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$100,000: Minister for Racing Paul Toole along with representatives from the various sporting groups that will benefit from the grant at Rygate Park. Photo: Daniel Shirkie.

Rygate, Pioneer and Bicentennial get $100,000 worth of upgrades

Daniel Shirkie

Glenn McGrath.
Photo: Supplied.

Register to host a Pink Stumps Day this cricket season

Wellington Public: Good luck to our girl cricketers representing Western in Maitland this week.

Dray returns to the winning circle

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$100,000: Minister for Racing Paul Toole along with representatives from the various sporting groups that will benefit from the grant at Rygate Park. Photo: Daniel Shirkie.

Rygate, Pioneer and Bicentennial get $100,000 worth of upgrades

Competitors: The St Mary's Catholic school girls looking to compete in Sydney at the All Schools State competition. Photo: Contributed.

Wellington girls prepare to compete for state in Touch Football

Daniel Shirkie

Wellington Public: Well done to Callee, Georgia, Shoniquah and Shay-Lee who ran in the Senior Girls Relay at the State Athletics Carnival.

Outclassing the men in the pool this week at Geurie

Kevin ‘Bloody’ Wilson’s ‘Almost Awesome’ tour comes to Wellington

Taylor Jurd

Actor Hugh Jackman has paid tribute to his wife Deborra-lee Furness during an award ceremony in LA.

Hugh Jackman pays tearful tribute to wife

Marc Malkin
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6ix9ine has been one of the most ascendant and controversial names in hip-hop in recent months.

Rapper 6ix9ine arrested on racketeering

Jim Mustian

Kevin ‘Bloody’ Wilson’s ‘Almost Awesome’ tour comes to Wellington

The Wolfe Brothers are hoping to finally win their first Golden Guitar in Tamworth next year.

Golden guitar nominees announced

Laura Polson

Rapper Snoop Dogg has been honoured with a star on The Hollywood Walk Of Fame.

Snoop Dogg gets Hollywood fame star

A sunset bath in Botswana is enjoyed by a pair of elephants

An exhilarating brush with danger in deep Botswana

Jennie Dicker

What's your plan: Having a Bushfire Survival Plan will help you avoid making last minute decisions that could be deadly.

Ensure you have a fire plan

Man of the moment: Santa reassures the children of the world that they have the power within themselves to stay on the Good List.

Santa believes in you too

Jennifer Birchall

A sunset bath in Botswana is enjoyed by a pair of elephants

An exhilarating brush with danger in deep Botswana

New look for local business: Jaslyn and Nathan Dennis proudly take the reins from Bernard and Barbara Spargo and look towards the future with Dentec Pest Management. Photo: Supplied.

A changing of the guard

Half the starring cast of Friends, the hit television show that epitomised 1990s style. Photo: Shutterstock

90s style, reborn | Trending

Linley Wilkie

ROW OF HISTORY: Real estate agent Ash Brown outside the Bowen Terrace row of townhouses where one is up for auction. Photo: JUDE KEOGH 1101jkbowen2

After 20 years empty, this Central West Property is on the market

David Fitzsimons

First impressions: Using quality photos in real estate listings can make all the difference.

Are professional photos worth it?

Ruth Lewis

Hartland has three bedrooms, two bathrooms and a separate garage-studio. Inset: Peter Garrett

Peter Garrett makes $1.2 million return to Southern Highlands

Lucy Macken

Finalists line up for 2019 Australian of the Year awards

Open for Business: Hopefully families across the region can make use of this service through the terrific staff that will be involved.

Matters of State with Troy Grant

Troy Grant

Bernadette Black

Teen parent advocate named Tasmanian Australian of the Year

Finalists line up for 2019 Australian of the Year awards

BUNNINGS SNAG: A new rule could change how you enjoy your Saturday morning sausage

Grace Ryan

December 8: Carols at Twilight 7pm is a special event in Wellington. Each year families gather on the grass in the grounds of the old Convent of Mercy to sing joyful carols in a festive atmosphere.

What’s on | Tis the season for fun

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Dessert: Contestant Ellie Hawkey with her dessert cob entry. Photo: Daniel Shirkie.

Taste buds tempted at annual Cob Loaf Festival

Cherry Chase: Chase The Colour 2018 | Photos, videos

STRONG: Beautiful toddler Penelope Dean is the sunshine of her mother Emily's life. The brave little girl has been treated for a rare tumour.

How McHappy Day helps brave tots like Penelope

Ogier takes advantage of WRC start time

Practice is over, now it’s ‘rally’ real

When the World Rally Championship comes to town

35 photos from the Coffs Coast World Rally showdown

Minutes after this photo was taken at Milparinka Melboure Cup celebrations Tennille Siemer and Zanna Gale ran for cover. Photo Zanna Gale.

See the moment a dust storm tsunami hits NSW

Samantha Townsend

CONCERNS: Prime Minister Scott Morrison has put population growth on the agenda. Picture: AAP Image/Joel Carrett

Regions can be part of population solution

Father Brendan Lee

Open for Business: Hopefully families across the region can make use of this service through the terrific staff that will be involved.

Matters of State with Troy Grant

Troy Grant

High vaccination rates behind flu case fall

Dr Mary McMillan

PROSTATE: Research shows some men would prefer to sacrifice survival odds rather than suffer the side-effects of prostate cancer treatment.

Prostate cancer: men trade-off survival for quality of life

Eileen Wood

Labor accused of ‘milking’ self-funded retirees

HEALTH CONCERN: More older people are drinking to hazardous levels. Image Pixabay.

Boomers the new ‘risky’ drinkers

Eileen Wood

Bali Nine drug smuggler Renae Lawrence is due to be released from prison and return to Australia.

Bali Nine's Renae Lawrence to be released

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Private Jason Challis was shot in the head during an army live-fire exercise near Darwin.

Army bosses grilled on NT soldier's death

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Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews and Opposition Leader Matthew Guy will face-off in a debate.

Vic election leaders to go head-to-head

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Commonwealth Bank chair Catherine Livingstone has questioned the efforts of her predecessor.

CBA scandals 'fairly damning', chair says

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Michael Chan says Dreamworld tried to bypass an annual engineering inspection.

Dreamworld ride extensions 'unprecedented'

Robyn Wuth
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Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton has made fresh calls for police powers over encrypted messages.

Dutton renews call for encryption laws

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The Ethnic Communities' Council of Victoria has praised three arrests in counter-terrorism raids.

Ethnic Council applauds Vic terror arrests

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Immigration Minister David Coleman has backed a cut to the migrant intake.

Migrant cut 'absolute sense': minister

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A bellowing good time on Scotland’s west coast

Rochelle Tubb

The exterior facade of the QT building is a mixture of old and new.

Being a tourist in my own city and seeing it in a whole new light

Scott McRae

Old bottles of madeira … richly flavoured and seductive.

Life is but a SeaDream

John Rozentals

RECYCLING INITIATIVE: Almost 50 million individual items have been returns to the region's Return and Earn machines in the past 12 months. Photo: LACHLAN LEEMING

Millions handed back to the community in recycling scheme

Nadine Morton

“If aggressive prostate cancer is picked up early, the prognosis is usually excellent with a combination of surgery, radiotherapy or both, with a 15-year survival rate in over 80 to 90 percent of men for some tumours,” Nathan said.

Get in the Mo about prostate cancer

Healthshare

DOGGONE CUTE HOUSEMATE: House sitters don't just look after your canine companions, they can also care for cats, birds, fish, rabbits, even reptiles, while you're away on holidays.

House sitting with benefits