PORT MACQUARIE: A 20-year-old who allegedly used a large sandstone block to smash through the front door of Port City Bowling Club caused about $15,000 damage. Read more
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LAURIETON: How do you answer and comfort your children in the wake of the disappearance of three-year-old WIlliam Tyrell? The the NSW Justice Department can help. Read more
FORSTER: They do a terrific job all year around but as the weather heats up so does Forster Tuncurry Marine Rescue. Check out their open day photos
BELLINGEN: An eclectic mix of old and new entranced and fascinated audiences to ensure the Bellingen Music Festival. Read more
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Good morning. Need a national news snapshot first thing - well, we have you covered.
Sad news on the NSW south coast where a 10-year-old boy died after a sand dune collapsed on him, the latest developments involving the Islamic State, all the wash up from Monday night's surprise Brownlow Medal result, and, by way of light relief, a TV reporter dropping the F-bomb and quitting live on air.
MANDURAH, WA: It was the result none of the experts predicted; West Coast Eagle Matt Priddis claimed the 2014 Brownlow Medal. Read more + check out the red carpet photos
BALLARAT, VIC: Your cheap bread comes at a cost. Woolworths' decision to slash its home brand white loaf price to 85 cents could “wipe out” local businesses, a Victorian baker says. Read more
NEWCASTLE, NSW: A Hunter Valley winery has been fined more than $200,000 over the explosion that claimed the lives of winemaker Trevor Drayton and welder Eddie Orgo. Read more
NATIONAL, QLD: For 80 minutes in November, the most powerful man in the world will be able to add Brisbane airspace to the list of things under his control. Read more
NATIONAL: Wow. Half of the men and one third of women in Australia will be diagnosed with cancer by the age of 85. Read more
WOLLONGONG, NSW: When you think of Wollongong, a one-time steel city on the east coast of Australia, does downtown Manhattan come to mind? Perhaps it should, says Wollongong's mayor. Read more
BATHURST, NSW: A central western NSW diocese is currently involved in legal action over failure to repay a $24 million debt. Read more
WODONGA, VIC: Life without the internet for more than a year is starting to take a toll on school, work and family life, say two Victorian mothers. Read more
BENDIGO, VIC: How would you feel if your council spent $28,370 on a seat. The City of Greater Bendigo has - and it's defended its decision. Read more
MAITLAND, NSW: A man will be sentenced in November after pleading guilty to spitting on a taxi driver as he unleased an alcohol-fuelled, racial tirade on him outside Maitland train station. Read more
EDEN, NSW: A 10-year-old Wyndham boy has died after school holiday fun went tragically wrong near Eden on Monday. Read more and watch the video
6am: Morning all, we'll get the coffees in - short black?
CANBERRA: Islamic State's rallying call for its followers to kill all non-believers in the West is designed – as always – to terrorise, but the diatribe from its chief spokesman released on Monday is also revealing in betraying the weakness and fears of the terrorist group itself. Read more
BALLARAT: Incidents of sexual assaults, bullying and threats have been reported as impacting students and teachers in Ballarat’s public school system during the past four years. Read more
ORANGE: A councillor is appalled and embarrassed a hospital the size of Orange’s has no designated palliative care unit. Read more
MELBOURNE: Check out the greatest ever AFL moments and vote for your favourite in our poll too. Click here
CANBERRA: Australians have been warned that their freedoms might have to be restricted for the sake of national security, as the government prepares to introduce counter-terrorism laws to crack down on Australians fighting for militant or terrorist groups. Read more
SYDNEY: Banks and credit unions are in close talks with Visa to work out whether they will have to give up some of their estimated $9 billion in payments revenue to Apple. Read more
NEW YORK: Australia has restated its commitment to reduce its carbon emissions by 5 per cent below 2000 levels by 2020, at a meeting of the top 17 economies in New York hosted by United States Secretary of State John Kerry. Read more
LONDON: If you've ever caught the Tube, you just might have wondered ... can I run between one stop and the next on the Circle Line and pick up the Tube again? It's a game called #RaceTheTube. Watch until the end for the commuters' reactions!
UNITED STATES: Another day, another nude celebrity photo hacking experience. This time 28-year-old Texan Amber Heard is among the victims. She is, of course, the fiance of Johnny Depp.
Caley McPherson, an Eden Marine High School HSC student, is a writer in the making. She entered a short story competition and finished up carrying off first prize. The title of her award-winning piece? "The Escape". Read more
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