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Team Wreckin Tins enjoying themselves out on the water

Flathead competition catches hundreds of anglers

Dayne Taylor

Shoot Out Qualifiers 2018 - R.Telford, S.Valentine r/up, A.Smith Winner, L.Milham, M.Hulst & F.Jones.

Urunga ladies have a shoot out

Marlene Bishop

The Coffs Coast Dragon Boat Club members at the Pan Pacific Masters Games

Dragon haul of medals

Fran Stephenson

Team Wreckin Tins enjoying themselves out on the water

Flathead competition catches hundreds of anglers

National Medal recipients- Jason Ford, Tracy Neaves, Lyndee Thomas, Craig Delahunty and Paul Bastick- with Luke Hartsuyker.

National medal winners need a new boat

Janene Carey

Shoot Out Qualifiers: The ladies at the 2018 Urunga Golf Shoot out on October 29. Rosalie Telford, runner-up Sue Valentine, winner Audrey Smith, Lois Milham, Marie Hulst and Fay Jones.

Clubs at the ready: Urunga ladies' golf shoot out

Helium balloons that have burst into the characteristic jellyfish shape. All these balloons were collected on the nesting beach for a population of critically endangered loggerhead sea turtles on the Sunshine Coast. Photo courtesy of Larissa McCollin.

A diet of rubber jellyfish

Tulli Stevens

Passage exhibition featuring local artists

With over 260 diverse and colourful stalls, its one of the oldest, largest markets days on the Mid North Coast.

Bello markets still going strong

Karen Selbie

Helium balloons that have burst into the characteristic jellyfish shape. All these balloons were collected on the nesting beach for a population of critically endangered loggerhead sea turtles on the Sunshine Coast. Photo courtesy of Larissa McCollin.

A diet of rubber jellyfish

This Way North at Digger’s Tavern

Violinist Amber Davis, BYO conductor Ann Phelan and strings tutor Jacqui Gill

Showground concert will go off with a bang

Janene Carey

For Christmas: All these natural products make for wonderful Christmas presents, and they will even do the gift wrapping for you, free of charge.

Getting results naturally

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Exhilarating: Action from the 2017 Blue Moon Charity Bull Ride. Photos: Penny Tamblyn.

Cheer on local talent

Ruth Lewis

Held at the Kempsey Showground, 9 Sea Street, West Kempsey, on Saturday, November 3.

Hold tight for wild rides

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For Christmas: All these natural products make for wonderful Christmas presents, and they will even do the gift wrapping for you, free of charge.

Getting results naturally

A sunset bath in Botswana is enjoyed by a pair of elephants

An exhilarating brush with danger in deep Botswana

Jennie Dicker

Over two big days, Friday and Saturday, November 2 and 3, ProAg 2018 will be at Macksville Showground.

Don’t miss out on all the live action

A farm set upon rich and alluvial land

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More than meets the eye with this home

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Many more family memories to be made

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ACTION HEROES: Filming on the Gold Coast with Ex-tra Specialists Pty Ltd. Photo courtesy of Ex-tra Specialists Pty Ltd.

Ex-defence to film extras

Mick Birtles DSC

SNAPPED: AIF 2nd Division soldiers, Vignacourt, 1918. Picture: AWM P10550.140

Road to Remembrance

With over 260 diverse and colourful stalls, its one of the oldest, largest markets days on the Mid North Coast.

Bello markets still going strong

Karen Selbie

ACTION HEROES: Filming on the Gold Coast with Ex-tra Specialists Pty Ltd. Photo courtesy of Ex-tra Specialists Pty Ltd.

Ex-defence to film extras

Detective Inspector Jon Rouse

Detective awarded for work catching child sex offenders

MOVE IT: Armidale Skating Rink, circa 1917, a source of entertainment for those on the home front.

Doing our bit on the home front

Lydia Roberts

STRONG: Beautiful toddler Penelope Dean is the sunshine of her mother Emily's life. The brave little girl has been treated for a rare tumour.

How McHappy Day helps brave tots like Penelope

Ogier takes advantage of WRC start time

Practice is over, now it’s ‘rally’ real

When the World Rally Championship comes to town

35 photos from the Coffs Coast World Rally showdown

Jhade Greentree, Amelia Beeby, Robbie McLeod and Joel Godden. Photo Janene Carey

Dancing in the street in Dorrigo

Vivian Hoskins

Mary Ann Perry, Cassandra Vockler, Fenella Briscomb

A gallery of Melbourne Cup glamour

Janene Carey

Winner of ther 2018 Melbourne Cup winner Cross Counter and jockey Kerrin McEvoy with trainer Charlie Appleby.

How the Melbourne Cup panned out: on the track

Cr Dominic King

From the mayor’s desk

Cr Dominic King

Letters: Multistorey car park by river idea

Letter: Warning to shire residents about the latest 'eco-scam'

Dr Tim Cadman

PROSTATE: Research shows some men would prefer to sacrifice survival odds rather than suffer the side-effects of prostate cancer treatment.

Prostate cancer: men trade-off survival for quality of life

Eileen Wood

Labor accused of ‘milking’ self-funded retirees

HEALTH CONCERN: More older people are drinking to hazardous levels. Image Pixabay.

Boomers the new ‘risky’ drinkers

Eileen Wood

Daniel Andrews says a re-elected Labor Government would bring back free dental vans.

Promises flow as Victoria election nears

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Progress in Pacific despite tension: PM

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The South Australian government is scrapping a project to change the Adelaide's tram network.

SA govt scraps right-turn tram plan

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NSW Labor leader Michael Daley says new parents are cash-strapped enough as it is.

NSW Labor to scrap birth certificate fee

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Pam Anderson knocks PM's 'lewd' comments

Marnie Banger
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Daniel Andrews says he kept his visit to Pellegrini's Espresso Bar private for a reason.

I won't trade on tragedy: Vic Premier

Melissa Meehan

We won't do deal with Greens: Vic Premier

Melissa Meehan

Huge international effort to electrify PNG

Angus Livingston

A bellowing good time on Scotland’s west coast

Rochelle Tubb

The exterior facade of the QT building is a mixture of old and new.

Being a tourist in my own city and seeing it in a whole new light

Scott McRae

Old bottles of madeira … richly flavoured and seductive.

Life is but a SeaDream

John Rozentals

SECRET IDENTITY: Greg Smith as Barry Burton, the world-weary mercenary from Resident Evil, the hugely popular video game.

From school principal to cult video game star?

Jody Lindbeck

Putting up your Christmas decorations early makes you friendlier, science says

Grace Ryan

Get your safety sorted: In addition to following these tips, pool owners should have a professional assessment of their pool’s compliance in order to ensure their pool is safe for all users.

Stay pool safe this season