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MP Barnaby Joyce in Walcha

The sounds of our stories to be recorded

Vanessa Arundale

The Walcha school 2019 Book Week Parades begin: photos

The Walcha school 2019 Book Week Parades begin: photos

Vanessa Arundale

Small patch of dieback affected pasture

Hay brought into the region suspected of paddock dieback

Newsroom

Guest has audience in stitches

Guest has audience in stitches

Coogee Cross

REPAIRS: Member for Northern Tablelands Adam Marshall has encouraged councils to apply for Fixing Country Roads Funding.

Road funding available to fix country roads

The North West, Northern Tablelands and Hunter regions are all expected to get hit by damaging winds.

Severe weather warning issued for parts of region

Ben Jaffrey

Tamworth, Glen Innes and Tenterfield were identified as at risk of running out of water in a draft report issued by the Department of Primary Industries six years ago.

Governments knew water crisis was coming: green group

Andrew Messenger

MP Barnaby Joyce in Walcha

The sounds of our stories to be recorded

Vanessa Arundale

The Walcha school 2019 Book Week Parades begin: photos

The Walcha school 2019 Book Week Parades begin: photos

Vanessa Arundale

Life, near-death and reality recognised. Photo: Shutterstock

REAL AUSTRALIA
Life, near-death and reality recognised

2hrs ago

Group 19 podcast for grand final week

Group 19 podcast for grand final week

Ellen Dunger

Honoured: New Walcha Rugby Club life members Barry Hoy, Rachel Laurie and Andrew Crawford. Photo Jenny Hoy.

Stalwarts' efforts are recognised for life

AJ Cross

Andrew and Gin Crawford with guest speaker Mick Colliss

Walcha Rugby Club 125th Black Tie Ball: mega gallery

Vanessa Arundale

Group 19 podcast for grand final week

Group 19 podcast for grand final week

1953 New England first Grade Major Premiers with their coach Keith Cummins (centre back row) and captain Peter Fenwicke (centre front row)

Natural born leader

Graham Croker

Group 19 rugby league podcast: Grand finals and preliminaries

Group 19 rugby league podcast: Grand finals and preliminaries

Ellen Dunger

Brent McLeod, Northern Tablelands Local Land Services Livestock Officer - Sheep

Find farming advice at the pub this Friday

Vanessa Arundale

TALENTED: The 2019 UNESAP prize winners and runners-up in NERAM last Friday with museum director Rachael Parsons, UNE Provost and Deputy Vice-Chancellor Todd Walker and judge Myf Gullifer

NERAM celebrates the skills of our students: mega gallery

Nicholas Fuller

42 rally cars are heading our way, although they're more likely to be kicking up dust than water this trip, in this part of the world.

Walcha revving up to raise funds for kids living with kidney disease

Newsroom

Brent McLeod, Northern Tablelands Local Land Services Livestock Officer - Sheep

Find farming advice at the pub this Friday

Niangala Primary School year 1 student Chaise Gibson's watercolour work 'Blue Dogs'

Walcha students to be included in 'Let's hang it!' exhibition

Newsroom

Douglas Bellamy

Learn about diabetes symptoms in Walcha this week

Vanessa Arundale

Popular choice: Owning a mobile phone is a necessity for just about everyone these days, but did you know that there are 2.5 billion of us that use Android making it the world's most popular operating system.

How to find the perfect phone for you

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Water villas at the Maldives at sunrise. The islands of the Maldives are explored by boat, revealing pristine beaches and abundant wildlife.

A delightful Indian Ocean island cruise

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OUTLOOK: The ACM survey aims to find out more about what makes regional and rural communities tick.

Help us build a better understanding of regional Australia

Popular choice: Owning a mobile phone is a necessity for just about everyone these days, but did you know that there are 2.5 billion of us that use Android making it the world's most popular operating system.

How to find the perfect phone for you

We may not have been back to the moon since 1969 but the advanced technology of today would certainly have to make for a smoother landing.

Could your mobile phone take you to the moon and back?

Emma Brown

SOMETHING TO TRUMPET: Everyone likes to look good in Cochin, India.

Cruise Singapore to Dubai next year

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Featured property | An updated classic

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King of the hill | 404 Gostwyck Road, Uralla

King of the hill | 404 Gostwyck Road, Uralla

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

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

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

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

Life, near-death and reality recognised. Photo: Shutterstock

REAL AUSTRALIA
Life, near-death and reality recognised

2hrs ago

John Paul Young, with percussionist Paul Kirtley and keyboardist/songwriter Warren "Pig" Morgan, performing at Goodooga. Picture: Scott Bevan

Pop icon's long journey to honour Aboriginal diggers

Get out the ferris wheel - it's showtime in Adelaide (nearly). Photo: Shutterstock

REAL AUSTRALIA
When rams plus jams equal showtime

The Walcha school 2019 Book Week Parades begin: photos

The Walcha school 2019 Book Week Parades begin: photos

NEW TERRITORY: From left, City Calm Down's Jack Bourke, Lee Armstrong, Jeremy Sonnenberg and Sam Mullaly wanted to brighten and simplify their sound on Television, following the claustrophobic gloom of their acclaimed record Echoes In Blue.

City Calm Down change the channel on new album Television

Josh Leeson

MAD FOR IT: Oasis legend Liam Gallagher will headline the Fairgrounds Festival in Berry in December.

Oasis star Liam Gallagher set to hit Fairgrounds running

Josh Leeson

GOT IT: While picking up the keys was exciting, I soon realised that this was the easy part. Photo: SUPPLIED

I renovated a house for Airbnb: here's what I learnt

Alex Crowe

Son of a gun: Zipping Browny's sire, three-time Group 1 winner My Bro Fabio. Picture: Sandown Greyhounds.

Maidens take centre stage at Dapto

Peter Davis

Life, near-death and reality recognised. Photo: Shutterstock

REAL AUSTRALIA
Life, near-death and reality recognised

2hrs ago

Picture: Adam McLean.

OPINION
Spare me the Jack De Belin's pity party

Zoe Cartwright

A heavenly lost and found

A heavenly lost and found

Michelle Haines Thomas

Kookaburras to Mr Whippy. What does Australia sound like to you?

Kookaburras to Mr Whippy. What does Australia sound like to you?

'GREAT HONOUR': Canberra healthcare worker and grandmother Aunty Thelma Weston has been named 2019 NAIDOC Female Elder of the Year.

Aunty Thelma's warm welcome

Geraldine Cardozo

Older Australians are among at-risk groups for sepsis.

It kills 5000 Aussies a year, but do you know the sepsis warning signs?

Eileen Wood

Kristina Keneally says Peter Dutton has overseen a blowout in air arrivals of asylum seekers.

Labor targets air asylum seeker arrivals

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Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says her party has "climbed Mount Everest".

Queensland premier happy to be an underdog

1hr ago

The government intends to strengthen laws to block websites hosting extremist content.

Websites blocks for extreme terror content

1hr ago

Ben Fordham has been criticised for asking the NSW premier if she'd ever have an abortion.

Payne slams abortion questions to premier

1hr ago

SA Police have highlighted the 1973 disappearance of children Joanne Ratcliffe and Kirste Gordon.

SA Police highlight notorious cold case

Gabriel Polychronis
2hrs ago

French seaside town Biarritz is a ghost village due to heavy security ahead of the G7 summit.

Empty streets in beachside Biarritz for G7

Katina Curtis, AAP Senior Political Writer
2hrs ago

A Sydney mural depicts broadcaster Alan Jones strapped into a head harness with a red ball gag.

Mural shows Alan Jones gagged by red ball

Heather McNab
2hrs ago

Australia has expressed concerns after the latest wave of Hong Kong protests erupted in violence.

Australia concerned by Hong Kong violence

Daniel McCulloch
2hrs ago

Top priced bull, Bannaby Reality P53 with Elders auctioneer Steve Ridley, representative for purchaser Helen Stone, Elders agent, Michael Coggan, Maureen and Keith Kerridge of Bannaby Angus and Landmark auctioneer Tim Woodham.

Bannaby Angus bulls average $6706

Olivia Calver

Top priced bull KO B074 Beast Mode P48 with Craig Allen and Felix Li, Tea Gardens, Nerong Park, Angus Onisforou, K.O. Angus, Elders auctioneers Joe Wilks and Andy McGeoch and Tim Lord, K.O. Angus.

K.O. Angus bulls top at $12,000

Olivia Calver

The Wodonga Special Store Sale saw 2300, mostly light cattle, yarded. Photo supplied.

Heavy steers sell to $1440 at Wodonga

Olivia Calver

Cost, convenience and space are all things to consider when deciding where to stay on your next trip. Picture: Supplied

Hotel vs apartment: the pros and cons

Michael Turtle

A great experience: fishing at Berkeley River Lodge.

Great ideas for your next getaway

John Rozentals

Nowhere epitomises the problems as much as Venice, which attracts 30 million tourists a year to its magnificent canals and bridges.

Top tourism spots crack down as they become victim of own success

Emma Batha, Thomson Reuters Foundation

A helping paw: Dogs help humans in many ways, even if it just companionship.

Paws and consider how much dogs help us on International Dog Day, August 26

1hr ago

Purpose: National Skills Week (August 26 to September 1) celebrates the achievements of practical learners, focusing on the benefits of skills and training. Photos: Shutterstock.

Demand for skilled labour

Sam Hollier

Valley's deep copper finish is the perfect complement to nature's earth tones. Retail $179.

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