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COME TOGETHER: Beechwood are celebrating 100 years of football this May.

Beechwood reunion to celebrate 100 years of footy

Laura Telford

Hastings riders make their hoof print at Taree meet

Hastings riders make their hoof print at Taree meet

Clutch moment: Macleay Valley Mustangs fullback Owen Blair (pictured) combined with brother Stephan to score the game winner against Wauchope on Saturday. Photo: Penny Tamblyn

Mustangs overcome double digit deficit to hand Wauchope first loss of season

Callum McGregor

COME TOGETHER: Beechwood are celebrating 100 years of football this May.

Beechwood reunion to celebrate 100 years of footy

HISTORY: Players from the 1981 team before one of the games began.

Giants reunion celebrates 40 years of baseball

Laura Telford

What a whopper: Our Berkley Pic of the Week is Nathan Smith with this massive 20 kilogram hapuka he recently caught in the deep offshore.

Bream action off beaches

Jason Isaac

COME TOGETHER: Beechwood are celebrating 100 years of football this May.

Beechwood reunion to celebrate 100 years of footy

Laura Telford

HISTORY: Players from the 1981 team before one of the games began.

Giants reunion celebrates 40 years of baseball

Laura Telford

Port Macquarie Hastings Domestic Violence Committee members Holly Lawson, Leanne Rodburn, Haley McEwen, Ruth Edwards, Jami-Lee Clark, Brooke Maggs, Fiona Healey and Tianna Bailey wearing red in preparation for the Seeing Red campaign.

Wear red and say no to violence

COME TOGETHER: Beechwood are celebrating 100 years of football this May.

Beechwood reunion to celebrate 100 years of footy

The Maes will perform at Wauchope Arts Hall.

Sisters return to their folk music roots

Fire up the station for open day

Fire up the station for open day

Robert Dougherty

Golden anniversary: William and Sylvia Gardiner prepare to cut their 50th Wedding Anniversary cake at a celebration with family and friends, 1969.

Golden anniversary for couple and Quota

Port Macquarie Museum

Special occasion celebrated: Sisters Beth Morcom and Glynnis Wincote at Beths 21st Birthday Party, 1969. Photos supplied by Port Macquarie Museum.

May holidays a boom time for Port - 1969

Port Macquarie Museum

Watch your step: Inspecting damage to Cathie Bridge following flooding rain in 1963. Photo supplied by Port Macquarie Museum.

Flood brings down bridge

Port Macquarie Museum

Read Mid North Coast Now here

Read Mid North Coast Now here

Ruth Lewis

Bag yourself a bargain this weekend

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

Ruth Lewis

Ballarat man Lindsay, 69, has been delighted with the service Pennytel has delivered saying, "I won't go with anyone else 'cause I'm happy - you won't get better."

Old-fashioned service brings satisfaction with a smile

Read Mid North Coast Now here

Read Mid North Coast Now here

Leisure and Lifestyle Co-ordinator, Tarryn McSpadden and Director of Care, Michelle McKenna reminisce about buses with Johnstone Street resident Mr Peter Sonter.

Give the gift of time

Brooke Hodgson

Competition: Hundreds of students will compete throughout the week with led and unled sections showcasing the best beef cattle around.

Rounding up for Beef Week 2019

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Expert advice: If you're looking to purchase, invest or get a better deal on your home loan speak to Suzy Spicer at the bcu Port Macquarie store or call on 1300 228 228.

Making home loans simple

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Read the latest Domain here

Read the latest Domain here

Ruth Lewis

COME TOGETHER: Beechwood are celebrating 100 years of football this May.

Beechwood reunion to celebrate 100 years of footy

Laura Telford

Carrying on: Marian Byfield, along her husband Don, has not let their life-threatening cancer diagnoses slow their Biggest Morning Tea event down.

Join in the Biggest Morning Tea

Hastings riders make their hoof print at Taree meet

Hastings riders make their hoof print at Taree meet

COME TOGETHER: Beechwood are celebrating 100 years of football this May.

Beechwood reunion to celebrate 100 years of footy

COMMUNITY HELP: Police are thanking the community for supporting Crime Stoppers for the last 30 years.

Community support for Crime Stoppers continues after 30 years

Laura Telford

Opportunities: Whether you are interested in the environment, history or animals there's a volunteer position for you.

Give a little time, help a lot

Maeve McKenna

Hastings riders make their hoof print at Taree meet

Hastings riders make their hoof print at Taree meet

The weird, whacky wonderfulness of election day

The weird, whacky wonderfulness of election day

WINGS: Skye Petho with the iconic wings mural which will stay as a reminder of what the charity has achieved. PHOTO: Laura Telford.

Final flight for If We All Had Wings charity

@kaz_warn

Through Your Eyes: autumn colours showcased

A screengrab from a YouTube video showing the former PM Bob Hawke skolling a beer from Mr Brandon.

Hawke downing 'one for the country' brings back memories

Robert Crawford

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Through Your Eyes: a spotlight on scenery

Laura Telford

Tassie devil predicts election outcome

Tassie devil predicts election outcome

Scott Gelston

Palatial resort-style living

Palatial resort-style living

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Shadow Treasurer Chris Bowen told self-funded retirees to "vote against us" if they didn't like Labor's policy on dividend imputation. They did. Picture: AAP

OPINION
Deciphering the election outcome

Nicholas Stuart
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Picture: AAP Image/Bianca De Marchi

OPINION
The polls were wrong, and it's a good thing

Father Brendan Lee

'Miracle': Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks to the party faithful at the Coalition campaign launch. Picture: AAP/Mick Tsikas.

One man's 'miracle' can also be a warning

Joanne McCarthy

FOCUSED: Debra Byrne juggles her successful musical theatre and recording career with her role as full-time carer to her two grandsons. She is set to star in Sweeney Todd in Sydney and Melbourne.

Why kids are Debra Byrne's 'top priority'

Geraldine Cardozo

TOO COCKY BY HALF: People tend to be overconfident of their financial knowledge and skills, according to the report.

Lack of financial knowledge soaring

Older participants needed for new immune boosting drug trial

Older participants needed for new immune boosting drug trial

Eileen Wood

More Australians are spending their final days in hospital palliative care, a report has found.

More Australians accessing palliative care

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A second envelope with unidentified powder was sent to Green senator Sarah Hanson-Young in Adelaide.

Alarming envelopes sent to Hanson-Young

A coroner has found police couldn't be criticised for their actions during a fatal car pursuit.

Fatal crash 62 seconds after pursuit began

Relief for lower income earners may not be available by tax time, but it may happen retrospectively.

New tax cuts priority but timing unclear

An anaesthetist who examined a patient's rectum without consent says he did so reluctantly.

No consent for rectal exam by anaesthetist

Sarah McPhee

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk is facing demands for more regional MPs in her cabinet.

Qld cabinet needs regional shake up: MPs

Sonia Kohlbacher

Two men and a woman are being hunted by police after a violent crash on a NSW highway.

Murder warrants after fatal NSW crash

Perry Duffin

Trevor Tolputt died at Lake St Clair in Tasmania while walking the Overland Track alone.

Dead Tas bushwalker made 'poor decisions'

Ethan James

Paul Alchin, Christie and Hood, Dubbo knocks down the pen of crossbred lambs sold on behalf of the Shanks family, Shanks Farms, Dubbo. The tops of the Shanks family lambs made $270/hd for a run of 223 lambs and the second cut made $253.60/hd for a run of 93 lambs.

Lamb price keep climbing

Mark Griggs

Researchers have found mice are not fans of lentils, meaning mice bait will be more effective in cereal crops, like wheat and barley.

What mice want on the menu

Olivia Calver

Jason Hartin of Hartin Schute Bell, selling at a Narromine store sale.

Total selloff to $141 for Merinos

Mark Griggs

GOTTA DO IT?: Australian travellers surveyed by Hotels.com were more willing to pay out big ($1000 per night) to stay in five-star luxury in Anaheim, California in 2018.

Getting more bang for your five-star buck

Making the extraordinary appear ordinary in Siem Reap City

Making the extraordinary appear ordinary in Siem Reap City

John Rozentals

Looking for a bucket list item? Try paddling the Murray

Looking for a bucket list item? Try paddling the Murray

Juanita Greville

Dogs love their walks, and provided they are physically able to, should have at least one good walk a day.

How to make walkies wonderful for both of you

RSPCA

You might notice your pets getting extra cuddly as the cool weather sets in.

Caring for your pet in cold weather

RSPCA

Parents usually face the decision over religious, family or cultural tradition reasons. There is a significant emotive element - people feel strongly in favour or against.

Reasons you might consider circumcision

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