The impending closure of Lithgow's Miller's store after 29 years of trade has brought sadness, uncertainty and one less affordable physical clothing store option for vulnerable community members.

IT'S indeed disturbing that the government's looming double cross on the energy from waste issue has had little notification from the EPA, the body now backtracking on previous promises.

Mayor of Lithgow, Cassandra Coleman, has doubled down on the council's stance against an Energy From Waste facility in the region after Wallerawang was again named a potential site. Reidun is a ...

SO here we go again. Back to the trenches in the battle for the survival of our district community as we know and love it.

Three Australian schools are charging more than $50k a year in school fees for Year 12 students in 2025.

It could be decades before a nuclear reactor at Mount Piper goes ahead, but it hasn't stopped the Central West Knitting Nannas from advocating for the future of younger generations. Reidun is a ...

Local musician Sam Williams believes that Lithgow's quiet Saturday nights can become a thing of the past with the right solution.

Police have given an update on a motorcyclist involved in a collision with a car on Saturday, describing his injuries as "serious". I started working for the Western Advocate in 2016 and now I'm a ...

Michelle Daley hopes her family's Christmas-time nightmare will open up vital discussions about the Lithgow region's healthcare.

The widely renowned Lithgow Festival Ironfest will not be going ahead in 2025, which will bring another blow to events in the region after the departure of Beatlesfest.

Another sunny Thursday afternoon drew locals to the weekly Gang Gang Farmers' markets for live music, socialisation, fresh produce and tasty treats. Reidun is a Journalist and writer who lives in a ...

THREE dirt bikes have been forfeited and will be destroyed as Bathurst police respond to what they say is an increase in incidents involving the vehicles in the city.