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Lester Sheather.

Historic belt back in the hands of former boxing champion

Jack Roy and Lorraine Roy won five races at Temora on Saturday.

Five winners at Temora for Jack and Lorraine Roy

Young Swim Club's Emily Dillon has gained experience at leadership workshops.

Young Swimming Club’s Emily Dillon is in the leadership lane

Lester Sheather.

Historic belt back in the hands of former boxing champion

Under 16s Mitchell Prest, Charlie Corcoran and under 18s Nic Hall and Harry Fitzpatrick.

Cherrypickers juniors continue development with NRL club

Australian spinner Nathan Lyon picked up the wicket of Rohit Sharma on day one to mark his first scalp of the summer. Photo: AAP

Nathan Lyon contributes to early dominance on day one

Where to see the lights around Young this Christmas

Grace Ryan

National Cherry Festival committee members Mel Ford and Emma Hill can't wait for this weekend's events.

A warm welcome to this year’s National Cherry Festival | Video

Register for Young’s Christmas lights map 2018

Where to see the lights around Young this Christmas

Robyn Brown, Janelle Sutton and Paula Bennett-Brown of Ray White Young.

Ray White Young participates in ‘A Little Ray of Giving’ this Christmas

Here’s the 2018 National Cherry Festival road closures

A selection of dishes available at the hip and happening Lazy Su. Pic: OutInCanberra

Ten iconic Canberra haunts for the ultimate foodie bucket list

Emma Elsworthy

Canberra has never been hotter this summer season of fun

Emma Elsworthy

Sarah Mostyn, of Windella Farms

Five small businesses making their dreams come true

Emma Elsworthy

A selection of dishes available at the hip and happening Lazy Su. Pic: OutInCanberra

Ten iconic Canberra haunts for the ultimate foodie bucket list

Rebecca Stern, of Mustard Made.

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

Emma Elsworthy

Aloha Zen’s Byron Bay Pillow, $107.00

Unique gift ideas for the hard-to-buy-guy in your life

Emma Elsworthy

ON THE HORIZON: Realtair managing director Peter Matthews says the real estate cliche, ‘location, location, location’ is ever present when water is concerned. Hot spots such as cafe strips and transport services are areas that provide lifestyle to add further value to the water.

Bringing alive your coastal dream

Lydia Roberts

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

A new arrival to Young, Adelaide Anne Chapman. Photo: Chontelle Perrin

Celebrating a new addition to the Chapman family

St Mary’s kinders celebrate Christmas in Young | Photos | Video

Timewarp Tuesday: October 1998 | Photos

A new arrival to Young, Adelaide Anne Chapman. Photo: Chontelle Perrin

Celebrating a new addition to the Chapman family

GLORY: Australia’s winning King’s Cup team, July 1919. Picture: AWM D00725

Road to Remembrance

Michael Grealy

STAR POWER: The legendary Captain Albert Jacka VC, from Victoria was the face of recruitment campaigns and later, the 1919 Peace Bonds. Picture: AWM ARTV00784

Road to Remembrance

Michael Grealy

St Mary’s kinders celebrate Christmas in Young | Photos | Video

Timewarp Tuesday: October 1998 | Photos

A herd of pigs targetted in the aerial shoot.

Aerial cull takes out nearly 5000 feral pigs

Flashback Friday | July to August 2016 | Photos

Vote in the 2018 Harvest Photo Competition | Poll

Taylor Jurd

Just some of the stars on the red carpet on Wednesday night.

15 photos from the AACTA red carpet

Where to see the lights around Young this Christmas

Grace Ryan

Young’s 2018 National Cherry Festival parade | Photos, videos

Still leader: Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May delivers a speech outside 10 Downing Street in London on Wednesday after surviving a no-confidence vote by Tory MPs. Photo: Matt Dunham

A world weighed down by political messes

John Hewson

Set some Christmas goals

Michelle Haines Thomas

Australia's Josh Hazlewood reacts after he was dismissed on the final day of the First Test. Photo: AP

The fence between sports fans and old age

Janine Graham

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

Labor accused of ‘milking’ self-funded retirees

HEALTH CONCERN: More older people are drinking to hazardous levels. Image Pixabay.

Boomers the new ‘risky’ drinkers

Eileen Wood

A month's worth of rain is expected to fall on Victoria in one day, with the worst yet to come.

More than 100 rescued from Vic floodwaters

The painted honeyeater bird could be at further risk if the Warragamba Dam expanded, experts say.

Threatened bird at risk of NSW dam wall

NSW and St George Illawarra player Jack de Belin has been charged over an alleged sexual assault.

NRL player charged over alleged assault

Weather forecasters have warned Cyclone Owen will do a U-turn and head back to Queensland.

Cyclone U-turn away from NT delayed

If voters are still listening to Scott Morrison he had a lot to tell them this week.

PM Morrison's pitch to religious voters

Angus Livingston, Senior Political Writer

A truck crash at Green Square in Sydney left one person dead and five others injured.

Sydney truck crash victim still critical

Perry Duffin

‘Callous’ killers sentenced for Newnham stabbing murder

Sarah Aquilina

The federal government has selected Adelaide as the home of the new Australian Space Agency.

SA wants Labor assurances on space agency

Tim Dornin

Live Music at Empire Control Room

Five unmissable things to do, see and taste in Texas

The Brahmaputra River … in the rarely visited Indian state of Assam.

River-cruising the mysterious kingdom of Bhutan

John Rozentals

Fraser Suites Sydney … ‘Summer Fun’ extras comprise buffet breakfast and onsite parking.

Six highlights in your travel week | 13 Dec

John Rozentals

Visit www.sydneyfishmarket.com.au/seafood-school/about-sss for more great seafood recipes

Try this: Whole Rainbow Trout with Orange, Maple Syrup & Macadamia Nuts

ISSUE: If this bill passes into legislation things will change from next May - no longer will it be just the owner’s problem if a unit is hard to sell — it will now be every owner’s problem.

Queensland unit buy back bill sees frightening unintended consequences

Noel Whittaker

HOLIDAY BLUES: No matter where you live, how big your house is or how valuable your belongings are, home security should always be a top concern – especially during the holiday season when your home is unattended.

Outsmart holiday burglars