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Matt Eisenhuth's Tigers (left) suffered a 20-10 loss to St George Illawarra.

Cleary declares Tigers not dead yet

Steve Zemek
2hrs ago

Ben Hunt shrugged off his latest clanger before the Dragons rose from a slump at the Wests Tigers.

Dragons playmaker Hunt laughs off critics

Steve Zemek
2hrs ago

Athletes of North and South Korea enter the stadium at the Asian Games opening ceremony.

Koreas march together as Asian Games open

Associated Press

Matt Eisenhuth's Tigers (left) suffered a 20-10 loss to St George Illawarra.

Cleary declares Tigers not dead yet

2hrs ago

CHOICE: Discover your new passion at SportsFest.

Choose a sport and get into it at Coast festival

TACKLE BUSTER: Dora Creek centre Blake Moroney hopes to return from injury this Saturday against Belmont South. Picture: David Stewart

Dora Creek Swampies finish strongly for 24-12 win

David Stewart

Maggie Beer. Picture: Supplied

News in brief: Maggie Beer dishes on menu at aged care facility

LAUGH OUT LOUD: Arj Barker will perform his new stand-up show We Need to Talk at Belmont 16s on September 8

We Need To Talk is Barker at his comedic best

Ellie-Marie Watts

LOCAL BURIAL:William Johnston’s sons at his grave, circa 1890s. Picture: Supplied

Body bags and embalming fluids in new exhibition

Maggie Beer. Picture: Supplied

News in brief: Maggie Beer dishes on menu at aged care facility

CHOICE: Discover your new passion at SportsFest.

Choose a sport and get into it at Coast festival

NEW SPACE: Lake Macquarie City Council’s cultural services manager Jacqui Hemsley. Picture: Fairfax Media

Apply to be seen in new gallery space next year

Facing the facts: Statistics show that 73% of young people (14-18 years) are consuming too much sugar. Ensure you help them create good habits and teach them to brush and floss from a young age.

Brush up on dental health

STEM: The curriculum review will include a greater focus on the basics including English, maths and the sciences.

Curriculum under review

Individual decision: Different studies have shown contradictory results when it comes to determining the best age to start. Photo: Shutterstock.

Deciding if your child is old enough

Sam Hollier

Facing the facts: Statistics show that 73% of young people (14-18 years) are consuming too much sugar. Ensure you help them create good habits and teach them to brush and floss from a young age.

Brush up on dental health

Education Week 2018: The event will highlight how schools are preparing students to thrive in a future globalised world.

Reshaping learning styles

Education Week 2018: The event will highlight how schools are preparing students to thrive in a future globalised world.

Reshaping learning styles

Firefighters conducting a hazard reduction burn at Wyee to help stop the advancing grass fire that started in Doyalson earlier this month. A hazard reduction burn is planned for Cooranbong on Sunday. Picture: Chris VanderSchaaf.

Hazard reduction burn at Cooranbong on Sunday

INTENSE: Flash flooding at Tuggerah in 2007. Picture: Phil Hearne.

Council seeks your flood photos and videos

Bring back weekly garbage collection in Lake Mac: Councillor

Nick Bielby

Jan Owen, CEO of the Foundation for Young Australians, was the overall winner of the inaugural Women of Influence awards in 2012. Photo: Elke Meitzel

Women of Influence 2018: award spurred on original winner Jan Owen

Hannah Tattersall

LIKE THIS: An example of the sort of custom-made steel table tennis set up that the council plans to install in Lake Macquarie. Picture: Supplied

Bring your creativity to the table to win $500 | photos

Picture: Michele Mossop.

News in brief: HSC dance put to test

Jan Owen, CEO of the Foundation for Young Australians, was the overall winner of the inaugural Women of Influence awards in 2012. Photo: Elke Meitzel

Women of Influence 2018: award spurred on original winner Jan Owen

ELIGIBLE: Mannering Park is one of four suburbs that the funding is available to. Picture: David Stewart

Funding for projects around Chain Valley colliery

PRIZE: A Toyota Yaris

Shop for chance to win a car with boot full of groceries at Lake Haven

LIKE THIS: An example of the sort of custom-made steel table tennis set up that the council plans to install in Lake Macquarie. Picture: Supplied

Bring your creativity to the table to win $500 | photos

BOOT SCOOTIN': Staff and children at Bonnells Bay Public School have dressed like farmers to raise money for drought-stricken families on the land. Picture: Supplied

School dressed like farmers for the day | photos

SECRET BASE: The RAAF operated the Rathmines facility from the start of World War II, in 1939, until 1961, with Catalinas and other aircraft moored just offshore. Picture: Supplied.

Former Rathmines air base deemed ‘exceptional’ historic treasure | photos

Facon talent day looking for supermodels | photos

PRISTINE: An egret hunts in Lake Macquarie. A monthly monitoring program of water quality in the lake has returned some pleasing results. Picture: Supplied.

Lake scores top marks for water quality

GREEN TEAM: From left, David Ahoy, Dakoda Riley and John Wegener at the onsite plant nursery serving 1100 hectares at Eraring Power Station. Picture: David Stewart

Ancient Aboriginal methods driving new growth at power station | photos

David Stewart

CRICKET BLAST: Sydney Sixers stars, from left, Jack Edwards, Ben Dwarshius, Daniel Hughes and, kneeling, Lauren Cheatle, with students from Bonnells Bay Public School. Picture: David Stewart

Sydney Sixers a hit with Westlakes school kids | photos | video

David Stewart

Sam Checo dresses her Mango backstage ahead of the cat fashion show.

Felines take to the catwalk in fashion extravaganza

COUNCIL LAND: Council's Wes Hain and Kate Cramp at the site under consideration for a multi-storey residential and tourist development in Toronto. Picture: David Stewart

Letters to the editor

NEW ORDER: Reader Richard Mallaby says that unlike coal-fired power stations such as Tarong, pictured, wind and solar energy plants aren't so dependent on water.

Letters to the editor

FAIR GO: Mayor Kay Fraser is part of a council delegation on an overseas study tour this week. Reader Carl Stevenson awaits the outcomes of the tour. Picture: David Stewart

Letters to the editor

PENNIES: Pensioners shouldn't hold their breath waiting for a windfall from the September 20 pension increase.

Don’t bank on big pension increase

Eileen Wood

Modern marvel: The second lock of the Panama Canal.

Cruise the Panama Canal with The Senior

Samara Ross

REV-OLUTION: Former combat medic Rick Carey is riding around Australia to raise funds for PTSD

Rick embarks on wild ride to help break PTSD cycle

Rowan Cowley

Residents have been evacuated from the area as the Salt Ash fire burned through 1300 hectares.

Out-of-control blaze in NSW Hunter Region

2hrs ago

Former bikie boss Mahmoud 'Mick' Hawi was fatally shot in a Sydney car park in February.

Trio charged over NSW bikie boss murder

2hrs ago

Labor has revealed its plan to lower power prices amidst the coalition's energy policy standstill.

Labor unveils plan to cut power prices

Trio charged over NSW bikie boss murder

Transport owner Scott Wilson (left) is carting hay to drought-stricken farmers in NSW.

More hay heading into western NSW

Tim Dornin

The Nationals want new coal-fired power plants and a ban lifted on nuclear energy.

Nationals generate support for coal power

Matt Coughlan

The prime minister has my support: Dutton

Pat Griffiths

Only last week, the prime minister said regulation would deny the parliament a voice on the policy.

PM risks coalition spat on energy backflip

Pat Griffiths

On the beach at Townsville… strolling comfortably in shorts.

A warm reprieve from winter is waiting up north

John Rozentals

PRETTY AS A PICTURE: The beautiful glass pavilion is cantilevered over the lake at Brick Bay.

Be charmed by villages in New Zealand’s Matakana

Sue Preston

Enjoy the delicious juices of a traditional sausage at Kaohsiung's night market.

Insiders tips about the world’s top rated foodie experiences

VISION: Lake Macquarie City Council's cultural services manager Jacqui Hemsley talks about life and art. Picture: Marina Neil

Floating ideas for Lake Mac culture

Scott Bevan

DIVINE MUSIC: Part of the audience at organist Peter Guy's lunchtime concert in Christ Church Cathedral. Picture: Simone De Peak

Taking time to lunch on music

Scott Bevan

According to recent insights from Beaumont Tiles’ What’s my style quiz, Scandinavian was the number one style choice for renovators aged 16 to 25.

Appeal lies in the classics