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Tamworth was re-named after a popular chocolate biscuit for a one-day promotional stunt in 2019.

SILENT ASSASSINSilent epidemic tips the scales in 'Fatworth'

Madeline Link
20m ago

Man arrested in Stawell for false imprisonment

Man arrested in Stawell for false imprisonment

Alison Foletta

Protesters have returned to the streets of Melbourne after the state this week passed pandemic laws.

Vic anti-vax mandate rally draws 10k crowd

Liz Hobday and Callum Godde

RECOGNITION: Inter Church Council president Jo Bertram, Inter Church Council welfare chair Margaret Rowe presenting the certificate of life membership to Dawn Scott with Rev Heather Scott. Picture: CONTRIBUTED

Outstanding service recognised with life membership

Noxious weed: Serrated tussock plants take over the landscape. Picture: CONTRIBUTED

Large infestations: searching for Serrated Tussock

READY: Stawell Secondary College's Sam Kelleher, Logan Gibson, Jemma Peters and Josh Pavey are looking forward to this week's deb ball. Picture: CASSANDRA LANGLEY

Debutantes ready to farewell high school with one last dance

Cassandra Langley

Dr Peter Brukner, author of A Fat Lot of Good and founder of Defeat Diabetes.

WATCHReversing type 2 diabetes: Dr Peter Brukner's mission to defeat diabetes

Tamworth was re-named after a popular chocolate biscuit for a one-day promotional stunt in 2019.

SILENT ASSASSINSilent epidemic tips the scales in 'Fatworth'

Madeline Link
20m ago

Man arrested in Stawell for false imprisonment

Man arrested in Stawell for false imprisonment

Alison Foletta

75 year old Kevin Mason has been fishing the waters of the south coast his whole life. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Fishing for justice: 'It's really affected my life'

Health Minister Greg Hunt said the vaccine rollout for school-age children was one step closer after the TGA's approval. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

'Peace of mind for parents': COVID vaccines for kids set to start in January

Cases jump as 1365 new COVID-19 cases reported

Cases jump as 1365 new COVID-19 cases reported

NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet has again urged the public not to focus on COVID-19 case numbers on Friday. Photo: File, AAP.

WATCHNSW records over 300 new cases as state's Omicron cluster rises to 13

Not done yet: Dr Ian Kamerman says we need to decide which protections will be made permanent. Photo: File

VAX THE NATIONMaintain restrictions in face of new variant, rural doctors urge

NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard (left) said he is waiting for test results for two more students at Regents Park Christian School in south west Sydney during a press conference on Friday.

DIGESTKeep calm and carry... omicron?

Kayla Osborne

Liberal Member for Pearce Christian Porter. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

DIGESTGrey skies bring all kinds of storms

Kayla Osborne

Prime Minister Scott Morrison during Question Time. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

DIGESTSocial media giants taken to task

Kayla Osborne

Scenes of COVID testing in NSW. Picture: File image.

DIGESTThat didn't take long, omicron

Kayla Osborne

Samoan Tim Lafai will bring quality and experience to Super League side Salford Red Devils.

Super League Salford snap up Tim Lafai

Ian Laybourn

Patty Mills holds up an Olympic bronze medal that means so much to Australia's men's basketballers.

Boomers star Mills wins The Don Award

Novak Djokovic has powered Serbia into the Davis Cup semi-finals.

Djokoic leads Serbia into Davis Cup semis

Eleanor Crooks

Samoan Tim Lafai will bring quality and experience to Super League side Salford Red Devils.

Super League Salford snap up Tim Lafai

Red-hot Karim Benzema was once again the goal-scoring hero for Real Madrid.

Madrid beat Athletic Bilbao in La Liga

Want to share sport results, draws or teams?

Want to share sport results, draws or teams?

Wally Stewart, applicant for the South Coast native title claim, says cultural fisherman are being harassed. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

LISTENWhen culture is a crime: Fishing on the South Coast

Wally Stewart, applicant for the South Coast native title claim, says cultural fisherman are being harassed. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

LISTENWhen culture is a crime: Fishing on the South Coast

Marki the wombat was treated for mange in captivity. This is very rare. Picture: Supplied.

LISTENWombats are rotting to death, meet the people trying to save them

Marki the wombat was treated for mange in captivity. This is very rare. Picture: Supplied.

LISTENWombats are rotting to death, meet the people trying to save them

K'gari was named for the Butchulla spirit who helped create the land and sea and then never wanted to leave. Photo: Shutterstock

LISTENRestoring Aboriginal place names to acknowledge identity and history

K'gari was named for the Butchulla spirit who helped create the land and sea and then never wanted to leave. Photo: Shutterstock

LISTENRestoring Aboriginal place names to acknowledge identity and history

CITY MOVE: Harcourts Horsham agent Tim Coller has sold St John's Church three times, this time most of the demand came from Melbourne, and ended up with a city owner.

City buyers ditch plans to stay close to the office

CITY MOVE: Harcourts Horsham agent Tim Coller has sold St John's Church three times, this time most of the demand came from Melbourne, and ended up with a city owner.

City buyers ditch plans to stay close to the office

No end in sight in race to the regions

No end in sight in race to the regions

No end in sight in race to the regions

No end in sight in race to the regions

Infrastructure and services racing to keep up across regional Australia

Infrastructure and services racing to keep up across regional Australia

Infrastructure and services racing to keep up across regional Australia

Infrastructure and services racing to keep up across regional Australia

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Footy great takes on new challenge, growing back his hair!

Footy great takes on new challenge, growing back his hair!

Come and join in the fun activities on Lake Charlegrark in the Wimmera

It's summertime for Out & About

Dawn Rasmussen

5 Home security tips for regional homes

5 Home security tips for regional homes

Footy great takes on new challenge, growing back his hair!

Footy great takes on new challenge, growing back his hair!

FREE FROM TOXINS: Absolutely perfect for baby's skin.

Protect the skin on your precious baby with Bunjie

Queens of Mystery makes for some compelling watching on Acorn TV.

The streaming service with new hard-to-find classics and British favourites every single week

Linda Lambrechts

Upcycling is super easy now with a host of products that take out a lot of the grunt work. Picture: Shutterstock.

From drab to fab, change the look of your home with furniture upcycling

Upcycling is super easy now with a host of products that take out a lot of the grunt work. Picture: Shutterstock.

From drab to fab, change the look of your home with furniture upcycling

Celebrity sheep promised bag of chips when owner's 'wacky' house sells

Celebrity sheep promised bag of chips when owner's 'wacky' house sells

Celebrity sheep promised bag of chips when owner's 'wacky' house sells

Celebrity sheep promised bag of chips when owner's 'wacky' house sells

Price growth is strongest in coastal and lifestyle markets, CoreLogic said. Picture: Shutterstock

Property round-up: Near 10 years to get a deposit together for a house in the regions

Jen Melocco

With some careful planning, moving house doesn't need to be stressful. Pictures: Shutterstock.

How to take the stress out of moving house

Edel Beattie, The Happy Organiser

Big family home with potential

Big family home with potential

Dawn Rasmussen

BE WISE: Be suspicious of too-good-to-be-true offers and any sellers that ask you to pay by bank transfer, gift cards or cryptocurrency.

All the online scams you need to avoid

TRAINING: Stawell's Sienna Cox hopes to take part in the 532 km Great Victorian Bike Ride. Picture: CONTRIBUTED

Dare to dream scholarship awarded to inspiring Stawell teenager

RECOGNITION: Inter Church Council president Jo Bertram, Inter Church Council welfare chair Margaret Rowe presenting the certificate of life membership to Dawn Scott with Rev Heather Scott. Picture: CONTRIBUTED

Outstanding service recognised with life membership

BE WISE: Be suspicious of too-good-to-be-true offers and any sellers that ask you to pay by bank transfer, gift cards or cryptocurrency.

All the online scams you need to avoid

READY: Stawell Secondary College's Sam Kelleher, Logan Gibson, Jemma Peters and Josh Pavey are looking forward to this week's deb ball. Picture: CASSANDRA LANGLEY

Debutantes ready to farewell high school with one last dance

Cassandra Langley

SNEAK PEEK: Black Friday sales you don't want to miss

SNEAK PEEK: Black Friday sales you don't want to miss

Cassandra Langley

Oscar Isaac and Tye Sheridan in The Card Counter. Picture: Universal

REVIEWTaking a gamble for redemption

A new kind of Disney princess in 'Encanto'. Picture: Disney

REVIEWA sweet take on princess narrative

Eric Clapton in the zone. Picture: Supplied

REVIEWIntimate show of a lifetime's work

Dr Peter Brukner, author of A Fat Lot of Good and founder of Defeat Diabetes.

WATCHReversing type 2 diabetes: Dr Peter Brukner's mission to defeat diabetes

COMPASSIONATE POOCH: Edwina Colvin and Tilly, winners of the Outstanding Palliative Care Volunteer Award. Picture: Paul Scambler

WATCHDog gone generous! Therapy dog handler wins outstanding palliative care award

Andrew Chounding

Celebrity sheep promised bag of chips when owner's 'wacky' house sells

Celebrity sheep promised bag of chips when owner's 'wacky' house sells

Hamish Geale

NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet has again urged the public not to focus on COVID-19 case numbers on Friday. Photo: File, AAP.

WATCHNSW records over 300 new cases as state's Omicron cluster rises to 13

Fleur Connick

Zendaya as Chani and Timothee Chalamet as Paul Atreides in Dune. Picture: Warner Brothers

REVIEWA dazzling epic crammed with star power

Cris Kennedy

Guests toast being aboard Coral Geographer. Photo: Jeurgen Freund

Cruising set to make comeback

Sue Preston

TRAILBLAZER: Bill Onus in Fitzroy (1946). Still from Ablaze. Photo: Eric Onus

Film a key to leader's hidden history

Rowan Cowley

STAYING CONNECTED: Lex Marinos and Patricia Amphlett take radio and podcast listeners on a romp through the perils, pitfalls and precious moments of ageing.

Radio and podcast show targets older Australians

Eileen Wood

Tamworth was re-named after a popular chocolate biscuit for a one-day promotional stunt in 2019.

SILENT ASSASSINSilent epidemic tips the scales in 'Fatworth'

20m ago

NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet has again urged the public not to focus on COVID-19 case numbers on Friday. Photo: File, AAP.

WATCHNSW records over 300 new cases as state's Omicron cluster rises to 13

Protesters have returned to the streets of Melbourne after the state this week passed pandemic laws.

Vic anti-vax mandate rally draws 10k crowd

Labor would invest over $1 billion in TAFE and university to increase Australia's skills base.

Labor to boost TAFE, university funding

2hrs ago

Premier Steven Marshall says the Omicron variant may force SA to reverse its border opening.

Travel uncertain as SA tightens border

2hrs ago

Health Minister Greg Hunt said the vaccine rollout for school-age children was one step closer after the TGA's approval. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

'Peace of mind for parents': COVID vaccines for kids set to start in January

Dan Jervis-Bardy

The Dendrobium coal mine in NSW is of 'critical importance' to the Port Kembla steel industry.

NSW coal mine declared state significant

After 17 years in the role, Clover Moore says she still has much to do as Sydney's Lord Mayor.

Clover Moore leading Sydney mayoral race

Tiffanie Turnbull

Eating less meat no climate solution

Eating less meat no climate solution

Shan Goodwin

Marisa, Mary and John Bergamin and Ben
and Sarah Cumming, with daughter Amelia,
Bergamin Pastoral Company, Willow Grove,
sold 200 mixed-sex March/April 2021-drop
calves at Pakenham last week.

Autumn calves are beginning to filter through Victorian saleyards

Bryce Eishold

FEATURE CONSIGNMENT: Bart Dowling, Mirboo, sold 130 steers, 13-15 months, to a top price of $2340.

Leongatha light Angus calves sell to 904c/kg in 3000-head sale

Bryce Eishold

Award-winner: Clockwise from top left - This impressive view from the rear to the entry of the home reveals the extensive pool and undercover entertainment area. The closer in view of the entry shows the bedroom has an unimpaired view which can be closed off when visitors stay. The living room furnishing blend with the natural salvaged brickwork. An expansive open layout affords ample entertaining space.

New Ballarat build embraces salvaged materials to meld with landscape

Caleb Cluff

CRACKING COLLECTION: L'Occtaine's Petit Gifts range is a great stocking filler. Photo: Supplied

Beautifully presented festive gift ideas

FEAR: The abuse animals experience ranges from neglect to cruelty. Picture: Shutterstock

Animals often suffer too in homes where violence resides

Dr Anne Quain