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Canberra hospital accommodation scheduled for amputation

Ben Smyth

2019 Tilba Easter Festival.

Tilba Festival a huge success | PHOTOS

Jeanne Medlicott

Uncle Noel Butler said it was so incredible at last year's Festival to have so many non-Aboriginal people wanting to taste our traditional foods and hear our stories.

Koori culture and oysters

Laurelle Pacey

Carers needed

Kitten carers urgently needed

Ben Smyth

Traffic control as car park resealed

DIVERSION: Cars on the unsealed Old Highway after a truck and car collided on the Princes Highway south of Narooma on April 15.

Woman aged 25 dies in Narooma Princes Hwy crash

Claudia Ferguson

"It's a beautiful day" Aicha and her son Souleymane from Guinea. Photo: Rachel Mounsey

Refugees' joy as visitors take to the waves at Pambula Beach | Photos

Rachel Mounsey

Canberra hospital accommodation scheduled for amputation

Ben Smyth

2019 Tilba Easter Festival.

Tilba Festival a huge success | PHOTOS

Jeanne Medlicott

2019 Tilba Easter Festival.

Tilba Festival a huge success | PHOTOS

Gold Coast coach Garth Brennan reckons Tyrone Peachey (pic) is again the perfect Origin utility.

Peachey stakes NSW claim: Brennan

Laine Clark
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The Titans' Ryan James could be out of action for some time after a knee injury against Newcastle.

Titans await report on injured Ryan James

Laine Clark

A quiet weekend

Gold Coast coach Garth Brennan reckons Tyrone Peachey (pic) is again the perfect Origin utility.

Peachey stakes NSW claim: Brennan

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Top scorer: Donna Mayberry from Cellarbrations congratulates Helen Pearsall on her win during the Tura ladies Saturday golf.

Golfers fire good scores

Off and gone: Euan Aitken scores against Greg Inglis last year. Picture: NRL.com/Channel Nine

Origin door open to Aitken

Tim Barrow

Celebrate creativity at Panboola's Ephemeral Festival

Country Connections: Michelle Russell, Steve Martin, Louise Bowerman, Adam Twyford and Syd Brassington who will be playing at Wolumla Hall.

Country at Wolumla

Denise Dion

A still from Gracie Otto's short film Desert Dash.

Flickerfest national tour returns to Merimbula silver screen

Celebrate creativity at Panboola's Ephemeral Festival

David Lole and his quartet are at Club Sapphire on Thursday.

Jazz club presents five of the best

A still from the film

Priscilla, Queen of the Desert film screening to fundraise for Rainbow Wave Festival

Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries chief executive Tony Weber is urging motorists to check if their vehicles are affected by the Takata airbag recall.

Car makers call for vital safety check

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Brendan Buckley from Bega Betta was a former student at St Patrick's.

St Pat's: Betta memories of St Pat's

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Sister Judith in 1973: Faith generally grew deeper during students' time at St Pat’s and pupils remember feeling very proud to be at the school.

St Pat's: Stories from past students

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Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries chief executive Tony Weber is urging motorists to check if their vehicles are affected by the Takata airbag recall.

Car makers call for vital safety check

The year was 1974: A teaching Sister with her group of students at St Patrick's.

St Pat's: Memories of times gone by

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1975 class: The Sisters of Charity had laid the foundation of St Patrick’s School, which originated from the school first established by John Mangan.

St Pats: Long history of the school

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The low-impact home you've been looking for

Far South Coast House of the Week Apr 3

Two-storey timber cottage in bushland oasis

Eurobodalla House of the Week Apr 3

Modern living at its best

Shoalhaven House of the Week Apr 3

Carers needed

Kitten carers urgently needed

Ben Smyth

TALENTED PERFORMERS: One of the country's brightest and most versatile string quartets the Enigma Quartet will perform at the 2019 Four Winds Easter Festival.

Four Winds Easter Festival 2019 draws acclaimed artists

Albert McKnight

This photo by Liz Bellete-Stubbs (@lizbsphotography) was chosen as the Best Image in the Sapphire Snappers annual summer photography competition.

Sapphire Snappers' summer photography award winners

Ben Smyth

Carers needed

Kitten carers urgently needed

Narooma Oyster Festival features a line-up of nine top music acts not to be missed, They include - Big Boss Groove, 19-Twenty, Nick Saxon, James Bennett, Beautifully Mad, and Dust & Echoes

Oyster Festival groovin'

Vibrant and creative storytelling: Isla Rosenbaum hanging out with free- range musicians Latvian Independence Day. Photo: Rachel Mounsey

Creatively inspired at Ephemeral festival

Rachel Mounsey

2019 Tilba Easter Festival.

Tilba Festival a huge success | PHOTOS

Recipe: courtesy of Sydney Seafood School. Photo: Franz Scheurer

Cuttlefish with chorizo and potatoes, pan-fried

"It's a beautiful day" Aicha and her son Souleymane from Guinea. Photo: Rachel Mounsey

Refugees' joy as visitors take to the waves at Pambula Beach | Photos

How the python managed to get the drop on the tawny frogmouth is currently unknown

Watch a python devour a tawny frogmouth

Firefighters tackle the blaze as flames and smoke rise from Notre Dame cathedral as it burns in Paris. Photo: Thibault Camus/AP

See inside fire-ravaged Notre Dame

This photo by Liz Bellete-Stubbs (@lizbsphotography) was chosen as the Best Image in the Sapphire Snappers annual summer photography competition.

Sapphire Snappers' summer photography award winners

Ben Smyth

Celebration time: Rainbow Wave festival goer Meg Macdonald dancing at the festival's all ages event. Photo: Rachel Mounsey

Rainbow Wave festival : All that glitters is gold

Rachel Mounsey

Winx says farewell, with Randwick a sell-out

John Ellicott

Gavin and Kerryn Granger of Pambula Surf Life Saving Club recently ran an IRB crew and drivers course. Local teens as young as 15 attended to do their crew training.

Letters: Same airport promises, different politicians

Letters: Roos, not dog owners, to blame for poo problem

Sapphire Coast Turf Club vice-president Adam Spitzer with Lexe and Hugo Spitzer at Friday's Tradies Day race meet. Picture: Alasdair McDonald

Letters: Dog owners leave stain on superb holiday spot

YOUR SAY: Council on the Ageing (COTA) Australia is on the lookout for older Australians to be part of its 2019 Federal Election Panel. Photo: Paul Jeffers

Federal election: Be a voice for older Australians

AN ILLNESS: On average, one in four people experience anxiety at some stage in their life. Photo: Shutterstock.

Almost a decade wait for anxiety treatment

Samara Ross

"Who would have thought it?": Prolific singer-songwriter Brian Cadd, once described as "Australia's answer to Quincy Jones", marvels at a lifetime in the music business. His latest album, recorded in Nashville, is Silver City.

Brian Cadd rocks his babies

John Piggott

Labor has reportedly chosen to omit any mention of Bill Shorten in campaign material in some seats.

Shorten left off Labor campaign material

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PM Scott Morrison is returning to Victoria to revive his election campaign after the Easter break.

Morrison returns to Victoria for campaign

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Bill Shorten is promising big money for tourist attractions in north Queensland if Labor wins polls.

Shorten splashes tourism cash in north Qld

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Police will resume search on Monday for a kayaker last seen getting into Tallebudgera Creek.

Search to resume into missing Qld kayaker

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Recent dingo attacks on Fraser Island prompted an urgent review.

Dingo attack prompts urgent Qld govt probe

Sonia Kohlbacher
51m ago

Queensland will ban junk food advertising on all government-owned billboards, spaces and sites.

Junk food ads banned by Qld govt

Sonia Kohlbacher
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PM Scott Morrison says it's unclear if any Australians have been caught up in the Sri Lanka blasts.

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PM, Shorten condemn Sri Lanka blasts

Perry Duffin

Queensland police are searching for a kayaker last seen getting into Tallebudgera Creek.

Qld police search for missing kayaker

Perry Duffin and Sonia Kohlbacher

Lochie Gilmore, Baringa stud, grand champion ewe, Bruce Hodgson, Ross Gilmore, Tattykeel, with reserve.

Broad ribbons for first show Aussie Whites

Mark Griggs

Xanthe Hart, Barraba, with the Highland steer, Tigger, from Frensham school who was exhibited in the led steer competition. Picture: Rachael Webb

The Sydney steer that jumped out from the crowd

Lucy Kinbacher

Judge, Peter Shepherd, Wheeo, Crookwell, sashes grand champion Texel ram held by Willough Corby while Isabella Hindmarsh holds the grand champion ewe.

Monkittee exhibits impress breed judge

Mark Griggs

Australians aren't letting travel costs stop their holiday fun.

Travelling Aussies pay top dollar for their accommodation

Get your Game of Thrones fix in person, on site

Beautifully presented: Le Petit Flot’s prawn-and-avocado salad is one of chef Colin Yee's creations, which are all to kill for.

Sydney's heart opens up

JOHN ROZENTALS

BEAUTIFUL TRADITION: Colourful Paschal eggs, often made using beeswax and natural dyes, are part of Lithuanian Easter traditions. Picture: Shutterstock

Easter around the world

Sign of Damage: Paint flaking away and cracks in ceilings can often be a sign of damage to plaster. This can present a risk especially if the plasterboard is pulling away from the wall or ceiling stud behind it. Photo: Hayley Mills.

The problem with plaster

Get crafty this Easter

Naturally festive eggs