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CONNECTED TO THE LAND: Michael Waugh's songs peer unflinchingly into the lives of Australian rural communities.

In touch with the land, singer Michael Waugh to weave his magic

Letitia Fitzpatrick

Blooming beautiful: Mrs and Mrs Syvret admire Ron Towells grand champion cymbidium at the Hastings River Orchid Society Show, 1969. Photo supplied by Port Macquarie Museum.

Flashback: 30 years on another hail storm

Port Macquarie Museum

ACM co-owner and executive chairman Antony Catalano said the Bendigo merger was "an example of the kind of decision-making that should go on in regional media".

Antony Catalano's merger deal to strengthen regional media

@stuartlyallphotography

Through Your Eyes: embracing spring days

Laura Telford

Proud history: (back) P&C president Libby Hamerlok, relieving principal Tracey Bromfield, (front) and students Kiah Johnson, Sophie Smith, Isabella Tape and Miller Farrington celebrate Beechwood Public School's 150th anniversary.

The Beechwood way shines through at school's anniversary

Lisa Tisdell

Not backing down: Protesters at the Glasshouse forecourt. Photo: Carla Mascarenhas

Generations unite to protest for climate action

Carla Mascarenhas

Home base: Kooloonbung Creek Nature Reserve is home to the largest flying fox population in the local government area. Photo: Matt Attard

Flying fox warning for Hastings residents

Carla Mascarenhas

CONNECTED TO THE LAND: Michael Waugh's songs peer unflinchingly into the lives of Australian rural communities.

In touch with the land, singer Michael Waugh to weave his magic

Letitia Fitzpatrick

Blooming beautiful: Mrs and Mrs Syvret admire Ron Towells grand champion cymbidium at the Hastings River Orchid Society Show, 1969. Photo supplied by Port Macquarie Museum.

Flashback: 30 years on another hail storm

Port Macquarie Museum

Five people, five challenges. Photo: Shutterstock

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Challenges, we all have them. Here are five

CELEBRATING SUCCESS: Indy Howell, who is a member of Wauchope Hockey Club, celebrates helping Solomon Islands win silver at the Oceania Cup. Photo supplied.

Indy finds a silver lining in Wauchope

Letitia Fitzpatrick

BIG ACHIEVEMENT: Life members Donna Lewis and Sue Johnson proudly present Genna Johnson with her life membership of Wauchope Netball Club.

Amazing milestone for Wauchope netballer Genna

Our Berkley Pic of the Week is Ryan Ford with this terrific pearl perch he recently caught off Port Macquarie on a soft plastic. Photo supplied

Perch, snapper on reefs

Jason Isaac

CELEBRATING SUCCESS: Indy Howell, who is a member of Wauchope Hockey Club, celebrates helping Solomon Islands win silver at the Oceania Cup. Photo supplied.

Indy finds a silver lining in Wauchope

Billy celebrating with his dad, Daniel Hargy.

Billy Hargy crowned Aussie off-road champion two years in a row

Letitia Fitzpatrick

WHAT A YEAR: Wauchope Blues JRLFC under 16s girls tackle team win the first Group 3 tackle premiership.

Massive year for Wauchope Blues juniors

CONNECTED TO THE LAND: Michael Waugh's songs peer unflinchingly into the lives of Australian rural communities.

In touch with the land, singer Michael Waugh to weave his magic

Letitia Fitzpatrick

The Drawn From Here exhibition opens on Saturday September 28.

Using art and journals to draw on life experience

Mini field of Women: The event is at the Port Macquarie Library and is held on behalf of the Breast Cancer Network Australia.

A mini field of women with an urgent message

Peter Daniels

CONNECTED TO THE LAND: Michael Waugh's songs peer unflinchingly into the lives of Australian rural communities.

In touch with the land, singer Michael Waugh to weave his magic

MEMORIES: Beechwood School's 100-year celebrations in 1969. Photo: Wauchope Gazette.

Beechwood students step back in time for 150th anniversary

Letitia Fitzpatrick

LOCAL TALENT: Angus Gill launches his second album at a concert in the Glasshouse in Port Macquarie. Photo courtesy of Young & Percival.

Angus Gill spreads his wings with new album

Letitia Fitzpatrick

Blooming beautiful: Mrs and Mrs Syvret admire Ron Towells grand champion cymbidium at the Hastings River Orchid Society Show, 1969. Photo supplied by Port Macquarie Museum.

Flashback: 30 years on another hail storm

Port Macquarie Museum

On the move again: Port Macquarie War Memorial in its new location on Town Green, with the old post office in the background,1969.

Flashback: Sorry state of Oxley Beach, 1969

Port Macquarie Museum

High-rise: Headlands building, Clarence Street, under construction, 1969. Photo supplied by Port Macquarie Museum.

Flashback: High rise units

Port Macquarie Museum

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Ruth Lewis

New experiences: Camp life increases campers' connection with the natural environment. Find more at www.aussiekidsadventurecamps.com.au.

Adventures in the great outdoors

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Bag yourself a bargain this weekend

Six top tips to get the best out of this weekend's garage sales

Ruth Lewis

INPUT: What do you have to say about living and working in regional Australia? Join the discussion at futurefocusproject.com.au.

Have your say on living in regional Australia

Joanne Crawford

Read the latest Domain here

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Ruth Lewis

This home has it all

This home has it all

House of the Week

A place where you can live life to the full

A place where you can live life to the full

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Blooming beautiful: Mrs and Mrs Syvret admire Ron Towells grand champion cymbidium at the Hastings River Orchid Society Show, 1969. Photo supplied by Port Macquarie Museum.

Flashback: 30 years on another hail storm

Port Macquarie Museum

@stuartlyallphotography

Through Your Eyes: embracing spring days

Laura Telford

Meet Abbey and Bean: These lovely young ladies are in need of new homes and would love you to head down to the RSPCA shelter to say hello.

Friendly felines need friends

RSPCA Port Macquarie

Blooming beautiful: Mrs and Mrs Syvret admire Ron Towells grand champion cymbidium at the Hastings River Orchid Society Show, 1969. Photo supplied by Port Macquarie Museum.

Flashback: 30 years on another hail storm

WELCOME: Rotarian Diana Reynolds, Rotary president Geoge Campbell, Justin Laurie and Lyne MP Dr David Gillespie.

Wauchope Rotary welcomes new member to help our community

CHEERFUL GIVERS: Volunteers Kelly Steele, Frances and Robert Drysdale, Margaret Van Gend and Richard Steele.

Anglicans celebrate five years of free lunches in Wauchope

Letitia Fitzpatrick

Nadia Bartel during the 2019 Kennedy Brownlow Red Carpet arrivals at Crown Palladium. Picture: Daniel Pockett/AFL Photos via Getty Images

Brownlow Medal 2019: the arrivals

CONNECTED TO THE LAND: Michael Waugh's songs peer unflinchingly into the lives of Australian rural communities.

In touch with the land, singer Michael Waugh to weave his magic

Barely on the right side of the road - with centimetres to spare. Photo: Scree grab from NT Police supplied dashcam video

Stolen ute v NT fuel road train: Watch the dashcam footage

@stuartlyallphotography

Through Your Eyes: embracing spring days

Five people, five challenges. Photo: Shutterstock

REAL AUSTRALIA
Challenges, we all have them. Here are five

Proud history: (back) P&C president Libby Hamerlok, relieving principal Tracey Bromfield, (front) and students Kiah Johnson, Sophie Smith, Isabella Tape and Miller Farrington celebrate Beechwood Public School's 150th anniversary.

The Beechwood way shines through at school's anniversary

Lisa Tisdell

WAGGA: Getting a bit passionate. Photo: Emma Hillier

14 fine photos from the climate strike

Lit up: Jenny Ashton of Ulverstone's dashcam caught the meteor as it lit up the sky near Hagley.

Meteorite reported over Tasmania's North-West

Luke Sayer

STANDARDISED: Most teachers will agree that classrooms just aren't structured to teach everybody.

OPINION
Empower children to celebrate individuality

Zoë Wundenberg

Nick Kyrgios plays tennis with young fans in Canberra. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

OPINION
Why Nick Kyrgios gets under our skin

Kim Huynh

Reef in dire straits if we don't act urgently

OPINION
Reef in dire straits if we don't act urgently

Tanya Murphy

See over a million spring flowering bulbs at Tesselaar Tulip Festival in Victoria, including tulips, daffodils, ranunculus and anemones.

Hello petal! Australia's must-see flower festivals

Geraldine Cardozo

FRIEND IN NEED: Alma's recognition of Tom's stroke symptoms helped to get him to hospital for a treatment in a timely fashion

Quick thinking Alma a stroke of luck for Tom

ART FORM: "I've stuck with pen, paper and paint," says Hairy Maclary creator Lynley Dodd, pictured here painting the cat Scarface Claw in her home studio in New Zealand.

Hairy Maclary creator Lynley Dodd's chaos theory

Geraldine Cardozo

US President Donald Trump has lauded PM Scott Morrison as a "man of titanium" during his US visit.

Treat China like a grown-up, says Morrison

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Labor frontbencher Penny Wong wants to see a quick end to US China trade tensions.

US, China must find 'settling point': Wong

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A senate hearing's been told cashless welfare cards are disempowering for aboriginal people.

Aboriginal groups reject cashless cards

Dubbo will soon endure level four water restrictions has the drought hits the Central West NSW town.

Level 4 water restrictions for NSW town

Former NSW Labor minister Eddie Obeid's trial won't start until February.

Obeid/Macdonald trial delayed until 2020

Margaret Scheikowski

The Northern Beaches Hospital's stroke-treating capacity came under the spotlight at a NSW inquiry.

Hospital rejects NSW inquiry's stroke call

Angelo Risso

The QLD Premier declined to detail police claims of protesters using dangerous locking devices .

Qld Premier won't detail activist claims

Nicholas McElroy

Aran Mylvaganam says the Tamil refugee family were told they won't be going back to the mainland.

Tamil family told to get used to detention

Georgie Moore

Damian Roach, Landmark Cooma, Michael Green, Boudjah, Cooma with his $12,500 purchase paraded by Guy Evans, Tara Park, Boorowa.

Tara Park Merinos to $12,500

Stephen Burns

The top priced ram with Michael Glasser, GTSM, Ricky Connor, Lucknow who purchased the ram on behalf of Dean Fredericksen, Orange and stud principals Andrew and Jody Green, Aloeburn Poll Merinos, Boree Creek.

Aloeburn Poll Merino rams average $1426

Olivia Calver

David and Sally Shannon say health problems and a lack of skilled helpers has forced them to advertise their herd of water buffalo for sale. Photos: Supplied

Ever wanted to own a buffalo dairy?

Lucy Kinbacher

Local history: The Lady Denman comes back to where she was made.

NSW South Coast isn't just about the whitest sand

John Rozentals

Looking down onto Positano from Montepertuso.

Walking the Path of the Gods, and how to make Limoncello like a Nonna

Kathy Sharpe

Are long queues at American airports putting off potential tourists? Picture: Getty

Why are tourists deserting the US?

Michael Turtle

What can you see?: Google Earth has provided solutions to several crime puzzles.

What on earth is that?

Mathew Dickerson

Kate Berry and her youngest daughter Pepper hit the road. Picture: Maya

The adventure that is motherhood

Karen Hardy

If you are prone to having a mostly black array of clothing, opt for a light and bright internal colour such as Laminex's Just Rose

Does your wardrobe spark joy?