► GLOUCESTER: There was more court time for Damian Martin playing for the Boomers at the Olympics recently to show off his ability to steal, assist and score...story and photos here.

►KEMPSEY: See some great photos from the 2016 Gladstone Working Dog Trials held over the weekend at the Gladstone Campdraft ground...click here.

►WAUCHOPE: The Breakwall Brawlers continued their winning streak and hosted one of their biggest crowds yet, including a visit from our Mayor Peter Besseling at the Coastal Clash at the Wauchope indoor stadium.

►NAMBUCCA VALLEY: The Roosters first grade side’s hopes to make the Group 2 finals have been dashed...see photos and read a report of the game. 

►The Sydney-based photographer who took what some are hailing as the best ever image of sprinter Usain Bolt says he had three minutes to set up the snap. Read more

► Photographers were all over Rio for Day 9 of the 2016 Olympic Games. See the photos.

►Brandon Starc had one jump left. It was the last jump of the night, the last jump of the biggest night of the Olympics. No one was watching the high jump. Read on

►Need a national news snapshot first thing? We've got you covered. But also check out what's happening around regional Australia …

►NEWCASTLE: Shaun Rudder – the man accused of brutally bashing two women on Boxing Day last year – has walked free after a magistrate labelled the alleged victims “unreliable” and found Mr Rudder had acted in self defence. Read on

►BENDIGO: More than 100 Victorian councillors, and 13 councils, are set to be disqualified for failing to sign a new code of conduct. Administrators will be appointed for seven weeks to replace the 13 councils. Read more

►NEWCASTLE: Dog bones found dumped in bushland at Swan Bay have disappeared following media reports of their discovery, adding to suspicion that the skeletal remains were part of a mass grave. Read more

►MANDURAH:  The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has launched an investigation into Thermomix following several incidents in which people claim they suffered burns from mixers and were made to sign confidentiality agreements afterwards.Read more

►DUBBO: Two men have been charged after death threats were allegedly made to NSW Deputy Premier Troy Grant over the state government's decision to ban greyhound racing. Read on

►Customs is cracking down on shipments of life-like child sex dolls that paedophiles are importing into Australia. Border force officials have seized 18 consignments of child sex dolls sent from overseas since 2013. Read more

►Fremantle president Steve Harris has quit the top job at the Dockers. Harris told a pre-match function before the Dockers and Crows clash at Domain Stadium on Sunday he was stepping down as president to spend more time with family and focus on business. Read more

►The Baird government's refusal to legislate against anti-Muslim hate speech is "playing into the hands" of terrorist groups such as Islamic State, as well as extreme right-wing groups, Muslim community leaders and counter-terrorism experts have warned. Read on

►BANGKOK: The Thai political party overthrown by the military in a 2014 coup has denied involvement in a wave of bombings across Thailand and threatened to sue accusers flooding social media sites. An undisclosed number of Red Shirt supporters of the Pheu Thai party have been detained in the country's southern provinces and taken to a military base near Bangkok for questioning. Read on

►CHINA: Australia and China should negotiate a comprehensive investment agreement clearly outlining which sectors are off limits to ward off repeated high-profile and diplomatically damaging rejections as seen with the blocked Ausgrid and Kidman bids, according to a new joint economic study. Read on

At 9.30am on August 15, 1945, Australian Prime Minister Ben Chifley took to the radio.

“Fellow citizens, the war is over,” he said. “The Japanese Government has accepted the terms of surrender imposed by the Allied Nations and hostilities will now cease.” The full article

Danny Buderus made a decision about his career path early in his life. The rugby league great grew up in Taree. In his early years he lived across the road from Taree Recreation Centre - the home of junior rugby league in the town. Read on