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Australian of the Year, Grace Tame. Photo: Sitthixay Ditthavong

DIGESTPowerful words on a day of very many words

The logistics of distributing the COVID vaccine in Australia must run smoothly. Picture: Shutterstock

OPINIONLogistics of COVID-19 vaccine rollout must be perfect

"I would have thought the biggest threat to WA is not tomatoes, it's meth and heroin," said WA Premier Mark McGowan. Photo: file

DIGESTWhat's the difference between tomatoes and meth anyway?

Marie Janczura of the Therapeutic Goods Administration works on the COVID vaccine to ensure a safe roll out. Picture: Karleen Minney

EXPLAINERIs one vaccine better than the others?

Imagine more than 7000 mutations of coronavirus. Yes, it's a real thing. There are more COVID mountains to climb yet. Photo: file

DIGESTThe vaccines roll out, new mutations climb

Janine Graham

The first shipment of AstraZeneca vaccines arrives in Australia. Picture: Getty Images

Strict vaccine advertising rules don't stop doctors from having patient conversations: TGA

Sally Whyte

The AstraZeneca shipment touches down in Australia. Picture: Getty Images

DIGESTVaccine envy is a First World luxury

Andrew Thorpe

Prime Minister Scott Morrison (left) speaks with Sex Discrimination Commissioner Kate Jenkins during the International Women's Day Parliamentary Breakfast in the Great Hall at Parliament House on Thursday. Picture: Getty Images

DIGESTThe storm inside Parliament rumbles on

Alex Crowe

PRE-SEASON: A screenshot from a video of the Eden Tigers during training this week ahead of Saturday's trial game against Queanbeyan.

Tigers roaring to get back into action

Ben Smyth

Club Legend ridden by Brock Ryan and trained by Theresa Bateup wins the Merimbula Cup at Sapphire Coast Turf Club on Monday. Photo: Bradley Photographers

Women dominate Merimbula Cup Day at Sapphire Coast

Jeanne Medlicott

Go Golfing's travellers with members of the Far South Coast Rural Fire Brigade in Narooma, NSW.

Golfers bring clubs, compassion to bushfire-ravaged NSW South Coast

PRE-SEASON: A screenshot from a video of the Eden Tigers during training this week ahead of Saturday's trial game against Queanbeyan.

Tigers roaring to get back into action

WHOPPER: Alan Wilkins of Tura Beach shows a magnificent 15kg Dolphin Fish (Mahi Mahi) taken slow trolling live bait, out past the edge of the shelf off Merimbula.

Game fishing frenzy on NSW Far South Coast

Jackie, Sophia and Marli Scott with their artwork that will feature on the Eden Tigers Indigenous Round jumpers.

Artwork shows unity of Eden Tigers

Jacob McMaster

Launceston property developer Errorl Stewart wants a solution to the Tamar's mud problem. Picture: Phillip Biggs

LISTENWhy this Australian city is stuck in the mud

Launceston property developer Errorl Stewart wants a solution to the Tamar's mud problem. Picture: Phillip Biggs

LISTENWhy this Australian city is stuck in the mud

ANU student Jozef Meyer points out a dieback affected snow gum in Koscziosko National Park. Picture: Kate Matthews

LISTENWhat's killing our Snow Gums?

ANU student Jozef Meyer points out a dieback affected snow gum in Koscziosko National Park. Picture: Kate Matthews

LISTENWhat's killing our Snow Gums?

Dr Alex Ritchie and his daughter, Shona, at his home in Canberra. PHOTO: Tom Melville

LISTENUncovering Canowindra's forgotten fossils

Dr Alex Ritchie and his daughter, Shona, at his home in Canberra. PHOTO: Tom Melville

LISTENUncovering Canowindra's forgotten fossils

Brewpubs offer creative menus to match the beers, creating a destination for locals and tourists. Pictures: Michael Turtle

Crafty brewers blazing hoppy trails across the country

Michael Turtle

Enjoy a private food and wine tasting experience at Heifer Staton Wines, Orange.

The NSW region that really shines in autumn

Louise Goldsbury

Millions of crabs emerge from the Christmas Island forest and head for the sea.

Cupid hits Christmas Island for annual journey to the sea

Explore Travel

Floriade could still be held at Commonwealth Park this year. Picture: Karleen Minney

Floriade still on the cards for later in the year

Andrew Brown

South Coast Gig Guide, March 2-8

WHAT'S ONSouth Coast Gig Guide, March 2-8

KITTED OUT: The First Team is a fictional look at modern life for young professional footballers.

Inbetweeners creators strike with mixed results

Josh Leeson

Floriade could still be held at Commonwealth Park this year. Picture: Karleen Minney

Floriade still on the cards for later in the year

Joel Arthur and Lloyd Hurrell of the National Gallery hang Vincent Van Gogh's famous Sunflowers in the lead-up to the opening of Botticelli to Van Gogh, the gallery's next blockbuster. Picture: Keegan Carroll

WHAT'S ONHanging out for the real Sunflowers

Sally Pryor

Shonae Hobson, curator of Piinpi: Contemporary Indigenous Fashion at the National Museum of Australia. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

New show is keeping to the seasons, First Nations-style

Ayla Connolly

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

Samsung's new flagship series pushes the boundaries of smartphone capability

Samsung's new flagship series pushes the boundaries of smartphone capability

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Harness the power of word of mouth

Harness the power of word of mouth

Greenwell Point is a beautiful place to visit in summer.

South Coast Leisure Times: summer 2020-21

Dayle Latham

The mighty Murray cruise

The mighty Murray cruise

Emma Brown

Find your dream at realestateview.com.au

Read this week's Real Estate View here

Find your dream at realestateview.com.au

Read this week's Real Estate View here

End of rental moratorium raises alarm

End of rental moratorium raises alarm

End of rental moratorium raises alarm

End of rental moratorium raises alarm

Take a step back in time

Take a step back in time

House of the week

Take a step back in time

Take a step back in time

A cracking view

A cracking view

House of the Week

Up and ready to play - Penelope is looking for a home.

Playful Penelope needs a home

South Coast Gig Guide, March 2-8

WHAT'S ONSouth Coast Gig Guide, March 2-8

Scamwatch: Scammers target tax file numbers

Scamwatch: Scammers target tax file numbers

Up and ready to play - Penelope is looking for a home.

Playful Penelope needs a home

Tali Farrell-Wellington wears earrings by Tammy Lalara at Anindilyakwa Arts for her first modelling gig. Picture: Karleen Minney

South Coast woman feels 'powerful' after modelling Indigenous designs for exhibition

Grace Crivellaro

Upcoming green thumb events

Dolly Parton gets a dose of her own medicine. Photo: Twitter via @Dolly Parton

WATCHDolly Parton gets a dose of her own medicine

P&O Cruises Australia flagship Pacific Explorer two years ago as it became the first cruise ship to visit Eden to use the new wharf extension and seen here with Cruise Eden volunteers. Photo supplied

Eden first in line as P&O launches videos celebrating regional destinations

Powerful Owl. Photo: Johanning, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

A powerful owl could be sleeping in your backyard after surveying kilometres of territory

Frank Grillo and Serena Lo do battle in this enjoyable take on gaming culture. Picture: Icon

Action replays make for lots of fun

A demon hand in Demon Slayer The Movie: Mugen Train. Picture: Koyoharu Gotoge /Shueisha

This demon battle is a wild ride

Ron Cerabona

Frank Grillo, left and Mel Gibson in Boss Level. Picture: Icon

When stars jockey for top billing

Ron Cerabona

Xiao Yang in Endgame. Picture: Supplied

REVIEWIdentity swap is complicated fun

Ron Cerabona

Susan Sarandon and Kate Winslet in Blackbird. Picture: Supplied

REVIEWSensitive drama with a fine cast

Jane Freebury

Climate activists from across the region briefly hold up traffic in Bega on Saturday as they continue calling on government to make action of climate change a priority.

Letters: Seniors village an oasis amid lack of affordable housing

GONE FISHING: Photo taken by Merimbula Tourism manager Chris Nicholls on his early morning walk showing the sky beautifully reflected in the lake.

Letters to the editor

Letters: Merimbula Lake closure would devastate town

Letters: Merimbula Lake closure would devastate town

ALONE AND VULNERABLE: Single older women without children face unique challenges. Image: Pixabay

The single woman, no kids paradox

Eileen Wood

SHOW GOES ON: The fundraising event will be the first time Maria Venuti will sing publicly since her stroke five years ago.

Maria Venuti to return to stage for 80th birthday

Geraldine Cardozo

IN THEIR ELEMENT: Silver Salties having a swell time at Terrigal on the NSW Central Coast.

You don't need gills to be in the water

John Piggott

Tassie devil numbers have fallen about 36,000 in the past 25 years, ecologist Calum Cunningham says.

Tassie devils beating devastating disease

38m ago

Australian of the Year, Grace Tame. Photo: Sitthixay Ditthavong

DIGESTPowerful words on a day of very many words

NSW Police has applied to the Supreme Court to ban a protest to mark the Sydney Mardi Gras.

Supreme Court to rule on Mardi Gras march

38m ago

Six Dr Seuss books will no longer be published because of racist and insensitive imagery.

Racist images stop six Dr Seuss books

Federal Labor leader Anthony Albanese will campaign alongside Premier Mark McGowan on Thursday.

Albanese to join WA Labor campaign trail

Michael Ramsey
38m ago

New Victorian laws will recognise animals as potential victims of domestic violence.

RSPCA backs harder family violence pet law

38m ago

Gladys Berejiklian wants better communications from the federal government on the vaccine rollout.

Leaders want jab rollout clarity from PM

38m ago

Police divers will search an area just a few hundred metres from Melissa Caddick's luxury home.

Fresh search for Caddick remains to begin

Tiffanie Turnbull
38m ago

Equal top priced bull Glenholme Quartermaster with Tim Woodham, Nutrien Ag Solutions who made the purchase on behalf of Graeme and Jean Hall, auctioneer Peter Godbolt, Nutrien and studmaster Geoff Bush.

Kirraweena Glenholme bulls hit $8000 three times

Stephen Burns

Coonamble High School students with their Angus steer that was the medium domestic class winner on the hoof. A Limousin cross steer won the carcase section.

Carcase champion to Coonamble crossbred

Hannah Powe

Jack Hamilton, farmhand at Kintail via Casino, standing in a crop of sunflowers still upright only hours after 82mm of rain fell in just 30 minutes. Intense but patchy showers affected much of the state's north last week.

Ready for coastal rain to stop

Jamie Brown, Billy Jupp

One example of an old highway (right) being retained as a local service road. Photos: Sam Hollier.

What happens to bypassed sections of roads? Many things

Sam Hollier

Start looking at your old furniture and items around the house with a fresh perspective. Photo: Shutterstock

Ideas for upcycling furniture

Linley Wilkie

It is a common strategy to arrange your life insurance through a super fund, but it's important to know how the death tax applies. Picture: Shutterstock.

How the death tax applies to insurance policies held in super | Money

Noel Whittaker