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Your copy of the newsthingy covers the
towns of
Orange, Bathurst, Lithgow
and the Top of the Blue
Mountains
and all the surrounding
villages and localities.
Caramba! - We made
the deadline!
We set a
deadline for sometime in 2006 to get the first edition
out and we made it by July August
and we did it
without
much yelling and gnashing of teeth. "Ya see fellah,
we're just a
tad laid back about it all." The September Edition will
come out in September - no special day - just
September...............maybe.
Somebody once
said: "Deadlines! - I love 'em. I love the sound they
make as they go whooshing by."
The Rules
At this point the rules are fairly
loose, as the Newsthingy grows, we will formalise
them a bit more - possibly.
If you live anywhere near the Highway West, you are
welcome to contribute articles, send in pics
of your wedding or your brand new baby. Send in
your favourite recipe or mixed drink formula.
Businesses
that are already promoting on any of the four
Highway West websites can send in their special
offers - we will list them with our compliments for a
short while. (Can anyone define 'short
while'?) Send in your special event - If we
have room, we will fit it in. Got an idea for the
Newsthingy? Let's hear about it.
OK, enough prattle, let's get on with it.
Farmers and Fresh Food Markets
Regular Dates |
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Fabulous Fresh Food
The
Central Tablelands and the Blue Mountains
welcome you to pick from a plethora of perfectly
palatable produce - cruchy cauliflowers and carrots -
wickedly wonderful wines - oodles of olive oils. Come
along - tantalise your tastebuds and meet some
fantastic & friendly folk.
The markets are a great
place to actually meet with the producers and
discuss their products - just like you do when you go
to the supermarket.
Orange Farmers Market -
2nd Saturday - Orange
Showground
Bathurst Farmers
Market - 4th Saturday - Bathurst
Showground
Blackheath Growers
Market -
2nd Sunday - Blackheath Community
Hall
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| New Businesses |
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Minx Lingerie & Maternity Wear
Shop 2 - 30 Sale St
Orange
Ph. 02 6360 4444
A brand new lingerie, maternity wear and sleepwear
shop in Orange. Pop in and say hi to Melinda or
Narelle.
(Do you
know of a
new business
starting up? - Click
Here to let us know and we will give them
a
free
plug)
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| Hatches and Matches |
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My wife and I had words........
I didn't get to use any of mine!
This is where we will show off our newlyweds and
newlyborns.
Send in your pictures and some text and we will
gladly show you off to the world.
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Dodgy Domain Name Payment Requests
Are Floating Around Again |
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This is Important
MASS MAILOUT BY
DOMAINS
AUSTRALIA
PTY LTD
16/Aug/2006
auDA has become aware that Domains Australia Pty
Ltd is sending letters and/or faxes to some domain
name registrants offering to arrange registration of
the net.au equivalent of the registrants com.au
domain name for $225
The letter is headed ‘DOMAIN NAME AVAILABLE’ and
some versions of it offer a free MP3 player with each
registration.
auDA has received numerous complaints which
indicate that;
1. despite the net.au name being paid for, it is NOT
being registered and
2. registrants are NOT receiving the ‘free’ MP3
player.
Based on the complaints received auDA is concerned
that the letters may mislead people into believing
that they are renewing their existing com.au domain
name when in fact they are purchasing a new net.au
name.
Further, consumers should be aware that $225 for a
net.au domain name is significantly higher than prices
charged by auDA accredited registrars and their
resellers.
Domains Australia Pty Ltd is a company controlled by
Blair Rafferty, the brother of Chesley Rafferty. It is
NOT an auDA accredited registrar nor is it a reseller
of an auDA accredited registrar.
auDA has previously successfully taken legal action
against Chesley Rafferty and companies controlled by
him under the Trade Practices Act.
If you have paid Domains Australia Pty Ltd and the
domain name has not been registered or you have
not received the ‘free’ MP3 player and you wish to
lodge a formal complaint, auDA advises that you
immediately contact the Australian Competition and
Consumer Commission (ACCC) either by lodging an
electronic complaint at
http://www.accc.gov.au
/
or by faxing it to their Canberra
office on
(02) 6243 1199. Alternatively you may wish to
contact your State based fair trading or consumer
affairs
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| "Sorry George, We're going to have to let you go" |
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Does it take this for you to decide to start your own
business or is it something that you have thought
about then gone ahead and just did it?
In this section we will share some examples of people
who have done just that. Some have started their
own home based business and some have bit the big
cherry and started out on a larger venture....either
way we will ask some business people to share their
experiences.
Naturally, this section is a bit light on as the
newsletter is brand new, but as time goes by it will
fill with some great stories. One of the great things
about being part of the
Highway West Community is the having the
willingness to help others. Its part of the 'What goes
around- Comes around' phenomenon. In order to help
others with their decision, feel free
to contribute your experiences. You can do this by
clicking on the 'Contributions link in the right hand
column. In the meantime........
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| There is a place called Vittoria |
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There is a place called Vittoria
Diddly
squat has happened there for around 150 years:
WATCH THIS SPACE
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| True Story - Honest |
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Emilio was an accordionist who entertained the
restaurant goers in various restaurants around
Bathurst. One
Friday night Emilio had finished his gig and was on his
way home. He felt like a cup of coffee so he stopped
at a cafe'. Whilst he was drinking his coffee, he
realized that the he had left the back door of the car
unlocked and his accordion was in full public view on
the back seat.........so he hurried to the car to lock
the door - To Late! Someone had broken the back
window and thrown in a couple more
accordions.
Another True
Story
Donald Rumsfeld briefed President George Bush this
morning.
He told him that 3 Brazilian soldiers were killed in Iraq.
To everyone's surprise, all of the colour ran from
Bush's face and he collapsed onto his desk with his
head in hands. Visibly shaken, almost speechless, he
finally composed himself and asked Rumsfeld,
"Just exactly how many is a brazillion?"
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| Spring is here - Oooh Yesss! |
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10% OFF
Fantastic variety of Roses
and Bare
Rooted
trees.
Get them now before we have to pot
them
and put the price up!
Come on down & meet Nick & Fiona....
Have a
cup of
coffee in a beautiful garden setting.......
browse
our
art
gallery......
check out the gift
shop.
Check out the catalogue
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August
Health Tip |
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Gargling with good red wine
three
times a
day
is
a good way to check
if your throat leaks!
Click
Here
to send in
a joke
Click
Here
to send in a contribution on
any
of these interest categories:
Food & Drink
Leisure & Adventure
Culture
(Art, Music, Writers, Dance)
Family Activities
Highway West Lifestyle
Youth activities & lifestyle
Working from home
Business related
Pets
Rural Interests
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Our Sponsors
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Slow Food
Orange is having its first Slow Food Event.
Congratulations to 
A year round favourite is Lamb Shanks...Juicy chunks
of meat falling off the bone amidst a pile of
scrumptious veges.Greg & Kathy
Noble at the 
