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HIGH FLYER: Lake Macquarie's Rhiannan Iffland won the FINA High Diving World Cup in Abu Dhabi on the weekend. She is the reigning three-time champion of the Red Bull cliff-diving series.

Another world title for Lake Macquarie high diver Rhiannan

DOMINANT: Northern Power's Jeremy O'Connell scored 168 runs on Saturday, which included 25 boundaries. Picture: David Stewart

Opener’s 168 featured a century in boundaries

David Stewart

HOME GROUND: Robert Holland in action during an over-60s match at Awaba Oval in 2011. It's the ground where he played his maiden first grade game almost 60 years ago. Picture: Ryan Osland

Council renames Awaba Oval after Robert Holland

HIGH FLYER: Lake Macquarie's Rhiannan Iffland won the FINA High Diving World Cup in Abu Dhabi on the weekend. She is the reigning three-time champion of the Red Bull cliff-diving series.

Another world title for Lake Macquarie high diver Rhiannan

GOT HIM: Register to host a Pink Stumps Day event and you're in with a chance to win a five-star experience at the Sydney Test match in January. Picture: Supplied

Think pink to win five-star Sydney Test match experience in January

PATHWAY: Hunter Junior Rugby Union has established an innovative competition for young female players which will start in 2019. Picture: Pat Gleeson

New competition a pathway for Hunter’s young rugby women

TOURIST ATTRACTION: An artist's impression of Samantha Bailey’s winning design for the Multi-Arts Space to be built at Speers Point. Artwork: Supplied

Expert panel chooses winning design for $2m Lake Mac arts centre | photos

SAINTLY: Heath Franklin brings Mark "Chopper" Read back to life in Bogan Jesus.

Chop to religion: the Bogan Jesus is coming

Josh Leeson

DEEP THINKERS: Brian Nankervis and Julia Zemiro will be in Newcastle on Friday night for the live performance of television music show RocKwiz at the Civic Theatre.

Your gig guide to everything happening across the Hunter

TOURIST ATTRACTION: An artist's impression of Samantha Bailey’s winning design for the Multi-Arts Space to be built at Speers Point. Artwork: Supplied

Expert panel chooses winning design for $2m Lake Mac arts centre | photos

WELL PLAYED: The Lake Macquarie U3A orchestra, conducted by Angela Finney, perform 'The Ludlows' from the film 'Legends of the Fall' during the group's Musicale 2018 at Teralba. Picture: David Stewart

Lake Mac U3A hit high note with musicale | photos | video

David Stewart

TOP SPOT: Take a picnic blanket and enjoy a fun evening on the Toronto foreshore on Friday, November 16, from 5.30pm. Picture: David Stewart

Hundreds to enjoy picnic on the Toronto foreshore

If you don’t use your benefits you might lose them

AVONDALE MEMORIAL CHURCH: Organisers of the Love Your Neighbour Festival hope the community comes out and supports the farmers while having a pleasant family day out.

Coming together to assist our farmers

A sunset bath in Botswana is enjoyed by a pair of elephants

An exhilarating brush with danger in deep Botswana

Jennie Dicker

If you don’t use your benefits you might lose them

Guaranteed winner: When picking a winner you could always back the whole field. You might not win any money but the bragging rights are worth it. Photo: Shutterstock.

How you can back a winner, hopefully...

Andrew Lotherington

2018 Lake Mac Big Weekend – Superboats

GROWING REGION: The Wyong town centre in one of several pinch points for parking on the Central Coast. Picture: David Stewart

Survey seeks solutions to parking woes

Picture: Andrew Sheargold

News in brief: Rain gives feral rabbits a reprieve

Work will begin early next year on the he 55 megawatt renewable energy facility that will be built on a 80 hectare area of rehabilitated ash dam that forms part of the broader power station site.

Vales Point solar project will power 20,000 homes

Matthew Kelly

HAPPY DAYS: Poppy Lane, 9, with the newly installed ping pong table that bears her winning design. The table is a centrepiece of the revamped Warners Bay foreshore. Picture: Supplied

Poppy, 9, tabled a bright design that was on the ball | photos

STRONG: Beautiful toddler Penelope Dean is the sunshine of her mother Emily's life. The brave little girl has been treated for a rare tumour.

How McHappy Day helps brave tots like Penelope

Michelle Mexon

TOURIST ATTRACTION: An artist's impression of Samantha Bailey’s winning design for the Multi-Arts Space to be built at Speers Point. Artwork: Supplied

Expert panel chooses winning design for $2m Lake Mac arts centre | photos

HAPPY DAYS: Poppy Lane, 9, with the newly installed ping pong table that bears her winning design. The table is a centrepiece of the revamped Warners Bay foreshore. Picture: Supplied

Poppy, 9, tabled a bright design that was on the ball | photos

HELPERS: Locals are invited to meet Santa and his friends, and to donate toys for disadvantaged local children, when the big man visits Toronto Diggers on Saturday, November 24, at 2pm. Picture: Supplied

Santa enlists some super helpers for toy run at Toronto Diggers

David Stewart

Volunteers make Lake a better place to live

Kay Fraser

HAPPY DAYS: Poppy Lane, 9, with the newly installed ping pong table that bears her winning design. The table is a centrepiece of the revamped Warners Bay foreshore. Picture: Supplied

Poppy, 9, tabled a bright design that was on the ball | photos

TOURIST ATTRACTION: An artist's impression of Samantha Bailey’s winning design for the Multi-Arts Space to be built at Speers Point. Artwork: Supplied

Expert panel chooses winning design for $2m Lake Mac arts centre | photos

Practice is over, now it’s ‘rally’ real

When the World Rally Championship comes to town

35 photos from the Coffs Coast World Rally showdown

WELL PLAYED: The Lake Macquarie U3A orchestra, conducted by Angela Finney, perform 'The Ludlows' from the film 'Legends of the Fall' during the group's Musicale 2018 at Teralba. Picture: David Stewart

Lake Mac U3A hit high note with musicale | photos | video

David Stewart

PIONEERS: Bruce and Judy Foley spoke of how God had a hand in bringing the school to fruition. They are pictured taking part in a Q&A session with principal Mark Ash, right. Picture: David Stewart

School celebrates 20-year milestone with nod to founders | photos | video

David Stewart

ON TRACK: Bill Anderson, left, stands next to Warrant Officer Ralph Clifton, his colleagues from No. 11 Squadron, and RCMPA volunteers with the Catalina on Wednesday. Picture: David Stewart

Airmen’s flying visit to ‘ancestral home’ and Catalina project | photos

David Stewart

EYESORE: A reader says burnt-out cars, such as this one at Dora Creek, are a bushfire threat, but those who set the cars alight are an added concern. Picture: Jamieson Murphy.

Letters to the editor

BATTLEGROUND: Council's plans for a building on a section of the Toronto foreshore continue to stir passionate reactions from some locals. Picture: David Stewart

Letters to the editor

POWER PLAY: An academic said bushfires in 2013 emitted an amount of CO2 equivalent to 2 per cent of Australia’s annual emissions from coal-fired power. Picture: Daniel Kalisz

Letters to the editor

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

Shinzo Abe will pay his respects to the crew of a Japanese submarine that was sunk off Darwin.

Abe to visit NT site for Japan's soldiers

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Matthew Guy and wife Renae are among the unprecedented numbers of Victorians who have voted early.

Early votes rise as Vic election looms

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Australian is sticking firm with the WTO, says Scott Morrison.

Australia sticks with WTO: Morrison

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As in past years, police will maintain a highly visible presence during Gold Coast Schoolies week.

Schoolies kicks off amid dozens of arrests

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Dreamworld's Nichola Horton says staff should have realised something was wrong before the tragedy.

Dreamworld ride faulty on day of deaths

Robyn Wuth
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United States Vice President Mike Pence and his wife Karen have touched down in Cairns.

Pence lands in Cairns for APEC

Liza Kappelle

Initiatives deepen Japan-Australia ties

A dog skeleton is among one of four rare animal skeletons stolen from the University of Sydney.

Hippo skull, dog skeleton stolen from uni

Heather McNab

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

Get your safety sorted: In addition to following these tips, pool owners should have a professional assessment of their pool’s compliance in order to ensure their pool is safe for all users.

Stay pool safe this season

Below: Ms Young says the relationship she has with her children has completely changed.

The stark reality of drugs, motherhood and reversing stereotypes

Imogen Elliott

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