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Jamboree success

Ellen Dunger

Mead Park set to undergo a major face-lift

Ellen Dunger

Nick Levy claimed another five wickets in Sunday's Connolly Cup match against Armidale. He now has 11 from the three matches.

Glen Innes bound for Connolly Cup finals after beating Armidale

Ellen Dunger

Jamboree success

DAY AT THE RACES: Kerryn Pryor from Gunnedah with locals Helen Tucker and Marie Rizidis, and Sharryn Usher and Robert Usher from Grafton at the Glen Innes Cup on Saturday. Picture: Andrew Messenger

Talk begins about hosting more race meetings in Glen Innes

Andrew Messenger

The annual Zone 13 Pony Club Jamboree – presentation | Photos

PAUL SLADE SMITH (WILLY WONKA), XION JARVIS (CHARLIE), TONY SHELDON (GRANDPA JOE) AND CAST. Photo by Jeff Busby

Is Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Sydney worth the trip?

Gayle Tomlinson

MOVIE #1 | Above the Law (1988), as Nico Toscani.

STEVEN SEAGAL | In real life, justice takes longer than a 90-minute movie

Ian Horner

BIG GIG: The Hendersons will be performing at Armidale venues later this month.

Armidale to welcome home The Hendersons

Steve Green

PAUL SLADE SMITH (WILLY WONKA), XION JARVIS (CHARLIE), TONY SHELDON (GRANDPA JOE) AND CAST. Photo by Jeff Busby

Is Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Sydney worth the trip?

An ice cream on a summer’s day may hit the spot, but it won’t help you beat the heat. Photo: Mark Crossfield/Flickr

Do ice cream and cold drinks cool us down ?

Peter Poortvliet

More than 100,000 customers will flock to the Sydney Fish Market in the 36 hours before Christmas.

Festive frenzy at Sydney Fish Market

CUP CAPERS: Devlann edges out Mishani Stealth to take out the 2018 Glen Innes Cup. Local trainer Paddy Cunningham has nominated 12 horses from his stables.

Races to be a galloping success

LUCKY LOCAL: Local trainer Paddy Cunningham has nominated 12 horses from his stables for the six-race program. Two of these are entered in the cup.

Cunningham hoping for a big cup win

Geoff Newling

From the desk of Mrs Claus: Mrs Claus opens her heart to tell the children of the world how she feels about them this Christmas.

A note from Mrs Claus to share the joy

Mrs Claus

CUP CAPERS: Devlann edges out Mishani Stealth to take out the 2018 Glen Innes Cup. Local trainer Paddy Cunningham has nominated 12 horses from his stables.

Races to be a galloping success

A holy and safe time for all of us

Sarah Mostyn, of Windella Farms

Five small businesses making their dreams come true

Emma Elsworthy

Spacious family home

House of the week: The ultimate country escape in Tamworth

House of the week: the perfect dream home for the family

COME AND SAY HELLO: Mellissa Grennan and Kasey Elliott are inviting the community to come down to the park on Thursday at 11am for a barbecue and to meet the Examiner team.

Meet the Glen Innes Examiner team for a BBQ in the park on Thursday

Newsroom

LOCAL: CEO of Homes North Maree McKenzie said management and planning of social housing could be tailored to the specific needs of our region.

Social housing dawns in New England with Homes North expansion

Steve Green

Michaela Andrews says the midwives were amazed at the high-speed delivery. One of them said it was her favourite birth because it was easy.

Meet Glen’s first baby for 2019 – he was in a hurry to get here

Andrew Messenger

COME AND SAY HELLO: Mellissa Grennan and Kasey Elliott are inviting the community to come down to the park on Thursday at 11am for a barbecue and to meet the Examiner team.

Meet the Glen Innes Examiner team for a BBQ in the park on Thursday

Successful businessman: Carl Baer had jumped ship after it landed in Sydney in 1912 and walked to Glen Innes.

Immigrant baker rises to be successful businessman

Eve Chappell

SINGIN': Nancy Prisk conducting the Combined Churches Choir at the Ben Lomond Christmas Carols. Photo: Nicholas Fuller

See photos of the Ben Lomond Christmas Carols

Nicholas Fuller

The annual Zone 13 Pony Club Jamboree – presentation | Photos

Rafael Nadal

It’s day 1 of the Australia Open and it’s hot

Amy Kempton, Ebony Gallagher, Sarah Byrne, Breanna Grange and Georgie O'Neill.

See all the action from the Glen Innes Cup

Elvis impersonator John Collins looks at his reflection before boarding the Elvis Express at Central Station.

All shook up on the Elvis train to Parkes

Lady Gaga

Colour returns to Golden Globes red carpet

Street machines: Hot rods gleam, growl through Canberra for Summernats

James Joyce

Nathan Lyon of Australia celebrates the wicket of India's Mayank Agarwal.

India bats first as Finch, Marsh head to Big Bash

TERRIFYING: The paraglider was swept off a cliff in Manilla by a dust devil while his wife looked on.

Terrifying footage emerges of paraglider thrown off Mt in dust devil

Madeline Link

Caroline Wozniacki makes a backhand return to Belgium's Alison van Uytvanck during their first round match at the Australian Open.

Perhaps hold off on the rush to judgement

Janine Graham

Obsessed: India's captain Virat Kohli led his team to his country's first ever Test series win on Australian soil.

Passion is the power to achieve and succeed

Father Brendan Lee

Bossiness not to be mistaken for leadership

Zoë Wundenberg

Police are urging people to be wary giving out personal or financial details over the phone. Photo: Shutterstock.

Scammers impersonating police, using arrest threats

GET IT RIGHT: Ensuring your seat belt fits properly could prove critical in a crash.

Seat belts: Are you using yours properly?

Professor Kiarash Khosrotehrani.

Cutting off melanoma escape routes

Scott Morrison has made a flying visit to Port Vila on his way to Suva.

Fiji workers to get access to Australia

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The national road toll is down but we're being urged to do better.

Australian road deaths down

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Police believe a woman found dead in Melbourne's north was assaulted.

Melbourne woman found dead after tram ride

Victorian boy Jamie Clavant, 12, was last seen on Monday on Yarra Street in Warrandyte.

Vic youth Jamie Clavant still missing

Police believe a body found in the East MacDonnell Ranges is that of missing tourist Monika Billen.

Body of German tourist believed found

Heather McNab

Most of NSW is expecting temperatures above 41C from Wednesday to Friday.

Child hospitalised during extreme heatwave

Dominica Sanda and Heather McNabb

Michael Gunner is pointing the finger at his department heads.

NT public service heads to be hauled in

Greg Roberts

Richard Di Natale is urging politicians to get behind a student push for pill testing.

Aussie students launch pill test campaign

Christine McGinn

Wilpena Pound: a natural amphitheatre.

Find yourself in the Flinders Ranges

John Rozental

A flashback to slower travel: Cruise Express’s six-day ‘Great Southern Loop’.

Your weekly travel inspiration

John Rozentals

Sound Waves … can carry up to 12 passengers

Six highlights in your travel week | 3 Jan

John Rozentals

Spotlight on Jocelyn Proust

Participants were shown different food pictures and were instructed to tilt their phone towards or away from themselves based on the orientation of the image (portrait or landscape). The image size increased when participants tilted the phone towards themselves (simulating approach) and decreased when tilted away (simulating avoidance).

Use your phone to help you lose weight

Australian Associated Press

Are we there yet?: Never leave your dog alone in the car – even on a mild day, dogs can suffer from heat stress which can cause organ failure and even death.

Fun holidays with furry friends

RSPCA