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Wallabies forward Will Skelton, left, could be one of many Saracens players forced out of the club.

Cap cheats Saracens to break up squad

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Former world No.1 Lee Westwood has won the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship by two strokes.

Veteran Westwood wins 25th European title

New era: Football Mid North Coast chairman Mike Parsons said 2020 will be a challenging year of change for the game. Photo: Scott Calvin.

A challenging year of change ahead for Football Mid North Coast

Mick McDonald

Wallabies forward Will Skelton, left, could be one of many Saracens players forced out of the club.

Cap cheats Saracens to break up squad

52m ago

Crouch, bind, set: The Dolphins and Manning River Ratz pack a scrum during the 2019 grand final.

Dolphins to clash with returning Cockies in rugby season opener

Northern NSW Football will again offer its $100 'on-the-pitch' referee starter pack in 2020. Photo supplied.

Incentive to attract more football officials

Tourism Australia is attempting to attract visitors to parts of the country that have not been impacted by bushfires. Pictures: Shutterstock

Help tourism rise from the ashes

Michael Turtle

The Barossa Valley - one of my favourite places.

The lovely and perplexing Barossa

John Rozentals

One of the stop-offs on the Great Vic Bike Ride 2019. Picture: Karleen Minney.

An exhilarating ocean-side ride

Karleen Minney

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Discover your passion like baking student Rebecca Wade did.

WHAT'S ONHigh demand careers the focus of TAFE expo

Forster Parkrun is a free event held at 8am every Saturday morning.

WHAT'S ONWhat's on in the holidays

Australia Day ambassador is named

Australia Day ambassador is named

Discover your passion like baking student Rebecca Wade did.

WHAT'S ONHigh demand careers the focus of TAFE expo

On your bike: Forster Triathlon Club will host the Girls Only Tri on Sunday. The course involves a 300 metre swim, 12 kilometre cycle and three kilometre run.

Markets, movies and more this weekend

Recovery post bushfire is about much more than just rebuilding structures. File photo

WHAT'S ONCommunity-led bushfire recovery meeting in Wingham

Have a break: This summer explore more of our vast continent without worrying about network coverage. With Pennytel you can get 98.8 per cent coverage across Australia's populated areas.

Keeping covered this summer

LIGHT FANTASTIC: Chase the Northern Lights or the Auroroa Borealis with The Senior and Travelrite on this Nordic cruise in February 2020.

Join us on Northern Lights cruise

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Ruth Lewis

Have a break: This summer explore more of our vast continent without worrying about network coverage. With Pennytel you can get 98.8 per cent coverage across Australia's populated areas.

Keeping covered this summer

Distinctive: Edgewater Shores is close to conveniences and offers a unique bush and beach side lifestyle like no other.

A fine place to call home

How do you find a great driving instructor?

How do you find a great driving instructor?

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Ruth Lewis

One-of-a-kind family home

One-of-a-kind family home

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Just imagine the lifestyle

Just imagine the lifestyle

Showcase property

TAKING CARE: Animals, just like people, can be seriously affected by smoke haze.

Helping animals cope with those not-so-happy, hazy days

RSPCA

Right at home: Spencer is quite at home among these dolls. Photo supplied

Furry Spencer needs a home

Animal Welfare League Great Lakes Manning

Recovery post bushfire is about much more than just rebuilding structures. File photo

WHAT'S ONCommunity-led bushfire recovery meeting in Wingham

TAKING CARE: Animals, just like people, can be seriously affected by smoke haze.

Helping animals cope with those not-so-happy, hazy days

Right at home: Spencer is quite at home among these dolls. Photo supplied

So soft Spencer needs a home

Animal Welfare League Great Lakes Manning

Holidays discarded to clean up waterways

Holidays discarded to clean up waterways

Jeanene Duncan

A personalised plea from one man to the PM asks him to join the dots "if only for God's sake". Photo: Shutterstock

REAL AUSTRALIAPlease Mr Morrison, if only for God's sake, join the dots

Helen Walker, Blue on Blue

Forster frames its special photos for the year

From our archives: Whale rescue 1992

PHOTOSFrom our archives: Whale rescue 1992

Dead and injured platypus estimated to be in the thousands

Dead and injured platypus estimated to be in the thousands

Mahni Lewis was placed fourth, Nicole Petrin second, Joanna Woolnough third and Margaret Gordon first.

From our archives: The Girls Only Triathlon 2018 to 2019 | Photos

Scott Calvin

ON PATROL: Fire and Rescue NSW country region senior instructor Scott Habgood and Dubbo Station Officer Simon Bracht with the Black Panther. Photo: BELINDA SOOLE

Black Panther sighting west of the Blue Mountains

Nadine Morton

One of Dan's powerful images from 2019.

Forster photographer Dan Kirkman shares some special moments from 2019

Dave mangenner Gough

New Oz Day TV advert 'not reality'

Libby Bingham

A royal father and son chat

OPINIONA royal father and son chat

Simon Bourke

A personalised plea from one man to the PM asks him to join the dots "if only for God's sake". Photo: Shutterstock

REAL AUSTRALIAPlease Mr Morrison, if only for God's sake, join the dots

Ahhh: Winding down from the real world for a moment at the Tamworth Country Music Festival.

REAL AUSTRALIAForget the fires and the drought, for a few days anyway

Madeline Link

MULTI-LEVEL: The Smart Road vertical village will comprise 77 independent living apartments and community amenities, including a Montessori Early Learning Centre.

Vertical living: A smart idea for generations

Geraldine Cardozo

REUNITED: Valda Dawson (left) with cousin, and neighbour, Dorothy Wallis.

Cousins reunited after six decades

Geraldine Cardozo

JUST LOVING IT: See Aussie singing legend John Paul Young. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

JPY shares the love

Cheryl Field

Yogi's blog post puts Sussex Inlet on the map

Yogi's blog post puts Sussex Inlet on the map

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Almost 400 homes and over 600 outbuildings like sheds have been destroyed in Victoria's bushfires.

Storms, flood threat to Vic bushfire towns

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Winds will shift in NSW and come more from the north and west mid-week, bringing dry and warm air.

Dust and thunderstorms to hit central NSW

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Tasmanian Liberal MPs will meet to discuss who will succeed Will Hodgman as premier.

Tas Liberals meet to decide next premier

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The Claremont serial killings trial will hear more evidence about the crime scenes and post mortems.

More mortuary evidence at Claremont trial

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The Red Cross has teamed up with makers of video game Fortnite to raise awareness about its work.

Red Cross teams up with online video game

Finbar O'Mallon

Most of Tasmania is now under water restrictions after three years of dry conditions and low rain.

Water restrictions extended to most of Tas

An additional $400 per child is being paid to families hat have suffered from the bushfires.

Bushfire children to get additional $400

Colin Brinsden

John English of Pine Hill Road Koorawatha (between Cowra and Young) has successfully grown Premier digit for the past decade. Tropical grasses have an important role in environments far further south than commonly appreciated.

Tropicals prove a better drought pasture in all regions

Bob Freebairn
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Merinos resting after the second day of show at 2020 Rabobank Great Southern Supreme Merinos in Canberra.

Merryville crowned at Canberra

Stephen Burns

Clear View: The Morrison Government has been sticking with the slogan that our "economy is strong", despite mounting evidence to the contrary.

Morrison still defending the indefensible

John Hewson

LOOK, BUT DON'T TOUCH: Position cameras up high inside and outside, so they're visible but out of arm's reach to avoid accidentally getting knocked over by large pets.

Keeping a watch on Fido

HUMBLE: The A-HA! Studio house, at a modest 64.5m2, feels bigger inside because of of the clean, unfussy design, say owner-builders Jesse Zilm and Isabella James.

A-HA! What a great idea for a house

KITCHEN NIRVANA: Research shows that mental clarity, productivity and endorphins increase when you're living and working in an organised space.

Time to sort out your stuff