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Rally of the Bay winner Harry Bates and his Toyota Yaris AP4 rally car with co-driver John McCarthy.

Rally winner Bates wants Bay on Australian comp calendar

Claudia Ferguson

Richmond captain Trent Cotchin has empathised with teammates who don't want to relocate interstate during the COVID-19 crisis. Photo: Kelly Defina/Getty Images

OPINIONWhingeing AFL players out of touch with reality

Howard Kotton

South Coast Black Cockatoos' Paul Roberts puts a kick through during last year's Koori Knockout final. Photo: Graham Sutch

COVID-19 forces Koori Knockout to postpone carnival until 2021

Courtney Ward

Rally of the Bay winner Harry Bates and his Toyota Yaris AP4 rally car with co-driver John McCarthy.

Rally winner Bates wants Bay on Australian comp calendar

Got a sport story to tell? We’re all ears

Got a sport story to tell? We’re all ears

O'Brien's Knights deny Sea Eagles in 14-12 thriller

SUBSCRIBERO'Brien's Knights deny Sea Eagles in 14-12 thriller

Robert Dillon

No exucses: Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park is ready and waiting.

Northern Territory escape turns dreaming into reality

John Rozentals

The strip between the Gold Coast Highway and the Esplanade is the heart of Surfers Paradise. Picture: Supplied

Queensland's golden strip has glitz and glamour

Lydia Roberts

ACT Chief Health Officer Kerryn Coleman. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

People coming from virus hotspots forced into quarantine in ACT

Daniella White

TWO TOO MANY: US teen drama 13 Reasons Why continues to drift away from what initially made it original in its fourth and final season.

School's out for 13 Reasons Why

Josh Leeson

The hosts of ABC TV's Escape From The City, from left, Jane Hall, Simon Marnie, Del Irani, Bryce Holdaway and Dean Ipaviz.

When city folk go house hunting in the regions: What the locals say

John Hanscombe

Skiers are keen to get back to the action at Thredbo Resort. Picture: Supplied

Ski passes selling out as more than 20,000 wait in line

Julia Kanapathippillai

TWO TOO MANY: US teen drama 13 Reasons Why continues to drift away from what initially made it original in its fourth and final season.

School's out for 13 Reasons Why

Diary Dates | Events and activities in the Eurobodalla Shire

What’s on in the Eurobodalla Shire

Ashley Kalagian Blunt, from How To be Australian. Picture: Supplied

An anxious Canadian's heartfelt memoir to the Australian identity

Ashley Kalagian Blunt

The path back to a new normal

The path back to a new normal

Emma Brown

Everyone's a winner with Pennytel

Everyone's a winner with Pennytel

Emma Brown

Finding a driving instructor who is the right fit for you

Finding a driving instructor who is the right fit for you

The path back to a new normal

The path back to a new normal

Making a difference: Natasha Bull and her grandmother Evelyn Berg.

Family affair: The united front of women with passion for supporting kids in need

Rosie Ryan

Staying close to your loved ones at a distance

Staying close to your loved ones at a distance

Emma Brown

Sunshine Bay single-level and easy-care home

Sunshine Bay single-level and easy-care home

Eurobodalla House of the Week July 1

Find your dream in Domain.

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Beautifully crafted home wins architecture award

Beautifully crafted home wins architecture award

Ruth Lewis

A beautiful photograph of the platypus found at the Bega River. Picture: Matthew Higgins.

Incredible footage of platypus swimming in the Bega River

Enora Borgnon

STITCH IN TIME: Friends president Heather Haughton and Night Owls president Julie Criss with the quilt saved from the summer bushfires.

Coast quilt rushed to safety on beach to be raffled

The mud brick cubby is back in action after being damaged in the fire. The playground has reopened in time for the holidays.

Garden blooms again | Photos

A beautiful photograph of the platypus found at the Bega River. Picture: Matthew Higgins.

Incredible footage of platypus swimming in the Bega River

GAMBLE: Often the information used in computer prediction software programs can be obtained from the betting pages of your local newspaper at very little cost.

Scamwatch: Fancy a punt? Don't fall for a betting or sports investment scam

Owners of cats that are not desexed by four months of age will be required to pay an $80 annual permit, in addition to their one-off lifetime pet registration fee, under changes introduced by the NSW Government.

Owners of non-desexed cats, dangerous dogs to pay annual fee from July 1

The lockdown of Victorian unit blocks has confused residents. Picture: Getty Images

EXPLAINERVictoria's COVID-19 situation nearly 'out-of-control'

'A dangerous new phase' of COVID-19 looms

DIGEST'A dangerous new phase' of COVID-19 looms

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian. Picture:Karleen Minney.

'Another kick in the guts': Border closure to hit south coast tourism

GOOD HEALTH: Dr Michael Mosley has written a new book about coronavirus that includes an entire section dedicated to boosting the immune system.

Michael Mosley explains how to boost the immune system

Premier explains how NSW-Victorian border closure will work

Premier explains how NSW-Victorian border closure will work

Kate McIlwain

The border between New South Wales and Victoria will close this week.

Victoria-New South Wales border to close, amid new daily COVID-19 record

Labor wins Eden-Monaro, locked down 'win' rent relief

DIGESTLabor wins Eden-Monaro, locked down 'win' rent relief

Simon Bourke

Laverty Pathology's Ann Deniz testing for coronavirus in Canberra. As of Sunday, almost a million tests for the virus had taken place in Victoria. Picture: Karleen Minney

EXPLAINERTesting times: How coronavirus is unfolding in Victoria and what it means for you

Cassandra Morgan

A beautiful photograph of the platypus found at the Bega River. Picture: Matthew Higgins.

WATCHWatch a platypus frolic in the Bega River

Rally of the Bay winner Harry Bates and his Toyota Yaris AP4 rally car with co-driver John McCarthy.

Rally winner Bates wants Bay on Australian comp calendar

A beautiful photograph of the platypus found at the Bega River. Picture: Matthew Higgins.

Incredible footage of platypus swimming in the Bega River

HARD WORK REWARDED: 2020 NSW Senior Australian of the Year Sue Lennox. Picture: Salty Dingo

FREETime to shine a light on inspiring Australians

Satellite footage shows how fire scars are healing

Satellite footage shows how fire scars are healing

Kim Chappell
Nicole Phillips

IMMUNOLOGY: Researchers at UTAS have found a new system to assess the immune system of Tasmanian Devils.

Uni researchers make Tasmanian devil breakthrough

Jackson Worthington

UNFORGETTABLE SUMMER: Batemans Bay Fire and Rescue station officer Craig Mashman, senior firefighter Craig Wilde, qualified firefighter Jamie Ridley and senior firefighter Nathan Pascoe at the top of Heron Road, Catalina.

Watch Batemans Bay Fire and Rescue drive through fire zone | VIDEO

Andrea Cantle

Talent: During Covid-19 lockdown Brett Collidge and a group of North-West musicians have collaborated on a cover version of a classic AC/DC song. Picture: Supplied.

It really is a 'Long Way to the Top' in lockdown: month long collaboration hits YouTube

Libby Bingham

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SNOW SHOOT: Isabel Darling's picture of a film shoot in Thredbo. Far South Coast filmmakers are invited to enter a contest.

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Qantas flight attendant Sara Armbrecht at the Qantas Founders Museum holding two dolls dressed in her minature Qantas uniforms: a Pucci unform worn 1974 to 1985 (left) and the current uniform designed by Martin Grant.

Flights of fashion: Doll collection celebrates century of Qantas uniforms

Geraldine Cardozo

Reforms for NSW retirement villages.

Retirement village reforms welcomed

Eileen Wood

GOOD HEALTH: Dr Michael Mosley has written a new book about coronavirus that includes an entire section dedicated to boosting the immune system.

Michael Mosley: How to boost the immune system

Samara Ross

Up to 500 troops may be sent to the NSW-Victoria border, which is due to close at midnight.

ADF to be deployed on NSW-Victoria border

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CONCERNED: Queensland Nurses and Midwives' Union secretary Beth Mohle; Seniors Minister Richard Colbeck.

Aged care operators defend job cuts

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Coronavirus case numbers are expected to rise as more Melbourne public housing residents are tested.

Vic locks down as last state border closes

Groups and volunteers are organising food and supplies for Melbourne residents stuck in lockdown.

Public push to help Vic tower residents

Defence will help police in what Gladys Berejiklian called the "mammoth task" of border enforcement.

NSW ramps up virus defence at Vic border

The reopening of South Australia's NSW and Victoria borders may have different timing.

SA to look again at border measures

The bushfires royal commission has heard there should be more attention to recovery after the event.

Disaster recovery seen as 'poor cousin'

Megan Neil

The closure of the NSW/Victorian border has been slammed as hobbling Australia's economic recovery.

Industry slams NSW-Vic border shutdown

Matt Coughlan

The Natural Resources Access Regulator have prosecuted a macadamia nursery for taking water without an access licence.

Macadamia nursery prosecuted for water theft

Olivia Calver

Older cows are lacking nutrients and suffering slower calvings. File photo.

Hidden calving problem after drought

Lucy Kinbacher

COMMON SENSE: Livestock and Rural Transporters Association of Victoria president John Beer says he feels common sense will prevail.

Border closure unlikely to affect agriculture

Andrew Miller

NEEDED: What technology would you like to be compulsory in vehicles? Photo: Shutterstock

Study shows tech delay has a big impact on fatality figures

Mathew Dickerson

THE ENTERTAINER: Cooinda House has been designed with plenty of space for when the entire family comes together. Photos: Matthew Gianoulis.

Fit for a king, queen or the entire palace

There's plenty to keep you busy in the garden over winter

There's plenty to keep you busy in the garden over winter

John Gabriele