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Celebration: Rovers celebrate picking up a wicket earlier this season. Photo: Penny Tamblyn.

Rovers’ opportunity to build on win

Callum McGregor
55m ago

File photo.

Ross Leopald claims victory

Graeme Dyet

Celebrations for Kempsey Swimming Pool turning 80 | Photos

Celebration: Rovers celebrate picking up a wicket earlier this season. Photo: Penny Tamblyn.

Rovers’ opportunity to build on win

55m ago

Lower Macleay Magpies players Megan Archibald, Shawnee Potts, Ellen Hetherington and Tahlisa Daley-Button were selected into the Group 3 representative side.

Magpies players ready to make history for Group 3

Callum McGregor

Gary Bridge will be one of four inductees into the Group Three Hall of Fame next month.

Four more inductees for Group Three Rugby League’s Hall of Fame

Mick McDonald

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Community celebration

When it’s everything but a silent night at South West Rocks

The community barbecue will be held on Tuesday December 18

Not Our Way community barbecue to be held next week

Ruby Pascoe

Pam and Ross Foster at the Kempsey Crescent Head Nippers Sippers Sunday NRL grand final afternoon in 2017 at Crescent Head Surf Life Saving Club.

Celebrate the New Year in style at Crescent Head

Community celebration

When it’s everything but a silent night at South West Rocks

Jim Newman, Gianna Douglas, Pam Scanlon, John Ausburn, Deb Rownes, Sylvia Scott and Louise Finnegan.

Sunday afternoon a capella in Kempsey

Pamela Scanlon

Handmade glass jewellery by David McManus.

McManus to exhibit at Kundabung this weekend

Val Wright

Sarah Mostyn, of Windella Farms

Five small businesses making their dreams come true

Emma Elsworthy

Rebecca Stern, of Mustard Made.

Savvy business mums are doin' it for themselves in regional Australia

Emma Elsworthy

Aloha Zen’s Byron Bay Pillow, $107.00

Unique gift ideas for the hard-to-buy-guy in your life

Emma Elsworthy

Sarah Mostyn, of Windella Farms

Five small businesses making their dreams come true

The Small Folk’s founders Anna and Simon Davis say their roles as early childhood educators helped guide their vision to create "enchanting, holistic play, celebrating a naturally simplified childhood".

Why a labour of love makes all the difference in regional Australia

Emma Elsworthy

Amber Drop Honey (500 grams), $10.50

Christmas Gift Guide: 15 of the hottest pressies UNDER $50

A quality home for all the generations

House of the week

Great value-for-money home at Aldavilla

House of the week

Luxury living amid prime grazing country

House of the week

Community celebration

When it’s everything but a silent night at South West Rocks

AICM holds Christmas event | photos

Stephen Katte

Discover your inner curious creature at the Summer Reading Club at Kempsey Shire libraries.

Local libraries host summer reading

Kempsey Shire Council

Community celebration

When it’s everything but a silent night at South West Rocks

Community spirit was alive and well with the festivities and Twilight Markets in Riverside Park, Kempsey.

Street comes alive for festive market

Mayor Liz Campbell

The veiw down Elbow street. Photo:Stephen Katte.

Macleay weather forecast for December 11 -17

A herd of pigs targetted in the aerial shoot.

Aerial cull takes out nearly 5000 feral pigs

Emotional: Survivors of the bus-train accident lay a wreath at the foot of the memorial garden in South Kempsey. Photo: Penny Tamblyn.

Kempsey remembers as six children 'live on in our hearts' | Photos

An unidentified child with Donald and Bill Baker and their fishing nets in Killick Creek at Crescent Head. The two storey hotel in the background is the New Brighton. Pics: Macleay River Historical Society

From the archives: The Macleay more than half a century ago | Photos

From the archives: Crescent Head Santa Surf 2015 | Photos

A cheerful display at 10 John Taggart Close in South West Rocks. Photo: April Kane.

Macleay Valley 2018 Christmas lights map now live

Local students learn about road safety | Photos

Ruby Pascoe

Kempsey Christmas Festival: A huge success | Photos

Just some of the stars on the red carpet on Wednesday night.

15 photos from the AACTA red carpet

Value of feedback can’t be underestimated

55m ago

Still leader: Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May delivers a speech outside 10 Downing Street in London on Wednesday after surviving a no-confidence vote by Tory MPs. Photo: Matt Dunham

A world weighed down by political messes

John Hewson

Letter: Please save the Macleay Regional Co-op

PROSTATE: Research shows some men would prefer to sacrifice survival odds rather than suffer the side-effects of prostate cancer treatment.

Prostate cancer: men trade-off survival for quality of life

Eileen Wood

Labor accused of ‘milking’ self-funded retirees

HEALTH CONCERN: More older people are drinking to hazardous levels. Image Pixabay.

Boomers the new ‘risky’ drinkers

Eileen Wood

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has outlined plans to set up a national anti-corruption commission.

Integrity Commission model criticised

8m ago

Tropical Cyclone Owen is now expected to cross the Queensland coast on Saturday.

Cyclone Owen slowly heads for Queensland

35m ago

An emerging WA medical company has won and international award for entrepreneurs in London.

WA company rewarded for cancer technology

43m ago

The Productivity Commission says the current support system for veterans should be overhauled.

Veterans' support 'outdated, needs reform'

1hr ago

Despite the fear shark attacks generate, an expert says humans can co-exist with them safely.

Dramatic decline in Aust shark numbers

Hannah Higgins
1hr ago

Rescue from the skies. Photo: Blair Thomson

Helicopter used to winch stranded people from cars on Hume

Blair Thomson
1hr ago

Prime Minister Scott Morrison flanked by state premiers during the Council of Australian Governments meeting in Adelaide. Photo by Kelly Barnes.

Enthusiasm for the ‘Drought PM’ drying up

Mike Foley
1hr ago

Catch of the day: Fishing mates Matt Dunn and Michael Zammit in Richmond. Picture: Geoff Jones.

Mates rescue one-legged fisherman clinging to boat

Krystyna Pollard
1hr ago

Live Music at Empire Control Room

Five unmissable things to do, see and taste in Texas

The Brahmaputra River … in the rarely visited Indian state of Assam.

River-cruising the mysterious kingdom of Bhutan

John Rozentals

Fraser Suites Sydney … ‘Summer Fun’ extras comprise buffet breakfast and onsite parking.

Six highlights in your travel week | 13 Dec

John Rozentals

Visit www.sydneyfishmarket.com.au/seafood-school/about-sss for more great seafood recipes

Try this: Whole Rainbow Trout with Orange, Maple Syrup & Macadamia Nuts

ISSUE: If this bill passes into legislation things will change from next May - no longer will it be just the owner’s problem if a unit is hard to sell — it will now be every owner’s problem.

Queensland unit buy back bill sees frightening unintended consequences

Noel Whittaker

HOLIDAY BLUES: No matter where you live, how big your house is or how valuable your belongings are, home security should always be a top concern – especially during the holiday season when your home is unattended.

Outsmart holiday burglars