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Rob’s raised his concerns with authoritie­s and is hoping a quick solution can be found. IT’S great to see the boys and girls in blue doing their bit for the Blood Bank. Many officers having seen first-hand how vital it is for people to volunteer their life-saving blood, and so there’s obviously an extra motivation for them to donate their own.

I’d like to see all workplaces where there are multiple employees at least have discussion­s about what you can do as an organisati­on when it comes to giving blood.

If you don’t like needles, or have difficulty or are ineligible to give blood yourself, have a chat with your workmates and encourage everyone to give it a go.

The free milkshakes are fantastic. the Orana Mid-western police district. In Gilgandra, a car stop allegedly found a Warren woman in possession of cannabis and a fair bit of cash which police believe could be proceeds of crime. Bleed4blue: Holding the “O”

Police say a 19-yearold is Inspector Jason Pietruszka, Narromine man was then Sergeant Owen Barnes,

found with MDMA tablets, then Senior Constable Greg as was another Good, holding the “B” is

22-year-old man, while Sergeant Mary Tanner. In the

a 66-year-old woman chair is Senior Constable Jan

found out she was eligible Colbran. The nurse is Debra for the cannabis cautioning Garden. scheme.

Police also said that when a 25-year-old man saw the drug dog enter one premises, police spotted him bolting out the back to hide a package, they retrieved that pack which contained what they believe could be cocaine.

The operation also detected a number of licensing breaches which are being followed up by licensing police.

“Operations like this are an effective tool for police to use in the fight against illicit drugs which are often sold and consumed in hotels and clubs,” according to police inspector Dan Skelly.

“Unfortunat­ely, there seems to be a mentality of acceptance, mainly with our younger generation, that the consumptio­n of prohibited drugs is okay while out at these venues.

“We will continue to plan these operations, which have the full backing of the licensees and directors of the venues, endeavouri­ng to rid these venues of drug dealers and drug-affected people,” he said.

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A big effort was required by firefighte­rs from Fire and Rescue and the Rural Fire Service (RFS), along with other emergency services, to fight this fire on Chapman’s Road last week. PHOTO: STEVE COWLEY
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