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Merewether's Jackson Baker took out the 2018 Great Lakes Pro. Photo: Ethan Smith/ Surfing NSW.

Pro surfers ready to tear it up at Great Lakes Pro

Vicky Dorian, Irene Johnson, Sophie Stevens, Laura, Selina and Harrison Chin and June Stevens at the 2017 Seafood Race Day.

A tantalising time at the races

WOXI heading down the Derwent

Rod Daniel enjoyed a wild ride to Sydney-Hobart victory

Jeanene Duncan

Merewether's Jackson Baker took out the 2018 Great Lakes Pro. Photo: Ethan Smith/ Surfing NSW.

Pro surfers ready to tear it up at Great Lakes Pro

Wallamba’s dual premiership-winning forward Chris Pheiffer (right) charges at Forster Tuncurry winger, Jesse Logan, with Tom Harris (left) closing in to tackle the prop.

Jesse Logan returns to the Dolphins for season 2019

Phil Wilkins

Great Lakes United Football Club goal keeping coach, Richard Allen, reserve grade captain, Jarrad Naylor, secretary, Kevin Stevens, president, Ray Brady, first grade coach, Jeff Summers, reserve grade coach, Chris Cheers, vice-president, Tony Russ, first grade and club captain, Beau Wynter.

Great Lakes Vikings announce 2019 coaching team

Kevin Stevens

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Merewether's Jackson Baker took out the 2018 Great Lakes Pro. Photo: Ethan Smith/ Surfing NSW.

Pro surfers ready to tear it up at Great Lakes Pro

Vicky Dorian, Irene Johnson, Sophie Stevens, Laura, Selina and Harrison Chin and June Stevens at the 2017 Seafood Race Day.

A tantalising time at the races

Strong women: Were the royal cousins (played by Margot Robbie and Saiorse Ronan) in Mary Queen of Scots pen pals? Great Lakes Cinema 3 session details page 3.

Fictitious meeting of Queens revisited

Sandra Hall

Merewether's Jackson Baker took out the 2018 Great Lakes Pro. Photo: Ethan Smith/ Surfing NSW.

Pro surfers ready to tear it up at Great Lakes Pro

Markets galore and much more

Taylor Henderson will perform at the Manning Entertainment Centre next week.

Taylor’s special tour treat

There is lots of advice - much of it wrong - circulating about back pain.

Three tips for avoiding back pain ‘snake oil’

John Stevens

Sarah Mostyn, of Windella Farms

Five small businesses making their dreams come true

Emma Elsworthy

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Ruth Lewis

There is lots of advice - much of it wrong - circulating about back pain.

Three tips for avoiding back pain ‘snake oil’

Sweet music: Troy grew up listening to Guns and Roses, Motley Crue, Abba and the Bee Gees, and he loves the Beatles.

Mid North Coast Now | Wauchope’s music man

Letitia Fitzpatrick

PASSIONATE ABOUT ORGANIC FARMING: Chris Eggert from Oxhill Organics in Wauchope was nominated for Australian Organic Farmer of the Year.

Mid North Coast Now | Farmer of the future

Letitia Fitzpatrick

The ultimate rural lifestyle property

Showcase property

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Ruth Lewis

Mid Coast land values show strong increase

Too cute: Koi is such a handsome kitten with all the curiosity that comes with these fur babies.

Fishy name for a fabulous kitty

Animal Welfare League Manning Great Lakes

All coloured in - Year 5 students, Jake Mendham and Jack Haenschke.

Colour Tuncurry Public School happy

Markets galore and much more

Too cute: Koi is such a handsome kitten with all the curiosity that comes with these fur babies.

Fishy name for a fabulous kitty

Come one, come all the big top is coming to the Great Lakes

This summer Ted Bickford, Lenai Cunningham and Manning Leon, along with a team of graffiti removal volunteers, have removed countless graffiti tags in the Great Lakes region.

Local heroes have zero tolerance for graffiti

Ugly: A sample of the bycatch floating in the shallows with Nelson Bay in the background.

Hundreds of juvenile fish dumped at Jimmy’s Beach

Ewe are joking! Check out these weird and wacky ways to keep your pet cool

From our archives: Girls triathlon at Forster Keys 2017 and 2018 | Photos

From our archives: Manning Marathon 2011 to 2016 | Photos

Rafael Nadal

It’s day 1 of the Australia Open and it’s hot

Sophie Thomson’s quirky Adelaide Hills garden ‘The Patch’ combines beauty and practicality with a raised veggie garden, unusual succulent plantings, mixed grasses and interesting objects scattered throughout.

Gardening with George – taking weather in our stride

George Hoad

The second truck fire was on the Pacific Hwy at the roundabout with Bulahdelah Way. Picture: Sam Russell

Second truck fire shuts northbound lanes of highway

Elvis impersonator John Collins looks at his reflection before boarding the Elvis Express at Central Station.

All shook up on the Elvis train to Parkes

Melissa Iaria

Now what?: Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May reacts after she won a no-confidence vote against her government in the House of Commons on Wednesday. She must now find another way to address the Brexit debacle after the dramatic failure of the government Brexit vote this week. Picture: Jessica Taylor

How Brexit crisis will end is anyone’s guess

John Hewson

CHANGING PLACES: Regional journalist Sahil Makkar lived for more than 25 years in New Delhi, where the temperature gets up to 50 degrees. He is now experiencing his first summer in the Central West. Photo: MATT WATSON

I’ve experienced 50-degree heat. This is something else

Sahil Makkar

Caroline Wozniacki makes a backhand return to Belgium's Alison van Uytvanck during their first round match at the Australian Open.

Perhaps hold off on the rush to judgement

Janine Graham

Police are urging people to be wary giving out personal or financial details over the phone. Photo: Shutterstock.

Scammers impersonating police, using arrest threats

GET IT RIGHT: Ensuring your seat belt fits properly could prove critical in a crash.

Seat belts: Are you using yours properly?

Professor Kiarash Khosrotehrani.

Cutting off melanoma escape routes

Heavy winter rains flood into Menindee Lakes in October 2016. Photo Nick Moir.

Where did the water go at Menindee Lakes?

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Seismic survey approved for Great Australian Bight

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Two doctors have testified in Israel ex-principal Malka Leifer is fit to be extradited to Australia.

Leifer 'fit to be extradited to Australia'

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The winner of a $107 million Powerball jackpot says she will share the windfall with her family.

Sydney mum wins $107 million in Powerball

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Temperatures will drop overnight, with much of NSW expected to at last enjoy a cool change.

NSW heatwave to peak before cool change

Heather McNab

Scott Morrison wants to calm tension caused by mass fish deaths in the Murray-Darling River system.

PM warns against game-playing with rivers

The aged-care industry says it does not fear the scrutiny as the royal commission kicks off.

Aged-care inquiry a 'watershed moment'

A series of vigils are being planned in tribute to murdered student Aiia Maasarwe in Melbourne.

Student's death sparks vigils in Melbourne

Christine McGinn

Adventure Bay Retreat: Something special on Bruny Island. Photo: Brad Harris

Your weekly travel inspiration

John Rozentals

Wilpena Pound: a natural amphitheatre.

Find yourself in the Flinders Ranges

John Rozental

A flashback to slower travel: Cruise Express’s six-day ‘Great Southern Loop’.

Your weekly travel inspiration

John Rozentals

For more recipes see australianlamb.com.au

Try this: Honey, pineapple and chilli lamb leg

Possible tax hikes: If Labor succeeds in making both these changes, a top-rate taxpayer will suddenly find themselves paying CGT of 36.75% – an increase of almost 58%.

Our CGT may be one of the highest in the world

Noel Whittaker

Spotlight on Jocelyn Proust