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Hundreds of travel agents will head to Darwin for the Corroboree Asia tourism convention in August.

Darwin to host major tourism convention

Colin Brinsden

MILESTONE: Dubbo couple Taylar Osborne and Jack Browne and seven-month-old daughter Hollie Browne celebrate the purchase of their first home with real estate agent Adam Wells. Photo: SUPPLIED

How a young dad achieved his home ownership dream

Faye Wheeler

Picture: Scott Rickard

UPDATED'Horrific scene': Castlemaine woman and driver identified after deadly train derailment

SAVINGS: $9 million has been saved by first home buyers entering market. Photo: FILE

$9 million saved by first home buyers entering market

Faye Wheeler

Green dream in a fragile land

Green dream in a fragile land

Michelle Haines Thomas

LIFELINE: Rock lobster fisher Callum McCarthy with empty cray pots in Portland, Victoria, after orders for the crustaceans were cancelled. The Victorian Government has since thrown a financial lifeline to lobster fishers, rolling over quotas until next year. Picture: Anthony Brady

IN DEPTHCoronavirus puts $15 billion agricultural, seafood sector at risk

Andrew Marshall

MUD RUN: It may be the dirtiest community event in Dubbo, but Titan Macquarie Mud Run president Rod Fardell said it is a whole lot of fun. Photo: AMY MCINTYRE

PHOTOSGettin' muddy with it for a good cause

Nadine Morton

Hundreds of travel agents will head to Darwin for the Corroboree Asia tourism convention in August.

Darwin to host major tourism convention

Colin Brinsden

MILESTONE: Dubbo couple Taylar Osborne and Jack Browne and seven-month-old daughter Hollie Browne celebrate the purchase of their first home with real estate agent Adam Wells. Photo: SUPPLIED

How a young dad achieved his home ownership dream

Faye Wheeler

Road rule: What to do when passing a parked emergency vehicle with flashing lights is still causing confusion for some motorists.

The changed 'flashing light' NSW road rule still confuses some

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NRL Indigenous All Starts captain Joel Thompson is this year's Young Sports Advisory Committee Awards special guest. Photo: NRL

NRL star confirmed for Sports Advisory Committee Awards dinner

Peter Guthrie

MEET THE COACH: Dale Prindable will be coaching the YJRL Under 7s in 2020.

Around the grounds...

Tom Bush and the Young Cherrypickers will meet Forbes Magpies next Friday night at the West Wyalong Knockout. Photo: file

Cherrypickers drawn to play Group 11 outfit

NRL Indigenous All Starts captain Joel Thompson is this year's Young Sports Advisory Committee Awards special guest. Photo: NRL

NRL star confirmed for Sports Advisory Committee Awards dinner

Winner of race four Dragon Stride driven by Blake Micallef. Races on Tuesday were delayed due to storm activity. Photo: Martin Langfield

Micallef drives Dragon Stride to victory after threat of thunderstorms

Stuart Maxwell

Jordan Seary drives at Leeton earlier this year. He'll drive Young trainer Josh Powderly's chance in the first tonight. Photo: file

Eight races at the Young Paceway on Tuesday

Stuart Maxwell

STUNNING: Follow the Midnight Sun through the Arctic Circle on a Viking Cruise from London to Bergen in Norway.

Last days: enter now to win a Scandinavian cruise

Major Kangaroo Island attractions such as Seal Bay Conservation Park, Raptor Domain and Little Sahara survived the bushfires unscathed.

'We're still here': Kangaroo Island rising from the ashes

Mark Chipperfield

Longboats wait to take people around the island from the main beach of
Perhentian Kecil. Pictures: Michael Turtle

Sounds like my idea of paradise

Michael Turtle

The MediSim Program will help enhance the skills of the region's emergency service crews.

Trauma training inbound to boost rural first responder skills

Jessica McLaughlin

Greg Heycox and Bede Morrissey are this Friday's Take 5 guests. Photo: contributed

Talking tourism: Bede and Greg to play at Take 5

Yass bush poet Robyn Sykes is this Friday's Take 5 guest. Take 5 is held weekly at Young Library from 12.30pm to 1pm and is free to and audience members. Photo: contributed

Talking Tourism: Bush poet set to entertain at Take 5

The MediSim Program will help enhance the skills of the region's emergency service crews.

Trauma training inbound to boost rural first responder skills

The Young Town representative team of 1951 (back) manager Bob Woodbridge, Len Jennings, Don Boynton, Fred Murray, Jack Bond, Keith Farulkner, Hugh McAllister (front) Terry Powderly, Jack Murray, Ted Hanlon, Sid Hall and Joe Gahan. Photograph from The Grinsted Cup, A Cricket Tradition.

An incredible century: the central west celebrates the Grinsted Cup

BIRTH RATES: Cowra, Parkes, Hilltops and Cootamundra-Gundagai birth rates under the spotlight. Photo: FILE

Booming baby numbers are growing regional towns

Nadine Morton

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Keeping covered this summer

Could this be the perfect Christmas present?

Could this be the perfect Christmas present?

Emma Brown

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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Keeping covered this summer

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'Tis the way to stay in touch this Christmas

HAND UP: Collaborative AI, in which people and AI team up, will change the way we work.

Collaborate: AI can be your friend

Ben Jackson

MILESTONE: Dubbo couple Taylar Osborne and Jack Browne and seven-month-old daughter Hollie Browne celebrate the purchase of their first home with real estate agent Adam Wells. Photo: SUPPLIED

How a young dad achieved his home ownership dream

Faye Wheeler

SAVINGS: $9 million has been saved by first home buyers entering market. Photo: FILE

$9 million saved by first home buyers entering market

Faye Wheeler

DREAM AWAY: The most expensive homes sold during 2019 in photos.

PHOTOSSee photos of the most expensive real estate sales of 2019

Nadine Morton

Green dream in a fragile land

Green dream in a fragile land

Michelle Haines Thomas

PLANTING IDEAS: Celebrity gardener Costa Georgiadis encourages Camdenville Public School students to see what goes on a ground level when planting fire retardant native shrubs.

Costa and Landcare sows hope after fires

Robyn Ainsworth

The great Jimmy Sharman

The great Jimmy Sharman

Green dream in a fragile land

Green dream in a fragile land

PRECAUTIONS: Wildlife must be handled with care to protect you and them.

How to cope with those close encounters of the wildlife kind

Lyndell Whyte

The murder of N Jasprizza

The murder of N Jasprizza

Road rule: What to do when passing a parked emergency vehicle with flashing lights is still causing confusion for some motorists.

The changed 'flashing light' NSW road rule still confuses some

1hr ago

STUNNING: Follow the Midnight Sun through the Arctic Circle on a Viking Cruise from London to Bergen in Norway.

Last days: enter now to win a Scandinavian cruise

Flashback Friday: Young in June, 1991 | Photos

Flashback Friday: Young in June, 1991 | Photos

Bega MP Andrew Constance says the bushfire emergency has forced him to reset his approach to politics. Photo: Adam McLean

IN DEPTHMP's fears for mental wellbeing of bushfire survivors

With the gang hook removed from its eye, the shark was released and swam away. Picture: Sea Life Aquarium.

Rescue mission to save snagged shark

Ben Langford

Tender and terrifying: this common centipede is curling itself around its young to protect them. Picture: Caleb Cluff.

This centipede is a crawling, caring mother

Caleb Cluff

LIGHT SHOW: Lightning strike captured above the Central West on Tuesday evening. Photos: HARVEY LEW

PHOTOSYour photos of the lightning show that lit up the region during the storm

Nadine Morton

Peter Sugar describes a torrent of water, logs and fire debris sounding like a tsunami as it swept into Nerrigundah. Photo: Adam McLean

Trail of tears as fire-scarred South Coast mops up after the flood

John Hanscombe

Climate policymakers must protect renters

OPINIONClimate policymakers must protect renters

Jacob Moir
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Why are so many of us so easily offended?

Why are so many of us so easily offended?

John Malouff

Widespread rorting: The Parliament needs to improve its oversight and scrutiny of government spending. Photo: Shutterstock

Government spending needs more scrutiny

John Hewson

TURNING THE PAGE: Rosie Craven is living with early stage Alzheimer's but is now able to enjoy hobbies such as reading again thanks to a new clinical trial.

Everything is Rosie thanks to new Alzheimer's drug trial

Rowan Cowley

LADY OF THE HOUSE: Miriam Margolyes as Aunt Prudence in Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears, in cinemas nationally from February 27.

Dear Prudence comes out to play for unstoppable Miriam

Geraldine Cardozo

NSW Seniors Festival: so much to celebrate

NSW Seniors Festival: so much to celebrate

Bettina Arndt has been criticised for her comments on the Clarke family domestic violence murders.

Aust Day Council looks at Arndt complaints

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Coal, oil and gas companies should pay for the damage their products cause, Australian Greens say.

Climate change wars reignite in Canberra

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Victoria's Labor government will adopt a container deposit scheme despite previously saying no.

Victoria to get container deposit scheme

1hr ago

Road rule: What to do when passing a parked emergency vehicle with flashing lights is still causing confusion for some motorists.

The changed 'flashing light' NSW road rule still confuses some

1hr ago

THE BEGINNING: G.J. Gardner Homes Tamworth directors Natalie and Daniel Urquhart at the groundbreaking ceremony. Photo: Peter Hardin 220220PHB058

Community comes together to start the 'House that Drought Built'

Ben Jaffrey
1hr ago

Four tourists died on Dreamworld's Thunder River Rapids ride on the Gold Coast in October, 2016.

Coroner to deliver Dreamworld findings

Robyn Wuth
1hr ago

Drug syndicates are sending ice to Australia through the mail service, federal police say.

Drug syndicates using mail to supply ice

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Severe weather warnings are in place as Cyclone Esther moves across the Gulf of Carpentaria.

Cyclone Esther heads across the Top End

THE BEGINNING: G.J. Gardner Homes Tamworth directors Natalie and Daniel Urquhart at the groundbreaking ceremony. Photo: Peter Hardin 220220PHB058

Community comes together to start the 'House that Drought Built'

Ben Jaffrey
1hr ago

Mid-season maturing hard seeded varieties of serradella and sub clover (Avila and Goulbourn varieties for example) best suit many Tableland native pastures.

Give native and introduced perennial grasses a boost

Bob Freebairn

The Land Sydney Royal Showgirl Competition Zone 6 finalists Bathurst Showgirl Stephanie Ferguson, Blayney Showgirl Sally Nicholls and Cowra Showgirl Beatrice Patterson. Photo: KAREN BAILEY

Zone 6 Showgirls inspire at Dubbo final

KAREN BAILEY

CALMING INFLUENCE: Pheromones can help pets deal with stress and anxiety.

Using the call of nature to help fur kids cope with modern life

Lyndell Whyte

MODERN LOOK: The clean lines and simple forms of the Soulsby House reference the site responsive, energy efficient and cost effective homes of post-war Australian Modernism. Photos: Felix Mooneeram

A clean, green and comfortable machine

PERFECT MATCH: Ensure your beautiful dishes are complemented by beautiful glassware and a quality cutlery set.

The finer points on cutlery