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Merriwa Springtime Show president Rob Tindall and dog Snapper

President 'blown away' by community support

Caitlin Reid
18m ago

Keeping the tradition alive

Keeping the tradition alive

1hr ago

Scone Bypass work to affect motorists

Scone Bypass work to affect motorists

1hr ago

Crash causing delays on New England Highway

Crash causing delays on New England Highway

It's a chance to recognise excellence: MP

It's a chance to recognise excellence: MP

LOCAL HERO: Margaret Blake is proud her husband, Peter, has gained recognition for his 65 years fighting fires.

Local RFS pioneer recognised

Cody Tsaousis

Young Merriwa Magpie Oscar Swan (centre), who is now in the top six of the nation-wide MyLeague Moment of the Year competition.

Young Magpie seeks more support | VIDEO

Rod Thompson

Merriwa Springtime Show president Rob Tindall and dog Snapper

President 'blown away' by community support

Caitlin Reid
18m ago

Keeping the tradition alive

Keeping the tradition alive

1hr ago

Suspicions, secrets revealed. Annette: Cold Case Unlocked episode 2

Suspicions, secrets revealed. Annette: Cold Case Unlocked episode 2

Aberdeen's Callum Goodwin is a member of the Hunter Valley Group 21 under-15 team, which will contest this weekend's CRL Country Championships.

Young guns set to fire on big stage

Rod Thompson

Young Merriwa Magpie Oscar Swan (centre), who is now in the top six of the nation-wide MyLeague Moment of the Year competition.

Young Magpie seeks more support | VIDEO

Rod Thompson

EXCITING CHANGES: Cricket NSW manager - Hunter Gary Fisher.

Interest at an all-time high: Fisher

Rod Thompson

Aberdeen's Callum Goodwin is a member of the Hunter Valley Group 21 under-15 team, which will contest this weekend's CRL Country Championships.

Young guns set to fire on big stage

Students backing their national champion

Students backing their national champion

A great day of league | PHOTOS

A great day of league | PHOTOS

Alex Tigani

Merriwa Springtime Show president Rob Tindall and dog Snapper

President 'blown away' by community support

Caitlin Reid
18m ago

Keeping the tradition alive

Keeping the tradition alive

1hr ago

SPECIAL GUEST: Cinematographer Velinda Wardell.

'All Aussie' at film festival

Merriwa Springtime Show president Rob Tindall and dog Snapper

President 'blown away' by community support

18m ago

Sweet dreams are made of cheese

Sweet dreams are made of cheese

Lights, camera, action

Lights, camera, action

FCAI's chief executive Tony Weber is urging motorists to check their airbags even in older vehicles.

Faulty airbags have no respect for vehicle age

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SERVICE PLUS: When it comes to telephone companies, 80-year-old Ballarat man Donald cares primarily about two things, an affordable plan and good old fashioned customer service. Advertiser content for Pennytel.

A company that cares

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FCAI's chief executive Tony Weber is urging motorists to check their airbags even in older vehicles.

Faulty airbags have no respect for vehicle age

GREAT OPPORTUNITY: Yoga tends to attract people who want to do something for themselves, trying to improve their physicality and mental wellbeing.

Improve your well-being

CUTTING THROUGH WITH SKILLS: Thiess coal quality geologist Sarah with local school students during the one of the Upper Hunter Mining Dialogue school tours to Mount Pleasant.

Targeting the best people

LOCAL HERO: Margaret Blake is proud her husband, Peter, has gained recognition for his 65 years fighting fires.

Local RFS pioneer recognised

Cody Tsaousis

Dr Marline Squance

Free workshop to raise awareness

Rod Thompson

NEW RECRUITS: Mangoola Rural Fire Brigades Cameron Norman, Karen Chua, Cody Cummings and Hunter Ball.

Newcomers provide an additional spark

LOCAL HERO: Margaret Blake is proud her husband, Peter, has gained recognition for his 65 years fighting fires.

Local RFS pioneer recognised

MOWING MADNESS: The lawn mower race was extremely popular again at the weekend. Pic: KAREN DAVIS PHOTOGRAPHY

Sandy Hollow Motorfest's superb $7000

Cody Tsaousis

We can all make a difference

We can all make a difference

Rod Thompson

'Give your mates a hug': Friends, family and fans remember Danny Frawley

'Give your mates a hug': Friends, family and fans remember Danny Frawley

Suspicions, secrets revealed. Annette: Cold Case Unlocked episode 2

Suspicions, secrets revealed. Annette: Cold Case Unlocked episode 2

Shae Deverll (main photo) never met her aunt Annette (top) but has lived with the ongoing grief of her grandmother Margaret Carver (below).

The aunt I never knew: who killed Annette?

Tough day.

REAL AUSTRALIA
Well, that's a lot of bull

THE RINGER: AKA Good Fruit and Vegetables editor Ashley Walmsley.

REAL AUSTRALIA
Farmers' take on the fake and flowers bloom despite the drought

Spring snow at Medlow Bath on September 17. Photo: Brigitte Grant Photography

Spring snowfall in Blue Mountains and beyond

Raising the standard of managers and leaders to create a better society

Raising the standard of managers and leaders to create a better society

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TEAM TAS: Pride in the jumper on show right here.

REAL AUSTRALIA
Team Tas: it's time to decide

Courtney Greisbach

When our stories don't stop at a soundbite

OPINION
When our stories don't stop at a soundbite

Marie Low

THE DESPERATE: Even before the AI strikes, Australia was in deep decline due to climate change: endless droughts and other extreme weather events such as super-cyclones and floods ... Artwork: Marco Mana

SATIRE
Stuck on a smelly refugee boat with Dutton

Mark Bode

Tough day.

REAL AUSTRALIA
Well, that's a lot of bull

Sally Cripps

See over a million spring flowering bulbs at Tesselaar Tulip Festival in Victoria, including tulips, daffodils, ranunculus and anemones.

Hello petal! Australia's must-see flower festivals

Geraldine Cardozo

FRIEND IN NEED: Alma's recognition of Tom's stroke symptoms helped to get him to hospital for a treatment in a timely fashion

Quick thinking Alma a stroke of luck for Tom

ART FORM: "I've stuck with pen, paper and paint," says Hairy Maclary creator Lynley Dodd, pictured here painting the cat Scarface Claw in her home studio in New Zealand.

Hairy Maclary creator Lynley Dodd's chaos theory

Geraldine Cardozo

The mother of the three missing Beaumont siblings - Jane (9), Arnna (7) and Grant (4) - has died.

Beaumont mum dies without finding children

17m ago

The mother of the three missing Beaumont siblings - Jane (9), Arnna (7) and Grant (4) - has died.

Mother of missing Beaumont children dies

28m ago

A digger moves soil at a factory in Adelaide last year during a failed search for human remains.

Key developments in the Beaumont case

44m ago

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews says the government will try to block pension rises for former MPs.

Former Vic MPs pension boost questioned

45m ago

Proposed laws to criminalise cash payments over $10,000 have reached parliament.

Cash payment limit laws hit parliament

Rebecca Gredley
51m ago

Arsonists have been told they will be caught as Queensland faces a tough start to the season.

You will pay: Qld minister tells arsonists

Tracey Ferrier
54m ago

Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton wants to crack down on dual nationals convicted of terror crimes.

Dutton pushing for citizenship loss powers

Daniel McCulloch
1hr ago

Peter Dutton has accused Labor of favouring New Zealanders over Australia's national interest.

Labor favouring NZ over Australia: Dutton

Daniel McCulloch
1hr ago

Tom Amey, Mummulgum via Casino, topped the state at last week's MSA eating quality awards by breeding a three-way cross that produces calves with 25 per cent Brahman content. Access to creep feed is key.

MSA no hurdle for Brahmans

Jamie Brown
6m ago

Co-operatively marketed beef has many advantages, provided organisations behind these arrangements have scale and an ability to share the work load.

United front in marketing good for some

Jamie Brown
1hr ago

A frightening pall of smoke erupts from the Guy Fawkes river gorge near Ebor. Photo by Pamela Robison.

Storms spark new coast fires

Jamie Brown
2hrs ago

The Great Barrier Reef Drive: one of Australia's most picturesque coastal roads.

What's your next holiday destination?

John Rozentals

Get in early: The ACCC inquiry found foreign cash is more expensive at airport locations than at other locations. When buying USD200 in February 2019, consumers could have saved AUD40 by purchasing from the cheapest supplier at a non-airport location, compared with the most expensive supplier at the airport.

Australians paying millions too much for foreign currency services: ACCC

FASCINATING: The Australian Fossil and Mineral Museum is known for exhibiting specimens from every major stage of life on Earth.

A weekend at the museum

Andrew Lotherington

Making the most of super: I can't think of an easier way for a young person to earn nearly $1 million. All they need to do is contact their superannuation fund and allocate their asset mix into growth investments.

Under 55? Go for growth

Noel Whittaker

NICE THREADS: It doesn't take much for boys to pull together a smooth look for their school formal, but it does help if they know what they like.

Choosing your 'bag of fruit'

10 clever household hacks using bicarb soda

10 clever household hacks using bicarb soda