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St George Illawarra Dragons Kezie Apps and Euan Aitken will be among the players and staff touring fire-affected communities as part of a relief tour.

Dragons on tour for relief

A screen grab from Mac Wright's 70-run knock for the Hobart Hurricanes to defeat the Melbourne Renegades.

Wright a Hurricane of runs for birthday knock

Jacob McMaster

The Merimbula Dolphins division one pennant side headed to Malua Bay this weekend for a friendly with their northern neighbours to help raise funds for the rebuild.

Bowlers rolling up to help out

Jacob McMaster

St George Illawarra Dragons Kezie Apps and Euan Aitken will be among the players and staff touring fire-affected communities as part of a relief tour.

Dragons on tour for relief

The Diggers will play a T20 with the Pambula Penguins on Sunday.

Clubs take up cricket for firies

Taking the splash: Members of the Wagga Leagues Swimming Club visited despite the cancellation of the Wharf to Waves on the weekend. Picture: Vanessa Milton.

Wagga swimmers splash out

Balloons at sunrise over Goreme, Cappadocia, Turkey. Photo: Nicole Phillips

Finding a magical fairyland in Cappadocia

Nicole Phillips

PRIZE: You could win a cruise from London to Bergen, via Nordkapp and the Norwegian fjords, in Explore. Entries open on Saturday.

Win a cruise to Norway - and other great travel ideas

Why Sicily is a must-see destination in Italy

Why Sicily is a must-see destination in Italy

Nicole Phillips

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Pilates class aims to raise funds for Tanja's firefighting brigade

People of the Yuin Nation gather at Gulaga on December 1, 2019 to celebrate unity through traditional dance. Picture: Albert McKnight

First Nations people from Australia, Yukon to dance together in bushfire fundraiser

Albert McKnight

South East Gig Guide January 22-28

WHAT'S ONSouth East Gig Guide January 22-28

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Pilates class aims to raise funds for Tanja's firefighting brigade

Is Shrek the Musical worth a trip to the big smoke? Yup.

REVIEWIs Shrek the Musical worth a trip to the big smoke? Yup.

Gayle Tomlinson

Find a garage sale in NSW and the ACT

Find a garage sale in NSW and the ACT

Feeding frenzy: A good dry cleaner will help you deal with life's sometimes messy times with ease. Image: Shutterstock

Five signs your dry cleaner cares (about you and your clothes)

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Keeping covered this summer

Could this be the perfect Christmas present?

Could this be the perfect Christmas present?

Emma Brown

Feeding frenzy: A good dry cleaner will help you deal with life's sometimes messy times with ease. Image: Shutterstock

Five signs your dry cleaner cares (about you and your clothes)

South Coast Leisure Times: summer 2019-20

South Coast Leisure Times: summer 2019-20

Dayle Latham

Leadership qualities: Kate Venables was one of the first managers in Australia to receive Chartered Manager accreditation.

The making of a leader

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Bega home's a solid brick beauty

Bega home's a solid brick beauty

Far South Coast House of the Week Jan 22

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Pilates class aims to raise funds for Tanja's firefighting brigade

South East Gig Guide January 22-28

WHAT'S ONSouth East Gig Guide January 22-28

Narooma surrounded by fire.

New Year's Eve, 2019

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Pilates class aims to raise funds for Tanja's firefighting brigade

TAKING CARE: Animals, just like people, can be seriously affected by smoke haze.

Helping animals cope with those not-so-happy, hazy days

RSPCA

Woodstock anniversary encore at Club Sapphire

Woodstock anniversary encore at Club Sapphire

Stacey Wilson from Milton Volunteer Rural Fire Brigade. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Heroes of the Home Front: Share your stories of gratitude

Think you might have "survivor guilt"? Photo: Shutterstock

REAL AUSTRALIAThink the Summer of the Not-So-Random Apocalypse didn't impact you? Think again

A personalised plea from one man to the PM asks him to join the dots "if only for God's sake". Photo: Shutterstock

REAL AUSTRALIAPlease Mr Morrison, if only for God's sake, join the dots

Nowra kids get behind the firies in a a time-honoured fashion, the old lemonadestall.

FREESouth Coast Bushfire Recovery: ways you can help

NEAR MISS: Police have released dash cam footage of a Ford wagon narrowly avoiding a head-on crash with a highway patrol car at Naringal. Picture: Supplied.

99km/h, a wet deck, a police car and a head-on waiting to happen

Jessica Howard
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Southern Phone CEO David Joss, WIRES representatives Rachel McInnes and Janelle Renes and AGL CEO Brett Redman.

Southern Phone AGL donate $100k to bushfire-affected communities in South East

HAY NOW: Cowell farmer Brenton Smith welcomes the donation as feed dries up in the district.

Hay arrives in Cowell following benefit concert

Rachel McDonald

All FORWARD: The Broulee Wombats Open Women's crew punch through a wave at Queenscliffe Beach on Sunday, January 19.

Oarsome finish for Far South Coast crew | VIDEO

Tash Ryan captured the fast-moving thunderstorm that tore across the region on Monday, as it looked from Main Beach at 2pm.

Letters: Mayor deserves congratulations for bushfire response

Monster of the skies: The Erickson Sky Crane named Gypsy Lady that has been water-bombing around the Bega Valley. Photo: Jacob McMaster.

Letters to the editor

At the weekend Pambula-based choir Spirit Allegro under the baton of conductor David Francis, performed to a packed house at Nethercote Hall.

Letters: Respect for hospital staff doubled during stay at SERH

REUNITED: Valda Dawson (left) with cousin, and neighbour, Dorothy Wallis.

Cousins reunited after six decades

Geraldine Cardozo

JUST LOVING IT: See Aussie singing legend John Paul Young. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

JPY shares the love

Cheryl Field

MULTI-LEVEL: The Smart Road vertical village will comprise 77 independent living apartments and community amenities, including a Montessori Early Learning Centre.

Vertical living: A smart idea for generations

Geraldine Cardozo

Cameron Howard with a Murray cod measuring more than a metre in length. He collected about a dozen cod with Peter Sutherland on Thursday. Picture: Blair Thomson

Fire sparks massive Upper Murray fish kill

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A funeral for Patrick and Robert Salway, who died battling a bushfire, will be held at Cobargo.

Funeral for father and son killed by fire

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Local Burra icon Joey the Sheep and his owner Michael Foster have become quite the celebrities over the past 12 months.

A real-life ewe-nicorn - bought for two slabs of beer

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A 25-year-old man has been arrested in NSW and accused of swindling hay bale traders.

Man charged over NSW hay trade scam

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NEAR MISS: Police have released dash cam footage of a Ford wagon narrowly avoiding a head-on crash with a highway patrol car at Naringal. Picture: Supplied.

99km/h, a wet deck, a police car and a head-on waiting to happen

Jessica Howard
2hrs ago

The prime minister's department is investigating Bridget McKenzie over the issuing of sports grants.

McKenzie refusing to resign over scandal

Matt Coughlan

Three Americans died when a C-130 water bomber crashed in the NSW Snowy Mountains.

Plane crash victims were 'brave Americans'

Steven Trask

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has announced a package to help wildlife recover from bushfires.

Help on the way for Vic pets and wildlife

Interim Inspector General of the Murray Darling Basin Water Resources, Mick Keelty speaks to water advocates following the town hall in Deniliquin.

Mick Keelty tells Southern Basin irrigators to "stick with him"

Olivia Calver
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KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Author and researcher Dr Geoff Beeson will address the crowd at a water summit in Dubbo on January 30. Photo: Contributed

'Learn from the past', says water summit keynote speaker

Breast cancer survivor Lisa Hardman and nurse Rachael Stevens. Picture supplied by McGrath Foundation.

Imagine coping with cancer, drought, and fires? Lisa did

Nicholas Fuller

NO BEEF: McDonald's new veggie burger is a straight-up-and-down vegetable patty, not a beef look-a-like.

When's a veggie burger a real veggie burger?

Shan Goodwin

Should lamington-flavoured hot cross buns be a thing?

Should lamington-flavoured hot cross buns be a thing?

Do your research pre-build

Do your research pre-build