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HELPING OTHERS: Lifeline Central West chief executive officer Stephanie Robinson said it's time the community played its part in helping to curb high suicide rate. Photo: MATTHEW WATSON 092618mwlifeline

Suicide numbers rising in devastating sign of the times: Lifeline

Jacinta Carroll

SWEET RELIEF: Peter West is among the producers who welcomed the spring downpour which is drenching the region.

Spring rainfall brings sweet relief for fruit growers

Alana Calvert

Greg Clark at the Royal Oak Beef feedlot at West Wyalong. Photos: Lucy Kinbacher

The three mates that took on a feedlot together

Lucy Kinbacher

Movie legend Sean Connery, the original film James Bond, has died at the age of 90, reports say.

Bond movie idol Sean Connery dies, aged 90

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Queensland border reopens to regional NSW

Queensland border reopens to regional NSW

Matt Carr

Fall army worm has now been found in surveillance traps near Dubbo.

Fall armyworm larvae in summer crops at Dubbo

Newsroom

Burnt: The aftermath of the summer bushfires at Kangaroo Valley ... this summer may not be as bad as the one just passed. Picture: Adam McLean.

Coming bushfire season not as extreme as last summer, says former commissioner

Glen Humphries

HELPING OTHERS: Lifeline Central West chief executive officer Stephanie Robinson said it's time the community played its part in helping to curb high suicide rate. Photo: MATTHEW WATSON 092618mwlifeline

Suicide numbers rising in devastating sign of the times: Lifeline

Jacinta Carroll

SWEET RELIEF: Peter West is among the producers who welcomed the spring downpour which is drenching the region.

Spring rainfall brings sweet relief for fruit growers

Alana Calvert

The Drip Gorge, near Mudgee. PHOTO: Mudgee District Environment Group

LISTENMeet the women fighting for The Drip

This is ridiculous. Hailstones in southern #Brisbane. Photo: Johny Miller, @jmil400, via Twitter

DIGESTThat's not a hailstone, THIS is a hailstone

Australia united - on the need for action

DIGESTAustralia united - on the need for action

Kirsty McBain, standing up bushfire victims'.

DIGESTFire focus shouldn't be lost on Friday - or any day

Health authorities investigating source of south-west Sydney COVID infection

Health authorities investigating source of south-west Sydney COVID infection

Insurance claims for sick pets are on the rise during the pandemic. Picture: Shutterstock

Our pets are paying the price for us working at home instead of the office

Katie Johnson, Sophie Raynor and Steve Evans

Laura Hamilton, right, and her 81-year-old mother Evon McGuinness have been isolating together since March. They went to the South Melbourne Markets on Wednesday morning. Picture: Katie Johnson

'I might cry': Melbourne shakes off 112 days of lockdown

Sophie Raynor, Katie Johnson

You know it's reopening when flights are relaunching

You know it's reopening when flights are relaunching

Janine Graham

Head nurse Lauren Parker conducts a COVID-19 test at the drive-in testing site for Canberra's southside. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

OPINIONWhat have we learnt from our COVID-19 experience?

Ian Ring

The Drip Gorge, near Mudgee. PHOTO: Mudgee District Environment Group

LISTENMeet the women fighting for The Drip

The Drip Gorge, near Mudgee. PHOTO: Mudgee District Environment Group

LISTENMeet the women fighting for The Drip

AA hits fast ice off Davis V1 7 Nov 2019. PHOTO: Simon Payne AAD

LISTENClimb aboard the only Australian-made icebreaker

AA hits fast ice off Davis V1 7 Nov 2019. PHOTO: Simon Payne AAD

LISTENClimb aboard the only Australian-made icebreaker

Ride Dungog's Chloe Chick and other volunteers installed flow tracks down the hill at the Common. PHOTO: Marina Neil

LISTENWhy this town is booming its way through COVID

Ride Dungog's Chloe Chick and other volunteers installed flow tracks down the hill at the Common. PHOTO: Marina Neil

LISTENWhy this town is booming its way through COVID

Time to head north - the Queensland border has opened to regional NSW. Picture: Shutterstock

Queensland, WA to open up: the week that was in border changes

Explore Travel

Old family favourite to come to life in Sydney, Melbourne

Old family favourite to come to life in Sydney, Melbourne

Explore Travel

View of Uluru from Longitude 131's Dune Pavilion room. Picture: Supplied

Open skies in style in the heart of the Red Centre

Bernadette Chua

Dubbo Westview Drive-In offers an experience for all ages to enjoy. Photo contributed.

WHAT'S ON'Huge interest' in drive-in's golden anniversary event

Faye Wheeler

CWA NSW President Stephanie Stanhope. Photo: Supplied.

CWA NSW to launch awareness campaign focusing on domestic violence

Taylor Jurd

Lifeline Central West CEO Stephanie Robinson said it is important we de-stigmatise suicide and mental illness. Photo: Australian Community Media.

WHAT'S ONLifeline Central West hosting Out of the Shadows events this month

Taylor Jurd

Dubbo Westview Drive-In offers an experience for all ages to enjoy. Photo contributed.

WHAT'S ON'Huge interest' in drive-in's golden anniversary event

Producers are encouraged to share pics of their four-legged helpers with the hashtag #Paws4Climate. Photo: Shutterstock

Working dogs to feature in new campaign launched by Farmers for Climate Action

Newsroom

Participants will ride through the Pilliga Nature Reserve on some scenic trails which are not usually open for cycling. Photo: Shutterstock

Avid road rider keen to take part in resilient trek through the Pilliga

Taylor Jurd

FAMILY HERITAGE: Coombs Shoe Service store manager Sandra Doueihi is Robert Atallah's wife. Picture: Supplied.

Heart and sole: The craft extending the life of much-loved footwear - and helping to save the planet

Rosie Ryan

Your future trip is outback

Your future trip is outback

Emma Brown

GET ON BOARD: Businesses and individuals are getting behind this year's event to make money and save money.

All aboard the Garage Sale Trail

FAMILY HERITAGE: Coombs Shoe Service store manager Sandra Doueihi is Robert Atallah's wife. Picture: Supplied.

Heart and sole: The craft extending the life of much-loved footwear - and helping to save the planet

McGrath Foundational Breast Care Nurse Katie Evans and patient Ellie May.

Look, feel, and learn about breast cancer

Dandenong McGrath Breast Care Nurse and patient Elle May.

McGrath Breast Care Nurses go COVID-safe

UNDER THE HAMMER: Auctions are adapting to changing digital technology. Picture: SHUTTERSTOCK.

Auction: Time to make the top bid

UNDER THE HAMMER: Auctions are adapting to changing digital technology. Picture: SHUTTERSTOCK.

Auction: Time to make the top bid

NEW HOMES: Inspections are not just for older homes, a building inspection on a new build will pick up on any defects to the home that you or the builder might have missed. Photo - Shutterstock.

Be prepared before you sign on the dotted line

NEW HOMES: Inspections are not just for older homes, a building inspection on a new build will pick up on any defects to the home that you or the builder might have missed. Photo - Shutterstock.

Be prepared before you sign on the dotted line

BE PREPARED: Auctions are a great way to buy, provided you've done your research. Picture: SHUTTERSTOCK.

How to bid with confidence on auction day

Kirsty Horton

Confidence: The extension of the First Home Loan Deposit Scheme gives buyers the confidence to proceed with a purchase. Photo - Shutterstock.

Budget extends a helping hand to first time buyers

Ruth Lewis

POPULAR: The Mornington Peninsula is one of the sought-after locations.

Beach beats bush hands down for capital growth

Australians have lost over $8.8 million to threat based scams so far this year, and young people are reporting the highest losses.

Scamwatch: Threat-based scams targeting young people and Chinese community

CONFERENCE: Brenda Carter from Narromine is the newly elected Group President and Margaret Gudgeon is returning Secretary. Photo: CONTRIBUTED

Far West CWA host first conference since COVID-19 restrictions

WINNER: 10th Outback Archies Art Prize winner Prue Cullen with Outback Arts executive director Jamie-Lea Trindall and the winning artwork Blessed Mother. Photo: CONTRIBUTED

Outback Archies award winners announced

Newsroom

Australians have lost over $8.8 million to threat based scams so far this year, and young people are reporting the highest losses.

Scamwatch: Threat-based scams targeting young people and Chinese community

BOOST: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton with Mayor of the Dubbo Region Ben Shields (left) and CEO Michael McMahon (right) at Boothenba Road, which will be upgraded at its intersection with the Dubbo Regional Livestock Markets thanks to $2 million in funding under the Heavy Vehicle Program Round 7. Photo: CONTRIBUTED

$16m to upgrade and replace bridges and roads; find out which ones here

Newsroom

Australian Taxation Office

Scamwatch: ATO warns tax debt text, call is a scam

Fabrice Luchini in The Mystery of Henri Pick. Pictures: Supplied

REVIEWThe Mystery of Henri Pick is an arch, intricate French comedy

2hrs ago

Sam Neill and Miranda Richardson in Rams. Picture: Supplied

REVIEWA timeless Aussie brotherly saga

HONOUR: Launceston physician George Razay is among 17 Tasmanians nominated for Australian of the Year. Picture supplied by australianoftheyear.org.au

Watch Tasmania's 2021 Aussie of the Year ceremony

A released male brush-tailed rock wallaby in the national park in 2019.

Endangered wallabies sighted, population boosted

Indi MP Helen Haines says the Save Our Voices campaign is "making a very sensible call on government and, in particular, on the Deputy Prime Minister". Picture: James Wiltshire

Our local news is crucial: Haines

Shana Morgan

COMEBACK: Child In Reverse is Kate Miller-Heidke's first pop album since 2014 after spending several years working in the opera and musical theatre world.

Kate Miller-Heidke finds pop magic in collaboration

Josh Leeson

$40 million cannabis crop seized, 14 arrested

WATCH$40 million cannabis crop seized, 14 arrested

Tracey Fairhurst

Is Rudd's petition about fairness, or making it easier for his side to win government? Picture: Elesa Kurtz

OPINIONWhat's really behind Rudd's call for a Murdoch royal commission?

Simon Cowan

Those who can, teach; and how could the rest of us do without them?

OPINIONThose who can, teach; and how could the rest of us do without them?

Michelle Haines Thomas

Education is the key to helping children in care reach their potential

OPINIONEducation is the key to helping children in care reach their potential

Claire Robbs

What price history? The 120-year-old bridge at Tabulam in northern NSW, built by hand by men who were soon to fight in the Boer War, is being demolished because the state government says it's too expensive to maintain it. Photo: Sally Gall.

REAL AUSTRALIABridge woven with history less value than vice-regal rugs

Sally Gall

Kerri-Anne Kennerley (seated) in rehearsal with the cast of Pippin at Sydney's Lyric Theatre. Photo: David Hooley

How Kerri-Anne Kennerly trained for trapeze role

Geraldine Cardozo

Diabetes: take steps to avoid amputation

Diabetes: take steps to avoid amputation

Geraldine Cardozo

OVERLOOKED: Struggling self funded retirees miss out in the budget, says Wayne Strandquist.

Budget fails wealthier retirees

Eileen Wood

Experts say it would appear that a phosphorus deficiency may have made the cow put the snake its mouth. Photo: Andrew Gertz

Yes, that's a snake in that cow's mouth

Deb Frecklington says she will remain LNP leader despite the Queensland election loss.

LNP leader digs in after Qld election loss

2hrs ago

Queensland election rivals LNP leader Deb Frecklington and Labor's Annastacia Palaszczuk.

Labor to retain government in Queensland

Henry Palaszczuk says his daughter kept people safe and allayed their fears in a 'horrendous year'.

Palaszczuk made Qld voters feel safe: dad

Amy MacMahon will represent the Greens in the new Queensland parliament.

Greens to take two seats in QLD parliament

Katter's Australian Party's Robbie Katter will retain his seat in the Queensland election.

Katter party still popular in regional Qld

Flash flooding affected some Brisbane areas at the height of the storms on Tuesday.

Massive hailstones hit southeast Qld

Aaron Bunch

Australia will spend half a billion dollars on an 'advance purchase' of COVID-19 vaccines.

Latest snapshot of the coronavirus impact

Andi Yu

The 2016 winner, Nick Arena said what he does is different to other farming practices, so it was nice to be recognised for that.

The barra farmer from Port Stephens

Michelle Hespe

One pregnancy-tested-in-calf Red Angus heifer has overcome a series of unfortunate events including photosensitivity and mummification of her 90-day old foetus (inset).

Cow beats unlucky odds

Hannah Powe

Since their Farmer of the Year win in 2017, Velia and Mike O'Hare, Beckom, have introduced the SheepMaster sheep to their operation.

O'Hares in good company at Beckom

Michelle Hespe

SMART AIR: Utilise modern technology for wall mounted units and ducted systems.

Tips to staying cool while you work from home this summer

DRESSING DOWN: Regardless of the occasion there is really no need to deck the doggos.

When it comes to furry friends, clothes do not maketh the pet

RSPCA

Artists impression of Robotiz3ds ARRES model (Autonomous Road Repair System). Picture: Robotiz3d.

Autonomous pothole-fixing vehicle coming to streets soon

Mathew Dickerson