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GREAT SEASON: Timeeka Coleman is in the running for Young Sportsperson of the Year. Picture: Anthony Stipo

Australia Day sporting award nominees for 2019

Liam Warren

Kathy King

Talented King on top of division

Hayden Forner and Ben Signor batting together during day two of the under 14s state challenge for Country Thunder South West

Forner continues vein of form at under 14s state challenge

GREAT SEASON: Timeeka Coleman is in the running for Young Sportsperson of the Year. Picture: Anthony Stipo

Australia Day sporting award nominees for 2019

Kurt Herzog, 26, will be taking on some of Wagga's most promising swimmers in a handicap race this weekend.

Aussie bronze medallist set to take on region’s best juniors

Lachlan Grey

COMING BACK: Southcity's Luke McBeath tries to shrug out of a tackle
at last year's West Wyalong Knockout.
The Bulls are one of the few Group Nine
sides confirmed to go back this year.

Nines event affects West Wyalong Knockout entries

Courtney Rees

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Driving lessons: Cyndi Goolagong is excited about the oporutnities for her family offered by her learning to drive. Picture: Reuben Wylie

Griffith residents given key to jobs with driving course

Reuben Wylie

GRANTED: Griffith gets second visit from the Grants Guy, to help with grant application questions.

Griffith’s chance to get grants assessed by The Grants Guy

Jacinta Dickins

RHYMING TIME: Children and parents enjoy Rhyme Time at the Library which returns on Tuesday.

What’s on: Live music around Griffith and things for the kids to do

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Driving lessons: Cyndi Goolagong is excited about the oporutnities for her family offered by her learning to drive. Picture: Reuben Wylie

Griffith residents given key to jobs with driving course

MERRY CHRISTMAS: Lome Tengere, Rai Tengere, Vana Toru, Moerai Rangirva will help celebrate Christmas in the Park. Picture: Anthony Stipo

Churches combine to celebrate Christmas in the Park

Dig team: from left, Laurie and Mona Finley, Beryl Cattell, who was an elder of the church when the capsule was buried, Jeffery King, and property owners Bruce and Marie Gowrie-Smith. Picture: Jeffery King

Church centenary will be dug-up with time capsule

Reuben Wylie

Sarah Mostyn, of Windella Farms

Five small businesses making their dreams come true

Emma Elsworthy

Rebecca Stern, of Mustard Made.

Savvy business mums are doin' it for themselves in regional Australia

Emma Elsworthy

Amber Drop Honey (500 grams), $10.50

Christmas Gift Guide: 15 of the hottest pressies UNDER $50

Sarah Mostyn, of Windella Farms

Five small businesses making their dreams come true

It's been a big year for honey - a recent report found 20 percent of Australian honey isn't pure - so Sven Stephan and Ana Martin, of Amber Drop Honey, are focusing on creating 100 percent Australian, pure, untreated honey.

The recipe for success in regional Australia

Emma Elsworthy

Winners: Rawlinson & Brown's Angelo Cirillo, Alister Watt, Robert Cavallaro, and property management team members Karla Zirilli and Kylie Sibraa.

Rawlinson & Brown shines at two Ruralco awards nights

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An aerial view.

Dual frontage makes access easy at this Bomen industrial site

This home has so much that you won’t be left wanting

House of the Week

Relax in style in your new home | Open homes interactive map

House of the Week

ICONIC: Council have not yet laid fears to rest over the fate of the egg in CWA Park. Michael and Anthony Carusi playing in the egg back in 2006.

Fears not laid to rest over the fate of Griffith’s ‘egg’

Jacinta Dickins

INSPIRATION: Karen Collis decided to study and change careers in her 50s, and says she hopes her story will encourage others to follow their dreams. Picture: Jacinta Dickins

Karen Collis proving it’s never too late to chase your dreams

Jacinta Dickins

NOMINEES: Theo Bollen and Margaret Tucker (left) have been jointly nominated for Citizen of the Year, pictured here with Hank Veenhuizen, Terry Walsh. The workchas been nominated for Community Project of the Year. Picture: Anthony Stipo

Griffith’s worthiest recognised as Australia Day nominees released

Jacinta Dickins

ICONIC: Council have not yet laid fears to rest over the fate of the egg in CWA Park. Michael and Anthony Carusi playing in the egg back in 2006.

Fears not laid to rest over the fate of Griffith’s ‘egg’

Blood-coloured dust storm hits Barellan: Send us your photos

Jacinta Dickins

CRYSTAL BALL: Riverina Psychic Maria Campbell says money, movies and manufacturers will grace the MIA.

Psychic predicts money, movies, manufacturing for the MIA in 2019

Jacinta Dickins

Gardening is back-breaking work, according to Johnny Chalmers, but it’s all worth it to see the amazed expressions on people's faces. Picture: Kenji Sato

Pensioners share their 35-year long gardening story | Photos

Toby Price battles a broken wrist to claim second Dakar victory

Ewe are joking! Check out these weird and wacky ways to keep your pet cool

Rebecca Harvie (Ensemble)

Cast of Legally Blonde gear up for first practice sessions | Photos

Rafael Nadal

It’s day 1 of the Australia Open and it’s hot

Expert voices ‘ignored’ in water management row

Kenji Sato

Elvis impersonator John Collins looks at his reflection before boarding the Elvis Express at Central Station.

All shook up on the Elvis train to Parkes

Melissa Iaria

Blood-coloured dust storm hits Barellan: Send us your photos

Jacinta Dickins

Occam’s razor is instructive in shave saga

Father Brendan Lee

Let’s tackle rural road trauma head on

Professor Pamela Snow

You don’t have to pin your hopes on lotto

Zoë Wundenberg

GET IT RIGHT: Ensuring your seat belt fits properly could prove critical in a crash.

Seat belts: Are you using yours properly?

Professor Kiarash Khosrotehrani.

Cutting off melanoma escape routes

PROSTATE: Research shows some men would prefer to sacrifice survival odds rather than suffer the side-effects of prostate cancer treatment.

Prostate cancer: men trade-off survival for quality of life

Eileen Wood

Gitta Scheenhouwer was fatally run over while cycling in a Chapel Street bike lane at South Yarra.

Driver admits causing Dutch cyclist death

17m ago

Michael Cranston has pleaded not guilty to allegedly sharing confidential information with his son.

Ex-deputy ATO commissioner on trial in NSW

47m ago

Former ALP president Warren Mundine has been picked as Liberal candidate for the NSW's Gilmore seat.

From Labor to Liberal: snapshot of Mundine

1hr ago

The Liberal party plans to install former ALP president Warren Mundine as its candidate for Gilmore.

Closed door deals won't save us: ex-Lib

1hr ago

Kindness: Wendouree man Cameron Tougher made national news after his kindness to a man robbing his car. Inset: Federation University adjunct research fellow Dr Lynne Reeder.

Compassion touted as an option as Ballarat residents step up

Ashleigh McMillan
2hrs ago

Lives in central Tasmania are at risk as firefighters battle more than 50 blazes across the state.

Dozens of Tasmania fires divert tourists

2hrs ago

TEAM EFFORT: Brendan Farrell and a loyal band of volunteers have the big rigs ready to roll out on Thursday for the 2019 Australia Day hay run to Quilpie in Queensland.

Burrumbuttock Hay Runners locked and loaded to help outback farmers

Jodie O'Sullivan

Hakeem AlAraibi has been held in Thailand since November when he was arrested.

Australia keeps up refugee release efforts

Marnie Banger

Back in time: The historic Mary Valley Rattler.

Relive history this Australia Day weekend

John Rozentals

Adventure Bay Retreat: Something special on Bruny Island. Photo: Brad Harris

Your weekly travel inspiration

John Rozentals

Wilpena Pound: a natural amphitheatre.

Find yourself in the Flinders Ranges

John Rozental

BUILT TOUGH: The BeefEater Signature ProLine six-burner built-in barbecue is designed to withstand the tough Australian climate, with all stainless-steel components commercial grade.

Hosting the ultimate Australia Day barbecue

NO SWEAT: If you exercise, especially in the summer heat, you need to drink before, during and after exercise.

Hacks for staying hydrated over summer

HealthShare

Yum: Few people know that insects form part of the natural diet of more common pets, with many canine and feline species of mammal eating bugs in the wild to fulfil their nutritional requirements.

Waiter, there’s a fly in my...dog food