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WOLLONGONG: Sports psychologist Dr Stewart Vella, from University of Wollongong's Early Start Research Institute, is leading a study that will use sport to alleviate mental illness in young males. Photo: Paul Jones

BENDIGO: Foodshare launched an appeal, raising $36,100 on the first day and more than $1500 on the second. Foodshare must raise $100,000 by June next year or wind back its operation. Pictured are volunteer David Carswell and employee Michelle Rankin. Photo: Glenn Daniels

WAGGA WAGGA: Wagga's Chris O'Rourke and Brian Harris both landed $5000 each after scoring a hole-in-one on the 18th hole during the opening round of the City of Wagga Open at Wagga Country Club. Photo: Les Smith

CLARE VALLEY: The 77th annual Marrabel Rodeo was well attended and supported with about 3000 people turning out for the event. Benjamin Gard is pictured in action in the 2nd Div Saddlebronc. PHOTO: Chelsea Ashmeade

ORANGE: Orange City and Cabonne Council road safety officer Andrea Hamilton-Vaughan is urging parents to slow down in school zones and pay attention to signage such as no-parking zones. Photo: Steve Gosch

TATIARA: Field livestock producer Penny Schulz is concerned about the rising cost of mains water, which means expansion challenges for the family enterprise. Livestock SA is calling for strong differentiation in what livestock farmers pay for mains water versus city counterparts. Photo: Benn Gransden

MAITLAND: Sophistry, culottes and auteur – they’re not words you’d expect an 11-year-old to spell but Evina Yadav is not your average sixth grader. The Rutherford Public School leader will face off against 84 peers at the Premier’s Spelling Bee next month. 

YANKALILLA: Noah Fullen and Billy Russell, both of Normanville, were brave getting up close to a snake at the Yankalilla Show.

CEDUNA: It was a cliche case of four seasons in one day at the 2014 Oysterfest with festival goers battling the wind, sun and light shower but this didn't seem to dampen any of the 6000 spirits who enjoyed the event. Daniel and Renee Anderson enjoyed some local oysters. Photo: Vanessa Binks

MAITLAND: Lindsay and Maria Kirby, of Heddon Greta, look over the wreckage of their home. Their son, Kris, his two sons and a friend were inside the home at Heddon Greta when two petrol bombs were thrown into the house. 

BUNBURY: Bryce Lanigan, 15, is determined to get the wheels in motion on his plan to build a state-of-the-art multi-sports facility in greater Bunbury. Photo: Shanelle Miller

MARGARET RIVER: Margaret River's water supply scheme has received a $67 million upgrade. Regional Development Minister and Member for Warren-Blackwood, Terry Redman and Augusta-Margaret River Shire president Mike Smart were present for the announcement made by Water Minister Mia Davies. Photo: Zannia Yakas

BATHURST: Brett Smith took his children, Alannah and Liam, to the Kings Parade drivers signing to meet V8 driver Craig Lowndes. Photo: Chris Seabrook

PORT LINCOLN: Former Port Lincoln basketballer Demi Skinner was selected in the under 19 Australian Jayco Gems basketball team, which will compete in Fiji from December 1 to 6. Photo: Harry Fisher

COWRA: David Gillespie and Des Humphrey with their Champion Crossbred Fleece at the Morongla Show.

MUDGEE: Tamara Mullet becoming friends with one of the camels at the Gulgong Turf Club's Gulgong Community Fair and Camel Races.

DUBBO: Peter Tracey and Greg French were two of the runners travelling from Dubbo to Penrith as a fundraising event for the Adam Crouch Foundation. Photo: Greg Keen

WARRNAMBOOL: Mary Barker, of Warrnambool, arranged flowers for the Christ Church Warrnambool's annual flower show. Photo: Angela Milne

WARRNAMBOOL: Warrnambool Little Athletics Club members Ailsa Gome, 9, William Ralston, 5, Lachlan Gome, 5, Alysha Ralston, 9, and Shaylea Ralston, 7, get ready for the start of the season at the Brauerander Park athletic track. Photo: Damian White

WARRNAMBOOL: Harvey Brown, 5, Cruz Regan, 5, and Amelia McGarvie, 5, at South Warrnambool Primary School's crazy hair day. Photo: Vicky Hughson

TASMANIA: Lucah Mathiasson, 12, with his dog Ivy and mother Kristin. The trio will trek from St Helens to Hobart to raise funds for Special Olympics Tasmania. Photo: Geoff Robson

FRANKFORD: Lance Musgrave surveys the trail of damage at his Frankford property after vandals broke into an excavator and ran amok. Photo: Mark Jesser

LAUNCESTON: The Royal Launceston Show attracted a whopper crowd. The four-day event comes to a close on Saturday, October 11. Photo: Scott Gelston

GAWLER, TAS: Tanika Dargis is preparing to represent Australia at the pinnacle of world dog-handling shows, Crufts in London. The teenager recently won the 13 to 18-year-old division of the Australian Junior Dog Handling Championships in Western Australia. Photo: Grant Wells

BALLARAT: Julia Gillard was the 27th prime minister to have her sculpture revealed along Ballarat’s Prime Ministers Avenue.

BALLARAT: Row Past with 1956 Olympian rowers in two crews, a Japanese and a composite of Australia, Italy, Germany and Greece. Sadahiro Sunaga in the Japanese crew waves to fans after the race at the World Rowing Masters Regatta 2014 in Ballarat.

BALLARAT: A group of Ballarat youths fighting for the environment’s survival have returned from a 4000km conquest. Rode R.A.G.E team members Chloe Ridge-Burns and Zac McKee are pictured with their vehicle, Nemo. Photo: Kate Healy

BENDIGO: Jeanette Hartley is not afraid of going that extra mile.The former Bendigo woman has spent the past 12 days walking 210 kilometres from Ballarat to Bendigo on the Goldfields Track to raise funds for suicide prevention. Photo: Jim Aldersey

BORDER: Reg Morley was the first security guard in Albury and he has written a book about his experiences called Border Night Patrol. Photo: Matthew Smithwick

BORDER: Illegal drugs and family breakdowns among students' families are leaving school principals overworked and stressed, leading Border teacher Anne Klock said. Photo: Dylan Robinson

COOLAMON: James Mills and Laura Morrissey hang out with Connie, a four-week-old large black-cross piglet, at the Coolamon Scarecrow Festival. Photo: Les Smith

COOLAC: A man was killed and two others injured in a horror head-on crash near Coolac on Wednesday. Photo: Kieren L Tilly

WAGGA WAGGA: Boxer Joe Williams called for the Riverina sporting community to get behind his title fight. Photo: Les Smith

SHELLHARBOUR: Shellharbour City Council is promoting the concept of  ‘‘urban agriculture’’ with the help of the council’s nursery at Oak Flats. Nursery manager Michael Glisic with a load of banana trees. Photo: Adam McLean

NEWCASTLE: Maxine Stokes and Karstan Smith will tie the knot in front of the nation on Sunday night’s final of The Block Glasshouse, the same night their luxury renovation project goes under the hammer. Photo: Martin Philbey

NEWCASTLE: Dawn Bonomi lost her battle with cancer, her body holding on just long enough so she could watch her daughter Angela walk down the aisle. Photo: Ryan Osland

MAITLAND: Maitland women have joined an escalating anti-racism movement by donning the hijab in demonstration of their support for social harmony and opposition to race hate. Jan McDonald, Marg Edwards, Marg Wallin and Helen Dunlop are wearing hijabs in solidarity for Muslim women.

PORT MACQUARIE: St Joseph's Regional College HSC students Shannon Murray, Tyla Avery and Britney Avery hit the books for their upcoming HSE exams.

KATHERINE: Nelly Camfoo, 82, centre, donated personal memorabilia acquired during her life in the Top End to the Katherine Museum. Museum curator Simmone Croft and Member for Katherine Willem Westra van Holthe celebrate the donation.

SHOALHAVEN: Mark Simms from Simmark in the process of installing 320 solar panels on the roof of Hanlon Windows. He said projects like this could be in jeopardy if the Abbott government reduces its renewable energy target.

NAROOMA: Kate Bourke, Jess Bourke and Bonnie Barton dressed in pink and collected funds for the “I will survive” breast cancer awareness campaign at the Great Southern Blues Festival at Narooma.

NOWRA: John Reminis junior from Bakehouse Delights in East Nowra has been named Australia’s best baker.

KIAMA: Kiama surfer Dylan Longbottom and his daughter Summa are just back from filming the remake of Point Break. Photo: Sylvia Liber

GOOLWA: A man died at the scene of a light plane crash in Goolwa, south of Adelaide. Photo: Fleurieu Multimedia

JIMBOOMBA: Competition in the bread market has reached fever pitch but Jimboomba Bakery owner Holly Wilson is so far unfazed.

YOUNG: Mohammad and Ferna Carson wanted to set the record straight on the article printed in the Daily Telegraph which was labelled “misleading” and “inaccurate” by Young’s civic leaders. He said the reporters turned up on their doorsteps, telling them they wanted to write a story on the success of the small, but significant Muslim community in Young.

HORSHAM: Belle Baker has celebrated her 104th birthday. Photo: Kelly Lyons

WIMMERA: La Trobe University students Millie Scicluna, George Collins, Daniel Young and Emma Sumner work on Greening Australia’s Habitat 141 project at Nurcoung.  Photo: Paul Carracher

HUNTER: Granny flat battles have erupted in the Hunter, as soaring property prices lift demand for cheaper housing. Westlakes resident Nick Ryder is unhappy about a granny flat built at the back of his property. Photo: Dean Osland

WOLLONGONG: Head architect of The GPT Project Susanne Pini is pictured at the entrance of Wollongong Central, which opened to the public this week. Photo: Adam McLean

Bageshri Savyasachi

Defence Minister Richard Marles toured Ukrainian defence sites on Saturday. Picture supplied

New assistance comes amid 'unrelenting' Russian attacks.

Australia will send $100m in weapons and combat tools to support Ukraine

Carla Mascarenhas

Dan Berryman and son Charlie. Picture: Les Smith

Regional NSW kids are waiting up to six years for services.

REVEALED: The health funding crisis harming our kids

Nick Guthrie

Mudgee Glen Willow Stadium and (inset, clockwise from top) PMP players Pacey Stockton, James Stanley, Rylee Blackhall and Nick Booth.

There's challenges, but also a huge opportunity.

The PMP needs a Magic Round. Here's how it would work

NSW Health Minister Ryan Park. Picture: AAP 

Health Minister Ryan Park says work is 'ongoing' to deliver long-term solutions.

No respite: Government refuses to commit to funding paediatric clinics

Emily Anderson

Each year, 100-year-old Ruth Phillips travels to Melbourne from her Northern NSW home in Gleniffer to celebrate the Jewish festival Passover. Picture supplied

'The most relevant today than it has ever been.'

How a regional centenarian is celebrating Passover

Josh Callinan

Blake Ferguson has left the Kurri Kurri Bulldogs after just one competitive match. Picture by Jonathan Carroll

Early departure for Newcastle's highest-profile recruit in 2024.

Ferguson exits new club after just one competitive match

Mega gallery: The week in pictures

NATIONAL: A look back at the best pictures from around regional Australia this week.

Mega gallery: The week in pictures

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