The Western Advocate

The Western Advocate has been a member of Linktree for 5 years and joined in May 2021. The social media accounts linked to from The Western Advocate are: • Facebook • Instagram • TikTok • Email • App Store • Google Play Besides social media accounts, westernadvocate has populated their site with: • Firewater Hotel to bring a new experience in Bathurst dining | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • www.westernadvocate.com.au • News Publishing Platform • Our new arrivals: meet the babies born in Bathurst in July 2026 • Bathurst man sentenced after copper wire fire near railway line | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Massive rig arrives at causeway but drivers face another year of delays | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Guzman y Gomez reveals anticipated opening date for Bathurst | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Arancia Wood Fired Pizza: Orange dream fuels award-winning wedding success | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • A new location as Pilates 44 Studio nears 10 years in business | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Brothers' 'dream come true' fires up Raiders in the rain as finals clashes revealed | Western Advocate | Bathurst NSW • Council to negotiate amid budget hurdle for Laffing Waters plans | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Feao Tongia: Star's emotional return boosts St Pat's finals bid | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Food pantry available at Bathurst's Engage Support Services | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Woodbridge Cup: Semi-final coaches reveal game plans | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Ollie Harvison: Why star Emus player moved to Mudgee Wombats | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Nathan Stapleton: Rugby league injury led to death and new life | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Our new arrivals: meet the babies born in Bathurst in August 2026 • Cheryl O'Brien: RAAF nurse shares Vietnam War PTSD journey | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Muong Dut: Sydney player's weekly three-hour drive for footy | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Andrew Pull: Woodbridge Cup president defends semi-final date | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • All the finalists for the 2026 Carillon Business Awards | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Property: 404 Conrod Straight, Mount Panorama sells in three days | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Dr Ian Spencer: Oldest country doctor reflects on rural health | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Central West couples hold microweddings, elopements as wedding costs rise | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Clarence, Bell, Dargan residents fear daily Blue Mountains detour | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Meet the man changing healthcare across our region one conversation at a time • Two lanes locked in, with a third to come ... but is there room for more? | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Book Week 2026: parades of beloved characters at Bathurst schools | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Kathi Hamilton: the Bathurst nurse who fought for her colleagues | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Another asset to be sold off as council looks to improve its cash position • Janalee Conroy: captain's passion drives Dubbo to grand final | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Jake Iakopo: Humble No. 8 leads Roos to Blowes Cup final | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Abel Faifua Lefaoseu: Tigers book Woodbridge Cup grand final spot | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Bloomfield Hospital: Music therapy aids severe mental illness recovery | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Bathurst council agrees to sell land in Evernden Road, Llanarth | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Smith lifts his game to be chosen to represent Australia on the world stage • Dolly Parton: Nashville exhibition reveals her defy-all-odds story | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Post-Bathurst 1000 concert in the works after $185k announcement | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Inside the new bi-mode trains set to replace the NSW regional rail fleet • Western NSW gun shops push back against new NSW firearms legislation | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Western NSW LHD: Million plastic waste cut, ongoing efforts | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • CBD crash: car hits home | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Truckers and tradies rejoice: Toronto Tucker opens in Kelso industrial area • Defence's Bathurst training depot site to be sold off. Here's why • Dancing in the spotlight: who has been lighting up the Eisteddfod stage • Ben Mulley: Million-dollar pub dream for Eugowra's heart | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Daniel Billings: sentencing submissions begin in Supreme Court | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • All finalists and winners at the 2026 Carillon Business Awards | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Glenray named Bathurst's Most Outstanding Business for 2026 | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Photos of the winners at the 2026 Carillon Business Awards | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Live coverage of the 2026 Peter McDonald Premiership grand finals | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Glitz and glamour as people arrive at night of nights for Bathurst businesses • Harry Roach: Lithgow rallies after 15-year-old's tragic death | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Forbes Magpies dedicate 2026 PMP grand final win to Hayden Bolam | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Alexander Robert Macdonald: Victim wants justice 30 years on | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Cr Warren Aubin seeks O'Connell Road speed limit reduction | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Fred's Big Run: Sally Hegvold's 860km effort saves sight | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Dubbo, Bathurst, Orange: Emergency and surgery wait times | Daily Liberal | Dubbo, NSW • Man flown to hospital in serious condition with stab wounds to neck, ribs • Chezzi Denyer reveals pain of mum Shelly's dementia battle | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Timeline of Regis multi-million dollar gold mine project | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Final steps for those little feet: see the 2026 graduating class when they were in kindy • Throwback Thursday: What was happening in Bathurst during October 2009? | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Teen unscathed after Orange carjacking and police chase | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • War-torn wounds, harrowing times: air force nurse recalls life during Vietnam • Latest news • The journey to parenthood for a regional LGBTQIA+ couple | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • 2024 Newell Highway Tomingley Crash in court: updates | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Lastest sport • Revealed: the latest timeline for old ambulance station's transformation • Central West shaken by late-night tremor | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Financial health of western NSW regional councils assessed | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Charles Sturt University to slash jobs amid financial challenges | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • The Bathurst businesses that opened, closed or relocated in 2025 | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • PHOTOS: Faces in the crowd at the mountain for the Bathurst 1000 • New timeline for redevelopment of old Bathurst Ambulance Station | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Race Week in Bathurst: photos from off-track activities| Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Horse and Hound Animal Physiotherapy clinic opens in Bathurst | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Bathurst 1000: meet Brad Moras, chief of recovery at the mountain | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Five year transport plan for Central West and Orana region | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Sky-high dream realised as local pilot lands contract for Bathurst 1000 | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Wild walk, urban murals, a beach: hidden gems in Central West NSW | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Billy Littlefield's triumphant rise in boxing | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome: A mother's journey | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Scotts Centre apartment development build to begin at Bathurst | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Lithgow retiree learns he's a millionaire on New Year's Eve | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Clint Grose: How Afghanistan trauma prepared him for aged care | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • A late arrival for his parents, but on time to be Bathurst's first 2026 bub • Break-ins, youth crime dropping but here's where people are still getting hit • Throwback Thursday: What was happening downtown Bathurst during October 2002 • Council to make it easier for Bathurst community to support DV victim-survivors • Executive search firm chosen in hunt for new Bathurst council GM | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Georgie Sheridan named finalist for Mudgee Airbnb Piambong Tops • Nightclubs, cupcakes and becoming a mum again at 44: Bronwyn's a true hidden gem • What it's really like to celebrate your birthday on Christmas Day • Sky Fenner: From early neglect to inspiring advocate | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • New firearm laws spark backlash in NSW regional areas | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Family connection key for Fifita while Bourke overcome huge injury blow to advance • 2025 year in review: the biggest events and moments of the year • 'A very emotional thing': The iconic sound keepers have waited two years to hear • Connor McGimpsey: How Cowra TAFE course broke drug addiction | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • The pictures which made us pause and captured the moments that mattered in 2025 • Jenny's Kindergarten Bathurst mum relieved over forced closure | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Vale Colin Glazebrook: harness racing and market garden stalwart | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Hunting the Yowies: The 10 teams to watch at the Koori Knockout • First in her family to go to university, with dreams of working with the UN • Central West bank robber 'felt justified inflicting pain' a judge has found • HSC results 2025: Miranda Wilesmith gets Bathurst's best ATAR | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Throwback Thursday: Photos from Orange during October 1977 | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Bathurst HSC results 2025: St Stanislaus' College students excel | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Jenny's Kindergarten Bathurst shut after child safety breaches | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • How a life-changing view forced one family to take a risk and try something new • Brooke was told her pain was in her head, she spent seven years fighting for answers | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • HSC results 2025: MacKillop College Bathurst, Laura Martin-Clark | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Justin Trudeau firm to adapt Leesa Ronald book for television | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • HSC results 2025: Bathurst High delivers four ATARs over 90 | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • St Stanislaus' College class of 2026 marks graduation day | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Steph Herbert's $200 house flip: A real estate triumph in Trangie | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Inquest reveals fatal gyroplane flaw | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Forbes woman's tragic death: Ex-boyfriend pleads guilty | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Scots All Saints College: 2026 valedictory dinner photo gallery | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Daniel Billings pleads guilty to Molly Ticehurst murder | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Motorbike rider dies after collision with truck on Newell Highway | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Holding an event? Share it with the community • Throwback Thursday: See who was downtown Bathurst during OCtober 2010 | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Share your photos of Bathurst here • Bathurst Anglican diocese to sell sites over $15m redress | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • The Catch-Up: For regional women by regional women • Jack Bowd: Fatal Newell Highway crash trial set for Dubbo | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Footy HQ: All the action covered every Friday • Central West traffic severed after truck rolls on Chifley Road | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Your Morning News: Today's top stories curated by our news team • Western Women's Legal Support: Funding miss creates waitlist | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Browse our newsletters • Brayden Noonan wins the final running of the Edgell Jog | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Truck driver would be doing 1400km-an-hour if diary entries were accurate • For half a century, it's been an institution but on Sunday it comes to an end | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • More doctors go bush, but hospitals still feeling giant squeezed • Ulan Coal Mine: Extension approved despite court invalidation | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • State of the game part two: What representation means and the one area to improve • Throwback Thursday: Check out Bathurst photos from September 2009 | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • The publican, the pre-school teacher and the inside story on a comeback 40 years in the making • Central West NSW: MND link to environmental factors probed | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Meet the rising star who made the Western Rams without playing rugby league • Ben Fry elected as Bathurst mayor, Sophie Wright becomes deputy | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • He doesn't remember it, but six strangers and their CPR skills helped save Paul's life • Revealed: Australia's most expensive schools in 2025 • Dusty's trek sparked national attention and $1m, so should he be eligible for award? • 'Thank you, Mr President': Rugby league's bold, and bizarre, invite to Trump • How the closure of Kandos cement industry sparked an art festival | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • 'Beautiful bonding': The joy a heart can bring to premature babies • Western NSW health: Systemic strain sees patients wait for care | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Commercial community kitchen: What's next for Eddy and Neil's Carcoar renos? • Why a nurse and a sustainability officer decided to dabble in animation • Former Ram loving life in the capital and a 'bit of yap' during reunion battle • Robert Murray: Coroner hears 'missed opportunities' caused death | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Why this Western side felt 'flat' despite a winning start to championships • From CYMS to Sin City: Cole handed Panthers jersey for blockbuster Vegas clash • Special opportunity awaits Jeffrey before a long-awaited country decider • 'Michelle's a bitch': Radio host lashed for disgraceful Matildas comments • The 2024 Bathurst Council Elections live blog • Pre-purchase your tickets to AON AgQuip online to make significant savings • Who directed Veep, The Thick of It and I'm Alan Partridge? Take our quiz • Part 2: Did we snap a social photo of you at the Bathurst Soldier's Saddle? • Part 1: Did we snap a social photo of you at the Bathurst Soldier's Saddle? • Boy dies from methadone overdose after medical missteps • Our new arrivals: the babies born in Bathurst in March, 2024 • Tributes to cop who died in 'freak accident' at engagement party • Historic aged care wage case to be handed down • What to expect when the Eras Tour hits Sydney • How not to be ripped off by junk warranties • PNG declares state of emergency after deadly riots • Victorian flood warnings issued as SES battles 500 flood call-outs • The soundtrack of the year: music's high notes in 2023 • Photos from the Bathurst Winter Festival's Brew & Bite • Aldi supermarkets teases possible online shop in the future