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Kurt Fearnley has welcomed the significant boost to para-sport funding.

Para-athletes funding boost of $1 million

Adrian Warren

Jeremy Ussher with some of the medals he has won in the last two years.

Jeremy Ussher heading to national multi class championships

Mick McDonald

Black Head Surf Club's Jasmine Axisa, Connor Anderson and Izaac Boag will be in the Lower North Coast Branch side to contest the State championships at Black Head.

Black Head to host State inter-branch championships

Mick McDonald

Kurt Fearnley has welcomed the significant boost to para-sport funding.

Para-athletes funding boost of $1 million

Group Three's new chief executive Mal Drury will take up duties when he recovers from knee replacement surgery.

Knee surgery will sideline Group Three’s new chief executive

Mick McDonald

Dean Mills

United fail by three runs to defeated Port Pirates | Photos

Opera Australia’s breathtaking harbour-side production of La Boheme is coming to the big screen at Manning Entertainment Centre.

La Boheme on screen at Manning Entertainment Centre

Helen Knight

Family of George Ernest Weiley- Robyn Belton, Jill Range, Lyn Sealie, Geordie Moody, Deb Moody, Deb Sansom, Jo and Cathy Ritchie. Photo: Scott Calvin.

Remembrance Day at Oxley Island – diggers honoured

After 20 years Allan Eyb has erected the Craftathon sign for the last time.

Final Taree Craftathon coming up

Opera Australia’s breathtaking harbour-side production of La Boheme is coming to the big screen at Manning Entertainment Centre.

La Boheme on screen at Manning Entertainment Centre

Jenn J McLeod with ‘Myrtle the Turtle’, her home on wheels for the last five years.

Mid North Coast author urges us to ‘read Aussie-made’

Les Misérables on stage at the MEC

Showtime: Cattle, craft and country hospitality will all feature at the 2018 Bulahdelah Show on Friday and Saturday.

Surprises in store at show

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

An exhilarating brush with danger in deep Botswana

Jennie Dicker

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Ruth Lewis

Showtime: Cattle, craft and country hospitality will all feature at the 2018 Bulahdelah Show on Friday and Saturday.

Surprises in store at show

Country life: A 140-year tradition lives on as the 2018 Taree Show comes to town with top class cattle, horses, poultry and goats as well as fruits and vegetables and arts and crafts. Photos: Scott Calvin.

Ribbons and rides at the 140th Taree Show

Peter Evans.

Making the ‘big-time’

An unbeatable family lifestyle at Forster

House of the week

Read Three Valleys Domain here

Ruth Lewis

First impressions: Using quality photos in real estate listings can make all the difference.

Are professional photos worth it?

Ruth Lewis

In rehearsal: Some of the members of Manning Valley Choral Society in rehearsal for Sing the Joy of Christmas: Photo: submitted

Sing the Joy of Christmas with Manning Valley Choral Society

Alice and Shirley Pearson added mulch to the garden beds at the October 28 working bee to protect the plants from increasing heat.

Community garden continues to grow with new beds built by volunteers

Ainslee Dennis

Welcome to the world, Jesse

In rehearsal: Some of the members of Manning Valley Choral Society in rehearsal for Sing the Joy of Christmas: Photo: submitted

Sing the Joy of Christmas with Manning Valley Choral Society

Opera Australia’s breathtaking harbour-side production of La Boheme is coming to the big screen at Manning Entertainment Centre.

La Boheme on screen at Manning Entertainment Centre

Helen Knight

Andrew Harrison, Graham Moses and Michael Cameron at Taree Old Bar Surf Club's 90th anniversary reunion.

Old Bar RSL sub-branch going bush

Ian Dimmock

35 photos from the Coffs Coast World Rally showdown

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Historic service to remember fallen diggers | Photos and video

World War I – through the camera lens

Les Misérables on stage at the MEC

"A leviathon of the skies" A Handley Page bombing machine calls in for lunch at the 3rd Aust. Gen. Hos.

Historic images from World War I

From our archives: Remembrance Day at Taree 2004 to 2011 Photos

Scott Calvin

From our archives: Cultures in the Manning 2015 to 2017 | Photos

Scott Calvin

From our archives: Early morning in the Manning by Carl Muxlow | Photos

Carl Muxlow

About 150 people turned out for the service at Oxley Island Hall. Photo: Scott Calvin.

Remembrance Day at Oxley Island – impressive turnout

On the barricades: the 2018 Taree Arts Council production of Les Miserables. Photo: Ashley Cleaver/Cleavers Images

Letter: Les Misérables a world class performance

The Martin Bridge on opening.

Road ramblings: Martin Bridge restoration

Chris Goodsell

SORE SUBJECT FOR SENIORS: From November 1 anyone aged 50 or over will have to visit a specialist to be referred for an MRI scan on a sore or injured knee.

Over 50s denied GP-referred knee MRI scans

Eileen Wood

BEST SHOT: Wilma Perkins competes in shot put - one of seven events in the heptathlon - at the World Masters Athletics Championships in Malaga, Spain. Photo: World Masters Athletics

Golden girls reign in Spain

Geraldine Cardozo

Win a NZ Holiday

Blue Mountains' heritage listing at risk

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Dreamworld ride 'should not have opened'

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NSW court staff want to see actor far less

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Scott Morrison has denied competitiveness with China over Pacific relations.

PM plays down China bidding war in Pacific

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Former artistic director of the South Australian state opera Timothy Sexton (left) is seen outside the Adelaide Magistrates Court.

Ex-SA opera director pleads not guilty

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An Undated social media image of Hamza Abbas.

Trio guilty of Melbourne Xmas terror plot

Karen Sweeney
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Tony Marshall, the father of South Australian Premier Steven Marshall (pictured) has died.

SA premier's father passes away

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Fleay the platypus swims in an enclosure at the Healesville Sanctuary.

Platypus turns 25 at a Melbourne zoo

Christine McGinn
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A bellowing good time on Scotland’s west coast

Rochelle Tubb

Old bottles of madeira … richly flavoured and seductive.

Life is but a SeaDream

John Rozentals

The Sebel Melbourne Malvern … 17 floors with 86 apartments.

Six highlights in your travel week | 12 Nov

John Rozentals

Where's my waste: This year’s theme for National Recycling Week, From Waste Wars to Recycling Reboot, aims to resolve some of the confusion surrounding Australia’s waste.

The truth about recycling

A 2013 comprehensive review of the literature on the effect of bariatric surgery on cancer outcomes suggested that the surgery did reduce cancer risk, particularly for breast and endometrial cancer in individuals who had been obese prior.

Does bariatric surgery reduce cancer risk?

Healthshare

DIY: Take on smaller jobs.

Finish your reno before Christmas

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