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Bill Frazer, John McCloghry, Garry Smith, Jason Violaris, Lachlan Edwards and Tracy Provest helped out after Ipswich was battered by hail. Photo supplied.

'Orange family' reflect on highs, lows and memories of 2020

Bill Frazer, John McCloghry, Garry Smith, Jason Violaris, Lachlan Edwards and Tracy Provest helped out after Ipswich was battered by hail. Photo supplied.

'Orange family' reflect on highs, lows and memories of 2020

Frank Condello amongst the ashes.

Currowan fire one year on: You move on with great difficultly says bushfire survivor

Frank Condello amongst the ashes.

Currowan fire one year on: You move on with great difficultly says bushfire survivor

A proud Sue Brodie

Currowan Fire crisis one year on: Sue loves being a new RFS volunteer

A proud Sue Brodie

Currowan Fire crisis one year on: Sue loves being a new RFS volunteer

Aged Care Services Minister Richard Colbeck. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

No target set for vaccinating aged care workforce

Plan to get COVID vaccines to regional communities

DIGESTPlan to get COVID vaccines to regional communities

Mike and Sue Rose scuba diving in Fiji. Picture: Supplied

'What better isolation': Couple sailing through the Covid pandemic

Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly said even regional and rural areas shouldn't wait to get vaccinated. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

It's an arms race: Kelly says don't wait on jab

Tragedy as more wild weather forecast

DIGESTTragedy as more wild weather forecast

Twenty-six studies so far have tracked the effect of COVID-19 vaccination in countries with successful rollouts. Picture: Shutterstock

EXPLAINERSix months of vaccination against COVID-19 across the world: what has it shown us?

Sally Whyte

The Pfizer vaccine has been approved for use by pregnant women. Picture: Shutterstock

Pfizer vaccine safe for pregnant women, Australian experts say

Sally Whyte

Virginia Haussegger, pictured with dog Vincent, said getting vaccinated was part of her 'civic responsibility'. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

VAX THE NATION'Such an obvious thing to do': Haussegger opens up on getting vaccinated

Sally Whyte

Even sides outside the eight like St Kilda and Adelaide have some reason to be positive. Photo: Ian Hitchcock/Getty Images

OPINIONRohan Connolly | Optimism everywhere: an AFL season like few others

Rohan Connolly

Southern Branch clean sweep round 14 fixtures against Southern Districts

PHOTOSSouthern Branch clean sweep round 14 fixtures against Southern Districts

Courtney Ward

Bawley Point's Lauren Percival was named female sprinter of the year and also received the outstanding female athletics performance honour for her win in the Australian under 18s 200-metre titles race.

Percival among Illawarra Blue Stars athletes rewarded for successful season

Valmai Loomes

Even sides outside the eight like St Kilda and Adelaide have some reason to be positive. Photo: Ian Hitchcock/Getty Images

OPINIONRohan Connolly | Optimism everywhere: an AFL season like few others

Kiama's Josh Morris will start in the centres for the Roosters on Friday. Photo: Speed Media/Icon Sportswire

Crucial round of action awaits South Coast NRL stars

Courtney Ward

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

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

GREEN AND GOLD: Hamilton export Melissa Tapper will represent Australia at the Tokyo Olympics in table tennis. She won gold at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Picture: Getty Images

Second Games tilt for seasoned table tennis competitor

GREEN AND GOLD: Hamilton export Melissa Tapper will represent Australia at the Tokyo Olympics in table tennis. She won gold at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Picture: Getty Images

Second Games tilt for seasoned table tennis competitor

SURREAL: Penny Smith knows preparation for the Tokyo Games is unusual but is embracing the build-up. Picture: Morgan Hancock

'If there's crowds or no crowds, it's still going to be an Olympic Games'

SURREAL: Penny Smith knows preparation for the Tokyo Games is unusual but is embracing the build-up. Picture: Morgan Hancock

'If there's crowds or no crowds, it's still going to be an Olympic Games'

Rheanna with her artwork. Photo: Vera Demertzis

The inspiration behind the Paralympic uniform designs

Rheanna with her artwork. Photo: Vera Demertzis

The inspiration behind the Paralympic uniform designs

Should you be worried about the mouse plague?

LISTENShould you be worried about the mouse plague?

Should you be worried about the mouse plague?

LISTENShould you be worried about the mouse plague?

Take part in our listener survey

Take part in our listener survey

Take part in our listener survey

Take part in our listener survey

Voice of Real Australia host Tom Melville says hes proud the podcast is making a mark on the world. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

LISTENPodcast about regional life picks up award

Voice of Real Australia host Tom Melville says hes proud the podcast is making a mark on the world. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

LISTENPodcast about regional life picks up award

Ben Fordham, Nick Kyrgios, Rebecca Maddern and Shane Crawford head up the Ninja Warrior commentary team. Picture: Channel Nine

No obstacles as Nick the ninja joins warrior team

Karen Hardy

James Morrison Quartet set for Milton performance

James Morrison Quartet set for Milton performance

Check out what's happening in our Shire

What’s on in the Eurobodalla Shire

Ben Fordham, Nick Kyrgios, Rebecca Maddern and Shane Crawford head up the Ninja Warrior commentary team. Picture: Channel Nine

No obstacles as Nick the ninja joins warrior team

REVIEWDive in the deep end of Australian swimming

Josh Leeson

EXPLORATION: Rock legends Garbage have produced their most political album of their 30-year career, No Gods No Masters, in response to the chaotic past five years in the US.

MUSICGarbage master political message to trash status quo

Josh Leeson

Coastal Emu. Pic Jimmy Malecki

Apply for up to $50,000 in 2021 Landcare Led Bushfire Recovery Grants

Local truffle grower Fiona Kotvojs welcomes visitors to find their own truffles on her farm. Image: Supplied.

South Coast Leisure Times: Winter 2021

Connor Pearce

Filling a void in the market

Filling a void in the market

Della Vreeland

Coastal Emu. Pic Jimmy Malecki

Apply for up to $50,000 in 2021 Landcare Led Bushfire Recovery Grants

President of the Koala Hospital, Sue Ashton

Black Dog Institute continues to support bush fire recovery

Gemma Purves

Four reasons why you need to visit a comparison site this winter

Four reasons why you need to visit a comparison site this winter

Della Vreeland

INTERVENTION: A new report stresses the importance of intervening to stabilise the market, with housing stock valued at an estimated $8.1 trillion and housing construction accounting for five per cent of all Australian jobs. Photo - Shutterstock.

Soaring prices need addressing

INTERVENTION: A new report stresses the importance of intervening to stabilise the market, with housing stock valued at an estimated $8.1 trillion and housing construction accounting for five per cent of all Australian jobs. Photo - Shutterstock.

Soaring prices need addressing

Find your dream at realestateview.com.au.

Read this week's Real Estate View here

Find your dream at realestateview.com.au.

Read this week's Real Estate View here

A home or beachside getaway

A home or beachside getaway

House of the Week

Prime location plus ocean views

Prime location plus ocean views

House of the Week

Stylish, light filled and luxurious

Stylish, light filled and luxurious

House of the Week

Matt 'Fenndog' Fennell set for epic and inspiring walk

Matt 'Fenndog' Fennell set for epic and inspiring walk

Fifteen Broulee Runners and a dog braved the elements to have their weekly run on Wednesday, June 9.

Runners in the storm

Janet McMahon, Sharon Dalgleish, Dorothy Rule, Sharon Ingster and Jodie McCarthy back with birthday girl Margaret McCarthy with son Shane at Bodalla Bowling Club on Sunday.

Margaret McCarthy turns 90

Jeanne Medlicott

Matt 'Fenndog' Fennell set for epic and inspiring walk

Matt 'Fenndog' Fennell set for epic and inspiring walk

STAND FIRM: Wagga Wagga's Agony Aunt has some advice for a reader who's been frustrated by her husband's crude and sexist behaviour. Picture: Shutterstock

Agony Aunt | Husband's vulgar behaviour is totally unacceptable

Julie Elphick

Scamwatch: 2020 a record year for scam losses

Scamwatch: 2020 a record year for scam losses

Southern Branch clean sweep round 14 fixtures against Southern Districts

PHOTOSSouthern Branch clean sweep round 14 fixtures against Southern Districts

Sam Millynn is chaired off the ground after his 200th first-grade game with the Batemans Bay Seahawks in 2018.

Meet a Seahawks legend: Sam Millynn speaks about 16 years at the top

Moruya's Bailey Pearson-Perryman, Ulladulla's Jye Halls, Nowra's Bella-Rose Pond, Moruya's PJ Grant and Eden's Morgan Thornton were part of the South Coast royal blue and gold team.

South Coast golf gun makes state merit team

Linda and her dog Jade who were raising money for India battling a huge spike of COVID-19 cases.

Photos: Nimmitabel holds Steampunk Festival

Silver winner Colour "Passion Pattern" by Dale Evans

Photographic study of insects and patterns in nature

Jeanne Medlicott

Thierry Henry's stand against abuse on social media is being followed across UK sport this weekend.

UK sport acts on social media abuse

Andy Sims and Simon Peach

Ratu Rotavisoro during his playing days with the Narooma Devils in 2019. He now plays Queensland Cup (one level below the NRL) with the Ipswich Jets.

Former Devil impressing in QLD's premier comp

Joel Erickson

MC Tim Bourke with Auntie Vivienne Mason as she gives the 'Welcome to Country' at the Narooma Oyster Festival on Saturday.

Narooma Oyster Festival a pearler

Jeanne Medlicott

US President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden arrive on Air Force One at Cornwall Airport on Wednesday. Picture: Getty Images

Democracies of the world must unite at G7

The Canberra Times

We are not post-COVID so stop saying it

We are not post-COVID so stop saying it

Andrew Laming and PM Scott Morrison

Toxic culture a stain on our halls of power

Ben Smyth

SUPERCENTENARIAN: Dexter Kruger is now Australia's oldest living man on record. Photo: Lucy Kinbacher.

GOOD NEWSMeet Dexter Kruger, 111, Australia's oldest man on record

Samara Ross

SHINGLES SHOTS: Free shingles vaccinations for 71-79-yr-olds to end this year.

Clock ticking for over-70s shingles shot

Eileen Wood

Self and part-funded retirees welcome budget measures. Image Shutterstock

Fully and part-funded retirees get some wins from federal budget

Eileen Wood

Businessman Clive Palmer is seeking up to $30 billion from Western Australian taxpayers.

Clive Palmer slams 'repugnant' WA bill

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A man is in police custody after the discovery of a young woman's body in Tasmania.

Tas man charged with murder of Qld woman

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Scott Morrison says there's a long way to go to resolve issues with Australia's submarine program

Morrison, Macron talk submarines in Paris

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Shadow treasurer Jim Chalmers wants the Intergenerational Report elevated in its importance.

IGR opportunity for economic vision: Labor

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A new, locally transmitted case of the coronavirus has been recorded in Sydney's east.

New virus case in Sydney, source unknown

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Brett Sutton says easing restrictions is a step forward but admits Victorians are doing it tough.

Vic virus rules ease, as cluster grows

Benita Kolovos and Callum Godde
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NSW police have arrested a Sydney man in connection with an alleged domestic violence attack.

Charges laid over Sydney balcony attack

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The WA government aims to close a loophole which allows police to access data on the SafeWA app.

Top WA cop defends accessing tracing data

Michael Ramsey
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The $40,000 sale-topper Polldale Quantum Q17 with vendors the Williams family of Polldale Shorthorns, Dubbo and buyers the Falls family of Malton Shorthorns, Finley.

Shorthorn National hits $40,000 top, $12,627 average

Hannah Powe
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Farmers can never be replaced but if automation and technology is embraced they will be smarter, armed with tools that allow them to make better decisions on when to sell, what to buy and how much to feed. Photo: The Sheperd Ag

Automation set to transform but not replace the farmer

Olivia Calver
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Professor Niall Blair: appointed new chairperson of the Biodiversity Conservation Trust. Photo: supplied.

Blair heads Biodiversity Conservation Trust

Stephen Burns

NEW: Mathew Dickerson says Australian's should embrace the latest mobile standards

Let's talk about the evolution of mobile phone technology

Mathew Dickerson

A dual-plane crank is why production V8s give a better aural sensation. Photo: Shutterstock.

Crank it up and make some noise, if you have the right V8

Sam Hollier

SQUARE SET CORNICE: Works well with the modern farmhouse style, which is known for its warmth and simplicity, characterised by natural textures and materials.

Cornices can rate high in the style stakes