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Dead cod from the Macquarie River downstream of the Bell River junction.

PHOTOSHundreds of fish found dead near Wellington after heavy rain

Taylor Jurd

FUTURE UNCERTAIN: More than 260 Jeanswest staff will be made redundant amid the closure of 37 stores after the retail chain went into voluntary administration earlier this month. Photo: ALEXANDER DARLING

BREAKINGJeanswest list which stores will close, staff to be made redundant

Nadine Morton

ACT, Firefighters work on fire near Pialligo Road. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

LIVECanberra residents evacuated as bushfires merge at national capital: Live updates

Widespread dust storms in Western NSW. Photo: Janelle Cooke

PHOTOSSee photos as the dust storm blankets the region

Nadine Morton

FOREST FIRE: A fire burns in the Goonoo State Conservation Area in October 2019. NSW Rural Fire Service crews assisted by aircraft are back in the forest defending properties threatened by a fire which may have been caused by a lightning strike on Wednesday.

Volunteer firefighters stand between fire and properties in Goonoo forest

Kim Bartley

IN CHARGE: NSW Rural Fire Service Superintendent Karen Hodges was in charge of the massive Gospers Mountain bushfire. Photo: GEOFF JONES 012020fire2

The tough days during the Gospers Mountain bushfire: RFS boss

Nadine Morton

STAY SAFE: NSW Police Western Region Traffic Tactician Acting Inspector Jason Bush will be among the extra officers on patrol this long weekend. Photo: BELINDA SOOLE

Top highway cop urges motorists to take it easy on the roads

Nadine Morton

Dead cod from the Macquarie River downstream of the Bell River junction.

PHOTOSHundreds of fish found dead near Wellington after heavy rain

Taylor Jurd

FUTURE UNCERTAIN: More than 260 Jeanswest staff will be made redundant amid the closure of 37 stores after the retail chain went into voluntary administration earlier this month. Photo: ALEXANDER DARLING

BREAKINGJeanswest list which stores will close, staff to be made redundant

Nadine Morton

Throwback Thursday: Gallery of January 2010

PHOTOSThrowback Thursday: Gallery of January 2010

Young guns: Country Thunder captain Amber Smith with Metro Sixers player Eliza Henry at Wellington's Rygate Park on the Monday. Photo: Taylor Jurd.

Young cricketers show off their talent

Taylor Jurd

Back in training: Wellington Cowboys coach Justin Toomey-White (right) says he will be listening to the professional's advice, but is hopeful he can play this season.
Photo: Belinda Soole.

Toomey-White is hoping to put the footy boots back on in 2020

Taylor Jurd

THAT TIME AGAIN: Western Rams under 16s players celebrate a Johns Cup try last season. Photo: NICK McGRATH

Country colours the goal again as Panthers trials launch Rams' campaigns

Nick Guthrie

Young guns: Country Thunder captain Amber Smith with Metro Sixers player Eliza Henry at Wellington's Rygate Park on the Monday. Photo: Taylor Jurd.

Young cricketers show off their talent

Coach Greg 'Snow' Brien led the Redbacks to a gutsy premiership win over the Geurie Goats last year.

Redbacks begin 2020 season prep as hunt for coaching staff wraps up

Daniel Shirkie

Fans vote: Wellington Cowboys juniors Kotoni Staggs (left) and Blake Ferguson (right) are popular among fans to play in the upcoming 2020 All Stars clash. Photos: Australian Community Media

Cowboys juniors are fan favourites to play in the All Stars Indigenous side

Balloons at sunrise over Goreme, Cappadocia, Turkey. Photo: Nicole Phillips

Finding a magical fairyland in Cappadocia

Nicole Phillips

PRIZE: You could win a cruise from London to Bergen, via Nordkapp and the Norwegian fjords, in Explore. Entries open on Saturday.

Win a cruise to Norway - and other great travel ideas

Why Sicily is a must-see destination in Italy

Why Sicily is a must-see destination in Italy

Nicole Phillips

Paul Featherstone has been announced as the 2020 Australia Day ambassador for Wellington. Photo: Supplied.

WHAT'S ONPaul Featherstone announced as Wellington's Australia Day ambassador

Great live act: Local singers Mick Austin and Chris Rogers kept the crowd entertained during the first day of Music In Between. Photos: Taylor Jurd

WHAT'S ONPlenty of toe-tapping fun for Music In Between

Taylor Jurd

Official opening of the revamped Wellington pool to be unveiled

Official opening of the revamped Wellington pool to be unveiled

Paul Featherstone has been announced as the 2020 Australia Day ambassador for Wellington. Photo: Supplied.

WHAT'S ONPaul Featherstone announced as Wellington's Australia Day ambassador

Members of the Wellington Arts committee were pleased with the turn out of people to the inaugural Second Chance Sale. Photo: Taylor Jurd

WHAT'S ONGrab a bargain and help a good cause

Taylor Jurd

Far left: Tyrone Kiernan, was named the Citizen of the Year at Wellington's Australia Day in 2019. Photo: Daniel Shirkie

WHAT'S ONLocals will be honoured on Australia Day

Taylor Jurd

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Keeping covered this summer

Could this be the perfect Christmas present?

Could this be the perfect Christmas present?

Emma Brown

Leadership qualities: Kate Venables was one of the first managers in Australia to receive Chartered Manager accreditation.

The making of a leader

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HAND UP: Collaborative AI, in which people and AI team up, will change the way we work.

Collaborate: AI can be your friend

Ben Jackson

RENTAL MARKET: The region's most expensive place to rent revealed in new data. Photo: FILE

Region's rising rental costs, with one town jumping by 14 per cent

Nadine Morton

REAL ESTATE: Here's what $350,000 will buy you around the Central West and Orana. Photo: FILE

PHOTOSWhat $350,000 buys you around the Central West, Orana

Nadine Morton

Wellingtons 2019 Australia Day award recipients cut the celebratory cake with Mayor Ben Shields. Photo: CONTRIBUTED

Featherstone big part of this year's ceremony

Ben Shields

Book club to connect bibliophiles

Book club to connect bibliophiles

TAKING CARE: Animals, just like people, can be seriously affected by smoke haze.

Helping animals cope with those not-so-happy, hazy days

RSPCA

Wellingtons 2019 Australia Day award recipients cut the celebratory cake with Mayor Ben Shields. Photo: CONTRIBUTED

Featherstone big part of this year's ceremony

Dubbo Councillor Greg Mohr and Mayor Ben Shields in front of the sound mound where works will be carried out to improve the entrance to the town.

Highway beautification project set to begin

Ben Shields

Economy: Wellington Business Chamber president Jess Gough with Dubbo Regional Council mayor Ben Shields at the 'Buy Local or Bye Local' launch in 2019. Photo: Taylor Jurd.

New year brings a time for the shire to shine

Ben Shields

Photo: Alison Plasto

PHOTOSLocals capture moment dust storm, rain sweeps through town | Photos, Video

Dead cod from the Macquarie River downstream of the Bell River junction.

PHOTOSHundreds of fish found dead near Wellington after heavy rain

Throwback Thursday: Gallery of January 2010

PHOTOSThrowback Thursday: Gallery of January 2010

Throwback Thursday: Gallery of February 2010

PHOTOSThrowback Thursday: Gallery of February 2010

Throwback Thursday: Gallery of January-March 1968

PHOTOSThrowback Thursday: Gallery of January-March 1968

Arlo White and Archie Ritch were really excited with the new-look pool.

PHOTOSFamilies flock to the Wellington pool's reopening | Gallery

Taylor Jurd
Orlander Ruming

Champions: Wellington locals Diego Baradit and Charmaine Bell entered into the cob loaf competition. Photo: Taylor Jurd.

PHOTOSWorld champion crowned at annual Cob Loaf festival | Photos

Taylor Jurd

The 2019 Wellington Boot Fashions on the Field winner Josie Anderson (Centre) surrounded by runners up and host Sharon Lenton (right). Photo: Daniel Shirkie.

Wonderful Wellington: A look back on the year that was | Photos

Taylor Jurd

Under pressure: Prime Minister Scott Morrison is standing by former sports minister Bridget McKenzie over the sports grants controversy. Picture: Australian Community Media

Why Morrison must sack Bridget McKenzie

John Hewson
55m ago

The plot twists but the inner goth remains

OPINIONThe plot twists but the inner goth remains

Marie Low

Lucky country goes into uncharted territory

OPINIONLucky country goes into uncharted territory

Marie Low

REUNITED: Valda Dawson (left) with cousin, and neighbour, Dorothy Wallis.

Cousins reunited after six decades

Geraldine Cardozo

JUST LOVING IT: See Aussie singing legend John Paul Young. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

JPY shares the love

Cheryl Field

MULTI-LEVEL: The Smart Road vertical village will comprise 77 independent living apartments and community amenities, including a Montessori Early Learning Centre.

Vertical living: A smart idea for generations

Geraldine Cardozo

A bushfire is threatening parts of Canberra and has forced the closure of its airport.

Canberra bushfire alert level downgraded

34m ago

Justice Stephen Hall has temporarily suppressed pathologists' evidence in the Claremont trial.

Claremont forensic evidence suppressed

47m ago

File photo.

Trainer banned for 18 months after racehorse slaughtered

55m ago

The RFS says the loss of a water bomber's three crew shows the extreme danger of fighting fires.

Deadly bushfires return to southern NSW

56m ago

A Brisbane couple are believed dead after the crash of their scenic flight over Moreton Island.

Qld couple 'wouldn't survive' plane crash

Cheryl Goodenough and Sonia Kohlbacher
1hr ago

A large water bombing aircraft has crashed in the Snowy Mountains, killing three people on board.

Three dead as water tanker crashes in NSW

Steve Zemek
1hr ago

NSW minister David Elliott has rebuked charities for taking time to distribute bushfire donations.

Charities defend fires donations roll-out

AAP reporters
1hr ago

Tracey Bridgewater's father says her partner tried to strangle him and he thought he was dying.

WA man's face 'full of rage' before killed

Rebecca Le May
1hr ago

KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Author and researcher Dr Geoff Beeson will address the crowd at a water summit in Dubbo on January 30. Photo: Contributed

'Learn from the past', says water summit keynote speaker

1hr ago

Breast cancer survivor Lisa Hardman and nurse Rachael Stevens. Picture supplied by McGrath Foundation.

Imagine coping with cancer, drought, and fires? Lisa did

Nicholas Fuller

Tamworth races yesterday after race four, race five looked pretty dusty!

Main NSW race meeting cloaked in darkness

John Ellicott

NO BEEF: McDonald's new veggie burger is a straight-up-and-down vegetable patty, not a beef look-a-like.

When's a veggie burger a real veggie burger?

Shan Goodwin

Should lamington-flavoured hot cross buns be a thing?

Should lamington-flavoured hot cross buns be a thing?

Do your research pre-build

Do your research pre-build