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C Grade winner Peter Markey and B Grade winner Bruce Fraser. Photos supplied

Beautiful winter's morning for golf

2hrs ago

Winner of the men's singles championship Jason Cassidy. Photo supplied

Hotly contested title on the green

Swans coach John Longmire talks to his team during the match against Richmond at The Gabba on Sunday. Photo: Jono Searle/Getty Images

Dour Swans under fire for 'horrible' contest

Howard Kotton

C Grade winner Peter Markey and B Grade winner Bruce Fraser. Photos supplied

Beautiful winter's morning for golf

2hrs ago

Tennis is back on the court

Tennis is back on the court

Di Mansfield

Veterans golf strong on the fairway

Veterans golf strong on the fairway

The sun is setting on unsustainable long-haul, short-stay tourism regional travel bubbles are the future

The sun is setting on unsustainable long-haul, short-stay tourism regional travel bubbles are the future

James Higham

Thredbos new gondola, one of several key developments. Picture: Supplied

Top attractions are reopening, add these to your bucket list

The Western Explorer Highway offers a wonderful experience in its own right. While unsealed, it is an excellent road, suitable for two-wheel drive vehicles. It transects the world's largest remaining stretch of temperate rainforest. Picture: Off The Path

The ultimate Tassie road trip: The road to nowhere

Maeve McKenna

The first Gloucester Farmers Market after COVID shutdown was very busy. Photo supplied

WHAT'S ONFarmers market returns bigger and better than ever

Anne Keen

2019 John Bell Scholarship recipients with Bell Shakespeare's Founding Artistic Director John Bell and Artistic Director Peter Evans. Photo supplied

WHAT'S ONAttention aspiring young thespians

Pix from the Stix 2020 has taken on a new form this year due to COVID-19.

WHAT'S ONPix from the Stix photography competition goes online

Anne Keen

The first Gloucester Farmers Market after COVID shutdown was very busy. Photo supplied

WHAT'S ONFarmers market returns bigger and better than ever

CWA has restarted post-COVID

WHAT'S ONCWA has restarted post-COVID

Barbara Reichert

The Always was, Always will be exhibitions at the Gloucester Gallery brings together a collection of Indigenous artwork from around the region. Photo supplied

WHAT'S ONGloucester Gallery reopens for visitors

Anne Keen

The path back to a new normal

The path back to a new normal

Emma Brown

Everyone's a winner with Pennytel

Everyone's a winner with Pennytel

Emma Brown

Read Mid North Coast Now here

Read Mid North Coast Now here

Ruth Lewis

The path back to a new normal

The path back to a new normal

Making a difference: Natasha Bull and her grandmother Evelyn Berg.

Family affair: The united front of women with passion for supporting kids in need

Rosie Ryan

Staying close to your loved ones at a distance

Staying close to your loved ones at a distance

Emma Brown

Read Three Valleys Domain here

Read Three Valleys Domain here

Ruth Lewis

Majority resell for a profit

Majority resell for a profit

SA WINNER: Spinifex House by Khab Architects. Photo - Peter Barnes.

A new take on the beach shack

Ruth Lewis

NSW Department of Primary Industries staff, Kristy Saul and Christopher Knight on the lookout for cattle ticks at the Kempsey saleyards. Photo supplied

Working with farmers to keep cattle tick-free

Walking away is never the 'easy' option

Walking away is never the 'easy' option

Gary Bentley

GAMBLE: Often the information used in computer prediction software programs can be obtained from the betting pages of your local newspaper at very little cost.

Scamwatch: Fancy a punt? Don't fall for a betting or sports investment scam

NSW Department of Primary Industries staff, Kristy Saul and Christopher Knight on the lookout for cattle ticks at the Kempsey saleyards. Photo supplied

Working with farmers to keep cattle tick-free

CWA has restarted post-COVID

WHAT'S ONCWA has restarted post-COVID

Barbara Reichert

CHOICE: Faced with options, we have to make the choice, trusting in our instincts.

Optimism is life's umbrella

Gary Bentley

From slips and hip pockets to pubs and clubs

DIGESTFrom slips and hip pockets to pubs and clubs

Stardust Childcare Centre Director Ros Thackray reads to pre-schoolers Charlie, Ella, Aaron, Eli, Oliver and Ahan. Picture: Karleen Minney

'We don't matter': Free childcare ends but educators still face uncertainty

Physiotherapist Adnan Asger Ali has seen an increase in clients suffering pain due to bad home office setups. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

Office exodus sees rise of 'new and different' work injuries

Doing the right thing

EXPLAINERMasks or face-shields: which is better?

One step forward, two back: Few positives in pandemic pandemonium

DIGESTOne step forward, two back: Few positives in pandemic pandemonium

Simon Bourke

There's more ugliness to come, Victoria

DIGESTThere's more ugliness to come, Victoria

Jasper Lindell

Personal protective equipment is needed by medical professionals treating people with coronavirus and other conditions.Picture: Karleen Minney

Transparency needed on protective equipment stocks

Sally Whyte

How much? Photo: Shutterstock

DIGESTThe great fried chicken farce and more

Janine Graham

A water spout which formed off the coast of Wollongong on Sunday afternoon. Picture: Sharon McMahon

Watch a rare waterspout as it forms

Encouraging: Endangered wallaby and joey bring hope to species in wake of devastating bushfires. Photo courtesy Aussie Ark

Endangered wallabies bounce back from bushfire and drought

Ted. Picture: NSW Police

Ted the orphaned baby wombat safe in police custody

TREASURE: Archie Roach was honoured to be recognised as Victoria's Australian Of The Year for 2020. Picture: Anthony Brady

Brighter future ahead for Australia says Archie Roach

Photo: Shutterstock

WATCHYou're a sugar addict and you don't even know it

Photo: Shutterstock

OPINIONDietary advice we've been fed for decades is wrong

Dr James Muecke AM

BRIGHT SPARKS: DMA'S are, from left, Johnny Took, Tommy O'Dell and Matt Mason. Picture: McLean Stephenson

DMA'S hope COVID-19 doesn't dull glowing stadium rock appeal

Josh Leeson

RETURNING: Patti Smith and her band will perform at Bluesfest in 2021.

MUSICBluesfest unveils first artists for comeback 2021 edition

Josh Leeson

We need to change our thinking about chronic illness and how we handle it in the workplace. Photo: Shutterstock

How we should treat chronic illness at work

Zoë Wundenberg

$5b drought fund only part of the solution

$5b drought fund only part of the solution

It's important to be prepared. Picture: Shutterstock

OPINIONDon't leave home without these things

Christy Kidner

Qantas flight attendant Sara Armbrecht at the Qantas Founders Museum holding two dolls dressed in her minature Qantas uniforms: a Pucci unform worn 1974 to 1985 (left) and the current uniform designed by Martin Grant.

Flights of fashion: Doll collection celebrates century of Qantas uniforms

Geraldine Cardozo

Reforms for NSW retirement villages.

Retirement village reforms welcomed

Eileen Wood

NSW Seniors Festival: so much to celebrate

NSW Seniors Festival: so much to celebrate

A visitor to Sydney's Star Casino has tested positive to COVID-19.

Tougher pub rules after NSW virus outbreak

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Premier Daniel Andrews has urged Victorians to make smart choices to drive down infections.

Victoria records 177 new COVID-19 cases

2hrs ago

BRILLIANT DISPLAY: The bioluminescence is back in Jervis Bay putting on an incredible show, thrilling local residents. This is at Barfluer Beach. Photo: Dannie and Matt Connolly Photography

Brilliant 'blue tide' is back on NSW's South Coast

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Most Australians believe the community has an obligation to care for older friends and relatives.

Australians view aged care as lonely, dull

2hrs ago

Coroner Harriet Grahame is overseeing an inquest into Tane Chatfield's death in custody.

NSW inquest considers death in custody

Gus McCubbing

SPECIAL: Theo Jaynes running a leg during the Bloody Long Run which was raising money for the Alex Gadomski Fellowship. Picture: Supplied

Eight mates ran 300km in three days for a cause close to their heart

Jackson Worthington

Student activist Drew Pavlou's expulsion is upheld until 2021 following an unsuccessful appeal.

Qld activist student's suspension upheld

Gus McCubbing

Police allegedly found social media chats "encouraging the complainant to send an explicit image".

Snapchat texts in Sydney teacher case

Luke Costin

CLOSED: Mardi Lucas said she had been forced to shut her accommodation business at Tawonga South. Picture: TARA TREWHELLA

Lies force business to shut with fears Melbourne dwellers heading to region

Blair Thomson

Rayleigh Pegasus P47 reached the $12,000 top price and was secured by A, V and W Fisher. Photo: Rayleigh Poll Herefords

All buying needs met at Rayleigh sale

Lucy Kinbacher

Jim Feilen, Merrigang, Bombala, with daughter Hannah. The Feilens have recorded 100 millimetres in the past couple of days. Photo: Supplied

Monaro region finally cops a drink

Olivia Calver

Did you know more parents would prefer to talk sex than technology with their kids?

No way: Kids aren't turning to parents for help with tech

Mathew Dickerson

It's important to be prepared. Picture: Shutterstock

OPINIONDon't leave home without these things

Christy Kidner

IN THE ZONE: Rugs have the ability to define a dining space and help make visual sense of larger spaces.

Pull it together with a rug