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Aberdeen's Callum Goodwin is a member of the Hunter Valley Group 21 under-15 team, which will contest this weekend's CRL Country Championships.

Young guns set to fire on big stage

Rod Thompson

EXCITING CHANGES: Cricket NSW manager - Hunter Gary Fisher.

Interest at an all-time high: Fisher

Rod Thompson

Apply for funding before it's too late

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Pic: KATRINA PARTRIDGE PHOTOGRAPHY

Frustration turns to triumph

Frances OShea

Pic: KATRINA PARTRIDGE PHOTOGRAPHY

I left it all up to Gibbo

Frances OShea

Family-friendly event appeals to young and young-at-heart

Family-friendly event appeals to young and young-at-heart

A cheesy time for all

A cheesy time for all

Celebrating our creative talents

Celebrating our creative talents

Family-friendly event appeals to young and young-at-heart

Family-friendly event appeals to young and young-at-heart

What's in the Hunter

What's in the Hunter

FAMOUS FACE: Muswellbrook will be graced with the presence of well-known comedian Akmal Saleh next month.

RSL Open for Renovations from Akmal Saleh

Cody Tsaousis

Raising the standard of managers and leaders to create a better society

Raising the standard of managers and leaders to create a better society

Raising the standard of managers and leaders to create a better society

Raising the standard of managers and leaders to create a better society

INPUT: What do you have to say about living and working in regional Australia? Join the discussion at futurefocusproject.com.au.

Have your say on living in regional Australia

INPUT: What do you have to say about living and working in regional Australia? Join the discussion at futurefocusproject.com.au.

Have your say on living in regional Australia

Does your car harbour a deadly secret? Keep your family and friends safe by urging them to check if their vehicles are affected by the Takata airbag recall.

Car makers call for a 'tap on the shoulder' for Takata

Does your car harbour a deadly secret? Keep your family and friends safe by urging them to check if their vehicles are affected by the Takata airbag recall.

Car makers call for a 'tap on the shoulder' for Takata

Nothing to do but unpack and enjoy

Nothing to do but unpack and enjoy

Family home with amazing views

Family home with amazing views

A simply stunning home

A simply stunning home

ON FIRE: Denman Fire and Rescue NSW crew members Steve Kendall, Richard Wilkins, Logan McKenzie and Amon Burkill are training for the upcoming Firies Climb for Motor Neurone Disease in Sydney.

Small town station boasts big heart

Rod Thompson

Local RFS pioneer recognised

Local RFS pioneer recognised

Cody Tsaousis

NEW RECRUITS: Mangoola Rural Fire Brigades Cameron Norman, Karen Chua, Cody Cummings and Hunter Ball.

Mangoola boosts its RFS ranks

ON FIRE: Denman Fire and Rescue NSW crew members Steve Kendall, Richard Wilkins, Logan McKenzie and Amon Burkill are training for the upcoming Firies Climb for Motor Neurone Disease in Sydney.

Small town station boasts big heart

Aberdeen Men's Shed receives little windfall

Aberdeen Men's Shed receives little windfall

MOWING MADNESS: The lawn mower race was extremely popular again at the weekend. Pic: KAREN DAVIS PHOTOGRAPHY

Sandy Hollow Motorfest's superb $7000

Cody Tsaousis

Up she goes: Well, so says 97% of scientists, anyway. Photo: Shutterstock

REAL AUSTRALIA
Time to strike while the climate is hot

'Give your mates a hug': Friends, family and fans remember Danny Frawley

'Give your mates a hug': Friends, family and fans remember Danny Frawley

Suspicions, secrets revealed. Annette: Cold Case Unlocked episode 2

Suspicions, secrets revealed. Annette: Cold Case Unlocked episode 2

Shae Deverll (main photo) never met her aunt Annette (top) but has lived with the ongoing grief of her grandmother Margaret Carver (below).

The aunt I never knew: who killed Annette?

Tough day.

REAL AUSTRALIA
Well, that's a lot of bull

Sally Cripps

THE RINGER: AKA Good Fruit and Vegetables editor Ashley Walmsley.

REAL AUSTRALIA
Farmers' take on the fake and flowers bloom despite the drought

THERE’S A BEAR IN THERE: Radio Hunter Valley’s Glenn ‘Stolzy’ Stolzenhein and Jessica Rouse with the thousands of Trauma Teddies they’ll distribute to local emergency services in coming weeks.

'The support's been sensational' | PHOTOS

Rod Thompson

Spring snow at Medlow Bath on September 17. Photo: Brigitte Grant Photography

Spring snowfall in Blue Mountains and beyond

It's on again: Thousands of Australian students gathered for climate change protests in November last year, defying calls by Prime Minister Scott Morrison to stay in school. Picture: shutterstock.com

Democracy guarantees our right to protest

John Hewson

Up she goes: Well, so says 97% of scientists, anyway. Photo: Shutterstock

REAL AUSTRALIA
Time to strike while the climate is hot

Rachael Houlihan

When our stories don't stop at a soundbite

OPINION
When our stories don't stop at a soundbite

Marie Low

It's on again: Thousands of Australian students gathered for climate change protests in November last year, defying calls by Prime Minister Scott Morrison to stay in school. Picture: shutterstock.com

Democracy guarantees our right to protest

THE DESPERATE: Even before the AI strikes, Australia was in deep decline due to climate change: endless droughts and other extreme weather events such as super-cyclones and floods ... Artwork: Marco Mana

SATIRE
Stuck on a smelly refugee boat with Dutton

Mark Bode

Tough day.

REAL AUSTRALIA
Well, that's a lot of bull

Sally Cripps

See over a million spring flowering bulbs at Tesselaar Tulip Festival in Victoria, including tulips, daffodils, ranunculus and anemones.

Hello petal! Australia's must-see flower festivals

Geraldine Cardozo

FRIEND IN NEED: Alma's recognition of Tom's stroke symptoms helped to get him to hospital for a treatment in a timely fashion

Quick thinking Alma a stroke of luck for Tom

ART FORM: "I've stuck with pen, paper and paint," says Hairy Maclary creator Lynley Dodd, pictured here painting the cat Scarface Claw in her home studio in New Zealand.

Hairy Maclary creator Lynley Dodd's chaos theory

Geraldine Cardozo

Pieces from a 155-year-old shipwreck washed ashore on a Victorian beach.

Recovery and reburial for Vic shipwreck

50m ago

Stigma and misunderstandings still surround dementia, according the results of a global survey.

Dementia myths, stigma discourage support

50m ago

PM Scott Morrison will talk trade and security with US President Donald Trump in Washington.

Australia pulls its weight, PM tells Trump

51m ago

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian insists she is "entirely relaxed" about the abortion bill.

Berejiklian 'relaxed' over abortion debate

2hrs ago

A woman's body was found in parkland in Melbourne's northwest, and police descended on the scene.

Woman's body found in Melbourne suburb

Caroline Schelle

Mahmoud Khayat has been found guilty over a plot to blow up an Etihad plane.

Second brother guilty of plane bomb plot

Margaret Scheikowski

Security expert Rory Medcalf described Australia's defamation laws as a "fundamental problem".

Spooks should brief journalists: expert

Finbar O'Mallon

NT Government has set a net zero carbon emissions target by 2050, with solar to power the transition

NT targets zero emission without costings

Greg Roberts

Roseville Park studmaster, Matthew Coddington, hold the $12,000 sale-topper with Scott Thrift, Elders, Dubbo, and Landmark’s John Settree and Brad Wilson, Dubbo. The ram was purchased by Rod Kemp and family, Kurrajong Park stud, Delungra.

Total auction clearance 150 rams ave $3183 at Roseville Park Merinos

Mark Griggs

Claas Country Sales Manager Australia New Zealand, Julian Kollmeyer, Germany, and Claas Wagga Wagga Branch Manager, Andrew Kearns. Pictured during the Australian launch of the Claas Lexion 7000/8000 combine harvesters.

Claas debut Lexion 8000/7000 series at Henty

Olivia Calver

As the old crop stocks dwindle and the new crop market continually moves with the weather forecast, there has been heightened levels of volatility.

Crops thirsty for more rain

MATT WALLIS, AWB

The Great Barrier Reef Drive: one of Australia's most picturesque coastal roads.

What's your next holiday destination?

John Rozentals

Get in early: The ACCC inquiry found foreign cash is more expensive at airport locations than at other locations. When buying USD200 in February 2019, consumers could have saved AUD40 by purchasing from the cheapest supplier at a non-airport location, compared with the most expensive supplier at the airport.

Australians paying millions too much for foreign currency services: ACCC

FASCINATING: The Australian Fossil and Mineral Museum is known for exhibiting specimens from every major stage of life on Earth.

A weekend at the museum

Andrew Lotherington

Making the most of super: I can't think of an easier way for a young person to earn nearly $1 million. All they need to do is contact their superannuation fund and allocate their asset mix into growth investments.

Under 55? Go for growth

Noel Whittaker

NICE THREADS: It doesn't take much for boys to pull together a smooth look for their school formal, but it does help if they know what they like.

Choosing your 'bag of fruit'

10 clever household hacks using bicarb soda

10 clever household hacks using bicarb soda