Located on the inland side of the Blue Mountains, the Central West stretches from Bathurst (just over the Blue Mountains) to the Orange, Cowra, Forbes and Dubbo. It is a region that is largely farmland, known for its range of produce that include beef, lamb, cold climate fruit, wheat, and wines. It also has many many of popular attractions from the annual Bathurst Races, Dubbo’s Western Plains Zoo, and The Japanese Gardens in Cowra, just to name a few.