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Late try sink North Coast in Laurie Daley Cup semi-final

Mick McDonald
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Daniel Stone

United qualify for Mid North Premier League cricket grand final by defeating Port Pirates

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Josh Meldrum is the sole Taree West representative in the All Stars side.

Mid North Coast Premier League All Stars team named

Miles Monta

Late try sink North Coast in Laurie Daley Cup semi-final

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Amelia Richards, Lara Coleman, Jessica Skender and Tiera Kingsmill at the Taree Christian College swimming carnival.

Taree Christian College students make a splash with 'Hot Laps' at carnival

Sarah O'Connor, pictured playing league tag for Old Bar, will take on the game managers role for North Coast in the semi-final against Illawarra-South Coast tomorrow.

Defence will be the key for an upset win

Mick McDonald

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Biennial showcase: Clive Bloomfield and Joel Wakely are pictured hanging quilts for the 2017 quilt exhibition.

Dozens of quilts to go on exhibition

Swim for Schools founder Naomi Findlay at Lambton Pool. Photo supplied

Swimmers from far and wide urged to make a splash for charity

John Feehan speaks of the importance of dung beetles in recycling fertiliser and raising the health of the soil. Photo: supplied

The farmers' friend coming to Gloucester

Biennial showcase: Clive Bloomfield and Joel Wakely are pictured hanging quilts for the 2017 quilt exhibition.

Dozens of quilts to go on exhibition

For the love of art: Jean Spokes painting a portrait of a man in France during a painting retreat with good friend, Jean Buettel in 2014. Photo: supplied.

Jean Spokes: Love of life captured through art

Anne Keen

Winner: Ruby Beard from Wingham with her family's champion Charolais at last year's Wingham Show. The show is on again this Saturday and Sunday.

Big weekend across the Mid Coast

There is lots of advice - much of it wrong - circulating about back pain.

Three tips for avoiding back pain ‘snake oil’

John Stevens

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Ruth Lewis

Don't miss the Demo Derby: It's not so much a race but survival of the fittest. Photos by Scott Calvin.

Have a smashing great time

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There is lots of advice - much of it wrong - circulating about back pain.

Three tips for avoiding back pain ‘snake oil’

Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries chief executive Tony Weber is urging motorists to check if their vehicles are affected by the Takata airbag recall.

Car makers call for vital safety check

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GIVING THEIR BEST: The Helloworld Travel team at Taree, from left, Suzie Hignett, Kristy Trenchard, Sharyn Hinton and Donna McHugh.

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Buyers keep coming to Gloucester

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Ruth Lewis

REACH OUT: McGrath Foundation breast care nurses and supporters are looking for local champions in every community to help lead the Pink Up Your town fundraiser this year. More than 100 additional nurses are needed to meet demand.

How Pink will your town go to help women with breast cancer

Joanne Crawford

Biennial showcase: Clive Bloomfield and Joel Wakely are pictured hanging quilts for the 2017 quilt exhibition.

Dozens of quilts to go on exhibition

Wal Heagney: poet, actor, now also playwright and director. Photo: Scott Calvin

Amateur theatrical production in Wingham needing actors

Julia Driscoll

REACH OUT: McGrath Foundation breast care nurses and supporters are looking for local champions in every community to help lead the Pink Up Your town fundraiser this year. More than 100 additional nurses are needed to meet demand.

How Pink will your town go to help women with breast cancer

John Feehan speaks of the importance of dung beetles in recycling fertiliser and raising the health of the soil. Photo: supplied

The farmers' friend coming to Gloucester

Peter Trick in Zambia, with some of the students.

Concert will take you to Zambia

Damage: The entrance to the luggage room at Taree Railway Station was smashed in the incident. Photo: Scott Calvin.

Taree Railway Station employee assaulted in robbery

10 photos from the Christchurch Remembrance Service

Michael Cross on top of Mt Lofty overlooking Adelaide.

Jacob Fryatt battling ankle and knee injuries, but he's still leading Indian Pacific Wheel Race

Layla, Alexis, Jack and Rylee Yarrington and Tato Judy at the 2018 Wingham Show. Photo: Scott Calvin

From our archives: Wingham Show 2018 | Photos

From our archives: Wingham Show 2014 to 2016 | Photos

Scott Calvin

Come in and create: Manning Regional Art Gallery's Rachel Piercy and Ali Haigh with some of the crafted shorebird eggs. Photo: Scott Calvin.

Clay eggs creation brings threatened species into the spotlight

Rob Douglas

From our archives: Demolition Derby at Wingham Show 2018 | Photos and videos

Sam Brownrigg and Scott Calvin

Taree Quota Club members Nancy Boyling, Carolyn Erickson, Christine Gibbons and Joy Davey at their stall set up in Taree Central on Tuesday, March 26. Photo: Scott Calvin.

Taree Quota Club's purple passion for epilepsy awareness

The lesser of two evils

Show me the money

Is it too much?: Almost 20 election signs have been posted along a fence next to Taree Central. Photo: Scott Calvin.

Our say: Are election signs adequate or an overkill?

Rob Douglas

End-of-life doula Helen Callanan

Doulas provide support for the dying

Eileen Wood

ON REFLECTION: Simon Cullen with the Lookinglass artifical intelligence mirror.

AI mirror monitors Parkinson’s signs

BE SAFE: If you find it is too tricky or unsafe to fit a smoke alarm yourself, contact your nearest Fire and Rescue NSW station for advice.

Be alarmed about fire risk

Shadow Treasurer Chris Bowen has slammed the Morrison budget handed down on Tuesday.

No budget plan to lift wages: Labor

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The federal budget at a glance

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Treasurer Josh Frydenberg. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg's budget speech in full

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Women have been the big winners in sports funding in this year's federal budget,

Women the big winners in sports funding

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Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has pitched the coalition as responsible economic managers in the budget.

No-losers budget aimed right at voters

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Campaigns to fight domestic violence will be boosted by $328m in the federal budget.

Domestic violence action gets boost

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Australia's public broadcasters will get more than $4b in funding over the three years.

Public broadcasters get $4 billion

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Daphne Dunne, a grandmother who met Prince Harry three times and his father once, has died aged 99.

Australian royal watcher Daphne Dunne, 99, dies

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Light restocker heifers were in demand at Armidale on Monday.

Weaner steers to $957 at Armidale

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Car win for 13yo Colleambally shooter

Sally Cripps
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Landmark agents sell young cattle supporting the annual Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service "Tag-a-Calf" fundraiser tallying $3000-plus. Photo. Michelle Mawhinney.

Rescue helicopter gains $3000

Mark Griggs

Stokes Hill … cheese, wine and a spectacular sunset.

Get 'lost' in South Australia's Flinders Ranges

John Rozentals

Seven minimalist properties around the world to inspire travellers to de-clutter their lives

Your weekly travel inspiration

John Rozentals

PUPPY EYES: No matter how cute and pleading they look, don't give in to your dog's request for a piece of the Easter egg stash. Give them their own suitable treat while you hunt for chocolate treasures.

Chocolate is a big no-no

Chenelle Tregannon

UNDER PRESSURE: The causes of stress are common and diverse, including pressure from a job, such as being overloaded with work or having a difficult boss.

How to manage stress in life and work

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Happy 110th birthday: Agnes 'Nessie' Kluckhenn, right, and her 'baby' sister Williamina, 95. Photo: Eddie Jim

She's likes a drop of whisky and is a 'chocoholic': Nessie, aged 110

Carolyn Webb