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12 years female champion Kaitlyn Commons running the 1500 metre race.

Athletics carnival champions 2019

Adam Cameron

Ahead of the pack: It didn't take Sarah Schiffman long to pull out in front of the rest of the group during the 1500m race at the athletics carnival. Photo: Anne Keen

Sarah smashes GHS run records

Anne Keen

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Alex Cudbertson, Mike Sheely and Ray Fitzgerald stand proudly on the newly refurbished natural bowling green. Photo Anne Keen

Field of dreams

Anne Keen

Andrew Fraser played a steady innings at the top of the order in the PSSA cricket clash against Bulahdelah Central School. Photo supplied

GPS cricket team success

Rod Maggs

Filmmaker Grant Saunders and his father Ray in a still from the documentary Teach A Man to Fish.

Teach a Man to Fish screened under the stars for Reconciliation Week

Family fun: The annual Weekend on Wheels is on again, raising money for the Taree Volunteer Rescue Association.

A wheely good weekend

Kantabile Chamber Choir at the 2018 concert, under the direction of Heidi Lambert. Photo supplied

Kantabile Chamber Choir sings Blues in the Night

Julia Driscoll

Filmmaker Grant Saunders and his father Ray in a still from the documentary Teach A Man to Fish.

Teach a Man to Fish screened under the stars for Reconciliation Week

Gloucester CWA is holding a garage sale and cake stall to help raise funds to repair the CWA rooms. Photo supplied

CWA praises prize winners

Kim Arney

Project visit Reach out Mbuya. Photo supplied

Raising funds for African grandmas

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Ruth Lewis

Bag yourself a bargain this weekend

Six top tips to get the best out of this weekend's garage sales

Ruth Lewis

Ballarat man Lindsay, 69, has been delighted with the service Pennytel has delivered saying, "I won't go with anyone else 'cause I'm happy - you won't get better."

Old-fashioned service brings satisfaction with a smile

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Beef festival: This is an event not to miss, so mark May 13 to 17 in your diary. For more information visit winghambeefweek.com.au. Photos by Scott Calvin.

Event continues to grow

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Competition: Hundreds of students will compete throughout the week with led and unled sections showcasing the best beef cattle around.

Rounding up for Beef Week 2019

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Acreage at a fantastic price

Acreage at a fantastic price

Showcase Property

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Ruth Lewis

Self-sufficiency and luxury

Self-sufficiency and luxury

House of the Week

Nick Rees in his hot rod. Photo by Helen Shearer

Gloucester attracts a range of riders

Anne Keen

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

John V Potts came up with the design for his book cover by sketching out the idea on a postit note. Photo Anne Keen

Capturing life's little moments

Anne Keen

Nick Rees in his hot rod. Photo by Helen Shearer

Gloucester attracts a range of riders

Kantabile Chamber Choir at the 2018 concert, under the direction of Heidi Lambert. Photo supplied

Kantabile Chamber Choir sings Blues in the Night

Julia Driscoll

Gloucester CWA is holding a garage sale and cake stall to help raise funds to repair the CWA rooms. Photo supplied

CWA praises prize winners

Kim Arney

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

The weird, whacky wonderfulness of election day

The weird, whacky wonderfulness of election day

Proud moment: Aussie Ark curator Hayley Shute releasing Eastern quolls into the wild. Photo: Aussie Ark

Aussie Ark quolls gone wild

A screengrab from a YouTube video showing the former PM Bob Hawke skolling a beer from Mr Brandon.

Hawke downing 'one for the country' brings back memories

Robert Crawford

Tassie devil predicts election outcome

Tassie devil predicts election outcome

Scott Gelston

Self-sufficiency and luxury

Self-sufficiency and luxury

House of the Week

Self-sufficiency and luxury

Self-sufficiency and luxury

House of the Week

When planners play it right

When planners play it right

Michelle Haines Thomas

Donald Trump, Scott Morrison. Photo: Bloomberg, AAP

OPINION
Morrison is not Australia's answer to Trump

Simon Cowan

Growing influence: These young voters in Warringah are worried about climate change and helped oust Tony Abbott. Millennials and Gen Z will have a bigger influence in coming elections. From left: Izzy Williams, Sita Paling, Clio Doughty and Madison Lawrence. Photo: Peter Braig.

Messages from Millennial and Gen Z voters

John Hewson

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

AFL star Michael Long has joined Prime Minister Scott Morrison on the annual Long Walk To Dreamtime.

AFL legend to Scott Morrison: Unite us, PM

The AEC now has the Liberal-National coalition with a two-seat majority of 77 seats.

A week on, AEC still busy with vote count

Victorian Treasurer Tim Pallas will introduce new taxes to offset a fall in stamp duty revenue.

Property taxes to be hiked in Vic budget

Finance Minister Mathias Cormann says the government is determined to keep the budget in surplus.

Progress continues towards surplus:Cormann

Tess Knight, third from left, says she never wants to see her daughter Samantha's killer released.

Mum of murdered daughter rallies in Sydney

Perry Duffin and Gemma Najem

Liberal frontbencher Mathias Cormann denies there are any plans to broaden the GST tax base.

No intention to broaden GST: Cormann

Colin Brinsden

The body of a woman has been discovered by dog walkers at Royal Park in Melbourne's inner north.

Body of woman found in Melbourne's north

Karen Sweeney

Bill Shorten is urging all Labor supporters to get behind the new party leadership team.

ALP's Neumann still has plenty to give

Colin Brinsden and Angus Livingston

The supreme sheep exhibit of the show was Poll Dorset ram Tattykeel 180232, exhibited by the Gilmore family from Tattykeel Poll Dorsets, Oberon.

Tattykeel's Poll Dorset takes interbreed at NSW State Sheep Show

Hannah Powe

Lot 4, Rosedale Nagel (P) sold for the top money of $14,000 to Jim and Jackie Wedge, Ascot Charolais, Warwick, Queensland.

Strong demand for Rosedale Charolais bulls

Mark Griggs

Limousin Australia Business and Operations manager Mardi Cook, Leanne Toll, Toll Cattle Co, Wongarbon, and Charmaine and Dean Kesby, Tamworth.

See who was at the Capitalise on Carcase conference in Armidale

Lucy Kinbacher

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

Your weekly travel inspirations

John Rozentals

GOTTA DO IT?: Australian travellers surveyed by Hotels.com were more willing to pay out big ($1000 per night) to stay in five-star luxury in Anaheim, California in 2018.

Getting more bang for your five-star buck

Making the extraordinary appear ordinary in Siem Reap City

Making the extraordinary appear ordinary in Siem Reap City

John Rozentals

Stegbar's latest double glaze series, Alumiere, is designed to require minimal framing.

How to keep your heating bills down

Visit sydneyfishmarket.com.au/seafood-school/recipes-cooking-info/recipes

Try this: Scallop pot-sticker dumplings

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

Jackson Graham