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Golf: Newcastle's Blake Windred wins in Spain to make final stage of European Tour School

Josh Callinan

FLASHPOINT: Tempers flare on Saturday. Picture: Getty Images

Merrick says Newcastle Jets on track for elusive win

Robert Dillon

Sudden deaths 'shatter' Dora Creek and Bonnells Bay cricket clubs

Sudden deaths 'shatter' Dora Creek and Bonnells Bay cricket clubs

Josh Callinan

Blake Windred

Golf: Newcastle's Blake Windred wins in Spain to make final stage of European Tour School

TOP SCORE: Ben Roberts was strong through midwicket and the covers during his knock of 84 against Newcastle City at Learmonth Park on Saturday. Picture: David Stewart

Toronto Workers break through for first win of cricket season

David Stewart

HARD WORKER: Dakota Thomas, 18, from Kilaben Bay, has been selected to take part in the inaugural NSW Swifts Academy. She is pictured wearing her NSW Waratahs uniform. Picture: Supplied

Kilaben Bay teen selected in NSW Swifts netball academy

Ellie-Marie Watts

INAUGURAL FESTIVAL: Rotarian Susan Shing said the Time Out festival would bring some fun and optimism to the town. It will be held in Morisset High School from 9am to 4pm this Sunday, November 17. Picture: David Stewart

Festival about the serious business of learning how to have fun and unwind

David Stewart

THE CREW: Santa and an array of characters (pictured here last year) will again greet families at the toy run at Toronto Diggers on Saturday, November 23. Donated toys are being accepted at the club for the big day. Picture: Supplied

Donated toys already piling up for Toronto toy run collection

Ellie-Marie Watts

Time Out program

INAUGURAL FESTIVAL: Rotarian Susan Shing said the Time Out festival would bring some fun and optimism to the town. It will be held in Morisset High School from 9am to 4pm this Sunday, November 17. Picture: David Stewart

Festival about the serious business of learning how to have fun and unwind

BACK IN BLACK: The Angels are guitarists Rick and John Brewster, bassist Sam Brewster, drummer Nick Norton and frontman Dave Gleeson. Picture: Supplied

Angels and Baby Animals in back-to-back shows at Doyalson and Toronto

David Stewart

Find a garage sale in NSW and the ACT

Find a garage sale in NSW and the ACT

Major disability services providers merge to become industry leaders

Major disability services providers merge to become industry leaders

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Could your mobile phone take you to the moon and back?

Emma Brown

Vehicles face airbag registration ban

Vehicles face airbag registration ban

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Major disability services providers merge to become industry leaders

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Future Focus: connecting regional Australia

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Gemma Purves

OPEN AND SHUT: Affordable Openings is located in the Tuggerah Business Park and can supply and install a huge range of doors and openers.

Technology app opening new doors

MORISSET TIES: Marion Baldwin with her mum, Beryl Mullard. The Mullard family helped to build the golf course in Morisset. Picture: David Stewart

OPINION: Country club was heart of Morisset community

Marion Baldwin

LOCKED OUT: A security fence and signage warns of the dangers detected in the soil next to the 1st Rathmines Scouts Hall. Picture: David Stewart

Clean up starts today on fuel 'hot spot' and more asbestos at scout hall

David Stewart

SUNNY SIDE UP: The solar farm will see thousands of 2.4-metre panels installed across 80 hectares at Mannering Park on rehabilitated land at the Vales Point power station ash dam. Picture: Shutterstock

Solar farm to be built on Vales Point power station ash dam

David Stewart

KEPT OUT: Scout leader Chris Bathman with a delegation of her young charges pictured with the fencing around the 1st Rathmines Scout Hall. The group is seeking the use of a trailer. Picture: David Stewart

Displaced 1st Rathmines Scouts desperately seeking trailer

David Stewart

STATE EMERGENCY: The Salvation Army has launched an appeal to provide sustained assistance to those affected by the bushfire crisis.

Calls for donations as Salvos launch fire appeal

FIBRE ARTS: Tayla Cogdon of Coastal Yarn Traders, on The Boulevarde, Toronto. Picture: David Stewart

Knitting and crocheting not just a yarn about little old ladies

David Stewart

KEPT OUT: Scout leader Chris Bathman with a delegation of her young charges pictured with the fencing around the 1st Rathmines Scout Hall. The group is seeking the use of a trailer. Picture: David Stewart

Displaced 1st Rathmines Scouts desperately seeking trailer

INAUGURAL FESTIVAL: Rotarian Susan Shing said the Time Out festival would bring some fun and optimism to the town. It will be held in Morisset High School from 9am to 4pm this Sunday, November 17. Picture: David Stewart

Festival about the serious business of learning how to have fun and unwind

David Stewart

LEAFY SURROUNDS: Cooranbong Public School will remain closed on Wednesday, November 13, due to the ongoing bush fire risk. Picture: David Stewart

Cooranbong school remaining closed on Wednesday

David Stewart

CALM REFUGE: Gail Sheehan and Carol Booth, playing the harp, to soothe Oscar who is almost blind. Photo: Letitia Fitzpatrick.

Watch Carol play the harp to soothe blind horse after fleeing fires

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Where the action is: On the ground - across much of the state of NSW yesterday. Picture: Marina Neil

REAL AUSTRALIABeneath the noise, miracles are taking place

Hunter fires remain at Advice level after overnight cool change

Hunter fires remain at Advice level after overnight cool change

A young man ponders exactly what happened on the NSW Mid-North Coast just days ago. Photo: Jamie-lee Schmitzer

REAL AUSTRALIAWhat's up with the weather

It has taken a community to come together to get a hold on what have been the worst fires we've seen in more than 20 years. Photo: Talaya Abbott.

REAL AUSTRALIAMake a fire plan. Whatever else you're doing can wait

Gayle Tomlinson

SUPPORT: Kyle Langford at Coal Point Public School on November 8 where he showed off the Sail GP championship trophy.

Langford goes back to school to inspire new wave of sailors

What's left? This photo from Wytaliba, near Glenn Innes in northern NSW, is from local resident David Pieters

REAL AUSTRALIANSW is on fire: when flames and fuel meet

GRIM TIMES: RFS Incident controller Kam Baker briefing Prime Minister Scott Morrison, Lyne MP Dr David Gillespie, State Premier Gladys Berejiklian and Port Macquarie-Hastings Mayor Peta Pinson. Photo: Peter Daniels.

PM visits firies, praises their courage

Letitia Fitzpatrick

LONGEVITY: Reader Carl Stevenson said there was at least a century of life left in coal, and that means decades of work for coal miners. Picture: Marina Neil

Letters to the editor: Coal miners needn't worry for 100 years (Nov 14)

THE DETAIL: A letter sent to some property owners in Lake Macquarie and the Central Coast recently might have implications for how land can be used. Picture: Kitty Hill.

Letters to the editor: Policy could prevent pile burning and slashing on properties (Nov 7)

PUT IT AWAY: Mobile phone detection cameras are coming the NSW roads, and one readers says they should not be accompanied by warning signs. Picture: Jonathan Carroll

Letters to the editor: Support for mobile phone detection cameras (Oct 31)

GUT INSTINCTS: Professor Marcello Costa and research assistant Lauren Keightley from Flinders University.

Cracking the colon code: insights probe gut function

Geraldine Cardozo

HAPPY AND HEALTHY: Catherine and Rex Wegener, picture before Rex became sick with asbestos-related mesothelioma.

'He didn't expect to go out this way': How asbestos claimed the life of Rex Wegener

Geraldine Cardozo

Blood pressure pills are best taken at bedtime, say researchers

Blood pressure meds 'best taken at night'

Eileen Wood

Australia's Olympic officials will meet with the ABC over live radio broadcasts of the Tokyo Games.

Crisis talks over ABC Olympics coverage

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Media bosses have met with senior ministers about press freedom and the public's 'right to know'.

Media bosses push for press freedom reform

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LNP senator Gerard Rennick (C) labelled superannuation a "cancer" for destroying incomes in the bush

Lib senator says superannuation a 'cancer'

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Tinonee resident Brian Acheson has set up his tip truck as a makeshift fire truck to battle blazes.

NSW man fights fire with makeshift tanker

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Taree residents have donated clothing, food and pet supplies to victims of devastating bushfires.

Evacuees wait as mid-north NSW fires burn

Hannah Higgins
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A building tenant has won her appeal against paying $120,000 defamation damages to another resident.

Neighbour's defamation payout overturned

Margaret Scheikowski
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The aged care royal commission has heard Bupa had policies to cut staff hours across its facilities.

Daughter labels Bupa aged care 'a sham'

Ethan James
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Fire is again threatening the Noosa North Shore where three homes were destroyed in 2017.

Qld blaze forces community to flee by boat

Aaron Bunch and Robyn Wuth
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Clinton and Lawrence Clifford checking their cows, which are being fed silage to maintain their condition through a dry season at Berridale.

Preparing for the drier challenges on Monaro

Stephen Burns
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Country Women's Association of NSW chief executive Danica Leys says there is only $500,000 left in their disaster relief fund to help those in drought affected regions.

Disaster relief fund dwindles

Samantha Townsend
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Scenes at Willawarrin, west of Kempsey, after the bushfire roared through. Photos by Samantha Townsend.

'We will never forget what you have done'

Samantha Townsend

Wineglass Bay: Guests will learn about the unique animals that live there and the peninsula's history, including the pink granite peaks of the Hazards Mountains.

Have wanderlust? Here are travel news bites

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The famous Hampden Bridge: a Kangaroo Valley landmark.

Savour the sights of the Shoalhaven

John Rozentals

BBQ Chilli Stingray: The flaky texture of the flesh combined with chilli and fresh lime squeezed all over is one that will surprise and delight.

A taste of Singapore, the ultimate melting pot

Scott McRae

COVER UP: While sunscreen alone is not a complete protection from sun damage, when used in conjunction with protective gear and shade it can be an effective barrier.

Be kind to skin

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It even looks good: Reusable cleaning cloths, string bags and food storage containers can help lessen our environmental impact.

Aim for zero waste in your home

Lots to consider: Before you get another cat, there are lots of factors to consider, including your cat's age, temperament, any health conditions, and the environment you can provide for them.

Are two cats better than one?

RSPCA