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For the fun of it: Gloucester High School year 12 students get into the spirit of things for their final swimming carnival. Photo: Anne Keen

Splashing time at the GHS swimming carnival

Anne Keen

BPS medal winners: Bradley Rayner, Charlie Coombe, Thomas Coombe, Elana Pope, Summer Edwards and Irelyn Want. Photo supplied

BPS makes a splash at carnival

Anne Keen

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News from the bowling green

News from the fairway

Annette Mackay and Maria Ganakas will be running the financial sessions to be held in Gloucester aimed at empowering women. Photos supplied.

Empowering women to take control of their finances

Anne Keen

Marty "The Music Man" Wooster, pictured performing at the Beaumont Street festival in March 2018, is performing in Gloucester during the seniors festival. Photo supplied

A little music, a bit of art and some tech savvy sessions

Anne Keen

Action on the river: For the first time in 10 years the Australian Formula Powerboat Grand Prix will race in Taree this weekend, February 16 and 17.

Powerboats ready to race

Annette Mackay and Maria Ganakas will be running the financial sessions to be held in Gloucester aimed at empowering women. Photos supplied.

Empowering women to take control of their finances

Preschool Storytime at Gloucester library.

Storytime returns to the library

Long trek: Gloucester Environment Group members Jeff Kite, Mark Sutherland, Hilary Kite, Pat Burrows, Terry Hardwick and Alison Lyon.

Gloucester Environment Group’s 30 year anniversary

Alison Lyon

Happy sounds: Discover a range of CROS devices that will help you enjoy conversations more, even in the noisiest of social situations.

Hear both sides of the story with CROS

Biswajit Sadangi

Read the latest edition - just click on the cover above.

Read Mid North Coast Now here

Ruth Lewis

Sweet music: Troy grew up listening to Guns and Roses, Motley Crue, Abba and the Bee Gees, and he loves the Beatles.

Mid North Coast Now | Wauchope’s music man

Letitia Fitzpatrick

Happy sounds: Discover a range of CROS devices that will help you enjoy conversations more, even in the noisiest of social situations.

Hear both sides of the story with CROS

Hat Head product Aiden Tolman will always refer to the Macleay Vally as his "home".

Mid North Coast Now | Long road from Hat Head to the NRL

Callum McGregor

PASSIONATE ABOUT ORGANIC FARMING: Chris Eggert from Oxhill Organics in Wauchope was nominated for Australian Organic Farmer of the Year.

Mid North Coast Now | Farmer of the future

Letitia Fitzpatrick

Where coastal meets rural

Showcase property

Read Three Valleys Domain here

Ruth Lewis

Nestled amongst nature

House of the week: 14 Francis Redman Place, Hannam Vale

Preschool Storytime at Gloucester library.

Storytime returns to the library

Long trek: Gloucester Environment Group members Jeff Kite, Mark Sutherland, Hilary Kite, Pat Burrows, Terry Hardwick and Alison Lyon.

Gloucester Environment Group’s 30 year anniversary

Alison Lyon

CWA’s first fundraiser night for 2019

Barbara Reichert

Preschool Storytime at Gloucester library.

Storytime returns to the library

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Devastating: Royal Hotel in 1929 floodwater. Photo supplied.

This day in history: drought and flooding rain in Gloucester

Anne Moorcroft

From our archives: Day break on the Manning 2013 | Photos

Safety first: Judy Brown and YFCC health promotion officer Jasmin Dunn celebrate National Condom Day. Picture: Brodie Weeding

Sexual health app launched on National Condom Day

Two utes valued at $300k among treasures lost in container spill

From our archives: Powerboats on the Manning | Photos

INVISIBLE EXERCISE: See how your pelvic floor works and the proper way to exercise it in free 3D animated videos.

Ladies, it’s time to exercise that pelvic floor – you too guys

Eileen Wood

Lady Gaga and Mark Ronson perform "Shallow" at the 61st annual Grammy Awards.

Who won what at the 2019 Grammy Awards

Watch a shocking timelapse of floodwater in Qld near a train derailment

Derek Barry

We won: Gloucester residents celebrate the decision to refuse the approval of the Rocky Hill coal mine. Photo Anne Keen

“We won!” Gloucester residents celebrate Rocky Hill mine appeal dismissal

Anne Keen

Take a seat, make it yours

Michelle Haines Thomas

Is your inner character busting to get out?

John Malouff

Jack de Belin, pictured here at Wollongong court house, should be stood down. Picture: Adam Mclean.

Jack de Belin should be stood down until rape charges are settled

Opinion: Ben Langford

‘I stopped breathing’: Water safety skills ‘vital’ for seniors

Geraldine Cardozo

INVISIBLE EXERCISE: See how your pelvic floor works and the proper way to exercise it in free 3D animated videos.

Ladies, it’s time to exercise that pelvic floor – you too guys

Eileen Wood

SALT OF THE EARTH: Landcare volunteer Graeme Stevenson was one of three finalists in the prestigious Bob Hawke Landcare Award last year.

Job well dung for poo-ologist

Johanna Baker-Dowdell

Giant Pandas Wang Wang and female Funi at Adelaide Zoo in 2011.

Promise for SA pandas to stay longer

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Greens senator Jordon Steele-John hopes a royal commission will help people with disabilities.

Disability royal commission draws closer

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Prime Minister Scott Morrison has recorded a video aimed at people smugglers.

You will not succeed, PM tells smugglers

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A Sydney University study is looking at cooling strategies during heatwaves.

Study aims to help prevent heatwave deaths

Crews are working through the weekend to contain bushfires in northern NSW ahead of forecast heat.

Crews battling to contain NSW bushfires

Sarah McPhee and Gemma Najem

The Heart Foundation has launched an online calculator to help Australians measure their heart age.

Aussie hearts may be old beyond years

Marnie Banger

Prime Minister Scott Morrison at the opening of the Liberal's Bass campaign office in Tasmania.

Scott Morrison talks up Libs in Tasmania

Ethan James

Scott Morrison has announced the creation of nine forestry hubs during a visit to northern Tasmania.

PM announces forestry boost in Tasmania

Ethan James

The Martins thanks the paramedics at Goulburn Ambulance Station on February 10.

Wayne's back from the dead after lightning strike

Darryl Fernance

Tom and Sophie Holt from Tondara Herefords, Coonong Station, Urana, with manager Joe Gahan and their trophy for Riverine Classic Beef Champion pen.

Coonong's Riverine Classic win

Hannah Powe

Deputy incident controller Liz Ferris is part of the incident management team working from the Northern Tablelands fire control centre in Glen Innes. Pictures: Andrew Messenger

Behind the scenes: inside the fire HQ control centre

Andrew Messenger

Parramasala: A vibrant cross-section of cultures.

Your weekly travel inspiration

Skip the flowers and hit the road with your Valentine

Sitting on the Mollymook Headland, Bannisters by the Sea has prime position.

Spend some time revelling in the rivalry of seaside siblings in Mollymook

Scott McRae

SURVIVOR: Carol Maney was twice a victim of forced adoption. Picture: Frances Vinall

Forced adoption: stolen babies, family secrets, unsolved mysteries

Frances Vinall

PASSIVE DESIGN: Done correctly, it can reduce or eliminate the need for auxiliary heating or cooling, which accounts for about 40 per cent (or much more in some climates) of energy use in the average Australian home.

Go passive on design

Bige enough for three - Generation X&Y, Millennials and Boomers have all hit the workforce - with different skills and experiences.

The X-Y breakdown of generations in Australia

Zoe Cartwright