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POWERHOUSE: Aberdeen Tigers forward Jayson Hovi surges into the Denman Devils defence at McKinnon Field on Saturday. Pic: ROD THOMPSON

Is it a two-team race?

Rod Thompson

RECORD BREAKER: Dorothy Moore is celebrating an outstanding 52 years with the Muswellbrook RSL Women's Bowling Club.

Bowls legend etches name in history books

Cody Tsaousis

MAKING A MARK: Former Greta Branxton Colt Hudson Young. Pic: Karleen Minney

Canberra young guns ready for Taumalolo

Eamonn Tiernan

POWERHOUSE: Aberdeen Tigers forward Jayson Hovi surges into the Denman Devils defence at McKinnon Field on Saturday. Pic: ROD THOMPSON

Is it a two-team race?

MILESTONE MAN: Daniel Hoogerwerf recently celebrated his 200th appearance for the Aberdeen Tigers.

Tigers roaring loudly again

Rod Thompson

Aberdeen Tigers captain-coach Ben Baker

No place for faint-hearted

Rod Thompson

It's 'baaa-ck' on again

It's 'baaa-ck' on again

Scone Films Catherine Boulton with Passengers graphic designer Fahimah Badrulhisham and producer and writer David Curzon at the 2018 Scone FilmFest.

Try something different - and new

A chance to discuss future of libraries

A chance to discuss future of libraries

It's 'baaa-ck' on again

It's 'baaa-ck' on again

Haven for outdoor enthusiasts

Haven for outdoor enthusiasts

STAR POWER: Tim McGraw is coming to Australia in October for the Deni Ute Muster and has added a Hunter Valley sideshow to his itinerary.

Grammy Award winner boasts star power

Lisa Rockman

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.

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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

Homes sold recently in regional NSW centres.

Regional NSW property hotspots – and what to expect in 2019

HELPING HANDS: Teressa Williams and De Patterson have both been amazing contributers for St Joseph's Primary School in Merriwa.

Volunteers play a crucial role

Cody Tsaousis

HISTORIC MOMENT: Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin here on July 21, 1969, standing on the Moon in a photograph taken by mission commander Neil Armstrong. Across Australia and around the globe, hundreds of millions tuned in to watch as the human race took its first steps in space. Once the realm of science fiction, it was now a reality. Picture: NASA

Race to space began as a daring dream

By Helen Sim

A chance to WOW everyone

A chance to WOW everyone

HELPING HANDS: Teressa Williams and De Patterson have both been amazing contributers for St Joseph's Primary School in Merriwa.

Volunteers play a crucial role

Carrying on: Marian Byfield, along her husband Don, has not let their life-threatening cancer diagnoses slow their Biggest Morning Tea event down.

Join in the Biggest Morning Tea

Pic: Mackay Photography

Hard work pays off

The long wait 'finally over' | PHOTOS

The long wait 'finally over' | PHOTOS

OCEAN'S mystery: Beachcomber John Miller from Port Fairy is discovering plenty of interesting items washed onto the shoreline. Picture: Anthony Brady

Beachcombers are on the hunt for rare finds along our coastline

Nic Langenberg (left) with 104-year-old Dorothy Yeomans at Sea Life Sydney Aquarium.

Watch this shark glide by 104-year-old Dorothy

MAGICALLY MIGHTY: Sally Jones and her horse Darkmoor da Vinci were the centre of attention, and Corinne Mansell couldn't help but get in on the action.

It lived up to all the expectations | PHOTOS

ALL AGES: Piper, Kim and Glarice were taking in the sights and colours at the event.

All aboard the celebration | PHOTOS

Cody Tsaousis

Historic loss: The Ravensworth school building goes up in flames on Saturday night. It is not known if the 1876 building can be salvaged. Picture: Tim Harris

Blaze rips through historic Ravensworth Public School

Matthew Kelly

Punters aplenty among the vineyards

Punters aplenty among the vineyards

The weird, whacky wonderfulness of election day

The weird, whacky wonderfulness of election day

How you deal with disappointment is key

How you deal with disappointment is key

Zoë Wundenberg
59m ago

Australia, now is the time for climate action

Australia, now is the time for climate action

Mark Gardner

When planners play it right

When planners play it right

Michelle Haines Thomas

Associate Professor Stephen Macfarlane is part of a clinical trial looking into treatment for Parkinson's disease dementia.

Trial of new drug to treat Parkinson's dementia

MEET AND GREET: Academics from University of Sunshine Coast with international students, attending a familiarisation tour of the Cooinda Aged Care.

Uni 'roomies' to move into aged care home

SMART MOVES: Thinking of downsizing to a granny flat? Make sure you formalise decisions and get legal advice before moving in.

Estate planning: avoid granny flat pitfalls

Police plan to speak to Ivan Milat over dozens of unsolved murders as he fights terminal cancer.

Police to probe Ivan Milat over homicides

33m ago

Samantha Knight's mother Tess Knight isn't satisfied pedophile Michael Guider is safe for release.

Sydney pedophile backtracks on guilty plea

1hr ago

First-time Labor candidate Anika Wells declared victory in the Queensland federal seat of Lilley.

Labor claiming victory in close Qld seat

1hr ago

George Pell will appeal convictions for sexually abusing two boys but won't appeal his sentence.

Pell won't appeal child abuse sentence

1hr ago

Victoria's Treasurer Tim Pallas unveils a budget that borrows more to spend on major infrastructure.

Vic ramps up debt to deliver poll promises

Kaitlyn Offer
1hr ago

Victoria has allocated budget funds to fix waste issues including stockpiles and toxic fires.

Recycling fixes get $35m in Vic budget

Georgie Moore
1hr ago

The Vic government has a fine line to tread, managing debt while spending to deliver on promises.

Big spending Vic budget a tightrope act

Kaitlyn Offer
2hrs ago

Amber Holt who's accused of throwing an egg at Scott Morrison has briefly faced court in Albury.

Woman faces NSW court over PM's egging

2hrs ago

Southern Beef Technology Services technical officer Boyd Gudex speaks at the Capitalise on Carcase conference.

Is it time to do away with days to calving EBVs?

Lucy Kinbacher
29m ago

Dubbo MP, Dugald Saunders with Rosh Mercer and Brian Lewis, Glencoe, who had the highest combined hoof and hook score and were the most successful exhibitor.

Glencoe White Suffolks score big at Dubbo Hoof and Hook

Olivia Calver
1hr ago

The Rene supreme winning team; Brooke Perez, stud groom Kyle Sturgess, and Scott Mitchell.

Rene raises the bar in White Suffolk ring

Hannah Powe
2hrs ago

VAST^: The expanse of Lake Eyre has started filling as floodwaters make their way down the river systems to South Australia. Photo: Felicity Brown, Chinta Air

See a unique natural phenomenon from the 'Eyre'

Berry: An arty, food-oriented town.

A Berry fine destination for a foodie escape

John Rozentals

The highway near Glen Innes: A picturesque window on the New England region of NSW. Image: Destination NSW.

Your weekly travel inspirations

John Rozentals

In the latest global rankings report by Ookla, Australia has dropped to number 62 in the ranking of household speeds.

Tech Talk: Frustrated with slow NBN? Try mobile

Mathew Dickerson

Vote for your favourite fish shop

Vote for your favourite fish shop

If you are planning to travel cashless, make sure you always have a back-up card.

OPINION
Going overseas? Hints and tips for travelling without cash

Noel Whittaker