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ACM executive chairman Antony Catalano. Picture: Jesse Marlow.

Antony Catalano's ACM launches View Insurance

Victoria's nominees for the 2022 Australian of the Year Awards announced

Victoria's nominees for the 2022 Australian of the Year Awards announced

PLATINUM: Keith and Alice Vanstan celebrated their 70 year wedding anniversary of Wednesday, October 20. Picture: ALISON FOLETTA

The boy next door: Alice and Keith Vanstan celebrate 70 years

ALL SMILES: Glenn Doyle is looking forward to season 2022 after what's been a challenging few years for community sport. Picture: ALEX BLAIN

Laharum has found its new coach for 2022

Something odd in the woods: A still from Firewatch, developed by video game studio Campo Santo. Picture: Campo Santo

Another lockdown discovery: story-driven video games

ACM executive chairman Antony Catalano. Picture: Jesse Marlow.

Antony Catalano's ACM launches View Insurance

Antony Catalano's ACM launches View Insurance

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SUBSCRIBERDriver fined without conviction for interlock system offence

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Freight cost, container woes continue

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Warracknabeal boy's Christmas gift to those in need

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Authorities issue thunderstorm asthma warning

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Junior netballers selected for state talent trials

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Behind the scenes: Staff care for a patient inside the COVID intensive care ward.

PHOTOPhotos | Behind the scenes of a COVID ward

Andrews returns serve over unvaccinated players

DIGESTAndrews returns serve over unvaccinated players

EXPOSURE ALERTS: More than 700,000 COVID-19 case alerts have been sent to to people through the Service NSW app in the last three weeks, according to the Sydney Morning Herald. Image: Grace Crivellaro.

EXPLAINERWhy you may be missing COVID-19 exposure alerts on your NSW Service app

A COVID-19 tester in Bendigo in 2020. Picture: NONI HYETT

WATCHCOVID-19 death toll rises, case numbers remain steady

Ninety per cent of eligible Canberrans have now been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

ACT passes 90% COVID-19 vaccination threshold

Jasper Lindell

NSW Health's Dr Jeremy McAnulty.

Three dead as NSW adds more than 300 fresh COVID cases

Matt Carr

Photo: File

WATCHVictoria records 13 COVID-19 deaths, 1534 new cases

Kim Chappell

Scott Morrison has revealed Australia's plan to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. Picture: AAP

DIGESTNet-zero idea of how this plan is going to work

Kayla Osborne

GOT HIM: Homers' Mohan Bandara gives Dan Schaper of Rupanyup-Minyip a send off. Picture: FILE

No vaccine mandate for community sport's return

Matt Currill

ALL SMILES: Glenn Doyle is looking forward to season 2022 after what's been a challenging few years for community sport. Picture: ALEX BLAIN

Laharum has found its new coach for 2022

Alex Blain

WIDE: Howard Kotton says Shane Warne has delivered a wide with his support of introducing gender-neutral terms in cricket's terminology. Photo: Visionhaus/Getty Images

OPINIONIt's six and out for Shane Warne on terminology issue

Howard Kotton

GOT HIM: Homers' Mohan Bandara gives Dan Schaper of Rupanyup-Minyip a send off. Picture: FILE

No vaccine mandate for community sport's return

RETURN: The Wimmera Girls Cricket League is set to return for its third season on November 14. Pictured is Isobelle Schorback of the Wimmera Roos in February 2021. Picture: FILE

Girls Cricket League attracting more players ahead of season three

Matt Hughes

Tucker in action for the Rebels in 2015. Picture: Adam Trafford

Tucker signs new deal with Dockers

Ollie Nash

Bylong's general store has been closed for a few months, it's owned by mining giant KEPCO along side the church and the primary school. Picture by Jonathan Carroll for the Newcastle Herald.

LISTENRegenerating a valley and a community

Bylong's general store has been closed for a few months, it's owned by mining giant KEPCO along side the church and the primary school. Picture by Jonathan Carroll for the Newcastle Herald.

LISTENRegenerating a valley and a community

Owner of Kallara Station Justin McClure preparing to muster sheep inside pens. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

LISTENThere is money in mud

Owner of Kallara Station Justin McClure preparing to muster sheep inside pens. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

LISTENThere is money in mud

Local kids painting cars at the Football Paint-Up at Wilcannia, NSW, to support their local football team the Wilcannia Boomerangs in the grand finals. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

LISTENWhere will the river people of Wilcannia go?

Local kids painting cars at the Football Paint-Up at Wilcannia, NSW, to support their local football team the Wilcannia Boomerangs in the grand finals. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

LISTENWhere will the river people of Wilcannia go?

CITY MOVE: Harcourts Horsham agent Tim Coller has sold St John's Church three times, this time most of the demand came from Melbourne, and ended up with a city owner.

City buyers ditch plans to stay close to the office

CITY MOVE: Harcourts Horsham agent Tim Coller has sold St John's Church three times, this time most of the demand came from Melbourne, and ended up with a city owner.

City buyers ditch plans to stay close to the office

No end in sight in race to the regions

No end in sight in race to the regions

No end in sight in race to the regions

No end in sight in race to the regions

Infrastructure and services racing to keep up across regional Australia

Infrastructure and services racing to keep up across regional Australia

Infrastructure and services racing to keep up across regional Australia

Infrastructure and services racing to keep up across regional Australia

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Is your own apathy contributing to your hair loss?

Is your own apathy contributing to your hair loss?

Wimmera & Grampians Seniors magazine is out now. Don't miss it!

Wimmera & Grampians Seniors magazine is out now. Don't miss it!

Dawn Rasmussen

Want a natural skin-care product that nourishes and hydrates?

Want a natural skin-care product that nourishes and hydrates?

Linda Lambrechts

Is your own apathy contributing to your hair loss?

Is your own apathy contributing to your hair loss?

Research showed 50 per cent of insurance claims are avoidable, Honey Insurance is helping Aussies reduce risk and stay safer in their homes by investing in its customers early and providing smart home sensors.

Meet the company flipping the script on home insurance to save you a bundle

Linda Lambrechts

Yabby have simplified the way we renovate our homes by cutting out the middleman and supplying top quality bath and tapware. Photos: Simon Shiff @simonshiffsays

The Aussie start-up that makes choosing tapware easy and affordable

Linda Lambrechts

Rental prices in the regions are up by more than 12 per cent in the past year. Picture: Shutterstock

'Challenging' market: Regional rents grow at record rate

Rental prices in the regions are up by more than 12 per cent in the past year. Picture: Shutterstock

'Challenging' market: Regional rents grow at record rate

PROPERTY: As lockdowns lift home buyers are rushing to make a deal across the country.

Property round-up: Buying frenzy continues but there are still bargains to be had

PROPERTY: As lockdowns lift home buyers are rushing to make a deal across the country.

Property round-up: Buying frenzy continues but there are still bargains to be had

Set in a popular West End locale

Set in a popular West End locale

Dawn Rasmussen

The ideal family haven on acreage

The ideal family haven on acreage

Dawn Rasmussen

Enviable rural farming operation

Enviable rural farming operation

Dawn Rasmussen

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Nice name: Temperance Hotel in McPherson Street, opposite Wilson Street, about 1883, looking east. Picture: HHS 000180

Looking back at three hotels with a difference

Horsham Historical Society

DON'T FALL FOR IT: Scammers are evolving their methods.

All the online scams you need to avoid

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Albion Park's Amy Critcher Hair Design will reopen on October 11 with clients busting to get in her door, with the stylist flat-out for the first five weeks. Picture: Robert Peet

Hairdressers swamped with calls to fix botched home jobs

Desiree Savage

TIME TO TEST: Brian Nagorcka is encouraging men aged over 50 to get regular prostate cancer checks in the post-COVID-19 lockdown era.

A new Horsham nurse and prostate cancer plea - over 50, get checked

Juanita Greville

SO CUTE: The two new marmoset babies at Shoalhaven Zoo.

See the cutest new arrivals at the zoo

A COVID-19 tester in Bendigo in 2020. Picture: NONI HYETT

WATCHCOVID-19 death toll rises, case numbers remain steady

Staff asked to move 'quickly' on $20m for byelection, ICAC hears

LIVEStaff asked to move 'quickly' on $20m for byelection, ICAC hears

Ninety per cent of eligible Canberrans have now been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

ACT passes 90% COVID-19 vaccination threshold

Photo: File

WATCHVictoria records 13 COVID-19 deaths, 1534 new cases

Kim Chappell

It's all about Australia's net zero plan

GET UP TO DATEIt's all about Australia's net zero plan

Kim Chappell

SCRUTINY: Then NSW Transport Minister Gladys Berejiklian and then Wagga MP Daryl Maguire in 2015. ICAC has heard their relationship was disclosed to a staff member in 2018.

Berejiklian 'lied' over Maguire relationship length: ICAC

Rex Martinich

Three new Bell 429 helicopters (pictured) that cost $50million joined the NSW Police fleet on Tuesday.

WATCHNSW Government spends $50million on three new police helicopters

Shivé Prema

Adam Atwood of Homers pushes onto the front foot in 2019. Picture: FILE

Is it time to call stumps on two-day cricket? | Opinion

Matt Currill

LEADER: Yarriambiack Shire Council Mayor Graeme Massey. Picture: FILE

Yarriambiack yarns with Cr Graeme Massey | Mayoral matters

Cr Graeme Massey

Earthquakes, sun and snow, oh my! | A Mum's World

Earthquakes, sun and snow, oh my! | A Mum's World

Yolande Grosser

CHALLENGE: Australia needs many more aged care workers. Picture Shutterstock

Critical shortage of aged care workers threatens care standards

Eileen Wood

Model Barbara Bingham.

The true beauty of older models

Therese Murray

Caution urged following spike in scams

Caution urged following spike in scams

Samara Ross

Witnesses have told ICAC disgraced former MP Daryl Maguire was a forceful advocate for his projects.

Daryl Maguire back in ICAC witness box

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John Skerritt says public hospitals are compelled to report any adverse event linked to vaccines.

Senator blasted over vaccine death claims

MORE AWARDS: Sam Cardow at Pelican Rocks is delighted with being named being named NSW best hot chips.

Chasing the best hot chips in the land? They have been crowned

Benjamin Hoffmann was unlikely psychotic when he allegedly murdered four men, a court has heard.

Hoffmann high on drugs 'but not psychotic'

Senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells has raised concerns about Chinese ownership of Australian ports.

Darwin port review handed to government

Dominic Giannini

A senior Fair Work Commission member has been cleared over a Christmas party fireworks incident.

Fair Work member cleared over work party

Georgie Moore

CREATING COMMUNITY: Stephanie Trethewey, with her children Evie and Elliot. Picture: Supplied

Meet the mum working to prevent the isolation of rural mothers

Meg Whitfield

Victoria wasted millions in COVID pandemic spending, including on PPE that was not fit for purpose.

Millions of dollars wasted on useless PPE

Liz Hobday

NEW STORAGE: WimPak, Horsham, general manager James French says a shortage of food-grade containers means the company doesn't expect to clear last year's crop before the new harvest comes in.

Freight cost, container woes continue

Andrew Miller

Tuloona's ultrafine balanced targets

Tuloona's ultrafine balanced targets

Annabelle Cleeland

Wool exports' unsteady seas

Wool exports' unsteady seas

Annabelle Cleeland

Not all hydrogen is green. Barely any of it is now, but that will slowly change. Photo: Shutterstock.

In a hydrogen economy, where the H2 comes from matters

Sam Hollier

IN THE MOOD: Entertain in style by serving guests a drink in the proper glass. Photo: Supplied

Which glasses to choose for your drinks

SPRAY AWAY: Pressure washers are a great tool for weekend warriors. Photo: Supplied

Choosing the right pressure washer to save water and time