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Lachlan Coddington, Mitchell Schiller, Sam Beveridge and Kirralea Porter leaving the ring after being awarded in their rider class.

YPC closed gymkhana success

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Jason L'Estrange.

Huge show of support for PCYC fight night | Photos, video

Steve Turnbull wins the 2015 Cherry Festival Cup with Oh I Am The One. Photo: Martin Langfield

Trainers prepare pacers for looming Cherry Festival Cup

Stuart Maxwell

Lachlan Coddington, Mitchell Schiller, Sam Beveridge and Kirralea Porter leaving the ring after being awarded in their rider class.

YPC closed gymkhana success

56m ago

ORGANISERS AND SPONSORS: Mel Ford, Hayley Whatman from Anytime Fitness Young, Brianah Griffin, Liz Viola from Anytime Fitness Young and Martin Langfield.

Cherry Chase and Colour Run at Young Chinese Garden on Sunday

Junior cricket round four

Young skate park will be a hive of activity on Sunday.

Skateboarding competition comes to Young as part of regional series

Youngstar and Craig Williams. Photo: AAP/JULIAN SMITH

Who is Youngstar? The Central West horse who’s running at Flemington

Ned Mullany from Ballinaclash Wines and Fruit with a bunch of Early Sweet cherries.

Cherries ripe for traditional Melbourne Cup Day season start

Young skate park will be a hive of activity on Sunday.

Skateboarding competition comes to Young as part of regional series

Leah Guy is helping raise money for mental health and suicide prevention charity LIVIN. Leah wants people to feel comfortable to speak out about their problems.

Pub sends message to start speaking up and keep on LIVIN

Mel Ford, Emma Hill and Audrey Liu with this year's National Cherry Festival programs at the Young Information Centre.

Organisers announce changes to Young’s National Cherry Festival

WISE: Student Nai Silva's stay in Young was valuable despite language and cultural challenges. “Everything is worth it once you’re courageous,” she said.

Carry kindness, gain wisdom

Michelle Allen

Special guest: Mary Brell (OAM) will speak at Rotary Club of Young's celebratory lunch and discuss her Many Trips to Nepal. Photo: Jude Keogh

Celebrating 80 years of friendships, community spirit and helping

Michelle Allen

SUPPORT: Young's Prostate Cancer Support Group is a Community Service Project of The Rotary Club of Young and provides valuable support to men and their families.

Raise awareness and offer valuable support

WISE: Student Nai Silva's stay in Young was valuable despite language and cultural challenges. “Everything is worth it once you’re courageous,” she said.

Carry kindness, gain wisdom

REWARDS: Past president and current director of youth, Roz Hill, is one of the many members of Rotary who find being part of this group very rewarding.

Joy in making a difference

Michelle Allen

Guided in all that they think, say or do by applying the four-way test

Michelle Allen

First impressions: Using quality photos in real estate listings can make all the difference.

Are professional photos worth it?

Ruth Lewis

GOING UP: Region’s house prices jump by up to $113,000 in just five years. Photo: FILE

Region’s house prices jump by up to $113,000 in just five years

Nadine Morton

TOP HOME: The Riverina's home of the year award went to Fiona and (R) Adam Tanner, with Michael McCormack at the HIA Awards on September 21. Picture: supplied

Young builder nails award for Riverina Home of the Year

Jess Whitty

RIGHT: Anna Cockburn from Monteagle Public School and her poster, LEFT: Indyana Bedford with Heather Bailey and her winning poster at St Mary's Primary School.

Local students take out Lions Club Peace Poster prizes

BUNNINGS SNAG: A new rule could change how you enjoy your Saturday morning sausage

Grace Ryan

SNAPPED: AIF 2nd Division soldiers, Vignacourt, 1918. Picture: AWM P10550.140

Road to Remembrance

RIGHT: Anna Cockburn from Monteagle Public School and her poster, LEFT: Indyana Bedford with Heather Bailey and her winning poster at St Mary's Primary School.

Local students take out Lions Club Peace Poster prizes

Detective Inspector Jon Rouse

Detective awarded for work catching child sex offenders

MOVE IT: Armidale Skating Rink, circa 1917, a source of entertainment for those on the home front.

Doing our bit on the home front

Lydia Roberts

Lachlan Coddington, Mitchell Schiller, Sam Beveridge and Kirralea Porter leaving the ring after being awarded in their rider class.

YPC closed gymkhana success

56m ago

Jason L'Estrange.

Huge show of support for PCYC fight night | Photos, video

35 photos from the Coffs Coast World Rally showdown

Time Warp Tuesday: October 1998, part 1 | Photos

John Walker speaks during the service.

Commemorating 100 years since the end of World War I | Photos, video

Skate series a massive hit for Young residents | Photos

A magical experience for everyone in St Mary’s production | Photos

Time Warp Tuesday: September 1998, part 3 | Photos

The site of Tipperary Gully Township November.

History with Brian James: The Lambing Flat Gold Rush Part 6

History with Brian James: Lambing Flat Gold Rush Part 5

Hilltops Councillor Chris Manchester.

Councillor’s column: new environment plan to drive change

SORE SUBJECT FOR SENIORS: From November 1 anyone aged 50 or over will have to visit a specialist to be referred for an MRI scan on a sore or injured knee.

Over 50s denied GP-referred knee MRI scans

Eileen Wood

BEST SHOT: Wilma Perkins competes in shot put - one of seven events in the heptathlon - at the World Masters Athletics Championships in Malaga, Spain. Photo: World Masters Athletics

Golden girls reign in Spain

Geraldine Cardozo

Win a NZ Holiday

Separated Bhutanese twins Nima (right) and Dawa with their mother Bhumchu Zangmo recovering after their surgery at the Royal Children Hospital. Photo: Eddie Jim

Twins' personality shines after surgery

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Police hope a hefty reward will help solve the murder of former KGB Colonel Gennadi Bernovski.

Qld reward to nab KGB colonel's killer

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Penny Wong wants the government to speed up its decision on the location of the embassy in Israel.

Labor urges quick Israel embassy decision

2hrs ago

Minister for Health Greg Hunt

No 'single' My Health deadline: Hunt

There was ultimately $48 billion spent on running public hospitals in 2014-15, the report shows.

Big difference in public hospital costs

Marnie Banger

SUPERHERO: Marvel artist Patrick Brown in his Launceston studio. Picture: Scott Gelston

Stan Lee's legacy told through two Tasmanians’ eyes

Matt Dennien

Man who towed a boat with a mobility scooter charged

Max McKinney

South Australian Attorney-General Vickie Chapman is under investigation for breaching the ICAC Act.

SA Attorney-General probed over ICAC law

A bellowing good time on Scotland’s west coast

Rochelle Tubb

The exterior facade of the QT building is a mixture of old and new.

Being a tourist in my own city and seeing it in a whole new light

Scott McRae

Old bottles of madeira … richly flavoured and seductive.

Life is but a SeaDream

John Rozentals

Some insurance companies will not pay for theft of luggage and personal effects left unattended in a motor vehicle unless they were left in a concealed storage compartment of the locked motor vehicle.

Is your 'unattended' luggage covered by insurance?

Noel Whittaker
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Visit www.sydneyfishmarket.com.au/seafood-school/about-sss for more great seafood recipes and cooking tips, advice on purchasing and storing seafood, species information and answers to frequently asked seafood questions.

Try this: Char-grilled salmon kebabs & vegetables with lime mayonnaise

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Where's my waste: This year’s theme for National Recycling Week, From Waste Wars to Recycling Reboot, aims to resolve some of the confusion surrounding Australia’s waste.

The truth about recycling