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HERITAGE ON SHOW: Wellington product Brent Naden helped design the Penrith Panthers' Indigenous jersey for this weekend. Photo: PENRITH PANTHERS

Indigenous round recognition reflects changing society: Williams

Nick Guthrie

LEADING: Brent Naden scored a try and was strong throughout on Thursday. Photo: PENRITH PANTHERS

Rotation could be the role for Naden after try-scoring return

Nick Guthrie

RETURN TO ACTION: Keiran Brien is one of only a handful of Wellington premiership winners back at the Redbacks this season. Photo: SIMONE McMANUS

'It's fierce': Rebuild won't stop feeling in latest derby battle

Nick Guthrie

HERITAGE ON SHOW: Wellington product Brent Naden helped design the Penrith Panthers' Indigenous jersey for this weekend. Photo: PENRITH PANTHERS

Indigenous round recognition reflects changing society: Williams

ALL SMILES: Charlie Staines flies in to score one of his four tries on debut on Saturday. Photo: NRL PHOTOS

'It's unreal': Staines makes his mark in incredible NRL debut

Nick Guthrie

GOOD TIME: RSL-Colts cricketers last season at the Lady Cutler grounds, which also host football matches in the winter months. Photo: AMY McINTYRE

NSW sporting bodies ensure maximum participation, use of venues

Head to the Kimberley for the Ord Valley Muster. Picture: Sarah Duguid Photography

Kimberley's northern muster to celebrate 20th anniversary

Explore Travel

Sunset over Glasshouse Restaurant. Picture: Destination NSW

Take me home, country roads... to Tamworth's epic food scene

Explore Travel

CLOSED: The NSW border with Victoria remains shut down to all be permit holders. Picture: Border Mail

Latest travel restrictions: what you need to know

Explore Travel

The strategy aims to ensure the health and wellbeing of the community, while reopening the facilities from Saturday, May 23. Photo: Supplied.

WHAT'S ONCouncil implements new strategy to reopen recreation areas

Volunteer: Geurie's Justine Williams being presented her 2019 Hidden Treasures award by Dubbo MP Dugald Saunders at a ceremony last year. Photo: Amy McIntyre.

WHAT'S ONNominate a Hidden Treasure in your community who goes above and beyond

Dubbo Regional Council has engaged contract drillers who will be on site over the coming week to undertake services locations and preparations. Photo: File.

Council to conduct test drilling for bore at Bicentennial Park

The strategy aims to ensure the health and wellbeing of the community, while reopening the facilities from Saturday, May 23. Photo: Supplied.

WHAT'S ONCouncil implements new strategy to reopen recreation areas

Wellington Town Band president to pay his respect on Anzac Day

WHAT'S ONWellington Town Band president to pay his respect on Anzac Day

ENDURANCE TEST: Daniel Pumpa and his beloved dog Turbo took part in the Cobber Challenge for the first time last year. Photo: CONTRIBUTED

WHAT'S ONWorking dogs will go head-to-head in annual challenge

Spring clean your life and finances

Spring clean your life and finances

Emma Brown

From lifesaving to sanity saving, good customer service works

From lifesaving to sanity saving, good customer service works

Emma Brown

Photo: Rick Stevens.

The Great Central West

Andrew Lotherington

Spring clean your life and finances

Spring clean your life and finances

The path back to a new normal

The path back to a new normal

Emma Brown

Everyone's a winner with Pennytel

Everyone's a winner with Pennytel

Emma Brown

RENTAL TRENDS: Nationally, rent values declined 0.3% in the month of June, and 0.5% over the quarter. Photo - Shutterstock.

Rental market changes course

Ruth Lewis

2020 Winner: Cantala Avenue House wins this year's Australian House of the Year Photo - Christopher Frederick Jones.

Humble restoration defines the true meaning of home

Ruth Lewis

Tim McKibbin, CEO, Real Estate Institute NSW.

Building in a loan repayment buffer

Tim McKibbin

Remember, there's no one quite like you ...

Remember, there's no one quite like you ...

Gary Bentley

WATCH OUT: If the scam is sent by email, it is likely to include an attachment or link to a fake website where you will be asked to download proof of the 'bill', 'fine' or 'delivery details'. Opening the attachment or downloading the file could infect your computer with malware.

Scamwatch: Has someone asking for money threatened you with arrest?

MASK MAKING: The Elders Group at the Wellington Information and Neighbourhood Services (WINS) with Dubbo Mayor Ben Shields. Photo: CONTRIBUTED.

Elders Group work on making masks for the Wellington community

Taylor Dodge

Remember, there's no one quite like you ...

Remember, there's no one quite like you ...

Connecting with your true self is the secret

Connecting with your true self is the secret

Gary Bentley

Well done: Wellington's Daisy Smith took part in the MS Readathon fundraiser in 2019. Photo: Taylor Jurd

WHAT'S ONAwaken your love of reading, all while raising funds for MS

Nesroom

The numbers may just be levelling off, Victorian authorities suggested today.

DIGESTVictorian authorities hopeful cases are stabilising

Doing the right thing. Picture: Shutterstock

EXPLAINERWhat is the best and latest advice on masks?

Prime Minister Scott Morrison with Acting Chief Health Officer Paul Kelly after Friday's national cabinet meeting. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

Eleven Victorian MPs to quarantine in ACT as virtual parliament explored

Slicing and dicing the nation bit by bit

DIGESTSlicing and dicing the nation bit by bit

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has promised to share any Australian-developed vaccine. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

Failing to share vaccine would be 'judged terribly': PM

Sally Whyte

SURVIVOR: Stone Pine Distillery owner Ian Glen feared his business wouldn't survive the coronavirus lockdowns. Photo: CHRIS SEABROOK

Top tipples and good reputations keep wine makers, distillers going

Nadine Morton

The young play hard even in a pandemic, but they just don't get the message

OPINIONThe young play hard even in a pandemic, but they just don't get the message

Rick Allen

Melbourne's empty laneways, due to coronavirus shutdowns.

NATIONALAustralia coronavirus: NSW adds a hotspot

Janine Graham

Wellington Rotary members, Jennifer Wykes, Liz Masters and Emily Falson, helped cook and serve the barbecue breakfast.

PHOTOSLocals celebrate Australia Day at Cameron Park | Gallery

Creative: Wellington's Casey Dargan (pictured) has become a viral sensation after taking part in the 'Bin Isolation Outing' Facebook group. Photos: Supplied.

COVID-19 lockdown results in creative way to keep entertained

Fashionista: Kate Lynch was named as the best dressed touch of green winner in the online Fashion on the Field competition. Photo: Supplied.

PHOTOSLove of racing shines online at Wellington Boot Fashions on the Field

Marcus and Jo Clarke

Throwback Thursday: October 2009 | Photos

Adam Mitchell with Kellsey Melhuish

Throwback Thursday: 2014 Mt Arthur Challenge | Gallery

Flashback Friday: June 1996 | Gallery

PHOTOSFlashback Friday: June 1996 | Gallery

Throwback Thursday: September 1997 | Photos

Throwback Thursday: September 1997 | Photos

Students say thanks to those special women helping to make a difference

Students say thanks to those special women helping to make a difference

Katta O'Donnell is a law student at La Trobe university

It's time for the government to come clean

Katta O'Donnell

Happy, healthy and so cute despite the unexpected way she arrived. Picture: Supplied

OPINIONThrow out the birth plan and go with the flow

Christy Kidner

Technology can help connect the generations

Technology can help connect the generations

Jessie Mitchell

Qantas flight attendant Sara Armbrecht at the Qantas Founders Museum holding two dolls dressed in her minature Qantas uniforms: a Pucci unform worn 1974 to 1985 (left) and the current uniform designed by Martin Grant.

Flights of fashion: Doll collection celebrates century of Qantas uniforms

Geraldine Cardozo

Reforms for NSW retirement villages.

Retirement village reforms welcomed

Eileen Wood

NSW Seniors Festival: so much to celebrate

NSW Seniors Festival: so much to celebrate

An anti-lockdown protest in Melbourne has resulted in six arrests.

Vic suffers deadliest day of virus crisis

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Kindergarten will be free for term three across Victoria as the state tackles the COVID-19 outbreak.

Free kinder across Victoria for term three

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Queensland's border closure caused havoc, with many cars waiting hours only to be turned around.

Queensland tourism gets Ekka weekend boost

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Federal Labor has compared early super access to 'allowing cane toads into Australia'.

Super withdrawals 'dumb as cane toads':ALP

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Victoria has recorded its deadliest day of the pandemic, with 17 deaths and 394 new cases.

Vic coronavirus cases by the numbers

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Labor wants government data released on the number of people with disabilities affected by COVID-19.

Show data on disabled virus impact: Labor

Colin Brinsden
2hrs ago

NSW emergency services have responded to more than 700 calls as rain batters the south coast.

Southern NSW on high alert as rivers peak

Dominica Sanda
2hrs ago

Finance Minister Mathias Cormann has not ruled out changes to the JobKeeper wage subsidy program.

Cormann flexible on JobKeeper tweak

Colin Brinsden, AAP Economics and Business Correspondent
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Happy to see that tinge of yellow across his canola paddock, Mark Campbell, Woodlands, Merriwa.

Banking on canola triumph after years of drought

John Ellicott
2hrs ago

AgriEducate was started back in 2016 by Guy Coleman who wanted to encourage other people to recognise the benefits of agriculture.

Essay comp inspires deeper ag thinking

Shannon Beattie

Citizen scientist and volunteer Gerald McCaffrey studying streams in the Sydney basin for evidence of Platypus paddles. Photo: Western Sydney University

Platypus have been found in suburban streams

Happy, healthy and so cute despite the unexpected way she arrived. Picture: Supplied

OPINIONThrow out the birth plan and go with the flow

Christy Kidner

Six easy choices to make to build a more sustainable home

Six easy choices to make to build a more sustainable home

JOYFUL: The garden is the perfect place to soothe and inspire your soul.

Nothing like getting down and dirty to lift your spirits

John Gabriele