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FLASHBACK: Jayson Mackenzie playing for the Wyong Roos in 2012. Picture: David Stewart

League expansion talks stay on table

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Visit www.parkrun.com.au

Keeping fit during the silly season

TOP SCORE: Toronto's English import Michael Pepper in action on Saturday.

Kookas show a fighting spirit

Charlie Elias

FLASHBACK: Jayson Mackenzie playing for the Wyong Roos in 2012. Picture: David Stewart

League expansion talks stay on table

15m ago

RAPID RISE: Nic Benn playing for Lake Macquarie earlier this year. He has been selected in the Australian under-18 boys' Sevens side.

Lake Mac teen set for international stage

RUGBYTOTS: Sessions for children aged 2 to 7 will start at PCYC Morisset in January. Picture: Supplied

Fun program prepares tiny tots for rugby codes | photos | video

David Stewart

How a gamer's paradise meets feeling of luxury

REVIEWHow a gamer's paradise meets feeling of luxury

Bernadette Chua

APT is ready to resume operations in Myanmar in September. Picture: Shutterstock

Voyager returns with $140 million facelift

Explore Travel

These amazing natural limestone structures stand as high as 3.5 metres and were formed about 25,000 to 30,000 years ago. Picture: Shutterstock

Explore the ancient wonderland in our own backyard

Bernadette Chua

FESTIVE: Hope Unlimited Church will host a sensory Christmas concert for children with additional needs on December 14.

Sensory concert spreads Christmas cheer to all

Out now: Blood Moon, by Cold Chisel, released on December 6.

MUSICCold Chisel rolls out new rock with Blood Moon

Jim Kellar

Find a garage sale in NSW and the ACT

Find a garage sale in NSW and the ACT

FESTIVE: Hope Unlimited Church will host a sensory Christmas concert for children with additional needs on December 14.

Sensory concert spreads Christmas cheer to all

Matt Hall before the first stage of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on January 30, 2018. Picture: Predrag Vuckovic

Air race world champion throwing open hangar doors

Shelley Youman

Top talent recruited for business event

Major disability services providers merge to become industry leaders

Major disability services providers merge to become industry leaders

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We may not have been back to the moon since 1969 but the advanced technology of today would certainly have to make for a smoother landing.

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

Emma Brown

A Guide to Christmas 2019

A Guide to Christmas 2019

Major disability services providers merge to become industry leaders

Major disability services providers merge to become industry leaders

Forever Young Summer 2019

Forever Young Summer 2019

Essential tips for choosing the perfect mattress for a better night sleep

Essential tips for choosing the perfect mattress for a better night sleep

DEVELOPMENT: The former Pasminco smelter site is expected to transform in coming years and is being rezoned for large-format retailers. The council has begun talks to draft a new suburb around the site called Lake Macquarie.

Fresh talks to create suburb called Lake Macquarie

Max McKinney

SHUT OUT: Signs and fencing warn locals of the asbestos detected at Bernie Goodwin Memorial Park, in Morisset. Picture: David Stewart

Better the asbestos is found, but when will it end? | photos

David Stewart

FALLING: Grahamstown Dam is at 60.2 per cent full. Overall storage dropped 1.2 per cent last week. Picture: Max Mason-Hubers

Lower Hunter's dams to dip below 60 per cent capacity

Max McKinney

A Christmas gift to warm the heart

A Christmas gift to warm the heart

Lyndell Whyte
1hr ago

Visit www.parkrun.com.au

Keeping fit during the silly season

Ride for Country Kids 2019.

Ride off into the sunset for kids

A Christmas gift to warm the heart

A Christmas gift to warm the heart

1hr ago

Shelley Youman

Top talent recruited for business event

CEDAR MILL: The 12.5 metre Christmas tree display features more than 20,000 LED globes, which were turned on last week.

Cedar Mill lit up like a Christmas tree

A Christmas gift to warm the heart

A Christmas gift to warm the heart

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THOUGHTFUL: Volunteers putting together sacks of toys on Monday night ahead of Southlake Marketplace's Christmas event in Cooranbong.

Southlake Marketplace gifts go green this Christmas

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Muscle cars, memories and more: Yes, you can get them in regional Australia, too. Photo: Shutterstock

REAL AUSTRALIADon't begin to think regional Australia is second-best

Ferries have been cancelled as Sydney Harbour is blanketed in smoke from bushfires.

Air quality plunges as NSW chokes on smoke

Questions are being asked about why tourists were on White Island, amid increased volcanic activity.

Why were tourists on NZ active volcano?

Queensland has announced it will bid for the 2032 summer Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Qld sprints for 2032 Olympic/Para Games

Michael Doyle and Sonia Kohlbacher

David Littleproud says deploying more ADF resources to bushfires could pose national security risks.

Warning on using air force planes in fires

Matt Coughlan

NSW firefighters are bracing for a day of high fire danger as temperatures soar into the 40s.

NSW bushfire danger ramps up, smoke thick

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Letters to the Editor: December 5

EXCITING TIMES: Museum of Art and Culture senior curator Meryl Ryan, left, with MAC director Deb Abraham, at the Booragul facility. Picture: Simone De Peak

Letters to the editor: Visit our new MAC (Nov 28)

LIVE LONGER: Adequate rest and minimising stress are two measures men at the conference were urged to address. Picture: Louie Douvis

Letters to the editor: Five keys to men's health (Nov 21)

Simple things missed in care

Simple things missed in care

Cheryl Field
57m ago

Edith Cowan University's Dr Stephanie Rainey-Smith shares her insights into Alzheimer's disease on the Body of Knowledge podcast.

What can you do to avoid Alzheimer's disease?

Geraldine Cardozo
1hr ago

Warning as scammers steal mobile phone numbers, rob bank accounts

Warning as scammers steal mobile phone numbers, rob bank accounts

Eileen Wood
1hr ago

Former Victoria Police commissioner Simon Overland has been sacked as CEO of a Melbourne council.

Simon Overland sacked by Melbourne council

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Aussie doctor's dementia study a brain changer

Aussie doctor's dementia study a brain changer

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A man jailed for importing ecstasy after Lawyer X's involvement has criticised delays in his appeal.

Lawyer X ecstasy importer blasts delays

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The NZ volcano burns victims could be dealing with their injuries for years to come.

NZ volcano: Explainer on burns injuries

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Defence Chief Angus Campbell has acknowledged some veterans received dodgy financial advice.

Defence chief sorry for retirement scheme

Daniel McCulloch
35m ago

Anthony Albanese has backed coal exports as Labor tries to win back support.

Albanese bound for Queensland coal country

Daniel McCulloch
56m ago

NSW Environment Minister Matt Kean says the bushfire crisis should be a catalyst for change

'Matter of science': Kean on climate, fire

Hannah Higgins
1hr ago

Tremors have been recorded at the New Zealand volcano where 47 tourists were overwhelmed on Monday.

Tremors at NZ volcano, eruptions 'likely'

1hr ago

STEEP DECLINE: Gunnedah may be the Koala capital, but populations have been in decline in recent years. Photo: Nick Moir

Another declining koala population under the spotlight

Jamieson Murphy
15m ago

Students bust a move at St John's Parish School in Trangie

Dancing shoes are on, students are ready to Bust the Dust

Nadine Morton
1hr ago

As it stands, and two to three weeks ahead of schedule, harvest throughout the central west and southern NSW is complete.

Temperatures rise as harvest nears the end

Matt Wallis
2hrs ago

How to get pesky insects to buzz off

How to get pesky insects to buzz off

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FAST HELP: Getting help quickly can lessen the effects of a stroke.

Q: Can I prevent stroke? How is it treated?

RISK: If banks go broke then shareholders would be the last to be paid.

Take a long-term view to ride out market fluctuations