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LOCAL HOPES: The Dora Creek Swampies will take on Belmont Souths in the Win Network A Grade rugby league grand final at Waratah Oval this Saturday at 3.15pm. Picture: Supplied

Dora Creek buzzing ahead of Swampies' grand final on Saturday

David Stewart

AFL tickets have been pulled from sale amid an investigation into possible price gouging.

AFL tickets pulled in price gouging probe

RESILIENT: The Lake Macquarie Roos wrapped up their 2019 season on Sunday following a tense 27-all draw with Merewether in the premier one elimination final. Picture: Stewart Hazell

Roos downed in semis draw with Greens

LOCAL HOPES: The Dora Creek Swampies will take on Belmont Souths in the Win Network A Grade rugby league grand final at Waratah Oval this Saturday at 3.15pm. Picture: Supplied

Dora Creek buzzing ahead of Swampies' grand final on Saturday

WINNERS: The Toronto Croquet Club gold, sliver and bronze titles holders (left to right): Ted Lyng, Chris Williamson and Kevin Davies.

Chris emerges gold croquet champion

GET ACTIVE: Bike Week runs from September 21 to 29. A range of activities will be on offer to encourage people back to cycling.

Bike Week: a wheelie good way to be active

BIG FAN: John Waters and his band are breathing new life into Bob Dylan classics. Tickets cost $59. Visit thearthousewyong.com.au. Picture: Supplied

John Waters plays it straight with Dylan classics

David Stewart

READY: Firefighters Karon Coombe, Anna Buchmann, Craig Browne, Joerg Hofmann, Claire Porgland, John Birks and Nick Barrett.

Get Ready Weekend to help fireproof your bushfire survival plan

Ellie-Marie Watts

GET DOWN: There will be something on offer for everybody at the Heritage College Spring Fair this weekend.

Fun for all at spring fair

BIG FAN: John Waters and his band are breathing new life into Bob Dylan classics. Tickets cost $59. Visit thearthousewyong.com.au. Picture: Supplied

John Waters plays it straight with Dylan classics

CHILL: Melbourne outfit Jack the Fox will headline Sunday Sessions as part of the Living Smart Festival.

Sunday Sessions a smart idea

Schneider's tribute to Doris

Schneider's tribute to Doris

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

INPUT: What do you have to say about living and working in regional Australia? Join the discussion at futurefocusproject.com.au.

Have your say on living in regional Australia

Joanne Crawford

STRONGER TOGETHER: Nextt recognise that choosing a new provider can be daunting and stressful for clients (and their support staff) and believe the merger with Dolleina will enhance the ability to provide high-quality services to meet individual needs.

Merger to expand services

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?

Does your car harbour a deadly secret? Keep your family and friends safe by urging them to check if their vehicles are affected by the Takata airbag recall.

Car makers call for a 'tap on the shoulder' for Takata

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Future Focus: building a stronger regional Australia

Future Focus: building a stronger regional Australia

Joanne Crawford

HAZARD REDUCTION: Central Coast property owners are permitted to carry out pile burns on large properties without a permit, subject to conditions. Picture: Dean Sewell

Pile burns on large properties permitted to beat early bushfire season

CONCEPT: Mr Piper said more options should be considered, including space for festivals and pop-up markets. Artwork: Supplied

MP Greg Piper floats alternative vision for Bath Street site, Toronto

Max McKinney

MORE WAITING: The Myuna Bay Sport and Recreation Centre, on Wangi Road, remains closed. Picture: David Stewart

Two more months in limbo for Myuna Bay centre

David Stewart

INTERACTION: Volunteers, from left, Denise Cooper, Joan Broekman and Robyn Spinks visit patient Roslyn Noon. Picture: David Stewart

Call for more volunteers to lift spirits of hospital patients | photos

Ellie-Marie Watts

SAVE WATER: Hunter Water is urging locals to limit their showers to the time it takes to sing one song - preferably not the lengthy 'American Pie' or 'Hey Jude'. Picture: Rebecca Hallas

Sing in the shower, but keep it to one song

David Stewart

SMOOTH RIDE: A section of the upgraded southern end of Rutleys Road, which was recently completed by Lake Macquarie City Council. Picture: Supplied

Rutleys Road upgrade part of $15-million spend in Wyee, with more planned

INTERACTION: Volunteers, from left, Denise Cooper, Joan Broekman and Robyn Spinks visit patient Roslyn Noon. Picture: David Stewart

Call for more volunteers to lift spirits of hospital patients | photos

Stephen Cassettari

Masterclass in painting

HISTORY MAKER: Jane Smith, a first-time councillor, was elected the first mayor of Central Coast Council in 2017. The next mayoral election will be held on September 23. Picture: Supplied

Date set for Coast's mayoral election

A still from drone footage at Werri Beach by Christopher Joye.

Watch shark head straight for unaware surfer

The dichotomy of the 21st century laid bare. Photo: Shutterstock

REAL AUSTRALIA
From robot dairy farms to Mother Nature exploding on your doorstep

NOTHING HERE: A kangaroo looking for food on farm land at drought-stricken Lightning Ridge. Picture: Rural Aid

Drought, dead cattle and a bleak forecast

ON SITE: Me, where Annette Deverell's remains were found in 1982 in the bush outside of Mandurah, WA.

REAL AUSTRALIA
My cold case crime podcast for forgotten victim

INTERACTION: Volunteers, from left, Denise Cooper, Joan Broekman and Robyn Spinks visit patient Roslyn Noon. Picture: David Stewart

Call for more volunteers to lift spirits of hospital patients | photos

Ellie-Marie Watts

BIG FAN: John Waters and his band are breathing new life into Bob Dylan classics. Tickets cost $59. Visit thearthousewyong.com.au. Picture: Supplied

John Waters plays it straight with Dylan classics

David Stewart

The power of words cannot be under-estimated.

REAL AUSTRALIA
My word, mind your language

Jodie Bruton

GLOVES UP: Bec Sandridge fought through a relationship breakdown, social anxiety and self-doubt to record her debut album Try + Save Me out on October 4.

MUSIC
Bec Sandridge pulls no punches on her debut album

Josh Leeson

SOMETHING DIFFERENT: Lake Macquarie MP Greg Piper presented his own alternative option for the Bath Street site at Toronto.

Letters to the Editor: September 5

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

Letters to the Editor

FOCAL POINT: Council's remediation of the Kilaben Bay jetty and baths will see the swimming enclosure removed. Picture: Supplied

Letters to the editor: Request to reinstate Kilaben Bay baths

See over a million spring flowering bulbs at Tesselaar Tulip Festival in Victoria, including tulips, daffodils, ranunculus and anemones.

Hello petal! Australia's must-see flower festivals

Geraldine Cardozo

FRIEND IN NEED: Alma's recognition of Tom's stroke symptoms helped to get him to hospital for a treatment in a timely fashion

Quick thinking Alma a stroke of luck for Tom

ART FORM: "I've stuck with pen, paper and paint," says Hairy Maclary creator Lynley Dodd, pictured here painting the cat Scarface Claw in her home studio in New Zealand.

Hairy Maclary creator Lynley Dodd's chaos theory

Geraldine Cardozo

A state dinner for Scott Morrison is 'the greatest compliment the US can pay another country'.

Trump and Morrison to talk trade, security

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Figures from lifesavers show over 270 Australians drowned in 2018-19, with nearly half over summer.

Lifesavers warning follows deadly summer

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Richard Di Natale will call on the Senate to accept burning coal impacts the climate.

Greens equate climate denial to conspiracy

23m ago

The Oakey Coal Action Alliance say they'll keep battling the expansion of the New Acland coalmine

Desperate farmers fight Qld mine for water

29m ago

Labor isn't resiling from its attack on coalition MP Gladys Liu over her links to Chinese groups.

Labor sharpens attacks against Gladys Liu

Daniel McCulloch
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Senator Hanson's bill makes separating couples try to sort out property/custody disputes themselves.

Make couples not court sort fights: Hanson

Matt Coughlan
45m ago

Rachel Colvin worked at Ballarat Christian College for 11 years.

Teacher 'forced to resign' over same-sex marriage views sues school

Hayley Elg
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The first loads of demolition waste are being removed from a dangerous stockpile in Victoria.

Trucks move in to clean up Vic waste site

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In a week of new records, the Eastern Market Indicator closed up by a whopping 170 cents a kilogram.

Big fleece price fall falters

BRUCE McLEISH, Elders Wool
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TOP HONOURS: Simon Schinckel of Schinckel Hayrakes in South Australia celebrates after the machine of the year award win at the 2018 Henty Machinery Field Days.

All roads lead to Henty

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Firefighters undertook back-burning around NSW, with warm and windy conditions expected to return.

NSW fire threat eases, but set to return

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Master reef guide Pablo Cogollos takes passenger on Sunlover Reef Cruises on a snorkelling tour. Picture: Calypso Reef Imagery

Discover the reef with a master guide

POPULAR: Bangkok, Thailand.

Bangkok tops Paris, London as world's most-visited city

Chayut Setboonsarng in Bangkok

The Capricorn Coast: great snorkelling territory.

Best travel deals this week

John Rozentals

E-scooters are taking over streets in Europe with modern technology paving the way.

Technology leads to the electric scooter invasion

Mathew Dickerson

IMPACT: Ageism, the stigma associated with dementia, and an inability to report incidents are ways people experience discrimination at work or in the community.

Remove stigma and show support for dementia

DESIGNATED SPACE: Nominate a place to set up your home office that ideally has a lot of natural light and is a little out of the way.

Five tips for creating an effective home office