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WET WEATHER: Four-year-olds Joshua Sweeney, Hudson McAlister and Olivia Salmon stay dry as rain dampens their play time at Junee Preschool. Picture: Jessica McLaughlin

Rain delivers relief to drought-stricken Riverina

Jessica McLaughlin

Riverina's fire affected towns are rising above the devastation with events like Tumbafest still going ahead this year. Picture: Emma Hillier

WHAT'S ON'Now's the Time to Love NSW', say region's tourism experts

Jessica McLaughlin

Ronda Berryman.

Seniors the focus of week long celebration

Jessica McLaughlin

The directory will cover everything from the show society to sporting groups.

New directory to connect community groups

Jessica McLaughlin

KEEN READERS: Phillipa Lashbrook, Henry Lashbrook, Harriet Lashbrook, Claire Fitzgerald and Issabella Anderson-Troy celebrate their big achievement.

Little readers hit the target for summer holidays

Jessica McLaughlin

GRATEFUL: Michael Perkins, Brett Porter, Paul Armour, Ainslie Wood and Daniel Halliburton exchange the donation from inmates at the Correctional Centre. Picture: Contributed

Inmates give thousands in face of bushfires

Jessica McLaughlin

NEW CHAPTER: Hartwigs general manager Andy Jones and Rahul Patil are excited for the business' future potential. Picture: Emma Hillier

Hartwig hands over reins in new business venture

Jessica McLaughlin

WET WEATHER: Four-year-olds Joshua Sweeney, Hudson McAlister and Olivia Salmon stay dry as rain dampens their play time at Junee Preschool. Picture: Jessica McLaughlin

Rain delivers relief to drought-stricken Riverina

Jessica McLaughlin

Riverina's fire affected towns are rising above the devastation with events like Tumbafest still going ahead this year. Picture: Emma Hillier

WHAT'S ON'Now's the Time to Love NSW', say region's tourism experts

Jessica McLaughlin

Peter Sugar describes a torrent of water, logs and fire debris sounding like a tsunami as it swept into Nerrigundah. Photo: Adam McLean

Trail of tears as fire-scarred South Coast mops up after the flood

CHAMPION: 11-year-old Oscar gives his best effort as he takes out the top spot for his age group with a speedy butterfly swim. Picture: Contributed | MORE CARNIVAL PICTURES: PAGE 7

Junee's schools dive into swimming carnival season

Jessica McLaughlin

Molly Turton tasted success with Fastestgirlintown at Wagga on Tuesday night.xc

Molly shows she's the Fastestgirlintown

POOLSIDE: Noel Poynter and the Junee Swim Team get ready to march on Day 2 of the SISA Championships and Speedo Sprint. Picture: Contributed

Swimmers break records at SISA Championships

Jessica McLaughlin

CHAMPION: 11-year-old Oscar gives his best effort as he takes out the top spot for his age group with a speedy butterfly swim. Picture: Contributed | MORE CARNIVAL PICTURES: PAGE 7

Junee's schools dive into swimming carnival season

NEW VENTURE: Isaac Cooper, who currently plays for Lake Albert, will be one of the Junee cricketers to join the new senior rep side. Picture: Les Smith

Cricket drought over for Junee with Hedditch Cup revival

Jessica McLaughlin

MOVING ON: Former Junee captain-coach Matt Hands won't play for the Diesels in 2020 after shifting to the coast.

Hands leaves Diesels to make sea change

Courtney Rees

Alice Springs bursts even more into life for Parrtjima, starting early April. Picture: James Horan

Eight dates you need in your travel diary right now

Explore Travel

Check with your cruise line to see what changes may have been made to your itinerary.

Cruise stops cancelled, routes suspended in face of coronavirus

Explore Travel

Tumut, in the Snowy Valleys region of NSW, is a high country heaven on earth.

Catch of the day in brumbies heartland

Grant Jones

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Serge Gnabry (C) has bagged a brace in Bayern Munich's 4-1 thrashing of Cologne.

Bayern win to return to German summit

Mark Meadows
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Son Heung-Min has scored deep into stoppage time to secure an EPL win for Tottenham Hotspur.

Tottenham Hotspur, Arsenal both win in EPL

Nate Williams
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Eoin Morgan smashed an unbeaten 57 to help England to a five-wicket T20 win against South Africa.

Morgan blasts England to S.Africa T20 win

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Serge Gnabry (C) has bagged a brace in Bayern Munich's 4-1 thrashing of Cologne.

Bayern win to return to German summit

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US passengers from the Diamond Princess cruise ship off Japan are preparing to be flown home.

China says new virus cases slowing down

Engen Tham and Stella Qiu
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Frenchman Gael Monfils has defended his Rotterdam Open crown against Felix Auger-Aliassime.

Monfils defends Rotterdam Open ATP crown

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Have a break: This summer explore more of our vast continent without worrying about network coverage. With Pennytel you can get 98.8 per cent coverage across Australia's populated areas.

Keeping covered this summer

Could this be the perfect Christmas present?

Could this be the perfect Christmas present?

Emma Brown

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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Residential property listings portal realestateview.com.au competes with Domain, which is majority owned by Nine Entertainment Co, and realestate.com.au, which is controlled by News Corp.

Catalano digital deal delivers property with a view

Smart technology: Today Acquire places property ads on news websites and social media outlets in view of people who are not actively looking to buy.

ACM pilots new digital platform to find the right buyer for your home

DREAM BIG: Ray White Rural is seeking expressions of interest for Myrtle Vale and director Geoff Palmer says the listing has received strong inquiry. Picture: supplied

PHOTOSMyrtle Vale hits the market for the first time since 1973

Jess Whitty

PRECAUTIONS: Wildlife must be handled with care to protect you and them.

How to cope with those close encounters of the wildlife kind

Lyndell Whyte

STIMULATION: Caged birds need plenty of enrichment to stave off boredom.

The original twitter ... keeping your feathered friends happy

RSPCA

HAPPY TIMES: Cobweb in his prime. He loved his garden ... it was his kingdom.

Love and loss ... the price we are willing to pay for our pets

Lyndell Whyte

PRECAUTIONS: Wildlife must be handled with care to protect you and them.

How to cope with those close encounters of the wildlife kind

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

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

RSPCA

THINK AHEAD: A simple strategy can mean the difference between life and death.

Plan to survive - an emergency bushfire guide for your pets

Lyndell Whyte

OFFICIAL OPENING: Scott Brideoake, Steph Cooke, Anthony Roberts and Managing Director The GEO Group Australia Pieter Bezuidenhout tour the new facility. Pictures: Les Smith

Behind the scenes: Junee Jail maximum security expansion

Kevin Schultz picture in 2015 with his son Ryan. The family had regularly donated their time and track collection to fundraising events for charities including the Cancer Council.

Theft of priceless train memorabilia leaves Junee man shattered

Son Heung-Min has scored deep into stoppage time to secure an EPL win for Tottenham Hotspur.

Tottenham Hotspur, Arsenal both win in EPL

Nate Williams
8m ago

Eoin Morgan smashed an unbeaten 57 to help England to a five-wicket T20 win against South Africa.

Morgan blasts England to S.Africa T20 win

43m ago

US passengers from the Diamond Princess cruise ship off Japan are preparing to be flown home.

China says new virus cases slowing down

Engen Tham and Stella Qiu
53m ago

TURNING THE PAGE: Rosie Craven is living with early stage Alzheimer's but is now able to enjoy hobbies such as reading again thanks to a new clinical trial.

Everything is Rosie thanks to new Alzheimer's drug trial

Rowan Cowley

LADY OF THE HOUSE: Miriam Margolyes as Aunt Prudence in Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears, in cinemas nationally from February 27.

Dear Prudence comes out to play for unstoppable Miriam

Geraldine Cardozo

NSW Seniors Festival: so much to celebrate

NSW Seniors Festival: so much to celebrate

Backpackers are being encouraged to pitch in and help rebuild communities hit hardest by bushfires.

Backpackers invited to help Aust rebuild

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About 200 Australians are stranded on the Diamond Princess cruise ship in the port of Yokohama.

Plans finalised for Aussies on cruise ship

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The inquest into the Bourke Street tragedy is set to hold its final hearings until February 28.

Bourke Street inquest holds final hearings

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The biggest fall in Australia's productivity was in the drought-affected agricultural sector.

Weak wage growth, blame productivity

Music festivals and arts workshops could play a role in restoring bushfire-affected communities.

Arts tourism key to reviving communities

Sophie Moore

There are questions over compensation for Ausgrid customers hit by outages after the monster storm.

Power restored for most Ausgrid customers

AAP reporters

Queensland's cycle of prolonged drought and flooding rains has led to a breach in the wall of a dam.

Emergency order over Qld dam revoked

Aaron Bunch

Sarah Ristevski departs the Supreme Court in Melbourne in December.

Vic wife-killer daughter tells nightmare

The 2019 wheat variety trials at the Narrabri Wheat Research Institute. A sound way to minimise wheat growing costs is to choose varieties with the best package of resistance to likely disease and agronomic factors such as acid soils.

Low-cost crops, reduce risk of disease

Bob Freebairn
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Previous two-time winners James and Sal Morse of Wongalee, Molong, received sixth place in the 2020 feedback trial on 803 points. Photo: Hannah Powe

Sim-Angus breeders target more lean meat yield

Hannah Powe

Natasha Ludowyk with Max Thomas, 7 and Hugo Thomas, 4. Picture: Kate Healy

The mums who went to the nation's capital for their children's future

Jolyon Attwooll

Eco-friendly backyard tips

Eco-friendly backyard tips

HELLO CHOOK: Curious and intelligent, chickens are a great addition to the backyard.

Feeling clucky?? Here's how to be a good egg in a hen's eyes

RSPCA

There are more than 300,000 Airbnbs in Australia. Picture: Airbnb

ANALYSISEver wondered how many Airbnbs Australia has and where they all are? We have the answers

Thomas Sigler and Radoslaw Panczak