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COMEBACK KING: Boomerang throwing champion Paul Bryden was happy to share his expertise with the Local Outings group this week.

Paul returns - again and again and again | PHOTOS

Cody Tsaousis
1hr ago

IPC ruling draws mixed reaction

IPC ruling draws mixed reaction

Newsroom

ACM co-owner and executive chairman Antony Catalano said the Bendigo merger was "an example of the kind of decision-making that should go on in regional media".

Antony Catalano's merger deal to strengthen regional media

1hr ago

HUGE EFFORT: Dozens of volunteers were honoured at a recent long service ceremony.

RFS members gain recognition

Cody Tsaousis

FARM VISIT: We Care Road Trip participants hopped off the bus to meet some sheep.

Hope flows into Upper Hunter towns

Belinda-Jane Davis

Merriwa Springtime Show president Rob Tindall and dog Snapper

President 'blown away' by community support

Caitlin Reid

Keeping the tradition alive

Keeping the tradition alive

COMEBACK KING: Boomerang throwing champion Paul Bryden was happy to share his expertise with the Local Outings group this week.

Paul returns - again and again and again | PHOTOS

Cody Tsaousis
1hr ago

IPC ruling draws mixed reaction

IPC ruling draws mixed reaction

Newsroom

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

Keeping the tradition alive

Keeping the tradition alive

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

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

COMEBACK KING: Boomerang throwing champion Paul Bryden was happy to share his expertise with the Local Outings group this week.

Paul returns - again and again and again | PHOTOS

1hr ago

ACM co-owner and executive chairman Antony Catalano said the Bendigo merger was "an example of the kind of decision-making that should go on in regional media".

Antony Catalano's merger deal to strengthen regional media

1hr ago

Up she goes: Well, so says 97% of scientists, anyway. Photo: Shutterstock

REAL AUSTRALIA
Time to strike while the climate is hot

'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

Carla Hildebrandt

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?

Carla Hildebrandt

Tough day.

REAL AUSTRALIA
Well, that's a lot of bull

Sally Cripps

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

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

Punishment should be used as a last resort

Punishment should be used as a last resort

It's on again: Thousands of Australian students gathered for climate change protests in November last year, defying calls by Prime Minister Scott Morrison to stay in school. Picture: shutterstock.com

Democracy guarantees our right to protest

John Hewson

Up she goes: Well, so says 97% of scientists, anyway. Photo: Shutterstock

REAL AUSTRALIA
Time to strike while the climate is hot

Rachael Houlihan

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

Prime Minister Scott Morrison will discuss Iran with Donald Trump while in the US on a state visit.

Dutton expects Iran to dominate US visit

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BUYER BEWARE: The Planning Dept denied access to the combustible cladding register for Wollongong, citing fears of terrorist attacks.

'Terror attacks' blamed for combustible cladding secrecy

26m ago

Peter Dutton says Senator Pauline Hanson was wrong to suggest women lie in family custody battles.

Hanson wrong on family court claim: Dutton

36m ago

A court case over Adani allegedly providing false information has been delayed before it started.

Delay in Qld prosecution of Adani slammed

38m ago

Jock Palfreeman has been unexpectedly granted parole after serving 11 for murder in Bulgaria.

Bulgaria unexpectedly grants Aussie parole

40m ago

Scientist Tim Flannery says Australians are rebelling over Canberra's failure on climate change.

Civil society is torn: Flannery on climate

Tracey Ferrier
43m ago

Minister for Education Dan Tehan has gathered school leaders in Canberra to discuss teacher abuse.

Education experts discuss teacher abuse

Daniel McCulloch
59m ago

A new report says the federal government has wasted $10.8 billion on infrastructure in a decade.

Billions wasted on infrastructure: report

Colin Brinsden
1hr ago

Bull bar guidelines have now become permanent in NSW.

Bull bar laws are now here to stay

26m ago

Wool market starts to settle

Wool market starts to settle

KAREN BAILEY
1hr ago

NSW Beef Spectacular Feedback Trial analyst Jeff House, and Teys Australia Jindalee Feedlot manager Shane Bullock.

Third largest numbers in feedback trial

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

Recycle properly: Paint contains chemicals and metals that can contaminate our groundwater and have negative effects on human health when disposed of irresponsibly.

Think green when you spring clean

Rachael Ridley, Planet Ark
2hrs ago

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'