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Lisa and Lesley on stage for Endangered Productions. Photo supplied

WHAT'S ONBach to the Bush in Bobin and Taree

7m ago

Classic cars are a feature of the day.

WHAT'S ONGreat Lakes Motorfest is back in 2021

Humans will be part of the mix for the foreseeable future: Picture: Shutterstock

Where are the self-driving cars? Part 2 - people.

Rod Taylor

Drones are being used to target bitou on coastal headlands.

Drones used to target bitou bush at Crowdy Head

At least 885,000 doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine had been administered in Australia so far, making the instances of blood clots rare. Picture: Shutterstock

UPDATEDTGA confirms death 'likely linked' to AstraZeneca vaccine

Sally Whyte

Geoff Richardson was back in his home town and recalls his test rugby debut 50 years ago. Photos Scott Calvin.

Geoff Richardson looks back on his debut series with the Wallabies

Mick McDonald

Rotary Club of Taree on Manning's Terry Kitching, Richelle Murray and Donna Ballard with Member for Lyne Dr David Gillespie and Member for Myall Lakes Stephen Bromhead in front of the flood damaged Manning RiverStage. Photo: Scott Calvin.

Free concert series coming soon to Manning RiverStage

Rob Douglas

Lisa and Lesley on stage for Endangered Productions. Photo supplied

WHAT'S ONBach to the Bush in Bobin and Taree

7m ago

Classic cars are a feature of the day.

WHAT'S ONGreat Lakes Motorfest is back in 2021

Jonty Hemmingway

North Coast Bulldogs bow out of Country Championship

2hrs ago

Picture: Getty Images

EXPLAINERHow Australia's vaccine rollout fares globally

At least 885,000 doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine had been administered in Australia so far, making the instances of blood clots rare. Picture: Shutterstock

UPDATEDTGA confirms death 'likely linked' to AstraZeneca vaccine

PM prepares nation for longer border closure

DIGESTPM prepares nation for longer border closure

A NSW woman has reportedly died after developing blood clots a day after being vaccinated. Picture: Shutterstock

PM, premier urge calm after NSW clot death

Photos: Shutterstock

DIGESTAs we hurtle towards a climate endgame, the pandemic rages on

Kim Chappell

Advice was changed for the AstraZeneca vaccine in Australia due to the blood-clotting risk. Picture: Karleen Minney

EXPLAINERHow come some AstraZeneca vaccine recipients develop blood clots

Andrew Brown

US infectious diseases expert Anthony Fauci said the vaccine rollout should be the highest priority. Picture: Getty Images

Australia's vaccine rollout should be 'highest priority': Fauci

Kathryn Lewis

The rollout of COVID-19 vaccines has been hit by delays in Australia. Picture: Shutterstock

Calls for 'feet on the ground' in COVID-19 vaccine rollout

Doug Dingwall

Howard Kotton | Delusional Carlton is way off the mark

OPINIONHoward Kotton | Delusional Carlton is way off the mark

Howard Kotton
7m ago

Jonty Hemmingway

North Coast Bulldogs bow out of Country Championship

Mick McDonald
2hrs ago

Geoff Richardson was back in his home town and recalls his test rugby debut 50 years ago. Photos Scott Calvin.

Geoff Richardson looks back on his debut series with the Wallabies

Mick McDonald

Howard Kotton | Delusional Carlton is way off the mark

OPINIONHoward Kotton | Delusional Carlton is way off the mark

7m ago

Kart drivers to test out Manning club's new track surface

Kart drivers to test out Manning club's new track surface

Mick McDonald

Cameron Piggott shows off some of his catch made during Club Taree Fishing Club's April outing.

Drop in water temperature sees a dramatic change to outside angling

Ian Pereira

Community solar farms empowering small towns

LISTENCommunity solar farms empowering small towns

Community solar farms empowering small towns

LISTENCommunity solar farms empowering small towns

Latarnie McDonald and Rodney Carter are trying to make kangaroo grass a viable crop. Picture: Tom Melville

LISTENWould you eat Kangaroo Grass bread?

Latarnie McDonald and Rodney Carter are trying to make kangaroo grass a viable crop. Picture: Tom Melville

LISTENWould you eat Kangaroo Grass bread?

Peter Hayes has been auctioneer and lessee of the Beaudesert pig and calf saleyard for 19 years. Picture: Larraine Sathicq

LISTENThe story of one town's fight to retain its heritage

Peter Hayes has been auctioneer and lessee of the Beaudesert pig and calf saleyard for 19 years. Picture: Larraine Sathicq

LISTENThe story of one town's fight to retain its heritage

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Lisa and Lesley on stage for Endangered Productions. Photo supplied

WHAT'S ONBach to the Bush in Bobin and Taree

7m ago

Classic cars are a feature of the day.

WHAT'S ONGreat Lakes Motorfest is back in 2021

Barry Watts and his three travelling companions Josiah, and 12-year-old twins Tashiem and Tyler. Photo supplied

WHAT'S ONManning Net: Shar Jem Gypsy Camel Trek

Lisa and Lesley on stage for Endangered Productions. Photo supplied

WHAT'S ONBach to the Bush in Bobin and Taree

7m ago

Fundraiser: The rescheduled Memory Walk and Jog will take place in Port Macquarie on Sunday. Photo: Dementia Australia

WHAT'S ONLace up your shoes, get active and help beat dementia

Ex-serviceman the late Curley Wamsley pictured at the 2013 Wingham Anzac Day march.

WHAT'S ONWingham's Anzac commemorations to begin with Sunday service

Pam Muxlow

Discovering the beauty of Regional NSW

Discovering the beauty of Regional NSW

We may have a blind spot when it comes to the way we think about skin cancer

We may have a blind spot when it comes to the way we think about skin cancer

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Ruth Lewis

Discovering the beauty of Regional NSW

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Ruth Lewis

Harness the power of word of mouth

Harness the power of word of mouth

Emma Brown

TIME TO RELAX: Matthew and Eloise Collins in the lounge area with the fireplace that helped inspire them.

A grand design - on a budget

TIME TO RELAX: Matthew and Eloise Collins in the lounge area with the fireplace that helped inspire them.

A grand design - on a budget

TOP OF THE CHART: The Whitsundays has taken first place in the PRD Stand Out Regions report. Photo - Shutterstock, Tanya Puntti.

The top ten stand out places for property in Australia

TOP OF THE CHART: The Whitsundays has taken first place in the PRD Stand Out Regions report. Photo - Shutterstock, Tanya Puntti.

The top ten stand out places for property in Australia

AFTER THE STORM: Those impacted by floods should talk to their property manager or landlord and insurance company as soon as possible. Photo - Shutterstock.

Help for those impacted by floods

VACANCIES: According to SQM Research there are now less vacancies at the national level compared to January 2020 just prior to the first outbreak of Covid-19 in Australia. Photo - Shutterstock.

The worst is over for landlords as vacancies fall

CONSIDERATIONS: Property investment isn't for everyone. If you are considering investing in property, it is essential to weigh up the pros and cons. Photo - Shutterstock.

The pros and cons of property investing

From our archives: Anzac day in Wingham 1990 | Photos

From our archives: Anzac day in Wingham 1990 | Photos

Scott Calvin

Barry Watts and his three travelling companions Josiah, and 12-year-old twins Tashiem and Tyler. Photo supplied

WHAT'S ONManning Net: Shar Jem Gypsy Camel Trek

Scamwatch: Scammers phishing for data

Scamwatch: Scammers phishing for data

From our archives: Anzac day in Wingham 1990 | Photos

From our archives: Anzac day in Wingham 1990 | Photos

Fundraiser: The rescheduled Memory Walk and Jog will take place in Port Macquarie on Sunday. Photo: Dementia Australia

WHAT'S ONLace up your shoes, get active and help beat dementia

Precious: Pewter is certainly precious and would be a wonderful fur baby for any family. Photo: supplied by AWL Great Lakes Manning

Pewter will enrich your heart

AWL Great Lakes Manning

Jonty Hemmingway

North Coast Bulldogs bow out of Country Championship

2hrs ago

From our archives: Anzac day in Wingham 1990 | Photos

From our archives: Anzac day in Wingham 1990 | Photos

Caleb McLaughlin, left, and Jharrel Jerome in Concrete Cowboy. Picture: Aaron Ricketts

Heartfelt but underwritten tale

Not for kids: Gunda is no Babe. Picture: Supplied

A stark, haunting look at farm life

Creation Stories is unmissable cinema, though more for the brilliant lesson in social history than for superlative filmmaking. Picture: Supplied

REVIEWPortrait of a very obnoxious man

Cris Kennedy

A scene from Voyagers. Picture: Supplied

Confronting the end of the world

Ron Cerabona

Rotary Club of Taree on Manning's Terry Kitching, Richelle Murray and Donna Ballard with Member for Lyne Dr David Gillespie and Member for Myall Lakes Stephen Bromhead in front of the flood damaged Manning RiverStage. Photo: Scott Calvin.

Free concert series coming soon to Manning RiverStage

Rob Douglas

WHAT'S COOKING?: Actor, writer, opera singer and celebrity home cook Silvia Colloca on life, love and living in the northern beaches. Picture: Geoff Jones

Love, lust and Italian home cooking with Silvia Colloca

Nadine Morton

Letter: Fundraiser travels 18 laps around Earth for cancer

Letter: Fundraiser travels 18 laps around Earth for cancer

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Commander Joint Task Force 629, Rear Admiral Robert Plath, RAN, and Commander Joint Task Group 629.1 Brigadier Mick Garraway talk with Australian Army personnel and a Taree resident. Photo: CPL Sagi Biderman.

Letter - An open letter of thanks to flood affected communities in the Manning Valley

GREEN IS GOOD: Tony Kanellos has plenty of priceless childhood memories of times spent in his family backyard.

A time when the grass was greener

Rowan Cowley

Enjoy meeting and serving travellers at the William Creek Hotel. Photo: South Australian Tourism Commission.

Fancy a working holiday?

Sue Preston

Cafes and shops in Kings Cross, Sydney, 1933. Photo: National Library of Australia.

Fun and frolics up at the Cross

John Piggott

Property sales were 39.4 percent higher in the March quarter, compared to the same period in 2020.

New home sales stay buoyant in early 2021

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NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian believes Australians want a less structured approach to the rollout.

NSW calls for 'less rigid' vaccine rollout

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Victoria's vaccine boss is confident of meeting demand as its rollout resumes for those under 50.

Vic vaccine boss expects high demand

29m ago

Defence Minister Peter Dutton says a royal commission into veteran suicides will be announced soon.

Veteran suicide royal commission imminent

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A group of asylum seekers held at a Brisbane hotel for over a year have been flown to Melbourne.

Brisbane asylum seekers flown to Melbourne

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Picture: Skydive Sydney-Wollongong

SUBSCRIBEROne huge way to celebrate your 90th birthday: skydiving for the first time

Brendan Crabb
1hr ago

Buy Now Pay Later provider Afterpay provided $3 billion in net benefits during the 2020 recession.

Afterpay revolution aided recession battle

Colin Brinsden, AAP Economics and Business Correspondent
1hr ago

Sydney lawyer Chris Murphy has been awarded $110,000 damages after a judge found he was defamed.

Lawyer wins age, hearing defamation case

Margaret Scheikowski
1hr ago

One of the largest investment firms of Australian farmland, Warakirri Asset Management, has launched a new fund. The Institutional Farmland Fund will seek horticulture, broadacre cropping and water entitlement assets.

Warakirri to raise $500m for new fund

Mollie Tracey
1hr ago

Some of the items on offer during the clearing sale. Photos by Nutrien Ag Solutions Albany.

English buyer bids up big at Western Australian clearing sale

Aidan Smith
2hrs ago

The Malcolm McCosker Supreme Stud Cattle Exhibit of the Toowoomba Royal Show was the Speckle Park female Wattle Grove Miss Wow held by Karen Griffith with chief cattle steward Cameron Collins, Claudia Humphies holds the bull calf at foot and Doug Russell. Miss Wow was exhibited by Dale and Belinda Humphries, Wattle Grove Speckle Park Stud, Oberon, NSW and she is enroute to Beef 2021.

Wattle Grove Miss Wow lived up to her name at the Toowoomba Royal Show

Helen Walker
2hrs ago

Save Melissa, please. Picture: Supplied

OPINIONThings I've learned from Married at First Sight

Karen Hardy

CONTEMPORARY AND NATURAL: The design of the East Street home in Albury, frames and captures the stunning views south to Mt Huon. At left: The library is a rich environment nestled in timber. The kitchen is accented by timber joinery which complements the concrete and cement sheet interior and the grey brickwork.

Modest rural home inspired by nature and environmentally sound

Vickii Byram

HAPPY HENS: Chickens have engaging and unique personalities. Picture: Shutterstock

For contented cluckers, here's eggsactly what you need to do

RSPCA