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Chris Woakes' unbeaten 84 has helped England seal a thrilling three-wicket win over Pakistan.

England edge out Pakistan in Test thriller

Rory Dollard
2hrs ago

Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas took pole position at the anniversary GP at Silverstone.

Bottas grabs pole position from Hamilton

Martin Moravec

Seas abate so outside fishing is starting to improve

Seas abate so outside fishing is starting to improve

Mick McDonald

Chris Woakes' unbeaten 84 has helped England seal a thrilling three-wicket win over Pakistan.

England edge out Pakistan in Test thriller

2hrs ago

Manning Ratz forward Brodan Hamilton charges at the Wallamba defence during the Ratz 24-21 win at Nabiac.

Penalty problems plague Manning Ratz premiership push

Mick McDonald

Taree's Sam Modderno will be one of a number of promising young players in action when Taree tackles Sawtell in the Coastal Premier League.

Young talent on show as Wildcats tackle Sawtell

Mick McDonald

Sunset over Glasshouse Restaurant. Picture: Destination NSW

Take me home, country roads... to Tamworth's epic food scene

Explore Travel
57m ago

CLOSED: The NSW border with Victoria remains shut down to all be permit holders. Picture: Border Mail

Latest travel restrictions: what you need to know

Explore Travel

The insider's guide to the best of Kiama

The insider's guide to the best of Kiama

Brittany Lazarus

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Author draws on experience as only teacher at a "Bush School"

WHAT'S ONAuthor draws on experience as only teacher at a "Bush School"

Puppetry perfection: Bruce Rowland has created over 150 marionettes and numerous productions through the 1970s and '80s.

The versatile art of Bruce Rowland goes on show at the Manning Regional Art Gallery

Visitors to the Cundle Museum, John and Enid Andrews.

WHAT'S ONTasty fundraiser at museum

Author draws on experience as only teacher at a "Bush School"

WHAT'S ONAuthor draws on experience as only teacher at a "Bush School"

Assistant director Jane Hosking and director Rachel Piercy from Manning Regional Art Gallery with the Women Artists from the Collection exhibition currently on show.

What's on this weekend in the Mid Coast

Illustration, Stephen Michael King.

WHAT'S ONZoom Storytime launching this week

Read Mid North Coast Now here

Read Mid North Coast Now here

Ruth Lewis

Spring clean your life and finances

Spring clean your life and finances

Emma Brown

From lifesaving to sanity saving, good customer service works

From lifesaving to sanity saving, good customer service works

Emma Brown

Read Mid North Coast Now here

Read Mid North Coast Now here

Future Focus: building a stronger regional Australia

Future Focus: building a stronger regional Australia

Joanne Crawford

The path back to a new normal

The path back to a new normal

Emma Brown

Read Three Valleys Domain here

Read Three Valleys Domain here

Ruth Lewis

RENTAL TRENDS: Nationally, rent values declined 0.3% in the month of June, and 0.5% over the quarter. Photo - Shutterstock.

Rental market changes course

Ruth Lewis

2020 Winner: Cantala Avenue House wins this year's Australian House of the Year Photo - Christopher Frederick Jones.

Humble restoration defines the true meaning of home

Ruth Lewis

Remember, there's no one quite like you ...

Remember, there's no one quite like you ...

Gary Bentley

WATCH OUT: If the scam is sent by email, it is likely to include an attachment or link to a fake website where you will be asked to download proof of the 'bill', 'fine' or 'delivery details'. Opening the attachment or downloading the file could infect your computer with malware.

Scamwatch: Has someone asking for money threatened you with arrest?

Lansdowne School will hold another Colour Run is back.on Thursday, September 24.

Lansdowne students to write cookbook

Margaret Haddon

Remember, there's no one quite like you ...

Remember, there's no one quite like you ...

Brothers in arms: Shadow and Spice are ready to be loved by a family.

Brothers ready for a loving family

Landcare Conference pre social distancing. Photo supplied

Landcare Week: get connected with environment in local community

The numbers may just be levelling off, Victorian authorities suggested today.

DIGESTVictorian authorities hopeful cases are stabilising

Doing the right thing. Picture: Shutterstock

EXPLAINERWhat is the best and latest advice on masks?

Prime Minister Scott Morrison with Acting Chief Health Officer Paul Kelly after Friday's national cabinet meeting. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

Eleven Victorian MPs to quarantine in ACT as virtual parliament explored

Slicing and dicing the nation bit by bit

DIGESTSlicing and dicing the nation bit by bit

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has promised to share any Australian-developed vaccine. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

Failing to share vaccine would be 'judged terribly': PM

Sally Whyte

The young play hard even in a pandemic, but they just don't get the message

OPINIONThe young play hard even in a pandemic, but they just don't get the message

Rick Allen

Melbourne's empty laneways, due to coronavirus shutdowns.

NATIONALAustralia coronavirus: NSW adds a hotspot

Janine Graham

This might be a fun roller coaster. The COVID numbers roller coaster is not.

DIGESTThe COVID numbers roller coaster is real

Janine Graham

Doing the right thing. Picture: Shutterstock

EXPLAINERWhat is the best and latest advice on masks?

ROAD TRIP: Melbourne band Private Function drive down High Street Wodonga in their film clip for the song titled 'Albury Wodonga'. Picture: SCREENSHOT

Band releases 'rock 'n' roll love letter' to Albury-Wodonga

Success: Critical care paramedic Matt Gane had a dramatic water rescue on his first day working with the Wollongong ambulance helicopter crew. Picture: Anna Warr

How a helicopter paramedic rescued a fisherman on his first day on the job

Community Health and Manning Base Hospital staff will have pancakes on Jeans for Genes Day to raise funds for the Children's Medical Research Institute. Hunter New England Health genetic counsellor Bruce Hopper is a supporter of the day.

Making progress in genetics research

David Pope's Masking for a Friend and (inset) May Gibb's piece for the anti-flu campaign in 1919. Copyright: The Northcott Society and Cerebral Palsy Alliance, 2020

The power of cartoons in times of crisis

Steve Evans

Our History, Our Memories: Awesome events in the Manning in 1976

PHOTOSOur History, Our Memories: Awesome events in the Manning in 1976

Photo: Sally-Ann Thompson

From southern NSW to Tasmania, it's been a white Wednesday

Ben Smyth

Matterson Knyvett captured the moment a goanna latched onto his ankle while out on the job.

Is that a goanna wrapped around your ankle?

Samantha Campbell

No such thing as 'drought proof'; needs to be a focus on reuse and recycling

HAVE YOUR SAYNo such thing as 'drought proof'; needs to be a focus on reuse and recycling

Chris Abbott

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Letter: Sixty years since the Malayan Emergency ended

Letter: Sixty years since the Malayan Emergency ended

Qantas flight attendant Sara Armbrecht at the Qantas Founders Museum holding two dolls dressed in her minature Qantas uniforms: a Pucci unform worn 1974 to 1985 (left) and the current uniform designed by Martin Grant.

Flights of fashion: Doll collection celebrates century of Qantas uniforms

Geraldine Cardozo

Reforms for NSW retirement villages.

Retirement village reforms welcomed

Eileen Wood

NSW Seniors Festival: so much to celebrate

NSW Seniors Festival: so much to celebrate

Queensland's border closure caused havoc, with many cars waiting hours only to be turned around.

Queenslanders now face hotel quarantine

Queensland has barred all NSW residents as community transmission of coronavirus continues.

NSW residents locked in after Qld closure

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has challenged the states to dig deeper financially to protect the economy

Govt wants more COVID-19 help from states

Victoria reported 466 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, 450 on Friday and 471 on Thursday.

Victorians urged to find 'COVID-normal'

Bushfire.io founders Tristan Morris and Mark Carroll. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

SUBSCRIBERHow Tristan and Mark built the near-impossible bushfire app they hope will save lives

Katie Burgess

Happy, healthy and so cute despite the unexpected way she arrived. Picture: Supplied

OPINIONThrow out the birth plan and go with the flow

Christy Kidner

NSW residents returning from COVID-hit Victoria must now complete two weeks of hotel quarantine.

Syd Bunnings staffmember positive to virus

Tiffanie Turnbull

Road access to Queensland on the NSW border is being blocked with few exceptions.

Latest snapshot of the coronavirus impact

AgriEducate was started back in 2016 by Guy Coleman who wanted to encourage other people to recognise the benefits of agriculture.

Essay comp inspires deeper ag thinking

Shannon Beattie
57m ago

Citizen scientist and volunteer Gerald McCaffrey studying streams in the Sydney basin for evidence of Platypus paddles. Photo: Western Sydney University

Platypus have been found in suburban streams

The Devine brothers Tom, James and Darcy of Angledale stud, Willow Tree, are snapped with their $17,000 sale-topper Angledale Pacemaker P13, and its buyer, Terry McDonald, Hilldale, Mudgee.

Limousin demand and clearance strong at Scone's "Northern sale"

Mark Griggs

Happy, healthy and so cute despite the unexpected way she arrived. Picture: Supplied

OPINIONThrow out the birth plan and go with the flow

Christy Kidner

Six easy choices to make to build a more sustainable home

Six easy choices to make to build a more sustainable home

JOYFUL: The garden is the perfect place to soothe and inspire your soul.

Nothing like getting down and dirty to lift your spirits

John Gabriele