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As if being hit by COVID's first wave wasn't enough ...

Reinfection is a rare phenomenon, maybe

The Cupping Room's manager, Connor Crampton Smith, shows how QR codes are now used to check-in and view the menu. Picture: Matt Loxton

An almost antiquated phone technology has become an unlikely hero in 2020

Onetime politician turned Crown Resorts chair, Helen Coonan (left) and Brett Sutton, Victoria's chief health officer.

Inquiring minds ask more of Brett Sutton, Helen Coonan

One is a hair metal star, the other an Australian politician-businessman. They're going head-to-head in Federal Court.

Clive Palmer v Twisted Sister: ding, ding

Zero community transmission in NSW: new limits on outdoor gatherings, bookings

Zero community transmission in NSW: new limits on outdoor gatherings, bookings

A vaccine won't suddenly return us to what we once thought was normality. Picture: Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

EXPLAINERWhy a coronavirus vaccine won't be the magic bullet

Steve Evans

Bubble-busting bombshells keep coming

Bubble-busting bombshells keep coming

Janine Graham

Look up, look up - put your phone away. Photo: Canberra Metro Operations

From rogue roos to a one-derful result in Victoria

Jasper Lindell

That's gold: Taree Red Rovers rugby league players pose for the camera in the mid 2000s.

PHOTOSJunior sport in the Manning 2005 to 2009

Jaime Hemmingway in action for Sydney University in the grand final.

Sydney League division one success for former Manning Hockey players

Another Richmond premiership on Saturday would see the Tigers claim three premierships in four years. Photo: Matt Roberts/AFL Photos/via Getty Images

OPINIONWhy AFL's grand final is a match-up made in marketing heaven

Rohan Connolly

That's gold: Taree Red Rovers rugby league players pose for the camera in the mid 2000s.

PHOTOSJunior sport in the Manning 2005 to 2009

Mid Coast under 14s were grand finalists in the Herald Women's Premier League and also the premiers. Photo Meg Douglas.

Mid Coast under 14s beaten in premier league grand final

Mick McDonald

Josh Hook is looking forward to the 2021 World Endurance Championship. He has re-signed with FCC TSR Honda. The team finished third last season.

Josh Hook stays with FCC TSR Honda for next year's World Endurance Championship

Mick McDonald

AA hits fast ice off Davis V1 7 Nov 2019. PHOTO: Simon Payne AAD

LISTENClimb aboard the only Australian-made icebreaker

AA hits fast ice off Davis V1 7 Nov 2019. PHOTO: Simon Payne AAD

LISTENClimb aboard the only Australian-made icebreaker

Ride Dungog's Chloe Chick and other volunteers installed flow tracks down the hill at the Common. PHOTO: Marina Neil

LISTENWhy this town is booming its way through COVID

Ride Dungog's Chloe Chick and other volunteers installed flow tracks down the hill at the Common. PHOTO: Marina Neil

LISTENWhy this town is booming its way through COVID

Craig Hall, Sherry McArdle-English, Anne McGrath and Fred McGrath Weber and Paul Keir want certainty for the Majura Valley producers. PHOTO: Matt Loxton

LISTENIn their own words: The battle faced by the ACT's farmers

Craig Hall, Sherry McArdle-English, Anne McGrath and Fred McGrath Weber and Paul Keir want certainty for the Majura Valley producers. PHOTO: Matt Loxton

LISTENIn their own words: The battle faced by the ACT's farmers

Surfers favourite, Lighthouse Beach near Port Macquarie.

Down-to-earth art meets the sparkling sea at Port Macquarie

Jac Taylor

7 nights in Coffs for $435 a person

7 nights in Coffs for $435 a person

This landscape is called a 'lunette' for a reason - it feels a bit like walking on the surface of the moon. Pictures: Michael Turtle

Alien landscape reveals our past

Michael Turtle

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Take the bucket challenge this Water Week.

WHAT'S ON"Water Night" challenge - no taps, no showers, no running water for 12 hours

"In conversation" with General Sir Peter Cosgrove

WHAT'S ON"In conversation" with General Sir Peter Cosgrove

Raw, rhythmic passion of Irish dancing

Raw, rhythmic passion of Irish dancing

Helen Knight

Take the bucket challenge this Water Week.

WHAT'S ON"Water Night" challenge - no taps, no showers, no running water for 12 hours

Taree sub-branch members Darcy Elbourne and John Connell on duty at the Remembrance Day stall.

COVID-19 restrictions eased to allow 100 people to attend Taree Remembrance Day service

Georgia Hudson is Hudson Rose

LISTENEmerging country singer-songwriter launches debut single

Aussie cricket great calls on fellow farmers to get skin checked regularly

Aussie cricket great calls on fellow farmers to get skin checked regularly

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Read Mid North Coast Now here

Read Mid North Coast Now here

Ruth Lewis

GET ON BOARD: Businesses and individuals are getting behind this year's event to make money and save money.

All aboard the Garage Sale Trail

Aussie cricket great calls on fellow farmers to get skin checked regularly

Aussie cricket great calls on fellow farmers to get skin checked regularly

McGrath Foundational Breast Care Nurse Katie Evans and patient Ellie May.

Look, feel, and learn about breast cancer

Dandenong McGrath Breast Care Nurse and patient Elle May.

McGrath Breast Care Nurses go COVID-safe

UNDER THE HAMMER: Auctions are adapting to changing digital technology. Picture: SHUTTERSTOCK.

Auction: Time to make the top bid

UNDER THE HAMMER: Auctions are adapting to changing digital technology. Picture: SHUTTERSTOCK.

Auction: Time to make the top bid

NEW HOMES: Inspections are not just for older homes, a building inspection on a new build will pick up on any defects to the home that you or the builder might have missed. Photo - Shutterstock.

Be prepared before you sign on the dotted line

NEW HOMES: Inspections are not just for older homes, a building inspection on a new build will pick up on any defects to the home that you or the builder might have missed. Photo - Shutterstock.

Be prepared before you sign on the dotted line

Some Sydney residents who escaped to the country amid the pandemic have stuck around, according to LJ Hooker Taree's Amanda Tate. Photo: Shutterstock.

SUBSCRIBER | PROPERTYCould a city exodus to the Manning Valley be on the cards?

Rob Douglas

LJ Hooker Taree's Amanda Tate can feel the rumblings of a housing boom in the future. Photo: Scott Calvin.

SUBSCRIBER | PROPERTYGenuine buyers on the hunt for Taree properties- that's real estate heaven

Rob Douglas

BE PREPARED: Auctions are a great way to buy, provided you've done your research. Picture: SHUTTERSTOCK.

How to bid with confidence on auction day

Kirsty Horton

That's gold: Taree Red Rovers rugby league players pose for the camera in the mid 2000s.

PHOTOSJunior sport in the Manning 2005 to 2009

Manning Coastcare Group volunteers building hay bale sand traps showing scraped sand in the background defending the eroded dune fronts. (Photo by Anne Rorke)

Rebuilding the beach at Old Bar

Ian Dimmock

The block and tackle salvaged from the wreck of SS Allenwood', recently donated to Tinonee Historical Museum.

Tinonee Topics: Salvaged block and tackle donated to museum

Pam Muxlow

That's gold: Taree Red Rovers rugby league players pose for the camera in the mid 2000s.

PHOTOSJunior sport in the Manning 2005 to 2009

WATCH OUT: Some scammers will even impersonate real estate agents and organise fake inspections, victims will then arrive to discover the property doesn't exist or is currently occupied.

Scamwatch: New scam targets renters during COVID-19 pandemic

Lansdowne RFS brigade's new member, Les Gardner.

New Lansdowne brigade member's first call-out

Margaret Haddon

Aussie Ark president Tim Faulkner at the Curricabark Wildlife Refuge he hopes Aussie Ark can purchase. Photo: Aussie Ark

Aussie Ark seeks help acquiring wildlife refuge

That's gold: Taree Red Rovers rugby league players pose for the camera in the mid 2000s.

PHOTOSJunior sport in the Manning 2005 to 2009

From our archives: Melbourne Cup at Taree 1991 | Photos

From our archives: Melbourne Cup at Taree 1991 | Photos

Biripi artist Raechel Saunders with a print of her work 'Connected'. Photo supplied

Work of Biripi artists to feature in new MidCoast Council headquarters

Aussie cricket great calls on fellow farmers to get skin checked regularly

Aussie cricket great calls on fellow farmers to get skin checked regularly

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Antique and classic cars on display at Krambach Cup | Photos

Antique and classic cars on display at Krambach Cup | Photos

Cats carry diseases deadly to humans, and it's costing Australia $6 billion every year

Cats carry diseases deadly to humans, and it's costing Australia $6 billion every year

Sarah Legge, Chris Dickman, Jaana Dielenberg, John Read, John Woinarski, Pat Taggart, Tida Nou

SPEAKING UP: Workers from Hunter industrial companies opened up about their mental health struggles for the video campaign.

'Big, boofy blokes' open up about mental health in video campaign

Sage Swinton

Letter: Beware a new kind of tick

Letter: Beware a new kind of tick

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Dale Cleaver, CEO Guide Dogs NSW/ACT

Letter: Be aware and help people using white canes

Marj Thornton (nee Pullen) left with her friend Joy as special wireless operators at Kedleston Hall in the early 1940s.

At 98, code-cracking Marj is no enigma

NATIONAL TREASURE: Jack Thompson thinks there's something special about seeing a film at the cinema. Photo: Peter Brew-Bevan

It's never too late, says Jack

Samara Ross

Advocate says older workers' jobs are threatened by the government's new JobMaker scheme.

JobMaker sees older workers dumped by employers

Eileen Wood

Rob Messenger

Lambie's ex-staffer grilled at dismissal trial

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Convicted wife killer John William Chardon has reportedly died in prison after a heart attack.

Wife killer Chardon 'dies in Qld jail'

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A virus alert has been issued for those who attended the Bathurst 1000 car race on the weekend.

Bathurst race alert as virus rules eased

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Annastacia Palaszczuk and Deb Frecklington will campaign in opposite ends of the state.

Qld political leaders diverge on campaign

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The freighter ship was blocked from docking in Brisbane and is currently off the Sunshine Coast.

Ship off Qld tested for mystery COVID

Aaron Bunch
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Victoria's Mornington Peninsula schoolies event has officially been called off due to coronavirus.

COVID cancels schoolies for Melbourne spot

Callum Godde
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Farmers and tourism operators have urged the government to restart backpacker travel to Australia.

Farmers lead call for backpacker restart

Matt Coughlan
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NSW triple-killer Reginald Arthurell has served 23 years of a 24-year sentence.

NSW parole hearing for triple killer

Gus McCubbing
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IGS is the world's largest beef genetic evaluation system and has gained the attention of Australian breed societies. File photo.

Simmental Australia to trial IGS system

Lucy Kinbacher
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The first barley receivals at GrainCorp's Garah site in north western NSW. GrainCorp is urging growers to take note of their COVID-19 protocols and communicate with their site manager, especially ahead of rain fronts. Photo: GrainCorp

Logistics key to 2020 harvest

Olivia Calver

Sergio Rorato grew tomatoes at Jerilderie for 34 years and set up his own processing plant. Photo supplied by Sandra Rorato.

Leaving a legacy

Olivia Calver

You'd notice the gorilla in front of you, right? Actually, probably not. Photo: Shutterstock.

The world immediately around you is not as you perceive

Sam Hollier

FLAWLESS: Wide boards (pictured in Spotted Gum) are ideal for uniting open spaces.

Five questions you should ask when choosing timber flooring

There are three main areas where problems may occur when you go down the granny flat route. Picture: Shutterstock.

Important things to consider before building a granny flat

Noel Whittaker