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Walcha Seniors Festival 2019: photos and video

Vanessa Arundale

Rural Women’s Gathering committee member Dale Williams and committee chair Karen Brown have started work on the event, and a meeting will be held this month to update the community.

Community meeting for rural gathering

Vanessa Arundale

Photo: Brayden Vickery.

What you need to know about the Tingha fire

Drug driving, malicious damage and break ins

Vanessa Arundale

Eric Noakes

Escalation push continues

Vanessa Arundale

Herbs and more are on offer at the local markets

Markets rock on weekend

Vanessa Arundale

Walcha town yesterday

Smoke pall perils

Vanessa Arundale

Walcha Seniors Festival 2019: photos and video

Vanessa Arundale

Rural Women’s Gathering committee member Dale Williams and committee chair Karen Brown have started work on the event, and a meeting will be held this month to update the community.

Community meeting for rural gathering

Vanessa Arundale

Walcha Seniors Festival 2019: photos and video

ON TO THE FIELD: Glen Innes Magpies will host Narwan for the opening round of the Group 19 competition. Photo: Brenton Hodge.

Group 19's 2019 rugby league season fixtures released

Ellen Dunger

The winged one that got away during a fishing trip

Coogee Cross

Making history: Rep footy players Katelyn Smith and Robyn Broadbent from Walcha.

Duo’s squad selection a true triumph for Walcha league

A.J. Cross

ON TO THE FIELD: Glen Innes Magpies will host Narwan for the opening round of the Group 19 competition. Photo: Brenton Hodge.

Group 19's 2019 rugby league season fixtures released

LETHAL: Taneika Landsborough was hard to stop across the two matches.

McCulloch ‘proud’ to be part of women’s rugby league development

Ellen Dunger

Binge keen to develop under 23s after impressive showing

Jem Nash and Ellen Dunger

Herbs and more are on offer at the local markets

Markets rock on weekend

Vanessa Arundale

Long lunch to raise playground funds

Vanessa Arundale

The BJF crew: Adam Iuston, Hugh and Stef Cook, Kit Dawson and Michael Luchich. Absent: Alice Gibson, Lisa Kirton, Oscar Waugh, Adrian and Katy Walsh.

Family-friendly music festival committee gets funding for 2019 event

Vanessa Arundale

Herbs and more are on offer at the local markets

Markets rock on weekend

Walcha Farmers’ Market – stalls, live music, and more!

Newsroom

Some of the Chirstmas raffle goodies

Christmas party, music and raffles

Vanessa Arundale

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Tamworth Country Music Festival

From the desk of Mrs Claus: Mrs Claus opens her heart to tell the children of the world how she feels about them this Christmas.

A note from Mrs Claus to share the joy

Mrs Claus

Sarah Mostyn, of Windella Farms

Five small businesses making their dreams come true

Emma Elsworthy

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Tamworth Country Music Festival

Rebecca Stern, of Mustard Made.

Savvy business mums are doin' it for themselves in regional Australia

Emma Elsworthy

Aloha Zen’s Byron Bay Pillow, $107.00

Unique gift ideas for the hard-to-buy-guy in your life

Emma Elsworthy

Homes sold recently in regional NSW centres.

Regional NSW property hotspots – and what to expect in 2019

Rural peace can be found on city’s edge

A majestic hideaway in serene setting

The 2018 Book Week Parade at Walcha Central is a colourful fancy-dress feast: mega gallery

Vanessa Arundale

Slice of history: The panel added to the monument in the Walcha War Memorial Park after the end of World War II.

Call for more to war

Bob Walsh

The fatal flight: Lost lives of the Lutana

Simon Bourke

The 2018 Book Week Parade at Walcha Central is a colourful fancy-dress feast: mega gallery

CHAMPION: Olympian Cecil Healy died in battle. Picture: AWM P04366.007

Road to Remembrance

Michael Grealy

GRAND DESIGNS: Australian engineers rebuild a crossing over the Somme swamps near Cléry on September 2, 1918, to keep communications open and transport moving after the capture of Péronne. Picture: AWM E03143

Road to Remembrance

Michael Grealy

Walcha Seniors Festival 2019: photos and video

Safety first: Judy Brown and YFCC health promotion officer Jasmin Dunn celebrate National Condom Day. Picture: Brodie Weeding

Sexual health app launched on National Condom Day

Two utes valued at $300k among treasures lost in container spill

Tingha fire: How it happened

INVISIBLE EXERCISE: See how your pelvic floor works and the proper way to exercise it in free 3D animated videos.

Ladies, it’s time to exercise that pelvic floor – you too guys

Eileen Wood

Photo: Brayden Vickery

The Tingha fire, through Brayden Vickey’s lens

Friends and family of the late Cathie Brennan ( nee Meredith) at the 2019 Walcha Races Cathie Brennan Memorial Race Day

Family day success at Walcha Races: photos and video

Vanessa Arundale

Lady Gaga and Mark Ronson perform "Shallow" at the 61st annual Grammy Awards.

Who won what at the 2019 Grammy Awards

Take a seat, make it yours

Michelle Haines Thomas

Is your inner character busting to get out?

John Malouff

Jack de Belin, pictured here at Wollongong court house, should be stood down. Picture: Adam Mclean.

Jack de Belin should be stood down until rape charges are settled

Opinion: Ben Langford

‘I stopped breathing’: Water safety skills ‘vital’ for seniors

Geraldine Cardozo

INVISIBLE EXERCISE: See how your pelvic floor works and the proper way to exercise it in free 3D animated videos.

Ladies, it’s time to exercise that pelvic floor – you too guys

Eileen Wood

SALT OF THE EARTH: Landcare volunteer Graeme Stevenson was one of three finalists in the prestigious Bob Hawke Landcare Award last year.

Job well dung for poo-ologist

Johanna Baker-Dowdell

Crews battling bushfires in northern NSW are working through the weekend to contain the blazes.

Crews work to contain NSW bushfires

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Robert Doyle has withdrawn a court bid to stop a sexual misconduct report being released.

Robert Doyle report release date unknown

Two inmates who allegedly attacked Tony Mokbel in a Victorian jail fear for their safety.

Mokbel in hospital, accused duo in custody

A new report has recommended major changes to Australian online laws to stamp out harassment.

Sweeping new laws to protect people online

A bushfire in the northern NSW town of Tingha ripped through more than 21,000 hectares of bushland.

Bushfires claim 22 homes in northern NSW

Perry Duffin and Heather McNab

Robert Doyle has dropped legal action against the release of a report into misconduct claims.

Robert Doyle sex report action withdrawn

Christine McGinn

Charges have been dropped against the man accused of murdering Cheryl Grimmer nearly 50 years ago.

Grimmer murder charge dropped by DPP

Margaret Scheikowski

A tribunal has ruled TV host Sonia Kruger vilified Muslims with comments about immigration.

Today's Sonia Kruger 'vilified' Muslims

Perry Duffin

Tom and Sophie Holt from Tondara Herefords, Coonong Station, Urana, with manager Joe Gahan and their trophy for Riverine Classic Beef Champion pen.

Coonong's Riverine Classic win

Hannah Powe
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Deputy incident controller Liz Ferris is part of the incident management team working from the Northern Tablelands fire control centre in Glen Innes. Pictures: Andrew Messenger

Behind the scenes: inside the fire HQ control centre

Andrew Messenger
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James Nixon among his winning Leewang maiden ewes of Bundemar blood at Leewang, Yarrabandai, classed by Tom Kirk.

Winning flock is breeding true western sheep

Mark Griggs

Parramasala: A vibrant cross-section of cultures.

Your weekly travel inspiration

Skip the flowers and hit the road with your Valentine

Sitting on the Mollymook Headland, Bannisters by the Sea has prime position.

Spend some time revelling in the rivalry of seaside siblings in Mollymook

Scott McRae

SURVIVOR: Carol Maney was twice a victim of forced adoption. Picture: Frances Vinall

Forced adoption: stolen babies, family secrets, unsolved mysteries

Frances Vinall

PASSIVE DESIGN: Done correctly, it can reduce or eliminate the need for auxiliary heating or cooling, which accounts for about 40 per cent (or much more in some climates) of energy use in the average Australian home.

Go passive on design

Bige enough for three - Generation X&Y, Millennials and Boomers have all hit the workforce - with different skills and experiences.

The X-Y breakdown of generations in Australia

Zoe Cartwright