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PRESERVING OUR HISTORY: Jane Morrison of the Walcha Historical Society showing children around the dilapidated machinery shed in 2018

These community projects are vying for our vote

Vanessa Arundale

Dan Muller

Dan Muller joins Walcha Energy Project

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ORGANISERS: Helping farmers forget the drought for a day UNE students Forbes Corby and Joel Maguire.

UNE farming symposium compares family and corporate farms

Douglas Bellamy

Learn about diabetes symptoms in Walcha this week

Vanessa Arundale

A sobering story of Love Bugs, tax returns and concussion

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A sobering story of Love Bugs, tax returns and concussion

James Joyce

Incoming Lions president Bruce Davidson with his wife Margaret and outgoing president Peter McIvor with his wife Vicki.

Lions' leadership changeover: photos

Vanessa Arundale

CONFIRMED: Authorities wouldn't release any details about the baby's identity or location. Photo: file

Meningococcal claims life of New England baby

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PRESERVING OUR HISTORY: Jane Morrison of the Walcha Historical Society showing children around the dilapidated machinery shed in 2018

These community projects are vying for our vote

Vanessa Arundale

Dan Muller

Dan Muller joins Walcha Energy Project

Newsroom

Insurance a bit of a puzzle to you? Be warned: It just might be about to get worse. Photo: Shutterstock

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Insurance = bills with benefits

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A LOCAL TO CHEER ON: Glen Innes' Sarah Byrne will line up for the Greater Northern Tigers in the Country Championships at Mead Park this Saturday.

Country Championships a huge coup for Glen Innes

Ellen Dunger

Group 19 rugby league podcast for round 14 of the competition

Group 19 rugby league podcast for round 14 of the competition

Ellen Dunger

IN THE CLEAR: Dean Kelly busts open the Warialda defence. Photo: Ellen Dunger.

Roos have one more chance to make finals with loss to Warialda

A LOCAL TO CHEER ON: Glen Innes' Sarah Byrne will line up for the Greater Northern Tigers in the Country Championships at Mead Park this Saturday.

Country Championships a huge coup for Glen Innes

Podcast for round 13 of the Group 19 rugby league competition

Podcast for round 13 of the Group 19 rugby league competition

Ellen Dunger

MIXED RESULTS: Group 19 succumbed to Group 4 before beating Group 21 at the Greater Northern Championships on Friday.

Group 19 miss out on back-to-back Jane Walmsley Shield wins

Ellen Dunger

Douglas Bellamy

Learn about diabetes symptoms in Walcha this week

Vanessa Arundale

STRUTTING THEIR STUFF: Annabelle Darcy and the other models in their street clothes ready for rehearsals

Walcha models get ready to wear wool for the catwalk

Rochelle Tubb

Adam Marshall at Garah Public School - one of the Northern Tableland's playgrounds open this school holidays

Local playgrounds open this school holidays

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Douglas Bellamy

Learn about diabetes symptoms in Walcha this week

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Holiday fun starts next week

Vanessa Arundale

What a glorious feeling: ADMS are Singin' in the Rain

What a glorious feeling: ADMS are Singin' in the Rain

Nicholas Fuller

RHUBARB AND ROSIE: Janie Kent opened the florist shop in April last year. She sells fresh flowers for weddings, birthdays, thank yous, 'or just because'.

Parade features town's gowns

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RHUBARB AND ROSIE: Janie Kent opened the florist shop in April last year. She sells fresh flowers for weddings, birthdays, thank yous, 'or just because'.

Parade features town's gowns

ASSISTANCE: The UN report, Investing in Rural People, calls on mature-aged workers to provide skills, resources and confidence to youths.

Working on helping youths

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A delightful Indian Ocean island cruise

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Rural living at its best | 1 Gostwyck Road, Uralla

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House of the week: An impeccable residence on a quiet street

House of the week: An impeccable residence on a quiet street

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

Insurance a bit of a puzzle to you? Be warned: It just might be about to get worse. Photo: Shutterstock

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Insurance = bills with benefits

43m ago

Peter Garrett.

40+ photos from the 2019 Big Red Bash

Justine Carmady from Hat Head, Elle Gillett and Jake wilton holding the hooks after the rescue. Photo: Supplied

Watch a manta ray with hooks stuck in eye ask a human for help

From 2017: The dunes of Big Red were a perfect vantage point to watch the glorious sunset.

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Rock on: when the dead heart is jump-started

It was 30 years ago today ... no, nothing to do with The Beatles.

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All grown up, Charles Sturt University celebrates its 30th birthday

Jodie Bruton

STAY KIND: Ralph Kelly in the lead-up to the first Stay Kind Cup.

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When one act of kindness makes a difference

Natalie Zelinsky

Incoming Lions president Bruce Davidson with his wife Margaret and outgoing president Peter McIvor with his wife Vicki.

Lions' leadership changeover: photos

Vanessa Arundale

David Bowie as Ziggy Stardust in1973. Picture: Masayoshi Sukita. Below: The Earth behind the surface of the moon during the Apollo 8 mission. Picture: William Anders/NASA via AP

Bowie's Space Oddity 50 years on

Mitch Goodwin

Insurance a bit of a puzzle to you? Be warned: It just might be about to get worse. Photo: Shutterstock

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Insurance = bills with benefits

Janine Graham
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Adam Goodes.

We all need to wake up to this illness

Sam Strong
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Can behavioural tests determine good staff?

Can behavioural tests determine good staff?

John Malouff

Funerals: the times are a-changing

Funerals: the times are a-changing

Cheryl Field

KEEP ON TOP OF IT: Pharmacists recommend osteoarthritis sufferers talk to their health professional to ensure they are approaching their pain management in the best way.

Osteo sufferers face medication tighten-up

New horizons: Maureen Gleeson (right) and fellow She Shedder Joy Schornikow.

Sheilas sharing the shed

Simon Garner

A speeding driver who smashed into a pole, killing his mate in the passenger seat, is facing jail.

Vic driver awaits jail over mate's death

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Displaced residents don't know when they can return to Gold Coast's Earle Haven Nursing Home.

Fed govt to probe aged-care shutdown

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Mr and Mrs Morrison gifted Ms Ardern's daughter Neve a pink toy bunny.

Ardern left holding the bunny in Melbourne

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Sophie Taylor-Price is continuing her grandfather Bob Hawke's environmental vision through Landcare.

Hawke legacy in Landcare 30th birthday

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A Queensland woman has been sentenced to nine-and-a-half years' jail for attempted murder.

Qld woman jailed for attempted murder

Nicholas McElroy
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A Perth cafe owner denies selling two marijuana-laced brownies to a family.

WA cafe owner denies cannabis brownie sale

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Beverley Quinn, her daughter Mara Harvey and three grandchildren were murdered last September.

Father jailed for WA family murders

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A criminologist has likened the trauma in police strip searches to that suffered in sexual assaults.

Strip-search trauma 'akin to sex assault'

Luke Costin
2hrs ago

Glen Innes recorded -12 this morning. Was it a record or not? For local photographer Jayson Sharman the frost brought "sheets of ice on the water, white frost on the backs of the black swans on the Beardy river".

Deep freeze in Celtic country

Jamie Brown

Professor Fred Below is a crop physiologist at the University of Illinois.

The seven wonders of corn yield

Olivia Calver

The Australian Trucking Association (ATA) says allowing more access to high productivity vehicles like this AB-Triple, will reduce freight costs, improve road safety and reduce emissions. Photo supplied by ATA.

Increase road trains to reduce road toll?

Olivia Calver

Lake Louise: Definitely a North American highlight.

Find your next holiday amongst these travel deals

John Rozentals

The super outlook right up George and Pitt Streets to Sydney's CBD and a seemingly ever-changing skyline.

On track for a convenient stop-over

John Rozentals

Meat lovers will relish at Canada's Largest Ribfest, located in Spencer Smith Park in Burlington, Ontario from Friday 30 August until 2 September 2019.

Foodie festivals for gastronomic getaways

Permission: I have noticed many images lately from friends and celebrities and politicians but I would guarantee very few have read the Terms and Conditions.

Your face, your photo, but who owns the image?

Mathew Dickerson
2hrs ago

For more recipes like this visit sydneyfishmarket.com.au/seafood-school

Try this: Stir-fried squid with black beans, bok choy & noodles

The big question now is - are you going to eat your lamington or squirrel it away?

How to have your lamington and eat it too

Noel Whittaker