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Active Farmers founder, Ginny Stevens (pictured). Photo: Supplied.

Keen riders and farmers encouraged to register their interest in charity bike ride

Lights and music: The illuminations on Bathurst's historic buildings are always a leading attraction for locals and visitors at the Bathurst Winter Festival. (inset) Neil and Kylie Evans travelled from Oberon to last year's festival. Photo: Australian Community Media.

Enjoy a winter wonder escape at Bathurst festival

Taylor Jurd

Cassandra Stanford (right) and members of the Mudgee Youth in Agriculture (MY AG) group at the Upper Hunter Beef Bonanza in Scone 2017.

Thousands expected to attend the 2019 Mudgee Small Farm Field Days

Taylor Jurd

Active Farmers founder, Ginny Stevens (pictured). Photo: Supplied.

Keen riders and farmers encouraged to register their interest in charity bike ride

MEGA RESCUE: Daroobalgie farmer Mark Ranger was incredibly grateful when Rural Aid brought its Mega Farm Rescue and band of volunteers to Forbes last October.

Rural Aid's Farm Army rolls into Trundle

FASHIONISTA: This year's Fashions on the Field will feature guest judge Anna Barwick

Something for everyone this long weekend in the Parkes Shire

Drumming up support: Farmers and chemical users bring in their drums for recycling at a drumMUSTER collection site. Photos: Supplied.

Mustering strong support

Be alert: Have controls in place prior to working near the network. Photo: Essential Energy.

Spark your safety interest

LIGHT FANTASTIC: Chase the Northern Lights or the Auroroa Borealis with The Senior and Travelrite on this Nordic cruise in February 2020.

Join us on Northern Lights cruise

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Drumming up support: Farmers and chemical users bring in their drums for recycling at a drumMUSTER collection site. Photos: Supplied.

Mustering strong support

Secret to success: The students at Yanco Agricultural High Sschool have a wide range of opportunities, ensuring successful futures. Photo: Supplied.

Leading in learning and agriculture

Balanced Lifestyle: In a prime location in Potts Point, St Vincents College offers the perfect mix of study, culture and sports. Photos: Supplied.

Grab your chance for a bright future

REAL ESATE: Looking to invest in the Central West? New data from Suburbanite shows where you should avoid. Photo: FILE

Looking to invest in the Central West? Here's where to avoid

Nadine Morton

DREAM AWAY: Central West’s most expensive homes in 2018 – in photos. Photos: DOMAIN

Central West’s most expensive homes in 2018 – in photos

Nadine Morton

HOUSE PRICES: The median home prices for your town revealed in the latest Domain report. Photo: FILE

Median home prices for your town revealed: How much did you pay?

Nadine Morton

BIRD'S EYE VIEW: The lunar module being tested in Earth orbit during Apollo 9. The gold-coloured material is a man-made polymer coated with aluminium. The probes dangling from the footpads were to sense the Moon’s surface during touchdown and signal the crew to shut off the descent engine. Pictures: NASA

A fragile chariot for a flight into history

Helen Sim

Recognition: 2019 Australian of the Year Award recipients. Photo: Salty Dingo

Nominate an Australian of the Year

Community pride: Hugh Bateman (left) said the Pink Up committee received a huge sense of self-satisfaction and feeling of achievement.

Supporting your community is not as hard as you might think

BIRD'S EYE VIEW: The lunar module being tested in Earth orbit during Apollo 9. The gold-coloured material is a man-made polymer coated with aluminium. The probes dangling from the footpads were to sense the Moon’s surface during touchdown and signal the crew to shut off the descent engine. Pictures: NASA

A fragile chariot for a flight into history

ATTENTION: CSIRO's Parkes radio telescope around the time of the 1969 Moon landing. A change of plan meant the Australian stations became the primary point of contact for the moonwalk. Picture: CSIRO

Australia goes from understudy to top billing

Helen Sim

CONNECTION: Honeysuckle Creek tracking station, when combined with sister stations could maintain contact with spacecraft. Picture: Hamish Lindsay

Getting on track for main event

By Helen Sim

MOLONG MARKETS: Lotti and Renee Ward had a cuddle to keep warm on Monday. Photo: CARLA FREEDMAND

See who we snapped out and about in Orange | Photos

Cadaver dog Bryson found Noel Ingham's remains in the bushland at Dulverton.

He was his mate, his carer and ended up ... his murderer

GIRLS: Matilda Stitt from Forbes and Mudgee local, Skye Simpson enjoy their time at the Bligh races.

See who we snapped out and about at the 2019 Bligh Picnic Races | Photos

Golden Plough winner Jason Gavenlock from Cowra and his Australian Draught Horses Jigsaw and Tom.

Living history: the Golden Plough returns to Eugowra in 2019

After 330 days, the Walgett weir is finally running over.

Northern fish flow sees Walgett weir run over for first time in a year

John Ellicott

The Williams brothers, Terry (Terra), Kim (Polldale) and Howard (Marrington) present the Macquarie Williams Trophy for grand champion bull exhibitors David Spencer (second left) and Gerald Spry (second right) of Spencer Family stud, Rutherglen, Vic, and Sprys stud, Wagga Wagga. Holding the champion is Ashley Morris, Young and the judge, Peter Falls, Malton stud, Finley.

What the camera saw at Dubbo Shorthorn National show

Mark Griggs

Krystelle Ridley leads Nero National N114 in the salering followed by Keith Ridley.

In the sale ring at Dubbo Shorthorn National | Photos

Mark Griggs

RENEWED PRESSURE: Australia is being urged to legislate the use of pain relief for mulesing.

Mulesing pain relief pressure grows | Video

Mark Phelps

Should you plan each career step or wing it?

Should you plan each career step or wing it?

Zoë Wundenberg

A rising tide of environmental uncertainty

A rising tide of environmental uncertainty

Georgia Rowles

Management issues: Treasurer Josh Frydenberg, left, and Prime Minister Scott Morrison are facing calls to implement significant economic reforms to ward of the threat of a global downturn.

'Miracle man' faces economic reform test

Robert Carling

University of Melbourne Associate Professor Peter van Wijngaarden (left) with CERA's Dr Xavier Hadoux.

Simple eye test could soon detect early signs of Alzheimer's

Geraldine Cardozo

Why aged care needs to change its position on residents' sex lives

Why aged care needs to change its position on residents' sex lives

Rowan Cowley

How Barry foiled the scammers, and you can too

How Barry foiled the scammers, and you can too

The proportion of people using the gig economy to find work is higher than some previous estimates.

Australians flock to gig economy for work

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The men wanted over the brutal bashing of Assistant Commissioner Chris O'Neill have been charged.

Duo charged over senior Vic cop bashing

There were suggestions that construction works nearby to Mascot Towers had caused cracks to appear.

Cracked Syd unit owners to meet experts

Located in the foothills of the Liverpool Ranges, the property covers 2025 hectares.

Malcolm Turnbull puts property on the market for $6.5m

Bridget Shewring has wept in court upon hearing no one is likely to be named as her mother's killer.

WA coroner unlikely to name Finn's killer

Rebecca Le May

Daniel Sanda (centre) is leading a class action of Indonesian seaweed farmers over a 2009 oil spill.

Seaweed farmers sue over Aussie oil spill

Margaret Scheikowski

Victorian CFMMEU Secretary John Setka is digging in over attempts to expel him from the ALP.

Construction union weighs in behind Setka

Victoria has recorded 31 influenza deaths so far this year, and flu season's not over yet.

Vic records 31 flu deaths so far this year

Kaitlyn Offer

Macquarie Dohnes attracted several visitors throughout the day. Studmaster John Nadin was snapped discussing this year's sale rams with Central West Genetics' Alicia McConnell and Robyn Tozer, with the breed's assessor, Allan Clarke of Dubbo. Macquarie stud displayed stud sires, fleeces and sale rams to be offered at the annual sale will be held on September 23.

See who we snapped at Sheep Week on day one

MEARES AND ASSOCIATES: Upper Hunter, NSW, property Scotts Creek is on the market for $6.5 million.

Malcolm Turnbull's Scotts Creek asking $6.5m

Malcolm Turnbull and his wife Lucy are selling their standout 1098 hectare Hunter Valley property East Rossgole.

Malcolm Turnbull to list East Rossgole

Mark Phelps

THE MAN: Richard Boyce and Cruise Express has injected some $3 million into the coffers of various rail-restoration societies.

Riding the rails - the slow and steady way

John Rozentals

Compass Hut engages the five senses. Image: Kylie Bell

Planning your next holiday? Check out these deals

John Rozentals

TRADITIONAL DRESS: Travel writer Jac Taylor after a spontaneous makeover in Shuzenji, central Japan. Photo: Supplied

Spontaneous makeovers in Japan, bar fights in Dublin and cycling Belgium: these solo travellers have seen it all

Dayle Latham

On top of the faster speeds, 5G will enable more simultaneous connections.

No Tony, 25 megs was never going to be enough

Mathew Dickerson

NOT HELPING: By the time your body gets around to burning food calories, it stores the extra calories you've eaten as fat cells. Photo: Shutterstock.

Is there room for wine in your diet?

Linda Lambrechts

Depending on the extent of the flooding, you may require pumps to help remove trapped water and clear pools that may have formed.

What to do if your house is flooded