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Glenn McGrath.
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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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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

Glenn McGrath.
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Register to host a Pink Stumps Day this cricket season

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

OH SO CLOSE: Kerrin McEvoy celebrates on Cross Control while Hugh Bowman rides Marmelo (right) to second. Photo: DAN HIMBRECHTS/AAP

One length back: Bowman gets within metres of Melbourne Cup glory on Marmelo

Alexander Grant

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

Taylor Jurd

Diddy and Kim Porter began dating in 1994 and were on and off until their final breakup in 2007.

Diddy ex-girlfriend found dead in home

Margeaux Sippell
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'I am in the hospital. I'm fine. Baby's fine,' Amy Schumer said on Instagram.

Amy Schumer in hospital, cancels show

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

A gifted musician, Roy Clark had 23 Top 40 country hits over many years in the US.

US singer, guitarist Roy Clark dead at 85

Jem Aswad

Kim Kardashian has told Van Jones, left, that her husband Kanye West is the "worst communicator".

Kim Kardashian says West misunderstood

Meredith Woerner

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

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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Communication is critical to our residents

Ben Shields

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

Member for Dubbo Troy Grant and Minister for Tourism and Major Events Adam Marshall, who has helped facilitate a special tourism relationship between NSW and China.

A good chance for us to promote the good work

Troy Grant

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Grab a good read

Wellington Library

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

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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

Winner of ther 2018 Melbourne Cup winner Cross Counter and jockey Kerrin McEvoy with trainer Charlie Appleby.

How the Melbourne Cup panned out: on the track

Megan Gale

25 faces you might know at the Melbourne Cup

Scenes from Flemington.

How Melbourne Cup 2018 panned out: off the track

British billionaire and owner of Magic Circle, Marwan Koukash, puts on a g-string during the Melbourne Cup parade press conference. Photo: AAP Image, Julian Smith

The billionaire, the Melbourne Cup and that g-string

Happiness It's all relative. Photo: Shutterstock

Happiness is relative to everyone around us

Falling behind: Australia has been sliding down global league tables in terms of performance in key subjects.

Our governments are not education smart

DISCUSSION: Flanked by Jan Edwards and Andrew Denton, Dr Rodney Syme speaks during last Sunday's forum.

Facts, not fear: how we die is important

Penny Hackett

SORE SUBJECT FOR SENIORS: From November 1 anyone aged 50 or over will have to visit a specialist to be referred for an MRI scan on a sore or injured knee.

Over 50s denied GP-referred knee MRI scans

Eileen Wood

BEST SHOT: Wilma Perkins competes in shot put - one of seven events in the heptathlon - at the World Masters Athletics Championships in Malaga, Spain. Photo: World Masters Athletics

Golden girls reign in Spain

Geraldine Cardozo

Win a NZ Holiday

Rebel Wilson High Court bid rejected

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Tony John Smith has been jailed for killing a woman while they were having sex.

Melbourne man jailed for sex killing

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Hundreds gather to farewell Ian Kiernan

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Brett Kavanaugh: His nomination to the US Supreme Court was one of the toxic events in politics this year.

Oxford Dictionary chooses its word of the year

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Queensland will trial using wi-fi to push surf safety alerts in seven languages to beachgoers.

Wi-fi plan to stop beach drownings

Tracey Ferrier
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Australian courts will be better able to hold banks accountable with new expanded resources.

Bank legal action gets funding windfall

Marnie Banger
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Ministers stick by Israel embassy shift

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Australia has referred India to WTO on sugar subsidies, Trade Minister Simon Birmingham(L) says.

Aust takes India to WTO over sugar

Marnie Banger
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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

Get your safety sorted: In addition to following these tips, pool owners should have a professional assessment of their pool’s compliance in order to ensure their pool is safe for all users.

Stay pool safe this season

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Below: Ms Young says the relationship she has with her children has completely changed.

The stark reality of drugs, motherhood and reversing stereotypes

Imogen Elliott

Some insurance companies will not pay for theft of luggage and personal effects left unattended in a motor vehicle unless they were left in a concealed storage compartment of the locked motor vehicle.

Is your 'unattended' luggage covered by insurance?

Noel Whittaker