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Club legend: Pambula Panthers veteran Sean Smith will celebrate his 200th game for the club when the Panthers host the Tathra Sea Eagles on Saturday.

Smith heads to 200th

Jacob McMaster and Claudia Ferguson

Matt Eisenhuth's Tigers (left) suffered a 20-10 loss to St George Illawarra.

Cleary declares Tigers not dead yet

Steve Zemek

Ben Hunt shrugged off his latest clanger before the Dragons rose from a slump at the Wests Tigers.

Dragons playmaker Hunt laughs off critics

Steve Zemek

Club legend: Pambula Panthers veteran Sean Smith will celebrate his 200th game for the club when the Panthers host the Tathra Sea Eagles on Saturday.

Smith heads to 200th

Athletes of North and South Korea enter the stadium at the Asian Games opening ceremony.

Koreas march together as Asian Games open

Associated Press

Courtside: Top seeds Switzerland's Dimitri Steinmann and Aussie Rex Hedrick at the Bega Tarra Kia Squash Open. Picture: Gudrun Stylianou.

Hedrick’s Open win stunner

Jacob McMaster

DEBUT ALBUM: Tasmanian folk singer-songwriter Teresa Dixon is heading to Nethercote along with Teri Young this Friday.

Tassie folk at Nethercote

Cellisimo: Rachel Scott and David Pereira will perform at Wolumla Hall on August 19.

See cellisimo duo perform at Wolumla

Dorian on piano

The Down South Jazz Club bring back Dorian Mode to the stage

DEBUT ALBUM: Tasmanian folk singer-songwriter Teresa Dixon is heading to Nethercote along with Teri Young this Friday.

Tassie folk at Nethercote

Two for one: The Blues Brothers Rebooted show including a Tom Jones tribute is kicking off at Club Sapphire Merimbula this Friday, August 10. Picture: Supplied.

Bringing back the blues

Hot Nights: Chris McGrath is performing live at the Commercial Hotel Top Pub Pambula this Friday night, August 3.

Heating up August nights

Claudia Ferguson

Clean Up Continues: Tathra Beach Motor Village was one of many properties devastated after fire ripped through the region earlier this year. Photo: TBMV Facebook.

Getting back on their feet

Andrew Lotherington

FLIP OUT: It's the start of whale watching season on the South Coast. There are whale watching cruises in the area and places you can spot them on shore.

South Coast Leisure Times: winter

Dayle Latham

Half the starring cast of Friends, the hit television show that epitomised 1990s style. Photo: Shutterstock

90s style, reborn | Trending

Linley Wilkie

Clean Up Continues: Tathra Beach Motor Village was one of many properties devastated after fire ripped through the region earlier this year. Photo: TBMV Facebook.

Getting back on their feet

Princess for a day | Trending

Linley Wilkie

Mother’s Day spoils | Trending

Linley Wilkie

Rural gem close to town

Far South Coast House of the Week

Security: Make sure valuables such as jewellery, laptops, credit cards and identity documents such as passports are locked away safely

Tips to stay secure

Security: Make sure valuables such as jewellery, laptops, credit cards and identity documents such as passports are locked away safely

Renovating? Some tips to stay secure

Jan Owen, CEO of the Foundation for Young Australians, was the overall winner of the inaugural Women of Influence awards in 2012. Photo: Elke Meitzel

Women of Influence 2018: award spurred on original winner Jan Owen

Hannah Tattersall

Munch and Move: Early childhood professionals Jane Courtney, Narelle Myers, Martine Mathieson, Anne Maree Carroll, Michelle Vandermey, Lara Hernandez of NSW Health and Emma Woolley of NSW Health celebrate over breakfast at the Waterfront Cafe, Merimbula.

Helping to tackle childhood obesity

Local Daffodil Day stalls organiser Robyn Whitby with volunteer Gail Smith and Wendy Pursehouse and her three great nieces Lacey, Elsha and Evie Bowden.

Make flower power work for cancer research

Denise Dion

Jan Owen, CEO of the Foundation for Young Australians, was the overall winner of the inaugural Women of Influence awards in 2012. Photo: Elke Meitzel

Women of Influence 2018: award spurred on original winner Jan Owen

A visitor checking out the photo exhibition at last year's Whale Festival.

Eden’s Whale Festival photography competition

Vietnam Vets to hold service

Bemboka bushfire with Mars the god of war looking on. picture: Helmut Eder

Bemboka bushfire Watch and Act alert issued as night closes in | Photos, Videos

Feeding time for these two young "velvets" who were rescued from their mother's pouch.

Wires busy as drought impacts wildlife|Photos, video

Archbishop Christopher Prowse with Sister of St Joseph Benedetta Bennett, who lives in Eden, in front of the new statue in honour of Mary MacKillop.

Mary MacKillop pilgrimage in Eden draws huge crowd of worshippers | Photos, Video

Noi McCallom, Creamy Poolkwan, Cathrina Thanaphat, Pink Phanphol, Nerissa Harris, Sutthini Homchuen, Nancy Luanmongkol, Fah Phoosang and Sommai Harris, most of whom were born in Thailand.

Multicultural Day celebrates region’s cultural diversity | Photos

Alison Jenkins, Elizabeth Prosser, Marjorie MacKnight and Jan Humphreys.

Pambula-Merimbula CWA celebrates 80-years

Claudia Ferguson

Sam Checo dresses her Mango backstage ahead of the cat fashion show.

Felines take to the catwalk in fashion extravaganza

Villagers walk near destroyed homes in an area affected by the early morning earthquake at Sajang village, Sembalun, East Lombok.

Aussies recount terrifying Indonesian earthquake

Tiffanie Turnbull

YOUNG TALENT: Bemboka Public School pupils rehearse their dance moves ahead of their performance at the festival.

SCLC’s passionate entertainers rehearse for festival | Photos

Last Friday's sunrise was a stunner, with photographers like Sharon Walker sharing their shots on the Merimbula News Weekly Facebook page.

Letters to the editor

Pambula Public School pupils get ready to plant trees and shrubs as part of Schools Tree Day 2018 on Friday.

Letters to the editor

Sean Stolzenhein, Royal Willows Hotel manager, presents Shirley Rixon with $1000 for the Pambula Hospital Auxiliary.

Letters to the editor

PENNIES: Pensioners shouldn't hold their breath waiting for a windfall from the September 20 pension increase.

Don’t bank on big pension increase

Eileen Wood

Modern marvel: The second lock of the Panama Canal.

Cruise the Panama Canal with The Senior

Samara Ross

REV-OLUTION: Former combat medic Rick Carey is riding around Australia to raise funds for PTSD

Rick embarks on wild ride to help break PTSD cycle

Rowan Cowley

The Murrumbidgee River killed 89 locals when it flooded at Gundagai in 1852.

Aboriginal men honoured for 1852 rescue

43m ago

Robert Strange will receive a Bravery Medal for trying to stop a gunman from killing his colleague.

NSW man who stood up to killer honoured

44m ago

Jarrod Morton-Hoffman will receive a Bravery Award for his actions during the Lindt Cafe siege.

Bravery nod for Lindt siege victim, staff

44m ago

NSW bushfire emergencies downgraded

The remains of 25-year-old Yasmin Sinodinos were found in a gully in December 1991.

Cops revisit cold case Adelaide murder

Vic Labor's $1.2b solar bid to woo voters

Kaitlyn Offer

Turnbull ramps up drought relief to $1.8b

Marnie Banger

CWA President Annette Turner and her husband Barry on their drought affected property.

Drought close to home for CWA president

By Tim Dornin

On the beach at Townsville… strolling comfortably in shorts.

A warm reprieve from winter is waiting up north

John Rozentals

PRETTY AS A PICTURE: The beautiful glass pavilion is cantilevered over the lake at Brick Bay.

Be charmed by villages in New Zealand’s Matakana

Sue Preston

Enjoy the delicious juices of a traditional sausage at Kaohsiung's night market.

Insiders tips about the world’s top rated foodie experiences

According to recent insights from Beaumont Tiles’ What’s my style quiz, Scandinavian was the number one style choice for renovators aged 16 to 25.

Appeal lies in the classics

A shortage of avocados in New Zealand has prompted criminal gangs to target orchards.

NZ avocado shortage leads to crime wave

Recipe from australianbeef.com.au

Try this: Meatball, zucchini and chickpea soup