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Search for players: As training commences at King George Oval, the club is looking for more under 18s players. Photo: Mark Logan.

As players step up into first grade, the Bears need more u18s

Mark Logan

Top performance: Sarah Bradley (left) with the winner Shaun Davoodi and in third place Kiona Sunerton. Photo: Contributed.

Sarah's stocks on the increase after race

Saturday will see Western White Linen

Gerry Davis

Search for players: As training commences at King George Oval, the club is looking for more under 18s players. Photo: Mark Logan.

As players step up into first grade, the Bears need more u18s

Good boy: Josh Marshall with Gundagai Nimbo River, otherwise simply known as River, at the Neville showground. Photo: Mark Logan.

Josh's life really goes to his dogs

Mark Logan

A smashing time: Liam Henry during the recent match against the Leeds Rhino's U18 side. Photo: Contributed.

Cor Blimey it's Smiley in the land of the Limey

Mark Logan

Tourism Australia is attempting to attract visitors to parts of the country that have not been impacted by bushfires. Pictures: Shutterstock

Help tourism rise from the ashes

Michael Turtle

The Barossa Valley - one of my favourite places.

The lovely and perplexing Barossa

John Rozentals

One of the stop-offs on the Great Vic Bike Ride 2019. Picture: Karleen Minney.

An exhilarating ocean-side ride

Karleen Minney

Treasure hunters: Visitors to last year's Newbridge Swap Meet had a big range of sellers to choose from. Photo: Mark Logan.

Bowlo's 75th birthday, swap meet returns and $5 shopping

Mark Logan

What's going on around Blayney

What's going on around Blayney

Treasure hunters: Visitors to last year's Newbridge Swap Meet had a big range of sellers to choose from. Photo: Mark Logan.

Bowlo's 75th birthday, swap meet returns and $5 shopping

Sounds Good: Carols at Carrington park on December 13.

What's going on around Blayney

Sounds Good: Carols at Carrington park on December 13.

What's going on around Blayney

Have a break: This summer explore more of our vast continent without worrying about network coverage. With Pennytel you can get 98.8 per cent coverage across Australia's populated areas.

Keeping covered this summer

Could this be the perfect Christmas present?

Could this be the perfect Christmas present?

Emma Brown

ALL SET TO GO: Santa Claus has been working around the clock to get everything in order for this year's present run and has even finalised his list of who has been naughty and who has been nice. Photo: Supplied

A merry Christmas to all

Have a break: This summer explore more of our vast continent without worrying about network coverage. With Pennytel you can get 98.8 per cent coverage across Australia's populated areas.

Keeping covered this summer

Leadership qualities: Kate Venables was one of the first managers in Australia to receive Chartered Manager accreditation.

The making of a leader

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The time leading up to Christmas is rife with offers too good to resist. So make the most of them early, like this Nokia phone offer from Pennytel, which can help you prepare for the good times ahead and even finish your shopping.

'Tis the way to stay in touch this Christmas

REAL ESTATE: Here's what $350,000 will buy you around the Central West and Orana. Photo: FILE

PHOTOSWhat $350,000 buys you around the Central West, Orana

Nadine Morton

TAKING CARE: Animals, just like people, can be seriously affected by smoke haze.

Helping animals cope with those not-so-happy, hazy days

RSPCA

THINK AHEAD: A simple strategy can mean the difference between life and death.

Plan to survive - an emergency bushfire guide for your pets

Lyndell Whyte

NO FUN: While we may relish fabulous fireworks displays, often our pets do not.

Big bang theory ... a fireworks survival guide for pet owners

Lyndell Whyte

TAKING CARE: Animals, just like people, can be seriously affected by smoke haze.

Helping animals cope with those not-so-happy, hazy days

HELPING HANDS: Look for ways to support rural communities this Christmas. Photo: Sylvia Lieber

10 ways to support rural communities

SPREADING SMILES: Dubbo's Isobel Humphreys, Tom Norman and (left) Portia Hawke. Photos: CONTRIBUTED.

You can have Christmas cheer all year if you volunteer

Grace Ryan

ON PATROL: Fire and Rescue NSW country region senior instructor Scott Habgood and Dubbo Station Officer Simon Bracht with the Black Panther. Photo: BELINDA SOOLE

Black Panther sighting west of the Blue Mountains

Dave mangenner Gough

New Oz Day TV advert 'not reality'

ON PATROL: Fire and Rescue NSW country region senior instructor Scott Habgood and Dubbo Station Officer Simon Bracht with the Black Panther. Photo: BELINDA SOOLE

Black Panther sighting west of the Blue Mountains

INFERNO: A Lithgow resident hosing down their home as the Gospers Mountain bushfire raced toward them on December 21. Photo: CIARA BASTOW

PHOTOSAfter 79 long days the Gospers Mountain bushfire is under control

The faces and the scenes of Australia's fire crisis. Photos: ACM staff, supplied.

REAL AUSTRALIAFrom ashen grief towards recovery, somehow

Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, intend to 'work to become financially independent'.

Harry, Meghan step back as senior royals

This image was titled Dancing with Bulls. Ben's office is wild and unpredictable.

The photographer who dances with bulls

Lucy Kinbacher

A large number of police are patrolling fire affected communities to prevent and target looters. Pictures: NSW Police

Three charged as police patrol South Coast fire grounds for looters

Ahhh: Winding down from the real world for a moment at the Tamworth Country Music Festival.

REAL AUSTRALIAForget the fires and the drought, for a few days anyway

Madeline Link

A world hungry for performance art... voilà!

OPINIONA world hungry for performance art... voilà!

John Malouff

Clear View: The Morrison Government has been sticking with the slogan that our "economy is strong", despite mounting evidence to the contrary.

OPINIONMorrison still defending the indefensible

John Hewson

MULTI-LEVEL: The Smart Road vertical village will comprise 77 independent living apartments and community amenities, including a Montessori Early Learning Centre.

Vertical living: A smart idea for generations

Geraldine Cardozo

REUNITED: Valda Dawson (left) with cousin, and neighbour, Dorothy Wallis.

Cousins reunited after six decades

Geraldine Cardozo

JUST LOVING IT: See Aussie singing legend John Paul Young. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

JPY shares the love

Cheryl Field

Smoke is expected to return to central Melbourne on Saturday as easterly winds cross firegrounds.

Fire out of control on Vic coastal island

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Tony Abbott(C) flew across the world to attend with Anthony Pratt's farewell party for Joe Hockey(R)

Abbott flies across for Hockey farewell

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Parts of drought-ravaged NSW will cop a soaking over the weekend.

Rain batters drought-affected NSW

Police say Jalal Homsi attacked a woman with a machete and forced her to withdraw cash from a bank.

Adelaide man wanted over machete attack

Ecologists fear over 80 per cent of the heritage-listed Blue Mountains may've been lost to bushfires

Fears 'huge' part of Blue Mountains burnt

Dominica Sanda

Teens who overcome the odds to complete year 12 at Gunbalanya in the NT are treated like heroes.

Hero's treatment for remote NT graduates

Greg Roberts

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has described the flag as "disgusting".

Vic community rallies against Nazi flag

Marnie Banger

ACTU's Michele O'Neil wants a lift to the disaster recovery allowance for bushfire-affected people.

Union wants urgent recovery allowance lift

Finbar O'Mallon

The Hogan family, Daysdale sold a pen of 311 joined, April/May 2018-drop ewes for $270/hd. Nick Hogan and Susie Scott pictured with children Sommers, 11, Indi, 10, Will, 8 and Lachie, 13.

Merino ewes sell to $280 at Deniliquin

Olivia Calver

Guest auctioneer Paul Dooley, Tamworth congratulates Bea Litchfield on another successful ram auction conducted by the Litchfield family, Hazeldean, Cooma

Hazeldean best of the best hits $6500

Stephen Burns

Breeder shortage fears for bushfire rebuilders

Breeder shortage fears for bushfire rebuilders

Shan Goodwin

LOOK, BUT DON'T TOUCH: Position cameras up high inside and outside, so they're visible but out of arm's reach to avoid accidentally getting knocked over by large pets.

Keeping a watch on Fido

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HUMBLE: The A-HA! Studio house, at a modest 64.5m2, feels bigger inside because of of the clean, unfussy design, say owner-builders Jesse Zilm and Isabella James.

A-HA! What a great idea for a house

KITCHEN NIRVANA: Research shows that mental clarity, productivity and endorphins increase when you're living and working in an organised space.

Time to sort out your stuff