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Moving tribute to women murdered by domestic violence
"Angel" Maggie Young, honouring women murdered by domestic violence in an event at Fotheringham Park, Taree. Picture supplied.
Julia Driscoll • 37m ago
Police
Police appeal for public assistance
Staff Reporters • 56m ago
Toby McEvoy.
RFS warns residents to be ready for bushfires this summer
Staff Reporters • 2hrs ago
RFS warns residents to be ready for bushfires this summer
Cup defeats unacceptable
Wallaby utility back Andrew Kellaway flanked by Forster Dolphins officials, Phil Wilkins and Baz Everingham. Picture Forster Dolphins
Phil Wilkins
Council
Councillor questions Cedar Party bridge cost blow-out
Jeanene Duncan
Councillor questions Cedar Party bridge cost blow-out
What's on
Your never-ending guide to what's happening on the Mid-Coast
Jeanene Duncan
E-scooters are coming to Forster Tuncurry early next month. Picture supplied.
What's on
Free workshops to run in lead up to Beats on the Bank festival
Staff Reporters
A series of workshops will be held this week covering production and performance elements as part of the Beats on the Bank Music Festival. Picture Pixabay.
Council
El Nino eases, water restriction prediction relaxed
Jeanene Duncan
Dry conditions have eased following wide-spread rain across the Mid-Coast. Picture Shutterstock.
History
Families finally get chance to 'honour the courage' of WWII warship victims
Les Drew, 90, and the picture of his brother Ken who died on the Montevideo Maru. Picture by Keegan Carroll
Steve Evans
A trip to The Grandis: the tallest tree in NSW
Mike Scanlon
NSWs tallest known tree, The Grandis, with a visitor dwarfed by the giant. Picture by Mike Scanlon
Join me on an after-dark mission to see if scorpions glow in the dark
Tim the Yowie Man
Lauren Ogden, left, and friend Robyn Hall carefully search under rocks for scorpions, inset. Pictures by Tim the Yowie Man, Lauren Ogden
PropertyView
Longterm superhosts set to sell Australia's 'best nature stay'
Photos
Gordon Cuff and Susie Aulich have owned The Trig for the past 16 years. Pictures supplied
Hamish Geale
Failford property sells for record-breaking $2 million
Julia Driscoll
The back of the house at 80 Bullocky Way, Failford. Picture supplied.
Country NSW's best architecture revealed
Jacinta Dickins
Luke Moloney Architecture's adaptation of the Moss Vale Council structure took home two honours at the 2024 NSW Country Division Architecture Awards. Picture Tom Ferguson.
National
East coast cops drenching amid storm, flood rescues
Parts of eastern Australia are due to receive more than 50mm of rain in just a few hours. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)
William Ton, Suzanne Simonot and Samantha Lock • 5m ago
Australians owed millions in unclaimed Medicare rebates
Kat Wong • 7m ago
Bill Shorten says nearly one million Australians are owed money by Medicare. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)
Premier takes leave to mourn death of his father
Ethan James • 13m ago
Tasmanian Premier Jeremy Rockliff is mourning the death of his father Rick. (Ethan James/AAP PHOTOS)
World
Reserve Bank of NZ holds cash rate at 5.5 per cent
"Interest rates are restricting spending in the economy," RBNZ governor Adrian Orr says. (AP PHOTO)
Ben McKay • 9m ago
Israel, Hamas due to release more people amid truce
Nidal Al-Mughrabi, Mohammemd Salem and Henriette Chacar • 1hr ago
The chief of the Israeli armed forces says now is the time to bolster the army's readiness. (AP PHOTO)
NZ's Smokefree backdown causing global ripples
Ben McKay • 2hrs ago
NZ's Smokefree 2025 had sought to stop the sale of cigarettes to anyone born from 2009 onwards. (AP PHOTO)
Australian of the Year
Victoria's 2024 Australians of the Year revealed
Victoria's 2024 Australian of the Year is Indigenous health leader, Janine Mohamed (right). Picture supplied by australianoftheyear.org.au
Acm Network
Meet the melanoma fighters named 2024 Australians of the Year for NSW
Acm Network
NSW's 2024 Australians of the Year are melanoma treatment pioneers Professor Richard Scolyer and Professor Georgina Long. Picture supplied by australianoftheyear.org.au
Stephanie Trethewey is Tasmania's 2024 Australian of the Year
Acm Network
Tasmania's 2024 Australian of the Year is rural women's advocate and founder of Motherland, Stephanie Trethewey. Picture supplied by australianoftheyear.org.au
Car Expert
Victorian electric car owners receiving tax refunds 'with interest'
Car Expert
Victorian electric car owners receiving tax refunds 'with interest'
Jack Quick • 37m ago
Car Expert
Here's your first look at Renault's new budget off-roader
Jade Credentino • 1hr ago
Here's your first look at Renault's new budget off-roader
Car Expert
Which SUVs don't match their fuel economy stickers in the real world?
Mike Costello • 2hrs ago
Car Expert
Hybrid-first rollout for bold 2024 Hyundai Santa Fe
William Stopford • 2hrs ago
Hybrid-first rollout for bold 2024 Hyundai Santa Fe
Car Expert
Hyundai is sick of the Santa Fe underperforming in Australia
William Stopford • 2hrs ago
Hyundai is sick of the Santa Fe underperforming in Australia

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