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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.

Get out and about 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.

Get out and about 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

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

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

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

Colour Tuncurry Public School happy

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

Showcasing the abilities of people with a disability

GLORY: Australia’s winning King’s Cup team, July 1919. Picture: AWM D00725

Road to Remembrance

Michael Grealy

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

MidCoast 2018 Christmas lights map

10 months on police renew appeal for robbery help

A herd of pigs targetted in the aerial shoot.

Aerial cull takes out nearly 5000 feral pigs

John Ellicott

Hurray, Elfie scored a hole-in-one.

Oh dear, Christmas is almost here

Gender equality change is slow but upon us

Patty Kinnersly

Value of feedback can’t be underestimated

Why do we need to centralise everything?

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

A poll finds sitting Liberal Nicole Flint with only a very slim lead in SA's Boothby federal seat.

Poll points to tight contest in Boothby

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Queenslanders are preparing themselves for days of wild weather courtesy of tropical Cyclone Owen.

Cyclone Owen crosses into Qld, weakens

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Former Liberal MP Robert Clark replaces Michael Kroger as president of the Victorian Liberals.

Robert Clark new Vic Liberals president

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Victorians will be waking up to a wet Saturday after more storms lashed the state on Friday night.

Victoria set for more rain, storms

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Port Phillip council has imposed a 24-hour alcohol ban on beaches and parks after recent incidences.

St Kilda 24-hour booze ban begins

Andi Yu

Callaghan College students are now performing better as they're more engaged through technology.

Tech propels education for NSW high school

Rebecca Gredley

'Now is the time for Australia to be paying down debt," shadow treasurer Chris Bowen says.

Tax take helps drive budget surplus: Labor

Marnie Banger

Prime Minister Scott Morrison will move to formally recognise Jerusalem as the Israeli capital.

Aust to ratify Jerusalem as Israel capital

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

Fraser Suites Sydney … ‘Summer Fun’ extras comprise buffet breakfast and onsite parking.

Six highlights in your travel week | 13 Dec

John Rozentals

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

AMBIENT LIGHT: This large timber candle vessel comes with a candle refill and would look just at home bedside, on a sideboard, or displayed in a bookshelf. inoko.com.au

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