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There’s been everything from protest marches to gallant rescues of people and industry-shaping decisions by the federal government.
You can click through the carousel above to see the front and back pages and a selection of photos from this week.
MONDAY
Four Wagga nurses were on hand last weekend to help save the life of a 15-year-old boy who fell 15 metres from a cliff at Eden, on the state’s south coast.
Backyard Ashes has hit movie-goers for six and presenting a massive run chase of $100,000 raised since it opened at the Wagga Forum 6 cinema.
In the lead up to Christmas, motorists are being warned to watch out for the mobile speed camera which is expected to become a regular presence around Wagga.
Cricket ACT’s head-honcho has pledged to bring more national cricket matches to Wagga in future.
TUESDAY
A plague of drink drivers has come over Wagga Local Court with magistrates dealing with 11 people who were facing high range and repeat offences behind the wheel of a car.
Ariah Park Preschool is appealing for the government not to cut back on vital funding which could leave the village without any preschool education opportunities.
Wagga Women’s Health Centre has launched 16 days of action which are aimed at ending the silence on domestic violence.
Riverina Cancer Care Centre have moved to quash reports that deaths from cancer are higher in regional areas.
The Junee Diesels have secured a massive signature with Moses Manu making the journey from Group 11 to join their ranks next year.
WEDNESDAY
A 24-year-old man - later identified as Daniel Ridgwell - died in a house fire at Forest Hill in the early hours of the morning.
Pensioners struggling to get by have resorted to selling prescription drugs according to a Wagga-based drug recovery specialist. A recovering ice addict also attracted a lot of attention on the Advertiser website when she spoke out about how easy it is to get the highly-addictive drug in Wagga.
Nurses are worried about cuts to Murrumbidgee Local Health District after seeing similar cuts occur in the western and southern district health services.
A grass fire which broke out near Dunn’s Road came close to destroying houses, but thanks to the swift work by RFS volunteers the blaze was stopped without any homes being lost..
The Sturt Mall newsagency is just the latest victim to be hit by the account changeover woes after being moved from Country Energy to Origin Energy.
Wagga Waratah’s coach Hugh Palmer reckons the Albury Steamers have run out of puff and will be no threat during next year’s SIRU season.
THURSDAY
It’s believed a fire which claimed the life of a young aircraft engineer started in the air-conditioning.
If you go around Wagga there’s almost a new gym on every corner, but it just means gym instructors are focusing on their customers more, according to one business owner.
What's a Thursday without a blast from the past? We headed back to 2005 to check out who was graduating from high school, publishing a #ThrowbackThursday of photos from Year 12 formals.
Parents were stunned when two large gum tree branches snapped and fell on a group of children at a preschool Christmas party.
RAAF aircraft maintenance trainees will have the best equipment to work on after two F/A-18F Super Hornets jetted into Wagga.
Young AFL footballer Max King has been preselected by the Melbourne Demons.
FRIDAY
The big news of Friday morning was Treasurer Joe Hockey's announcement that the bid for a 100 per cent takeover of GrainCorp by Archer Daniels Midland was rejected.
Regional centres could be providing the answers to decentralisation to help ease the squeeze in cities and provide more opportunities for Wagga residents.
Newly elected Wagga Football chief Erwin Budde has said now is the time to focus on growing the region’s premier football division.
Wagga Fire and Rescue NSW crews this week were preparing for the worst with a staged training exercise of a drug lab blowing up. On the Rural Fire Service front, 50 hectares of grassland burned when a fire sparked near Uranquinty.
Charles Sturt University and the Australian Army have signed a deal to provide educational qualifications for army recruit instructors.
The best photos from photographers Alastair Brook, Addison Hamilton, Les Smith and Michael Frogley this week were collected for our Photos of the Week gallery.
SATURDAY
Paramedics were called to Borambola Sport and Recreation Centre after 55 teachers and students came down with symptons of gastro. The centre was locked down while the patients were treated.
Wheat growers are pleased that the federal government has chosen to reject Archer Daniels Midland’s takeover bid of Graincorp.
The Griffith mayor is not happy with WIN Television - find out why here.
The Coolamon Hoppers have secured the signature of Canberra AFL player Peter McGrath.
There were just too many stories on signings in local football for us to list them all in this wrap, but all the switches can be found in one spot.
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