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        Sense of pride: Jenny Mead, Christi Dunkerton, Greg Davies, Glenys Commings, Elsa Barbosa, Steve Thomas and Ali Cameron-Brown prepare for the Australia Day celebrations.

        WHAT'S ONWauchope pool party features in Australia Day activities

        • Lisa Tisdell
        GIVING BACK: Paul Tuckerman says his work in the community is an integral part of his life. Picture: Adam McLean

        'We have a responsibility to act': Thirroul resident reflects on decades of contribution

        • Natalie Croxon
        Score: Riley from Narrabri recently had a great day offshore with Fish Port Macquarie Charters, scoring this sensational 60 centimetre sand flathead.

        What's biting? Check out Settlement Point for flatties

        • Jason Isaac
        A stellar line-up for this year's 2021 Australian of the Year includes former NSW Fire Commissioner and current leader of Resilience NSW, Shane Fitzsimmons.

        Eight visionaries, heroes and changemakers making us proud

        Scamwatch: Customers of streaming services targeted by scammers

        A testing clinic sits idle at Figtree in Wollongong. Picture: Adam McLean.

        Sydney residents urged to get COVID test

        • Julian O'Brien
        Talented cast: (front) Jack Kirk leads an all teen cast in 13 the Musical alongside (back) Tara Mitchell, Alexander Ford, Moya Wills, Isaac Long, Rebecca Crundwell, Michael Walsh, Indiana Jones, McKenna Dennis, Piper Graham, Kye Dennis, Bridgette Ford and Teoni Nelson.

        WHAT'S ONMusical to raise funds and awareness for Young Carers

        • Lisa Tisdell
        Sense of pride: Jenny Mead, Christi Dunkerton, Greg Davies, Glenys Commings, Elsa Barbosa, Steve Thomas and Ali Cameron-Brown prepare for the Australia Day celebrations.

        WHAT'S ONWauchope pool party features in Australia Day activities

        • Lisa Tisdell
        GIVING BACK: Paul Tuckerman says his work in the community is an integral part of his life. Picture: Adam McLean

        'We have a responsibility to act': Thirroul resident reflects on decades of contribution

        • Natalie Croxon
        Denis Menochet plays Michel, a grumpy husband who is engaging in his own form of infidelity. Picture: Hautet Court

        REVIEWFrench whodunit darkly complex

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        Coronavirus

          January 26 is referred to as Invasion Day by a large number of Australians. Picture: Jamila Toderas

          DIGESTJanuary 26: the debate about the date

          Prime Minister Scott Morrison. Picture: Karleen Minney

          International arrivals cap will not be raised: Morrison

          Prime Minister Scott Morrison has cooled on Queensland's push to establish remote quarantine facilities in disused mining camps. Picture: Getty Images

          International COVID situation on national cabinet agenda

          Health Minister Greg Hunt said Australia is learning lessons from vaccine rollouts overseas. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

          Extra 500 workers, more training announced as part of vaccine rollout

          Trump has left the White House as Biden is welcomed in. Photos: Shutterstock

          DIGESTOrdinariness will do for now, as Biden steers the US back to normality

          • Chris McLennan
          A testing clinic sits idle at Figtree in Wollongong. Picture: Adam McLean.

          Sydney residents urged to get COVID test

          • Julian O'Brien

          DIGESTWorld holds breath as Trump departs

          • Gavin Stone
          Chief Minister Andrew Barr at the National Arboretum. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

          'Honourable thing to do': Barr wants booming businesses to repay JobKeeper

          • Dan Jervis-Bardy

          Sport

            Conor McGregor is tipped to beat Dustin Poirier in their UFC rematch in Abu Dhabi on Saturday.

            McGregor favourite against Poirier in UFC

            IOC president Thomas Bach says July's Tokyo Games can provide hope after the coronavirus pandemic.

            Games can provide hope after virus: Bach

            Score: Riley from Narrabri recently had a great day offshore with Fish Port Macquarie Charters, scoring this sensational 60 centimetre sand flathead.

            What's biting? Check out Settlement Point for flatties

            • Jason Isaac
            Conor McGregor is tipped to beat Dustin Poirier in their UFC rematch in Abu Dhabi on Saturday.

            McGregor favourite against Poirier in UFC

            Conor McGregor (l) and Dustin Poirier (r) will go at it again on Saturday.

            UFC's McGregor wants Khabib rematch

            • David Charlesworth
            Barcelona will appeal the two-match ban handed to Lionel Messi.

            Barcelona to appeal Messi's two-game ban

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              Aussie Ark president Tim Faulkner says devils can help keep fox and feral cat numbers down.

              LISTENDevils make a comeback on the mainland

              Aussie Ark president Tim Faulkner says devils can help keep fox and feral cat numbers down.

              LISTENDevils make a comeback on the mainland

              Dan Christian of The Australian Indigenous Men's cricket team. PHOTO: Darrian Traynor (Cricket Australia via Getty Images)

              LISTENHow cricket is addressing its pale, male and stale reputation

              Dan Christian of The Australian Indigenous Men's cricket team. PHOTO: Darrian Traynor (Cricket Australia via Getty Images)

              LISTENHow cricket is addressing its pale, male and stale reputation

              Mike Wilson at his home in Armidale. Photo: Lucy Kinbacher

              LISTENLivestock agent shares gutsy fight for survival to help save others in the bush

              Mike Wilson at his home in Armidale. Photo: Lucy Kinbacher

              LISTENLivestock agent shares gutsy fight for survival to help save others in the bush

              Travel with Explore

              The sweet serenity of Lake Macquarie

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              Opera on the harbour, beer festivals in the capital

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              What's On

                Sense of pride: Jenny Mead, Christi Dunkerton, Greg Davies, Glenys Commings, Elsa Barbosa, Steve Thomas and Ali Cameron-Brown prepare for the Australia Day celebrations.

                WHAT'S ONWauchope pool party features in Australia Day activities

                • Lisa Tisdell
                Talented cast: (front) Jack Kirk leads an all teen cast in 13 the Musical alongside (back) Tara Mitchell, Alexander Ford, Moya Wills, Isaac Long, Rebecca Crundwell, Michael Walsh, Indiana Jones, McKenna Dennis, Piper Graham, Kye Dennis, Bridgette Ford and Teoni Nelson.

                WHAT'S ONMusical to raise funds and awareness for Young Carers

                • Lisa Tisdell
                VIRTUAL REALITY ART: Ronnie Grammatica and Mic Rees with the new interactive installations. Photo: Supplied/Wauchope Chamber of Commerce.

                Wauchope embraces interactive tourism campaign for Christmas

                • Robert Dougherty
                Sense of pride: Jenny Mead, Christi Dunkerton, Greg Davies, Glenys Commings, Elsa Barbosa, Steve Thomas and Ali Cameron-Brown prepare for the Australia Day celebrations.

                WHAT'S ONWauchope pool party features in Australia Day activities

                COMMUNITY GENEROSITY: Rotary Club of Wauchope president Diana Reynolds with a book from the book sale.

                Public generosity saves book sale after supplies stolen

                • Robert Dougherty
                Ready to go: Comboyne's Kay White and Joan Brentnall-Redlich preparing the plant stall for sales.

                WHAT'S ONComboyne museum dream near reality thanks to October fundraisers

                • Peter Daniels

                Hastings Bicentenary

                  Port Macquarie Primary School Recorder Group, 1970.

                  Flashback: Concert choir and wedding bells strike the right note - 1970

                  • Port Macquarie Museum
                  Festive mood: Torchbearers for Legacy at their Christmas Dinner, 1970. Photos: Port Macquarie Museum

                  What's the buzz in 1970? - Nature given a helping hand

                  • Port Macquarie Museum
                  Generous donation: Mrs and Ald Westerweller hand the keys of a Ford car over to Allan Mettam for the Lions Club Art Union prize, 1970.

                  Wind back the clock: Generous donation of a car boosts Art Union sales, 1970

                  • Port Macquarie Museum

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                    Property

                      OUTDOOR ENTERTAINING: According to Mike Mortlock, an addition of a roofed outdoor relaxation and entertainment area will drive holiday makers to your home. Photo - Shutterstock.

                      Turn your holiday home dud into a diamond

                      OUTDOOR ENTERTAINING: According to Mike Mortlock, an addition of a roofed outdoor relaxation and entertainment area will drive holiday makers to your home. Photo - Shutterstock.

                      Turn your holiday home dud into a diamond

                      Homes selling sight unseen becoming mainstream

                      Homes selling sight unseen becoming mainstream

                      Experts size up the 2021 market

                      • Ruth Lewis
                      BREATH OF FRESH AIR: More people are opting to make the sea or tree change due to the slower pace and more relaxed lifestyle. Photo: Shutterstock.

                      Make a move to the regions today

                      AFTER: When buying a fence, choose a style in keeping with your home. Go for subtle tones of flowers for your garden if planting against a plain white backdrop. Match the letterbox with the fencing and keep it clear of promotional pamphlets.

                      Kerb appeal puts your home streets ahead of the rest

                      • Lydia Roberts

                      Community

                        Scamwatch: Customers of streaming services targeted by scammers

                        With storms, floods and fires, now is the time to 'get ready' for any natural disaster. Photo: file

                        Five easy steps to 'get ready' for storm season

                        Helping hand: Hastings Co-op community engagement manager Tim Walker, Marine Rescue Port Macquarie unit commander Greg Davies, Hastings Co-op CEO Allan Gordon and skipper Reg McGlashan at the presentation of the Community Chest grant.

                        Hastings Co-op presents grant to Marine Rescue unit

                        • Lisa Tisdell

                        Scamwatch: Customers of streaming services targeted by scammers

                        St Joseph's teacher Sarah Blundell with Nieve Dwyer and Charlotte McIntosh.

                        Pendulum painters create with force to win pocket-sized prize

                        Wauchope Hospital Volunteers President and Life Member Win Secombe (centre) with Acting Director of Nursing/Executive Officer Helen Byrnes and Hastings Deputy Mayor and the volunteers patron, Lisa Intemann, with the UHA members at their end-of-year luncheon.

                        Three big cheers for Wauchope's hospital volunteers

                        Photos and Video

                          Denis Menochet plays Michel, a grumpy husband who is engaging in his own form of infidelity. Picture: Hautet Court

                          REVIEWFrench whodunit darkly complex

                          A stellar line-up for this year's 2021 Australian of the Year includes former NSW Fire Commissioner and current leader of Resilience NSW, Shane Fitzsimmons.

                          Eight visionaries, heroes and changemakers making us proud

                          Myuma Group founder honoured with Australian of the Year award nomination

                          RELUCTANT STAR: Jarryd James says he's become more reclusive since the breakout success of Do You Remember. Picture: Mitch Lowe

                          MUSICCamera-shy Jarryd James comes back into focus on second album

                          Picture: Phillip Biggs

                          'It's a seal... no it's a dolphin': Rare river sighting

                          • Jessica Willard
                          Donald Trump earlier this month. Picture: Getty Images

                          'The movement we started is only just beginning': Trump's farewell speech

                          • Steve Evans

                          Upgrade rage: why you may have to buy a new device whether you want to or not

                          • Michael Cowling
                          The Local Hero nominees include Dr Kirby White, left (with Dr Nicole Townsend holding up a gown) from Victoria.

                          Local heroes stepping up to answer the call of their communities

                          • Juanita Greville

                          Comment

                            OPINIONHow China could come to Australia's rescue, again

                            • David Lee
                            Searles Cattle Transport truck driver Col Rayment, right, prepares to speak with Prime Minister Scott Morrison in Winton this week.

                            REAL AUSTRALIA'Cyclone' ScoMo makes landfall in outback Queensland

                            • Sally Gall

                            OPINIONWe all say the wrong thing sometimes

                            • John Malouff

                            Stories From The Senior

                            VR technology is helping aged care residents to improve their mental health. Photo: Supplied.

                            From reminiscing to a night at the opera: Can VR boost mental health in aged care?

                            Rugby league legend Uncle Lionel Morgan in his playing days (left) and with the painting by Jandamarra Cadd. Photos: Lionel Morgan and Anglicare Queensland.

                            NRL legend in the frame again thanks to Aboriginal artist

                            SEVEN PURLERS: Di Shanahan, Janny Lane, Caralynn Hoft, Peta Goodwin, Sue Juniper, Tracy Skippings and Sally Wylie.

                            Not a nanna-second to lose

                            • Hazel Bradley

                            National

                              Ditching cities for regional areas is predicted to continue in 2021.

                              More Aussies want home among the gum trees

                              From February 1, cannabis oils can be sold over the counter in Australia.

                              A 'billion dollar' medicinal opportunity to tap into

                              • 1hr ago
                              US Astronaut Shannon Walker says the boomerang shows the long and deep history of human exploration.

                              South Australian boomerang sent into space

                              • 1hr ago
                              The WA government has moved to clear Fremantle's 'tent city', by offering temporary hotel stays.

                              WA government takes over homeless camp

                              Two new housing developments in Brisbane will be able to generate 120 per cent of their power needs.

                              Qld's deal with Tesla for net zero homes

                              • Nick Gibbs
                              Western Australia and Victoria have relaxed border restrictions with NSW.

                              Vic, WA relax border restrictions with NSW

                              • Tiffanie Turnbull
                              Analysts have put a cost on Internet, streaming services, and mobile phones over a lifetime.

                              Aussies paying $140,000 to stay connected

                              • Nick Gibbs
                              More straight days of no local virus cases have earned Victorians more easing of restrictions.

                              More visitors allowed in Vic households

                              • Liz Hobday

                              Stories From The Land

                              Rodney Wright planted the crop of Hatrick and Seamer chickpeas at his Woodstock property on October 17.

                              Rain offers up once-in-a-lifetime cropping opportunity

                              • Billy Jupp
                              • 25m ago
                              Pink flowering Crowea exalata, Lomandra Tanika and Carex buchananii, and self-seeding, bright magenta rose campion create a low maintenance planting. Stachys byzantina is in the foreground.

                              Hardy gems unearthed

                              • Fiona Ogilvie
                              • 2hrs ago
                              John and David Ferriers safflower crop at Birchip in Victoria averaged 1.4 t/ha. Photo: Supplied

                              Safflower proves to be a versatile solution for growers

                              • Billy Jupp

                              Life & Style

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                                LOUNGE TEST: Renting works for those who're indecisive and want to trial an item first. Photo: Snaffle.

                                Would you consider renting your furniture over buying?

                                • 25m ago

                                Modern home hidden by terrace facade

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