9am: That's it from us for today. Rise and shine, Riverina will be back in a smaller format on Good Friday and Easter Monday before getting right back into it next week.
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Have a safe and happy Easter!
8.45am: After 25 years, Crazy Jim's in Wagga is closing down. With the last official day of trading today, Mr Ligakis said the store could open for one final sale next week.
8.35am: The V8 Superboats track at Lake Wyangan has had to be altered just days out from the Easter meet.
Driver demands have ensured the water will now be a little more accommodating for drivers after concerns were raised over one particular section of the track near the pits. Read more.
8.25am: What's got everyone worked up this week? Find out in The Leader's Thumbs up, Thumbs down.
8.15am: Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and His Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge landed in Sydney yesterday. Check out the photos here.
8.05am: There are quite a few Riverina residents off to or already at the Sydney Royal Easter Show - and they're raking in the awards.
Griffith's Barbara Goldman had entries in a whopping 26 categories, and definitely brought home the bacon in her 34th year of entering.
The Hay War Memorial High School ag team came home with a swag of sashes, but they left three of their sheep behind to be visited by the royals.
Doug Millward from Wagga's princess parrot was named a show champion, but that wasn't the only sash he collected from sending seven of his finest birds to the event.
Kelvin Cronk from Old Junee will be recognised at the prestigious Parade of Champions at this year’s Sydney Royal Easter Show.
And just for the heck of it, here's a little bit of social media from the region...
7.45am: How's your Easter planning coming along? If you haven't got it all sorted, there's not much time left!
7.35am: Leeton could be the site of a new multi-million dollar agricultural facility if all goes to plan.
Australian Agricultural Technologies (AAT) has announced it is one step closer to building a mustard seed oil processing facility in the Riverina, with Leeton or Griffith to be the likely location.
7.20am: Furious residents will rally outside the Griffith Blood Bank tomorrow night in a desperate last-ditch attempt to save the ill-fated facility.
7.10am: Well, what a big day it was yesterday.
The shock resignation of Premier Barry O'Farrell was the big news across the state. What do you think of his resignation? Let us know by emailing, tweeting or simply leaving a comment below.
You can find a gallery of BOF's time as premier here, and the reaction from the Griffith-based MP Adrian Piccoli here.
6.45am: Good morning.
Is something happening in your part of the Riverina? Email Daisy at dhuntly@fairfaxmedia.com.au or let us know on Twitter - @FairfaxRiverina.
The Riverina forecast from the Bureau of Meteorology: Areas of fog in the southeast early in the morning. Mostly sunny day. Light winds. Overnight temperatures falling to around 9 with daytime temperatures reaching the low to mid 20s.
The South West Slopes and Plains forecast from the Bureau of Meteorology: Partly cloudy. Areas of morning fog. Light winds. Overnight temperatures falling to between 3 and 8 with daytime temperatures reaching between 16 and 21.
Victoria Beckham (1974), Jennifer Garner (1972), Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (1985), Luke Smith (1985), Barnaby Joyce (1967).
1397 - Geoffrey Chaucer tells the Canterbury Tales for the first time at the court of Richard II.
1917 - Second battle of Gaza breaks out. Reinforced and prepared for an attack, the Turks repulsed General Sir Archibald Murray's assault, inflicting over 6,000 casualties on the attackers.
1975 - Khmer Rouge captures Phnom Penh.
2009 - Andy Roddick marries model and actress Brooklyn Decker in Texas.
1. In which year did England's Queen Victoria die?
2. Who portrayed George Costanza in the television series Seinfeld?
3. Name the first space shuttle to be launched.
4. What name is used to describe a mammalian egg that has just been fertilised?
5. What do we call the curved surface of a liquid in a capillary tube?