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: • Lilly Clarke: Farm strength helps player bag hat-trick for Orange City | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Camden Sutton reflects on "rough" PMP 20-week ban comeback | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Family connection and loss drives Bailey Hartwig in Forbes return | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Woodbridge Cup: Incidents spark criticism after 2026 season | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • After almost 40 years, Wallerawang station nears reopening | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Bathurst man sentenced after copper wire fire near railway line | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • What David Chapman's MND battle looks 18 months on from diagnosis | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • News Publishing Platform • www.westernadvocate.com.au • Firewater Hotel to bring a new experience in Bathurst dining | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Mervyn Rushton: New book sheds light on Lithgow man's 1991 disappearance | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Teen unscathed after Orange carjacking and police chase | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • How Flying Start helped a family with daughter's ADHD diagnosis | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • The journey to parenthood for a regional LGBTQIA+ couple | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Latest news • The best 20 rugby league footballers from Western NSW | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Revealed: the latest timeline for old ambulance station's transformation • Lastest sport • New name in real estate promises 'absolute best service possible' for clients • Financial health of western NSW regional councils assessed | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Tribe Physiotherapy opens clinic space in the Bathurst CBD | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • The Bathurst businesses that opened, closed or relocated in 2025 | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Harry Ritchie: Dubbo CYMS star's emotional post-try tribute | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • New timeline for redevelopment of old Bathurst Ambulance Station | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Lake Wallace: Kangaroo shot, police fail to log incident | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Horse and Hound Animal Physiotherapy clinic opens in Bathurst | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Our new arrivals: meet the babies born in Bathurst in July 2026 • Five year transport plan for Central West and Orana region | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Winter festival helps Café on Corporation fund its next venture | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Wild walk, urban murals, a beach: hidden gems in Central West NSW | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Town's second McDonald's restaurant to open just over 1000m south of existing one | 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 • Zaric Saban: Rising star earns dual Serbian rugby call-up | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Lithgow retiree learns he's a millionaire on New Year's Eve | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • 'Sudden and unexpected': actor Sam Neill dies aged 78 | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • A late arrival for his parents, but on time to be Bathurst's first 2026 bub • Peter McDonald Premiership Magic Round: gallery | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Break-ins, youth crime dropping but here's where people are still getting hit • Week two: photos from 2026 Bathurst Showgrounds Winter Festival | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Council to make it easier for Bathurst community to support DV victim-survivors • Photos from the 2026 Bathurst Showgrounds Winter Festival | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Georgie Sheridan named finalist for Mudgee Airbnb Piambong Tops • Girls Can Too program encouraging lady tradies into the industry | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • What it's really like to celebrate your birthday on Christmas Day • Ellie Rowlands challenges NDIS cuts at Parliament House | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • New firearm laws spark backlash in NSW regional areas | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Penny Hill murder: 35 years on, family's wait for answers continues | Central Western Daily | Orange, NSW • 2025 year in review: the biggest events and moments of the year • Girls Can Too program encouraging lady tradies into the industry | Central Western Daily | Orange, NSW • 'A very emotional thing': The iconic sound keepers have waited two years to hear • Counting down the best players in the 2026 Tom Nelson Premiership | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • The pictures which made us pause and captured the moments that mattered in 2025 • Grenfell's Dean Taylor grateful for horse rescue from muddy grave | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Vale Colin Glazebrook: harness racing and market garden stalwart | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Penny Hill murder: 35 years on, family's wait for answers continues | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • First in her family to go to university, with dreams of working with the UN • Jake Blimka: Newborn joy as Blue Heelers secure big win | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • HSC results 2025: Miranda Wilesmith gets Bathurst's best ATAR | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Astley Cup 2026: Orange secures 13-4 lead after day one | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Bathurst HSC results 2025: St Stanislaus' College students excel | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Warwick and Kylie Mitchell: Mack's legacy drives prevention education | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • How a life-changing view forced one family to take a risk and try something new • One final contest: Curtain to be brought down on 2026 Astley Cup • HSC results 2025: MacKillop College Bathurst, Laura Martin-Clark | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Plans being developed to ease highway pressure over Bathurst 1000 | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • HSC results 2025: Bathurst High delivers four ATARs over 90 | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Orange and Bathurst clash in the final round of the Astley Cup | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Steph Herbert's $200 house flip: A real estate triumph in Trangie | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Dubbo College bid continues for the second cup of the Astley Cup | Central Western Daily | Orange, NSW • Forbes woman's tragic death: Ex-boyfriend pleads guilty | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Your Discount Chemist: How Coonabarabran business aced Temu sales | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Daniel Billings pleads guilty to Molly Ticehurst murder | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Australian railway icon and train driver Bernie Baker, 63, dies | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Holding an event? Share it with the community • Opinion: Astley Cup's 100 year scoring abandoned for new system | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Share your photos of Bathurst here • Donny Hobbs: Mudgee farewell draws huge crowd for 'true blue Aussie' | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • The Catch-Up: For regional women by regional women • Astley Cup 2026 photo gallery: Bathurst v Dubbo day one | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Footy HQ: All the action covered every Friday • Dubbo College edges towards a second three-peat win in the Astley Cup. | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Your Morning News: Today's top stories curated by our news team • Ice rink to return for Bathurst Showgrounds Winter Festival | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Browse our newsletters • Mandy Griffiths: Thousands honour life at Bathurst hockey complex | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Truck driver would be doing 1400km-an-hour if diary entries were accurate • Astley Cup 2026 photo gallery: Dubbo's three-peat dream alive | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • More doctors go bush, but hospitals still feeling giant squeezed • State of the game part two: What representation means and the one area to improve • The publican, the pre-school teacher and the inside story on a comeback 40 years in the making • Meet the rising star who made the Western Rams without playing rugby league • Gypsy Pye: Teen missing from Kelso with medical condition | 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 • Six Central West volunteers join 2026 Hidden Treasures Roll| Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • 'Thank you, Mr President': Rugby league's bold, and bizarre, invite to Trump • Our new arrivals: meet the babies born in Bathurst in June 2026 • 'Beautiful bonding': The joy a heart can bring to premature babies • William Phillips: Longest-serving Indigenous JP mourns his wife | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Commercial community kitchen: What's next for Eddy and Neil's Carcoar renos? • Mid-season signings a much-needed boost while key man returns for derby battle • Former Ram loving life in the capital and a 'bit of yap' during reunion battle • Stan Tulevu: How a career-ending injury built a community architect | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Why this Western side felt 'flat' despite a winning start to championships • Gargi Ganguly: Regional Unity Medalist transformed Dubbo after 5pm | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • From CYMS to Sin City: Cole handed Panthers jersey for blockbuster Vegas clash • Dusty Langby walks 500km for Little Wings, healthy country kids | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Special opportunity awaits Jeffrey before a long-awaited country decider • Central West hospitals: One-third of emergency patients delayed | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • 'Michelle's a bitch': Radio host lashed for disgraceful Matildas comments • Michael Lynch honoured with OAM for decades of community service | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • The 2024 Bathurst Council Elections live blog • Tom Campbell: Central West auctioneer's $10K meat tray reveals community heart | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Pre-purchase your tickets to AON AgQuip online to make significant savings • Russell Street: Burst pipe shuts westbound lane, council responds | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • More than 100,000 alleged illegal cockroaches seized in Bathurst | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • From losing everything to finding her voice: inside Brandie's fight against addiction • Who directed Veep, The Thick of It and I'm Alan Partridge? Take our quiz • Beryl Hartley: Architect of Narromine's soaring aviation legacy | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Part 2: Did we snap a social photo of you at the Bathurst Soldier's Saddle? • How the arrival of the railway transformed Bathurst forever | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Part 1: Did we snap a social photo of you at the Bathurst Soldier's Saddle? • How one woman found the strength to rebuild her life after 19 years of addiction • Boy dies from methadone overdose after medical missteps • 'You feel isolated': One woman's 13-hour trips for IVF and how she's pushing for change • Our new arrivals: the babies born in Bathurst in March, 2024 • Photos from National Simultaneous Storytime at Scallywags daycare | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Tributes to cop who died in 'freak accident' at engagement party • Why Australia's first female astronaut says we need to start looking up again • Historic aged care wage case to be handed down • Bathurst Showgrounds Winter Festival announced for July 2026 | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • What to expect when the Eras Tour hits Sydney • 'A bit embarrassing': mayor calls for clarity as 100 jobs and $65m unveiled for hub • How not to be ripped off by junk warranties • Three men charged after alleged bomb lab found in Perthville | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • PNG declares state of emergency after deadly riots • Nurse's passion for the profession has made him the voice for hospital staff • Victorian flood warnings issued as SES battles 500 flood call-outs • First responders memorial earns Bathurst council's support | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Paul Toole MP brings Bathurst Hospital concerns to Parliament | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Teen on scooter hit by car at Bentinck and Durham St intersection | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • The soundtrack of the year: music's high notes in 2023 • Lifeline Central West's Greg Jeffree-Carr talks about volunteering | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Photos from the Bathurst Winter Festival's Brew & Bite • Greg overcame adversity, fire and a role change to have a 42-year career • Aldi supermarkets teases possible online shop in the future • Brandie McGrady: Drug-free thanks to Dubbo Drug Court, Bunmabunmarra | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Who wins and loses as government shares 2026-27 federal budget | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Meg Austin, Alison Miller: midwives facilitating home birth | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Bathurst Mars manufacturing facility to benefit from $200m spend | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Heartbeat of Australia survey: tell us about your community | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Mother's Day: Rugby players share heartfelt mum insights | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • PMP 2026 team lists: Bumper Orange derby headlines round four | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • St Pat's forward Regan Stait recalls harrowing birthday derby | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW • Blayney Bears deliver powerful Woodbridge Cup comeback | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW