secure more employment in the region.
Topics: mining-industry, coal, lithgow-2790, orange-2800
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Guest stabbed to death during dinner at NSW home
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A number of people witness the alleged stabbing murder of a guest invited to a home in Lithgow, on the western edge of the Blue Mountains.
Topics: crime, lithgow-2790
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Old Wallerawang Power Station to be renewed
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The owner of the Lithgow district's old Wallerawang Power Station says it hopes to reach an agreement with a successful applicant to overhaul the site by the end of the year.
Topics: electricity-energy-and-utilities, manufacturing, lithgow-2790
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Paranormal investigator: A life seeking spirits
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Armed with a gaggle of gadgets and a belief in the supernatural, one paranormal investigator sets out to find out if that bump in the night could be something more.
Topics: people, spiritualism, community-and-society, regional, human-interest, offbeat, pseudo-science, lithgow-2790
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Stephen Barnes, paranormal investigator image
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Topics: people, pseudo-science, lithgow-2790
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Stephen Barnes and his paranormal equipment image
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Topics: pseudo-science, spiritualism, lithgow-2790
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Paranormal cameras and equipment image
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Topics: pseudo-science, lithgow-2790
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Topics: pseudo-science, spiritualism, lithgow-2790
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Light snow falls in parts of NSW
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Snow falls in the upper Blue Mountains and parts of the NSW Central Tablelands, where a cold trough is moving through the region.
Topics: weather, snowfall, orange-2800, lithgow-2790, bathurst-2795, katoomba-2780
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