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Expect more sailing shenanigans in season 7 of Below Deck Mediterranean. Picture: Bravo/Binge

Like fashion or film, organic farming or journalism, the 'yachting industry' is a lot less glamourous than it sounds.

Below Deck is really just the seven sins on the seven seas

Jamestrong Packaging is investing $6 million in its Kolodong plant

Funding for Taree manufacturer to boost jobs and economy

BETTER HEALTH: Regional support services are calling on bulk billing options to be expanded to help those who are struggling to find affordable healthcare options. Picture: FILE

A man in his 60s who couldn't walk but was turned away from the hospital, a family looking for help after their child hurt their hand. Regional support services are seeing higher presentations of complex health needs.

'Bulk up bulk billing': Support services on frontline as healthcare options become unaffordable

Wing general manager Simon Rossi says battery powered drones are a green, faster and more affordable way to make deliveries. Photo: Supplied

Wing isn't in the business of delivering coffee and banh mi, it's in the business of developing drone technology and infrastructure.

Drone delivery is about more than just flying takeout

Vet staff in Kiama with little alpaca 'Sunny'. Picture:Supplied

Kiama baby alpaca needs life-saving leg amputation

I even have my own Hellfire Club t-shirt as worn here by characters, Mike and Dustin. Picture: Netflix

If you often find yourself looking back fondly on the shows of your youth, then this one is for you.

There are 'Stranger Things' to be obsessed with

EMPTY SHELVES: Leah Davidson, of Amcal Award Pharmacy, Albury, and other Border pharmacists are seeing more and more customers trying to buy up cold and flu medicine this winter, leading to shortages. Picture: MARK JESSER

NSW/Victoria Border region chemists fear panic buying rush of cold, flu medicine

First it was a rush on toilet paper, now it's cold and flu medicine

A movement control order has been issued following the recent detection of the varroa mite in NSW. Picture: File

Queensland authorities have issued restrictions with the aim of protecting the bee industry.

Qld authorities issue restrictions as varroa mite threatens bee industry

A survey of the nation's leading economists shows a forecast rise in interest rates and inflation. Picture: Shutterstock

The Conversation's 2022-23 forecasting survey predicts an increase in the Reserve Bank's cash rate.

Sky-high mortgages, 7.1% inflation, and a 20% chance of recession. How the Conversation's panel sees the year ahead

Check out the video of this globally recognised wetland on the lower EP which is held in private ownership, and is the market.

Share your own private lake with prying eyes from all over the world

ROAD TO RECOVERY: Carlyle man Mick Humphreys, with wife Jenny and dog, Lila, is pushing for governments to act on delivering vaccines. Pictures: JAMES WILTSHIRE

'I was the one telling my wife and my family to be inside before four-o-clock.'

'The mozzies were that bad:' Survivor of virus in a call for action

WEEK OF DISRUPTIONS: There will be a wave of industrial action this week by train drivers, teachers, nurses and midwives. Picture: AAP

It's been a long week of protests and strikes across the state.

Teachers, nurses, transport workers strike across NSW in week of heavy industrial action

UNIVERSAL: Spacey Jane expanded their reach on their second album Here Comes Everybody. Picture: Sam Hendel

Spacey Jane mine the anxiety of the times on album two

Spacey Jane are writing songs for Everybody

BACK AND BIGGER THAN EVER: Illustration of an influenza virus particle. Picture: Kateryna Kon / Science Photo Library / Getty Images.

The 2022 season has only just begun and already it's tracking toward a five year record. So what makes this year's flu so bad?

Is this year's flu worse than previous years?

Girls touch from the back Olive Whitelaw, Caily Aberhart Summer Fitzgerald, Nikita Wheaton, Jaydah Cassar, teacher, Jess Amos and (front) Lily Carter, Daisy Wilton, Amarlieah Mobbs.

BCS travelled to Gloucester for the day-long event

BCS girls' soccer kick winning goal

The scale of the task of shifting from fossil fuels to renewables has been revealed in a new 30-year plan. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

The Australian Energy Market Operator's plan points to the $12.7 billion worth of investment in transmission projects needed to help power the transition from coal.

New 30-year plan to guide 'irreversible' energy shift

New track: Alfie Arcuri has just dropped his latest single, Overtime, about his experiences with anxiety. Picture: Supplied

"Anxiety is something that I've had to deal with for most of my life."

The Voice star Alfie Arcuri shines light on anxiety

Taree Preschool presents chocolates to the Chatham High dancers

invest in diversity of different cultures within the preschool as much as possible

Taree Preschool cultural fair | Photos and video

Blueberry and strawberry farmers on the Mid North coast hold concerns about the spread of the varroa mite and the impact on pollination. Photos: Supplied

"The varroa mite is a huge issue for all Australian farmers, especially berry growers because we use bees for pollination."

Mid North Coast berry growers' pollination concern as varroa mite spreads

BACK AND BIGGER THAN EVER: This year's flu season is on track to beating a five-year case record as vaccination numbers remain low. Picture: Shutterstock

This year's season is a stark difference to the 2021 winter sickness period, which saw very few cases recorded nationwide.

Flu season on track to hitting five year record as vaccination remains low

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Cardinal George Pell is due to be sentenced after being found guilty of child sexual abuse.

Chief Judge Peter Kidd has handed down his sentence after Cardinal George Pell was convicted for attacks on two choirboys in the 1990s.

George Pell sentenced to six years

STRONG: Beautiful toddler Penelope Dean is the sunshine of her mother Emily's life. The brave little girl has been treated for a rare tumour.

Most people know McHappy Day is all about a good cause. The Dean family had first-hand experience of how the charity supports children fighting serious illness.

How McHappy Day helps brave tots like Penelope

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull in Canberra on Thursday. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

PM to quit parliament if Liberals call for spill

Liam Shiels appears to be on the outer at Hawthorn after being dropped again.

Hawks drop key veteran Shiels again

Former PNG PM Peter O'Neill hopes to get back into power following national elections.

PNG steps up security ahead of polls

Australia have defeated Sri Lanka by 10 wickets on day three of the first Test match in Galle.

Australia thrash Sri Lanka in Galle Test

Mittagong man Brian Richardson is one of an estimated 66,500 Australians living with aortic stenosis. Photo: supplied

It's a life-threatening disease but Brian Richardson has been given a second chance and wants fellow sufferers to know how.

How you could soon have your heart disease treated overnight

A man accused of killing a suspected thief near Geelong has faced court.

Vic manslaughter accused released on bail

The Stock Swami tweeter has apologised for misleading Tolga Kumova (pictured) who is suing him.

Stock Swami apologises to Federal Court

England captain Courtney Lawes says his side is taking nothing for granted against the Wallabies.

England ready for Wallabies blitz in Test

Victoria has recorded its fifth monkeypox case, a man in his 40s.

Monkeypox alert as Vic man tests positive

New technology means we can use augmented reality to style our home. Picture: Shutterstock.

New technology means we can use augmented reality to style our home.

Handy augmented reality app making the unreal practical

A man who surrendered to police with a gun down his pants has been jailed for manslaughter.

Fatal shooter admits 'wicked behaviour'

Sydney co-captain Luke Parker will play his 250th AFL match when the Swans meet Essendon.

Sydney can't let Bombers game slip: Parker

Hockeyroo Brooke Peris is out of the World Cup and Commonwealth Games through injury.

Hockeyroos dealt triple injury blow

Five young men due to go on trial after a brawl resulted in a death have entered guilty pleas.

Man pleads guilty over house party death

Canterbury say Matt Burton's confidence is sky-high after an impressive State of Origin debut.

Bulldogs bank on Burton magic vs Cronulla

Alison Turner, Flagstaff Group Executive Manager Marketing and Communications showing off visual aid from the new Ember kit. Picture: Tom McGann. 

Disability group 'Flagstaff' have officially launched 'Ember', a new system aimed at helping individuals with disabilities during an emergency.

EMBER: The new system to help people with disabilities in disasters

NSW is expecting a big downpour. Picture: Marina Neil

A wrap-up of the day's news across the country.

Commuter chaos reigns as NSW prepares for torrential rains

This is a sample of The Echidna newsletter sent out each weekday morning .

Let the sun shine in on those grimy cabinets

Chris Jones, MidCoast Council’s Manager of Libraries and Community Services. Photo: Rick Kernick

Libraries are so much more than the idea of a book

Chris Jones turns the page on library career

Minor flooding predicted for parts of the Manning and Gloucester rivers

Minor to possible flooding for parts of the Mid North Coast

Sabene Perkins (front) with Community Defib Project members, Michael Cameron, Tony Frost, Steve Doessel, Jacob Cook, Pauly Maclean and Arna McDermott.

Runner Tony Frost's heart attack experience leads to the formation of the Old Bar community defib project

Updated CPR skills and defibrillator at hand see Tony back on his feet

Entertainment for all coming to Manning Entertainment Centre

Entertainment plus coming to the MEC

Benn Saunders and Lester Andrews: Image supplied

Raising the Torres Strait Islander flag for the first time ever at Wingham Public School

Wingham Public School raises flags for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders

William Tyrrell's foster mother has lost a mental health application.

Tyrrell foster mother loses mental health bid

Kirstie Maher and Heidi Prowse from Smith Family visited Taree this week for Taree VIEW's anniversary lunch.

Helping students in need who are struggling at school is a focus of The Smith Family's work