Taree News, sport and weather | Manning River Times

Drivers before the start of a race in last year's futures championship held at Taree.

Taree Aquatic Powerboat Club to host national futures championship

Mick McDonald

Old Bar and Taree City officials will next week start talks regarding a merger.

Time to talk: Old Bar and Taree City to start merger negotiations

Mick McDonald

Group Three Rugby League week six results and pointscores

Group Three Rugby League week six results and pointscores

Drivers before the start of a race in last year's futures championship held at Taree.

Taree Aquatic Powerboat Club to host national futures championship

Taree Motorcycle Club's third championship round

Taree Motorcycle Club's third championship round

Clutch moment: Macleay Valley Mustangs fullback Owen Blair (pictured) combined with brother Stephan to score the game winner against Wauchope on Saturday. Photo: Penny Tamblyn

Mustangs overcome double digit deficit to hand Wauchope first loss of season

Callum McGregor

Get the Latest Digital Print Edition of Manning River TimesRead Now

Filmmaker Grant Saunders and his father Ray in a still from the documentary Teach A Man to Fish.

Teach a Man to Fish screened under the stars for Reconciliation Week

Dr Teresa Anderson AM is the guest speaker for Manning Net's May meeting. Photo: supplied

Manning Net welcomes Dr Teresa Anderson

Former Pacific Palms Public School student and Instagram gallery owner, Rachel Reading (nee Brassey) will be exhibiting at this year's Pacific Palms Art
Festival.

Festival supports creative arts at Pacific Palms

Filmmaker Grant Saunders and his father Ray in a still from the documentary Teach A Man to Fish.

Teach a Man to Fish screened under the stars for Reconciliation Week

Giant Parramatta grass seed heads.

Get up to date on weed biocontrol

Kantabile Chamber Choir at the 2018 concert, under the direction of Heidi Lambert. Photo supplied

Kantabile Chamber Choir sings Blues in the Night

Julia Driscoll

Read Mid North Coast Now here

Read Mid North Coast Now here

Ruth Lewis

Bag yourself a bargain this weekend

Six top tips to get the best out of this weekend's garage sales

Ruth Lewis

Ballarat man Lindsay, 69, has been delighted with the service Pennytel has delivered saying, "I won't go with anyone else 'cause I'm happy - you won't get better."

Old-fashioned service brings satisfaction with a smile

Read Mid North Coast Now here

Read Mid North Coast Now here

Beef festival: This is an event not to miss, so mark May 13 to 17 in your diary. For more information visit winghambeefweek.com.au. Photos by Scott Calvin.

Event continues to grow

Advertising Feature

Competition: Hundreds of students will compete throughout the week with led and unled sections showcasing the best beef cattle around.

Rounding up for Beef Week 2019

Advertising Feature

Acreage at a fantastic price

Acreage at a fantastic price

Showcase Property

Read Three Valleys Domain here

Read Three Valleys Domain here

Ruth Lewis

Self-sufficiency and luxury

Self-sufficiency and luxury

House of the Week

Dr Teresa Anderson AM is the guest speaker for Manning Net's May meeting. Photo: supplied

Manning Net welcomes Dr Teresa Anderson

Old Bar students take National Walk Safely to School Day in their stride

Old Bar students take National Walk Safely to School Day in their stride

Megan Eddelbuttel and Chelsea Davies

Dylan Towers off loads from dummy half during the Old Bar vs Wingham game played at Old Bar. Wingham won 38-4. Click on the photograph to go to the match report.

Old Bar Probus extends an invitation

Grahame Cherrett

Dr Teresa Anderson AM is the guest speaker for Manning Net's May meeting. Photo: supplied

Manning Net welcomes Dr Teresa Anderson

Giant Parramatta grass seed heads.

Get up to date on weed biocontrol

Kantabile Chamber Choir at the 2018 concert, under the direction of Heidi Lambert. Photo supplied

Kantabile Chamber Choir sings Blues in the Night

Julia Driscoll

Commercial fisherman Danny Elliott and his crew haul in their catch.

The mighty mullet run hits Tuncurry

Service: The North Coast Steam Navigation Company operated from a wharf in Taree.

Our History, Our Memories: Local transport on the waterways

Nic Langenberg (left) with 104-year-old Dorothy Yeomans at Sea Life Sydney Aquarium.

Watch this shark glide by 104-year-old Dorothy

Charitable heart: 92-year-old Ken Grieve is giving away toolkits to disadvantaged teens, but you need to be quick. Photos: Julia Driscoll

Teenagers in need to get free tool kits | video

Bailey and Rihanna Moss and Bruno

Numbers down but spirits high | Photos

Rachel Beck from Noel Bec Fruit Shed

The Hub Markets at Taree | Photos

Claire Hardy

Open Day at the Taree Fire Station | Photos

Past editors Marcelle Boyling, Helen Manusu, Bob Baird and present editor Toni Bell.

Manning River Times celebrates its 150th year

Send a letter to the editor

Send a letter to the editor

Newsdesk

Letter: Unidentified Flying Object over Lansdowne

Letter: Unidentified Flying Object over Lansdowne

It's Dr Doolittle versus The Invisible Man

OPINION
It's Dr Doolittle versus The Invisible Man

Senior journalist Mick McDonald

Associate Professor Stephen Macfarlane is part of a clinical trial looking into treatment for Parkinson's disease dementia.

Trial of new drug to treat Parkinson's dementia

MEET AND GREET: Academics from University of Sunshine Coast with international students, attending a familiarisation tour of the Cooinda Aged Care.

Uni 'roomies' to move into aged care home

SMART MOVES: Thinking of downsizing to a granny flat? Make sure you formalise decisions and get legal advice before moving in.

Estate planning: avoid granny flat pitfalls

A Supreme Court jury found Ali Chaouk guilty of murdering Mohammed Haddara at Altona North in 2009.

Family rival killer seeks hope for release

18m ago

Racehorse owner Damion Flower has faced court charged with importing cocaine.

Racehorse owner accused of drug smuggling

20m ago

Protesters have been fined after 'liberating' three sheep from a Queensland abattoir.

Eight fined over Qld agricultural protests

47m ago

The Victorian government is seeking expert advice on how to deal with the state's recycling woes.

Advice sought to fix Vic recycling woes

52m ago

Anthony Albanese moonlights as a DJ, has a beer named after him and loves the Rabbitohs.

Labor's likely new leader Anthony Albanese

Rebecca Gredley
52m ago

One Nation's billboard vehicle engulfed in flames at Shoreline Plaza on Sunday night.

One Nation ute fire not a crime, say police

Johanna Baker-Dowdell
1hr ago

Annastacia Palaszczuk has denied interfering in approval processes for the Adani coal mine

Qld premier denies Adani interference

Tracey Ferrier
1hr ago

In the space of an hour, Launceston mayor Albert Van Zetten was at Liberal and Labor announcements as they attempted to outbid each other for spending promises in Bass. Pictures: Paul Scambler

Pork barrelling: How it pays to have an electoral contest

Adam Holmes
1hr ago

Charity bosses Brian Egan, Aussie Helpers, and Charles Alder, Rural Aid.

Drought charity inquiry ongoing

Sally Cripps

Kenny's Creek Bara G721 SV sold for $24,000 to the Connolly family of Redbank Angus Stud, Cowra. Pictured: Sam Burton Taylor, Kenny's Creek, Boorowa, Shaun and Alexander Connolly and Tim Woodham of Landmark, Wagga Wagga.

Kenny's Creek females sell to $24,000

Olivia Calver

While sheep numbers have declined in the west, overall livestock production has held up due to increases in numbers of goats traded, says Greg Seiler, Landmark Bourke.

Western agistment calls

Mark Griggs

GOTTA DO IT?: Australian travellers surveyed by Hotels.com were more willing to pay out big ($1000 per night) to stay in five-star luxury in Anaheim, California in 2018.

Getting more bang for your five-star buck

Making the extraordinary appear ordinary in Siem Reap City

Making the extraordinary appear ordinary in Siem Reap City

John Rozentals

Looking for a bucket list item? Try paddling the Murray

Looking for a bucket list item? Try paddling the Murray

Juanita Greville

If you are planning to travel cashless, make sure you always have a back-up card.

Hints for travelling without cash

Noel Whittaker

NOBLE GRAPE: Considered one of the six noble varieties that grows around the world, Chardonnay expresses itself perfectly in many different climates.

It's International Chardonnay Day (yes, really)

Linda Lambrechts

Nic Langenberg (left) with 104-year-old Dorothy Yeomans at Sea Life Sydney Aquarium.

Watch this shark glide by 104-year-old Dorothy

Geraldine Cardozo