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PLATE SHOT: Jackson Painting is looking to win his first MIA Breeders Plate with Rocknroll Runa, pictured with Angus Kennedy, in Leeton's feature race on Friday. Picture: Ellen Bartley

Painting chases first MIA Breeders Plate win

Courtney Rees

Grifith's Ben Fattore featured in the Country Thunder South West side.

Fattore features in Country Thunder South West who finish third

Liam Warren

READY TO GO: Phil Burge fires one down during the 2018 Coleambally six-a-side competition.

Coleambally six-a-side competition enters 18th season

Liam Warren

PLATE SHOT: Jackson Painting is looking to win his first MIA Breeders Plate with Rocknroll Runa, pictured with Angus Kennedy, in Leeton's feature race on Friday. Picture: Ellen Bartley

Painting chases first MIA Breeders Plate win

LONG BOMB: Swans' Maddi Smith looks to gain her side some metres with a penatrating kick in their grand final loss to CSU last season. PHOTO: Anthony Stipo

Griffith ladies ready to avenge last season grand final defeat

Liam Warren

TOP OF THE MARK: Leagues' Tom Greenaway prepares to start his run up during his side's defeat at the hands of Coro last weekend. PHOTO: Shaun Paterson

Fourth spot goes on the line as Leagues take on Exies

Liam Warren

Balloons at sunrise over Goreme, Cappadocia, Turkey. Photo: Nicole Phillips

Finding a magical fairyland in Cappadocia

Nicole Phillips

PRIZE: You could win a cruise from London to Bergen, via Nordkapp and the Norwegian fjords, in Explore. Entries open on Saturday.

Win a cruise to Norway - and other great travel ideas

Why Sicily is a must-see destination in Italy

Why Sicily is a must-see destination in Italy

Nicole Phillips

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SOON: A community meeting with the Murray Darling Basin's interim inspector general Mick Keelty will be held on February 5 at the Griffith Leagues Club starting at 10am.

Interim basin inspector-general to hold town hall meeting in Griffith

Jacinta Dickins

Uniting Griffith's overseas workers together proves powerful | Photos

Uniting Griffith's overseas workers together proves powerful | Photos

Jacinta Dickins

AMBASSADOR: Sophie Smith of Running for Premature Babies.

Griffith's Australia Day ambassador set to inspire

Jacinta Dickins

SOON: A community meeting with the Murray Darling Basin's interim inspector general Mick Keelty will be held on February 5 at the Griffith Leagues Club starting at 10am.

Interim basin inspector-general to hold town hall meeting in Griffith

TEAM: Straight Lines' Rosie Taprell, Care South's Alana Rossiter, Caesars' Sonia Callipari, MIA Party Hire's Geoff Bortolin, Griffith Central's Cheryl Wood and Can Assist's Olga Forner are preparing for City2Lake. PHOTO: Jacinta Dickins

Fundraising champions to be crowned in fresh take of 2020's City2Lake

Jacinta Dickins

BIG TRIP: Christian Streifeneder has been travelling from Germany to attend the Formula 1.0 Grand Prix in Leeton since its inception. Photo: Talia Pattison

Sky the limit for glider pilots as competition heats up over MIA

Talia Pattison

LET'S RIDE: John Santos behind the wheel of the car provided by the Cancer Council to help transport patients to their appointments.

MIA Community & Health 2019 | John is driven to give back, but would love to do more

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Have a break: This summer explore more of our vast continent without worrying about network coverage. With Pennytel you can get 98.8 per cent coverage across Australia's populated areas.

Keeping covered this summer

Could this be the perfect Christmas present?

Could this be the perfect Christmas present?

Emma Brown

LET'S RIDE: John Santos behind the wheel of the car provided by the Cancer Council to help transport patients to their appointments.

MIA Community & Health 2019 | John is driven to give back, but would love to do more

Leadership qualities: Kate Venables was one of the first managers in Australia to receive Chartered Manager accreditation.

The making of a leader

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The time leading up to Christmas is rife with offers too good to resist. So make the most of them early, like this Nokia phone offer from Pennytel, which can help you prepare for the good times ahead and even finish your shopping.

'Tis the way to stay in touch this Christmas

Much to like about Griffith life as represented by this modern villa

Much to like about Griffith life as represented by this modern villa

House of the Week

Future uncertain for Jeanswest after voluntary administration announcement

Future uncertain for Jeanswest after voluntary administration announcement

A brand new home ready to produce a worry-free lifestyle

A brand new home ready to produce a worry-free lifestyle

House of the Week

TAKING CARE: Animals, just like people, can be seriously affected by smoke haze.

Helping animals cope with those not-so-happy, hazy days

RSPCA

Carmel La Rocca

Rising to the challenges of another year

Carmel La Rocca

THINK AHEAD: A simple strategy can mean the difference between life and death.

Plan to survive - an emergency bushfire guide for your pets

Lyndell Whyte

TAKING CARE: Animals, just like people, can be seriously affected by smoke haze.

Helping animals cope with those not-so-happy, hazy days

NO FUN: While we may relish fabulous fireworks displays, often our pets do not.

Big bang theory ... a fireworks survival guide for pet owners

Lyndell Whyte

HELPING HANDS: Look for ways to support rural communities this Christmas. Photo: Sylvia Lieber

10 ways to support rural communities

Stacey Wilson from Milton Volunteer Rural Fire Brigade. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Heroes of the Home Front: Share your stories of gratitude

Think you might have "survivor guilt"? Photo: Shutterstock

REAL AUSTRALIAThink the Summer of the Not-So-Random Apocalypse didn't impact you? Think again

Flashback Friday: 45 photos in The Area News from January 2010 | Photos

SUBSCRIBERFlashback Friday: 45 photos in The Area News from January 2010 | Photos

HAY NOW: Cowell farmer Brenton Smith welcomes the donation as feed dries up in the district.

Hay arrives in Cowell following benefit concert

Sheila Bower looks over the remains of what was her car port, including a speaker which flew more than 30 feet. Picture: Kate Healy

Burrumbeet unofficially records more than 200mm of rain in a few hours

Greg Gliddon and Pat Nolan

On This Day in Griffith: January 20

SUBSCRIBEROn This Day in Griffith: January 20

The Area News

Aanya Whitehead

Art Gallery launches first 2020 exhibition | PHOTOS

Kenji Sato

KIND HEART: Lisa Rand spent the past two weeks collecting donations to assist victims of the bushfire crisis. PHOTO: Shaun Paterson

Rand collects donations from across the Riverina to assist bushfire victims

Shaun Paterson

Under pressure: Prime Minister Scott Morrison is standing by former sports minister Bridget McKenzie over the sports grants controversy. Picture: Australian Community Media

Why Morrison must sack Bridget McKenzie

John Hewson

The plot twists but the inner goth remains

OPINIONThe plot twists but the inner goth remains

Marie Low

Lucky country goes into uncharted territory

OPINIONLucky country goes into uncharted territory

Marie Low

REUNITED: Valda Dawson (left) with cousin, and neighbour, Dorothy Wallis.

Cousins reunited after six decades

Geraldine Cardozo

JUST LOVING IT: See Aussie singing legend John Paul Young. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

JPY shares the love

Cheryl Field

MULTI-LEVEL: The Smart Road vertical village will comprise 77 independent living apartments and community amenities, including a Montessori Early Learning Centre.

Vertical living: A smart idea for generations

Geraldine Cardozo

A robotic camera and thermal imaging has found no sign of a worker missing in a Tasmanian goldmine.

Fear grows in Tas mine worker search

A bushfire is threatening parts of Canberra and has forced the closure of its airport.

Canberra bushfire alert level downgraded

Justice Stephen Hall has temporarily suppressed pathologists' evidence in the Claremont trial.

Claremont forensic evidence suppressed

File photo.

Trainer banned for 18 months after racehorse slaughtered

The RFS says the loss of a water bomber's three crew shows the extreme danger of fighting fires.

Deadly bushfires return to southern NSW

Steven Trask

A Brisbane couple are believed dead after the crash of their scenic flight over Moreton Island.

Qld couple 'wouldn't survive' plane crash

Cheryl Goodenough and Sonia Kohlbacher

A large water bombing aircraft has crashed in the Snowy Mountains, killing three people on board.

Three dead as water tanker crashes in NSW

Steve Zemek

NSW minister David Elliott has rebuked charities for taking time to distribute bushfire donations.

Charities defend fires donations roll-out

AAP reporters

KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Author and researcher Dr Geoff Beeson will address the crowd at a water summit in Dubbo on January 30. Photo: Contributed

'Learn from the past', says water summit keynote speaker

Breast cancer survivor Lisa Hardman and nurse Rachael Stevens. Picture supplied by McGrath Foundation.

Imagine coping with cancer, drought, and fires? Lisa did

Nicholas Fuller

Tamworth races yesterday after race four, race five looked pretty dusty!

Main NSW race meeting cloaked in darkness

John Ellicott

Do your research pre-build

Do your research pre-build

LOOK, BUT DON'T TOUCH: Position cameras up high inside and outside, so they're visible but out of arm's reach to avoid accidentally getting knocked over by large pets.

Keeping a watch on Fido

HUMBLE: The A-HA! Studio house, at a modest 64.5m2, feels bigger inside because of of the clean, unfussy design, say owner-builders Jesse Zilm and Isabella James.

A-HA! What a great idea for a house