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Carly McDonald and Dustin Taylor.

Rainbow Wave Festival promotes inclusion, positivity

Claudia Ferguson

New board: Jason Apps pictured with his brother and carer Will Apps at Tathra Beach. Picture: Rachel Mounsey.

Quadriplegic surfer dreams big with unique new board

Claudia Ferguson

Chayse Gannon, 2, is at Royal Children's Hospital in Sydney after a leukaemia diagnosis this week. Pictures: Supplied

Bega 2yo diagnosed with aggressive form of leukaemia

Ben Smyth

Mitre 10 employee Tennille Schaefer and store manager Jeremy Schrieber.

Riders raise money for a worthy cause

BE MY VALENTINE: Yvonne and Tom Baverstock-Ward hold up their wedding photo. Picture: Rachel Mounsey

Tale of love lost, and found again

Rachel Mounsey

Jasmine Fleet of The Little Bouquet Florist Merimbula

Couples and singles share thoughts on Valentine's Day

Claudia Ferguson

South Coast man sentenced to 12 years jail for raping ex-girlfriend’s teen daughter

Alasdair McDonald

Carly McDonald and Dustin Taylor.

Rainbow Wave Festival promotes inclusion, positivity

Claudia Ferguson

New board: Jason Apps pictured with his brother and carer Will Apps at Tathra Beach. Picture: Rachel Mounsey.

Quadriplegic surfer dreams big with unique new board

Claudia Ferguson

Safety first: Judy Brown and YFCC health promotion officer Jasmin Dunn celebrate National Condom Day. Picture: Brodie Weeding

Sexual health app launched on National Condom Day

Keiarna and Ky Rodwell celebrate Australia's gold medal effort in the under 23s Commonwealth championship.

Rodwell named for Rabbitohs in Riverina Trial

Jacob McMaster

WELL DESERVED: Pambula’s Donald Hay has received the highest level of recognition in the state for Surf Life Saving.

Pambula’s Donald Hay awarded for distinguished service in Surf Life Saving

Claudia Ferguson

Solid pace: Aiden Bailey keeps a close eye on his ball against the Knights on Saturday before play had to be stopped due to rain and hail.

Knights cut off by hail

Jacob McMaster

Keiarna and Ky Rodwell celebrate Australia's gold medal effort in the under 23s Commonwealth championship.

Rodwell named for Rabbitohs in Riverina Trial

Count-back race: Tura men's golf monthly medal winner Ian Scott with sponsor Loraine Lambert and runner-up Minh Nguyen.

Scott, Nguyen’s medal clash

Some of the girls during a round at the Merimbula courts on Friday.

Sharks bite into new season

Carly McDonald and Dustin Taylor.

Rainbow Wave Festival promotes inclusion, positivity

Claudia Ferguson

Kate Burke and Luke Plumb

Taste of Tassie at Candelo with world-class musicians

Raise the roof: 19-Twenty band is ready to bring the party to Merimbula this Friday night at Club Sapphire. Picture: Johnny D Photography.

19-Twenty band bring the party to Merimbula

Claudia Ferguson

Carly McDonald and Dustin Taylor.

Rainbow Wave Festival promotes inclusion, positivity

The Coads and Jim Hermel are heading back to Wolumla this Sunday.

Country stars the Coads at Wolumla

STILL STRONG: Ian Moss is bringing his new Summer and Solo tour to Far South Coast fans this Friday at Club Sapphire.

Summer days, silken vocals as Ian Moss rolls in

From the desk of Mrs Claus: Mrs Claus opens her heart to tell the children of the world how she feels about them this Christmas.

A note from Mrs Claus to share the joy

Mrs Claus

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

From the desk of Mrs Claus: Mrs Claus opens her heart to tell the children of the world how she feels about them this Christmas.

A note from Mrs Claus to share the joy

Aloha Zen’s Byron Bay Pillow, $107.00

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

Emma Elsworthy

ROLL UP: Bells Carnival in Batemans Bay offers summer fun for everyone.

South Coast Leisure Times: summer 2018-19

Dayle Latham

Well priced for a family in Eden

Bay House of the Week Feb 13

The finest attention to detail in Malua Bay

Far South Coast House of the Week Feb 13

Brand new quality home in Sanctuary Point

Sanctuary Point House of the Week

Pambula Preschool pupils selling yummy treats to raise money for their sister school in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.

Books, puzzles, cash donations from Pambula Preschool to Papua New Guinea

Vinnies store manager Michelle Hayden, Denise Brown, Diann Sherrin and Ros Clarke happy with the front window display.

Take home something to love at Vinnies

Claudia Ferguson

Lumen students congratulate Social Justice Advocates

Pambula Preschool pupils selling yummy treats to raise money for their sister school in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.

Books, puzzles, cash donations from Pambula Preschool to Papua New Guinea

Commander Bill Blakeman presenting Peter Roberts with the Unit Commander’s Citation.

Radio man rewarded for long service

Tom Weston testing out the water wheelchair for the first time with Peter Bootes on Saturday, February 9.

Join in and experience Same Wave program

Claudia Ferguson

Safety first: Judy Brown and YFCC health promotion officer Jasmin Dunn celebrate National Condom Day. Picture: Brodie Weeding

Sexual health app launched on National Condom Day

Two utes valued at $300k among treasures lost in container spill

Jasmine Fleet of The Little Bouquet Florist Merimbula

Couples and singles share thoughts on Valentine's Day

INVISIBLE EXERCISE: See how your pelvic floor works and the proper way to exercise it in free 3D animated videos.

Ladies, it’s time to exercise that pelvic floor – you too guys

Lady Gaga and Mark Ronson perform "Shallow" at the 61st annual Grammy Awards.

Who won what at the 2019 Grammy Awards

Watch a shocking timelapse of floodwater in Qld near a train derailment

Derek Barry

Excited bunch: Marlow Barrett, Kealie Whitford, Jarrah Cameron and Olivia Grimwood loved their first days at Lumen Christi Catholic College.

Kindergarteners take on big school easy | Photos

Claudia Ferguson

Multi-million dollar cash injection for Marine Rescue | VIDEO

Zoe Cartwright

Ex-Aussie basketballer Andy Campbell of Merimbula meets some of the Southern district jockeys. Picture: Joseph Jones Racing

Letters: No excuse for blatant mis-truths on franking credits

Flying the flag: Merimbula Water Dragons took to the water on Australia Day for a paddle to Spencer Park for morning tea before returning to Top Lake.

Letters to the editor

Suzanne Whelan took this amazing shot of Merimbula Boardwalk on a fog-fiilled day last week. Check out other readers' photos at merimbulanewsweekly.com.au

Letters: Cyclists ask for respect – it goes both ways on the road

‘I stopped breathing’: Water safety skills ‘vital’ for seniors

Geraldine Cardozo

INVISIBLE EXERCISE: See how your pelvic floor works and the proper way to exercise it in free 3D animated videos.

Ladies, it’s time to exercise that pelvic floor – you too guys

Eileen Wood

SALT OF THE EARTH: Landcare volunteer Graeme Stevenson was one of three finalists in the prestigious Bob Hawke Landcare Award last year.

Job well dung for poo-ologist

Johanna Baker-Dowdell

Scott Morrison has announced the creation of nine forestry hubs during a visit to northern Tasmania.

PM announces forestry boost in Tasmania

Bill Shorten has questioned the evidence given by Senator Michaelia Cash in a court hearing.

Shorten questions Cash's AWU evidence

Scott Morrison is attempting to contrast the government and Labor's stance on border security.

Morrison tries to widen the gap on borders

Disability abuse victims and their families have met with Opposition Leader Bill Shorten.

Disability victims meet Shorten in Vic

Crews battling bushfires in northern NSW are working through the weekend to contain the blazes.

Crews work to contain NSW bushfires

Sarah McPhee

Queensland police have released footage of a man riding a bike near where a woman was shot dead.

CCTV released in bid to solve Qld murder

Shae McDonald

Robert Doyle has withdrawn a court bid to stop a sexual misconduct report being released.

Robert Doyle report release date unknown

Christine McGinn

Two inmates who allegedly attacked Tony Mokbel in a Victorian jail fear for their safety.

Mokbel in hospital, accused duo in custody

The Martins thanks the paramedics at Goulburn Ambulance Station on February 10.

Wayne's back from the dead after lightning strike

Darryl Fernance

Tom and Sophie Holt from Tondara Herefords, Coonong Station, Urana, with manager Joe Gahan and their trophy for Riverine Classic Beef Champion pen.

Coonong's Riverine Classic win

Hannah Powe

Deputy incident controller Liz Ferris is part of the incident management team working from the Northern Tablelands fire control centre in Glen Innes. Pictures: Andrew Messenger

Behind the scenes: inside the fire HQ control centre

Andrew Messenger

Parramasala: A vibrant cross-section of cultures.

Your weekly travel inspiration

Skip the flowers and hit the road with your Valentine

Sitting on the Mollymook Headland, Bannisters by the Sea has prime position.

Spend some time revelling in the rivalry of seaside siblings in Mollymook

Scott McRae

SURVIVOR: Carol Maney was twice a victim of forced adoption. Picture: Frances Vinall

Forced adoption: stolen babies, family secrets, unsolved mysteries

Frances Vinall

PASSIVE DESIGN: Done correctly, it can reduce or eliminate the need for auxiliary heating or cooling, which accounts for about 40 per cent (or much more in some climates) of energy use in the average Australian home.

Go passive on design

Bige enough for three - Generation X&Y, Millennials and Boomers have all hit the workforce - with different skills and experiences.

The X-Y breakdown of generations in Australia

Zoe Cartwright