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OPINION | 'We did burnoffs': Badja Sparks hits back

OPINIONOPINION | 'We did burnoffs': Badja Sparks hits back

Badja Sparks

Massive fight: The interstate and local firefighters get a briefing before the day's work. Photo: Northern Tablelands Team, NSW Rural Fire Service

PHOTOSDefence force drops off interstate crews as firefight continues

Breanna Chillingworth

THAT'S GOLD: Moree grazier Andrew O'Neill attempts to sell his Golden BS to earn some extra cash in the tongue-in-cheek film 'Golden BS'. Photo: Merri-May Gill

Dry humour for dry times: Farmer and filmmaker team up to turn sh** into smiles

Sophie Harris

#TrainHack participants will travel to Armidale on the XPT train.

Inaugural #Trainhack postponed due to bushfires

Gemma Purves

Ross Kamphorst is the Glen Innes Agriculture Station's new farm supervisor.

New boss: Ross Kamphorst takes over from dad at Ag station

Andrew Messenger

The Emmaville pool is closed until further notice.

Bushfire emergency: Emmaville pool closed "until further notice"

Andrew Messenger

Sky Sisson, Georgette Loeb and Lilli Harris.

RSPCA and Salvos hold fashion parade

Andrew Messenger

OPINION | 'We did burnoffs': Badja Sparks hits back

OPINIONOPINION | 'We did burnoffs': Badja Sparks hits back

Badja Sparks

Massive fight: The interstate and local firefighters get a briefing before the day's work. Photo: Northern Tablelands Team, NSW Rural Fire Service

PHOTOSDefence force drops off interstate crews as firefight continues

Breanna Chillingworth

THAT'S GOLD: Moree grazier Andrew O'Neill attempts to sell his Golden BS to earn some extra cash in the tongue-in-cheek film 'Golden BS'. Photo: Merri-May Gill

Dry humour for dry times: Farmer and filmmaker team up to turn sh** into smiles

Group 19 committee.

Group 19 committee 'fine' with clubs exploring other options

Ellen Dunger

Clear as mud: Group 19's 2020 structure leaves clubs befuddled

Clear as mud: Group 19's 2020 structure leaves clubs befuddled

Ellen Dunger

Champions: John Buchanan and Glen McGrath enjoying World Cup success.

Buck to upskill local coaches

Sports Desk

Group 19 committee.

Group 19 committee 'fine' with clubs exploring other options

The Glen Innes branch of the SSAA will have a come and try event.

A come and try event

Reigning A-grade premiers the Moree Boomerangs are one of the clubs who voted for a reserve and first grade competition. Share your thoughts at the bottom of the page.

EXCLUSIVEMajor changes: Group 19 announce huge revamp for 2020 competition

Ellen Dunger

Find a garage sale in NSW and the ACT

Find a garage sale in NSW and the ACT

Self portrait: Ben Quilty after Afghanistan 2012. Private collection, Sydney.

Documentary captures Ben Quilty confronting injustice head-on

Jim Kellar

Flash mobs singing ABBA songs in supermarkets last week announced to Glen Innes that Mamma Mia! starts its three-week run in the town's Chapel Theatre on November 20.

WHAT'S ONFeel-good production to cap off a hard year

Newroom

Find a garage sale in NSW and the ACT

Find a garage sale in NSW and the ACT

Charlotte Ree's baking book Just Desserts takes us back to basics. Picture: Luisa Brimble

Baking should be a piece of cake

Karen Hardy

Crispy onion bhajis with chilli vegan mayo.

Luke Hines: recipes from Eat More Vegan

Karen Hardy

One of the greatest benefits of the digital health industry will be unprecedented equity in the services and level of patient care available.

Closing the gap

Lyndell Whyte

Vehicles face airbag registration ban

Vehicles face airbag registration ban

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Future Focus: connecting regional Australia

Future Focus: connecting regional Australia

Gemma Purves

One of the greatest benefits of the digital health industry will be unprecedented equity in the services and level of patient care available.

Closing the gap

MARK OF SACRIFICE: Paper poppies were originally sold in London, in 1921, as a way of raising money to support the families of fallen soldiers. The tradition continues.

Reflecting in Anzac Park

Good value: Pennytel customer for one month, Margaret, has already signed her husband up for a sim card, and 1GB of data all for $10.99 a month.

On the look out for exceptional customer service

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King of the hill | 404 Gostwyck Road, Uralla

King of the hill | 404 Gostwyck Road, Uralla

King of the hill

King of the hill

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#TrainHack participants will travel to Armidale on the XPT train.

Inaugural #Trainhack postponed due to bushfires

Gemma Purves

Who will it be for 2020?: 2019 Australian of the Year award winners. Photo: Salty Dingo

32 great Aussies vying for national honours

Collector's items: One of the cases with Beatrix Potter figures and just some of the platypus collection.

Pottery from the past

Eve Chappell

#TrainHack participants will travel to Armidale on the XPT train.

Inaugural #Trainhack postponed due to bushfires

Free settler: Alexander Campbell produced generations of butchers.

Long line of butchers

Eve Chappell

MARK OF SACRIFICE: Paper poppies were originally sold in London, in 1921, as a way of raising money to support the families of fallen soldiers. The tradition continues.

Reflecting in Anzac Park

THAT'S GOLD: Moree grazier Andrew O'Neill attempts to sell his Golden BS to earn some extra cash in the tongue-in-cheek film 'Golden BS'. Photo: Merri-May Gill

Dry humour for dry times: Farmer and filmmaker team up to turn sh** into smiles

The long form TV style gives time for the exploration of landscape, stories, culture and history. Picture: Supplied.

The outback uses 'slow TV' to share stories, culture

A tale to tell: North Haven residents Jodie and Nathan Gardner present day (left) and the Port News photo after Nathan's birth in 2009 (right).

Were you involved in a highway delivery 10 years ago?

Port Macquarie - a lifetime ago: Well, about a fortnight ago anyway. Photo: Brittany Daly

REAL AUSTRALIAA dollop of tolerance goes a long way

REGULAR DONOR: Paul McLean donates plasma fortnightly at the Australian Red Cross Lifeblood service in Warrnambool.

South-west Victorians urged to give blood as fires rage

Kimberley Price

Massive fight: The interstate and local firefighters get a briefing before the day's work. Photo: Northern Tablelands Team, NSW Rural Fire Service

PHOTOSDefence force drops off interstate crews as firefight continues

Breanna Chillingworth

Ex-cop rescues koala as northern NSW burns

Ex-cop rescues koala as northern NSW burns

Ben Smyth

Stitching together the fabric of localism

REAL AUSTRALIAStitching together the fabric of localism

Preparing teens for jobs that don't exist yet

OPINIONPreparing teens for jobs that don't exist yet

Brent Lehmann

'Pray for rain, pray harder for leadership'

OPINION'Pray for rain, pray harder for leadership'

Badja Sparks

Has arrogance contributed to the fires?

COMMENTHas arrogance contributed to the fires?

Fiona McCormack

BLAST FROM THE PAST: Polio survivors at Polio Australia's 2017 health and wellness retreat on the Sunshine Coast.

Demanding action for polio survivors

Rowan Cowley

OUCH: Corticosteroid injections versus orthotics.

Heel pain: to jab or not to jab?

RAINBOW RIBBON: Queensland AIDS Council CEO Rebecca Reynolds, Arcare CEO Colin Singh, Local Liberal state member for Bonney, Sam OConnor at the opening of Arcare Parkwood.

Queensland's first LGBTI aged care opens

Fire conditions in Queensland are becoming more grim as the weekend goes on.

Qld bushfire flares as wind picks up

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Andrew Hastie is unrepentant about his criticisms that have seen him barred from a trip to China.

Liberal MP refuses to back down on China

Firefighters and residents northwest of Sydney have been trying to prepare for conditions to worsen.

Anxious wait as NSW bushfire rages

The government is set to ban the import of bump stock devices that increase gun firing speed.

Rapid-fire gun attachments set for ban

The NSW government has kicked in another $200k to help clean up fire-ravaged areas.

NSW govt boosts bushfire aid by $200k

Aine Fox

Greens MP Adam Bandt has defended Jordon Steele-John's spray over climate change.

Greens MP backs senator's 'arsonist' spray

Matt Coughlan

The fire danger in northern NSW and Sydney will increase as conditions worsen this week.

Bushfire crews backburn to protect homes

Aine Fox

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg is resisting calls to speed up tax cuts and other stimulation measures .

Treasurer sticking to his guns on economy

Matt Coughlan

ON THE MARKET: Do you have an interesting real estate story that could be featured in an upcoming edition? Please email brendan.crabb@illawarramercury.com.au with details. Picture: Supplied

Luxury Jamberoo property with popular farm-stay cottage listed for sale

Brendan Crabb

DRAINED: Tony Sergi is incredibly disappointed in the government knowing they are 'playing politics' with our donated water. PHOTO: Jacinta Dickins

'Playing politics' with MIA irrigator's plan to donate water

Jacinta Dickins

Home on the range where the bore water is forever on tap. This unique property is up for sale.

A farm where the water never runs out

John Ellicott

Our team took blood samples, four DNA samples and imbedded two GPS tracking devices while myself and eight others worked hard to keep the animal upright. Photos: Scott McRae

Combining conservation with wanderlust

Scott McRae

Working out how to switch off all the lights in a hotel room shouldn't be that difficult ... should it? Picture: Supplied

Room for improvement: What hotels could be doing better

Michael Turtle

Wineglass Bay: Guests will learn about the unique animals that live there and the peninsula's history, including the pink granite peaks of the Hazards Mountains.

Have wanderlust? Here are travel news bites

COLOUR POP: Next year's hottest colours reflect everything from our current faves to environmental concerns. All furniture available at essentialhome.eu.

Take a seat and check out the colour trends for 2020

Paul said the owners are especially happy with the rich internal palette. Images: andymacphersonstudio.com

Built to blend into Byron Bay

The plastics and metals used to make mobile phones are valuable resources that can be recovered and made into new products, reducing the need to mine.

How is your Recycling Week going?