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Hunter New England Health District CEO, Michael DiRienzo and local member, Stephem Bromhead.

Local MP answers his critics

Jeanene Duncan
35m ago

Kel has been named Myall Lakes’ Senior of the Year.

Giving back is the key to a strong community, says Kel

Sally Codyre
1hr ago

Keith and wife, Gloria are both involved in the local branch of the National Servicemen's Association.

Keith’s service to his country continues

Sally Codyre
2hrs ago

Manning Great Lakes Community Health Action Group president, Alan Tickle. File shot photo by Ashley Cleaver - Cleaver Images.

Tickle calls for ‘conversations’ with medical staff and health district

Ainslee Dennis

Bulahdelah Plain Wetland

Community events celebrate healthy waterways

The Pink Shorts Movement's Pink Shorts Day 2018.

Put on your pink shorts and talk about road safety this Thursday

Where are the containers?

Hunter New England Health District CEO, Michael DiRienzo and local member, Stephem Bromhead.

Local MP answers his critics

Jeanene Duncan
35m ago

Kel has been named Myall Lakes’ Senior of the Year.

Giving back is the key to a strong community, says Kel

Sally Codyre
1hr ago

Doug Hardy, Wilf Hardy, Percy Newman and Doreen Jenkins arrived early to claim front row seats.

A sunny day and a park lined with poppies

A momentous achievement for young Tarli Black

Sally Codyre

The Pearl Dragons at an event earlier in the year.

This weekend’s regatta promises to be better than ever

Members, Fiona Price, Jacqui Day, Anne Davies, Vanessa Croker, Margaret Gordon, Samantha Doust.

Tri club event draws families, visitors and a long awaited return

Margaret Gordon

A momentous achievement for young Tarli Black

After another successful season, the focus now turns to the 2019 campaign.

Great Lakes United Football Club searches for new coaches

Great Lakes junior rising star Riley Webster participated in the PSSA Championship down at Barooga NSW recently.

Riley Webster takes the next step in cricket career

Graham Robinson

Members of Manning Valley Pipes and Drums will be playing in Forster on Sunday.

Marking 100 years of remembrance

Wizardry: Katherine Waterston and Eddie Redmayne in Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald. Photo: Jaap Buitendijk Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.

Epic cast in second Fantastic Beasts

Cultural richness: Thai dancers performed at the event in 2016. Photo: supplied.

Lots to see and do this weekend

Members of Manning Valley Pipes and Drums will be playing in Forster on Sunday.

Marking 100 years of remembrance

At odds: Nicole Kidman and Russell Crowe play the parents of a gay son who they send to conversion therapy to "fix" him, in Boy Erased. Photo: Focus Features

Moral dilemma of gay son’s family

Great Lakes Cinema 3

Killer Queen: Brian May (Gwilym Lee); Freddie Mercury (Rami Malek) and Roger Taylor (Ben Hardy) in Bohemian Rhapsody. See Great Lakes Cinema 3 session details page 3. Photo: Alex Bailey

Malek finds somebody to love him

Stephanie Bunbury

Exercise tights are a comfortable choice for pregnant women - and are more useful than you'd think when it comes to alleviating pain!

The unexpected source of pain relief for new mums and mums-to-be

John Stevens, Sponsored

Jye and Kelly McKillop of Macwood Grill have been serving the Pacific Palms and Smiths Lakes communities with fresh tasty food since 2017. They have a growing audience of tourists and home delivery customers.

A passion for quality food

A sunset bath in Botswana is enjoyed by a pair of elephants

An exhilarating brush with danger in deep Botswana

Jennie Dicker

Exercise tights are a comfortable choice for pregnant women - and are more useful than you'd think when it comes to alleviating pain!

The unexpected source of pain relief for new mums and mums-to-be

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Ruth Lewis

What's your plan: Having a Bushfire Survival Plan will help you avoid making last minute decisions that could be deadly.

Ensure you have a fire plan

An unbeatable family lifestyle at Forster

House of the week

Read Three Valleys Domain here

Ruth Lewis

First impressions: Using quality photos in real estate listings can make all the difference.

Are professional photos worth it?

Ruth Lewis

Keith and wife, Gloria are both involved in the local branch of the National Servicemen's Association.

Keith’s service to his country continues

Sally Codyre
2hrs ago

The Pink Shorts Movement's Pink Shorts Day 2018.

Put on your pink shorts and talk about road safety this Thursday

Maths competition winners: Sam Burke, Tinonee Public School (Year 6), Quinlan Collins, Gloucester (Year 6), Leorah Newman, Old Bar, (Year 6), Alexander Saville from Tinonee (Year 5) and Lucas Guiney from Forster public schools, (Year 6).

Four share top honours in annual mathematics competition

Keith and wife, Gloria are both involved in the local branch of the National Servicemen's Association.

Keith’s service to his country continues

2hrs ago

A tribute and thanks to Rob Fisher following his retirement

Rosslyn Dreise

SNAPPED: AIF 2nd Division soldiers, Vignacourt, 1918. Picture: AWM P10550.140

Road to Remembrance

Doug Hardy, Wilf Hardy, Percy Newman and Doreen Jenkins arrived early to claim front row seats.

A sunny day and a park lined with poppies

Star pupil, Enid Bunt.

School’s back in at Darawank

David Jeisman won first place with his artwork Churches Tuncurry

Lakeside art exhibition

General manager, Adrian Panuccio helps Marjorie rampling cut the cake.

Ageing to perfection

Megan Smee and Jenny Roddick.

Fillies frock up for a great day out celebrating the Melbourne Cup in Forster

Winner of ther 2018 Melbourne Cup winner Cross Counter and jockey Kerrin McEvoy with trainer Charlie Appleby.

How the Melbourne Cup panned out: on the track

Megan Gale

25 faces you might know at the Melbourne Cup

Scenes from Flemington.

How Melbourne Cup 2018 panned out: off the track

Glochidion ferdinandi (Cheese Tree) located at Failford, age in excess of 150 years.

Tree controls removed: Do plans and policies mean nothing?

Helen Hannah

Great Lakes Advocate senior journalist Jeanene Duncan and editor Toni Bell.

Thank you, our loyal audience and advertisers

Letter: Legacy thanks the Great Lakes community

SORE SUBJECT FOR SENIORS: From November 1 anyone aged 50 or over will have to visit a specialist to be referred for an MRI scan on a sore or injured knee.

Over 50s denied GP-referred knee MRI scans

Eileen Wood

BEST SHOT: Wilma Perkins competes in shot put - one of seven events in the heptathlon - at the World Masters Athletics Championships in Malaga, Spain. Photo: World Masters Athletics

Golden girls reign in Spain

Geraldine Cardozo

Win a NZ Holiday

Etched in Stone co-producer Beatrice Bijon (L) spoke to Jacob Nayinggul's family about the film.

Film documents return of stolen NT bones

2hrs ago

A report says koalas in NSW are at risk from deforestation that has decimated their habitat.

Koalas hurt by major deforestation: report

2hrs ago

Shadow Health spokeswoman Catherine King wants the opt-out period for My Health Record extended.

Labor in bid to extend My Health opt-out

2hrs ago

Crews will widen a search to find missing Hobart father Elson Kiddle, missing since Friday.

Search expands for missing Hobart man

2hrs ago

A Melbourne cafe co-owned by terror attack victim, Sisto Malaspina, has reopened its doors.

Flowers gone, Melbourne memories go on

2hrs ago

James Gargasoulas will be sentenced next year for murdering six people in Melbourne's CBD.

Melbourne rampage driver awaits sentence

2hrs ago

The inquest in the Dreamworld deaths has heard there were multiple breakdowns on the ride.

Dreamworld inquest continues on Gold Coast

Robyn Wuth
2hrs ago

Almost half of Australians with diabetes who inject insulin reuse needles or use the same sites.

Many diabetics uninformed on needle use

Marnie Banger

Old bottles of madeira … richly flavoured and seductive.

Life is but a SeaDream

John Rozentals

The Sebel Melbourne Malvern … 17 floors with 86 apartments.

Six highlights in your travel week | 12 Nov

John Rozentals

Queenstown … kissed by snow-capped mountains.

A delightful twist and turn through Queenstown

John Rozentals

A 2013 comprehensive review of the literature on the effect of bariatric surgery on cancer outcomes suggested that the surgery did reduce cancer risk, particularly for breast and endometrial cancer in individuals who had been obese prior.

Does bariatric surgery reduce cancer risk?

Healthshare

DIY: Take on smaller jobs.

Finish your reno before Christmas

Proud Sofala locals (from left) Wayne Crow, Jodi Campbell, Sasha Wafer, front David Taylor. Photo: Sasha Cody

Tiny country cafe the Painted Horse strikes Good Food Guide gold

Gemima Cody

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