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Brody Coble (black headgear) drives the ball up in the NSW Waratah Sevens Schools rugby union tournament at Tuncurry earlier this year.

March start for Lower North Coast junior rugby union

Phil Wilkins

Fun day out: All athletes began the mystery triathlon under the club's new arch. It was the third club race of the season. Photo: supplied.

Mystery triathlon a fun way to break tradition

Prospect: Laia Pasini will enter the Junior Australian Open if she can win the under 16s tournament at the December Showdown in Melbourne.

Young gun Laia ready for a super showdown

Rob Douglas

Brody Coble (black headgear) drives the ball up in the NSW Waratah Sevens Schools rugby union tournament at Tuncurry earlier this year.

March start for Lower North Coast junior rugby union

Trainer Kris Lees, pictured with jockey Jeff Penza, had four winners at the Tuncurry Forster Jockey Club's Christmas Party race day. Photo: Max Mason-Hubers.

Top trainer Lees dominates at the Tuncurry track

All-rounder Jack Howard in bat for Great Lakes second grade against Old Bar.

Great Lakes second grade win under review, thirds defeat Wingham

Barry Everingham

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Time to come together: Amarni and Willow Mitchell with Miley and Carter Cox at the 2017 Carols in the Park at Black Head. The carols return to Wylie Breckenridge Park this Sunday.

Check out what's on this weekend

You can do this: Jennifer Lopez and Leah Remini in Second Act, Rated M. Photo: STX Entertainment.

Familiar theme in Second Act

Animated style: Peter B Parker (Jake Johnson), Gwen Stacey (Hailee Steinfeld), and Miles Morales (Shameik Moore) in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. Great Lakes Cinema 3 session details page 3.

Animation pays homage to live action

Time to come together: Amarni and Willow Mitchell with Miley and Carter Cox at the 2017 Carols in the Park at Black Head. The carols return to Wylie Breckenridge Park this Sunday.

Check out what's on this weekend

Christmas spirit: Abby McKeough, Ivy Veale and Jacob Clark at the 2017 Carols in the Park in Taree. The community event is on again this Sunday, December 9. Photo: Scott Calvin.

What’s on this weekend, December 7-9, 2018

You can do this: Jennifer Lopez and Leah Remini in Second Act. Photo: STX Entertainment

Familiar theme champions females

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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

Aloha Zen’s Byron Bay Pillow, $107.00

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

Emma Elsworthy

Sarah Mostyn, of Windella Farms

Five small businesses making their dreams come true

Welcome: Anthony and Olivia Naughton and their three boys are loving the Great Lakes lifestyle. Come and meet them at the open day this Saturday.

All tracks lead to Forster

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The Small Folk’s founders Anna and Simon Davis say their roles as early childhood educators helped guide their vision to create "enchanting, holistic play, celebrating a naturally simplified childhood".

Why a labour of love makes all the difference in regional Australia

Emma Elsworthy

ON THE HORIZON: Realtair managing director Peter Matthews says the real estate cliche, ‘location, location, location’ is ever present when water is concerned. Hot spots such as cafe strips and transport services are areas that provide lifestyle to add further value to the water.

Bringing alive your coastal dream

Lydia Roberts

Finished to perfection

Showcase property

An unbeatable family lifestyle at Forster

House of the week

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

Colour Tuncurry Public School happy

Valley Industries celebrates participation

Deserves love: Greyhound Tracy is a very affectionate girl who has been with the Animal Welfare League Great Lakes Manning branch for a while. She needs you.

Greyhounds are just great

AWL Great Lakes Manning

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

Colour Tuncurry Public School happy

Orange Sky Laundry service manager Alison Neale, with volunteers who gathered to wrap gifted socks and undies from the Taree and Port Macquarie donation appeal. (From left) Shirley Thompson, Jenny Dykstra, Carly Bullard and Tracy Ayrton. Photo: Ainslee Dennis.

Socks and jocks wrapped and packed to gift to Orange Sky Laundry friends

MidCoast Assist day program co-ordinator, Sandy Davies, Lachlan Doyle and Lobsang Jenpa.

Showcasing the abilities of people with a disability

Rain forces Black Head Carols out of the park and under cover

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

15 facial expressions from the Perth Test

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

Aussies start well in Second Test

A flower child Elf

Have you been naughty or nice?

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

Colour Tuncurry Public School happy

From our archives: Black head carols from 2013 to 2017 | Photos

Scott Calvin

MidCoast 2018 Christmas lights map

10 months on police renew appeal for robbery help

Prepare your kids to make their own way

Zoë Wundenberg
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Christmas can be a season of sustainability

Heidi Edmonds

Stereotypes drive division on immigration

Charles Jacobs

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

Geoffrey Rush has rejected allegations made about his behaviour by fellow actor Yael Stone.

Rush denies inappropriate behaviour claims

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One-year-old Bronx left at Tamworth Regional Pound with just a note. Photo: Tamworth Regional Pound

‘Please give me a chance, it’s Christmas’: note left with dumped dog

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Named for it’s pink hue, Ruby chocolate is the result of a different style of cocoa bean processing unveiled in 2017.

How do you feel about pink chocolate?

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Ex-CFMEU boss Dave Hanna has been found guilty of deliberately destroying union documents.

Qld unionist free after destroying RC docs

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Bill Shorten survived a push from the Left faction at Labor's conference to soften border protection

Labor makes promises on refugees, Newstart

Angus Livingston and Matt Coughlan
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NRL players Adam Elliott (left) and Asipeli Fine have pleaded guilty to wilful and obscene exposure.

NRL players sentenced for nudity offences

Laura Polson
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Lisa Blair has become the first woman to sail solo, non-stop and unassisted around Australia.

Record for solo sailor returning to Sydney

Heather McNab
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Up to 4000 more refugees would enter Australia annually under an elected Shorten Labor government.

Labor promises more refugees, $500m for UN

Matt Coughlan
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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

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

MUTED: Chalky hues will grow in popularity with green leading the charge, backed up by watermelon, subdued apricot and soft tans. Photo: Suzi Appel Photography

What will be trending in the new year

The people of the underworld: aboard a Collins class submarine

Nadine Morton

HMAS Dechaineux at sea. Photo: LEADING SEAMAN KAYE ADAMS 111618nmsub29

See what it’s like under the sea in a Collins class submarine

Nadine Morton