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Pat Chapman

Stalwart bowls reporter leaving Urunga

Janene Carey

Kath McPhail and Janine Brown

Urunga Women's Bowls

Pat Chapman

Lauren Rigney carrying the ball with Paloma Birch in support

Five Bellingen High teams contest Australian Schools Champion of Champions

Liz Hoy

Pat Chapman

Stalwart bowls reporter leaving Urunga

Annual Dorrigo Fun Run

Annual Dorrigo Fun Run

15 years girls Mid North Coast Champions Leilani Coombes, Sophie Boyd, Tahahni Berger, Jamaica McAuley Earnest, Katelyn Whyman, Indianna Brodbeck

Volleyballers rule the beach

Liz Hoy

New volunteers Lani Carmody, Deborah Kent, Vanessa McTyer, Kristie Douglas and Brad McCosker

Come join the volunteers organising Bellingen Show

Firies will answer your questions today in Bellingen

Firies will answer your questions today in Bellingen

Janene Carey

Rob Simpson

UPDATEDPOSTPONED: Keeping the spirit of Leonard Cohen alive

New volunteers Lani Carmody, Deborah Kent, Vanessa McTyer, Kristie Douglas and Brad McCosker

Come join the volunteers organising Bellingen Show

From the archives: Susan McGowan, Deborah Ryan (top) Persia Wildwood and Caroline Mueller.

Thirty years of Bellingen's stories in a single night

Janene Carey

Day of the Dead community celebration and remembrance

Day of the Dead community celebration and remembrance

Lorraine Gordon says rotationally grazing, hoofed animals is also commonly referred to as time controlled grazing, cell grazing or holistic management practices.

A case for rotational grazing

Lorraine Gordon

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Lorraine Gordon says rotationally grazing, hoofed animals is also commonly referred to as time controlled grazing, cell grazing or holistic management practices.

A case for rotational grazing

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Vehicles face airbag registration ban

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Front page of The Sunday Times, 15 September 1946

Bushfires in the Bellinger Valley - historical reports

Cheryl Lynch

#TrainHack participants will travel to Armidale on the XPT train.

Inaugural #Trainhack postponed due to bushfires

Gemma Purves

Day Club attendees on Monday November 11. A few were missing that day and men do come as well.

Help brighten the lives of local seniors

Janene Carey

Front page of The Sunday Times, 15 September 1946

Bushfires in the Bellinger Valley - historical reports

Who will it be for 2020?: 2019 Australian of the Year award winners. Photo: Salty Dingo

32 great Aussies vying for national honours

Dr Dean Jarrett

Dr Dean Jarrett becomes first Indigenous man awarded PhD at UTS Business School

Mel Leigh Dee

Large healthy adult koala spotted in compartment 128 of Roses Creek State Forest

Koalas in Kalang: citizen science documents significant presence in forests marked for logging

The long form TV style gives time for the exploration of landscape, stories, culture and history. Picture: Supplied.

The outback uses 'slow TV' to share stories, culture

A tale to tell: North Haven residents Jodie and Nathan Gardner present day (left) and the Port News photo after Nathan's birth in 2009 (right).

Were you involved in a highway delivery 10 years ago?

Port Macquarie - a lifetime ago: Well, about a fortnight ago anyway. Photo: Brittany Daly

REAL AUSTRALIAA dollop of tolerance goes a long way

REGULAR DONOR: Paul McLean donates plasma fortnightly at the Australian Red Cross Lifeblood service in Warrnambool.

South-west Victorians urged to give blood as fires rage

Kimberley Price

Ex-cop rescues koala as northern NSW burns

Ex-cop rescues koala as northern NSW burns

Ben Smyth

Stitching together the fabric of localism

REAL AUSTRALIAStitching together the fabric of localism

CALM REFUGE: Gail Sheehan and Carol Booth, playing the harp, to soothe Oscar who is almost blind. Photo: Letitia Fitzpatrick.

Watch Carol play the harp to soothe blind horse after fleeing fires

Letitia Fitzpatrick

Some of Northbank Community Garden's committee members: Mick Maher, Pete Bufo, Dan Hartney, Josh MacKenzie and Katharina Tittl

A statement from Northbank Community Garden Inc

Janene Carey

Opinion: Why climate change is like Vitamin C

Opinion: Why climate change is like Vitamin C

Geoff Richardson

Camping, Kalang and ugliness at Urunga

Camping, Kalang and ugliness at Urunga

Janene Carey

RAINBOW RIBBON: Queensland AIDS Council CEO Rebecca Reynolds, Arcare CEO Colin Singh, Local Liberal state member for Bonney, Sam OConnor at the opening of Arcare Parkwood.

Queensland's first LGBTI aged care opens

OUCH: Corticosteroid injections versus orthotics.

Heel pain: to jab or not to jab?

BLAST FROM THE PAST: Polio survivors at Polio Australia's 2017 health and wellness retreat on the Sunshine Coast.

Demanding action for polio survivors

Rowan Cowley

Fire conditions in Queensland are becoming more grim as the weekend goes on.

Qld braces for challenging fire conditions

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Andrew Hastie is unrepentant about his criticisms that have seen him barred from a trip to China.

Liberal MP refuses to back down on China

2hrs ago

Firefighters and residents northwest of Sydney have been trying to prepare for conditions to worsen.

Anxious wait as NSW bushfire rages

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The government is set to ban the import of bump stock devices that increase gun firing speed.

Rapid-fire gun attachments set for ban

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The NSW government has kicked in another $200k to help clean up fire-ravaged areas.

NSW govt boosts bushfire aid by $200k

Aine Fox

Greens MP Adam Bandt has defended Jordon Steele-John's spray over climate change.

Greens MP backs senator's 'arsonist' spray

Matt Coughlan

The fire danger in northern NSW and Sydney will increase as conditions worsen this week.

Bushfire crews backburn to protect homes

Aine Fox

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg is resisting calls to speed up tax cuts and other stimulation measures .

Treasurer sticking to his guns on economy

Matt Coughlan

ON THE MARKET: Do you have an interesting real estate story that could be featured in an upcoming edition? Please email brendan.crabb@illawarramercury.com.au with details. Picture: Supplied

Luxury Jamberoo property with popular farm-stay cottage listed for sale

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DRAINED: Tony Sergi is incredibly disappointed in the government knowing they are 'playing politics' with our donated water. PHOTO: Jacinta Dickins

'Playing politics' with MIA irrigator's plan to donate water

Jacinta Dickins

Home on the range where the bore water is forever on tap. This unique property is up for sale.

A farm where the water never runs out

John Ellicott

Our team took blood samples, four DNA samples and imbedded two GPS tracking devices while myself and eight others worked hard to keep the animal upright. Photos: Scott McRae

Combining conservation with wanderlust

Scott McRae

Working out how to switch off all the lights in a hotel room shouldn't be that difficult ... should it? Picture: Supplied

Room for improvement: What hotels could be doing better

Michael Turtle

Wineglass Bay: Guests will learn about the unique animals that live there and the peninsula's history, including the pink granite peaks of the Hazards Mountains.

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COLOUR POP: Next year's hottest colours reflect everything from our current faves to environmental concerns. All furniture available at essentialhome.eu.

Take a seat and check out the colour trends for 2020

Paul said the owners are especially happy with the rich internal palette. Images: andymacphersonstudio.com

Built to blend into Byron Bay

The plastics and metals used to make mobile phones are valuable resources that can be recovered and made into new products, reducing the need to mine.

How is your Recycling Week going?