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Navanka Fletcher is following in the footsteps of her nan Lyn Cregan, being included in the annals of the state's Hidden Treasure honour roll for many years of volunteering.

Navanka Fletcher joins nan Lyn Cregan on the honour roll

Donna Ward

Giant kilt falls down

Nicholas Fuller

New England Police District senior leadership team.

Moree hosts New England Police District sergeants forum | Photos, videos

Sophie Harris

SENDING SHOEBOXES WITH A SMILE: Mariea Stannard (Armidale area logistics), Lucas Tait, Jasmine Warner, Emma Warner, Kirrily Hahn (Glen Innes Rep), Amber Hahn. Photo: Kirrily Hahn

Glen Innes locals are sending 300 shoeboxes to the Philippines this Christmas

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Kneeling: Shannon Winter, Jocob Hodge
Middle: Billy Grob, Josie Grob, Matilda Maybon, Zac Grob, Emma Biddle, Camille Maybon (in mother's arms), Michelle Maybon
Far Back: McDonald's owner Justin Miller
Photo: Mellissa Grennan

Glen Innes & Armidale McDonald’s raise money for sick children this Saturday

Nicholas Fuller

STOP THE PRESS: Gladys Relf (seated) celebrating with her son Brian, daughter in-law Shelley , and grand-daughters Emma Goodwin and Sarah Rose; Nathan and Remi Goodwin; Tom, Scarlett and Elkie Rose at the Commercial Hotel in Walcha on Sunday.

Retired local journalist celebrates 90 years

Vanessa Arundale

Brittany Camp proudly holds her medals after a successful 2018 bowls season.

This teenager is taking on the state bowls competition

Naomi Shumack

Navanka Fletcher is following in the footsteps of her nan Lyn Cregan, being included in the annals of the state's Hidden Treasure honour roll for many years of volunteering.

Navanka Fletcher joins nan Lyn Cregan on the honour roll

Donna Ward

Giant kilt falls down

Nicholas Fuller

35 photos from the Coffs Coast World Rally showdown

Kurt Fearnley has welcomed the significant boost to para-sport funding.

Para-athletes funding boost of $1 million

Adrian Warren

Paddy Cunningham

Sneaking home for a victory

Ellen Dunger

Luke Kiehne, Amy Baker, Kate Lynn and Shannon Williamson.

Glen Innes are the northern Zone 13 champions | Photos

Kurt Fearnley has welcomed the significant boost to para-sport funding.

Para-athletes funding boost of $1 million

Brittany Camp proudly holds her medals after a successful 2018 bowls season.

This teenager is taking on the state bowls competition

Naomi Shumack

FOCUSED: Lizzie Chard and Emily Burton took part in the Netball NSW selection trials for the 2019 National Championships.

Region’s netball stars in sights of selectors

Ellen Dunger

Kneeling: Shannon Winter, Jocob Hodge
Middle: Billy Grob, Josie Grob, Matilda Maybon, Zac Grob, Emma Biddle, Camille Maybon (in mother's arms), Michelle Maybon
Far Back: McDonald's owner Justin Miller
Photo: Mellissa Grennan

Glen Innes & Armidale McDonald’s raise money for sick children this Saturday

Nicholas Fuller

Proud Sofala locals (from left) Wayne Crow, Jodi Campbell, Sasha Wafer, front David Taylor. Photo: Sasha Cody

Tiny country cafe the Painted Horse strikes Good Food Guide gold

Gemima Cody

Cattle prices are set to reach record highs according to Simon Quilty of MLX

Mapping the Northern Tablelands’ livestock future pricing

Rural

Kneeling: Shannon Winter, Jocob Hodge
Middle: Billy Grob, Josie Grob, Matilda Maybon, Zac Grob, Emma Biddle, Camille Maybon (in mother's arms), Michelle Maybon
Far Back: McDonald's owner Justin Miller
Photo: Mellissa Grennan

Glen Innes & Armidale McDonald’s raise money for sick children this Saturday

Kione Kochi, Self-publish to Bypass Gatekeepers and Power Structures, Chicago, Half Letter Press, 2015, Rare Books Collection, State Library Victoria

Punk and politics in new exhibition at New England Art Museum

DELIGHTFUL DROP: The Welder's Dog brewer Daniel 'Beans' Coffey is working on a honey and lilac beer to bring to Forage Festival in Armidale. It's the first music, beer and food festival of its kind to be held in a carpark in the region. Photo: Gareth Gardner

Park up for beer, eats and bangers: Armidale’s first Forage Festival

Madeline Link

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

An exhilarating brush with danger in deep Botswana

Jennie Dicker

What's your plan: Having a Bushfire Survival Plan will help you avoid making last minute decisions that could be deadly.

Ensure you have a fire plan

Man of the moment: Santa reassures the children of the world that they have the power within themselves to stay on the Good List.

Santa believes in you too

Jennifer Birchall

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

An exhilarating brush with danger in deep Botswana

Stone and timber home in rural setting

Half the starring cast of Friends, the hit television show that epitomised 1990s style. Photo: Shutterstock

90s style, reborn | Trending

Linley Wilkie

House of the week: Class and craftsmanship in historic home

First impressions: Using quality photos in real estate listings can make all the difference.

Are professional photos worth it?

Ruth Lewis

House of the week: The ultimate country escape

STOP THE PRESS: Gladys Relf (seated) celebrating with her son Brian, daughter in-law Shelley , and grand-daughters Emma Goodwin and Sarah Rose; Nathan and Remi Goodwin; Tom, Scarlett and Elkie Rose at the Commercial Hotel in Walcha on Sunday.

Retired local journalist celebrates 90 years

Vanessa Arundale

Natasha Ward from Camp Quality, car show organiser Helen O’Brien, Mike Brewer from the VRA and car show organiser Nicholas Ward.

Local drivers on the road to success at memorial car show

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SNAPPED: AIF 2nd Division soldiers, Vignacourt, 1918. Picture: AWM P10550.140

Road to Remembrance

STOP THE PRESS: Gladys Relf (seated) celebrating with her son Brian, daughter in-law Shelley , and grand-daughters Emma Goodwin and Sarah Rose; Nathan and Remi Goodwin; Tom, Scarlett and Elkie Rose at the Commercial Hotel in Walcha on Sunday.

Retired local journalist celebrates 90 years

Detective Inspector Jon Rouse

Detective awarded for work catching child sex offenders

MOVE IT: Armidale Skating Rink, circa 1917, a source of entertainment for those on the home front.

Doing our bit on the home front

Lydia Roberts

35 photos from the Coffs Coast World Rally showdown

New England Police District senior leadership team.

Moree hosts New England Police District sergeants forum | Photos, videos

Luke Kiehne, Amy Baker, Kate Lynn and Shannon Williamson.

Glen Innes are the northern Zone 13 champions | Photos

Natasha Ward from Camp Quality, car show organiser Helen O’Brien, Mike Brewer from the VRA and car show organiser Nicholas Ward.

Local drivers on the road to success at memorial car show

P&C's Kim Butterworth, Danielle Lightfoot, Leanne McHarg, Joanne Wright, Amy Cupitt, Annette Eastwood and Heather Thomas (president).

It was dinner with a difference as the Standing Stones light up

Heather Thomas

Jenny Cruickshank bought goat cheese from Richard Downs of Sunhill dairy goats. "The last time I had goat cheese was five years ago in France," she said.

Stallholders ‘smashed’ with demand at regional food festival

Mary Sinanidis

Action and reflection as students appreciate Remembrance Day

Donna Ward

Winner of ther 2018 Melbourne Cup winner Cross Counter and jockey Kerrin McEvoy with trainer Charlie Appleby.

How the Melbourne Cup panned out: on the track

Barnaby Joyce: "We welcome immigrants, but we do it with our eyes wide open and trust the Government comes to the party with infrastructure and services."

Eyes open on growth

Barnaby Joyce

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Letter

Steve Toms says community should be concerned after he lost mayoral election to Carol Sparks

SORE SUBJECT FOR SENIORS: From November 1 anyone aged 50 or over will have to visit a specialist to be referred for an MRI scan on a sore or injured knee.

Over 50s denied GP-referred knee MRI scans

Eileen Wood

BEST SHOT: Wilma Perkins competes in shot put - one of seven events in the heptathlon - at the World Masters Athletics Championships in Malaga, Spain. Photo: World Masters Athletics

Golden girls reign in Spain

Geraldine Cardozo

Win a NZ Holiday

Scott Morrison has met with Joko Widodo in a bid to rescue a free trade agreement.

Morrison attempts to mend diplomatic rifts

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It's nearly 10 years since the Black Saturday fires with Kinglake one of the places hardest hit.

Countdown to Black Saturday a decade on

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New Zealand enters sausage sizzle debate

Morrison raises sticky India sugar stoush

Groote Eylandt in the NT will design and run government-funded services under a new agreement.

NT hands power to Groote Eylandt clans

Greg Roberts

Researchers suspect baby brain may affect people going through other life changes.

Baby brain could stretch beyond mums-to-be

Christine McGinn

Jesse Ray Hooker has been fined $4000 for stealing a baby meerkat from Perth Zoo.

Perth Zoo meerkat thief thought 'cool pet'

Rebecca Le May

Security guard Shadi has spoken about being stabbed during the Bourke Street attack.

Stabbed guard speaks on Melbourne terror

Christine McGinn

A bellowing good time on Scotland’s west coast

Rochelle Tubb

Old bottles of madeira … richly flavoured and seductive.

Life is but a SeaDream

John Rozentals

The Sebel Melbourne Malvern … 17 floors with 86 apartments.

Six highlights in your travel week | 12 Nov

John Rozentals

Where's my waste: This year’s theme for National Recycling Week, From Waste Wars to Recycling Reboot, aims to resolve some of the confusion surrounding Australia’s waste.

The truth about recycling

A 2013 comprehensive review of the literature on the effect of bariatric surgery on cancer outcomes suggested that the surgery did reduce cancer risk, particularly for breast and endometrial cancer in individuals who had been obese prior.

Does bariatric surgery reduce cancer risk?

Healthshare

DIY: Take on smaller jobs.

Finish your reno before Christmas