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Promising seamer Josh McTaggart bowling for Wingham in the T20 clash against Taree West.

It's been a weird season so far says Wingham captain

Mick McDonald

Taree West batsman Blake Polson hits out in the match against Wingham last week.

West chase two wins to close gap on premier league's top four

Mick McDonald

Veteran tweaker Danial Stone is one of a number of front line bowlers who will miss United's clash with Port Pirates on Saturday.

United's bowling stocks depleted for clash with Port Pirates

Mick McDonald

Promising seamer Josh McTaggart bowling for Wingham in the T20 clash against Taree West.

It's been a weird season so far says Wingham captain

SCORES AND DRAWS: Local clubs can now view sports results and photos online. Pictured is 2019 Consistency singles winner Christine Downey (left) and runner up Joan Day from Old Bar Beach Women's Bowling Club. Photo supplied.

Scores and Draws: view club sports notes online

NSW captain Boyd Cordner from Old Bar will be in Taree next Thursday as part of a visit to the Mid North Coast to visit bushfire victims.

NSW Blues champions in Taree for coaching clinic

Grab a travelling companion and bag a bargain on tours in Europe, with a beautiful island hopping experience taking you to Mykonos. Picture: Shutterstock

Deals of the week: Eurotrips, half-price India, Pacific paradise

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Ice skating on Lake Minnewanka.

How to get all senses firing in a true Canadian white winter

Hannah Warren
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All-Aussie options for quick breaks and getaways

All-Aussie options for quick breaks and getaways

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Doreen Sinclair

WHAT'S ONCounting down to Christmas at Taree's Blue Cross Church

Get festive: Children from The Kiddies Hut perform at last year's Black Head carols event, which is on again this Sunday. Photo: Scott Calvin.

WHAT'S ON'Tis the carolling season

Participate in the Chocolate Wheel: Colin Butcher, Ron Hindmarsh and Kathy McKay at the 2018 Wingham Christmas Street Carnival, which is on again this Thursday.

WHAT'S ONFestive events to bring community together

Doreen Sinclair

WHAT'S ONCounting down to Christmas at Taree's Blue Cross Church

Taree protesters joined a "climate sit-down" in front of federal MP Dr David Gillespie's office late in November. Photo supplied.

Professor to speak at "Climate Emergency" forum

Gifting an experience: The Manning Entertainment Centre's Craig Thompson and Visitor Information Centres Karen Dean agree that a MEC Gift Certificate will have you smiling.

Give the joy of an experience

Helen Knight

Could this be the perfect Christmas present?

Could this be the perfect Christmas present?

Emma Brown

Leadership qualities: Kate Venables was one of the first managers in Australia to receive Chartered Manager accreditation.

The making of a leader

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The time leading up to Christmas is rife with offers too good to resist. So make the most of them early, like this Nokia phone offer from Pennytel, which can help you prepare for the good times ahead and even finish your shopping.

'Tis the way to stay in touch this Christmas

Could this be the perfect Christmas present?

Could this be the perfect Christmas present?

Future Focus: building a stronger regional Australia

Future Focus: building a stronger regional Australia

Joanne Crawford

HAND UP: Collaborative AI, in which people and AI team up, will change the way we work.

Collaborate: AI can be your friend

Ben Jackson

Read Three Valleys Domain here

Read Three Valleys Domain here

Ruth Lewis

An abundance of options

An abundance of options

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Manning mansion excels

Manning mansion excels

Showcase Property

Doreen Sinclair

WHAT'S ONCounting down to Christmas at Taree's Blue Cross Church

Get tested: An expansion to the rollout of free home bowel cancer screening kits sees more people than ever to receive free kits in 2020.

Urgent call for more Mid North Coast locals to complete the free life-saving bowel cancer test

Kimberlea Watts was among the stall holders at the recent Lansdowne Community Hall market day. The hall is the venue for a garage sale on Saturday, December 14.

Garage sale day at Lansdowne hall

Margaret Haddon

Doreen Sinclair

WHAT'S ONCounting down to Christmas at Taree's Blue Cross Church

Ready for Christmas action: Polly is a playful girl eager to have a pooch buddy and a new home. Photo supplied by Animal Welfare League Great Lakes Manning.

Polly is a cracker of a pooch

AWL Great Lakes Manning

Heath Watts regularly performs at market days at Lansdowne Community Hall.

MUSIC'Lansdowne' song makes Salute Awards 2020 semi-final

Margaret Haddon

From our archives: Black Head Carols 2018 | Photos

From our archives: Black Head Carols 2018 | Photos

From our archives: Tinonee carols 2017 | Photos

From our archives: Tinonee carols 2017 | Photos

From our archives: Black head carols from 2013 to 2017 | Photos

From our archives: Black head carols from 2013 to 2017 | Photos

MAKE A SPLASH: Wagga kids splashing about at Wagga Beach, which is the country's ninth best Aussie beach for 2020. Picture: Visit Wagga.

It's 400km inland but this city wins beach award

HISTORY: Travel through the spectacular scenery around the Danube on your Amsterdam to Budapest river cruise.

Entries close soon: win a $27,000 European river cruise for two

Joanne Crawford

It's all about the environment in the NT. Pick the endangered one?

REAL AUSTRALIAEnergy companies in hot water over plans to frack in the wet

Taree Christian College students Kaylee Green, Thomas Omalley-Jones and Lucy Cannon with principal David Coleman.

Taree Christian College wins Australian dairy industry commercial competition

The faces of the Manning in 1970

The faces of the Manning in 1970

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Letter: Church leaders regard child sexual assault as a crime as well as a grave sin

Letter: Church leaders regard child sexual assault as a crime as well as a grave sin

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COMMENTOnline help to prepare you home for the fire season

Simple things missed in care

Simple things missed in care

Cheryl Field

Edith Cowan University's Dr Stephanie Rainey-Smith shares her insights into Alzheimer's disease on the Body of Knowledge podcast.

What can you do to avoid Alzheimer's disease?

Geraldine Cardozo

Warning as scammers steal mobile phone numbers, rob bank accounts

Warning as scammers steal mobile phone numbers, rob bank accounts

Eileen Wood

Two bodies are still to be retrieved from New Zealand's White Island.

White Island recovery mission continues

The Queensland government says it's powerless to stop water extraction below Mount Tambourine.

Gold Coast water mining in the spotlight

More showers across southeast Queensland and in the north have been forecast for the weekend.

Weekend showers on the cards for Qld

Disgraced former NSW minister Eddie Obeid is due to walk from a Sydney prison on parole on Saturday.

Ex-NSW MP Obeid to walk from Sydney jail

Sydney's light rail network opens on Saturday and will be free for commuters this weekend.

New Sydney light rail opens to the public

Jetstar plans to cancel 44 services on Saturday and 46 on Sunday.

Jetstar pilots take industrial action

Nuclear power has never overcome its dangers, Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese says.

Nuclear ambition a fantasy, Albanese says

Colin Brinsden

An emergency warning remains in place for an unpredictable bushfire in Perth's north.

Wind change to push Perth bushfire west

Cameron Archer AM has lived beside the Paterson River for 43 years and has written an evocative ode to the pretty valley. Photo: supplied

Reflections on a magic valley

Stephen Burns
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Australia as a renewable energy export powerhouse

Australia as a renewable energy export powerhouse

Stephen Burns

A vegan group connected to the invasion of the Carey Brothers abattoir at Yangan in April has been granted $35,000 by the Palaszczuk government. Picture: Nakita Leach

'Farm rescue' group gifted $35,000 by Palaszczuk government

Mark Phelps

Despite the north facing frontage, the rear living areas have great access to northern light. Photos by Tatjana Plitt.

When light is the backbone of design

CLEVER: Despite the north facing frontage, the rear living areas have great access to northern light. Photos: Tatjana Plitt.

When light is the backbone of design

Peter Russell-Clarke: the bearded bloke with a passion for art and food

Peter Russell-Clarke: the bearded bloke with a passion for art and food

Kathy Sharpe