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Tracey Fairhurst
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GOOD NEWS FOR COMBOYNE.

Comboyne museum gets $115,000 from NSW government

Letitia Fitzpatrick

Get ready for the lolly run with Santa on a fire truck in Wauchope this Saturday at 2pm.

Santa on a fire truck: get ready for the lolly run on Saturday

Letitia Fitzpatrick

Most of the earthworks are complete at Spencers Cutting on the Oxley Highway.

Update on works on the Oxley Highway

Wauchope District Historical Society 1868 church.

Wauchope historical society needs storage space urgently

Letitia Fitzpatrick

Vale Peter Waugh (1928-2018).

Peter Cameron daSilva Waugh: a life in the air (1928-2018)

Jean Hegarty

The historic Kindee bridge.

Update on bridges: what’s happening around our area

Letitia Fitzpatrick

We’ve had a problem – your Gazette will be late

Tracey Fairhurst
1hr ago

GOOD NEWS FOR COMBOYNE.

Comboyne museum gets $115,000 from NSW government

Letitia Fitzpatrick

We’ve had a problem – your Gazette will be late

1hr ago

RARING TO GO: Wauchope Jockey Club president Greg Partridge and his daughter, apprentice jockey Mollie Partridge with Raining on Sunday who will run in the Woop Woop Cup on Boxing Day.

Novel approach to enhance Woop Woop Cup race meeting in Wauchope

Doug Ryan

TEAM DAY CELEBRATE: Winners of the 2018 summer comp, Matt Day, Donna Dobson and Brad Baxter.

Anyone for tennis? Join the Wauchope Tuesday night summer comp

Nathan Lyon

Lyon’s century earns Wauchope a convincing win

Harry Brady

RARING TO GO: Wauchope Jockey Club president Greg Partridge and his daughter, apprentice jockey Mollie Partridge with Raining on Sunday who will run in the Woop Woop Cup on Boxing Day.

Novel approach to enhance Woop Woop Cup race meeting in Wauchope

Our Berkley pic of the week is Nathan Brown with this monster snapper he recently battled the wind offshore to score. Photo supplied

Off Plomer yields snapper

Jason Isaac

Junior Dolphins Ltn Rali Pensini and mum Cassie line up for kickboard race

A Christmas dash for swimmers at Laurieton

Wauchope 2018 Christmas lights map

Carols by the Beach: Santa with his helpers from Wauchope Bonny Hills SLSC.

Sing by the surf at the beach carols

Barbecue crew: Jan Burgess, Sue Hogan, Bill Stewart, Sandy Hayes, Eileen Newton, John Hayes.

Lions ready to host Carols by the Lake

Peter Daniels

Wauchope 2018 Christmas lights map

Team effort: Janelle Cocking, Greg Cocking, Megan Phillipa, Gemma Gordon, Letitia Kimmorely, Lauren Charlton, Jesse McGarrity, Bronwyn Martin and Jenny Edmunds.

A star-studded Christmas to support our Salvos

Four Play

What’s On around the traps Nov 30-Dec 6, 2018

Vickii Byram

Blast from the past: Danielle, Xavier and Hannah Kenny of Wauchope.

Blast from the past as community celebrates bicentenary

Tracey Fairhurst

Community invited to celebrate 200 years of history

Dance group: The Birpai Mitjian dance group in action at a recent event. The group will be front and centre during Sunday's John Oxley Bicentenary family-friendly event on Town Green.

Cultural connections for community bicentenary celebration

Peter Daniels

From the desk of Mrs Claus: Mrs Claus opens her heart to tell the children of the world how she feels about them this Christmas.

A note from Mrs Claus to share the joy

Mrs Claus

Sarah Mostyn, of Windella Farms

Five small businesses making their dreams come true

Emma Elsworthy

Rebecca Stern, of Mustard Made.

Savvy business mums are doin' it for themselves in regional Australia

Emma Elsworthy

From the desk of Mrs Claus: Mrs Claus opens her heart to tell the children of the world how she feels about them this Christmas.

A note from Mrs Claus to share the joy

Aloha Zen’s Byron Bay Pillow, $107.00

Unique gift ideas for the hard-to-buy-guy in your life

Emma Elsworthy

How you can help: You too can help make a difference by contributing to the Act of Christmas Kindness Appeal. If you would like to know more, please visit bundaleer.org.au.

‘Tis the season for giving

Brooke Hodgson

Read this week’s Domain here

Ruth Lewis

Map of auctions and homes open for inspection: December 14 – December 20, 2018

Ruth Lewis

The resort on the river

House of the week

Vale Peter Waugh (1928-2018).

Peter Cameron daSilva Waugh: a life in the air (1928-2018)

Jean Hegarty

Anthony Watts.

Community invited to pay respects to Anthony

Liz Langdale

Merry Christmas: Extravadance dancers Charlotee Cooper, Hayley Purkis, Milla Swain, Georgia Cowell, Beth Kars, Makayla Stevens, Mackenzie Dawson, Emily Elliott and Alliyra Bentley-King.

Community heralds in Christmas at Bain Park

Tracey Fairhurst

Vale Peter Waugh (1928-2018).

Peter Cameron daSilva Waugh: a life in the air (1928-2018)

A full life: Keith Dawson passed away aged 105 years. He will leave a lasting legacy.

“A light has gone out”: 105-year-old Keith Dawson passes away

Peter Daniels

Feed me: Bhodi is a handsome dude with distinctive markings. He loves his food so bonding over a meal shouldn't be a problem.

Adopt a brindle coated cat or dog

Port Macquarie RSPCA shelter

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Six fast facts on Australia’s latest Test win

Indian batsman Virat Kohli leaves the field at stumps on day two of the second Test.

15 facial expressions from the Perth Test

Flower power: Robyn Flanagan, Barbara Smith and Kylie Hackney.

Shark attack trauma kits an Australian-first for local beaches

Merry Christmas: Extravadance dancers Charlotee Cooper, Hayley Purkis, Milla Swain, Georgia Cowell, Beth Kars, Makayla Stevens, Mackenzie Dawson, Emily Elliott and Alliyra Bentley-King.

Community heralds in Christmas at Bain Park

Tracey Fairhurst

Australian opening batsman Marcus Harris (right) and Aaron Finch.

Aussies start well in Second Test

Owen McKittrick and Jayde Willingham.

Goodbye, Wauchope High: 2018 school-leavers make plans | photos

Letitia Fitzpatrick

Junior Dolphins Ltn Rali Pensini and mum Cassie line up for kickboard race

A Christmas dash for swimmers at Laurieton

Mayor Peta Pinson: Everyone should provide feedback and ask questions regarding the important Orbital Road infrastructure project.

Column: Council continues talks on orbital road

Port Macquarie-Hastings mayor Peta Pinson
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Picture: AAP Image/Dan Himbrechts

What if we made the Christmas cheer last?

Father Brendan Lee

Curious Minds: Tackling STEM gender bias

Dr Mary McMillan

PROSTATE: Research shows some men would prefer to sacrifice survival odds rather than suffer the side-effects of prostate cancer treatment.

Prostate cancer: men trade-off survival for quality of life

Eileen Wood

Labor accused of ‘milking’ self-funded retirees

HEALTH CONCERN: More older people are drinking to hazardous levels. Image Pixabay.

Boomers the new ‘risky’ drinkers

Eileen Wood

Brisbane soccer fans are disappointed after a report found there is no need for a new stadium.

Report calls for no new Brisbane stadiums

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Angus Taylor has shut down a NSW push to discuss putting an emissions obligation into energy policy.

Federal, state Liberals split over climate

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NSW Greens MP Jeremy Buckingham says a review into the party is just a band-aid solution.

NSW Greens rotten, corrupt says Greens MP

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NSW Labor have had their Sydney offices raided by the state's anti-corruption watchdog.

Foreign interference at Labor's core: govt

2hrs ago

David Eastman is seeking compensation for wrongfully spending 19 years in jail.

Eastman starts bid for jail compensation

Paul Osborne
2hrs ago

SA Treasurer Rob Lucas says the state budget will take a hit due to lower than expected GST returns.

SA budget to take $577m hit due to GST

2hrs ago

Three-year-old William Tyrrell disappeared from the NSW town of Kendall in 2014.

William Tyrrell inquest to open in March

Jodie Stephens
2hrs ago

Health Minister Greg Hunt met with Headspace clients after announcing a $110 million funding boost.

Headspace psychosis support gets funding

Marnie Banger

PRIZE: Judy Gibson will have the chance to cruise on beautiful Lake Wakatipu on the TSS Earnslaw as part of the ultimate New Zealand tour.

NZ tour competition winner announced

Live Music at Empire Control Room. Pic: Geoff Duncan for Visit Austin

Five unmissable things to do, see and taste in Texas

The Brahmaputra River … in the rarely visited Indian state of Assam.

River-cruising the mysterious kingdom of Bhutan

John Rozentals

Two locals savour the flavour at Armatree Hotel. The pub keeps the community together.

Had a beer at the best bush pub in NSW?

John Ellicott

PHOTOS: Dulux Australia - Summer Trends 2019. Stylist: Bree Leech. Photographer: Lisa Cohen.

Softly does it this season

Out of reach: While Christmas feasting is a highlight for humans, it’s also a time when some of the most dangerous foods to pets are available.

Keep pets safe at Christmas

RSPCA