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Scenes from the opening of 2019 Nations of Origin in Raymond Terrace on July 16, 2019. Rugby League sevens tournament. Awabakal flag bearers Jordan Pohe, 15, and Jerome Rumbel, 16.

Teens wear Aboriginal nation colours with pride

Ellie-Marie Watts

MAIN MAN: Macquarie coach Adam Bettridge relays instructions to his sideline staff during the Scorpions' recent win over Kurri Kurri at Lyall Peacock Field. Picture: David Stewart.

Macquarie's premiership coach to step down in 2020

David Stewart

HIT UP: Wyong forward Jack Lote charges into The Entrance defence at Morry Breen Field on Sunday. Picture: David Stewart

Wyong Roos bounce back to top of league ladder

Scenes from the opening of 2019 Nations of Origin in Raymond Terrace on July 16, 2019. Rugby League sevens tournament. Awabakal flag bearers Jordan Pohe, 15, and Jerome Rumbel, 16.

Teens wear Aboriginal nation colours with pride

DISCIPLINE: Spain's Carolina Rodriguez performs during the rhythmic gymnastics qualifications at the Rio Olympics in 2016. Picture: AP Photo/Julio Cortez.

Local gymnasts keen to find winning rhythm at Country titles

TEAM PICTURE: Ms Erling and Victorian coach Paul Seuren with the six young Pony Club Australia riders at Haikou, China. Picture: Supplied

'Dog's breakfast' found in translation: Aussies riding high in China | photos

David Stewart

TRIBUTE: Graham Toole will perform the hits of Kenny Rogers - with daughter Ashleigh performing Linda Ronstadt's biggest songs - in concert at Doyalson on July 27. Picture: Supplied

Kenny Rogers and Linda Ronstadt tribute at Doyalson

ACCOLADES: The multi award-winning Troy Cassar-Daley is on a Greatest Hits Tour, and daughter Jem is opening his shows. Picture: Supplied

Troy Cassar-Daley tour to showcase how all the hits were born

DISCIPLINE: Spain's Carolina Rodriguez performs during the rhythmic gymnastics qualifications at the Rio Olympics in 2016. Picture: AP Photo/Julio Cortez.

Local gymnasts keen to find winning rhythm at Country titles

TRIBUTE: Graham Toole will perform the hits of Kenny Rogers - with daughter Ashleigh performing Linda Ronstadt's biggest songs - in concert at Doyalson on July 27. Picture: Supplied

Kenny Rogers and Linda Ronstadt tribute at Doyalson

LIVE SHOW: Sydney Male Choir will perform a Sunday afternoon concert in Morisset on July 28. Tickets are now on sale. Picture: Supplied

Sydney Male Choir to perform at Morisset's 'Church in the Trees'

GOOD CALL: From left, Bill Bannon, Madylyn Elliott, Wes Galvin and Jenni Stroenic in rehearsal for 'The Spy Who Came In For The Phone'. Picture: Supplied

Catalina Players set for 2019 theatre restaurant season

FCAI's chief executive Tony Weber is urging motorists to check their airbags even in older vehicles.

Faulty airbags have no respect for vehicle age

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FCAI's chief executive Tony Weber is urging motorists to check their airbags even in older vehicles.

Faulty airbags have no respect for vehicle age

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BEST FOOT FORWARD: Painful feet don't have to be a barrier to what you want to do in retirement, like taking that holiday to Europe.

Podiatrist Lesley Calvert-Evers, manager of Modpod Podiatry at Morisset, discusses foot pain.

INDEPENDENT REVIEW: The state government's decision to close Myuna Bay Sport and Recreation Centre on March 29 stunned locals. Picture: David Stewart

News in brief: Decision expected on Myuna Bay closure

WARNING: Signs erected in 2017 at the power station cooling canal, Hammond Canal, where it enters Tuggerah Lakes at San Remo. Picture: David Stewart

Tuggerah Lakes fish given all clear in PFAS testing

David Stewart

HELP COMING: Wangi RSL Club's Denise Dover at the dilapidated public jetty behind the club. It's been closed since 2017. Picture: David Stewart

Council confirms money for Wangi Wangi jetty rebuild

BOUNCE BACK: Wallarah 2's Peter Smith, left, with John Carpenter at San Remo Community Garden. Picture: Supplied

Thieves even stole community gardeners' toilet paper

David Stewart

FAMILY: Norma, Shane and Peter Hines, on the night the army officer was leaving for Vietnam from the RAAF base in Townsville. Picture: Courtesy, Shane Hines.

The Vietnam lieutenant who stepped on a hidden mine the moment man set foot on the moon

Scott Bevan

Work starts on safer accessible footpath

Work starts on safer accessible footpath

Cr David Belcher

BOUNCE BACK: Wallarah 2's Peter Smith, left, with John Carpenter at San Remo Community Garden. Picture: Supplied

Thieves even stole community gardeners' toilet paper

CRAFTY: St Joseph's Primary School students display their rugs made from discarded clothes.

Enviro grants of up to $3000 on offer

TOO CUTE: Hunter Wildlife Rescue carer Ann Morgan with an eastern grey kangaroo joey who was orphaned when her mother was struck by a car. Picture: David Stewart

Plea to motorists in wake of roo strikes on Westlakes roads | photos

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Justine Carmady from Hat Head, Elle Gillett and Jake wilton holding the hooks after the rescue. Photo: Supplied

Watch a manta ray with hooks stuck in eye ask a human for help

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ACCOLADES: The multi award-winning Troy Cassar-Daley is on a Greatest Hits Tour, and daughter Jem is opening his shows. Picture: Supplied

Troy Cassar-Daley tour to showcase how all the hits were born

From 2017: The dunes of Big Red were a perfect vantage point to watch the glorious sunset.

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Rock on: when the dead heart is jump-started

Scenes from the opening of 2019 Nations of Origin in Raymond Terrace on July 16, 2019. Rugby League sevens tournament. Awabakal flag bearers Jordan Pohe, 15, and Jerome Rumbel, 16.

Teens wear Aboriginal nation colours with pride

Ellie-Marie Watts

It was 30 years ago today ... no, nothing to do with The Beatles.

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All grown up, Charles Sturt University celebrates its 30th birthday

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STAY KIND: Ralph Kelly in the lead-up to the first Stay Kind Cup.

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When one act of kindness makes a difference

Natalie Zelinsky

Legacy: Millions of tonnes of coal ash pollution has been deposited at the Vales Point ash dam over several decades. Picture: Environmental Justice Australia

Government won't spend a cent cleaning up coal ash pollution

Matthew Kelly

PEACE, QUIET: One reader has rejected calls for a speedway to be revived at Morisset Showground, instead preferring more tranquil uses of the venue. Picture: David Stewart

Letters to the editor: No speedway for Morisset (July 18)

LOCAL ICON: Graham Mason from Mason's Sports Store, on The Boulevarde, Toronto. Mason's first started trading in the 1930s. Picture: David Stewart

Letters to the editor: Reasons for longevity of family stores (July 11)

HOME INVADER: A reader is urging local cat and dog owners to keep their pets on their own properties at all times. Picture: Nine Media

Letters to the editor: Visiting cats not welcome (July 4)

Funerals: the times are a-changing

Funerals: the times are a-changing

Cheryl Field

KEEP ON TOP OF IT: Pharmacists recommend osteoarthritis sufferers talk to their health professional to ensure they are approaching their pain management in the best way.

Osteo sufferers face medication tighten-up

New horizons: Maureen Gleeson (right) and fellow She Shedder Joy Schornikow.

Sheilas sharing the shed

Simon Garner

Erskinville's Sugarcube apartment complex is the fourth residential block in NSW to be abandoned.

Fourth Sydney apartment block abandoned

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The coalition will pressure Labor to back laws for a drought-proofing fund in federal parliament.

Threats of drought and terror on agenda

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Beverley Quinn, her daughter Mara Harvey and three grandchildren were murdered last September.

Dad never to be free for WA family murders

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Displaced residents from the Gold Coast's Earle Haven Nursing Home have been briefed by officials.

Fed govt to probe aged-care shutdown

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Papua New Guinea will demand a deadline for closing the Manus Island detention centre.

Refugee rallies mark six years offshore

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A Perth cafe owner denies selling two marijuana-laced brownies to a family.

WA cafe owner denies cannabis brownie sale

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A speeding driver who smashed into a pole, killing his mate in the passenger seat, is facing jail.

Driver braces for jail after mate's death

Christine McGinn
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Potential clue to location of Donald Mackay's body resurfaces

Potential clue to location of Donald Mackay's body resurfaces

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Glen Innes recorded -12 this morning. Was it a record or not? For local photographer Jayson Sharman the frost brought "sheets of ice on the water, white frost on the backs of the black swans on the Beardy river".

Deep freeze in Celtic country

Jamie Brown
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Finley corn grower Geoff McLeod said they would take advice from Professor Fred Below and increase plant populations in their corn crop. Photo by Rachael Webb.

The seven wonders of corn yield

Olivia Calver
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The Australian Trucking Association (ATA) says allowing more access to high productivity vehicles like this AB-Triple, will reduce freight costs, improve road safety and reduce emissions. Photo supplied by ATA.

Increase road trains to reduce road toll?

Olivia Calver

Lake Louise: Definitely a North American highlight.

Find your next holiday amongst these travel deals

John Rozentals

The super outlook right up George and Pitt Streets to Sydney's CBD and a seemingly ever-changing skyline.

On track for a convenient stop-over

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Meat lovers will relish at Canada's Largest Ribfest, located in Spencer Smith Park in Burlington, Ontario from Friday 30 August until 2 September 2019.

Foodie festivals for gastronomic getaways

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The big question now is - are you going to eat your lamington or squirrel it away?

How to have your lamington and eat it too

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Leaders and employees alike should be given opportunities to learn how to be more mindful and accepting of their own emotions and vulnerabilities (such as anxiety and self doubt).

Empathy can create effective teams

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