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HITTING OUT: Toby Hill will play tennis at Uranquinty for 24 hours straight next month to raise funds and awareness for type one diabetes. Picture: Emma Hillier

Here’s why Toby’s playing tennis for 24 hours straight

Lachlan Grey

Trent Schubach will step out as Junee's coach for the first time at the nines.

Draw for pre-season nines event released

Courtney Rees

SHOT AT THE STUMPS: Junee trainer-driver Bruce Harpley will have another attempt at winning his hometown cup with heats of the race on Saturday. Picture: Courtney Rees

Next shot at Junee Pacers Cup glory for Harpley

Courtney Rees

HITTING OUT: Toby Hill will play tennis at Uranquinty for 24 hours straight next month to raise funds and awareness for type one diabetes. Picture: Emma Hillier

Here’s why Toby’s playing tennis for 24 hours straight

TEAM SHOT: (Back, from left) Patrick Voss (Australian football), Hugh Jenkins (soccer), Ally Morphett (Australian football), Jessica Wendt (softball), Sophie Gooden (softball), (front, from left) Matthew Moffat (athletics), Luke Tudulu (rugby union), Member for Riverina Michael McCormack, Candidate for Wagga Mackenna Powell and Mindy Quade (Australian football).

Further grants for junior sport in Riverina

PAST BATTLES: The glory days of over 35s division soccer under Football Wagga could soon be over.

Fourth grade in play as over 35s fades

Lachlan Grey

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The federal government has tightened its foreign investment rules repeatedly in recent years.

Aust investment policy 'sowing tension'

Marty Silk
1hr ago

Third seed Caroline Wozniacki has advanced to the third round of the Australian Open.

Wozniacki strolls in Aust Open defence

John Salvado and Ben McKay
1hr ago

Asia Bibi spends her days in hiding for fear of being targeted by angry mobs calling for her death.

Pakistani Christian woman still a prisoner

Kathy Gannon
2hrs ago

The federal government has tightened its foreign investment rules repeatedly in recent years.

Aust investment policy 'sowing tension'

1hr ago

An explosion near a vegetable market in the Syrian city of Manbij is said to have killed 14 people.

Syria blast kills US soldiers: War monitor

Scott Morrison has made a flying visit to Port Vila on his way to Suva.

Fiji workers to get access to Australia

Angus Livingston

From the desk of Mrs Claus: Mrs Claus opens her heart to tell the children of the world how she feels about them this Christmas.

A note from Mrs Claus to share the joy

Mrs Claus

Sarah Mostyn, of Windella Farms

Five small businesses making their dreams come true

Emma Elsworthy

Rebecca Stern, of Mustard Made.

Savvy business mums are doin' it for themselves in regional Australia

Emma Elsworthy

Homes sold recently in regional NSW centres.

Regional NSW property hotspots – and what to expect in 2019

READY TO GO: The fit-out has focused on refrigeration of tanks and ample hot water supplies, with tank capacity at 570,000 litres.

Site ready for wine production

Great location for your business

REVOLUTIONARY: An 1871 Robey & Co steam engine of the type used in the Wantabadgery Station Wool Wash in 1872 was designed to pump large volumes of water in order to wash sheep prior to shearing.

Wool washing device was shear genius

Graham Elphick

CWA: much more than ‘tea and scones’

BLESSING: December 25.

Wonderful things come to our hearts

Chris Turk

REVOLUTIONARY: An 1871 Robey & Co steam engine of the type used in the Wantabadgery Station Wool Wash in 1872 was designed to pump large volumes of water in order to wash sheep prior to shearing.

Wool washing device was shear genius

Your diary what’s on

TREATS: The trading table of Christmas goodies, by members of Ariah Park - Robyn Furphy, Barbara Nation, Helen Judd and Diane Choice.

Christmas spirit alive

REPRESENTATIVES: The elected officers for Hume Group CWA for 2018-19. Tina Billing was returned as the Hume Group president. Pictures: Contributed

Food for thought at CWA

Warren Badger from Camden.

Illabo speedway plays host to interstate racers

THE HALLOWEEN SPIRIT: Lawrence Ryan (second from left) with some of the ghoulish guests of the Monte Cristo haunted homestead. Picture: supplied

Junee’s haunted house to give up the ghosts for Halloween

The federal government has tightened its foreign investment rules repeatedly in recent years.

Aust investment policy 'sowing tension'

Marty Silk
1hr ago

Third seed Caroline Wozniacki has advanced to the third round of the Australian Open.

Wozniacki strolls in Aust Open defence

John Salvado and Ben McKay
1hr ago

Asia Bibi spends her days in hiding for fear of being targeted by angry mobs calling for her death.

Pakistani Christian woman still a prisoner

Kathy Gannon
2hrs ago

Police are urging people to be wary giving out personal or financial details over the phone. Photo: Shutterstock.

Scammers impersonating police, using arrest threats

GET IT RIGHT: Ensuring your seat belt fits properly could prove critical in a crash.

Seat belts: Are you using yours properly?

Professor Kiarash Khosrotehrani.

Cutting off melanoma escape routes

The federal government has tightened its foreign investment rules repeatedly in recent years.

Aust investment policy 'sowing tension'

1hr ago

Scott Morrison has made a flying visit to Port Vila on his way to Suva.

Fiji workers to get access to Australia

The national road toll is down but we're being urged to do better.

Australian road deaths down

Police believe a woman found dead in Melbourne's north was assaulted.

Melbourne woman found dead after tram ride

Victorian boy Jamie Clavant, 12, was last seen on Monday on Yarra Street in Warrandyte.

Vic youth Jamie Clavant still missing

Christine McGinn

Police believe a body found in the East MacDonnell Ranges is that of missing tourist Monika Billen.

Body of German tourist believed found

Heather McNab

Most of NSW is expecting temperatures above 41C from Wednesday to Friday.

Child hospitalised during extreme heatwave

Dominica Sanda and Heather McNabb

Michael Gunner is pointing the finger at his department heads.

NT public service heads to be hauled in

Greg Roberts

Wilpena Pound: a natural amphitheatre.

Find yourself in the Flinders Ranges

John Rozental

A flashback to slower travel: Cruise Express’s six-day ‘Great Southern Loop’.

Your weekly travel inspiration

John Rozentals

Sound Waves … can carry up to 12 passengers

Six highlights in your travel week | 3 Jan

John Rozentals

Spotlight on Jocelyn Proust

Participants were shown different food pictures and were instructed to tilt their phone towards or away from themselves based on the orientation of the image (portrait or landscape). The image size increased when participants tilted the phone towards themselves (simulating approach) and decreased when tilted away (simulating avoidance).

Use your phone to help you lose weight

Australian Associated Press

Are we there yet?: Never leave your dog alone in the car – even on a mild day, dogs can suffer from heat stress which can cause organ failure and even death.

Fun holidays with furry friends

RSPCA