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GROUP WORK: Landcare representatives, landholders and Tamworth MP Kevin Anderson at Breeza Station on Friday.

Shenhua would've 'annihilated' koalas but tree planting will save habitats

Jessica Worboys

Ken Pengilley and Doug Hawkins from the Quirindi RSL Sub Branch, QHS Vice Captain Isabelle Davis, Captain James Redgrove, Principal Ian Worley, Captain Millie Slade, Ella Worley, Darcy Robinson, Rudi Walke

PHOTOSStudents pay tribute to ANZAC's in early service

Contributed by Sally Alden

Scamwatch: website owners urged to watch out for this scam

Scamwatch: website owners urged to watch out for this scam

Councillors at odds over submission to exports inquiry

Councillors at odds over submission to exports inquiry

Cody Tsaousis

The main commemorative service in Gunnedah in 2019. Photo: Jessica Worboys

WHAT'S ONPlan Anzac Day with our list of services for the North West

Cody Tsaousis
Jessica Worboys

Gunnedah High School students Jack Trappel and Lachlan Moore at the 2021 Youth Expo. Photo: supplied

More than 250 young Gunnedah locals enjoy 2021 Youth Expo

Newsroom

BURIED: The death of Shenhua's Watermark coal mine will be a boon for agriculture, farmers say. Photo: Gareth Gardner

With Shenhua 'distraction' gone, time for agriculture boom: Simson

Andrew Messenger

GROUP WORK: Landcare representatives, landholders and Tamworth MP Kevin Anderson at Breeza Station on Friday.

Shenhua would've 'annihilated' koalas but tree planting will save habitats

Jessica Worboys

Ken Pengilley and Doug Hawkins from the Quirindi RSL Sub Branch, QHS Vice Captain Isabelle Davis, Captain James Redgrove, Principal Ian Worley, Captain Millie Slade, Ella Worley, Darcy Robinson, Rudi Walke

PHOTOSStudents pay tribute to ANZAC's in early service

Contributed by Sally Alden

Ken Pengilley and Doug Hawkins from the Quirindi RSL Sub Branch, QHS Vice Captain Isabelle Davis, Captain James Redgrove, Principal Ian Worley, Captain Millie Slade, Ella Worley, Darcy Robinson, Rudi Walke

PHOTOSStudents pay tribute to ANZAC's in early service

Still no commitment to net-zero for Australia

DIGESTStill no commitment to net-zero for Australia

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Victorian chief health officer Brett Sutton has received his first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine.

Pfizer jabs could be made in Melbourne

Prime Minister Scott Morrison will meet again with national cabinet today. Picture: Chris Doheny

Australia poised for COVID-19 vaccine revamp as national cabinet meets

Health Minister Greg Hunt has defended the pace of the vaccine rollout in disability care homes. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

'Gobsmacked': Anger over disability care vaccine rollout

People react to the verdict of the Derek Chauvin trial in Brooklyn. Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images

DIGESTNext step for US after Chauvin verdict

Health Minister Greg Hunt asserted it had always been the plan to vaccinate people with disabilities and aged care residents in stages. Picture: Getty Images

Hunt defends disability care vaccine rollout

Dan Jervis-Bardy

Acting Victorian Premier James Merlino. Picture: Getty Images

mRNA all the way: PM flags support for domestic vaccine production

Karen Barlow

BUSINESS BOOM: Quirindi Caravan Park was packed with travellers during the holidays. Photo: supplied

Travellers flock to Liverpool Plains to spend up big during holidays

Newsroom

Billy Jupp and Ben Jaffrey.

LISTENThe One Percenters team grows as 2021 season enters round two

Ben Jaffrey

Mitch Moses could be a dominant force as a centrepiece with the Brisbane Broncos. Photo: Matt Blyth/Getty Images

OPINIONBroncos mull the Adam Reynolds or Mitch Moses question

Laurie Daley

PODIUM: Keith Urquhart with his car and trophy after claiming second place at the Australian Fender Bender Titles. Photo: Gareth Gardner

Racing returns to the Gunnedah Speedway this Saturday

Ben Jaffrey

Billy Jupp and Ben Jaffrey.

LISTENThe One Percenters team grows as 2021 season enters round two

Day two of the NSW CHS Basketball Championships | Photos

Day two of the NSW CHS Basketball Championships | Photos

Ben Jaffrey

Zone 3 State Triples Champions Dylan Eather, Scott Thorning and Tim Thorning. Photo: Supplied

Gunnedah bowls team takes out 2021 zone triples title

Ben Jaffrey

Community solar farms empowering small towns

LISTENCommunity solar farms empowering small towns

Community solar farms empowering small towns

LISTENCommunity solar farms empowering small towns

Latarnie McDonald and Rodney Carter are trying to make kangaroo grass a viable crop. Picture: Tom Melville

LISTENWould you eat Kangaroo Grass bread?

Latarnie McDonald and Rodney Carter are trying to make kangaroo grass a viable crop. Picture: Tom Melville

LISTENWould you eat Kangaroo Grass bread?

Peter Hayes has been auctioneer and lessee of the Beaudesert pig and calf saleyard for 19 years. Picture: Larraine Sathicq

LISTENThe story of one town's fight to retain its heritage

Peter Hayes has been auctioneer and lessee of the Beaudesert pig and calf saleyard for 19 years. Picture: Larraine Sathicq

LISTENThe story of one town's fight to retain its heritage

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The main commemorative service in Gunnedah in 2019. Photo: Jessica Worboys

WHAT'S ONPlan Anzac Day with our list of services for the North West

Cody Tsaousis
Jessica Worboys

JOBS ON OFFER: There are 30 job vacancies open in Gunnedah for the 2021 census. Photo: Phil Thomas

Almost 100 jobs up for grabs for 2021 census in North West region

Jessica Worboys

OPEN TO ALL: An aerial view of the historic Kurrumbede grounds. Locals will be able to check out the site soon. Photo: supplied

WHAT'S ONDoors to historical home to be opened up to general public for first time

Jessica Worboys

The main commemorative service in Gunnedah in 2019. Photo: Jessica Worboys

WHAT'S ONPlan Anzac Day with our list of services for the North West

Gunnedah shire artist Maree Kelly at work on her Panorama Project sketchbook.

THINGS TO DOSketchbooks will feature locals' thoughts during whirlwind year of 2020

Newsroom

Youth Week events to focus on future opportunities for young people

WHAT'S ONYouth Week events to focus on future opportunities for young people

Newsroom

Outback tour will have you travelling again

Outback tour will have you travelling again

Emma Brown

READ ALL ABOUT IT: Tradies on Taminda.

Taminda Advertiser, autumn 2021

Discovering the beauty of Regional NSW

Discovering the beauty of Regional NSW

Outback tour will have you travelling again

Outback tour will have you travelling again

Harness the power of word of mouth

Harness the power of word of mouth

Emma Brown

See Floriade in all its glory in Canberra on this Travelrite/The Senior escorted tour with Maureen and Paul Lucas. Photo: Paul Lucas

Join a September tour of some of Australia's best gardens in NSW and the ACT

TIME TO RELAX: Matthew and Eloise Collins in the lounge area with the fireplace that helped inspire them.

A grand design - on a budget

TIME TO RELAX: Matthew and Eloise Collins in the lounge area with the fireplace that helped inspire them.

A grand design - on a budget

TOP OF THE CHART: The Whitsundays has taken first place in the PRD Stand Out Regions report. Photo - Shutterstock, Tanya Puntti.

The top ten stand out places for property in Australia

TOP OF THE CHART: The Whitsundays has taken first place in the PRD Stand Out Regions report. Photo - Shutterstock, Tanya Puntti.

The top ten stand out places for property in Australia

AFTER THE STORM: Those impacted by floods should talk to their property manager or landlord and insurance company as soon as possible. Photo - Shutterstock.

Help for those impacted by floods

VACANCIES: According to SQM Research there are now less vacancies at the national level compared to January 2020 just prior to the first outbreak of Covid-19 in Australia. Photo - Shutterstock.

The worst is over for landlords as vacancies fall

CONSIDERATIONS: Property investment isn't for everyone. If you are considering investing in property, it is essential to weigh up the pros and cons. Photo - Shutterstock.

The pros and cons of property investing

GROUP WORK: Landcare representatives, landholders and Tamworth MP Kevin Anderson at Breeza Station on Friday.

Shenhua would've 'annihilated' koalas but tree planting will save habitats

Jessica Worboys

Ken Pengilley and Doug Hawkins from the Quirindi RSL Sub Branch, QHS Vice Captain Isabelle Davis, Captain James Redgrove, Principal Ian Worley, Captain Millie Slade, Ella Worley, Darcy Robinson, Rudi Walke

PHOTOSStudents pay tribute to ANZAC's in early service

Contributed by Sally Alden

Scamwatch: website owners urged to watch out for this scam

Scamwatch: website owners urged to watch out for this scam

GROUP WORK: Landcare representatives, landholders and Tamworth MP Kevin Anderson at Breeza Station on Friday.

Shenhua would've 'annihilated' koalas but tree planting will save habitats

The main commemorative service in Gunnedah in 2019. Photo: Jessica Worboys

WHAT'S ONPlan Anzac Day with our list of services for the North West

Cody Tsaousis
Jessica Worboys

Gunnedah High School students Jack Trappel and Lachlan Moore at the 2021 Youth Expo. Photo: supplied

More than 250 young Gunnedah locals enjoy 2021 Youth Expo

Newsroom

Ken Pengilley and Doug Hawkins from the Quirindi RSL Sub Branch, QHS Vice Captain Isabelle Davis, Captain James Redgrove, Principal Ian Worley, Captain Millie Slade, Ella Worley, Darcy Robinson, Rudi Walke

PHOTOSStudents pay tribute to ANZAC's in early service

Gunnedah's Ben and Michelle Carter have got their hands full with fraternal twin boys Carson and Henry who were born on April 2, 2020, one minute apart at Tamworth hospital.

PHOTOSNew arrivals in Gunnedah, Quirindi and Werris Creek

Young Talent Time host Johnny Young with the team in the pastel-hued 1980s. Picture: National Film and Sound Archive

Young Talent Time celebrates five decades of joy

The gates were opened this morning in front of a crowd of locals, media and government representatives. Photo: Otis Filley

Water arrives in Lake Menindee for the first time in five years

DOOR OPENING: Sydney indie-pop artist Sloan Peterson, aka Joannah Jackson, begins her first national headline tour on Thursday after several years of support slots. Picture: Sarah Adamson

Sloan Peterson going it alone to the Moon & Back

Josh Leeson

Day two of the NSW CHS Basketball Championships | Photos

Day two of the NSW CHS Basketball Championships | Photos

Ben Jaffrey

Locals say the show does not reflect the real Byron Bay

Coastal town paddles out in fight against Netflix reality show

Kate ONeill

STRAP IN: Showgirls Alexandria Townsend (senior runner-up), Leisel Torrens (junior), Phoebe Bridges (junior runner-up) and Paige Murray (senior) in sideshow alley. Photo: Julie Shields

PHOTOSGunnedah Show draws a big crowd

Cody Tsaousis

Ash Hewson played for the Wallaroos on 22 occasions during her career. Photo: Supplied

OPINIONDoes Rugby Australia believe women don't go to heaven?

Courtney Ward

SWAGGIES VISITED: During the 1930's Depression, swaggies would walk the roads looking for work, or something to eat. Frederick McCubbin painted "Down on His Luck" earlier.

REAL AUSTRALIAFarmers have an appetite for self sufficiency

Chris McLennan

Mind Matters | Know your urges, and when to satisfy them

OPINIONMind Matters | Know your urges, and when to satisfy them

John Malouff

GREEN IS GOOD: Tony Kanellos has plenty of priceless childhood memories of times spent in his family backyard.

A time when the grass was greener

Rowan Cowley

Enjoy meeting and serving travellers at the William Creek Hotel. Photo: South Australian Tourism Commission.

Fancy a working holiday?

Sue Preston

Cafes and shops in Kings Cross, Sydney, 1933. Photo: National Library of Australia.

Fun and frolics up at the Cross

John Piggott

Mark McGowan has announced a three-day lockdown for Perth in response to the latest COVID outbreak.

Perth into lockdown after COVID outbreak

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A Victorian man has tested positive for COVID-19 after catching the virus in hotel quarantine in WA.

Victorian COVID case linked to Perth hotel

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SERVICE: World War II veterans Robert Lapsley and Duncan 'Ken' Johnston. Picture: Simon Bennett

Meet some survivors of the world's most destructive war

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Shoppers have rushed to stores in Perth ahead of a lockdown triggered by the latest COVID outbreak.

Western Australia's COVID lockdown rules

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HERE TO SERVE: Warrant Officer Class Two Robert Cooper and Corporal Michael Garrard are keeping their family traditions alive. Picture: Kenji Sato

Why I serve: what drives diggers and veterans

Kenji Sato
1hr ago

Two men have been charged with sending racial abuse to NRL star Latrell Mitchell via social media.

Two charged over Mitchell racist abuse

Angelo Risso and Scott Bailey
2hrs ago

Still no commitment to net-zero for Australia

DIGESTStill no commitment to net-zero for Australia

2hrs ago

Tom Connor makes a break for Zastava during the Russian rugby sevens championships. Photo: Supplied

From winning cups to COVID-19, this Russian rugby journey had it all

Courtney Ward
2hrs ago

Troy Peters, Mark Bailey and Wayne Northdurft inspect the cotton on Mirrabooka, Macalister, which will be picked in the last week of April.

Good finish to a tough growing cotton season

Helen Walker

PLAN: Joint Transition Team chair Shirley Harlock, who developed the proposal for the single dairy organisation, hands the report to Australian Dairy Plan independent chair John Brumby early last year.

Dairy single body plan abandoned

Carlene Dowie

The Milbank flock of the Carruthers family, Tullibigeal, won the 2021 Lake Cargelligo Maiden Merino Ewe competition. Pictured is flock classer Michael Elmes, Narrandera, with winners Barry, Vickie and Jared Carruthers among their ewes. (Insert) Kym Hannaford, Nutrien Ag, Wagga Wagga, discusses finer points of some ewes with classer, Michael Elmes, Narrandera.

Elmes classes way to a flock hat-trick win

Mark Griggs

Your rehabilitation should commence as soon as possible following an injury to allow a speedier recovery. Picture: Shutterstock.

Find the right help to recover after an injury

Dr Marcus Chia

Choosing when to start your children at 'big school' is not always easy, especially when your children have birth dates very early in the year. Picture: Shutterstock.

OPINIONWhen is best to enrol youngsters at school?

Mumma Jak

The pile of compost is almost ready for making hot water. Picture: Hannah Moloney

Using compost power for a hot shower | Backyard Bliss

Hannah Moloney