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The British Grand Prix could be one of the events to benefit from the UK's relaxed quarantine rules.

UK relax Covid rules for top sports events

Simon Evans
2hrs ago

GREAT HONOUR: Max Milligan has been honoured as Lifeguard of the Year for 2019-2020. Photo: ALS Lifeguards.

Lifeguard of the Year values team unity above individual efforts

Robert Dougherty

Back on track: Racing continues at Port Macquarie on Saturday, July 4.

Martinique poised for first-up success at Port Macquarie

Rod Fuller

The British Grand Prix could be one of the events to benefit from the UK's relaxed quarantine rules.

UK relax Covid rules for top sports events

2hrs ago

Steele Sidebottom. Photo: Twitter

It ain't easy being Steele Sidebottom right now

Nick Ansell

A dejected Broncos coach Anthony Seibold faces the media after last Saturday's loss to the Gold Coast Titans at Suncorp Stadium. Photo: Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images

OPINIONEnough of the NRL player contract circus, says Laurie Daley

Laurie Daley

No exucses: Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park is ready and waiting.

Northern Territory escape turns dreaming into reality

John Rozentals

The strip between the Gold Coast Highway and the Esplanade is the heart of Surfers Paradise. Picture: Supplied

Queensland's golden strip has glitz and glamour

Lydia Roberts

ACT Chief Health Officer Kerryn Coleman. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

People coming from virus hotspots forced into quarantine in ACT

Daniella White

WEARABLE EXHIBITion: Contemporary jewellery on show at the Glasshouse. Photo: Supplied/Australian Design Centre.

Glasshouse gallery re-opens with stunning jewellery showcase

Robert Dougherty

Giveaway: The Port Macquarie Koala Hospital's annual koala food tree giveaway is on Saturday, March 21.

Free koala food trees to giveaway

Carmen Abi-Saab is joining in this years event with her daughter in Port Macquarie.

WHAT'S ONClassic pink pacers ready for virtual Mother's Day event

WEARABLE EXHIBITion: Contemporary jewellery on show at the Glasshouse. Photo: Supplied/Australian Design Centre.

Glasshouse gallery re-opens with stunning jewellery showcase

Creatives deliver live pub gigs direct to your loungeroom

WATCHCreatives deliver live pub gigs direct to your loungeroom

Tracey Fairhurst

Tune in: Misty Boxx will co-host the first Australia's Got Drag live event on Facebook on April 22.

WHAT'S ONQueens of the iso-age to reunite in dazzling online live event

Tracey Fairhurst

BEACH PROBLEMS: Flynns Beach in 1970, when an editorial raised questions about the state of beaches.

Clean, safe beaches call and Captain Cook celebrations

Port Macquarie Museum

ANZAC MEMORIES: RSL Sub branch President, Edgar Bernasconi places a wreath of remembrance on the War Memorial, 1970

Flashback: Anzacs remembered and a day on the river -1970

Port Macquarie Museum

New location: Anzac Day service on the Town Green, 1970.

Flashback: Change of venue for Anzac commemoration

Port Macquarie Museum

The path back to a new normal

The path back to a new normal

Emma Brown

Looking for a local, fair go banking alternative?

Looking for a local, fair go banking alternative?

Everyone's a winner with Pennytel

Everyone's a winner with Pennytel

Emma Brown

The path back to a new normal

The path back to a new normal

Read Mid North Coast Now here

Read Mid North Coast Now here

Ruth Lewis

Making a difference: Natasha Bull and her grandmother Evelyn Berg.

Family affair: The united front of women with passion for supporting kids in need

Rosie Ryan

Location, views and stylish interiors

Location, views and stylish interiors

House of the Week

Beautifully crafted home wins architecture award

Beautifully crafted home wins architecture award

Ruth Lewis

Final touches to HomeBuilder scheme

Final touches to HomeBuilder scheme

Ruth Lewis

Handsome: Zeke is is FIV positive and so must go to a home where he will be kept indoors. Photo supplied by RSPCA Port Macquarie

Fur friend needs new home

RSPCA Port Macquarie Shelter

GAMBLE: Often the information used in computer prediction software programs can be obtained from the betting pages of your local newspaper at very little cost.

Scamwatch: Fancy a punt? Don't fall for a betting or sports investment scam

Art in action: David Brooker, of David Brooker Art, participates in the 2019 Creative Wauchope Festival. Photo: Creative Wauchope

Call for artists to present online creative workshops

Lisa Tisdell

Handsome: Zeke is is FIV positive and so must go to a home where he will be kept indoors. Photo supplied by RSPCA Port Macquarie

Fur friend needs new home

CHOICE: Faced with options, we have to make the choice, trusting in our instincts.

Optimism is life's umbrella

Gary Bentley

Just for kids: Brrrrr ... how cold is it?

Just for kids: Brrrrr ... how cold is it?

Joanne Crawford

Labor wins Eden-Monaro, locked down 'win' rent relief

DIGESTLabor wins Eden-Monaro, locked down 'win' rent relief

Laverty Pathology's Ann Deniz testing for coronavirus in Canberra. As of Sunday, almost a million tests for the virus had taken place in Victoria. Picture: Karleen Minney

EXPLAINERTesting times: How coronavirus is unfolding in Victoria and what it means for you

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews is locking down more areas after "unacceptably high numbers" on Saturday. Picture: Shutterstock

DIGESTVictoria takes drastic action after triple-figure rise

SEEK Business reported an increase in enquiries to purchase a business during the pandemic. Picture: Shutterstock

Business sale inquiries rise despite lockdown uncertainty

Five things you need to know now

DIGESTFive things you need to know now

Janine Graham

Lines outside of Centrelink in Braddon. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

'A long shadow ahead': The people who could feel virus fallout for a decade

Kathryn Lewis

Economist Saul Eslake. Picture: Brodie Weeding

Pain on the way post-September, economists warn

Kirsten Lawson

Paris Hilton, diamanté masks and Groundhog Day

DIGESTParis Hilton, diamanté masks and Groundhog Day

Janine Graham

HARD WORK REWARDED: 2020 NSW Senior Australian of the Year Sue Lennox. Picture: Salty Dingo

FREETime to shine a light on inspiring Australians

Satellite footage shows how fire scars are healing

Satellite footage shows how fire scars are healing

It has the basic functions of a ventilator you would find in a hospital.

He saw a need for ventilators, so this doctor made one

Donna McWilliam, left, with Donna Smith and Will Smith. Picture: National Australia Day Council

FREEDo you know a community champion?

Pictures courtesy of Lloyds Auctions

Rare Holden HT Monaro falls short of $1m, but sets a record

Emma D'Agostino

A still image of the infrared drone footage over Kangaroo Island forests with koalas showing up as white dots.

Video footage of infrared koala survey on Kangaroo Island

Stan Gorton

Catch your attention? Want to try our quiz? Photo: Shutterstock

News quiz: How much attention did you pay this week?

WA dolphins teach other foraging skills

WATCHWA dolphins teach other foraging skills

William Callaghan, who has autism, spent three days and two freezing nights lost in the bush near Mt Disappointment, Victoria, before he was found. Photo: Supplied

How a little boy lost put disability in the spotlight

Denis Moriarty

The tricky talks parents have to have

The tricky talks parents have to have

Jessie Mitchell

BOOKISH GUY: 95 per cent of stock photos of 'man reading book' show a guy with a beard. I'm not sure what this means but I think it somehow feeds into what I'm saying.

OPINIONActually, you can judge a lot of books by their covers, but people aren't novels

Michelle Haines Thomas

Reforms for NSW retirement villages.

Retirement village reforms welcomed

Eileen Wood

GOOD HEALTH: Dr Michael Mosley has written a new book about coronavirus that includes an entire section dedicated to boosting the immune system.

Michael Mosley: How to boost the immune system

Samara Ross

STEP TO IT: As restrictions ease, more walking groups are opening up again. (Photo taken before social distancing restrictions).

Walk this way: It's time to put your best feet forward

The bushfires royal commission will be told the evacuation around the Conjola area was shambolic.

Ex-fire boss tells of dangerous evacuation

33m ago

The government will establish a fund to help generate investment in waste recycling.

New fund to generate recycling investment

33m ago

Deloitte's Chris Richardson is urging more support when current JobKeeper and JobSeeker amounts end.

What next in COVID support, 'JobTweaker'?

33m ago

Labor candidate Kristy McBain has claimed win in Eden-Monaro after Saturday's by-election.

Eden-Monaro a 'fantastic victory':Albanese

1hr ago

Melbourne public housing residents placed into lockdown are confused over how long it will last.

Confusion over Melbourne housing lockdown

Christine McGinn and Andi Yu
2hrs ago

Peter Gutwein will this week reveal whether Tasmania will reopen to COVID-19 impacted Victoria.

Tasmania cold on reopening to Victoria

Ethan James

Police outside public housing towers in North Melbourne, which have been locked down.

Latest snapshot of the coronavirus impact

Victoria's justice department is seeking staff to work on the hotel coronavirus quarantine program.

Staff wanted for Vic hotel quarantine

Christine McGinn

Vote for your favorite in Sire Shootout

Vote for your favorite in Sire Shootout

Lucy Kinbacher

Minister for Regional Transport and Roads Paul Toole, looks across the new Silver City Highway sealing from the property of graziers are Jim O'Connor senior and his son, also Jim. Photos and story supplied.

No bulldust - Silver City Highway's final stretch to be sealed

Andrew Norris

Frank Currenti, Hidden Valley Farm, Goulburn with kelpie pup Banjo. Banjo manged to find his first truffle at just 10 weeks old.

Aussie truffles on their way to the top

Olivia Calver

THE ENTERTAINER: Cooinda House has been designed with plenty of space for when the entire family comes together. Photos: Matthew Gianoulis.

Fit for a king, queen or the entire palace

There's plenty to keep you busy in the garden over winter

There's plenty to keep you busy in the garden over winter

John Gabriele

copy Why replacing stamp duty with a land tax is a bad idea

copy Why replacing stamp duty with a land tax is a bad idea