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Prestigious honour: The Five Macleay Netball Association representatives who have earned selection into the Australian Budgies team. Photo: Supplied.

Five Macleay girls selected for Indigenous Australian Netball side

Callum McGregor

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Murray finishes the day on top

Graeme Dyet

The Lower Macleay Magpies women will compete in the 2019 season.

Women’s rugby league competition no closer to starting

Paul Jobber

Prestigious honour: The Five Macleay Netball Association representatives who have earned selection into the Australian Budgies team. Photo: Supplied.

Five Macleay girls selected for Indigenous Australian Netball side

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Stuarts Point Women’s Bowling club seeks new members

Large swell: The Kempsey-Crescent Head Surf Boat crews will be in action in Old Bar this Saturday. Photo: Penny Tamblyn.

Kempsey-Crescent Head Surf Boats ready to launch into new year

Callum McGregor

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Scandinavian band Fru Skagerrak is three master musicians headlining this year's Festival of Small Halls. Catch them at Frederickton School of Arts Hall on January 31.

Explosion of Scandinavian sound at Festival of Small Halls

Ian Yates

Tables groaning with books to be had at the Kempsey High School Hall

Kempsey Rotary Book Sale’s record opening

Kids aged from 6-13 are invited to join a painting workshop on January 16 and 23. Photo: Supplied

Kids painting workshop to be held at Slim Dusty Centre

Scandinavian band Fru Skagerrak is three master musicians headlining this year's Festival of Small Halls. Catch them at Frederickton School of Arts Hall on January 31.

Explosion of Scandinavian sound at Festival of Small Halls

Coming January 20: Macleay Valley Arts Council Sunday Sessions featuring Snez from 2pm at Oddfellows Hall.

Sunday Sessions with SNEZ

Ian Yates

January 12: Your one chance to catch Joe Robinson on his annual summer break in Australia.

Music talent Joe Robinson comes to Fredo

Ian Yates

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Ruth Lewis

Bargain hunters: Shoppers will come away happy from Kempsey on Friday.

Get in early to grab a bargain

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Stunning rural and mountain views

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Sweet music: Troy grew up listening to Guns and Roses, Motley Crue, Abba and the Bee Gees, and he loves the Beatles.

Mid North Coast Now | Wauchope’s music man

Letitia Fitzpatrick

Hat Head product Aiden Tolman will always refer to the Macleay Vally as his "home".

Mid North Coast Now | Long road from Hat Head to the NRL

Callum McGregor

A modern home with acreage

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A home built with pride

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Heavenly rural lifestyle to enjoy

Soleil performing her winning routine. Photos: supplied.

Kempsey dancer named national elite champion

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Weather forecast predicts scorching temperatures, watch for heat stress in your pets

Scandinavian band Fru Skagerrak is three master musicians headlining this year's Festival of Small Halls. Catch them at Frederickton School of Arts Hall on January 31.

Explosion of Scandinavian sound at Festival of Small Halls

Ian Yates

Soleil performing her winning routine. Photos: supplied.

Kempsey dancer named national elite champion

Locals compete at Surf Life Saving branch titles held in Port Macquarie | Photos

Paul Jobber

FOR ALL: South West Rocks and Crescent Head will host Australia Day breakfast celebrations.

Celebrations for all this Australia Day

Mayor Liz Campbell

Ewe are joking! Check out these weird and wacky ways to keep your pet cool

Sharp, and working hard. Levi Langham. Photo: Christian Knight

Macleay Spider-Man a modern day marvel | video, photos

2018 Crescent Head Rugby Sevens | Photos

Locals compete at Surf Life Saving branch titles held in Port Macquarie | Photos

Rafael Nadal

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

‘No tar for Goolawah’: Point Plomer Rd protest | Photos, video

Ruby Pascoe

The stars

The Stars of Macleay Valley Dance for Cancer announced | Photos

Ruby Pascoe

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

Melissa Iaria

High self-control not all it’s cracked up to be

John Malouff

Now what?: Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May reacts after she won a no-confidence vote against her government in the House of Commons on Wednesday. She must now find another way to address the Brexit debacle after the dramatic failure of the government Brexit vote this week. Picture: Jessica Taylor

How Brexit crisis will end is anyone’s guess

John Hewson

CHANGING PLACES: Regional journalist Sahil Makkar lived for more than 25 years in New Delhi, where the temperature gets up to 50 degrees. He is now experiencing his first summer in the Central West. Photo: MATT WATSON

I’ve experienced 50-degree heat. This is something else

Sahil Makkar

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

Evie Amati has been jailed for an axe attack at a Sydney convenience store.

Axe attacker sentenced to four years' jail

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Jamie Clavant's mum will make an appeal for the return of the missing 12-year-old.

Mum to make plea to find Melbourne boy

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Scott Morrison says he's very disappointed in the politics of the live exports issue.

Shorten not judging live export activists

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The aged-care industry says it does not fear the scrutiny as the royal commission kicks off.

'Rising torrent' of concern over aged care

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A series of vigils are being planned in tribute to murdered student Aiia Maasarwe in Melbourne.

Tram CCTV handed over in student killing

Kaitlyn Offer and Christine McGinn
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Health authorities are urging people to take extra care and keep hydrated during the heat.

Some parts of NSW to reach 48 degrees

Gemma Najem and Heather McNab
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Scott Morrison wants to calm tension caused by mass fish deaths in the Murray-Darling River system.

No knee-jerk answer to Murray-Darling: PM

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Mr Lim is a regular sight on Sydney street corners carrying signs with political or social messages.

Sydney sign activist Lim to challenge fine

Luke Costin

Adventure Bay Retreat: Something special on Bruny Island. Photo: Brad Harris

Your weekly travel inspiration

John Rozentals

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

Lots of benefits: Worms not only munch through a lot of your food waste, but will also produce fertiliser that your plants will love.

Worms help reduce waste

For more recipes see australianlamb.com.au

Try this: Honey, pineapple and chilli lamb leg

Possible tax hikes: If Labor succeeds in making both these changes, a top-rate taxpayer will suddenly find themselves paying CGT of 36.75% – an increase of almost 58%.

Our CGT may be one of the highest in the world

Noel Whittaker