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ABCDubbo

  1. Unofficial Rainfall: Dubbo 65mm, Geurie 56mm, Eumungerie 58mm, Coonabarabran 46mm, Elong 44mm
  2. Dubbo Soccer advises that all training fields have been closed for today and Friday due to rain in an effort to protect their surfaces
  3. Get the latest news on shows, workshops and theatre from Kerry Ellen bit.ly/KfvtFW
  4. How many alligators do you think you might find at the Kennedy Space Centre? bit.ly/KJP9UY
  5. The launch of the Space X rocket was the beginning of a new approach by NASA outsourcing of supply trips to the ISS bit.ly/JnBQG0
  6. Been bitten by a sheep lately? It's one of those hazards of farming life that we don't often consider....
  7. Next on @domknight's show, live from the @SydWritersFest - comedians Eddie Sharp, Nick Coyle and @genfricker read their teenage diaries.
  8. cold enough for you tweeps? join me for the rural report at 20 to seven this morning; we've got wine, winter crops and tent-pegging...
  9. Tonight, Dom Knight ate the small burrito, instead of the large. What's the tiniest step you've ever taken to get in shape? #DomsDiet
  10. Our latest Mornings Book Club is now up online! abc.net.au/local/stories/…
  11. A new suburb has been proposed for Mudgee to deal with the housing shortage. What do you think? Is it enough? abc.net.au/local/stories/…
  12. Farewell to Jimmy Little on ABC Digital today bit.ly/Krju5o
  13. Apparently Alpaca meat is good enough to eat! abc.net.au/local/stories/… What is the strangest thing you've eaten?
  14. So what caused the spirals on Mars? Fred Watson knows! bit.ly/Ilw8E2
  15. 27 ml of rain measured between Louth and Bourke so far this morning! Have you had rain out of this change?
  16. Ever seen a face in an object? Jesus in your toast, or coffee? Well this miner has an opal full of stories... abc.net.au/local/stories/…
  17. Former Bourke Mayor killed in plane crash yesterday bit.ly/ICHlhK
  18. Next, @domknight will be on air with #NormanTheQuiz, @drtahmed & @thejasonbyrne. #ANZAC programs will continue online: abc.net.au/local/players/…
  19. Are you going to an ANZAC Day Service tomorrow? We have a list of services throughout the Western Plains here; abc.net.au/local/stories/…